Connection assembly

Abstract

This invention discloses a connection assembly. The connection assembly includes a connector and a circuit board. The connector includes a housing, a core, multiple connector terminals, and N pins. The housing has a first port and a second port in opposite positions. The core is disposed within the housing. The core includes a body, a first slot, and a second slot. The first slot and the second slot are positioned corresponding to the first port and the second port, respectively. The housing and the body together have N fixing holes. The multiple connector terminals are disposed within the first slot and the second slot. The N pins are respectively inserted into the fixing holes. The outer edges of the pins abut against the inner edges of the fixing holes of the housing and the body to fix the housing and the core. The circuit board passes through the second port and the second slot to electrically couple the multiple connector terminals located in the second slot. The circuit board is located on one side of the N fixing holes.

Claims

1. A connection assembly, comprising: A connector includes: a housing having a receiving space, and a first port and a second port communicating with the receiving space and positioned opposite each other; a core disposed within the receiving space, the core including a body, and a first slot and a second slot located on the body, the positions of the first slot and the second slot corresponding to the first port and the second port respectively; wherein the housing and the body together have N fixing holes, N being a positive integer greater than or equal to 1; a plurality of connecting terminals disposed within the first slot and the second slot; N pins respectively passing through the fixing holes, the outer edges of the pins abutting against the inner edges of the housing and the body within the fixing holes to fix the housing and the core; and a circuit board passing through the second port and the second slot to electrically couple the plurality of connecting terminals located within the second slot, the circuit board being located on one side of the N fixing holes.

2. The connection assembly as described in claim 1, wherein, The connector defines a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The first port and the second port are located at both ends of the housing along the first direction. The circuit board passes through the second port and the second slot along the first direction. The depth direction of the N fixing holes is parallel to the second direction.

3. The connection assembly as described in claim 2, wherein, Each of the fixing holes includes a stepped hole on the outer shell and an inner hole on the body. The inner edge of the stepped hole has a first inner diameter and a second inner diameter smaller than the first inner diameter, so that the outer shell has a first stepped surface in the stepped hole, and the inner diameter of the inner edge of the inner hole is equal to the second inner diameter.

4. The connection assembly as described in claim 3, wherein, Each of the aforementioned pins comprises: a head end, which is received within the portion of the stepped hole corresponding to the first inner diameter, the head end abutting against the first stepped surface; and a wide section extending from the head end along the second direction, the outer edge of the wide section having a plurality of hook-shaped structures, the plurality of hook-shaped structures interfering with the inner edge of the body within the inner hole.

5. The connection assembly as described in claim 4, wherein, The body includes two side plates and two cover plates connecting the two side plates. The two side plates and the two cover plates together form the first slot and the second slot. N fixing holes pass through the two cover plates and / or the two side plates. The length of each pin along the second direction does not exceed half the length of the side plate along the second direction.

6. The connection assembly as described in claim 2, wherein, Each of the fixing holes includes a stepped hole and an outer hole located on the outer shell and opposite to each other, and a through hole located on the body. The inner edge of the stepped hole has a first inner diameter and a second inner diameter smaller than the first inner diameter, so that the outer shell has a first stepped surface in the stepped hole; the inner diameter of the inner edge of the through hole is equal to the second inner diameter, and the inner diameter of the inner edge of the outer hole is smaller than the second inner diameter, so that the outer shell has a second stepped surface in the through hole.

7. The connection assembly as described in claim 6, wherein, Each of the aforementioned pins comprises: a head end, received within the portion of the stepped hole corresponding to the first inner diameter, the head end abutting against the first stepped surface; a wide section extending from the head end along the second direction, the end of the wide section abutting against the second stepped surface, and the outer edge of the wide section having a plurality of hook-like structures, the plurality of hook-like structures interfering with the inner edge of the body within the through hole; and a narrow section extending from the wide section along the second direction, the narrow section being received within the outer hole and not exposed outside the outer casing.

8. The connection assembly as described in claim 2, wherein, Each of the said pin pieces is located on the body between the first slot and the second slot and has two wide sides and a narrow side connecting the wide sides. The two wide sides respectively face a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction.

9. The connection assembly as described in claim 8, wherein, The body includes two side plates and two cover plates connecting the two side plates. The two side plates and the two cover plates together form the first slot and the second slot. N fixing holes pass through the two cover plates. The length of each pin along the second direction exceeds half the thickness of the cover plate along the second direction.

10. The connection assembly as described in claim 2, wherein, Each of the said pin pieces is located on the side of the body adjacent to the first slot and has two wide sides and a narrow side connecting the wide sides, with the two wide sides facing the first direction respectively.

11. The connection assembly as described in claim 1, wherein, The connector defines a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The first port and the second port are located at both ends of the housing along the first direction. The circuit board passes through the second port and the second slot along the first direction. The depth direction of the N fixing holes is parallel to the first direction.

12. The connection assembly as described in claim 11, wherein, Each of the fixing holes includes two connecting holes on the outer shell and a stepped hole on the body. The inner edge of the stepped hole has a first inner diameter and a second inner diameter smaller than the first inner diameter, so that the body has a first stepped surface in the stepped hole. The two connecting holes are located on one side of the outer shell at the first port and connect the part of the stepped hole corresponding to the first inner diameter.

13. The connection assembly as described in claim 12, wherein, Each of the aforementioned pins comprises: a head end, which is received in the portion of the stepped hole corresponding to the first inner diameter and in the two communicating holes, the head end abutting against the first stepped surface and the inner edge of the outer casing in the two communicating holes; and a wide section extending from the head end along the first direction, the outer edge of the wide section having a plurality of hook-shaped structures, the plurality of hook-shaped structures interfering with the inner edge of the body in the portion of the stepped hole corresponding to the second inner diameter.

14. The connection assembly as described in claim 1, wherein, The outer casing has a minimum thickness of not less than 0.5 mm.

15. The connection assembly as described in claim 1, wherein, The outer casing includes a cover portion and a locking portion connected to the cover portion, the cover portion surrounding the rubber core, and the thickness of the cover portion being less than the thickness of the locking portion.

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