Simple FPC connector

By designing a simplified FPC connector's insertion structure and fixing it with a rigid plate, the problem of needing to remove the original connector head in existing FPC connectors was solved, enabling widely applicable device connections.

CN224036667UActive Publication Date: 2026-03-24SHENZHEN LIANSHENGXIN ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-13
Publication Date
2026-03-24

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Technical Problem

Existing FPC connectors require the removal of the original connector head when connecting different devices and must be matched with the device to be connected, resulting in a narrow range of applications and making them unsuitable for devices with a large number of communications.

Method used

A simplified FPC connector was designed, including male and female connectors, equipped with male and female sockets, and fixed by a rigid plate. It supports flexible matching of pins and sockets to meet the connection needs of different devices.

Benefits of technology

It enables connection without removing the original connector, has a wide range of applications, supports the signal transmission needs of different devices, and is highly adaptable.

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Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of integrated circuits, and discloses a simple FPC connector, which comprises an FPC circuit board, plug-in male heads and plug-in female heads, plug-in male ports are installed at two ends of the FPC circuit board, plug-in female ports are installed at positions, corresponding to the plug-in male ports, of the back surface of the FPC circuit board, hard boards are sleeved on the two groups of plug-in male ports and the two groups of plug-in female ports, and the two groups of plug-in male ports and the two groups of plug-in female ports are connected with the FPC circuit board. The plugging male head is connected with the plugging female port in a plugging manner, the plugging female head is connected with the plugging male port in a plugging manner, the FPC circuit board is provided with a plurality of groups of signal circuits, and the plugging ports at the two ends are connected through the signal circuits, so that the device can be used for connection no matter a plug with a contact pin or a plug with a contact pin hole is arranged on equipment to be connected; the connector is compact and reasonable in structural design, an original connector does not need to be taken off, then a connector corresponding to the connector is continuously welded, the connector can be directly used for connection, and the connector is convenient to use and wide in application range.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to integrated circuit technical field, concretely is a simple FPC connector. BACKGROUND

[0002] FPC connector is a kind of flexible circuit board, it is with light weight, thin, can freely bend and fold Excellent characteristics and be popular, it is with the printing circuit of the excellent flexibility of the highly reliable that the polyester film or polyimide is substrate, by embedding circuit design on bendable thin plastic sheet, a large number of precision components are embedded in narrow and limited space, to form bendable flexible circuit.This kind of circuit can be bent, folded, light in weight, small in size, good in heat dissipation, easy to install, break through the traditional interconnection technology.In the structure of flexible circuit, the material that is composed is insulating film, conductor and adhesive etc.

[0003] FPC connector is the printed circuit made of flexible insulating substrate, has many advantages that hard printed circuit board does not have, can be freely bent, wound, folded, can be arranged arbitrarily according to space layout, and is moved and stretched in three-dimensional space, to achieve the integration of component assembly and wire connection, using FPC can greatly reduce the volume and weight of electronic product, meet the needs of the development of electronic products to high density, miniaturization, high reliability.FPC has been widely used in the fields or products of aerospace, military, mobile communication, portable computer, computer peripheral, PDA, digital camera, FPC also has good heat dissipation and weldability and easy to assemble, low comprehensive cost and other advantages, the design of soft and hard combination also makes up for the slight deficiency of flexible substrate in component carrying capacity to some extent.

[0004] When connecting some devices, most devices are provided with patch connector at the place to be connected, if FPC connector is needed to connect different devices, the original connector needs to be separated from the solder pad, and then the connecting head corresponding to the FPC connector is welded, and the corresponding connecting head is connected with the FPC connector. Or use the FPC connector matched with the original device, but these FPC connectors have narrow application, except for use on this device, almost useless, use it on new device needs to change the connecting head, and can not be applied to the device with more communication quantity than the original device. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0005] TECHNICAL PROBLEM SOLVED

[0006] In view of the deficiencies of prior art, the utility model provides a simple FPC connector to solve the problems of removing the original connecting head when connecting and the connector needing to be matched with the device to be connected in the background art.

[0007] (II) Technical solutions

[0008] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model provides the following technical scheme: a simple FPC connector, including FPC circuit board, plug male head and plug female head, both ends of FPC circuit board are installed plug male mouth, the back of FPC circuit board corresponds the plug female mouth of plug male mouth and is installed, two sets of plug male mouth and two sets of plug female mouth are all sleeved with hard board, and plug male head is connected with plug female head, and plug female head is connected with plug male head.

[0009] Preferably, two groups of fixing holes are formed in the four groups of hard boards, fixing holes are formed in the FPC circuit board corresponding to the fixing holes, the four groups of hard boards are fixed and installed on both ends of the FPC circuit board by the bolts passing through the hard boards, the FPC circuit board and the other group of hard boards in turn, and through holes are formed in the four groups of hard boards, and through holes are formed in the FPC circuit board corresponding to the through holes.

[0010] Preferably, a plurality of signal circuits are arranged on the FPC circuit board, and contacts are arranged at both ends of the plurality of signal circuits.

[0011] Preferably, a plurality of soldering pins corresponding to the plurality of contacts are arranged below the plug male mouth, the contacts are connected with the soldering pins and electrically connected, a plurality of pins corresponding to the plurality of soldering pins are arranged on the plug male mouth, and the soldering pins are electrically connected with the pins.

[0012] Preferably, a plurality of pin holes corresponding to the plurality of pins are arranged on the plug female mouth, the plug female mouth is electrically connected with the plug male mouth through the through hole, and the pins are electrically connected with the pin holes.

[0013] Preferably, a plurality of plug pins corresponding to the plurality of pin holes are arranged on the plug male head, the plug pins are inserted into the pin holes, and the plug pins are electrically connected with the pin holes, a plurality of plug pin holes corresponding to the plurality of pins are arranged on the plug female head, the pins are inserted into the plug pin holes, and the plug pin holes are electrically connected with the pins.

[0014] (III) Beneficial effects

[0015] Compared with the prior art, the utility model provides a simple FPC connector, which has the following beneficial effects:

[0016] 1、 this simple FPC connector is provided with plug male mouth and plug female mouth, and a plurality of signal circuits are arranged, without removing the original connector, the connector corresponding to the connector can be welded again, the device can be directly used for connection, convenient to use, and widely applicable.

[0017] 2, the setting has the plug male mouth with the plug pin and the plug female mouth with the plug pin hole, no matter the device on the device to be connected is the plug with the plug pin or the plug with the plug pin hole, can use the device to connect, do not need to take off the original connector and connect the connector corresponding to the connector, convenient to use.

[0018] 3, the FPC circuit board is provided with more signal circuits, and the plug with the number of pins or the number of holes can be reduced, as long as the number of signals to be transmitted is less than or equal to the number of signal circuits, the device can be used for connection, and the application range is very wide. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 It is the whole structure schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 2 It is the back schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 3 It is the hard board place schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0022] Figure 4 It is the FPC circuit board connection place schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0023] Figure 5 It is the plug male mouth schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0024] Figure 6 It is the FPC circuit board and plug male mouth connection schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0025] Figure 7 It is the plug male head schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0026] Figure 8 It is the plug female head schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0027] Figure 9 It is the plug connection schematic diagram of the utility model.

[0028] In the drawing: 1, FPC circuit board; 2, plug male mouth; 3, plug female mouth; 4, hard board; 5, plug male head; 6, plug female head; 7, fixed hole; 8, through hole; 9, signal circuit; 10, contact; 11, soldering leg; 12, plug pin; 13, plug pin hole; 14, plug pin; 15, plug pin hole. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] Clearly, the described embodiments are merely a part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative efforts under the premise that no creative efforts are made belong to the scope of protection of the present application.

[0030] Please refer to Figures 1-9 The present application provides a technical scheme:

[0031] A simple FPC connector, comprising an FPC circuit board 1, a plug male head 5 and a plug female head 6, both ends of the FPC circuit board 1 are provided with plug male ports 2, the back surface of the FPC circuit board 1 is provided with plug female ports 3 corresponding to the plug male ports 2, two groups of plug male ports 2 and two groups of plug female ports 3 are sleeved with hard plates 4, the plug male head 5 is connected with the plug female port 3, and the plug female head 6 is connected with the plug male port 2. The plug male head 5 or the plug female head 6 is arranged at a position where electrical connection is required in another device or circuit board, the plug male head 5 or the plug female head 6 is inserted into the plug male port 2 or the plug female port 3 at one end of the connector, the plug male head 5 or the plug female head 6 is arranged at another position and is inserted into the plug male port 2 or the plug female port 3 at the other end of the connector, and the two devices to be connected are connected by using the connector as a bridge.

[0032] Further, two groups of fixing holes 7 are formed in the four groups of hard plates 4, fixing holes are formed in the FPC circuit board 1 corresponding to the fixing holes 7, bolts pass through the hard plates 4, the FPC circuit board 1 and another group of hard plates 4 in sequence to fix and install the four groups of hard plates 4 at both ends of the FPC circuit board 1, through holes 8 are formed in the four groups of hard plates 4, and through holes are formed in the FPC circuit board 1 corresponding to the through holes 8. The four groups of hard plates 4 can fix the plug male ports 2 and the plug female ports 3, and the connector can also be fixed on the device to be connected.

[0033] Further, a plurality of signal circuits 9 are arranged on the FPC circuit board 1, and contacts 10 are arranged at both ends of the plurality of signal circuits 9. The signal circuits 9 are arranged as many as possible, so that the connector has wider applicability, and the number of communication signals required by the two devices to be connected is less than or equal to the number of the signal circuits 9, so that the two devices to be connected can be connected by using the connector.

[0034] Further, a plurality of signal circuits 9 are arranged on the FPC circuit board 1, and contacts 10 are arranged at both ends of the plurality of signal circuits 9. The signal circuits 9 are arranged as many as possible, so that the connector has wider applicability, and the number of communication signals required by the two devices to be connected is less than or equal to the number of the signal circuits 9, so that the two devices to be connected can be connected by using the connector. Further, a plurality of signal circuits 9 are arranged on the FPC circuit board 1, and contacts 10 are arranged at both ends of the plurality of signal circuits 9. The signal circuits 9 are arranged as many as possible, so that the connector has wider applicability, and the number of communication signals required by the two devices to be connected is less than or equal to the number of the signal circuits 9, so that the two devices to be connected can be connected by using the connector.

[0035] Further, the plug female end 3 is provided with pin holes 13 corresponding to the plurality of pins 12, the plug female end 3 is electrically connected with the plug male end 2 through the through hole 8, and the pins 12 are electrically connected with the pin holes 13. Some devices to be connected generally have a connector with pins or a connector with pin holes, and the plug male end 2 and the plug female end 3 can be directly connected with the device to be connected. If the device has a connector with pins, the plug female end 3 is used to connect the device, and vice versa. If the device does not have a connector, one of the plug male end 5 and the plug female end 6 needs to be welded at the corresponding welding point.

[0036] Further, the plug male end 5 is provided with plug pins 14 corresponding to the plurality of pin holes 13, the plug pins 14 are inserted into the pin holes 13, and the plug pins 14 are electrically connected with the pin holes 13. The plug female end 6 is provided with plug pin holes 15 corresponding to the plurality of pins 12, the pins 12 are inserted into the plug pin holes 15, and the plug pin holes 15 are electrically connected with the pins 12. The number of plug pins 14 on the plug male end 5 or the plug female end 6 can be less than the number of pin holes 13, and the number of plug pin holes 15 can be less than the number of pins 12.

[0037] Working principle: when two devices need to be connected, one end of the device is connected with one device, and the other end is connected with another device, so that the two devices are electrically connected. Some devices to be connected generally have a connector with pins or a connector with pin holes, and the plug male end 2 and the plug female end 3 can be directly connected with the device to be connected. If the device does not have a connector, one of the plug male end 5 and the plug female end 6 needs to be welded at the corresponding welding point. The number of plug pins 14 on the plug male end 5 or the plug female end 6 needs to be set according to the number of signals at the device to be connected, and then the device is connected with the device by using the plug male end 5 or the plug female end 6.

[0038] Although the embodiments of the present application have been shown and described, it can be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, replacements and modifications can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirits of the present application, and the scope of the present application is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A simplified FPC connector, comprising an FPC circuit board (1), a male connector (5), and a female connector (6), characterized in that: Both ends of the FPC circuit board (1) are equipped with male connectors (2), and the back of the FPC circuit board (1) is equipped with female connectors (3) corresponding to the male connectors (2). A rigid plate (4) is fitted on both sets of male connectors (2) and both sets of female connectors (3). The male connector (5) is connected to the female connector (3), and the female connector (6) is connected to the male connector (2).

2. The simplified FPC connector according to claim 1, characterized in that: Each of the four sets of rigid plates (4) has two sets of fixing holes (7). The FPC circuit board (1) has fixing holes at the corresponding fixing holes (7). The bolts pass through the rigid plates (4), the FPC circuit board (1) and another set of rigid plates (4) in sequence to fix the four sets of rigid plates (4) at both ends of the FPC circuit board (1). Each of the four sets of rigid plates (4) has through holes (8). The FPC circuit board (1) has through holes at the corresponding through holes (8).

3. A simplified FPC connector according to claim 1, characterized in that: The FPC circuit board (1) is provided with multiple signal circuits (9), and each of the multiple signal circuits (9) has a contact (10) at both ends.

4. A simplified FPC connector according to claim 3, characterized in that: The male connector (2) is provided with solder feet (11) corresponding to multiple sets of contacts (10) below it. The contacts (10) are connected to the solder feet (11) and are electrically connected. The male connector (2) is provided with pins (12) corresponding to multiple sets of solder feet (11) and the solder feet (11) are electrically connected to the pins (12).

5. A simplified FPC connector according to claim 4, characterized in that: The female connector (3) is provided with a pin hole (13) corresponding to multiple sets of pins (12). The female connector (3) passes through the through hole (8) and is electrically connected to the male connector (2). The pins (12) are electrically connected to the pin hole (13).

6. A simplified FPC connector according to claim 5, characterized in that: The male connector (5) is provided with plug pins (14) corresponding to multiple sets of pin holes (13). The plug pins (14) are inserted into the pin holes (13) and are electrically connected to the pin holes (13). The female connector (6) is provided with plug pin holes (15) corresponding to multiple sets of pins (12). The pins (12) are inserted into the plug pin holes (15) and are electrically connected to the pins (12).