Golden finger plug anti-falling structure

Abstract

The utility model discloses an anti-falling structure of a golden finger plug. The anti-falling structure comprises an equipment shell, a golden finger plug; and the anti-falling unit is arranged on the equipment shell and the golden finger plug and is used for preventing the golden finger plug from falling off from a slot opening of a golden finger slot board card on the equipment shell. Therefore, after the golden finger plug is inserted into the slot opening of the golden finger slot board card, the golden finger plug can be prevented from falling off from the equipment shell through the anti-falling unit, so that the stability of insertion between the golden finger plug and the golden finger slot board card is ensured.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of electrical appliances, in particular to a gold finger plug anti-falling structure. Background Art

[0002] A gold finger connector is a connection device commonly used to connect computer hardware such as memory modules and graphics cards to the motherboard. It consists of a row of golden conductive contacts, named for their gold-plated surface and finger-like arrangement. The main function of the gold finger connector is to facilitate signal transmission and power supply between the PCB (Printed Circuit Board) and other devices.

[0003] However, there is a common problem with the gold finger plugs currently on the market: when the gold finger plugs are plugged in and out too many times, the gold finger plugs may easily fall off after being inserted. Utility Model Content

[0004] In order to solve at least one of the above problems, according to one aspect of the present invention, a gold finger plug anti-dropping structure is provided.

[0005] There are many types of plugs for gold finger boards. Because the number and layout of pins can be customized, the designs of gold finger plugs vary widely. To protect their own products, different companies often design these connectors to be non-universal. Devices developed by one company can only use the corresponding plug, and products from other companies will not be compatible. These non-universal plugs typically use the company's internal interface protocol and are not universal. Therefore, the gold finger plug anti-dropout structure of this application is primarily designed to adapt to products developed by the applicant company.

[0006] The anti-dropout structure for the gold finger plug includes a device housing; a gold finger plug; and an anti-dropout unit disposed on the device housing and the gold finger plug for preventing the gold finger plug from dropping out of a slot of a gold finger slot board on the device housing. Thus, when the gold finger plug is inserted into the slot of the gold finger slot board, the anti-dropout unit prevents the gold finger plug from dropping out of the device housing. The phrase "preventing the gold finger plug from dropping out of the device housing" in this application does not mean that the gold finger plug will not drop out of the device housing at all, but merely increases resistance to the gold finger plug dropping out of the device housing to ensure the stability of the connection between the gold finger plug and the gold finger slot board.

[0007] In some embodiments, the anti-fall-off unit includes an elastic member provided on one of the device housing and the gold finger plug; and a groove provided on the other of the device housing and the gold finger plug, the groove not penetrating in the direction in which the gold finger plug is inserted into the slot; the elastic member and the groove are arranged so that when the gold finger plug is inserted into the slot, the elastic member can be located in the groove to increase the resistance of the gold finger plug to be removed from the slot.

[0008] In some embodiments, in addition to the anti-dropout unit comprising an elastic member and a groove, the gold finger plug anti-dropout structure further comprises a movable unit having a locking structure for driving the elastic member into and out of the groove. Thus, the movable unit can drive the elastic member to move in and out of the groove. During the insertion or removal of the gold finger plug into or out of the slot, the movable unit can adjust the position of the elastic member to facilitate its movement into or out of the groove. Furthermore, when the gold finger plug is inserted into the slot, the movable unit can adjust the position of the elastic member to prevent it from moving out of the groove.

[0009] In some embodiments, the moving unit includes a screw hole provided on the device housing; and a stud adapted to the screw hole; and the elastic member is provided on the stud.

[0010] Thus, the elastic member can be driven to move in the direction of moving out of the groove when the stud is screwed out of the screw hole, so as to facilitate the elastic member to move into the groove during the process of inserting the gold finger plug into the slot, or to facilitate the elastic member to move out of the groove during the process of moving the gold finger plug out of the slot; after the gold finger plug is inserted into the slot, the elastic member can be driven to move in the direction of moving into the groove when the stud is screwed into the screw hole, so as to prevent the elastic member from moving out of the groove.

[0011] In some embodiments, the screw hole is arranged perpendicular to the direction in which the gold finger plug is inserted into the slot, so that the position of the elastic member can be quickly adjusted by the screw.

[0012] In some embodiments, a compression spring and a rigid ball resting against one end of the compression spring are configured such that, when the gold finger plug is inserted into the slot, the rigid ball is positioned within the groove under the elastic force of the compression spring. Thus, during the insertion of the gold finger plug into the slot, the elastic member can undergo elastic deformation, allowing the elastic member to move into the groove of the gold finger plug. Furthermore, once the elastic member is positioned within the groove of the gold finger plug, the gold finger plug needs to cause the elastic member to undergo elastic deformation in order to remove the elastic member from the groove, thereby increasing resistance to the gold finger plug being removed from the device housing.

[0013] In some embodiments, a positioning slot is provided on the device housing; and a positioning structure is provided on the gold finger plug that matches the positioning slot. Thus, the positioning structure can be adapted to the positioning slot to assist the gold finger plug in being inserted into the slot of the gold finger slot board, thereby achieving the function of positioning the gold finger plug relative to the gold finger slot board. Furthermore, the gold finger plug can be restricted from swinging relative to the gold finger slot board, thereby reducing the risk of the gold finger plug being dislodged from the slot of the gold finger slot board due to swinging relative to the gold finger slot board.

[0014] In some embodiments, the anti-dropout structure is disposed on the positioning structure. This prevents the gold finger plug from falling off the gold finger slot board while ensuring the gold finger plug is positioned relative to the gold finger slot board. Furthermore, since the anti-dropout structure is disposed on the positioning structure, the structure of the gold finger plug anti-dropout structure can be made compact.

[0015] In some embodiments, at least two positioning structures are provided to enhance the positioning and anti-swing functions of the positioning structure; and / or the end of the positioning structure has a guiding structure so that the positioning structure also has a guiding function for inserting the gold finger plug into the slot of the gold finger slot board.

[0016] In some embodiments, the device housing and the gold finger plug are provided with foolproof structures. This prevents the gold finger plug from being inserted into the gold finger slot board in the wrong direction, thereby preventing the gold finger plug from being inserted in the wrong direction; and / or the gold finger plug anti-dropout structure further includes a soft plug. The device housing is provided with a fixing hole, and the soft plug is inserted into the fixing hole via a barbed structure, so that the soft plug can be rotated around the barbed structure to block the slot opening, or rotated to remove the soft plug from the slot opening. Thus, the soft plug can be rotated around the barbed structure to move out of the slot opening, facilitating the insertion of the gold finger plug into the slot opening of the gold finger slot board; or moved into the slot opening to block the slot opening, thereby achieving the function of dustproofing and protecting the slot opening. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 This is a schematic structural diagram of a gold finger plug anti-falling structure according to one embodiment of the present invention;

[0018] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the longitudinal cross-section structure of the gold finger plug anti-falling structure is shown;

[0019] Figure 3 for Figure 2 The enlarged structural diagram of the gold finger plug anti-falling structure at point A is shown;

[0020] Figure 4 for Figure 1A structural diagram of a gold finger plug with an anti-falling structure shown in FIG.

[0021] Figure 5 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of the device housing showing the gold finger plug anti-falling structure;

[0022] Figure 6 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of a partial transverse cross-section of the gold finger plug anti-falling structure is shown;

[0023] Figure numerals: 1. Equipment housing; 101. Positioning groove; 102. First non-planar structure; 103. Fixing hole; 104. Slot opening; 11. Elastic member; 111. Compression spring; 112. Rigid ball; 12. Moving unit; 121. Screw hole; 122. Stud; 100. Anti-falling unit; 2. Gold finger plug; 200. Anti-fouling structure; 201. Plug lower shell; 2011. Positioning structure; 20111. Groove; 20112. Guide structure; 202. Gold finger board; 203. Plug upper cover; 204. Cable; 3. Gold finger slot board; 31. Slot opening; 5. Soft plug; 51. Barb structure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] It should be noted that, unless there is any conflict, the embodiments and features in the embodiments of this application can be combined with each other.

[0025] It should also be noted that, in this article, relational terms such as first and second, etc. are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply the existence of any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the terms "include" and "comprise" include not only those elements, but also other elements that are not explicitly listed, or also include elements inherent to such processes, methods, articles or equipment. In the absence of further restrictions, the elements defined by the statement "include..." do not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or equipment that includes the elements. The terms used in this article are generally terms commonly used by those skilled in the art. If they are inconsistent with commonly used terms, the terms in this article shall prevail.

[0026] In this article, the “longitudinal section” is a section along the direction X in which the gold finger plug is inserted into the slot; the “transverse section” is a section perpendicular to the direction X.

[0027] Furthermore, for ease of description, spatially relative terms such as "below," "beneath," "lower," "above," and "upper" may be used herein to describe the relationship of one element or component to another (or additional) elements or components as illustrated in the figures. Spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. The device may be otherwise oriented (rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations), and the spatially relative descriptors used herein should be interpreted accordingly.

[0028] To make the purpose, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention more clear, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the embodiments described are part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative efforts are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0029] Figures 1 to 6 The figure schematically shows a gold finger plug anti-dropping structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0030] like Figures 1 to 3As shown, the gold finger plug anti-falling structure includes a device housing 1, a gold finger plug 2, and an elastic bump bead; the elastic bump bead is arranged on the device housing 1; a groove 20111 is integrally formed or processed on the gold finger plug 2; the gold finger slot board 3 is installed on the device housing 1; a slot opening 31 for plugging with the gold finger plug 2 is provided on the gold finger slot board 3; the groove 20111 is not through in the direction X in which the gold finger plug 2 is inserted into the slot opening 31, and the elastic bump bead and the groove 20111 are arranged so that when the gold finger plug 2 is inserted into the slot opening 31, the elastic bump bead can be located in the groove 20111 to increase the resistance of the gold finger plug 2 to be removed from the slot opening 31. In some specific embodiments, the elastic ball includes a compression spring 111 and a rigid ball 112 resting on one end of the compression spring 111; the compression spring 111 and the rigid ball 112 are arranged so that when the gold finger plug 2 is inserted into the slot opening 31, the rigid ball 112 can be located in the groove (20111) under the elastic force of the compression spring 111, so that in the process of inserting the gold finger plug 2 into the slot opening 31, the rigid ball 112 applies pressure to the compression spring 111 under the action of the gold finger plug 2, causing the compression spring 111 to be compressed and elastically deformed, so that the rigid ball 112 can move into the groove 20111 of the gold finger plug 2; and, after the rigid ball 112 is located in the groove 20111 of the gold finger plug 2, the gold finger plug 2 needs to cause the compression spring 111 to undergo elastic deformation in order to move the rigid ball 112 out of the groove 20111, thereby increasing the resistance of the gold finger plug 2 to fall off from the device housing 1. Since the elastic ball formed by the compression spring 111 and the rigid ball 112 can be elastically deformed (the compression spring 111 is elastically deformed), the elastic ball constitutes the elastic member 11 of an embodiment of the present application. In some specific embodiments, the rigid ball 112 is a steel ball or a hard plastic ball.

[0031] In other specific embodiments, the elastic ball is an elastic sphere, such as a rubber ball or a silicone ball.

[0032] In some specific embodiments, Figure 1 As shown, the gold finger slot board 3 is installed inside the device housing 1.

[0033] In some specific embodiments, Figure 5 As shown, a slot opening 104 is integrally formed or processed on the device housing 1, and the slot opening 31 of the gold finger slot board 3 installed inside the device housing 1 is aligned with the slot opening 104, so that the gold finger plate 202 of the gold finger plug 2 passes through the slot opening 104 and is plugged into the slot opening 31 of the gold finger slot board 3.

[0034] As one specific embodiment of the gold finger plug 2, Figure 4As shown, the gold finger plug 2 includes a plug lower shell 201, a gold finger board 202, a plug upper cover 203 and a cable 204; wherein the gold finger board 202 is used to be plugged into the gold finger slot card 3 to realize the electrical connection between the gold finger plug 2 and the gold finger slot card 3; the gold finger board 202 and the cable 204 are electrically connected in the space enclosed by the plug lower shell 201 and the plug upper cover 203, and the gold finger board 202 and the cable 204 are fixed to the plug lower shell 201 and / or the plug upper cover 203; the fixing method: for example, the plug lower shell 201 and the plug upper cover 203 can be achieved by clamping them when they are connected; or the cable 204 and / or the gold finger board 202 can be pressed against the plug lower shell 201 or the plug upper cover 203 when the mounting plate is installed on the plug lower shell 201 or the plug upper cover 203 by screws.

[0035] In some embodiments, as Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the elastic member 11 provided on the device housing 1 and the groove 20111 provided on the gold finger plug 2 constitute an anti-falling unit 100 of an embodiment of the present application, and the anti-falling unit 100 can prevent the gold finger plug 2 from falling off from the device housing 1. The elastic member 11 can be the elastic sphere mentioned above, or it can be an elastic member 11 of other shapes (such as a square). Preferably, the elastic member 11 is an elastic sphere, so that the elastic sphere can be easily moved into and out of the groove 20111, and at the same time, the friction generated when the elastic sphere moves relative to the groove 20111 is reduced. In some specific embodiments, such as Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, the groove 20111 is integrally formed or machined into the lower cover of the plug. Conventional anti-drop structures have barbs or grooves 20111. This design requires splitting the barbs into multiple parts or using specially customized processing tools, often significantly increasing the cost of injection molding. The anti-drop unit 100 of the present invention utilizes an elastic member 11, which reduces the number of parts, eliminates the need for special processing, simplifies the anti-drop structure, and reduces costs.

[0036] In some preferred embodiments, Figure 3As shown, a screw hole 121 is machined on the device housing 1, and a stud 122 is adapted to fit in the screw hole 121. An elastic ball is mounted on the end of the stud 122 facing the groove 20111. Thus, when the stud 122 is screwed out of the screw hole 121, the elastic member 11 can be driven to move in a direction away from the groove 20111. This facilitates the elastic member 11 to move into the groove 20111 when the gold finger plug 2 is inserted into the slot 31, or to move out of the groove 20111 when the gold finger plug 2 is removed from the slot 31. After the gold finger plug 2 is inserted into the slot 31, the stud 122 can be screwed into the screw hole 121 to drive the elastic member 11 to move into the groove 20111, thereby preventing the elastic member 11 from being removed from the groove 20111. Preferably, the screw hole 121 is arranged perpendicular to the direction in which the gold finger plug 2 is inserted into the slot 31. This allows for quick adjustment of the position of the elastic member 11 via the stud 122. In some preferred embodiments, an inner hexagonal structure is provided at the end of the stud 112 facing away from the elastic member 11, so as to facilitate adjusting the depth of the stud 112 screwed into the screw hole 121 by a hexagonal wrench, and adjusting the force of the elastic member 11 pressing on the gold finger plug 2 to ensure that the elastic member 11 can be pressed into the groove 20111 of the gold finger plug 2.

[0037] In some embodiments, as Figure 3 As shown, the screw hole 121 provided on the device housing 1 and the stud 122 adapted in the screw hole 121 constitute a movable unit 12 with a locking structure in one embodiment of the present application; the elastic member 11 is provided on the stud 122. Thus, the elastic member 11 can be driven by the movable unit 12 to move in and out of the groove 20111. For example, the elastic member 11 can be driven by the movable unit 12 to move in the direction of moving out of the groove 20111, so as to facilitate the elastic member 11 to move into the groove 20111 during the process of inserting the gold finger plug 2 into the slot opening 31, or to facilitate the elastic member 11 to move out of the groove 20111 during the process of moving the gold finger plug 2 out of the slot opening 31. For another example, the elastic member 11 can be driven by the movable unit 12 to move in the direction of moving into the groove 20111, so as to prevent the elastic member 11 from moving out of the groove 20111 when the gold finger plug 2 is inserted into the slot opening 31. In some preferred embodiments, as Figure 3 As shown, the screw hole 121 is arranged along a direction X perpendicular to the direction in which the gold finger plug 2 is inserted into the slot 31 , so as to improve the efficiency of the stud 122 in driving the elastic member 11 to move relative to the gold finger plug 2 .

[0038] In some preferred embodiments, Figure 4 and Figure 5As shown, the device housing 1 is provided with a positioning groove 101; the gold finger plug 2 is provided with a positioning structure 2011 that adapts to the positioning groove 101. For example, the positioning structure 2011 is a protrusion integrally formed, processed, or connected to the gold finger plug 2. Thus, the positioning structure 2011 can be adapted to the positioning groove 101 to assist the gold finger plug 2 in being inserted into the slot 31 of the gold finger slot board 3, thereby achieving the function of positioning the gold finger plug 2 relative to the gold finger slot board 3; and the gold finger plug 2 can be restricted from swinging relative to the gold finger slot board 3, thereby reducing the risk of the gold finger plug 2 being dislodged from the slot 31 of the gold finger slot board 3 due to swinging relative to the gold finger slot board 3. Preferably, an anti-dropout structure is provided on the positioning structure 2011. Preferably, the anti-dropout structure is provided on the positioning structure 2011, for example, a groove 20111 is provided on the positioning structure 2011. Thus, the gold finger plug 2 can be positioned relative to the gold finger slot board 3 while preventing it from falling off. Furthermore, since the anti-falling structure is provided on the positioning structure 2011, the structure of the gold finger plug anti-falling structure can be made compact. Preferably, at least two positioning structures 2011 are provided to enhance the positioning and anti-swaying functions of the positioning structure 2011. Preferably, the end of the positioning structure 2011 has a guide structure 20112. For example, the guide structure 20112 is a chamfered corner of the end of the protruding positioning structure 2011, so that the positioning structure 2011 also serves as a guide for inserting the gold finger plug 2 into the slot 31 of the gold finger slot board 3.

[0039] In some preferred embodiments, Figure 5 As shown, the device housing 1 is further provided with a first non-planar structure 102; the gold finger plug 2 is provided with a second non-planar structure that matches the first non-planar structure 102. Therefore, when the gold finger plug 2 is inserted into the gold finger slot board 3 in the wrong direction, the first non-planar structure 102 on the device housing 1 and the second non-planar structure provided on the gold finger plug 2 can prevent the gold finger plug 2 from being inserted into the gold finger slot board 3. For example, when the gold finger plug 2 is in the forward direction, it can be inserted into the slot opening 31; when the gold finger plug 2 is in the reverse direction, it cannot be inserted into the slot opening 31 due to the obstruction of the first non-planar structure 102 on the device housing 1, thereby achieving fool-proof insertion of the gold finger plug 2.

[0040] In some embodiments, the first non-planar structure 102 and the second non-planar structure constitute the foolproof structure 200 of an embodiment of the present application. The first non-planar structure 102 is, for example, a first curved surface structure, and the second non-planar structure is a second curved surface structure adapted to the curved surface structure of the first non-planar structure.

[0041] In some preferred embodiments, Figure 6As shown, the gold finger plug anti-falling structure also includes a soft plug 5. Figure 5 As shown, a fixing hole 103 is integrally formed or machined into the device housing 1, and a barb structure 51 is provided on the soft plug 5. The barb structure 51 is inserted into the fixing hole 103. The soft plug 5 is configured so that when the gold finger plug 2 is not plugged into the slot 31 of the gold finger slot board 3, the soft plug 5 can block the slot 31. Moreover, because the soft plug 5 is inserted into the fixing hole 103 via the barb structure 51, it can be rotated about the barb structure 51 to move out of the slot 31 to facilitate plugging of the gold finger plug 2 into the slot 31 of the gold finger slot board 3; or moved into the slot 31 to seal the slot, thereby achieving the purpose of dust prevention and protection of the slot 31.

[0042] In other embodiments, the elastic member 11 includes a compression spring with one end fixed to the device housing 1 and a sphere fixed to the other end of the compression spring. The sphere is pressed into the groove 20111 of the gold finger plug 2 under the elastic force of the compression spring.

[0043] In the present invention, connection or installation, unless otherwise specified, refers to a fixed connection. Fixed connections can be implemented as either removable or non-removable connections commonly used in the prior art. Removable connections can be implemented using existing technologies, such as threaded connections or key connections. Non-removable connections can also be implemented using existing technologies, such as welding or gluing.

[0044] The above descriptions are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, several modifications and improvements can be made without departing from the inventive concept of the present invention, and these all fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. The gold finger plug anti-falling structure is characterized by: include: Equipment housing; Gold finger plug; and an anti-falling unit arranged on the device housing and the gold finger plug for preventing the gold finger plug from falling off from the slot opening of the gold finger slot board on the device housing.

2. The gold finger plug anti-falling structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The anti-falling unit comprises: An elastic member provided on one of the device housing and the gold finger plug; and a groove provided on the other of the device housing and the gold finger plug, wherein the groove does not penetrate in the direction in which the gold finger plug is inserted into the slot; The elastic member and the groove are configured such that, when the gold finger plug is inserted into the slot, the elastic member can be located in the groove to increase the resistance of the gold finger plug to be removed from the slot.

3. The gold finger plug anti-falling structure according to claim 2, characterized in that: It also includes a moving unit with a locking structure for driving the elastic member to move into and out of the groove.

4. The gold finger plug anti-falling structure according to claim 3, characterized in that: The mobile unit comprises: a screw hole provided on the device housing; and a stud adapted to the screw hole; The elastic member is arranged on the stud.

5. The gold finger plug anti-falling structure according to claim 4, characterized in that: The screw hole is arranged along a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the gold finger plug is inserted into the slot.

6. The gold finger plug anti-falling structure according to claim 2, characterized in that: The elastic member includes a compression spring and a rigid ball resting on one end of the compression spring; The compression spring and the rigid ball are configured such that when the gold finger plug is inserted into the slot, the rigid ball can be positioned in the groove under the elastic force of the compression spring.

7. The gold finger plug anti-drop structure according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that: A positioning groove is provided on the device housing; The gold finger plug is provided with a positioning structure adapted to the positioning groove.

8. The gold finger plug anti-falling structure according to claim 7, characterized in that: The anti-falling structure is arranged on the positioning structure.

9. The gold finger plug anti-falling structure according to claim 7, characterized in that: There are at least two positioning structures; and / or The end of the positioning structure has a guide structure.

10. The gold finger plug anti-drop structure according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that: The device housing and the gold finger plug are provided with foolproof structures; and / or It also includes a soft plug, and a fixing hole is provided on the device housing. The soft plug is inserted into the fixing hole through a barb structure, so that the soft plug can be rotated with the barb structure as the rotation axis until the soft plug blocks the slot opening, or rotated until the soft plug is removed from the slot opening.

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