Floating connection structure
By using a segmented thickness design for the floating connection structure, the structural instability problem caused by excessively thin terminals in existing technologies is solved, achieving stable floating connection and high-speed signal transmission, and avoiding damage to parts or solder joints due to misalignment.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202422797244.9
- 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, when implementing floating connections and signal transmission, suffer from poor structural stability due to excessively thin terminals, making it easy to damage parts or solder joints due to misalignment.
The floating connection structure includes a floating connector, a fixed base, floating elastic terminals, and a floating base. The segmented thickness design of the floating elastic terminals allows them to move within the floating space of the fixed base, avoiding misalignment damage and achieving stable signal transmission.
It improves the stability of floating connections, avoids damage to parts or solder joints caused by misalignment, and achieves high-speed signal transmission capability with a transmission rate of up to 16GB/s.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to a connector structure, and particularly to a floating connection structure capable of realizing floating connection to avoid damage of 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 of parts or welding points caused by misalignment during docking, but also requires the signal transmission unit in the electronic components to be capable of stable transmission. In order to realize the effects of floating connection and signal transmission, the existing electronic connection structure must reduce the thickness of the terminal, and the thickness is usually limited to below 0.20mm to realize the effects of floating connection and signal transmission. However, such terminal thickness has poor performance in structural stability, thus reducing the application value of the existing electronic connection structure. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT
[0003] The technical problem solved by the utility model is that a technical embodiment of the utility model is a floating connection structure, the floating seat body can move along the horizontal plane in the floating space of the fixed seat body by the floating elastic terminal, and the floating connection can be realized to avoid the situation that parts or welding points are damaged due to misalignment during docking.
[0004] The technical means adopted by the utility model are as follows.
[0005] The embodiment of the utility model provides a floating connection structure, and the floating connection structure 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 thickness of the first end portion in the first direction is smaller than the second thickness of the second end portion in the first direction. 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 the first direction and / or the second direction perpendicular to the first direction in the floating space of the fixed seat body by 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 third thickness of the third end portion in the first direction is smaller than the second thickness of the second end portion in the first direction.
[0007] According to an embodiment of the utility model, the part of the third end of the floating elastic terminal connecting the first end is located outside the fixed seat body and the floating seat body.
[0008] According to an embodiment of the utility model, the part of the third end of the floating elastic terminal connecting the second end is located in the floating space of the fixed seat body.
[0009] According to an embodiment of the utility model, the fixed seat body has a limiting iron ear fixed in the retaining wall, and 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.
[0010] According to an 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.
[0011] According to an 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.
[0012] According to an embodiment of the utility model, the main part of the floating seat body has a plug-in space, and the second end of the floating elastic terminal is exposed from the plug-in space.
[0013] According to an embodiment of the utility model, the floating connection structure further includes a docking connector. The docking connector is used to dock the floating connector and includes a docking shell and a docking terminal. The docking shell has a terminal cavity and a docking port on one side of the terminal cavity. The docking terminal is fixed in the terminal cavity. When the docking connector is docked with the floating connector, the second end of the floating elastic terminal of the floating connector enters the terminal cavity through the docking port, so that the floating elastic terminal of the floating connector contacts the docking terminal of the docking connector.
[0014] According to an embodiment of the utility model, the docking terminal has a fourth end and a fifth end connected to the fourth end, the fourth end is fixed in the top of the docking shell, and the fifth end is arranged in the terminal cavity.
[0015] The utility model produces the technical effect:
[0016] In the utility model, the second end of the floating elastic terminal of the floating connector of the 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 by the first end and the second end of the floating elastic terminal, floating connection can be realized to avoid the situation that the damage of parts or welding points is caused by the misalignment of the connection. In addition, the first thickness of the first end of the floating elastic terminal in the first direction is less than the second thickness of the second end in the first direction, so that the thinned first end can reduce the stress when moving relative to the fixed seat body, so as to improve the floating connection effect of the floating connection structure. That is to say, the first end and the second end of the floating elastic terminal have the design of thickness segmentation, for example, the second thickness of the second end can be 0.3mm, and the first thickness of the first end can be less than 0.2mm. By the segmented thinning design, the floating connection structure can realize not only floating connection but also high-speed signal transmission, for example, the transmission signal can reach 16GB / s, so as to increase the application value of the floating connection structure. When the floating connector is connected with the docking connector, the docking terminal of the docking connector can abut against the floating elastic terminal to electrically connect the floating connector, so that the effect of stable signal transmission can be realized to increase the application value of the floating connection structure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0017] Figure 1 It is a perspective view of the floating connection structure according to an embodiment of the utility model.
[0018] Figure 2 It is a sectional view of the floating connection structure according to an embodiment of the utility model.
[0019] Figure 3 It is a sectional view when the floating connector and the docking connector of the floating connection structure according to an embodiment of the utility model are connected.
[0020] Figure 4 It is a perspective view of the floating connector according to an embodiment of the utility model.
[0021] Figure 5 It is a top view of the floating connector according to an embodiment of the utility model.
[0022] Figure 6 It is Figure 5 the sectional view of the floating connector along the line segment A-A.
[0023] Figure 7 It is Figure 5 the sectional view of the floating connector along the line segment B-B.
[0024] Figure 8 It is a side view of the floating connector according to an embodiment of the utility model.
[0025] Symbol explanation
[0026] 100: floating connector
[0027] 110: fixed seat body
[0028] 112: barrier
[0029] 114: floating space
[0030] 116: limiting iron ear
[0031] 120: floating elastic terminal
[0032] 122: first end
[0033] 124: second end
[0034] 126: third end
[0035] 130: floating seat body
[0036] 132: main body part
[0037] 134: extension part
[0038] 136: counter space
[0039] 200: counter connector
[0040] 210: counter housing
[0041] 212: terminal cavity
[0042] 214: counter port
[0043] 216: top
[0044] 220: counter terminal
[0045] 222: fourth end
[0046] 224: fifth end
[0047] 300: floating connection structure
[0048] D1: first direction
[0049] D2: second direction
[0050] D3: third direction
[0051] H1: first thickness
[0052] H2: second thickness
[0053] H3: third thickness
[0054] A-A: line segment
[0055] B-B: line segment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0056] Reference will now be made to Figures 1 to 3 , Figure 1 FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a floating connection structure 300 according to an embodiment of the present application, Figure 2 FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the floating connection structure 300 according to an embodiment of the present application, Figure 3 FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the floating connection structure 300 when a floating connector 100 and a mating connector 200 are mated according to an embodiment of the present application. Figures 1 to 3 In the embodiment, the floating connection structure 300 includes the floating connector 100 and the mating connector 200. The floating connector 100 can be a male end, and the mating connector 200 can be a female end. The floating connector 100 includes a fixed seat body 110, a floating elastic terminal 120, and a floating seat body 130. The fixed seat body 110 has a barrier wall 112 and a floating space 114 formed around the barrier wall 112. The floating elastic terminal 120 has a first end portion 122 and a second end portion 124 opposite to the first end portion 122. The first end portion 122 is fixed in the barrier wall 112 of the fixed seat body 110. A first thickness H1 of the first end portion 122 in a first direction D1 is less than a second thickness H2 of the second end portion 124 in the first direction D1.
[0057] In some embodiments, the floating seat body 130 is disposed in the floating space 114 of the fixed seat body 110 and has a main body portion 132 and an extension portion 134 located at one side of the main body portion 132. 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 the floating space 114 of the fixed seat body 110 along the 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 (to be described in detail below). Figure 5 When the mating connector 200 mates with the floating connector 100, a mating terminal 220 of the mating connector 200 can abut the floating elastic terminal 120 of the floating connector 100 to electrically connect the floating connector 100. The floating connection structure 300 can achieve the effect of stable signal transmission to increase the application value of the floating connection structure 300.
[0058] In some embodiments, the floating elastic terminal 120 has a third end 126 connecting the first end 122 and the second end 124. The third thickness H3 of the third end 126 in the first direction D1 is less than the second thickness H2 of the second end 124 in the first direction D1. That is, the first end 122 and the third end 126 of the floating elastic terminal 120 are thinned, so that when the first end 122 of the floating elastic terminal 120, which is fixed to the fixed base 110, moves, the stress of the entire floating elastic terminal 120 can be reduced, thereby improving the floating connection effect of the floating connection structure 300. In addition, the portion of the third end 126 of the floating elastic terminal 120 that is bent to connect to the first end 122 is located outside the fixed base 110 and the floating base 130. The portion of the third end 126 of the floating elastic terminal 120 that is bent to connect to the second end 124 is located in the floating space 114 of the fixed base 110.
[0059] Please refer to Figure 4 and Figure 5 , Figure 4 This is a perspective view of a floating connector 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 5 This is a top view of a floating connector 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 4 and Figure 5 In this structure, the first end 122 of the floating elastic terminal 120 is fixed in the retaining wall 112 of the fixed base 110, and the second end 124 is fixed in the main body 132, so that the floating base 130 can move in the floating space 114 of the fixed base 110 along a first direction D1 and / or a second direction D2 perpendicular to the first direction D1 via the first end 122 and the second end 124 of the floating elastic terminal 120. For example, the first direction D1 and the second direction D2 may be on the same plane, such as on the same horizontal plane, the first direction D1 may be a front-back direction, and the second direction D2 may be a left-right direction. Furthermore, when the floating base 130 is located in the middle of the floating space 114 of the fixed base 110, the floating base 130 does not contact the retaining wall 112 of the fixed base 110 in the first direction D1 and the second direction D2. The main body 132 of the floating seat 130 has an interlocking space 136, and the second end 124 of the floating elastic terminal 120 is exposed from the interlocking space 136.
[0060] Please refer to Figures 6 to 8 , Figure 6 for Figure 5 A cross-sectional view of the floating connector 100 along line segment AA. Figure 7 for Figure 5 A cross-sectional view of the floating connector 100 along line segment BB. Figure 8FIG. 1 illustrates a side view of a floating connector 100 according to an embodiment of the present application. The floating connector 100 includes a fixed seat body 110 and a floating seat body 130. The fixed seat body 110 has a terminal cavity 112 and a terminal 114. The floating seat body 130 has an extension 134 and a floating elastic terminal 120. The floating elastic terminal 120 has a first end portion 122 and a second end portion 124. The first end portion 122 is fixed to the extension 134 of the floating seat body 130. The second end portion 124 is connected to the floating elastic terminal 120. The floating elastic terminal 120 is capable of floating in a first direction Dl, a second direction D2 and a third direction D3. The floating elastic terminal 120 is capable of floating in the first direction Dl, the second direction D2 and the third direction D3.
[0061] Please refer to Figure 2 and Figure 8 The docking connector 200 is used to dock the floating connector 100, and the docking connector 200 includes a docking housing 210 and a docking terminal 220. The docking housing 210 of the docking connector 200 has a terminal cavity 212 and a docking port 214 located on one side of the terminal cavity 212. The docking terminal 220 of the docking connector 200 is fixed in the terminal cavity 212. When the docking connector 200 is docked with the floating connector 100, the second end portion 124 of the floating elastic terminal 120 of the floating connector 100 passes through the docking port 214 to enter the terminal cavity 212, so that the floating elastic terminal 120 of the floating connector 100 contacts the docking terminal 220 of the docking connector 200. In addition, the docking 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 top portion 216 of the docking housing 210, and the fifth end portion 224 is arranged in the terminal cavity 212.
[0062] In summary, the second end 124 of the floating elastic terminal 120 of the floating connector 100 of the floating connection structure 300 is fixed in the main body 132 of the floating seat 130, so that the floating seat 130 can move in the floating space 114 of the fixed seat 110 along the first direction D1 of the horizontal plane and / or the second direction D2 perpendicular to the first direction D1, and in the third direction D3 perpendicular to the horizontal plane, so as to achieve floating connection to avoid the damage of parts or welding points caused by misalignment during docking. In addition, the first thickness H1 of the first end 122 of the floating elastic terminal 120 in the first direction D1 is smaller than the second thickness H2 of the second end 124 in the first direction D1, so that the thinned first end 122 can reduce the stress when moving relative to the fixed seat 110, thereby improving the floating connection effect of the floating connection structure 300. That is, the first end 122 and the second end 124 of the floating elastic terminal 120 have a thickness segmentation design, for example, the second thickness H2 of the second end 124 can be 0.3 mm, and the first thickness H1 of the first end 122 can be less than 0.2 mm. By means of the segmented thinning design, the floating connection structure 300 can not only achieve floating connection, but also realize high-speed signal transmission, for example, the transmission signal can reach 16 GB / s, thereby increasing the application value of the floating connection structure 300. When the docking connector 200 docks with the floating connector 100, the docking terminal 220 of the docking connector 200 can abut the floating elastic terminal 120 of the floating connector 100 to electrically connect the floating connector 100, thereby realizing stable signal transmission and increasing the application value of the floating connection structure 300.
Claims
1. A floating connection structure characterized by comprising: The 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 first thickness (H1) of the first end portion (122) in a first direction (D1) is less than a second thickness (H2) of the second end portion (124) in the first direction (D1); 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 the 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 floating connection structure according to claim 1, wherein 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 a third thickness (H3) of the third end portion (126) in the first direction (D1) is less than the second thickness (H2) of the second end portion (124) in the first direction (D1).
3. The floating connection structure according to claim 2, wherein Wherein the part 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).
4. The floating connection structure according to claim 2, wherein Wherein the part 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).
5. The floating connection structure according to claim 1, wherein Wherein 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 part of the extension portion (134) of the floating seat body (130) in a third direction (D3).
6. The floating connection structure according to claim 5, wherein 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).
7. The floating connection structure according to claim 1, wherein 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).
8. The floating connection structure according to claim 1, wherein The main body portion (132) of the floating seat body (130) has a pair of insertion spaces (136), and the second end portion (124) of the floating elastic terminal (120) is exposed from the pair of insertion spaces (136).
9. The floating connection structure according to claim 1, wherein The floating connection structure further includes: A mating connector (200) for mating with the floating connector (100), and including: A mating housing (210) having a terminal cavity (212) and a pair of mating interfaces (214) on one side of the terminal cavity (212); and A pair of mating terminals (220) fixed in the terminal cavity (212), wherein when the mating connector (200) is mated with the floating connector (100), the second end portion (124) of the floating elastic terminal (120) of the floating connector (100) enters the terminal cavity (212) through the mating interfaces (214), so that the floating elastic terminal (120) of the floating connector (100) contacts the mating terminals (220) of the mating connector (200).
10. The floating connection structure according to claim 9, wherein The mating terminals (220) have 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 a top portion (216) of the mating housing (210), and the fifth end portion (224) is arranged in the terminal cavity (212). The main body portion (132) of the floating seat body (130) has a pair of insertion spaces (136), and the second end portion (124) of the floating elastic terminal (120) is exposed from the pair of insertion spaces (136). The floating connection structure further includes: A mating connector (200) for mating with the floating connector (100), and including: A mating housing (210) having a terminal cavity (212) and a pair of mating interfaces (214) on one side of the terminal cavity (212); and A pair of mating terminals (220) fixed in the terminal cavity (212), wherein when the mating connector (200) is mated with the floating connector (100), the second end portion (124) of the floating elastic terminal (120) of the floating connector (100) enters the terminal cavity (212) through the mating interfaces (214), so that the floating elastic terminal (120) of the floating connector (100) contacts the mating terminals (220) of the mating connector (200). The mating terminals (220) have 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 a top portion (216) of the mating housing (210), and the fifth end portion (224) is arranged in the terminal cavity (212).