Combined connector structure

By using a modular connector structure and employing spring contacts and limiting slot snap-fit ​​design, the problem of large connector module size is solved, enabling its application in compact circuits and convenient assembly.

CN223956929UActive Publication Date: 2026-02-27DONGGUAN XINGKEJIEXIN ELECTRONICS
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Application Number
CN202520152794.7
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-01-21
Publication Date
2026-02-27
Estimated Expiration
2035-01-21

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Technical Problem

Existing connector modules are independent and spaced apart, resulting in a large size that is unsuitable for compact circuits and occupies circuit board space.

Method used

The connector adopts a modular structure, including a housing, a first body, a second body, a base, a first terminal group, a second terminal group, and a spring. The spring wraps around the first and second assembly parts to form a compact connection interface, and stable assembly is achieved through a limiting slide groove and a snap-fit ​​structure.

Benefits of technology

The reduced connector size facilitates its application in compact circuits, improves the space utilization of the circuit board, and the use of different colored materials to distinguish the main components avoids confusion and increases recognizability.

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Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of connectors, and particularly relates to a combined connector structure, which comprises a shell, a first main body, a second main body, a base, a first terminal group, a second terminal group and an elastic sheet, the shell is provided with a mounting cavity, the first main body extends upwards to form a first supporting part and a first assembling part, the bottom side is provided with a first positioning groove, and one side of the first supporting part is provided with a plurality of first terminal grooves; the second main body extends upwards to form a second supporting part and a second assembling part, a second positioning groove is formed in the bottom side of the second main body, the second assembling part and the first assembling part are attached to form a whole and are arranged in the mounting cavity, and the elastic piece wraps the first assembling part and the second assembling part; a plurality of second terminal grooves are formed in one side of the second supporting part; the base is connected with the first positioning groove and the second positioning groove; the base is provided with a first terminal fixing hole and a second terminal fixing hole, and the first terminal group passes through the first terminal fixing hole and extends into the first terminal groove; the second terminal group passes through the second terminal fixing hole and extends into the second terminal groove.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model belongs to connector technical field, especially relate to a combined connector structure. BACKGROUND

[0002] Electric connectors are components used to connect different parts of an electrical circuit, primarily for transmitting electrical signals or power. They are widely used in electronic devices, communication equipment, automobiles, household appliances, and other fields. Electric connectors come in a variety of types, including plugs, sockets, wiring terminals, pin headers, and female headers.

[0003] Most connectors on the market currently adopt a single structure, which results in the need to occupy a large amount of space on the circuit board when fixing the connector. Especially in cases where multiple connectors need to be fixed, the occupied area at the end of the circuit board is further increased, which easily leads to waste of circuit board space. With the miniaturization and integration of electronic devices, higher requirements are placed on connectors, i.e., to minimize the occupied space while ensuring reliable connection and improving the space utilization of the circuit board.

[0004] For example, Chinese Patent No. CN110444945B discloses an electric connector assembly and an electronic device, which includes at least two connector modules, an outer insulating cover, and an outer metal cover. Each connector module includes an insulator, a plurality of conductive terminals fixed to the insulator, and a metal shell surrounding the insulator. The insulator includes a base and a cantilever-shaped tongue plate extending forward from the base. Each conductive terminal includes a contact portion fixed to the tongue plate and at least partially exposed outside the tongue plate, a fixed portion connected to the contact portion and fixed in the base, and a mating portion connected to the fixed portion and extending outward beyond the insulator. The insulator and the metal shell collectively form a plug-in space for mating with a matching connector and a plug-in port at the front. The outer insulating cover and the outer metal cover form a space for the at least two connector modules. The outer insulating cover is sleeved around the outer periphery of the at least two connector modules, and the outer metal cover is sleeved around the outer periphery of the outer insulating cover. The outer metal cover is fixed to the metal shell by welding.

[0005] As can be seen, the technical solution disclosed in the above patent document sets up multiple connection modules, which are independent and arranged in sequence with intervals, thus increasing the overall volume of the connector and causing the connector to have a large size, which is not convenient for application in compact circuits. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0006] The utility model aims to provide a combined connector structure to solve the problem of large volume of the current connector with multiple connection modules, which is not conducive to application in compact circuits.

[0007] To achieve the above object, the utility model discloses a combined connector structure, including shell, first body, second body, base, first terminal group, second terminal group and elastic sheet, the shell is equipped with installation cavity, the first body extends upwards and is equipped with first support part and first assembly part, and the bottom side is equipped with first positioning slot, and one side of first support part is equipped with a plurality of first terminal slot, the second body extends upwards and is equipped with second support part and second assembly part, and the bottom side is equipped with second positioning slot, the second assembly part is attached with first assembly part and forms an entirety, and is located in installation cavity, and the elastic sheet is wrapped up the entirety formed by first assembly part and second assembly part, one side of second support part is equipped with a plurality of second terminal slot, the base is connected with first positioning slot and second positioning slot, the base is equipped with first terminal fixed orifices and second terminal fixed orifices, first terminal group passes through first terminal fixed orifices, and extends into first terminal slot, second terminal group passes through second terminal fixed orifices, and extends into second terminal slot.

[0008] Further, the first terminal slot is arranged on the side of the first support part away from the first assembly part, and the second terminal slot is arranged on the side of the second support part close to the second assembly part.

[0009] Further, the back side of the first assembly part is provided with a limiting sliding groove, the limiting sliding groove penetrates the top of the first assembly part and / or the bottom of the first body; the back side of the second assembly part is provided with a limiting sliding block, the limiting sliding block is used for cooperating with the limiting sliding groove, so that the first assembly part and the second assembly part form an entirety.

[0010] Further, the first body further extends upwardly to a limiting portion, the first support part is located between the limiting portion and the first assembly part; the limiting portion is limited on the outside of the shell.

[0011] Further, the two sides of the shell are stamping formed with elastic portions extending to the installation cavity.

[0012] Further, the combined connector structure further comprises a bottom plate, the bottom plate covers the bottom of the shell, and is used for limiting the base.

[0013] Further, at least two sides of the bottom plate are provided with upwardly bent connecting portions, the connecting portions are provided with clamping grooves, and the shell is provided with clamping blocks clamped with the clamping grooves.

[0014] Further, the elastic sheet comprises a top plate, the two sides of the top plate extend downwardly to side plates, and are located on one side of the first assembly part and the second assembly part respectively, the side plates are stamping formed with elastic arms; the lower end of the side plate is further provided with a first buckle hole, and the first assembly part and the second assembly part are provided with first buckles buckled with the first buckle hole correspondingly.

[0015] Further, both ends of the top plate are further provided with a fixed part bent to the outside of the shell, the fixed part is provided with a second buckle hole, and the outside of the shell is provided with a second buckle matched with the second buckle hole.

[0016] Further, both sides of the side plate are further provided with a bending part wrapping the corresponding first assembly part and the second assembly part.

[0017] The combination connector structure provided by the embodiment of the utility model has at least the following technical effects:

[0018] 1. The first assembly part and the second assembly part are assembled into the mounting cavity of the shell, and the first support part, the spring and the first terminal group form a connection interface, the second support part, the spring and the second terminal group form another connection interface, and the spring wraps the first assembly part and the second assembly part, so that the structure of the two connection interfaces is more compact, thereby reducing the overall size of the combination connector and enabling the combination connector to be welded on a compact circuit structure.

[0019] 2. The first main body, the second main body and the base are assembled to form a connector insulating seat main body, so that after the first terminal group and the second terminal group are assembled with the base, the first terminal group can be combined with the first support part through one end of the first terminal fixing hole, and the second main body is combined with the first main body, and the second terminal group is inserted into the second terminal groove.

[0020] 3. The first main body and the second main body can also be assembled by using materials of different colors to avoid confusion and increase the recognition degree. DRAWINGS

[0021] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments or the prior art description. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the utility model, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can also be obtained according to these drawings without creative labor.

[0022] Fig. 1 The structural diagram of the combination connector structure provided by the embodiment of the utility model.

[0023] Fig. 2 The exploded view of the combination connector structure provided by the embodiment of the utility model.

[0024] Fig. 3 The sectional view of the combination connector structure provided by the embodiment of the utility model. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] The embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below, examples of which are shown in the drawings, wherein the same or similar notations represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below by referring to the drawings are exemplary, and are intended to explain the embodiments of the present application, and cannot be understood as a limitation of the present application.

[0026] In the description of the embodiments of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "length", "width", "upper", "lower", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer" and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only intended to facilitate the description of the embodiments of the present application and simplify the description, and therefore cannot be understood as indicating or implying that the device or element referred to 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.

[0027] In addition, the terms "first", "second" are only used for descriptive purposes, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the technical features indicated. Therefore, the features defined with "first", "second" can explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the embodiments of the present application, the meaning of "multiple" is two or more, unless otherwise specifically limited.

[0028] In the embodiments of the present application, unless otherwise specifically defined and limited, the terms "mounting", "connecting", "connecting", "fixing" and the like should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be fixedly connected, or it can be detachably connected, or it can be integrated; 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; it can be the communication or interaction relationship between two elements. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the embodiments of the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0029] In an embodiment of the combined connector structure of the present application, please refer to Figs. 1-3The combined connector of the embodiment comprises a shell 100, a first main body 200, a second main body 300, a base 400, a first terminal group 500, a second terminal group 600 and a spring sheet 700. The shell 100 is provided with a mounting cavity 101, the first main body 200 is upwardly extended with a first supporting part 210 and a first assembling part 220, the bottom side is provided with a first positioning groove 201, and one side of the first supporting part 210 is provided with a plurality of first terminal grooves 211. The second main body 300 is upwardly extended with a second supporting part 310 and a second assembling part 320, and the bottom side is provided with a second positioning groove 301. The second assembling part 320 is integrally combined with the first assembling part 220 and arranged in the mounting cavity 101. The spring sheet 700 wraps the integral part formed by the first assembling part 220 and the second assembling part 320. Specifically, the first main body 200 and the second main body 300 can be further fixed by using the spring sheet 700 to increase stability, and at the same time, the spring sheet 700 is used to elastically fix another connector to be connected with the connector. One side of the second supporting part 310 is provided with a plurality of second terminal grooves 311; and the base 400 is connected in the first positioning groove 201 and the second positioning groove 301. The base 400 is provided with a first terminal fixing hole 401 and a second terminal fixing hole 402, the first terminal group 500 passes through the first terminal fixing hole 401 and extends into the first terminal groove 211; and the second terminal group 600 passes through the second terminal fixing hole 402 and extends into the second terminal groove 311.

[0030] The connector structure of the above embodiment is formed by assembling the first main body 200, the second main body 300 and the base 400 to form a connector insulating seat main body. Therefore, after the first terminal group 500 and the second terminal group 600 are assembled with the base 400, the first terminal group 500 can pass out of one end of the first terminal fixing hole 401 and can be combined with the first terminal groove 211 of the first supporting part 210, and then the second main body 300 is combined with the first main body 200, and at the same time, the second terminal group 600 extends into the second terminal groove 311. Therefore, the combined connector is more convenient to assemble. During assembly, the first assembling part 220 and the second assembling part 320 are assembled to the mounting cavity 101 of the shell 100, and the first supporting part 210, the spring sheet 700 and the first terminal group 500 form one connection interface, and the second supporting part 310, the spring sheet 700 and the second terminal group 600 form another connection interface. The spring sheet 700 wraps the first assembling part 220 and the second assembling part 320, so that the structure of the two connection interfaces is more compact, thereby reducing the overall size of the combined connector, so that it can be welded on a compact circuit structure. In addition, the first main body 200 and the second main body 300 can also be assembled by using materials of different colors to avoid confusion and increase recognition.

[0031] Further, please refer to Figs. 1-3The first terminal groove 211 is arranged on the side of the first supporting part 210 away from the first assembling part 220, and the second terminal groove 311 is arranged on the side of the second supporting part 310 close to the second assembling part 320. Thus, the length of the base 400 can be reduced, and when the second terminal group 600 is inserted into the second terminal groove 311 from the end of the base 400 and extends downward, the second supporting part 310 can support and limit the second terminal group 600, avoiding the problems of bending and deformation of the second terminal group 600, and increasing the strength of the second terminal group 600.

[0032] Further, please refer to Figs. 1-3 The back side of the first assembling part 220 is provided with a limiting sliding groove 221, and the limiting sliding groove 221 penetrates the top of the first assembling part 220 and / or the bottom of the first main body 200. The back side of the second assembling part 320 is provided with a limiting sliding block 321, and the limiting sliding block 321 is used to cooperate with the limiting sliding groove 221, so that the first assembling part 220 and the second assembling part 320 form an integral whole. Specifically, the limiting sliding groove 221 can be a T-shaped groove, a dovetail groove or an inclined groove. The limiting sliding block 321 corresponds to the structure of the limiting sliding groove 221.

[0033] Further, please refer to Figs. 1-3 The first main body 200 further extends upwardly to a limiting part 230, and the first supporting part 210 is located between the limiting part 230 and the first assembling part 220; the limiting part 230 is limited on the outside of the shell 100. Thus, the shell 100 is fixed by the limiting part 230 while the first main body 200 and the second main body 300 are fixed by the shell 100, increasing the stability of the assembly.

[0034] Further, please refer to Figs. 1-3 The two sides of the shell 100 are stamped and formed with elastic parts 102 extending to the mounting cavity. The elastic parts 102 form an elastic fixing structure of the connecting interface with the elastic sheet 700.

[0035] Further, the combined connector of the embodiment further comprises a bottom plate 800, which covers the bottom of the shell 100 and is used to limit the base 400. The base 400 is fixed.

[0036] Further, please refer to Figs. 1-3 At least two sides of the bottom plate 800 are provided with bending connecting parts 801 upwardly, and the connecting parts 801 are provided with clamping grooves 802, and the shell 100 is provided with clamping blocks 103 clamped with the clamping grooves 802. The bottom plate 800 and the shell 100 are connected as an integral whole.

[0037] Further, please refer to Figs. 1-3The side plate 720 is provided with a first buckle hole 722 at the lower end, and the first assembly part 220 and the second assembly part 320 are provided with a first buckle matched with the first buckle hole 722. Thus, the elastic sheet 700 is more stable and firm in assembly with the first assembly part 220 and the second assembly part 320, and the problem of loosening is avoided.

[0038] Further, referring to Figs. 1-3 The two ends of the top plate 710 are further provided with a fixing part 730 bent to the outside of the shell 100, the fixing part 730 is provided with a second buckle hole 731, and the outside of the shell 100 is provided with a second buckle 104 matched with the second buckle hole 731. In the embodiment, the elastic sheet 700 is connected and fixed with the shell 100, and the stability of the connection of the elastic sheet 700 is further increased. The elastic sheet 700 is connected with the shell 100, the effect of signal anti-interference is increased, and the stability of the signal transmission of the connector is ensured.

[0039] Further, referring to Figs. 1-3 Figs. 1-3 The two sides of the side plate 720 are further provided with a bending part 723, and the bending part 732 wraps the corresponding first assembly part 220 and second assembly part 320.

[0040] The above is only a preferred embodiment of the utility model, and is not used to limit the utility model. Any modification, equivalent replacement and improvement within the spirit and principle of the utility model should be included in the protection scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. A modular connector structure, characterized by, The utility model provides a terminal connector, including shell, first body, second body, base, first terminal group, second terminal group and elastic sheet, the shell is equipped with installation cavity, the first body extends upwards and is equipped with first support part and first assembly part, bottom side is equipped with first positioning slot, one side of first support part is equipped with a plurality of first terminal slot, the second body extends upwards and is equipped with second support part and second assembly part, bottom side is equipped with second positioning slot, second assembly part is pasted with first assembly part and forms an entirety, and is located in installation cavity, the elastic sheet is wrapped up the entirety formed by first assembly part and second assembly part, one side of second support part is equipped with a plurality of second terminal slot, the base is connected first positioning slot with second positioning slot, the base is equipped with first terminal fixed orifice and second terminal fixed orifice, first terminal group passes through first terminal fixed orifice, and extends into first terminal slot, second terminal group passes through second terminal fixed orifice, and extends into second terminal slot.

2. The combination connector structure of claim 1, wherein: The first terminal slot is arranged on the side of the first support part away from the first assembly part, and the second terminal slot is arranged on the side of the second support part close to the second assembly part.

3. The combination connector structure of claim 1, wherein: The back side of the first assembly part is provided with a limiting sliding groove, the limiting sliding groove penetrates the top of the first assembly part and / or the bottom of the first body, and the back side of the second assembly part is provided with a limiting sliding block, the limiting sliding block is used for cooperating with the limiting sliding groove to form an entirety of the first assembly part and the second assembly part.

4. The modular connector structure of any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: The first body further extends upwardly to a limiting portion, and the first support part is located between the limiting portion and the first assembly part.

5. The modular connector structure of any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: The limiting portion is limited on the outside of the shell.

6. The modular connector structure of any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: The two sides of the shell are stamped to form elastic portions extending to the installation cavity.

7. The modular connector structure of claim 6, wherein: A bottom plate is further included, which covers the bottom of the shell to limit the base.

8. The modular connector structure of any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: At least two sides of the bottom plate are provided with upwardly bent connecting portions, the connecting portions are provided with clamping grooves, and the shell is provided with clamping blocks clamped with the clamping grooves.

9. The combination connector structure of claim 8, wherein: The elastic sheet includes a top plate, the two sides of the top plate extend downwardly to side plates, and the side plates are located on one side of the first assembly part and the second assembly part respectively, and the side plates are stamped to form elastic arms.

10. The combination connector structure of claim 8, wherein: The two ends of the top plate are further provided with fixing portions bent to the outside of the shell, the fixing portions are provided with second buckling holes, and the outside of the shell is provided with second buckling blocks buckled with the second buckling holes. The two sides of the side plates are further provided with bent portions, and the bent portions wrap the corresponding first assembly part and second assembly part.

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    CN110444945B