Connector housing and packaging body thereof

By setting a limiting mounting groove and a pre-fold line between the middle section and the tail of the connector housing, the problem of contact displacement during installation is solved, achieving higher assembly accuracy and stability, and enhancing the connector's mating and extraction resistance.

CN223451262UActive Publication Date: 2025-10-17DONGGUAN XUDIAN ELECTRONIC TECH CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202422854119.7
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-11-22
Publication Date
2025-10-17
Estimated Expiration
2034-11-22

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Technical Problem

The existing connector housing is prone to displacement when installing contacts, resulting in low installation accuracy. Furthermore, the contacts may loosen after prolonged use, affecting stability and reliability.

Method used

The connector housing is designed with a limiting mounting groove between the middle section and the tail, and a pre-fold line is provided along the width direction of the connector so that the tail can be bent downward and inward to achieve limiting and fixing of the contact.

Benefits of technology

It improves the installation accuracy and stability of the contacts, reduces loosening and displacement during long-term use, and enhances the assembly accuracy and mating resistance of the connector.

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Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of electric connectors, and relates to a connector shell and a packaging body thereof, the connector shell sequentially comprises a plugging end, a middle section and a tail part from front to back, and the plugging end, the middle section and the tail part are communicated to form a mounting cavity for mounting a contact element of a connector; a limiting mounting groove is formed between the middle section and the tail part and is used for limiting the mounting of the contact element, and a pre-folding line is arranged between the middle section and the tail part along the width direction of the connector, so that the tail part can be bent downwards and inwards to fix the contact element; the beneficial effects of the utility model are that the installation of the contact element is more convenient and accurate, the contact element is not easy to loosen and shift in the long-time plugging use process, and the technical problems that the existing connector is not high in assembly precision and not ideal in working stability and plugging resistance are solved.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of electric connector, especially relates to a connector shell and its packing body. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the rapid development of electronic technology, as an important component in electronic equipment, the performance and reliability of the connector are crucial to the stable operation of the entire electronic system. The existing connector usually includes contact, connector shell and other components.

[0003] At present, the design of the connector shell has certain problems. For example, when the contact is installed in the connector shell, there is no effective limiting structure, so the contact is prone to displacement during installation, resulting in low installation precision. In addition, due to the unreasonable structure of the shell, the contact is prone to looseness during long-term plugging and unplugging, affecting the stability and reliability of the connector. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT

[0004] (I) Technical problem to be solved

[0005] In view of the above-mentioned shortcomings and deficiencies of the prior art, the utility model provides a connector shell and its packing body, which solves the technical problem of low assembly precision, low stability and poor plugging resistance of the existing connector.

[0006] (II) Technical scheme

[0007] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model adopts the main technical scheme including:

[0008] Firstly, the utility model embodiment provides a connector shell, which comprises a plug-in end, a middle section and a tail part from front to back, and the plug-in end, the middle section and the tail part form an installation cavity for installing the contact of the connector;

[0009] A limiting installation groove is arranged between the middle section and the tail part for limiting the installation of the contact, and a pre-folding line is arranged between the middle section and the tail part along the width direction of the connector, so as to facilitate the downward and inward bending of the tail part and fix the contact.

[0010] Optionally, the width of the tail part is greater than that of the middle section.

[0011] Optionally, the cross-sectional shape of the tail part is "Fang" character shape, and the height thereof is not more than half of the plug-in end, so that the tail part can semi-enclose the contact when it is bent.

[0012] Optionally, the overall shape of the limiting installation groove is a "T" character shape placed on the side, so that the positioning structure of the contact can be inserted into and moved to the end position of the "T" character limiting installation groove.

[0013] Optionally, the upper and lower surfaces of the plug-in end are provided with positioning installation holes.

[0014] Optionally, the two sides of the plug-in end are provided with fixing feet, the fixing feet are in right angle shape, and free ends thereof extend outward.

[0015] Optionally, the upper and lower surfaces of the plug-in end are provided with square holes, and one side wall of the square hole is connected with a first elastic sheet.

[0016] Optionally, the middle section is in overall "Fang" shape, and the lower ends of opposite sides thereof are provided with pins.

[0017] Optionally, the two sides of the tail are provided with openings, the middle section is provided with a second elastic sheet matched with the openings, and the second elastic sheet extends forward and outward.

[0018] In the second aspect, the utility model provides a kind of connector shell packaging body, including preceding connector shell, material belt and material disc, and connector shell has several, and the tail of each connector shell is sequentially connected together with material belt, and material belt is coiled on material disc.

[0019] (Three) beneficial effects

[0020] The utility model has the beneficial effects that: a kind of connector shell and its packaging body of the utility model, since the middle section and the tail of the connector shell are provided with limiting installation groove, limiting installation is carried out to the installation of contact piece, and the middle section and the tail are provided with pre-folding line along the width direction of connector, the tail is bent downward and inward, and contact piece is fixed, relative to prior art, the installation of contact piece is more convenient and accurate, and in the long-time plug-in use process, contact piece is not prone to the problems such as loosening and displacement, solve the technical problems that the assembly precision of existing connector is not high, and work stability and plug resistance are not ideal. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0021] Figure 1 It is the main view schematic drawing of shell of the embodiment 1 of a kind of connector shell and its packaging body of the utility model;

[0022] Figure 2 It is the rear view schematic drawing of shell of the embodiment 1 of a kind of connector shell and its packaging body of the utility model;

[0023] Figure 3 It is the side view schematic drawing of shell of the embodiment 1 of a kind of connector shell and its packaging body of the utility model;

[0024] Figure 4 It is Figure 3 It is the enlarged schematic view of middle A;

[0025] Figure 5 It is Figure 3a cross-sectional view at B-B;

[0026] Figure 6 a top view of the shell of embodiment 1 of the connector shell and packaging body of the utility model;

[0027] Figure 7 for Figure 6 a cross-sectional view at C-C;

[0028] Figure 8 a packaging body structure schematic view of embodiment 2 of the connector shell and packaging body of the utility model;

[0029] Figure 9 for Figure 8 an enlarged view at D.

[0030]

Explanation of reference signs

[0031] 1, connector shell; 11, plug end; 12, fixing foot; 13, riveting structure; 14, positioning mounting hole; 15, pin; 16, first elastic sheet; 161, first pre-folding line; 17, limiting mounting groove; 18, second elastic sheet; 19, tail part; 191, opening; 192, second pre-folding line;

[0032] 2, material belt;

[0033] 3, material disc. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0034] In order to better explain the utility model, so as to facilitate understanding, the following specific embodiments are combined with the drawings, and the utility model is described in detail. Wherein, the orientation mentioned in this paper is referred to as the reference, the direction of the plug end 11 is "front", the direction of the tail part 19 is "back", the side of the fixing foot 12 of the connector shell 1 is "down", and the opposite side is "up". Figure 3

[0035] The utility model embodiment proposes a kind of connector shell and packaging body, connector shell is sequentially included plug end, middle section and tail part from front to back, plug end, middle section and tail part are formed the installation cavity for installing the contact piece of connector through;Limiting mounting groove is arranged between middle section and tail part, for the installation of contact piece is limited, and pre-folding line is arranged between middle section and tail part along the width direction of connector, and it is convenient to tail part to bend down and inwards, and contact piece is fixed;Relative to prior art, the installation of contact piece is more convenient, accurate, and in the long-time plug-in use process, contact piece is not prone to the problem of loosening displacement, solve the technical problem that the assembly precision of existing connector is not high, and work stability and plug resistance are not ideal enough.

[0036] ​For better understanding of the above technical solutions, the exemplary embodiments of the present application will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Although the exemplary embodiments of the present application are shown in the accompanying drawings, it should be understood that the present application can be implemented in various forms and should not be limited by the embodiments described herein. On the contrary, these embodiments are provided to enable a clearer and more thorough understanding of the present application and to convey the scope of the present application to those skilled in the art.

[0037] Embodiment 1:

[0038] Referring to Figure 1 and Figure 2 , this embodiment 1 provides a connector housing, which comprises, in order from front to back, a plug-in end 11, a middle section and a tail 19, and the plug-in end 11, the middle section and the tail 19 form a mounting cavity for mounting the contact of the connector. The plug-in end 11 is electrically connected to the external plug; the middle section and the tail 19 form a mounting end for mounting the insulator of the connector.

[0039] Referring to Figure 3 , a limiting mounting groove 17 is provided between the middle section and the tail 19 for limiting the installation of the contact, and a pre-folding line is provided between the middle section and the tail 19 along the width direction of the connector, which facilitates the downward and inward folding of the tail 19 to fix the contact.

[0040] Referring to Figure 1 , as a feasible solution, the width of the tail 19 is greater than the width of the middle section, which facilitates the subsequent folding of the tail 19 along the second pre-folding line 192 to cover the outer side wall of the middle section.

[0041] Referring to Figure 5 , further, the cross-sectional shape of the tail 19 is "Fang" character shape, and the height thereof is not more than half of the plug-in end 11, and the tail 19 is folded to semi-cover the contact, i.e. to wrap and fix the upper half of the contact, and the lower half of the contact is not covered, which leaves more space for the position of the conductive terminal, and is suitable for more types of contacts and is more practical.

[0042] Referring to Figure 4 and Figure 7 , the overall shape of the limiting mounting groove 17 is a "T" shape lying on its side, so that the positioning structure of the contact is inserted and moved to the end position of the "T" shaped limiting mounting groove 17, and cooperates with the folding of the tail 19 to realize the limiting of the front, rear, upper and lower positions, which is convenient for assembly operation and does not have the problem of excessive installation, and the assembly is more accurate.

[0043] Referring to Figure 1 and Figure 2In some possible solutions, the upper and lower surfaces of the plug-in end 11 are provided with positioning installation holes 14. The positioning installation holes 14 can help the shell to be positioned and installed on the plastic shell.

[0044] The contact includes an insulator and a conductive terminal for realizing electrical connection. After the shell and the contact are assembled into a complete connector interface, the shell can be installed on various devices such as computers and mobile devices for use, and electrical connection is realized with a corresponding connector.

[0045] Referring to Figure 6 In some possible solutions, the plug-in end 11 is provided with a fixing foot 12 on each side. The fixing foot 12 is in a right angle shape, and the free end thereof extends outward, that is, the fixing foot 12 on the left side extends to the left, and the fixing foot 12 on the right side extends to the right. The fixing foot 12 is used to fix the shell on the plastic shell.

[0046] Referring to Figure 1 and Figure 2 In some possible solutions, the upper and lower surfaces of the plug-in end 11 are provided with square holes, and one side wall of the square hole is connected with a first elastic sheet 16. The first elastic sheet 16 is pressed downward into the shell, helping to fix the contact. The root of the first elastic sheet 16 is provided with a first pre-folding line 161.

[0047] Referring to Figure 3 and Figure 6 In actual production and application, the middle section is in a “Fang” shape as a whole, and the lower end of each of the opposite sides thereof is provided with a lead 15. The two sides of the tail section 19 are provided with openings 191, the middle section is provided with a second elastic sheet 18 matched with the openings 191, and the second elastic sheet 18 extends forward and outward. The middle section and the tail section 19 are provided with a second pre-folding line 192 extending along the width direction of the connector shell 1. The connecting line direction between the plug-in end 11, the middle section and the tail section 19 is the length direction, and the connecting line direction between the two fixing feet 12 is the width direction.

[0048] Embodiment 2

[0049] Referring to Figure 8 and Figure 9 The embodiment 2 provides a connector shell packaging body, which includes the aforementioned connector shell 1, a material belt 2 and a material disc 3, and the connector shell 1 is in a plurality.

[0050] In the embodiment, the connector housing 1 is formed by stamping and bending a long strip of metal sheet, wherein the two sides of the plug-in end 11 are butted to form a riveting structure 13; meanwhile, the remaining material of the metal sheet forms a material strip 2, and the tail portion 19 of the connector housing 1 is connected with the material strip 2 together, so that a plurality of connector housings 1 are connected on the material strip 2 in sequence. The material strip 2 is coiled on a material disc 3 to package the connector housings 1; when the assembly of the connector housing 1 and the contact is subsequently performed, the connector housing 1 is cut from the material strip 2 by a cutting device, and the packaging, transportation and assembly operations of the connector housing 1 are very convenient, and labor is saved.

[0051] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "first", "second" are only used for descriptive purpose, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features limited by "first", "second" can explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present application, the meaning of "multiple" is two or more than two, unless otherwise specifically limited.

[0052] In the present application, unless otherwise specifically defined and limited, the terms "mounting", "connecting", "connecting", "fixing" and the like should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be fixedly connected, or it can be detachably connected, or it can be integrated; it can be mechanically connected, or it can be electrically connected; it can be directly connected, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium; it can be the communication between two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. For ordinary skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0053] In the present application, unless otherwise specifically defined and limited, the first feature is "on" or "under" the second feature, which can be direct contact between the first and second features, or indirect contact between the first and second features through an intermediate medium. Moreover, the first feature is "above", "above" and "above" the second feature, which can be directly above or obliquely above the first feature, or only indicates that the horizontal height of the first feature is higher than that of the second feature. The first feature is "below", "below" and "below" the second feature, which can be directly below or obliquely below the first feature, or only indicates that the horizontal height of the first feature is lower than that of the second feature.

[0054] In the description of the present specification, the description of the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "embodiment", "example", "specific example" or "some examples" and the like means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in connection with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present application. In the present specification, the illustrative description of the above terms does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described can be combined in any appropriate manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Furthermore, the person skilled in the art can combine and combine the different embodiments or examples described in the present specification and the features of the different embodiments or examples without contradiction.

[0055] Although the embodiments of the present application have been shown and described above, it is understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and cannot be understood as limiting the present application, and the person skilled in the art can modify, modify, replace and modify the above embodiments within the scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A connector housing, characterized in that: From front to back, it successively includes a plug-in end (11), a middle section, and a tail (19). The plug-in end (11), the middle section, and the tail (19) are贯通 to form an installation cavity for installing the contact of the connector. A limiting installation groove (17) is provided between the middle section and the tail (19) for limiting the installation of the contact. And a pre-fold line is provided between the middle section and the tail (19) along the width direction of the connector, facilitating the downward and inward bending of the tail (19) to fix the contact.

2. A connector housing according to claim 1, characterized in that: The width of the tail (19) is greater than the width of the middle section.

3. A connector housing according to claim 2, characterized in that: The cross-sectional shape of the tail (19) is "匚"-shaped, and its height does not exceed half of the plug-in end (11). When the tail (19) is bent, it semi-covers the contact.

4. A connector housing according to claim 3, characterized in that: The overall shape of the limiting installation groove (17) is a horizontally placed "T"-shaped, so that the positioning structure of the contact can be inserted and moved to the end position of the horizontally placed "T"-shaped limiting installation groove (17).

5. The connector housing according to claim 1, wherein: Positioning installation holes (14) are provided on both the upper and lower surfaces of the plug-in end (11).

6. The connector housing according to claim 5, wherein: Fixing feet (12) are provided on both sides of the plug-in end (11). The fixing feet (12) are in a right-angled shape, and their free ends extend outwards.

7. A connector housing according to claim 6, characterized in that: Square holes are provided on both the upper and lower surfaces of the plug-in end (11), and a first elastic piece (16) is connected to one side wall of the square hole.

8. The connector housing according to claim 7, wherein: The middle section is overall "匚"-shaped, and pins (15) are provided at the lower ends of its opposite sides.

9. The connector housing according to claim 8, wherein: Openings (191) are provided on both sides of the tail (19), and a second elastic piece (18) adapted to the openings (191) is provided on the middle section. The second elastic piece (18) extends forward and outwards.

10. A connector housing package, characterized in that: It includes a connector housing (1), a strip (2), and a reel (3) as described in any one of claims 1 to 9. There are several connector housings (1). The tail (19) of each connector housing (1) is successively connected to the strip (2), and the strip (2) is wound around the reel (3). It should be noted that the word "贯通" in the original text seems to be incorrect. I translated it as "贯通" according to the original text, but it may need to be corrected according to the actual situation.