Fisheye terminal and novel plug connector

By designing fisheye terminals and utilizing the structure of guide, clamping, and positioning parts, the terminals are stably secured to the PCB, solving the problem of poor soldering and improving the reliability and yield of the connection.

CN223665685UActive Publication Date: 2025-12-12东莞市科晟电子有限公司
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202422937460.9
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-11-29
Publication Date
2025-12-12
Estimated Expiration
2034-11-29

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Technical Problem

In existing connectors, the soldering of terminals to the PCB is prone to poor soldering or empty soldering, resulting in poor electrical signal transmission. Furthermore, soldering defects are difficult to detect and correct under vibration or external force.

Method used

The design incorporates a fisheye terminal with a fisheye-shaped slot at the end. Guide, clamping, and positioning parts are formed on both sides of the periphery. The terminal is directly inserted into the positioning slot of the PCB through these structures. The shoulder of the positioning part limits the insertion depth, and the clamping part abuts against the inner wall of the slot to achieve stable locking without soldering.

Benefits of technology

It improves the stability of terminals and PCBs, reduces the complexity of soldering operations, increases yield, and enhances the reliability of electrical signal transmission.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a fisheye terminal and a novel plug connector. A hole groove which is in a fisheye shape and penetrates through a terminal body in the radial direction is formed in the middle of one end of the terminal body. According to the utility model, the fisheye-shaped hole groove is arranged at the end part of the terminal, and the guide part, the clamping part and the positioning part are formed at the two sides of the periphery of the fisheye-shaped hole groove, so that the fisheye-shaped end part can be directly inserted into the positioning hole groove with a conduction structure on a PCB (Printed Circuit Board) in the conduction process of the terminal, and the insertion depth of the fisheye terminal is limited through the shoulder on the positioning part; the protruding middle part of the clamping part abuts against the inner wall of the positioning hole groove, so that the terminal can be stably clamped on the PCB without welding, the operation is efficient and rapid, and the yield is high.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of connector, especially to fish eye terminal and a novel plug connector. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the current connector design, the terminal is generally straightly inserted and fixed on the rubber core, and one end or both ends of the terminal extends straight to the outside of the rubber core. During assembly, the terminal end is directly welded and fixed on the PCB to realize electrical signal connection. However, in actual production, problems of poor electrical signal transmission may occur, mainly because of virtual welding or internal empty welding problems in the welding operation. The welding defects cannot be found by visual inspection after welding is completed, but when vibration or external force pulling occurs, the welding part of the terminal and the PCB may become loose or even separated, which further affects the electrical signal transmission. SUMMARY

[0003] In view of the problems existing in the prior art, the utility model provides fish eye terminal and a novel plug connector. The terminal end is provided with a fish eye-shaped hole slot, and a guide part, a clamping part and a positioning part are formed on the two sides of the periphery. During the terminal guiding process, the fish eye end is directly inserted into the positioning hole slot provided with a guide structure on the PCB, so that the terminal can be stably clamped on the PCB. The operation is efficient and fast, and the yield is high.

[0004] To solve the above technical problems, the utility model adopts a technical scheme as follows:

[0005] The fish eye terminal comprises a conductive terminal body, and a fish eye-shaped hole slot is formed in the middle of one end of the terminal body and penetrates the terminal body in the radial direction.

[0006] As a further elaboration of the above technical scheme:

[0007] In the above technical scheme, one end of the terminal body sequentially comprises a guide part, a clamping part and a positioning part in the axial direction: the clamping part is an arc-shaped structure with a protruding middle part, and the hole slot is formed on the clamping part; the positioning part is connected with the terminal body and has an outer profile smaller than that of the terminal body, and comprises a shoulder beside the hole slot; the guide part is a horn structure or a conical structure, and the smaller end is arranged at the end of the terminal.

[0008] In the above technical scheme, the guide part, the clamping part, the positioning part and the terminal body are integrally formed.

[0009] The utility model adopts a technical scheme as follows:

[0010] The utility model provides a novel plug connector, which comprises a rubber core and one or more than one terminal, each of the terminals is arranged in parallel and has one end penetrating through the rubber core and extending to the outside of the rubber core, and each of the terminals is a fish-eye terminal according to any one of the preceding technical solutions.

[0011] As a further elaboration of the above technical solutions:

[0012] In the above technical solutions, the terminal body is in I-shaped or L-shaped structure, and the cross section is circular, elliptical or polygonal.

[0013] In the above technical solutions, one end of the rubber core is further formed with a fool-proof structure.

[0014] In the above technical solutions, the rubber core and each of the terminal bodies are integrally formed.

[0015] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the beneficial effects that: by arranging a fish-eye hole and groove at the end of the terminal, and forming a guide portion, a clamping portion and a positioning portion on the two sides of the periphery, in the process of guiding the terminal, the fish-eye end can be directly inserted into the positioning hole and groove provided with a conductive structure on the PCB, the insertion depth of the fish-eye terminal is limited by the shoulder on the positioning portion, the middle part of the clamping portion is abutted against the inner wall of the positioning hole and groove, the terminal can be stably clamped on the PCB without welding, the operation is efficient and quick, and the yield is high. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 is a structural schematic view of the terminal in the embodiment;

[0017] Figure 2 is a structural schematic view of the connector in the embodiment.

[0018] In the figure: 10, terminal body; 11, guide portion; 12, clamping portion; 13, positioning portion; 20, rubber core; 1, hole and groove; 2, shoulder; 3, fool-proof structure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0019] The utility model will be further described in detail in combination with the drawings.

[0020] The embodiments described with reference to the drawings are exemplary and are intended to serve for explaining the present application and cannot be understood as a limitation of the present application. In the description of the present application, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise" and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the purpose of facilitating the description of the present application and simplifying the description, and therefore cannot be understood as indicating or implying that the devices or elements indicated must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation of the present application. In addition, the terms "first", "second" are only for the purpose of description and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the technical features indicated. Therefore, the features defined as "first", "second" can explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present application, the meaning of "several", "a plurality of" is two or more, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited. In the present application, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "mounting", "connection", "connection", "fixing" and the like should be understood broadly, for example, it can be fixedly connected, or it can be detachably connected, or it can be integrally connected; 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, or it can be connected between two elements. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances. In the present application, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the "upper" or "lower" of the first feature with respect to the second feature can include the first and second features directly contacting, or the first and second features not directly contacting but contacting through another feature between them. Moreover, the "upper", "above" and "on" of the first feature with respect to the second feature includes the first feature directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or only indicates that the horizontal height of the first feature is higher than that of the second feature. The "below", "below" and "below" of the first feature with respect to the second feature includes the first feature directly below and obliquely below the second feature, or only indicates that the horizontal height of the first feature is less than that of the second feature.

[0021] As Figure 1 shown, the fisheye terminal includes a conductive terminal body 10, and a hole slot 1 is formed in the middle of one end of the terminal body 10 and penetrates the terminal body 10 in the radial direction.

[0022] Further, the terminal body 10 is sequentially formed with a guide portion 11, a clamping portion 12 and a positioning portion 13 at one end portion in the axial direction: the clamping portion 12 is an arc-shaped structure with a middle portion protruding and a hole slot 1 is formed on the clamping portion 12; the positioning portion 13 is connected with the terminal body 10 and has an outer profile smaller than that of the terminal body 10, and a shoulder 2 is arranged beside the hole slot 1; the guide portion 11 is a horn structure or a frustum structure, and the smaller end is arranged at the end of the terminal.

[0023] In the embodiment, the guide portion 11, the clamping portion 12, the positioning portion 13 and the terminal body 10 are integrally formed.

[0024] During the connection and fixation, the guide portion 11, the clamping portion 12 and the positioning portion 13 can be directly inserted into the positioning hole slot with a through structure arranged on the PCB, the shoulder 2 on the positioning portion 13 can limit the insertion depth of the fish-eye terminal, and the protruding middle portion of the clamping portion 12 can abut against the inner wall of the positioning hole slot, so that the terminal can be stably clamped on the PCB without welding the guide portion 11 on the PCB, and in the application, the guide portion 11 can be directly bent and pressed against the other end portion of the PCB to further tightly fix the terminal on the PCB, so as to avoid the separation of the terminal and the PCB or reduce the probability of the separation of the terminal and the PCB due to vibration or external force pulling, without welding operation, with high yield, efficient operation and high efficiency.

[0025] As shown in Figure 2 one application embodiment of the above embodiment is a new plug connector, which comprises a rubber core 20 and one or more than one terminal, each of the terminals is arranged in parallel and the end portion of each of the terminals extends to the outside of the rubber core 20; each of the terminals is the fish-eye terminal in the above embodiment.

[0026] Further, the terminal body 10 is an I-shaped or L-shaped structure, and the cross section is circular, elliptical or polygonal.

[0027] In the embodiment, the rubber core 20 is further formed with a foolproof structure 3 at one end portion, so as to quickly and accurately assemble the rubber core and other components; in the production, each of the terminal bodies 10 is put into a mold to be integrally formed with the rubber core 20, without subsequent assembly process, so as to improve the production efficiency and reduce the production cost.

[0028] The above is not intended to limit the technical scope of the utility model in any way, and any modification, equivalent change and modification made according to the technical essence of the utility model to the above embodiments still belong to the technical solution range of the utility model.

Claims

1. A fish-eye terminal comprising a terminal body capable of conducting electricity, characterized in that, The middle part of the one end of the terminal body is formed with a fish-eye-shaped hole slot penetrating the terminal body in the radial direction.

2. The fisheye terminal according to claim 1, characterized by The one end of the terminal body is sequentially formed with a guide part, a clamping part and a positioning part in the axial direction: the clamping part is an arc-shaped structure with a middle part protruding and the hole slot is formed on the clamping part; the positioning part is connected with the terminal body and has an outer profile smaller than that of the terminal body, and includes a shoulder arranged beside the hole slot; the guide part is a horn structure or a frustum structure, and the smaller end of the guide part is arranged at the end of the terminal.

3. The fisheye terminal according to claim 2, characterized by The guide part, the clamping part, the positioning part and the terminal body are integrally formed.

4. A novel plug connector comprising a rubber core and one or more terminals, each of said terminals being arranged in parallel and having one end portion thereof passing through said rubber core and extending to the outside thereof; characterized in that, Each of the terminals is the fish-eye terminal as claimed in any one of claims 1-3.

5. A novel plug connector according to claim 4, characterized in that The terminal body is an I-shaped or L-shaped structure, and the cross section of the terminal body is circular, elliptical or polygonal.

6. A novel plug connector according to claim 4, characterized in that The one end of the glue core is further formed with a fool-proof structure.

7. A novel plug connector according to claim 4, characterized in that The glue core and each of the terminal bodies are integrally formed.