High-speed floating connection structure
By designing floating elastic terminals and floating seats, combined with limiting lugs and guide post structures, floating connection and high-speed signal transmission of electronic connection structures are achieved. This solves the balance problem between floating connection and high-speed signal transmission in existing technologies, avoids component damage, and improves signal transmission speed.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202422797212.9
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-11-15
- Publication Date
- 2025-11-07
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-11-15
AI Technical Summary
Existing electronic connection structures struggle to balance floating connections with high-speed signal transmission, leading to damage to components or solder joints and insufficient signal transmission speed.
The design employs floating elastic terminals and a floating base, allowing it to move horizontally and vertically within the floating space of the fixed base. Combined with limiting lugs and guide post structures, it achieves a floating connection and enables high-speed signal transmission through the mating terminals of the connector.
It effectively avoids damage to parts or solder joints caused by misalignment, while achieving a high-speed signal transmission rate of 16GB/s, thus improving the application value of the connection structure.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to a connector, and particularly to a high-speed floating connection structure capable of realizing floating connection to avoid damage to parts or welding points caused by misalignment during docking. BACKGROUND
[0002] With the increasing complexity, high speed and miniaturization of electronic components, the spacing between module units in the electronic components is continuously reduced, which not only requires the connection structure itself to have better connection effect to prevent damage to parts or welding points caused by misalignment during docking, but also requires the signal transmission unit in the electronic components to be capable of high-speed transmission to achieve high-speed performance. The existing electronic connection structure must reduce the thickness of the terminal material or change the appearance structure of the terminal to simultaneously achieve the effects of floating connection and high-speed signal transmission. However, if the thickness of the terminal material is reduced, the structural stability is poor, thus reducing the application value of the existing electronic connection structure. UTILITY MODEL
[0003] The technical problem solved by the utility model is that a high-speed floating connection structure is provided, wherein the floating seat body can move along the horizontal plane in the floating space of the fixed seat body by means of the floating elastic terminal, and floating connection can be realized to avoid damage to parts or welding points caused by misalignment during docking.
[0004] The technical means adopted by the utility model are as follows.
[0005] The embodiment of the utility model provides a high-speed floating connection structure, which comprises a floating connector. The floating connector comprises a fixed seat body, a floating elastic terminal and a floating seat body. The fixed seat body has a retaining wall and a floating space formed around the retaining wall. The floating elastic terminal has a first end portion and a second end portion opposite to the first end portion. The first end portion is fixed in the retaining wall of the fixed seat body. The floating seat body is arranged in the floating space of the fixed seat body and has a main body portion and an extension portion located on one side of the main body portion. The second end portion of the floating elastic terminal is fixed in the main body portion, so that the floating seat body can move along a first direction and / or a second direction perpendicular to the first direction in the floating space of the fixed seat body by means of the first end portion and the second end portion of the floating elastic terminal.
[0006] According to an embodiment of the utility model, the floating elastic terminal has a third end portion connecting the first end portion and the second end portion, and the first end portion, the second end portion and the third end portion of the floating elastic terminal have an N-shaped appearance.
[0007] According to one embodiment of the utility model, the part of the third end of the floating elastic terminal that is bent to connect the first end is located outside the fixed seat body and the floating seat body, and the part of the third end of the floating elastic terminal that is bent to connect the second end is located in the floating space of the fixed seat body.
[0008] According to one embodiment of the utility model, the fixed seat body has a limiting iron ear fixed in the retaining wall, the limiting iron ear extends above the retaining wall and overlaps a part of the extension of the floating seat body in the third direction.
[0009] According to one embodiment of the utility model, the limiting iron ear extending above the retaining wall is separated from the extension of the floating seat body in the third direction, and the limiting iron ear is used to limit the movement of the floating seat body in the third direction.
[0010] According to one embodiment of the utility model, when the floating seat body is located in the middle of the floating space of the fixed seat body, the floating seat body does not contact the retaining wall of the fixed seat body in the first direction and the second direction.
[0011] According to one embodiment of the utility model, the floating seat body has a guide column arranged on one side of the main body part, and the main body part and the guide column surround the plug-in space, and the second end of the floating elastic terminal is exposed from the plug-in space.
[0012] According to one embodiment of the utility model, the high-speed floating connection structure further comprises a docking connector. The docking connector is used to receive the guide column of the floating seat body of the floating connector and comprises a docking shell and a docking terminal. The docking shell has a docking part and a shell part surrounding the docking part. The docking terminal has a fourth end and a fifth end connected to the fourth end. The fourth end is fixed in the docking part, the fifth end is fixed in the shell part, and the protruding end of the fourth end extending outward from the docking part is used to contact the second end of the floating elastic terminal to electrically connect the floating connector and the docking connector.
[0013] According to one embodiment of the utility model, the docking shell and the docking terminal of the docking connector have a guide hole, and the guide column of the floating seat body of the floating connector is used to insert into the guide hole to plug in the docking connector.
[0014] According to one embodiment of the utility model, the fifth end of the docking terminal connects a part of the fourth end, and the appearance of the fourth end presents a U-shaped shape, and the fifth end of the docking terminal has an abutting end, which is used to abut the shell part of the docking shell, and the fifth end of the docking terminal and one end of the fourth end connected to the fifth end form a groove.
[0015] The utility model produces the technical effect:
[0016] In the utility model, the second end part of the floating elastic terminal of the floating connector of the high-speed floating connection structure is fixed in the main body part of the floating seat body, so that the floating seat body can move along the first direction of the horizontal plane and / or the second direction perpendicular to the first direction in the floating space of the fixed seat body through the first end part and the second end part of the floating elastic terminal, floating connection can be realized to avoid the situation that the parts or welding points are damaged due to the misalignment of the connection. In addition, when the docking connector of the high-speed floating connection structure is plugged into the floating connector, the docking terminal can abut against the floating elastic terminal to electrically connect the floating connector and the docking connector, the effect of high-speed signal transmission (for example, the signal transmission speed of the high-speed floating connection structure can reach 16 GB / s) can be realized to increase the application value of the high-speed floating connection structure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0017] Figure 1 It is a side view of the high-speed floating connection structure according to an embodiment of the utility model.
[0018] Figure 2 It is a sectional view of the high-speed floating connection structure according to an embodiment of the utility model.
[0019] Figure 3 It is a perspective view of the floating connector according to an embodiment of the utility model.
[0020] Figure 4 It is a top view of the floating connector according to an embodiment of the utility model.
[0021] Figure 5 It is Figure 4 the sectional view of the floating connector along the line segment 5-5.
[0022] Figure 6 It is Figure 4 the sectional view of the floating connector along the line segment 6-6.
[0023] Figure 7 It is a side view of the floating connector according to an embodiment of the utility model.
[0024] Figure 8 It is a perspective view of the docking connector according to an embodiment of the utility model.
[0025] Figure 9 It is a top view of the docking connector according to an embodiment of the utility model.
[0026] Symbol explanation:
[0027] 100: floating connector
[0028] 110: fixed seat body
[0029] 112: retaining wall
[0030] 114: floating space
[0031] 116: limiting iron ear
[0032] 120: floating elastic terminal
[0033] 122: first end portion
[0034] 124: second end portion
[0035] 126: third end portion
[0036] 130: floating seat body
[0037] 132: main body portion
[0038] 134: extension portion
[0039] 136: guide column
[0040] 138: counter space
[0041] 200: mating connector
[0042] 210: mating housing
[0043] 212: mating portion
[0044] 214: shell portion
[0045] 216: guide hole
[0046] 220: mating terminal
[0047] 222: fourth end portion
[0048] 223: protruding end
[0049] 224: fifth end portion
[0050] 225: recess
[0051] 227: abutting end
[0052] 300: high-speed floating connection structure
[0053] D1: first direction
[0054] D2: second direction
[0055] D3: third direction
[0056] 5-5: line segment
[0057] 6-6: line segment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0058] Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2, Figure 1 is a side view of the high-speed floating connection structure 300 according to an embodiment of the present application, Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of the high-speed floating connection structure 300 according to an embodiment of the present application. Figure 1 With Figure 2 In the high-speed floating connection structure 300, the floating connector 100 and the mating connector 200 are included. The floating connector 100 includes a fixed seat body 110, a floating elastic terminal 120, and a floating seat body 130. The number of the floating elastic terminals 120 can be multiple. The floating elastic terminal 120 has a first end portion 122 and a second end portion 124 opposite to the first end portion 122. When the mating connector 200 is plugged into the floating connector 100, the mating terminal 220 of the mating connector 200 can abut against the floating elastic terminal 120 to electrically connect the floating connector 100 and the mating connector 200, so that the effect of high-speed signal transmission can be achieved to increase the application value of the high-speed floating connection structure 300.
[0059] Please refer to Figures 3 to 7 , Figure 3 is a perspective view of the floating connector 100 according to an embodiment of the present application, Figure 4 is a top view of the floating connector 100 according to an embodiment of the present application, Figure 5 is Figure 4 a cross-sectional view of the floating connector 100 along the line segment 5-5, Figure 6 is Figure 4 a cross-sectional view of the floating connector 100 along the line segment 6-6, Figure 7 is a side view of the floating connector 100 according to an embodiment of the present application. In Figures 3 to 7 The fixed seat body 110 has a retaining wall 112 and a floating space 114 formed around the retaining wall 112. The first end portion 122 of the floating elastic terminal 120 is fixed in the retaining wall 112 of the fixed seat body 110. The floating seat body 130 is arranged in the floating space 114 of the fixed seat body 110, and the floating seat body 130 has a main body portion 132 and an extension portion 134 located on one side of the main body portion 132.
[0060] In some embodiments, the second end portion 124 of the floating elastic terminal 120 is fixed in the main body portion 132 of the floating seat body 130, so that the floating seat body 130 can move in the floating space 114 of the fixed seat body 110 along a first direction D1 and / or a second direction D2 perpendicular to the first direction D1 by the first end portion 122 and the second end portion 124 of the floating elastic terminal 120. For example, the first direction D1 and the second direction D2 can be on the same plane, such as on the same horizontal plane. The first direction D1 can be the front-back direction, and the second direction D2 can be the left-right direction.
[0061] In some embodiments, the floating elastic terminal 120 has a third end portion 126 connecting the first end portion 122 and the second end portion 124, and the first end portion 122, the second end portion 124 and the third end portion 126 of the floating elastic terminal 120 present an N-shaped appearance. In addition, the portion of the third end portion 126 of the floating elastic terminal 120 bent to connect the first end portion 122 is located outside the fixed seat body 110 and the floating seat body 130, and the portion of the third end portion 126 of the floating elastic terminal 120 bent to connect the second end portion 124 is located in the floating space 114 of the fixed seat body 110.
[0062] In some embodiments, the fixed seat body 110 has a limiting iron ear 116 fixed in the retaining wall 112, and the limiting iron ear 116 extends above the retaining wall 112 and overlaps a portion of the extension portion 134 of the floating seat body 130 in the third direction D3. The limiting iron ear 116 extending above the retaining wall 112 is separated from the extension portion 134 of the floating seat body 130 in the third direction D3, and the limiting iron ear 116 is used to limit the movement of the floating seat body 130 in the third direction D3. For example, the third direction D3 can be a vertical direction. Therefore, the floating seat body 130 can achieve staggered floating in the first direction D1, the second direction D2 and the third direction D3. In addition, when the floating seat body 130 is located at the middle of the floating space 114 of the fixed seat body 110, the floating seat body 130 does not contact the retaining wall 112 of the fixed seat body 110 in the first direction D1 and the second direction D2. The floating seat body 130 has a guide column 136 arranged on one side of the main body portion 132, and the main body portion 132 and the guide column 136 surround a plug-in space 138, and the second end portion 124 of the floating elastic terminal 120 is exposed from the plug-in space 138.
[0063] Please refer to Figure 8 With Figure 9 , Figure 8 FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a floating connector 100 according to an embodiment of the present application, Figure 9 FIG. 2 is a top view of the floating connector 100 according to an embodiment of the present application. In Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 8 and Figure 9 The floating connector 100 is used to receive the guide column 136 of the floating seat body 130 of the floating connector 100, and the floating connector 100 includes a floating housing 110 and a floating terminal 120. The floating housing 110 has a fixed seat body 110 and a floating seat body 130. In addition, the floating housing 110 of the floating connector 100 and the floating terminal 120 have a guide hole 122, and the guide column 136 of the floating seat body 130 of the floating connector 100 is used to be inserted into the guide hole 122 to plug the floating connector 100.
[0064] In some embodiments, the mating terminal 220 has a fourth end portion 222 and a fifth end portion 224 connected to the fourth end portion 222. The fourth end portion 222 is fixed in the mating portion 212, the fifth end portion 224 is fixed in the housing portion 214, and a protruding end 223 of the fourth end portion 222 extending outwardly from the mating portion 212 is used to contact the second end portion 124 of the floating elastic terminal 120 to electrically connect the floating connector 100 and the mating connector 200, so as to achieve the effect of high-speed signal transmission to increase the application value of the high-speed floating connection structure 300. In addition, the fifth end portion 224 of the mating terminal 220 has a U-shaped appearance in which a part of the fourth end portion 222 connected to the fifth end portion 224 is connected to the fourth end portion 222. The fifth end portion 224 of the mating terminal 220 has an abutting end 227 used to abut the housing portion 214 of the mating housing 210, and the fifth end portion 224 of the mating terminal 220 and one end of the fourth end portion 222 connected to the fifth end portion 224 form a groove 225 used to avoid the situation that solder climbs up the mating terminal 220 during soldering and thus affects the signal transmission effect.
[0065] In summary, the second end portion 124 of the floating elastic terminal 120 of the floating connector 100 of the high-speed floating connection structure 300 is fixed in the main body portion 132 of the floating seat body 130, so that the floating seat body 130 can move along the first direction D1 on the horizontal plane and / or the second direction D2 perpendicular to the first direction D1 in the floating space 114 of the fixed seat body 110 by means of the first end portion 122 and the second end portion 124 of the floating elastic terminal 120, so as to achieve floating connection to avoid the situation that parts or solder joints are damaged due to mating misalignment. In addition, when the mating connector 200 of the high-speed floating connection structure 300 is inserted into the floating connector 100, the mating terminal 220 can abut the floating elastic terminal 120 to electrically connect the floating connector 100 and the mating connector 200, so as to achieve the effect of high-speed signal transmission (for example, the signal transmission speed of the high-speed floating connection structure 300 can reach 16 GB / s) to increase the application value of the high-speed floating connection structure 300.
Claims
1. A high speed floating connection structure, characterized by, The high-speed floating connection structure comprises: a floating connector (100) comprising: a fixed seat body (110) having a retaining wall (112) and a floating space (114) formed around the retaining wall (112); a floating elastic terminal (120) having a first end portion (122) and a second end portion (124) opposite to the first end portion (122), wherein the first end portion (122) is fixed in the retaining wall (112) of the fixed seat body (110); and a floating seat body (130) disposed in the floating space (114) of the fixed seat body (110) and having a main body portion (132) and an extension portion (134) located on one side of the main body portion (132), wherein the second end portion (124) of the floating elastic terminal (120) is fixed in the main body portion (132), so that the floating seat body (130) moves in a first direction (D1) and / or a second direction (D2) perpendicular to the first direction (D1) in the floating space (114) of the fixed seat body (110) by the first end portion (122) and the second end portion (124) of the floating elastic terminal (120).
2. The high speed floating connection structure of claim 1, wherein, The floating elastic terminal (120) has a third end portion (126) connecting the first end portion (122) and the second end portion (124), and the first end portion (122), the second end portion (124) and the third end portion (126) of the floating elastic terminal (120) have an N-shaped appearance.
3. The high speed floating connection structure of claim 2, wherein, The third end portion (126) of the floating elastic terminal (120) is bent to connect the part of the first end portion (122) outside the fixed seat body (110) and the floating seat body (130), and the third end portion (126) of the floating elastic terminal (120) is bent to connect the part of the second end portion (124) in the floating space (114) of the fixed seat body (110).
4. The high speed floating connection structure of claim 1, wherein The fixed seat body (110) has a limiting iron ear (116) fixed in the retaining wall (112), the limiting iron ear (116) extends above the retaining wall (112) and overlaps a part of the extension portion (134) of the floating seat body (130) in a third direction (D3).
5. The high speed floating connection structure of claim 4, wherein, The limiting iron ear (116) extending above the retaining wall (112) is separated from the extension portion (134) of the floating seat body (130) in the third direction (D3), and the limiting iron ear (116) is used to limit the movement of the floating seat body (130) in the third direction (D3).
6. The high speed floating connection structure of claim 1, wherein When the floating seat body (130) is located at the middle of the floating space (114) of the fixed seat body (110), the floating seat body (130) does not contact the retaining wall (112) of the fixed seat body (110) in the first direction (D1) and the second direction (D2).
7. The high speed floating connection structure of claim 1, wherein The floating seat body (130) has a guide post (136) disposed on one side of the main body portion (132), and the main body portion (132) and the guide post (136) surround to form a pair of insertion spaces (138), and the second end portion (124) of the floating elastic terminal (120) is exposed from the pair of insertion spaces (138).
8. The high speed floating connection structure of claim 7, wherein The high-speed floating connector further includes: A mating connector (200) for receiving the guide post (136) of the floating seat body (130) of the floating connector (100), and including: A mating housing (210) having a mating portion (212) and a shell portion (214) surrounding the mating portion (212); and A mating terminal (220) having a fourth end portion (222) and a fifth end portion (224) connected to the fourth end portion (222), wherein the fourth end portion (222) is fixed in the mating portion (212), the fifth end portion (224) is fixed in the shell portion (214), and a protruding end (223) of the fourth end portion (222) extending outward from the mating portion (212) is used to contact the second end portion (124) of the floating elastic terminal (120) to electrically connect the floating connector (100) and the mating connector (200).
9. The high speed floating connection structure of claim 8, wherein, The mating housing (210) and the mating terminal (220) of the mating connector (200) have a guide hole (216) therebetween, and the guide post (136) of the floating seat body (130) of the floating connector (100) is used to be inserted into the guide hole (216) to plug the mating connector (200).
10. The high speed floating connection structure of claim 8, wherein The fifth end portion (224) of the mating terminal (220) connects a part of the fourth end portion (222) and the appearance of the fourth end portion (222) to present a U-shaped shape, and the fifth end portion (224) of the mating terminal (220) has an abutting end (227) for abutting the shell portion (214) of the mating housing (210), and the fifth end portion (224) of the mating terminal (220) and one end of the fourth end portion (222) connected to the fifth end portion (224) form a groove (225).