Electrical Connector Vertical Terminal Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current electrical connectors struggle to meet the increasing speed requirements of chip modules, leading to signal errors and assembly difficulties due to their miniaturization and dense terminal configurations, which result in poor high-frequency characteristics and interference.
Innovation Solution
The design incorporates fixing grooves to securely connect first and second terminals, increasing the volume of conductive terminals and reducing interference, with features like elastic arms and specific groove configurations to enhance assembly accuracy and stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If terminals are made smaller in thickness and volume to meet miniaturization requirements, then the electrical connector can satisfy miniaturization requirements, but assembly becomes difficult and interference easily occurs due to dense terminals
Solution Approach 1:
The terminal is divided into two independently provided terminals: a first terminal with a first connecting portion and an elastic arm, and a second terminal with a second connecting portion and a conducting portion. This segmentation allows each terminal to be optimized separately while maintaining overall miniaturization, and the independent structure facilitates easier assembly compared to a single integrated terminal.
Solution Approach 2:
The first terminal and second terminal are mated and fixed along a vertical direction, with the first connecting portion and second connecting portion nested together. This nesting arrangement reduces the overall horizontal space required for each terminal, allowing denser terminal arrangements without increasing interference, while the vertical mating provides stable assembly.
2Quantity of substance
If terminals are arranged densely to increase connection quantity, then more connections can be made in limited space, but interference easily occurs resulting in poor high-frequency characteristics
Solution Approach 1:
The first terminal and second terminal are arranged along a vertical direction rather than horizontally adjacent to each other. This vertical arrangement utilizes the third dimension (height) to accommodate multiple terminals, allowing increased terminal quantity without increasing horizontal density. The vertical separation reduces electromagnetic interference between adjacent terminals, maintaining good high-frequency characteristics even with increased terminal quantity.
3Reliability
If terminal volume is increased to improve high-frequency characteristics, then interference between terminals is reduced, but the connector size increases
Solution Approach 1:
The terminal structure utilizes vertical arrangement along the Z-axis to provide sufficient volume for each terminal without increasing the horizontal footprint (X-Y plane dimensions). By extending the terminal structure in the vertical dimension rather than expanding horizontally, the connector maintains compact overall size while each terminal has adequate volume to reduce interference and improve high-frequency characteristics.
Data Source
AI summary
An electrical connector, used for electrically connecting a chip module to a circuit board, includes: an insulating body, provided with multiple accommodating grooves penetrating through the insulating body; and multiple conductive terminals, correspondingly accommodated in the accommodating grooves. Each conductive terminal includes a first terminal and a second terminal independently provided. The first terminal has a first connecting portion and an elastic arm, and the elastic arm has a contact portion to be in contact with the chip module. The second terminal has a second connecting portion and a conducting portion to be electrically connected with the circuit board. At least one fixing groove is provided on at least one of the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion, and the first terminal and the second terminal are mated and fixed along a vertical direction by the at least one fixing groove.