A terminal module, wire end connector and electrical connector
By innovating the design of the base assembly and terminal assembly, and utilizing spacers and grounding components to achieve grounding, the problem of high PCB board cost in existing technologies is solved, thus achieving cost reduction.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- TELCO SOURCE CONNECT LLC
- Filing Date
- 2025-05-20
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-09
AI Technical Summary
Existing high-speed connectors achieve grounding by soldering gold fingers, resulting in higher PCB board costs.
The design employs a base assembly, terminal assembly, and grounding assembly, including a first base, a second base, a first terminal, a second terminal, a spacer, a first ground string, and a second ground string. Grounding is achieved through the electrical connection of these components, avoiding the use of a PCB board.
Costs were reduced while ensuring high-speed signal transmission.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This application relates to the field of cable connector technology, specifically to a terminal module, a wire end connector, and an electrical connector. Background Technology
[0002] With the booming development of the communications industry, various connection interfaces are constantly pursuing more reliable and stable connection structures. At the same time, signal transmission rates are continuously increasing. Taking the PCIe interface as an example, PCIe 3.0 has a transmission rate of 8GT / s, PCIe 4.0 has a transmission rate of 16GT / s, PCIe 5.0 has a transmission rate of 32GT / s, and PCIe 6.0 has a transmission rate of 64GT / s. The higher the signal transmission rate, the greater the interference between signals. To reduce interference, high-speed connectors generally employ grounding schemes to eliminate interfering signals, thus providing an important guarantee for high-speed signal transmission.
[0003] In existing technologies, high-speed connectors typically employ a method of soldering gold fingers onto a PCB board and grounding them through the grounding terminals of the gold fingers. However, this method is costly because PCB boards are relatively expensive. Utility Model Content
[0004] This application mainly provides a terminal module, wire connector, and electrical connector that can reduce costs.
[0005] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, one technical solution adopted in this application is: to provide a terminal module, the terminal module comprising: a base assembly including a first base and a second base, the first base and the second base being disposed opposite to each other; a terminal assembly including a first terminal and a second terminal, the first terminal being disposed on the first base and the second terminal being disposed on the second base; and a grounding assembly including a spacer, a first ground string and a second ground string, the spacer being disposed between the first base and the second base and being electrically connected to the first terminal and the second terminal respectively, the first ground string being electrically connected to the first terminal, and the second ground string being electrically connected to the second terminal.
[0006] In one specific embodiment, there are multiple first terminals and multiple second terminals, with multiple first terminals arranged side by side on the first base and multiple second terminals arranged side by side on the second base. The spacer is electrically connected to the multiple first terminals and multiple second terminals respectively. There are multiple first grounding elements and multiple second grounding elements, with multiple first grounding elements electrically connected to the multiple first terminals and multiple second grounding elements electrically connected to the multiple second terminals respectively.
[0007] In one specific embodiment, the first terminal and the second terminal respectively include a first grounding portion, a second grounding portion and a third grounding portion connected in sequence. The spacer is electrically connected to the first grounding portion of the first terminal and the first grounding portion of the second terminal respectively. The first string grounding member is electrically connected to the second grounding portion of the first terminal. The second string grounding member is electrically connected to the second grounding portion of the second terminal. Any two adjacent third grounding portions of the plurality of first terminals are connected. Any two adjacent third grounding portions of the plurality of second terminals are connected.
[0008] In one specific embodiment, the first grounding portion is bent and connected to the second grounding portion, and the third grounding portion is bent and connected to the second grounding portion.
[0009] In one specific embodiment, the first grounding portion includes a first sub-portion and a second sub-portion, the first sub-portion and the second grounding portion are bent and connected, the second sub-portion and the first sub-portion are bent and connected, the third grounding portion includes a third sub-portion and a fourth sub-portion, the third sub-portion and the second grounding portion are bent and connected, and the fourth sub-portion and the third sub-portion are bent and connected.
[0010] In one specific embodiment, the thickness of the bend between the first sub-part and the second grounding part is less than the thickness of the first sub-part and the second grounding part, and the bend between the first sub-part and the second grounding part is provided with an adhesive passage hole.
[0011] In one specific embodiment, the terminal module further includes a sealing component, wherein a plurality of first terminals and a plurality of second terminals are encapsulated in the sealing component through the adhesive passage.
[0012] In one specific embodiment, the first ground string and the second ground string each include an installation body and a connecting body. The installation body is provided with a hot-melt hole. The first ground string is installed on the first base through the hot-melt hole, and the second ground string is installed on the second base through the hot-melt hole. The connecting body is bent and connected to the installation body. The connecting body of the first ground string is attached to the first terminal, and the connecting body of the second ground string is attached to the second terminal.
[0013] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, another technical solution adopted in this application is: to provide a wire-end connector, the wire-end connector including a housing and the terminal module, the housing forming an accommodating space, and the terminal module disposed in the accommodating space.
[0014] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, another technical solution adopted in this application is to provide an electrical connector, which includes a board-end connector and the wire-end connector, wherein the wire-end connector and the board-end connector are detachably connected.
[0015] The beneficial effects of this application are as follows: Unlike the prior art, the terminal module provided in this application includes: a base assembly, including a first base and a second base, the first base and the second base being disposed opposite to each other; a terminal assembly, including a first terminal and a second terminal, the first terminal being disposed on the first base and the second terminal being disposed on the second base; and a grounding assembly, including a spacer, a first ground string and a second ground string, the spacer being disposed between the first base and the second base and electrically connected to the first terminal and the second terminal respectively, the first ground string being electrically connected to the first terminal, and the second ground string being electrically connected to the second terminal. Compared with the prior art, this grounding scheme can achieve grounding without the use of a PCB board, reducing costs while ensuring high-speed signal transmission. Attached Figure Description
[0016] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this application. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained from these drawings without creative effort.
[0017] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional assembly structure diagram of the terminal module implementation method provided in this application;
[0018] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 3D exploded view of the middle terminal module;
[0019] Figure 3 yes Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the cross-section of the middle terminal module facing upwards (FF);
[0020] Figure 4 yes Figure 3 A cross-sectional schematic diagram of the first base, the first terminal, and the first grounding element;
[0021] Figure 5 yes Figure 2 A three-dimensional structural diagram of the first series of ground components;
[0022] Figure 6 This is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the implementation method of the wire-end connector provided in the application;
[0023] Figure 7 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the embodiment of the electrical connector provided in the application. Detailed Implementation
[0024] The present application will now be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be noted that the following embodiments are for illustrative purposes only and do not limit the scope of the application. Similarly, the following embodiments are only some, not all, embodiments of the present application, and all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without inventive effort are within the scope of protection of this application.
[0025] The terms "first," "second," and "third" in this application are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of technical features indicated. Therefore, a feature defined as "first," "second," or "third" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of that feature. In the description of this application, "multiple" means at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise explicitly specified. All directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc.) in the embodiments of this application are only used to explain the relative positional relationships and movements between components in a specific orientation (as shown in the figures). If the specific orientation changes, the directional indications also change accordingly. Furthermore, the terms "comprising" and "having," and any variations thereof, are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion. A process, method, system, product, or device that includes a series of steps or units is not limited to the listed steps or units, but may optionally include steps or units not listed, or may optionally include other steps or units inherent to these processes, methods, products, or devices.
[0026] In this document, the term "implementation" means that a specific feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with an implementation may be included in at least one implementation of this application. The appearance of this phrase in various places in the specification does not necessarily refer to the same implementation, nor is it a separate or alternative implementation mutually exclusive with other implementations. It will be explicitly and implicitly understood by those skilled in the art that the implementations described herein can be combined with other implementations.
[0027] Please see Figure 1 , Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional assembly structure diagram of the terminal module 10 embodiment provided in this application. The terminal module 10 in this embodiment includes a base assembly 11, a terminal assembly 12, and a grounding assembly 13.
[0028] Please refer to the following: Figure 2 and Figure 3 , Figure 2 yes Figure 1 An exploded three-dimensional structural diagram of the middle terminal module 10. Figure 3 yes Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the cross-section of the middle terminal module 10 in the FF direction.
[0029] The base assembly 11 includes a first base 111 and a second base 112. The first base 111 and the second base 112 are arranged opposite to each other. In practical applications, both the first base 111 and the second base 112 are injection molded and have the same structure.
[0030] The terminal assembly 12 includes a first terminal 121 and a second terminal 122. The first terminal 121 is disposed on a first base 111, and the second terminal 122 is disposed on a second base 112. In this embodiment, there are multiple first terminals 121 and multiple second terminals 122. Multiple first terminals 121 are disposed side by side on the first base 111, and multiple second terminals 122 are disposed side by side on the second base 112.
[0031] The grounding assembly 13 includes a spacer 131, a first ground string 132, and a second ground string 133. The spacer 131 is disposed between the first base 111 and the second base 112 and is electrically connected to the first terminal 121 and the second terminal 122 respectively to achieve grounding. The first ground string 132 is electrically connected to the first terminal 121 to achieve grounding, and the second ground string 133 is electrically connected to the second terminal 122 to achieve grounding. Compared with the prior art, this grounding scheme can achieve grounding without the use of a PCB board, thereby reducing costs while ensuring high-speed signal transmission.
[0032] In this embodiment, the spacer 131 is electrically connected to a plurality of first terminals 121 and a plurality of second terminals 122 respectively. The number of first grounding elements 132 and second grounding elements 133 are both multiple. The plurality of first grounding elements 131 are electrically connected to a plurality of first terminals 121 respectively, and the plurality of second grounding elements 132 are electrically connected to a plurality of second terminals 122 respectively.
[0033] Please refer to the following: Figure 3 and Figure 4 , Figure 4 yes Figure 3Schematic cross-sectional view of the first base 111, the first terminal 121, and the first ground connection member 132. Among them, the first terminal 121 and the second terminal 122 respectively include a first grounding portion 1211, a second grounding portion 1212, and a third grounding portion 1213 that are connected in sequence. The spacer 131 is electrically connected to the first grounding portion 1211 of the first terminal 121 and the first grounding portion of the second terminal 122. In practical applications, the first grounding portion 1211 of the first terminal 121 can be welded to the spacer 131, and the first grounding portion of the second terminal 122 can be welded to the spacer 131. The first ground connection member 132 is electrically connected to the second grounding portion 1212 of the first terminal 121, and the second ground connection member 133 is electrically connected to the second grounding portion of the second terminal 122. Any two adjacent ones of the multiple third grounding portions 1213 of the multiple first terminals 121 are connected so that the multiple first terminals 121 achieve a common ground to obtain higher transmission performance. Any two adjacent ones of the multiple third grounding portions of the multiple second terminals 122 are connected so that the multiple second terminals 122 achieve a common ground to obtain higher transmission performance.
[0034] It can be understood that the structures of the first terminal 121 and the second terminal 122 in this embodiment are the same. Only the first terminal 121 is taken as an example in the illustration of this embodiment. The following description of the first terminal 121 also applies to the second terminal 122.
[0035] Among them, the first grounding portion 1211 and the second grounding portion 1212 are bent and connected, and the third grounding portion 1213 and the second grounding portion 1212 are bent and connected.
[0036] Optionally, the first grounding portion 1211 includes a first sub - portion 121a and a second sub - portion 121b. The first sub - portion 121a is bent and connected to the second grounding portion 1212, and the second sub - portion 121b is bent and connected to the first sub - portion 121a. The third grounding portion 1213 includes a third sub - portion 121c and a fourth sub - portion 121d. The third sub - portion 121c is bent and connected to the second grounding portion 1212, and the fourth sub - portion 121d is bent and connected to the third sub - portion 121c, so that the first terminal 121 and the second terminal 122 in this embodiment are both in the shape of a Figure 4 shown "L" shape. In practical applications, the first terminal 121 and the second terminal 122 of this shape can be prepared by stamping, with simple process and low manufacturing difficulty.
[0037] Optionally, the thickness of the bend between the first sub-part 121a and the second grounding part 1212 is less than the thickness of the first sub-part 121a and the second grounding part 1212, and the bend between the first sub-part 121a and the second grounding part 1212 is provided with a glue passage hole 101. In practical applications, after the above-mentioned stamping and forming, the bend between the first sub-part 121a and the second grounding part 1212 can be ground to thin it out.
[0038] Further reading Figure 2 and Figure 3 In this embodiment, the terminal module 10 also includes a sealing component 14. A plurality of first terminals 121 and a plurality of second terminals 122 are encapsulated in the sealing component 14 through the aforementioned glue passage 101. In practical applications, the sealing component 14 can also be formed by injection molding. The aforementioned glue passage 101 facilitates the filling of glue material, thereby ensuring stable sealing dimensions of the first terminals 121 and the second terminals 122.
[0039] Please refer to the following: Figure 4 and Figure 5 , Figure 5 yes Figure 2 A three-dimensional structural diagram of the first grounding element 132 is shown. The first grounding element 132 and the second grounding element 133 each include a mounting body 1321 and a connecting body 1322. The mounting body 1321 is provided with a hot-melt hole 102. The first grounding element 132 is mounted on the first base 111 through the hot-melt hole 102, and the second grounding element 133 is mounted on the second base 112 through the hot-melt hole 102. The connecting body 1322 is bent and connected to the mounting body 1321. The connecting body 1322 of the first grounding element 132 is attached to the first terminal 121, so that the first grounding element 132 and the first terminal 121 are in contact, thereby achieving grounding. The connecting body 1322 of the second grounding element 133 is attached to the second terminal 122, so that the second grounding element 133 and the first terminal 122 are in contact, thereby achieving grounding.
[0040] It is understood that the first ground string 132 and the second ground string 133 have the same structure in this embodiment. The illustrations in this embodiment only use the first ground string 132 as an example. The description of the first ground string 132 also applies to the second ground string 133.
[0041] Optionally, the number of hot-melt holes 102 can be multiple, increasing the structural robustness of the first ground string 132 and the first base 111, and the structural robustness of the second ground string 133 and the second base 112. For example, in this embodiment, the number of hot-melt holes 102 is two. The number of connecting bodies 1322 can be multiple, increasing the contact stability of the first ground string 132 and the first terminal 121, and the contact stability of the second ground string 133 and the second terminal 122. For example, in this embodiment, the number of connecting bodies 1322 is four.
[0042] Further reading Figure 2 and Figure 3 In this embodiment, the terminal module 10 also includes a first cable 15 and a second cable 16. The first cable 15 is electrically connected to the first terminal 121, and the second cable 16 is electrically connected to the second terminal 122. It can be understood that in this embodiment, there are multiple first cables 15 and multiple second cables 16.
[0043] Please see Figure 6 , Figure 6 This is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of the wire connector 20 provided in the application. The wire connector 20 in this embodiment includes a housing 21 and a terminal module 10 as described in the above embodiment.
[0044] The housing 101 has an accommodating space (not shown in the figure), and the terminal module 10 is disposed in the accommodating space.
[0045] Please see Figure 7 , Figure 7 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of an embodiment of the electrical connector 30 provided in the application. The electrical connector 30 in this embodiment includes a board-end connector 31 and a wire-end connector 20 as described in the above embodiment. The wire-end connector 20 and the board-end connector 31 are detachably connected.
[0046] The beneficial effects of this application are as follows: Unlike the prior art, the terminal module provided in this application includes: a base assembly, including a first base and a second base, the first base and the second base being disposed opposite to each other; a terminal assembly, including a first terminal and a second terminal, the first terminal being disposed on the first base and the second terminal being disposed on the second base; and a grounding assembly, including a spacer, a first ground string and a second ground string, the spacer being disposed between the first base and the second base and electrically connected to the first terminal and the second terminal respectively, the first ground string being electrically connected to the first terminal, and the second ground string being electrically connected to the second terminal. Compared with the prior art, this grounding scheme can achieve grounding without the use of a PCB board, reducing costs while ensuring high-speed signal transmission.
[0047] The above description is only a partial embodiment of this application and does not limit the scope of protection of this application. Any equivalent device or equivalent process transformation made based on the content of this application specification and drawings, or directly or indirectly applied to other related technical fields, are similarly included within the scope of patent protection of this application.
Claims
1. A terminal module, characterized in that, The terminal module includes: A base assembly includes a first base and a second base, wherein the first base and the second base are disposed opposite to each other. A terminal assembly includes a first terminal and a second terminal, wherein the first terminal is disposed on a first base and the second terminal is disposed on a second base; The grounding assembly includes a spacer, a first ground string, and a second ground string. The spacer is disposed between the first base and the second base and is electrically connected to the first terminal and the second terminal, respectively. The first ground string is electrically connected to the first terminal, and the second ground string is electrically connected to the second terminal.
2. The terminal module according to claim 1, characterized in that, The number of first terminals and second terminals are both multiple. Multiple first terminals are arranged side by side on the first base, and multiple second terminals are arranged side by side on the second base. The spacer is electrically connected to multiple first terminals and multiple second terminals respectively. The number of first grounding elements and multiple second grounding elements are both multiple. Multiple first grounding elements are electrically connected to multiple first terminals respectively, and multiple second grounding elements are electrically connected to multiple second terminals respectively.
3. The terminal module according to claim 2, characterized in that, The first terminal and the second terminal each include a first grounding portion, a second grounding portion and a third grounding portion connected in sequence. The spacer is electrically connected to the first grounding portion of the first terminal and the first grounding portion of the second terminal, respectively. The first grounding element is electrically connected to the second grounding portion of the first terminal, and the second grounding element is electrically connected to the second grounding portion of the second terminal. Any two adjacent third grounding portions of the plurality of first terminals are connected, and any two adjacent third grounding portions of the plurality of second terminals are connected.
4. The terminal module according to claim 3, characterized in that, The first grounding part is bent and connected to the second grounding part, and the third grounding part is bent and connected to the second grounding part.
5. The terminal module according to claim 4, characterized in that, The first grounding part includes a first sub-part and a second sub-part, the first sub-part and the second grounding part are bent and connected, and the second sub-part and the first sub-part are bent and connected. The third grounding part includes a third sub-part and a fourth sub-part, the third sub-part and the second grounding part are bent and connected, and the fourth sub-part and the third sub-part are bent and connected.
6. The terminal module according to claim 5, characterized in that, The thickness of the bend between the first sub-part and the second grounding part is less than the thickness of the first sub-part and the second grounding part, and the bend between the first sub-part and the second grounding part is provided with a through hole.
7. The terminal module according to claim 6, characterized in that, The terminal module also includes a sealing component, and a plurality of first terminals and a plurality of second terminals are encapsulated in the sealing component through the adhesive passage.
8. The terminal module according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first grounding component and the second grounding component each include an installation body and a connecting body. The installation body is provided with a hot-melt hole. The first grounding component is installed on the first base through the hot-melt hole, and the second grounding component is installed on the second base through the hot-melt hole. The connecting body is bent and connected to the installation body. The connecting body of the first grounding component is attached to the first terminal, and the connecting body of the second grounding component is attached to the second terminal.
9. A wire-end connector, characterized in that, The wire connector includes a housing and a terminal module as described in any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the housing forms an accommodating space and the terminal module is disposed within the accommodating space.
10. An electrical connector, characterized in that, The electrical connector includes a board-end connector and a wire-end connector as described in claim 9, wherein the wire-end connector and the board-end connector are detachably connected.