Type-C terminal for gamepad and gamepad charging seat

By designing an injection-molded Type-C terminal and using positioning pins and surface mount welding, the problems of low welding efficiency and high cost of existing game controller charging docks have been solved, achieving an efficient and low-cost installation process.

CN223566916UActive Publication Date: 2025-11-18SHENZHEN LIDACHENG TECH CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202422801659.9
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-11-15
Publication Date
2025-11-18
Estimated Expiration
2034-11-15

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Technical Problem

The current method of soldering the charging terminals of game controller charging docks onto the circuit board is characterized by low automation, low soldering efficiency, and high cost.

Method used

Design a Type-C terminal for a game controller, including an insulating body and a conductive terminal. The conductive terminal is integrally molded by injection molding. The lower end face of the insulating body is provided with positioning posts for positioning. The solder end is fixed to the circuit board by surface mounting.

Benefits of technology

It achieves a high degree of automation in installation, improving installation efficiency and reducing costs.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a Type-C terminal for a gamepad, which comprises an insulating body and a conductive terminal arranged on the insulating body, and the conductive terminal comprises an upper terminal exposed out of the side surface of the upper end of the insulating body, and a lower terminal exposed out of the side surface of the lower end of the insulating body; the lower terminal is arranged at the lower end of the upper terminal and is electrically connected with the upper terminal; the lower terminal comprises a connecting end formed by bending the lower end of the upper terminal towards the outer side and a welding end which is connected with the outer side of the connecting end and is exposed out of the side surface of the lower end of the insulating body; the welding end is arranged in the horizontal direction, and the lower end face of the welding end is lower than the lower end face of the insulating body. The lower end face of the insulating body is provided with a positioning column protruding downwards. The utility model also discloses a game handle charging seat. The device is high in production efficiency and low in cost.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to a gamepad charging seat, more exactly a Type-C terminal for gamepad and gamepad charging seat. BACKGROUND

[0002] The gamepad charging seat usually comprises a shell, a circuit board arranged in the shell and a charging terminal arranged on the circuit board, the charging terminal of the existing gamepad charging seat comprises an insulating body and a conductive terminal arranged on the insulating body, the lower end of the conductive terminal extends out of the insulating body downward, the circuit board is provided with a conductive jack, the lower end of the conductive terminal is inserted into the conductive jack, and the conductive terminal is welded and fixed in the conductive jack by means of spot welding, so that the conductive terminal and the circuit board are electrically connected while being fixed. However, the existing charging terminal is fixed on the circuit board by means of plug-in and spot welding, which is low in automation, low in welding efficiency and high in cost. SUMMARY

[0003] The utility model discloses to solve the technical problem that the charging terminal of the prior art gamepad charging seat is welded on the circuit board, low efficiency and high cost, and provides a Type-C terminal for gamepad and gamepad charging seat.

[0004] To solve the above technical problems, the utility model adopts the technical scheme of designing a Type-C terminal for gamepad, which comprises an insulating body and a conductive terminal arranged on the insulating body.

[0005] The upper terminal exposes the upper end side of the insulating body.

[0006] The lower terminal is arranged at the lower end of the upper terminal and is electrically connected with the upper terminal, the lower terminal comprises a connecting end bent outward from the lower end of the upper terminal and a welding end exposed at the lower end side of the insulating body and connected with the outer side of the connecting end, the welding end is arranged horizontally, and the lower end surface of the welding end is lower than the lower end surface of the insulating body.

[0007] The lower end surface of the insulating body is provided with a positioning column protruding downward.

[0008] The conductive terminal and the insulating body are integrally formed by injection molding.

[0009] The positioning column comprises two.

[0010] The conductive terminal comprises multiple rows arranged uniformly and spaced, and the lower terminals of the adjacent two rows of conductive terminals are arranged in opposite directions.

[0011] The insulating body comprises:

[0012] an upper insulating body vertically arranged, and the upper terminal exposing a side surface of the upper insulating body;

[0013] a lower insulating body arranged at a lower end of the upper insulating body, a width of the lower insulating body in a left-right direction being greater than a width of the upper insulating body in the left-right direction, and the upper insulating body being located in the center of the lower insulating body in the left-right direction; the positioning column being arranged on a lower end surface of the lower insulating body, the lower terminal being arranged on the lower insulating body, and the welding end exposing both sides of the lower insulating body in the left-right direction.

[0014] The utility model also provides a gamepad charging seat, including casing and the circuit board who sets up in the casing, the gamepad charging seat has the type -C terminal for gamepad above,

[0015] The circuit board is provided with a positioning hole and a conductive contact printed on the outside of the positioning hole, the positioning column is inserted into the positioning hole, and the welding end is fixedly welded with the conductive contact by the patch method.

[0016] The casing includes an upper casing and a lower casing arranged at the lower end of the upper casing; the circuit board is arranged between the upper casing and the lower casing; the upper surface of the upper casing is provided with a downwardly recessed handle positioning groove, the handle positioning groove is provided with a terminal hole, and the upper end of the insulating body is inserted into the terminal hole and protrudes from the bottom surface of the handle positioning groove.

[0017] The gamepad charging seat further includes a USB charging end arranged on the casing, and the USB charging end is electrically connected with the circuit board.

[0018] The handle positioning groove includes two parallelly arranged ones.

[0019] The utility model discloses a gamepad charging seat, including casing and the circuit board who sets up in the casing, the gamepad charging seat has the type -C terminal for gamepad above, BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0020] The utility model discloses a Type-C terminal for gamepad will be introduced in detail below, and the drawings are as follows:

[0021] Fig. 1 It is the structure diagram of Type-C terminal for gamepad of the utility model;

[0022] Fig. 2 It is the structure diagram of another perspective of Type-C terminal for gamepad of the utility model;

[0023] Fig. 3 It is the structure diagram of conductive terminal of Type-C terminal for gamepad of the utility model;

[0024] Fig. 4 It is the structure diagram of gamepad charging seat of the utility model;

[0025] Fig. 5 It is the structure diagram of another perspective of gamepad charging seat of the utility model;

[0026] Fig. 6 It is the exploded view of gamepad charging seat of the utility model. Specific embodiments

[0027] The specific embodiments of the utility model will be further described below in combination with the drawings:

[0028] Please see Figs. 1-3 The Type-C terminal 10 for gamepad of the utility model includes insulating body 1 and conductive terminal 2. Wherein:

[0029] The insulating body 1 is mainly used to play the role of supporting, fixed and insulating isolation conductive terminal. The lower end surface of insulating body 1 is provided with the positioning column 11 that projects downward. Positioning column 11 is used to cooperate with the positioning hole on the circuit board and realizes the positioning installation. In this specific embodiment, for the convenience of positioning, the positioning column includes two.

[0030] Conductive terminal 2 is arranged on the insulating body. Conductive terminal 2 is used for electric connection, and it is made of metal material. The conductive terminal 2 includes upper terminal 21 and lower terminal 22. Wherein:

[0031] The upper terminal 21 exposes the upper end side of the insulating body. The upper terminal is used for electric connection with the charging port of gamepad.

[0032] The lower terminal 22 is arranged at the lower end of the upper terminal and is electrically connected with the upper terminal; the lower terminal 22 comprises a connecting end 221 which is bent outward from the lower end of the upper terminal and a welding end 222 which is connected with the outer side of the connecting end and exposes the lower end side surface of the insulating body; the welding end is arranged horizontally and the lower end surface of the welding end is lower than the lower end surface of the insulating body. The lower terminal is used for electrical connection with the circuit board. The lower end surface of the welding end can be slightly lower than the lower end surface of the insulating body for convenient welding.

[0033] By arranging the insulating body and the conductive terminal, the conductive terminal comprises an upper terminal and a lower terminal, the upper terminal exposes the upper end side surface of the insulating body; the lower terminal is arranged at the lower end of the upper terminal and is electrically connected with the upper terminal; the lower terminal comprises a connecting end which is bent outward from the lower end of the upper terminal and a welding end which is connected with the outer side of the connecting end and exposes the lower end side surface of the insulating body; the welding end is arranged horizontally and the lower end surface of the welding end is lower than the lower end surface of the insulating body; the lower end surface of the insulating body is provided with a positioning column which protrudes downward. Thus, when the conductive terminal is mounted on the circuit board, the positioning column of the insulating body can be used to realize the positioning with the circuit board, and then the welding end of the conductive terminal can be welded on the circuit board in the manner of SMT (Surface Mount Technology), which is not only convenient to install, but also has high degree of automation, high installation efficiency and low cost.

[0034] In the specific embodiment, the conductive terminal and the insulating body are integrally formed by injection molding.

[0035] In the specific embodiment, the conductive terminal comprises multiple rows which are arranged uniformly and the lower terminals of the adjacent two rows of conductive terminals are arranged in opposite directions. The adjacent conductive terminals arranged in opposite directions can better utilize the space and reduce the volume of the Type-C terminal.

[0036] In the specific embodiment, the insulating body 1 comprises an upper insulating plate body 12 and a lower insulating body 13. Wherein:

[0037] The upper insulating plate body 12 is arranged vertically and the upper terminal exposes the side surface of the upper insulating plate body.

[0038] The lower insulating body 13 is arranged at the lower end of the upper insulating plate body, the width of the lower insulating body in the left-right direction is greater than the width of the upper insulating plate body in the left-right direction, and the upper insulating plate body 12 is located in the center of the lower insulating body 13 in the left-right direction; the positioning column 11 is arranged on the lower end surface of the lower insulating body 13, the lower terminal 22 is arranged on the lower insulating body 13, and the welding end 222 exposes the left and right sides of the lower insulating body 13.

[0039] The width of the lower insulation body in the left-right direction is greater than the width of the upper insulation body in the left-right direction, so that the connection between the upper terminal and the lower terminal can be better insulated, and the Type-C terminal is also convenient to install.

[0040] Please see Figs. 4-6 The utility model gamepad charging seat includes shell 3, circuit board 4, type C terminal 10 for gamepad, wherein:

[0041] The shell 3 is mainly its protection and support effect, in the specific embodiment, the shell 3 includes upper shell 31 and lower shell 32 arranged at the lower end of the upper shell, the upper surface of the upper shell 31 is provided with downward recessed handle positioning groove 311, and the handle positioning groove 311 is provided with terminal hole 312.

[0042] In the specific embodiment, the handle positioning groove includes two parallelly arranged, so that two gamepads can be charged simultaneously.

[0043] The circuit board 4 is arranged in the shell, in the specific embodiment, the circuit board 4 is arranged between the upper shell and the lower shell.

[0044] The structure of the type C terminal 10 for gamepad is as Figs. 1-3 Shown.

[0045] The circuit board 4 is provided with positioning hole 41 and conductive contact (not shown in the figure) printed on the outer side of the positioning hole, the positioning column 11 is inserted into the positioning hole 41, and the welding end 222 is welded and fixed with the conductive contact by the patch method.

[0046] In the specific embodiment, the upper end of the insulation body 1 is inserted into the terminal hole 312 and protrudes from the bottom surface of the handle positioning groove.

[0047] In the specific embodiment, the gamepad charging seat further includes USB charging end 5 arranged on the shell, and the USB charging end is electrically connected with the circuit board.

[0048] The utility model can realize the positioning of the circuit board by the positioning column of the insulation body when the conductive terminal is installed on the circuit board, and then the welding end of the conductive terminal can be welded on the circuit board by the patch method, which is not only convenient to install, but also has high automation degree, high installation efficiency and low cost.

[0049] The above merely describes preferred embodiments of the present application and is not intended to limit the present application, and any modification, equivalent replacement, and improvement within the spirit and principle of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A Type-C terminal for a game controller, comprising an insulating body and conductive terminals disposed on the insulating body, characterized in that: The conductive terminal includes: The upper terminal is exposed on the upper side of the insulating body; The lower terminal is disposed below the upper terminal and electrically connected to the upper terminal; the lower terminal includes a connecting end formed by bending the lower end of the upper terminal outward and a welding end connected to the outer side of the connecting end and exposed on the lower side of the insulating body; the welding end is arranged horizontally and the lower end surface of the welding end is lower than the lower end surface of the insulating body. The lower end face of the insulating body is provided with a downward protruding positioning post.

2. The Type-C terminal for a game controller according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conductive terminal and the insulating body are integrally formed by injection molding.

3. The Type-C terminal for a game controller according to claim 2, characterized in that: The positioning posts include two.

4. The Type-C terminal for a game controller according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conductive terminals include multiple rows evenly spaced apart, with the lower terminals of adjacent rows of conductive terminals facing opposite directions.

5. The Type-C terminal for a game controller according to claim 1, characterized in that: The insulating body includes: An upper insulating body is vertically arranged, and the upper terminal is exposed on the side of the upper insulating body; A lower insulating body is disposed at the lower end of the upper insulating body. The width of the lower insulating body in the left-right direction is greater than the width of the upper insulating body in the left-right direction, and the upper insulating body is located at the center of the lower insulating body in the left-right direction. The positioning post is disposed on the lower end surface of the lower insulating body, the lower terminal is disposed on the lower insulating body, and the welding end protrudes from the left and right sides of the lower insulating body.

6. A game controller charging dock, comprising a housing and a circuit board disposed within the housing, characterized in that: The game controller charging dock has a Type-C terminal for a game controller as described in any one of claims 1 to 5; The circuit board has positioning holes and conductive contacts printed on the outside of the positioning holes. The positioning post is inserted into the positioning hole, and the welding end is welded to the conductive contact by a surface mount method.

7. The game controller charging dock according to claim 6, characterized in that: The housing includes an upper housing and a lower housing located at the lower end of the upper housing; the circuit board is located between the upper housing and the lower housing; the upper surface of the upper housing is provided with a downwardly recessed handle positioning groove, the handle positioning groove is provided with a terminal hole, and the upper end of the insulating body is inserted into the terminal hole and protrudes from the bottom surface of the handle positioning groove.

8. The game controller charging dock according to claim 7, characterized in that: The game controller charging dock also includes a USB charging terminal on the housing, which is electrically connected to the circuit board.

9. The game controller charging dock according to claim 7, characterized in that: The handle positioning slot includes two that are arranged in parallel.