Board-to-board connection assembly

Abstract

A board-to-board connection assembly comprises a socket portion and a plug portion, the socket portion is arranged on a first mainboard, the plug portion is arranged on a second mainboard, the first mainboard and the second mainboard are electrically connected through the socket portion and the plug portion, and the socket portion is made of flexible materials. According to the board-to-board connection assembly provided by the utility model, the plug part and the socket part which are made of flexible materials are inserted and assembled, so that the tolerance problem of a board-to-board connector is solved, complicated structural design is not needed, and the cost is relatively low.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of electric connectors, in particular to a board-to-board connection assembly. Background Art

[0002] Currently, electrically connecting two PCBs often requires integrating multiple board-to-board connectors. Due to dimensional tolerances during manufacturing, aligning and connecting these multiple board-to-board connectors is often difficult. To address this issue, some solutions in the field have opted to incorporate or utilize flexible printed circuits (FPCs) to eliminate the tolerance issues associated with multiple board-to-board connectors. However, this connection method is complex and expensive. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The utility model provides a board-to-board connection assembly that avoids the use of FPC, comprising a socket portion and a plug portion, wherein the socket portion is arranged on a first main board, and the plug portion is arranged on a second main board, the first main board and the second main board are electrically connected to the plug portion via the socket portion, and the socket portion is made of flexible material.

[0004] Furthermore, the socket portion includes a first socket, in which a plurality of first ends wrapped in the flexible material are provided, the first ends are fixedly connected to the first socket as a whole, and the first socket is electrically connected to the first mainboard through the first ends.

[0005] Furthermore, the plug part includes a first plug, the number of PIN pins of the first plug is less than or equal to the number of the first terminals in the first socket, the first plug is electrically connected to the first socket through the PIN pins, and the plug part is electrically connected to the first mainboard through the first plug.

[0006] Furthermore, the socket portion also includes a second socket, in which a plurality of second ends wrapped in the flexible material are provided, the second ends are fixedly connected to the second socket as a whole, the second socket is electrically connected to the first mainboard through the second ends, and the number of the second ends in the second socket is less than the number of the first ends in the first socket.

[0007] Furthermore, the plug part also includes a second plug, the number of PIN pins of the second plug is less than or equal to the number of the second end in the second socket, the second plug is electrically connected to the second socket through the PIN pins, and the plug part is electrically connected to the first mainboard through the second plug, and the number of PIN pins of the second plug is less than the number of PIN pins on the first plug.

[0008] Furthermore, the socket portion includes a third socket, in which a plurality of third ends wrapped in the flexible material are arranged, the third ends are fixedly connected to the third socket as a whole, and the third socket is electrically connected to the first mainboard through the third ends, and the number of the third ends in the third socket is less than the number of the second ends in the second socket.

[0009] Furthermore, the plug part also includes a third plug, the number of PIN pins of the third plug is less than or equal to the number of the third terminal in the third socket, the third plug is electrically connected to the third socket through the PIN pins, and the plug part is electrically connected to the first mainboard through the third plug, and the number of PIN pins of the third plug is less than the number of PIN pins on the second plug.

[0010] Furthermore, the flexible material is rubber.

[0011] Furthermore, the flexible material is thermoplastic polyurethane rubber TPU.

[0012] Furthermore, the flexible material is thermoplastic elastomer TPE.

[0013] The board-to-board connection assembly provided by the utility model solves the tolerance problem of the board-to-board connector by inserting and assembling the socket part and the plug part made of flexible material, does not require complex structural design, and has low cost. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the board-to-board connection assembly provided by the present invention.

[0015] Figure 2 This is another schematic diagram of the board-to-board connection assembly in the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0016] In order to further illustrate the technical means and effects adopted by the present invention to achieve the predetermined purpose of the invention, the present invention is described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and preferred embodiments.

[0017] It should be noted that the terms "first", "second", "third", "fourth", etc. in the description and claims of the present utility model are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or sequence.

[0018] See also Figures 1 to 2The board-to-board connection assembly of the present invention includes a socket portion 1 and a plug portion 2. The socket portion 1 is arranged on the first main board 3, and the plug portion 2 is arranged on the second main board 4. The first main board 3 and the second main board 4 are electrically connected to the plug portion 2 through the socket portion 1, and the socket portion 1 is made of a flexible material. Specifically, in this embodiment, the first main board 3 and the second main board 4 are both PCB boards. The first main board 3 is used to carry functional modules of electrical components, such as: communication, camera, etc., and the second main board 4 is used to carry control modules of electrical components: such as: processor, memory, etc.; the plug portion 2 and the socket portion 1 can be used for transmitting data or power supply respectively; the flexible material is thermoplastic polyurethane rubber TPU or thermoplastic elastomer TPE. It is easy to understand that in other embodiments of the present invention, the first main board 3 and the second main board 4 can also carry other functions, and the flexible material can also be made of other rubber materials. The present invention solves the tolerance problem of the board-to-board connector by inserting and assembling the socket portion 1 and the plug portion 2 made of flexible material, and does not require complex structural design, so the cost is low.

[0019] Furthermore, the socket portion 1 in the present invention includes a first socket 11, a second socket 12 and a third socket 13, and the first socket 11, the second socket 12 and the third socket 13 are respectively provided with a first end, a second end and a third end for electrically connecting to the first mainboard 3. The first socket 11, the second socket 12 and the third socket 13 are all made of flexible material, so the first end, the second end and the third end are all metal elements pasted or wrapped in the flexible material. The first end, the second end and the third end are respectively fixedly connected to the first socket 11, the second socket 12 and the third socket 13 as a whole, and the first end, the second end and the third end can respectively move a certain range of movement with the flexible material in the first socket 11, the second socket 12 and the third socket 13, and also realize the electrical connection between the socket portion 1 and the first mainboard 3. Specifically, in this embodiment, the first socket 11, the second socket 12, and the third socket 13 are respectively configured to carry different functional modules. Therefore, the number of first terminals, second terminals, and third terminals is different. There are twelve first terminals, eight second terminals, and two third terminals, that is, the first terminals are the most, the second terminals are the second, and the third terminals are the least. The second socket 12 and the third socket 13 are arranged in a relatively close and side-by-side position, and the first socket 11 is arranged in a position relatively far away from the second socket 12 and the third socket 13. It is easy to understand that in other embodiments of the present invention, the socket portion 1 can also be configured to contain a larger number of sockets, which can be configured according to the actual board-to-board connection situation and electrical component requirements.

[0020] Furthermore, the plug portion 2 of the present invention includes a first plug 21, a second plug 22, and a third plug 23. The first plug 21, the second plug 22, and the third plug 23 are respectively provided with PIN pins for electrically connecting to the first terminal, the second terminal, and the third terminal of the first socket 11, the second socket 12, and the third socket 13. Specifically, in this embodiment, due to the different numbers of first terminals, second terminals, and third terminals, the first plug 21, the second plug 22, and the third plug 23 also have different numbers of PIN pins: twelve on the first terminal, eight on the second terminal, and two on the third terminal. That is, the number of PIN pins on the first plug 21 is less than or equal to the number of first terminals in the first socket 11, the number of PIN pins on the second plug 22 is less than or equal to the number of second terminals in the second socket 12, and the number of PIN pins on the third plug 23 is less than or equal to the number of third terminals in the third socket 13. It is easy to understand that the first plug 21 , the second plug 22 and the third plug 23 are respectively arranged on the second mainboard 4 at positions corresponding to the first socket 11 , the second socket 12 and the third socket 13 .

[0021] In summary, the present invention solves the tolerance problem of the board-to-board connector by inserting and assembling the socket part and the plug part made of flexible material, and does not require a complex structural design, so the cost is low.

[0022] The above are only specific embodiments of the present invention, but the scope of protection of the present invention is not limited to them. Any changes or substitutions that can be easily conceived by a person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in this utility model should be included in the scope of protection of the present utility model. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present utility model should be based on the scope of protection of the claims.

Claims

1. A board-to-board connection assembly, characterized in that: The invention comprises a socket part (1) and a plug part (2), wherein the socket part (1) is arranged on a first main board (3), and the plug part (2) is arranged on a second main board (4); the first main board (3) and the second main board (4) are electrically connected to the plug part (2) via the socket part (1); and the socket part (1) is made of a flexible material.

2. The board-to-board connection assembly according to claim 1, wherein: The socket portion (1) comprises a first socket (11), wherein a plurality of first end heads wrapped in the flexible material are provided in the first socket (11), the first end heads are fixedly connected to the first socket (11) as a whole, and the first socket (11) is electrically connected to the first mainboard (3) via the first end heads.

3. The board-to-board connection assembly according to claim 2, wherein: The plug portion (2) comprises a first plug (21), the number of PIN pins of the first plug (21) being less than or equal to the number of the first terminals in the first socket (11), the first plug (21) being electrically connected to the first socket (11) via the PIN pins, and the plug portion (2) being electrically connected to the first mainboard (3) via the first plug (21).

4. The board-to-board connection assembly according to claim 3, wherein: The socket portion (1) further comprises a second socket (12), wherein a plurality of second ends wrapped in the flexible material are provided in the second socket (12), the second ends are fixedly connected to the second socket (12) as a whole, the second socket (12) is electrically connected to the first mainboard (3) via the second ends, and the number of the second ends in the second socket (12) is less than the number of the first ends in the first socket (11).

5. The board-to-board connection assembly according to claim 4, characterized in that: The plug portion (2) further comprises a second plug (22), the number of PIN pins of the second plug (22) being less than or equal to the number of the second terminal in the second socket (12), the second plug (22) being electrically connected to the second socket (12) via the PIN pins, the plug portion (2) being electrically connected to the first mainboard (3) via the second plug (22), the number of PIN pins of the second plug (22) being less than the number of PIN pins on the first plug (21).

6. The board-to-board connection assembly according to claim 5, characterized in that: The socket portion (1) includes a third socket (13), wherein a plurality of third terminals wrapped in the flexible material are provided in the third socket (13), wherein the third terminals are fixedly connected to the third socket (13) as a whole, and the third socket (13) is electrically connected to the first mainboard (3) via the third terminals, and the number of the third terminals in the third socket (13) is less than the number of the second terminals in the second socket (12).

7. The board-to-board connection assembly according to claim 6, characterized in that: The plug portion (2) further comprises a third plug (23), the number of PIN pins of the third plug (23) being less than or equal to the number of the third terminal in the third socket (13), the third plug (23) being electrically connected to the third socket (13) via the PIN pins, the plug portion (2) being electrically connected to the first mainboard (3) via the third plug (23), the number of PIN pins of the third plug (23) being less than the number of PIN pins on the second plug (22).

8. The board-to-board connection assembly according to claim 7, wherein: The flexible material is rubber.

9. The board-to-board connection assembly according to claim 1, wherein: The flexible material is thermoplastic polyurethane rubber TPU.

10. The board-to-board connection assembly according to claim 1, wherein: The flexible material is thermoplastic elastomer TPE.

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