Direct connection type cable connector

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of cable adapters, and provides a direct connection type cable connector which comprises a connector body and a power connection terminal. The connector body is provided with a through insertion channel, and two ends of the insertion channel are respectively provided with a first insertion port and a second insertion port. The power connection terminal is inserted in the insertion channel and is provided with a first power connection head located in the first insertion port and a second power connection head located in the second insertion port. The flat cable can be inserted into the first insertion port and is electrically connected with the first power connection head; and the interface cable can be inserted into the second insertion port and is electrically connected with the second power connection head. The direct connection type cable connector can directly and electrically connect the interface cable and the flat cable, and has the advantages of being simple in structure, convenient to connect and low in production and manufacturing cost.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the technical field of cable adapters, and particularly relates to a direct connection type cable connector. BACKGROUND

[0002] OLED display screens are relatively fragile in their own screen bodies, and artificial assembly can easily cause screen breakage problems. Therefore, in the prior art, an automatic mechanical hand is usually used for assembly. However, the automatic mechanical hand cannot simultaneously assemble an interface cable and a flat cable (Camera FFC) in a camera when assembling an OLED display screen. Therefore, the two kinds of cables can only be connected through an additional PCB small plate, and the PCB small plate also needs to be correspondingly provided with an interface terminal corresponding to the interface cable and the flat cable. In this way, the assembly cost is additionally increased.

[0003] Therefore, there is an urgent need for a new type of cable adapter on the market to solve the problem of high connection cost of an interface cable and a flat cable through an adapter circuit board in the prior art. CONTENT OF THE INVENTION

[0004] The present disclosure provides a direct connection type cable connector to solve the problem of high connection cost of an interface cable and a flat cable through an adapter circuit board in the prior art.

[0005] The direct connection type cable connector provided by the present disclosure includes a connector body and an electrical connection terminal.

[0006] The connector body is provided with a through insertion channel, and the two ends of the insertion channel form a first insertion port and a second insertion port, respectively.

[0007] The electrical connection terminal is inserted into the insertion channel and has a first electrical connection head in the first insertion port and a second electrical connection head in the second insertion port.

[0008] The flat cable can be inserted into the first insertion port and electrically connected to the first electrical connection head.

[0009] The interface cable can be inserted into the second insertion port and electrically connected to the second electrical connection head.

[0010] In an implementation, the first electrical connection head includes a plurality of electrical connection pins arranged side by side.

[0011] The plurality of electrical connection pins each have a protruding extrusion section protruding towards the center of the first insertion port and can each be in one-to-one abutment with a cable head in the flat cable through the protruding extrusion section.

[0012] In an embodiment, a plurality of mutually spaced apart wire distribution grooves are arranged side by side in the bottom wall of the first insertion port.

[0013] The plurality of power connection pins are inserted into the wire distribution grooves one by one, and the protruding pressing sections are at least partially protruded upward from the wire distribution grooves.

[0014] In an embodiment, the second power connection head comprises a plurality of power connection strips arranged side by side.

[0015] The plurality of power connection strips are arranged on the top wall of the second insertion port, and have power connection surfaces facing the center of the second insertion port.

[0016] The power connection surfaces can be connected to the sub-wires in the interface cable one by one.

[0017] In an embodiment, the power connection terminal further comprises a limiting stopper.

[0018] The bottom wall of the second insertion port is further recessed to form a limiting port.

[0019] When the power connection terminal is inserted into the insertion channel, the limiting stopper is correspondingly clamped and limited in the limiting port.

[0020] In an embodiment, the power connection terminal further comprises an inverted hook clamping head.

[0021] When the power connection terminal is inserted into the insertion channel, the inverted hook clamping head can be correspondingly clamped in the recessed clamping groove in the insertion channel.

[0022] In an embodiment, the direct connection cable connector further comprises a clamping shell.

[0023] The clamping shell can be detachably clamped on the connector body, and is used for limiting and fixing the flat cable in the first insertion port.

[0024] In an embodiment, the clamping shell comprises an L-shaped insertion clamping head.

[0025] The connector body is provided with an insertion hole for inserting the insertion clamping head.

[0026] The insertion clamping head can be inserted into the insertion hole, and can be clamped and limited along the two sides of the flat cable.

[0027] In an embodiment, the clamping shell further comprises a pressing elastic arm.

[0028] The connector body is provided with a matching hole for inserting the pressing elastic arm.

[0029] The pressing elastic arm can be further inserted into the matching hole when pressed, and drive the plug-in connector head to deform and unlock from the plug-in hole.

[0030] In an implementation manner, a recess is arranged in the top of the connector body;

[0031] The locking shell can be correspondingly flushly embedded in the recess.

[0032] Compared with the prior art, the technical solution provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure has the following advantages:

[0033] The direct connection type cable connector provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure can correspondingly form two power connection positions for flat cables and interface cables to be plugged and connected to electricity by only installing and matching the connector body and the power terminal, and the flat cables and the interface cables are respectively plugged and fixed in the positions, so that the direct electrical connection of the interface cables and the flat cables can be realized, and the direct connection type cable connector has the beneficial effects of simple structure, convenient connection and low production cost.

[0034] In addition, the electronic device provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure includes the reel screen device described above, and can achieve the same beneficial effects, which will not be described here.

[0035] It should be understood that the content described in this section is not intended to identify key or important features of the embodiments of the present disclosure, nor is it used to limit the scope of the present disclosure. Other features of the present disclosure will become apparent from the following description. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0036] The above and other objects, features and advantages of the exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0037] In the drawings, identical or corresponding reference numerals indicate identical or corresponding parts.

[0038] Figure 1 A whole assembly perspective view of the direct connection type cable connector provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure is shown;

[0039] Figure 2 A structure explosion view of the direct connection type cable connector provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure is shown;

[0040] Figure 3 Another perspective view of the direct connection type cable connector provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure is shown;

[0041] Figure 4 Another perspective explosion view of the direct connection type cable connector provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure is shown.

[0042] Label explanation in the figure: 1, connector body; 11, first insertion port; 111, branch slot; 12, second insertion port; 121, limiting port; 13, insertion hole; 14, fitting hole; 15, recess;

[0043] 2, power terminal; 21, first power head; 211, power pin; 211a, protruding extrusion section; 22, second power head; 221, power pressure strip; 221a, power pressure surface; 23, barbed head; 24, limiting baffle;

[0044] 3, locking shell; 31, plug-in clamping head; 32, pressing elastic arm. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0045] In order to make the purpose, features and advantages of the present disclosure more obvious and easy to understand, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure will be described clearly and completely below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present disclosure, not all. Based on the embodiments in the present disclosure, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor are within the scope of protection of the present disclosure.

[0046] The embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail below in conjunction with the drawings.

[0047] In conjunction with Figure 1 and Figure 2 It is shown that the present embodiment provides a direct connection cable connector, which includes a connector body 1 and a power terminal 2; the connector body 1 is provided with a through insertion channel, and the two ends of the insertion channel form a first insertion port 11 and a second insertion port 12, respectively; the power terminal 2 is inserted and arranged in the insertion channel, and has a first power head 21 located in the first insertion port 11 and a second power head 22 located in the second insertion port 12; wherein the flat cable can be inserted into the first insertion port 11 and electrically connected with the first power head 21; the interface cable can be inserted into the second insertion port 12 and electrically connected with the second power head 22.

[0048] The direct connection cable connector can be specifically but not limited to applied to the connection of the interface cable and the flat cable (Camera FFC) in the camera in the OLED display screen, and the use process is described and explained in detail taking this as an example.

[0049] The direct connection cable connector provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure is used in specific use. First, the power connection terminal 2 is correspondingly inserted and fixed in the insertion channel in the connector body 1, and the first power connection head 21 and the second power connection head 22 in the power connection terminal 2 are correspondingly located in the first insertion port 11 and the second insertion port 12 at both ends of the insertion channel. In this way, the first insertion port 11 and the first power connection head 21 can form a power connection position for correspondingly inserting the flat cable, and the second insertion port 12 and the second power connection head 22 can form a power connection position for correspondingly inserting the interface cable. In this way, the direct connection cable connector can realize the direct electrical connection of the interface cable and the flat cable through the connector body 1 and the power connection terminal 2.

[0050] Compared with the prior art that the interface cable and the flat cable are connected through the adapter circuit board, the direct connection cable connector provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure can correspondingly form two power connection positions for the flat cable and the interface cable through the installation and cooperation of the connector body 1 and the power connection terminal 2. The flat cable and the interface cable are correspondingly inserted and fixed in the two power connection positions. The direct electrical connection of the interface cable and the flat cable can be realized. The direct connection cable connector has the beneficial effects of simple structure, convenient connection, and low production cost.

[0051] In an implementation manner, the first power connection head 21 includes a plurality of power connection pins 211 arranged side by side; and the plurality of power connection pins 211 respectively have a protruding extrusion section 211a protruding towards the center of the first insertion port 11, and can be respectively correspondingly abutted with each cable head in the flat cable through the protruding extrusion section 211.

[0052] Specifically, in combination with Figure 2 In further detail, the first power connection head 21 is specifically arranged to include a plurality of power connection pins 211 arranged side by side, and each power connection pin 211 further has a protruding extrusion section 211a protruding towards the center of the first insertion port 11. In this way, when the power connection end of the flat cable is correspondingly inserted into the first insertion port 11, the protruding extrusion section 211a in each power connection pin 211 can be respectively correspondingly electrically connected with a plurality of sub-cables in the flat cable.

[0053] Moreover, the power connection pin 211 can be specifically arranged of copper material. In this way, the protruding extrusion section 211a has excellent elastic deformation property in addition to good electrical conductivity. In this way, the protruding extrusion section 211a and the sub-cable of the flat cable can be tightly and firmly connected through elastic extrusion, so as to ensure the reliable electrical connection of the first power connection head 21 and the flat cable.

[0054] The specific arrangement of the first power connection head 21 has the beneficial effects of simple structure and reliable electrical connection with the flat cable.

[0055] In an embodiment, a plurality of mutually spaced apart wire distribution grooves 111 are arranged side by side in the bottom wall of the first insertion opening 11; and the plurality of electrical contact pins 211 are inserted into the wire distribution grooves 111 one by one, and the protruding extrusion sections 211a of the electrical contact pins 211 at least partially protrude upward from the wire distribution grooves 111.

[0056] Specifically, in combination with Figure 2 In further detail, a plurality of mutually spaced apart wire distribution grooves 111 are arranged side by side in the bottom wall of the first insertion opening 11, and the wire distribution grooves 111 can be arranged one by one in correspondence with the electrical contact pins 211 as described above, and the groove width and groove depth of the wire distribution grooves 111 can be adjusted and arranged in correspondence with the width and thickness of the electrical contact pins 211, and the protruding extrusion sections 211a of the electrical contact pins 211 at least partially protrude upward from the wire distribution grooves 111, so that the plurality of electrical contact pins 211 can be separated by the wire distribution grooves 111 as described above, thereby avoiding the problem of contact short circuit between two adjacent electrical contact pins 211, and the protruding extrusion sections 211a protruding from the wire distribution grooves 111 can ensure effective electrical contact with the flat cable.

[0057] The specific arrangement of the wire distribution grooves 111 has the beneficial effects of simple structure and avoidance of contact short circuit between adjacent electrical contact pins 211.

[0058] In an embodiment, the second electrical contact head 22 includes a plurality of electrical contact strips 221 arranged side by side; the plurality of electrical contact strips 221 are located on the top wall of the second insertion opening 12 and have electrical contact surfaces 221a facing the center of the second insertion opening 12; and the electrical contact surfaces 221a can be connected one by one in correspondence with the sub-wires in the interface cable.

[0059] Specifically, in combination with Figure 3 and Figure 4 In further detail, the second electrical contact head 22 is arranged to include a plurality of electrical contact strips 221 arranged side by side on the top wall of the second insertion opening 12, and each electrical contact strip 221 has an electrical contact surface 221a protruding toward the center of the second insertion opening 12, so that when the interface cable is inserted into the second insertion opening 12, the plurality of electrical contact strips 221 can be connected one by one in correspondence with the sub-wires in the interface cable through the electrical contact surfaces 221a.

[0060] Similarly, the electrical contact strips 221 can be made of copper, and the electrical contact surfaces 221a can be arranged in a rectangular shape, so as to sufficiently ensure that the electrical contact surfaces 221a have a large enough contact area to abut against the sub-wires in the interface cable.

[0061] The specific arrangement of the second electrical contact head 22 has the beneficial effects of simple structure and reliable electrical contact with the interface cable.

[0062] In an embodiment, the electrical connection terminal 2 is further provided with a limiting block 24; the bottom wall of the second insertion opening 12 is further provided with a limiting opening 121; when the electrical connection terminal 2 is inserted into the insertion channel, the limiting block 24 is correspondingly clamped and limited in the limiting opening 121.

[0063] Specifically, in combination with Figure 4 Further in detail, the electrical connection terminal 2 is further provided with the limiting block 24, and the second insertion opening 12 is further correspondingly provided with the limiting opening 121 in the bottom wall, so that when the electrical connection terminal 2 is inserted into the insertion channel of the connector body 1, the limiting block 24 can be correspondingly clamped and limited in the limiting opening 121, thereby realizing the installation of the electrical connection terminal 2 at a specific position in the insertion channel and ensuring the installation position correctness of the electrical connection terminal 2.

[0064] The specific setting mode of the limiting block 24 and the limiting opening 121 has the advantages of simple structure and the ability to ensure the installation position correctness of the electrical connection terminal 2 in the insertion channel.

[0065] In an embodiment, the electrical connection terminal 2 is further provided with a barbed clamping head 23; when the electrical connection terminal 2 is inserted into the insertion channel, the barbed clamping head 23 can be correspondingly clamped in the recessed clamping groove in the insertion channel.

[0066] Specifically, in combination with Figure 2 Further in detail, the electrical connection terminal 2 is further provided with the barbed clamping head 23, which can be specifically provided in the left and right side walls and the upper and lower side walls of the electrical connection terminal 2, and when the electrical connection terminal 2 is inserted into the insertion channel of the connector body 1, the barbed clamping head 23 can be correspondingly clamped in the recessed clamping groove in the insertion channel, thereby realizing the clamping installation of the electrical connection terminal 2 in the insertion channel of the connector body 1.

[0067] In addition, the electrical connection terminal 2 and the barbed clamping head 23 can be integrally prepared through an injection molding process, and the first electrical connection head 21 and the second electrical connection head 22 of the electrical connection terminal 2 are correspondingly provided as metal materials connected to each other.

[0068] In an embodiment, the direct connection type cable connector provided by the present disclosure further comprises a clamping shell 3; the clamping shell 3 can be detachably clamped on the connector body 1, and is used for limiting and fixing the flat cable in the first insertion opening 11.

[0069] Specifically, in combination with Figure 1 and Figure 2 Further in detail, the direct connection type cable connector further comprises the clamping shell 3, which can be detachably clamped on the connector body 1 and can also limit and fix the flat cable in the first insertion opening 11, so that the limiting and fixing effect of the flat cable can be further improved through the clamping shell 3, thereby ensuring the electrical connection reliability of the flat cable with the first electrical connection head 21 in the first insertion opening 11.

[0070] In an embodiment, the locking shell 3 comprises an L-shaped plug-in lug 31; the connector body 1 is provided with a plug-in hole 13 for the plug-in lug 31; the plug-in lug 31 can be plugged into the plug-in hole 13 and can be clamped and limited in the two side directions of the flat cable.

[0071] Specifically, in combination with Figure 2 and Figure 4 Further detailed description, the locking shell 3 comprises an L-shaped plug-in lug 31 which is arranged downward, and the connector body 1 is provided with a plug-in hole 13 for the plug-in lug 31, so that when the locking shell 3 is installed downward on the connector body 1, the plug-in lug 31 can be plugged into the plug-in hole 13 downward, and the plug-in lug 31 can be hooked and clamped with the bottom wall of the connector body 1 through its L-shaped structure, and the plug-in lug 31 can also clamp and limit the flat cable in the two side directions of the flat cable, thereby further improving the installation firmness of the flat cable in the first plug-in hole 11.

[0072] In an embodiment, the locking shell 3 further comprises a pressing elastic arm 32; the connector body 1 is provided with a matching hole 14 for the plug-in lug 32; the pressing elastic arm 32 can be further inserted into the matching hole 14 when pressed, and drive the plug-in lug 31 to be deformed and unlocked from the plug-in hole 13.

[0073] Specifically, in combination with Figure 2 Further detailed description, the locking shell 3 is further provided with a pressing elastic arm 32, and the connector body 1 is provided with a matching hole 14, so that when the locking shell 3 is installed downward on the connector body 1, the pressing elastic arm 32 can be correspondingly inserted into the matching hole 14, and the pressing elastic arm 32 can be further inserted into the matching hole 14 when pressed, thereby driving the plug-in lug 31 to be deformed, so that the locking shell 3 can be unlocked and disassembled from the connector body 1.

[0074] In an embodiment, the top of the connector body 1 is provided with a recess 15; the locking shell 3 can be correspondingly flushly embedded in the recess 15.

[0075] Specifically, in combination with Figure 2 Further detailed description, the top of the connector body 1 is further provided with a recess 15, and the overall shape and recess depth of the recess 15 can be respectively adapted according to the overall shape and thickness of the locking shell 3, so that the locking shell 3 can be correspondingly installed downward on the connector body 1 by being flushly embedded in the recess 15.

[0076] The recess 15 is provided, so that the locking shell 3 can be correspondingly flushly embedded in the connector body 1, and the structure size of the direct connection type cable connector is more compact.

[0077] Furthermore, the terms "first", "second", etc. are used only for descriptive purposes and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or an ordered ranking of indicated technical features. Thus, a feature defined with "first", "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In the description of the present disclosure, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more, unless otherwise specifically defined.

[0078] The above merely describes specific embodiments of the present disclosure, but the protection scope of the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily think of changes or replacements within the technical scope disclosed by the present disclosure, which should be covered within the protection scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the protection scope of the present disclosure should be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A direct connect cable connector characterized by, The utility model relates to a straight connection type cable connector, which comprises a connector body (1) and an electrical terminal (2). The connector body (1) is provided with a through plug-in channel, and the two ends of the plug-in channel are respectively formed into a first plug-in port (11) and a second plug-in port (12). The electrical terminal (2) is plug-in arranged in the plug-in channel and has a first electrical head (21) located in the first plug-in port (11) and a second electrical head (22) located in the second plug-in port (12). The flat cable can be plug-in arranged in the first plug-in port (11) and electrically connected with the first electrical head (21). The interface cable can be plug-in arranged in the second plug-in port (12) and electrically connected with the second electrical head (22).

2. The direct connect cable connector of claim 1, wherein, The first electrical head (21) comprises a plurality of electrical contact pins (211) arranged side by side. Each of the electrical contact pins (211) has a protruding extrusion section (211a) protruding towards the center of the first plug-in port (11) and can be in one-to-one correspondence with each cable head in the flat cable through the protruding extrusion section (211a).

3. The direct connect cable connector of claim 2, wherein, A plurality of mutually spaced apart wire separation grooves (111) are arranged side by side in the bottom wall of the first plug-in port (11). A plurality of the electrical contact pins (211) are plug-in arranged in the wire separation grooves (111) in one-to-one correspondence, and the protruding extrusion sections (211a) at least partially protrude upwards from the wire separation grooves (111).

4. The direct connect cable connector of claim 1, wherein, The second electrical head (22) comprises a plurality of electrical contact pressure strips (221) arranged side by side. The electrical contact pressure strips (221) are located on the top wall of the second plug-in port (12) and have electrical contact pressure surfaces (221a) facing the center of the second plug-in port (12). The electrical contact pressure surfaces (221a) can be in one-to-one correspondence with the sub-wires in the interface cable.

5. The direct connect cable connector of claim 1, wherein, The electrical terminal (2) is further provided with a limiting stop bar (24). The bottom wall of the second plug-in port (12) is further recessed to form a limiting port (121). When the electrical terminal (2) is plug-in arranged in the plug-in channel, the limiting stop bar (24) is correspondingly clamped and stopped in the limiting port (121).

6. The direct connect cable connector of claim 1, wherein, The electrical terminal (2) is further provided with an inverted hook clamping head (23). When the electrical terminal (2) is plug-in arranged in the plug-in channel, the inverted hook clamping head (23) can be correspondingly clamped in the recessed clamping groove in the plug-in channel.

7. The direct connect cable connector of any one of claims 1-6, wherein, The straight connection type cable connector further comprises a clamping and locking shell (3). The clamping and locking shell (3) is detachably clamped on the connector body (1) to limit and fix the flat cable in the first plug-in port (11).

8. The direct connect cable connector of claim 7, wherein, The clamping and locking shell (3) comprises an L-shaped plug-in clamping head (31). The connector body (1) is provided with a plug-in hole (13) for plug-in arrangement of the plug-in clamping head (31). The plug-in clamping head (31) can be plug-in arranged in the plug-in hole (13) and can be clamped and stopped along the two sides of the flat cable.

9. The direct connect cable connector of claim 8, wherein, The clamping and locking shell (3) further comprises a pressing elastic arm (32). The connector body (1) is provided with a matching hole (14) for plug-in arrangement of the pressing elastic arm (32). The pressing elastic arm (32) can be further inserted into the matching hole (14) when pressed, and drives the plug-in connector head (31) to deform and unlock from the plug-in hole (13).

10. The direct connect cable connector of claim 7, wherein, A recess (15) is arranged in the top of the connector body (1); The locking shell (3) can be correspondingly flushly embedded in the recess (15).

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