PCIe Gen 6 data connector

Abstract

The utility model discloses a PCIe Gen 6 data connector, and relates to the technical field of connectors. Comprising an insulation shell and a PCB, the insulation shell is provided with an elastic piece used for being connected with a board end connector in a locked mode, the connector further comprises a pull belt, one end of the pull belt is connected with the end, away from the insertion end of the circuit board connector, of the elastic piece, and the other end of the pull belt serves as a free end and is used for pulling the elastic piece, so that the circuit board connector and the board end connector are separated from locking. According to the utility model, by pulling the drawstring, the elastic sheet is deformed to realize unlocking, and the drawstring plays a role of a lever, so that the unlocking is more labor-saving.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of connector technology, specifically a PCIe Gen 6 data connector. Background Technology

[0002] Chinese Patent: A novel high-performance circuit board connector and its processing method (CN 112928508 A), comprising a circuit board (1) and a plastic structural component (2) that snaps into the circuit board (1). The upper part of the plastic structural component (2) is provided with a first positioning hole (21) extending along its height direction for inserting a positioning pin. The circuit board (1) is provided with a second positioning hole (11) corresponding to and communicating with the first positioning hole (21) for the positioning pin to extend into. It also includes a spring piece (3) that snaps into the plastic structural component (2). The plastic structural component (2) is symmetrically provided with protruding locking edges (24) that cooperate with the spring piece (3) for engaging the spring piece (3).

[0003] The circuit board of the connector with the above structure has some areas that can be further optimized in actual application: 1) The connector is equipped with positioning holes, which, together with the positioning pins on the plastic mold, can accurately position the plastic structural parts and effectively prevent the circuit board from becoming skewed. However, in the actual assembly process, there are technical problems such as difficulty in positioning between the positioning holes and complex procedures. 2) Pressing the spring is difficult. 3) The connector has poor dustproof and waterproof performance after connection. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of this invention is to provide a PCIe Gen 6 data connector that can effectively solve the problems in the background art.

[0005] The technical solution to achieve the above objective is: a PCIe Gen 6 data connector for insertion with a board-end connector, comprising an insulating shell and a PCB board, wherein a spring piece for locking connection with the board-end connector is installed on the insulating shell, characterized in that: the connector further comprises a pull strap, one end of which is connected to the end of the spring piece away from the insertion end of the PCB connector, and the other end serves as a free end for pulling the spring piece to disengage the PCB connector from the board-end connector.

[0006] Furthermore, the insulating housing is provided with a barrier portion, and the barrier portion has an insertion port. The front cross-section of the PCB board is the same size as the cross-section of the insertion port. The front side of the PCB board 2 is inserted forward through the insertion port into the front end of the insulating housing in front of the barrier portion, and serves as the insertion end for insertion and mating with the board end connector. The rear side of the PCB board has protrusions on both sides that protrude in the width direction and are limited on the rear side of the barrier portion. The sides of the insulating housing are also provided with guide grooves that slide and guide the protrusions. The rear end of the insulating housing is set with a stepped structure, so that the rear end of the insulating housing forms a notch. A rear cover is provided at the notch position. The cross-section of the rear cover is a rectangular rear cover with an opening at the bottom and abuts against the rear end of the PCB board.

[0007] Furthermore, the rear cover has a hole at the center of its tail end that mates with the pull strap. The free end of the pull strap passes through the hole and has a square portion with a width greater than the width of the hole.

[0008] Furthermore, the inner sides of the rear cover are provided with end plates that fit against the inner walls of the insulating housing. The inner wall of the rear cover is connected to an upper locking block via a connecting seat. The outer walls of the end plates are respectively provided with side locking blocks. The insulating housing is provided with slots that engage with the upper locking block and the side locking block respectively. The rear cover is engaged with the insulating housing via the upper locking block and the side locking block. The side of the upper locking block and the side locking block facing the inner wall of the insulating housing is an inclined surface that facilitates inward engagement.

[0009] Furthermore, a first supporting rib is provided on the top wall of the connector end of the insulating housing.

[0010] Furthermore, the back cover is fitted into the notch of the insulating shell and fits tightly against the notch, so that a closed cavity is formed between the circuit board connector and the board end connector after they are plugged in. The two side walls of the back cover are provided with injection molding holes.

[0011] Furthermore, the left and right sides of the circuit board connector plug-in end are provided with a retaining wall structure. The retaining wall structure is L-shaped and forms a gap with the insulating shell to cooperate with the board end connector plug-in end. The inner end of the gap is set as a closed structure.

[0012] Furthermore, second supporting ribs are provided on the top walls of the retaining wall structures on both sides.

[0013] Furthermore, the insulating shell is symmetrically provided with protruding retaining edges that cooperate with the spring sheet and are used to engage the spring sheet, and the protruding retaining edges are configured as hollow structures.

[0014] Furthermore, both the front and back sides of the tail end of the PCB board are provided with concave stepped surfaces. These concave stepped surfaces are used to support the outer insulation of the cables soldered to the PCB board, thereby reducing the height required for cable soldering.

[0015] The beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows: This utility model achieves precise positioning of the PCB board through the socket set in the insulating shell, the guide groove that slides and guides the protrusion of the PCB board, and the back cover, which effectively prevents the PCB board from becoming skewed, and at the same time, the assembly is convenient and quick.

[0016] This invention unlocks the device by pulling a strap, which deforms the spring piece. The strap acts as a lever, making unlocking easier.

[0017] The injection molding holes on the back cover of this invention allow plastic to be injected, making the connection between the circuit board connector and the board-end connector more secure, and also providing insulation, shielding, and protection. Attached Figure Description

[0018] Figure 1 This is a perspective view of the present utility model;

[0019] Figure 2 This is a top view of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the insulating shell structure;

[0021] Figure 4 This is a side view of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram showing the mating state of the back cover and the PCB board.

[0023] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram showing the connection status between the PCB board and the cable. Detailed Implementation

[0024] like Figure 1-6 As shown, this utility model discloses a PCIe Gen 6 data connector for insertion with a board-end connector. It includes an insulating housing 1 and a PCB board 2. The insulating housing 1 is equipped with a spring piece 12 for locking connection with the board-end connector. The insulating housing 1 is symmetrically provided with protruding locking edges 3 that cooperate with the spring piece 12 and are used to engage the spring piece 12. The spring piece 1 and the protruding locking edges 3 are existing structures, such as the patent publication number: Patent: A novel high-performance circuit board connector and its processing method (CN 112928508 A), which discloses relevant technical content, and will not be elaborated here.

[0025] The insulating housing 1 is integrally provided with a barrier part 4, and the barrier part 4 has an insertion port 5. The cross-section of the front side of the PCB board 2 is the same size as the cross-section of the insertion port 5. The front side of the PCB board 2 is inserted forward through the insertion port 5 into the front end of the insulating housing 1 in front of the barrier part 4, and serves as the insertion end for insertion and mating with the board end connector. The rear side of the PCB board is provided with protrusions 6 on both sides along the width direction and limited on the rear side of the barrier part 4. The insulating housing 1 is also provided with guide grooves 26 on both sides that slide and guide the protrusions 6. The rear end of the insulating housing 1 is provided with a stepped structure, so that the rear end of the insulating housing forms a notch 7. A rear cover 8 is provided at the notch position. The rear cover 8 pushes forward against the rear end of the PCB board 2 to achieve the positioning of the PCB board 2.

[0026] The inner sides of the rear cover 8 are provided with end plates 14 that fit against the inner walls of the insulating housing 1. The inner wall of the rear cover 8 is connected to an upper locking block 16 via a connecting seat 15. The outer walls of the end plates 14 are respectively provided with side locking blocks 17. The insulating housing 1 is provided with slots 18 that engage with the upper locking block 16 and the side locking block 17 respectively. The rear cover 8 is engaged with the slots 18 on the insulating housing 1 via the upper locking block 16 and the side locking block 17. The side of the upper locking block 16 and the side locking block 17 facing the inner wall of the insulating housing 1 is provided with an inclined surface 19 for easy inward mounting.

[0027] The rear cover 8 has a rectangular cross-section with an open bottom. The rear cover 8 fits snugly against the notch of the insulating shell 1, forming a closed cavity between the circuit board connector and the board end connector after they are plugged in. The two side walls of the rear cover 8 are provided with injection holes 9, which are used to inject plastic after the circuit board connector and the board end connector are plugged in, making the connection between the circuit board connector and the board end connector more secure and providing insulation, shielding and protection. Furthermore, in order to improve the bonding strength between the plastic and the insulating shell 1, a first support rib 25 is provided on the top wall of the insertion end of the insulating shell 1.

[0028] As a preferred embodiment, in order to reduce the deformation of the insulating shell 1 caused by the injection pressure during the injection molding process, the protruding retaining edge 3 is set as a hollow structure.

[0029] The circuit board connector also includes a pull strap 10. One end of the pull strap 10 is connected to the end of the spring contact away from the plug-in end of the circuit board connector, and the other end serves as a free end for pulling the spring contact 12 to disengage the circuit board connector from the board end connector. Furthermore, the rear cover 8 has a hole 11 at the center of its tail end that cooperates with the pull strap 10 and is located below the pull strap connection end. The free end of the pull strap 10 passes through the hole 11 and has a square portion 12 with a width greater than the width a of the hole 11. When the spring contact 12 is released from lock, the pull strap 10 is pulled to press down the spring contact 12, thereby unlocking it. The pull strap 10 acts as a lever, making unlocking easier.

[0030] The circuit board connector plug-in end is provided with a retaining wall structure 20 on the left and right sides. The retaining wall structure 20 is L-shaped and forms a gap 21 with the insulating shell 20 to cooperate with the board end connector plug-in end. The inner end of the gap 21 is set as a closed structure. The top wall of the retaining wall structure 20 on both sides is provided with a second supporting rib 22.

[0031] The front and back sides of the tail end of the PCB board 2 are provided with recessed step surfaces 23. The recessed step surfaces 23 are used to support the outer insulation of the cable 24 soldered to the PCB board 2, thus reducing the height of the cable soldering.

Claims

1. A PCIe Gen 6 data connector for plugging with a board end connector, comprising an insulating shell and a PCB board, wherein spring sheets for locking connection with the board end connector are mounted on the insulating shell, characterized in that: The connector also includes a pull strap, one end of which is connected to the end of the spring contact away from the connector insertion end on the circuit board, and the other end serves as a free end for pulling the spring contact to disengage the circuit board connector from the board-end connector.

2. The PCIe Gen 6 data connector of claim 1, wherein: The insulating housing has a barrier section with an opening. The front cross-section of the PCB board is the same size as the opening. The front side of the PCB board is inserted forward through the opening into the front end of the insulating housing in front of the barrier section, serving as the insertion end for insertion and mating with the board connector. The rear side of the PCB board has protrusions on both sides that extend in the width direction and are limited on the rear side of the barrier section. The insulating housing also has guide grooves on both sides that slide and guide the protrusions. The rear end of the insulating housing is designed with a stepped structure, forming a notch at the rear end. A rear cover is fitted at the notch position. The rear cover has a rectangular cross-section with an opening at the bottom and rests against the rear end of the PCB board.

3. The PCIe Gen 6 data connector of claim 2, wherein: The rear cover has a hole at the center of its tail end that mates with a pull strap. The free end of the pull strap passes through the hole and has a square portion with a width greater than the width of the hole.

4. The PCIe Gen 6 data connector of claim 2, wherein: The inner sides of the rear cover are provided with end plates that fit against the inner walls of the insulating housing. The inner wall of the rear cover is connected to an upper locking block via a connecting seat. The outer walls of the end plates are respectively provided with side locking blocks. The insulating housing is provided with slots that engage with the upper locking block and the side locking block respectively. The rear cover is engaged with the insulating housing via the upper locking block and the side locking block. The side of the upper locking block and the side locking block facing the inner wall of the insulating housing is an inclined surface that facilitates inward engagement.

5. The PCIe Gen 6 data connector of claim 1, wherein: A first supporting rib is provided on the top wall of the connector end of the insulating shell.

6. The PCIe Gen 6 data connector of claim 2, wherein: The back cover is fitted to the notch of the insulating shell and fits tightly to the notch, so that a closed cavity is formed between the circuit board connector and the board end connector after they are plugged in. The two side walls of the back cover are provided with injection molding holes.

7. The PCIe Gen 6 data connector of claim 1, wherein: The circuit board connector plug-in end is provided with a retaining wall structure on the left and right sides. The retaining wall structure is L-shaped and forms a gap with the insulating shell to cooperate with the board end connector plug-in end. The inner end of the gap is set as a closed structure.

8. The PCIe Gen 6 data connector of claim 7, wherein: The top walls of the retaining wall structures on both sides are equipped with second supporting ribs.

9. The PCIe Gen 6 data connector of claim 1, wherein: The insulating shell is symmetrically provided with protruding retaining edges that cooperate with the spring sheet and are used to engage the spring sheet. The protruding retaining edges are designed to be hollow.

10. A PCIe Gen 6 data connector according to claim 1, characterized in that: The PCB board has recessed stepped surfaces on both the front and back sides at the rear end. These recessed stepped surfaces are used to support the outer insulation of the cables soldered to the PCB board, thereby reducing the height required for cable soldering.

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