connector male

Abstract

A connector male head for connecting an electronic device, the electronic device having a plug hole and a buckle slot, the connector male head comprising an insulating shell, a plug head and an elastic buckle, the plug head being arranged at the front side of the insulating shell, the elastic buckle comprising a connecting arm, a swing arm, a barb and an unlocking portion, the connecting arm being obliquely extended from one side of the insulating shell to connect the swing arm, the barb being arranged at one end of the swing arm and located at one side of the plug head, the unlocking portion being located at the other end of the swing arm, when the connector male head is connected to the electronic device, the plug head is plugged into the plug hole and the barb is buckled in the buckle slot, when the unlocking portion is pressed to be close to the insulating shell, the elastic buckle makes the barb disengage from the buckle slot through the elastic deformation of the connecting arm; thus, the connector male head can simultaneously have the effects of anti-falling and quick assembly and disassembly.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of connectors, and more particularly to a male connector with anti-detachment function and easy quick assembly and disassembly. Background Technology

[0002] Connectors are widely used in various fields and applications, forming electrical connections to transmit power or signals through the quick insertion and removal of the connector male head onto electronic devices. In environments with high vibration or prone to pulling and impact, additional fixing structures are needed to lock the connector male head to the electronic device, preventing it from detaching and affecting reliability. Therefore, some connector specifications define the use of single or double screws on the connector male head to lock it to the corresponding electronic device, effectively preventing detachment under vibration, shaking, pulling, or impact. However, in applications such as automotive or others where frequent assembly and disassembly of the connector male head is required, single-screw or double-screw connector assemblies can cause inconvenience and time-consuming disassembly and assembly due to their locking characteristics.

[0003] In view of this, the applicant has devoted himself to researching and applying theoretical principles to address the shortcomings of the prior art, and has made every effort to solve the aforementioned problems, which has become the target of the applicant's improvement. Utility Model Content

[0004] The main purpose of this application is to enable the male connector to simultaneously achieve the effects of preventing detachment and quick assembly / disassembly.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, this application provides a male connector for connecting an electronic device. The electronic device has a plug hole and a locking groove. The male connector includes: an insulating housing; a plug portion disposed on the front side of the insulating housing; and at least one elastic latch, including a connecting arm, a swing arm, a barb, and an unlocking part. The connecting arm extends obliquely from one side of the insulating housing and connects to the swing arm. The barb is disposed at one end of the swing arm and located on one side of the plug portion. The unlocking part is located at the other end of the swing arm. When the male connector is connected to the electronic device, the plug portion is inserted into the plug hole, and the barb is engaged with the locking groove. When the unlocking part is pressed close to the insulating housing, the elastic latch causes the barb to disengage from the locking groove due to the elastic deformation generated by the connecting arm.

[0006] In one embodiment of this application, the connecting arm extends obliquely toward the front side of the insulating housing.

[0007] In one embodiment of this application, the distance from the barb along the swing arm to the connecting arm is less than or equal to the distance from the unlocking part along the swing arm to the connecting arm.

[0008] In one embodiment of this application, the swing arm and the connecting arm form an angle facing the connector, the angle being between 90° and 100°. ~180 between.

[0009] In one embodiment of this application, the connecting arm extends obliquely toward the rear side of the insulating housing.

[0010] In one embodiment of this application, the distance from the barb along the swing arm to the connecting arm is greater than or equal to the distance from the unlocking part along the swing arm to the connecting arm.

[0011] In one embodiment of this application, the swing arm and the connecting arm form an angle facing the plug, the angle being between 0° and 0°. ~90 between.

[0012] In one embodiment of this application, the elastic buckle is located on the upper, lower, left, or right side of the insulating housing.

[0013] In one embodiment of this application, there are two elastic buckles, each located on the upper and lower sides or the left and right sides of the insulating shell.

[0014] In one embodiment of this application, the connector is of the following specifications: USB Type-A, USB Type-B, USB Type-C, Lightning, Mini USB, Micro USB, HDMI, or DisplayPort.

[0015] The male connector of this application connects to a swing arm by extending obliquely from one side of the insulating shell via a connecting arm with an elastic snap. A barb and an unlocking part are respectively provided at the front and rear ends of the swing arm, so that the barb can engage with the locking groove of the electronic device when the connector is inserted into the plug hole of the electronic device, and the elastic snap can disengage the barb from the locking groove of the electronic device by the elastic deformation generated by the connecting arm when the unlocking part is pressed. Thus, the male connector of this application can simultaneously have the effects of preventing detachment and quick assembly and disassembly. Attached Figure Description

[0016] Figure 1 This is a side view of the first embodiment of this application when locked.

[0017] Figure 2 This is a side view of the first embodiment of this application when unlocked.

[0018] Figure 3 This is a top view of the second embodiment of this application when locked.

[0019] Figure 4 This is a top view of the second embodiment of this application when unlocked.

[0020] Figure 5 This is a top view of the third embodiment of this application when locked.

[0021] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached figures 100: Insulating housing, 101: Front side 102: Rear side 103: Upper side, 104: Lower side 105: Left side 106: Right side 200: Connector 300: Flexible buckle, 310: Connecting arm, 320: Swing arm, 330: Barrel hook, 340: Unlocking Department A: Electronic devices A1: Socket A2: Clip-on groove, θ: included angle. Detailed Implementation

[0022] In the description of this application, it should be understood that the terms "front side", "rear side", "left side", "right side", "front end", "rear end", "end", "longitudinal", "lateral", "vertical", "top", "bottom", etc., indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing this application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or component referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation of this application.

[0023] As used herein, terms such as “first,” “second,” “third,” “fourth,” and “fifth” describe various components, parts, regions, hierarchies, and / or sections, which should not be limited by these terms. These terms are used only to distinguish one element, component, region, hierarchy, or section from another. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the use of terms such as “first,” “second,” “third,” “fourth,” and “fifth” herein does not imply order or sequence.

[0024] Unless otherwise defined, terms such as "substantially" and "approximately" are used to describe and narrate small changes. When combined with an event or situation, the term may include the exact moment the event or situation occurred, or an approximate point in time. For example, when combined with a numerical value, the term may include a range of variation less than or equal to ±10% of the value, such as less than or equal to ±5%, less than or equal to ±4%, less than or equal to ±3%, less than or equal to ±2%, less than or equal to ±1%, less than or equal to ±0.5%, less than or equal to ±0.1%, or less than or equal to ±0.05%.

[0025] The detailed description and technical content of this application will be explained in conjunction with the drawings below. However, the drawings are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of this application.

[0026] This application provides a male connector for connection to an electronic device A. The electronic device A has a insertion hole A1 and at least one retaining groove A2. Specifically, the insertion hole A1 is the insertion hole of a female connector (not shown in the figure) of the electronic device A for a portion of the male connector of this application to be inserted, while the retaining groove A2 is a recess formed on the housing of the electronic device A. The retaining groove A2 is located on the side of the insertion hole A1, and the electronic device A has a protruding structure (not shown in the figure) formed within the retaining groove A2. Please refer to... Figure 1 and Figure 2 The image shows a first embodiment of the male connector of this application, which includes an insulating housing 100, a plug 200, and a resilient snap 300.

[0027] In this embodiment, the insulating shell 100 is integrally molded from plastic by injection molding, but this application is not limited to this. The insulating shell 100 is generally a hollow rectangular body, but in other embodiments it can be a shell of other shapes, and this application does not impose further limitations on this. The insulating shell 100 has a front side 101 and a rear side 102, an upper side 103 and a lower side 104, and a left side 105 and a right side 106. Figure 1 and Figure 2 In the side view shown, only the front side 101, rear side 102, upper side 103, lower side 104, and left side 105 of the insulating housing 100 are shown; the right side 106 is visible. Figures 3 to 5 In other embodiments.

[0028] A connector 200 is disposed on the insulating housing 100 and partially protrudes from the front side 101 of the insulating housing 100. The connector 200 is used to insert into the connector hole A1 of the electronic device A. In this embodiment, Figure 1 and Figure 2The connector 200 shown is USB Type-C, but this application is not limited to this. For example, the connector 200 may also be USB Type-A, USB Type-B, Lightning, Mini USB, Micro USB, HDMI, or DisplayPort, etc.

[0029] The resilient latch 300 includes a connecting arm 310, a swing arm 320, a barb 330, and an unlocking part 340. The connecting arm 310 extends obliquely from one side of the insulating housing 100 and connects to the swing arm 320. In this embodiment, the resilient latch 300 is located on the upper side 103 of the insulating housing 100, but this application is not limited thereto. For example, the resilient latch 300 may also be located on the lower side 104, left side 105, or right side 106 of the insulating housing 100. The barb 330 is disposed at one end of the swing arm 320 and located on one side of the connector 200, while the unlocking part 340 is located at the other end of the swing arm 320. In other words, the barb 330 and the unlocking part 340 are located at opposite ends of the swing arm 320, such that the swing arm 320 can swing relative to the insulating housing 100 using the connecting arm 310 as a fulcrum to tilt the barb 330 away from the connector 200.

[0030] Therefore, when the male connector is connected to the electronic device A, the connector 200 is inserted into the connector hole A1 of the electronic device A, and the barb 330 of the elastic latch 300 engages with the protruding structure in the latching groove A2 of the electronic device A, thereby locking the male connector to the electronic device A and preventing it from easily falling off when subjected to vibration, shaking, pulling, or impact. More specifically, when the male connector is mated with the female connector of the electronic device A, the barb 330 is pushed by the housing of the electronic device A, causing the elastic latch 300 to swing and tilt relative to the insulating housing 100 with the elastic deformation generated by the connecting arm 310, avoiding interference from the barb 330. Only after the connector 200 is inserted into the connector hole A1 of the electronic device A does the barb 330 engage with the protruding structure in the latching groove A2 of the electronic device A to form a lock. This allows for quick and easy installation and connection of the male connector to the electronic device A.

[0031] To further explain, in order to ensure that the barb 330 of the elastic buckle 300 can smoothly lift up when pushed by the housing of the electronic device A, in this embodiment, the barb 330 and the protruding structure in the buckle groove A2 are respectively formed with corresponding and parallel guide slopes (not labeled in the figure), but this application is not limited thereto. Thus, when the male connector is mated with the female connector of the electronic device A and the barb 330 contacts the protruding structure in the buckle groove A2, the barb 330 can be gradually pushed away from the plug 200 by the guide slopes, so that the elastic buckle 300 can swing and lift up relative to the insulating housing 100 by the elastic deformation generated by the connecting arm 310, with the connecting arm 310 as the fulcrum. This avoids the barb 330 from getting stuck or not sliding smoothly relative to the protruding structure in the buckle groove A2.

[0032] To unlock the male connector from the electronic device A, the user simply needs to press the unlocking part 340 of the elastic latch 300 to bring it closer to the insulating housing 100. At this time, the elastic latch 300, through the elastic deformation of the connecting arm 310, causes the swing arm 320 to swing relative to the insulating housing 100 with the connecting arm 310 as a fulcrum. This allows the barb 330 to disengage from the protruding structure in the latch groove A2, thus unlocking the male connector from the electronic device A. This allows for quick and easy removal of the male connector from the electronic device A.

[0033] To further explain, in this embodiment, the connecting arm 310 extends obliquely toward the front side 101 of the insulating housing 100, thereby forming an angle θ between the swing arm 320 and the connecting arm 310 toward the plug 200. However, this application is not limited thereto. The angle θ is between 90° and 90°. ~180 Between (excluding 90) and 180 In this embodiment, the included angle θ is approximately 120°. This allows the swing arm 320 to maintain structural strength and prevent the elastic latch 300 from breaking while swinging relative to the insulating housing 100 with the connecting arm 310 as the fulcrum. However, this application is not limited to this; the included angle θ can be adjusted accordingly based on different needs, as long as it is within 90 degrees. ~180 The distance between the two points is acceptable. Furthermore, in this embodiment, the distance from the barb 330 along the swing arm 320 to the connecting arm 310 is less than or equal to the distance from the unlocking part 340 along the swing arm 320 to the connecting arm 310. In other words, the distance from the connection point of the swing arm 320 and the connecting arm 310 to the barb 330 is less than or equal to the distance from the connection point of the swing arm 320 and the connecting arm 310 to the unlocking part 340. This ensures that the lever arm between the unlocking part 340 and the connecting arm 310 is greater than the lever arm between the barb 330 and the connecting arm 310, allowing the user to unlock the device simply by pressing the unlocking part 340 lightly.

[0034] Please continue reading. Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, the second embodiment of the male connector of this application differs from the first embodiment mainly in that the number of elastic buckles 300 is two, and the number of buckle slots A2 is also two, as detailed below.

[0035] In this embodiment, each elastic buckle 300 is symmetrically arranged on opposite sides of the insulating housing 100, that is, each elastic buckle 300 is located on the upper and lower sides (upper side 103 and lower side 104) or the left and right sides (left side 105 and right side 106) of the insulating housing 100. Each barb 330 of each elastic buckle 300 corresponds to each of the latching slots A2 of the electronic device A. Therefore, when the male connector is connected to the electronic device A, the plug 200 is still inserted into the plug hole A1 of the electronic device A, while each barb 330 of the elastic buckle 300 is engaged with the protruding structure in each of the latching slots A2 of the electronic device A, thereby enabling the male connector to be more stably locked to the electronic device A and not easily dislodged when subjected to vibration, shaking, pulling or impact.

[0036] Please continue reading. Figure 5 The figure shown is a third embodiment of the male connector of this application. The main difference between it and the second embodiment is the extension direction of each connecting arm 310, which is described in detail below.

[0037] In each of the resilient latches 300 in this embodiment, the connecting arm 310 extends obliquely toward the rear side 102 of the insulating housing 100, thereby forming an angle θ between the swing arm 320 and the connecting arm 310 toward the connector 200. Each angle θ is between 0° and 0°. ~90 Between (excluding 0) and 90 In this embodiment, each included angle θ is approximately 60°. This allows the swing arm 320 in each elastic buckle 300 to maintain structural strength and prevent breakage of the corresponding elastic buckle 300 while swinging relative to the insulating shell 100 with the connecting arm 310 as the fulcrum. However, this application is not limited to this; the size of each included angle θ should be adjustable according to different needs, as long as it is between 0 and 1. ~90 The distance between the two points is sufficient. Furthermore, in each elastic buckle 300 of this embodiment, the distance from the barb 330 along the swing arm 320 to the connecting arm 310 is greater than or equal to the distance from the unlocking part 340 along the swing arm 320 to the connecting arm 310. That is, the distance from the connection point of the swing arm 320 and the connecting arm 310 to the barb 330 is greater than or equal to the distance from the connection point of the swing arm 320 and the connecting arm 310 to the unlocking part 340. When the unlocking part 340 is pressed, the displacement amplitude of the barb 330 can be increased, making it easier to unlock.

[0038] The male connector of this application is connected to a swing arm 320 by a connecting arm 310 of an elastic buckle 300 extending obliquely from one side of the insulating housing 100. A barb 330 and an unlocking part 340 are respectively provided at the front and rear ends of the swing arm 320. This allows the barb 330 to engage with the protruding structure in the locking groove A2 of the electronic device A when the plug 200 is inserted into the plug hole A1 of the electronic device A. Furthermore, when the unlocking part 340 is pressed, the elastic buckle 300 can disengage the barb 330 from the protruding structure in the locking groove A2 of the electronic device A through the elastic deformation generated by the connecting arm 310. Thus, the male connector of this application can simultaneously achieve the effects of preventing detachment and quick assembly / disassembly.

[0039] In summary, the foregoing disclosure of this application is intended to enable those skilled in the art to clearly understand the technical content of this application and implement it accordingly, and is not intended to limit the scope of patent protection of this application. In addition, this application may of course have other embodiments not listed. Without departing from the spirit and substance of this application, those skilled in the art should be able to devise various corresponding changes and modifications based on this application, but all such corresponding changes and modifications should fall within the scope of protection of the patent claimed in this application.

Claims

1. A male connector, characterized in that, For connecting an electronic device, the electronic device having a socket and a slot, the male connector includes: An insulating shell; A connector is located on the front side of the insulating housing; and At least one resilient buckle includes a connecting arm, a swing arm, a barb, and an unlocking part. The connecting arm extends obliquely from one side of the insulating housing and connects to the swing arm. The barb is disposed at one end of the swing arm and located on one side of the plug. The unlocking part is located at the other end of the swing arm. When the male connector is connected to the electronic device, the connector is inserted into the plug hole, and the barb is engaged with the slot. When the unlocking part is pressed and brought close to the insulating housing, the elastic buckle causes the barb to disengage from the buckle groove due to the elastic deformation generated by the connecting arm.

2. The male connector according to claim 1, characterized in that, The connecting arm extends at an angle toward the front of the insulating housing.

3. The male connector according to claim 2, characterized in that, The distance from the barb along the swing arm to the connecting arm is less than or equal to the distance from the unlocking part along the swing arm to the connecting arm.

4. The male connector according to claim 2, characterized in that, The swing arm and the connecting arm form an angle facing the connector, the angle being between 90° and 90°. ~180 between.

5. The male connector according to claim 1, characterized in that, The connecting arm extends at an angle toward the rear of the insulating housing.

6. The male connector according to claim 5, characterized in that, The distance from the barb along the swing arm to the connecting arm is greater than or equal to the distance from the unlocking part along the swing arm to the connecting arm.

7. The male connector according to claim 5, characterized in that, The swing arm and the connecting arm form an angle facing the connector, the angle being between 0° and 0°. ~90 between.

8. The male connector according to claim 1, characterized in that, The resilient latch is located on the upper, lower, left, or right side of the insulating housing.

9. The male connector according to claim 1, characterized in that, There are two elastic clips, each located on the top and bottom or left and right sides of the insulating shell.

10. The male connector according to claim 1, characterized in that, The connector is available in USB Type-A, USB Type-B, USB Type-C, Lightning, Mini USB, Micro USB, HDMI, or DisplayPort formats.

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