TWM616391U - Easy to lock and easy to unlock connector - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides an easy to lock and easy to unlock connector, which comprises a terminal, a shell and an insulator. The shell includes a first body, a plurality of locking members, a first locking member and a plurality of third locking members. The locking members extend from the surface of the first body to be able to lock a flexible cable, and the locking members further include a fulcrum portion, an elastic portion and a hook portion. The insulator is combined with the shell to form an accommodating space for flexible cable. The insulator includes a second body, a plurality of fulcrum blocks, a plurality of slots, a second locking member and a plurality of fourth locking member. Each of the slots is set corresponding to each of the fulcrum portion. Each of the locking members enters the accommodating space through each of the function holes. The shell is confined to the insulator by the first locking member, the third locking member, the second locking member and the fourth locking members.

Description

Easy to lock and easy to unlock connector

This creation is a technical field of connectors, especially an easy-to-lock and easy-to-unlock connector.

The thickness of the traditional automatic latching connector cannot be effectively reduced due to the design of the automatic latching structure, and thus cannot be effectively used in some applications requiring thinning.

In view of this, this creation proposes an easy-to-lock and easy-to-unlock connector to solve the problems or unsolvable problems caused by traditional connectors.

The first purpose of this creation is to provide an easy-to-lock and easy-unlock connector that can connect a printed circuit board and a flexible cable to achieve the purpose of locking the flexible cable.

The second purpose of this creation is to provide a housing buckle having a first body, a plurality of locking members, a first locking member, and a plurality of third locking members based on the above-mentioned easy-locking and easy-unlocking connector, which has a second body, The combination of plural fulcrum blocks, plural action slots, second fasteners and plural fourth fasteners Marginal body.

The third purpose of this creation is to provide a hook with a lead angle based on the above-mentioned easy-lock and easy-unlock connector to receive the force generated by the flexible cable so that the hook is deformed on the elastic part, and the elastic part is also subject to the fulcrum. The generated reaction force causes the elastic portion to deform on the hook portion until the hook portion is no longer deformed on the elastic portion, so that the hook portion locks the flexible cable in the accommodating space.

The fourth objective of this creation is to provide a stopper piece and a stopper block based on the above-mentioned easy-lock and easy-unlock connector. The stopper sheet is provided corresponding to the stopper block. The body is buckled on the insulator.

The fifth objective of this creation is to provide a positioning member and a positioning notch based on the above-mentioned easy-locking and easy-unlocking connector. The positioning member is provided corresponding to the positioning notch. The positioning member is arranged in the positioning notch to buckle the housing to the insulator.

The sixth purpose of the present creation is to provide a locking member with a fulcrum portion to act on the fulcrum block based on the above-mentioned easy-lock and easy-unlock connector, and use the deformable elastic portion to link the hook portion to buckle the flexible cable between the housing and the insulator The accommodating space formed.

The seventh objective of the present invention is to provide a strengthening part on the surface of the shell according to the above-mentioned easy-lock and easy-unlock connector, so as to strengthen the surface of the shell.

The eighth purpose of this creation is based on the above-mentioned easy-locking and easy-unlocking connector, a bridge part is provided between the fulcrum parts of the two locking parts, so as to avoid the situation of incomplete unlocking caused by uneven force applied to a single locking part , And the bridge part adopts a bending structure to avoid the deformation of the shell caused by excessive pressing force.

To achieve the above and other purposes, this creation provides an easy-to-lock and easy-to-unlock connector for connecting a printed circuit board with a flexible cable. The easy-to-lock and easy-to-unlock connector includes a terminal, A shell and an insulator. The terminal can connect the printed circuit board and the flexible cable. The casing includes a first body, a plurality of locking members, a first locking member and a plurality of third locking members. The first body forms the lock fasteners, the first fasteners and the third fasteners. The locking members extend from the surface of the first body and can lock the flexible cable. The first buckle member is bent at an angle and extends from the surface of the first body. The third fasteners are formed on two sides of the first body. Among them, the lock fastener further includes a point part, an elastic part and a hook part. The fulcrum is connected to the surface of the first body. The elastic part connects the fulcrum part and the hook part. The insulation system is combined with the shell to form an accommodating space. The accommodating space can be provided with a flexible cable. The insulator includes a second body, a plurality of fulcrum blocks, a plurality of action grooves, a second fastener and a plurality of fourth fasteners. The second body forms a fulcrum block, an action groove, a second fastener and the fourth fasteners. Each of the fulcrum blocks is set corresponding to each of the fulcrum parts. Each of the action grooves is arranged corresponding to each of the locking members, so that each of the locking members enters the accommodating space through each of the action grooves, and the second locking member is formed on a part of the second body The sides are provided corresponding to the first fasteners, and each of the fourth fasteners is formed on the other side of the second body and is provided corresponding to the third fasteners. Wherein, the housing is confined to the insulator by the first fastener, the third fasteners, the second fastener, and the fourth fasteners.

Compared with the traditional connector, the easy-lock and easy-unlock connector proposed in this creation can be combined with an insulator through an integrally formed shell to realize a thinner connector with easy locking and unlocking.

2: Flexible cable

10: Easy to lock and easy to unlock connector

12: Shell

122: The first body

124: lock fastener

1242: Fulcrum

1244: Elastic part

1246: hook

1246’: Lead angle

126: The first fastener

128: Third snap fastener

1210: Strengthening Department

1211: Bridge Department

1212: Welding Department

1214: stop piece

1216: positioning parts

14: Insulator

142: The Second Body

144: Fulcrum Block

146: Action Slot

148: The second clip

1410: The fourth fastener

1412: stop block

1414: positioning gap

16: terminal

SF: surface

SP: housing space

H: height difference

θ: Angle

Fig. 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the easy-lock and easy-unlock connector of the first embodiment of the invention.

Figure 2(a) is a top view illustrating the housing of Figure 1 of the present invention.

Figure 2(b) illustrates the rear view of the casing of Figure 1 of the present invention.

Figure 2(c) is a side view illustrating the case of this creation.

Fig. 3 is a partial enlarged schematic diagram illustrating the locking member of Fig. 2 of the present creation.

Figure 4(a) is a top view illustrating the insulator of Figure 1 of the present invention.

Fig. 4(b) illustrates the rear view of the insulator of Fig. 1 of the present invention.

Figure 4(c) is a side view illustrating the insulator of this creation.

In order to fully understand the purpose, features, and effects of this creation, the following specific embodiments are used in conjunction with the accompanying drawings to give a detailed description of this creation, which will be described later.

In this creation, "one" or "one" is used to describe the units, components, and components described herein. This is just for the convenience of explanation and to provide a general meaning to the scope of this creation. Therefore, unless it is clearly stated otherwise, this description should be understood to include one or at least one, and the singular number also includes the plural number.

In this creation, the terms "include", "include", "have", "include" or any other similar terms are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. For example, an element, structure, product, or device that contains a plurality of elements is not limited to the elements listed herein, but may include those that are not explicitly listed but are generally inherent to the element, structure, product, or device. Other requirements. In addition, unless there is a clear statement to the contrary, the term "or" refers to the inclusive "or" rather than the exclusive "or".

Please refer to Figure 1, which is the erection of the easy-to-lock and easy-to-unlock connector in the first embodiment of the invention. Body schematic diagram. In FIG. 1, the easy-lock and easy-unlock connector 10 can connect the flexible flat cable 2 and a printed circuit board (not shown).

The easy-lock and easy-unlock connector 10 includes a housing 12, an insulator 14 and a terminal 16. One end of the terminal 16 can be connected to the printed circuit board and the other end of the terminal 16 can be connected to the flexible flat cable 2.

2(a) to 2(c) together, to illustrate the detailed schematic diagram of the casing of FIG. 1 of the present creation. Figure 2(a) is a top view illustrating the shell of this creation in Figure 1; Figure 2(b) is a rear view illustrating the shell of Figure 1 in this creation; and Figure 2(c) is a diagram illustrating the shell of this creation Side view.

The housing 12 includes a first body 122, a locking member 124, a first locking member 126 and a third locking member 128.

The first body 122 forms a locking member 124, a first locking member 126 and a third locking member 128. In the present embodiment, the number of the locking member 124 and the number of the third locking member are two as an example.

The locking member 124 extends from the surface of the first body 122 and can lock the flexible flat cable 2. Refer to FIG. 3 together, which illustrates a partial enlarged schematic diagram of the lock fastener of FIG. 2 of the present creation. The locking member 124 further includes a point portion 1242, an elastic portion 1244, and a hook portion 1246. The fulcrum portion 1242 is connected to the surface SF of the first body 122. The elastic portion 1244 connects the fulcrum portion 1242 and the hook portion 1246. Here, there is a height difference H between the fulcrum portion 1242 and the elastic portion 1244. In another embodiment, the hook portion 1246 forms a chamfer 1246' to be able to receive the force generated by the flexible cable 2 so that the hook portion 1246 is deformed on the elastic portion 1244, and the elastic portion 1244 is also affected by the fulcrum portion 144 mentioned later. The generated reaction force causes the elastic portion 1244 to deform on the hook portion 1246 until the hook portion 1246 is no longer deformed on the elastic portion 1244, so that the hook portion 1246 locks the flexible cable 2 in the accommodating space SP mentioned later; By pressing the fulcrum part 144 The elastic portion 1244 can be deformed to unlock the flexible cable 2 from the hook portion 1246.

The first fastener 126 extends from the surface of the first body 122 at an angle θ. For example, the angle θ ranges from 45 degrees to 135 degrees. Here, the angle θ is an angle of 90 degrees as an example. In this embodiment, the first fastener 126 is illustrated by taking the opening as an example.

The third fastener 128 is formed on two sides of the first body 122. In this embodiment, the third buckle 128 is illustrated by taking a stopper piece as an example.

In another embodiment, the first body 122 further includes a strengthening portion 1210 to enhance the structural strength of the housing 12, for example, the strengthening portion 1210 protrudes toward the opposite direction of the accommodating space SP.

In another embodiment, the first body 122 further includes a bridge portion 1211, which is disposed between the fulcrum portions 1242 (near the edge of the casing) of the two locking members 124, and the locking member can be driven by pressing the bridge portion 1211 The pivot portion 1242 of 124 deforms the hook portion 1246 to unlock the flexible cable 2. Wherein, the free end of the bridging portion 1211 is bent toward the accommodating space SP to solve the problem that the hook portion 1246 is not completely unlocked by the flexible cable 2 caused by uneven force or the locking member 124 is pressed separately, and the flexible cable 2 is damaged. Condition. Here, the bridge portion 1211 adopts a bending structure to avoid deformation of the housing 12 caused by excessive pressing force.

In another embodiment, the first body 122 further includes welding portions 1212, which are formed on two sides of the first body 122, respectively. The soldering part 1212 can be provided (for example, soldered) on a printed circuit board.

In another embodiment, the first body 122 further includes a stopper piece 1214, which in this embodiment is formed at the front edge and the rear edge of the two sides of the housing 12.

In another embodiment, the first body 122 further includes a positioning member 1216, which is formed at the front edge and the rear edge of the surface SF of the casing 12 in this embodiment.

Refer to Figures 4(a) to 4(c) together to illustrate the detailed schematic diagram of the insulator in Figure 1 of the present invention. Fig. 4(a) is a top view illustrating the insulator of Fig. 1 of the invention; Fig. 4(b) is a rear view of the insulator of Fig. 1 of the invention; and Fig. 4(c) is a side view of the insulator of the invention.

The insulator 14 is combined with the housing 12 to form an accommodating space SP, so that the flexible cable 2 can be provided.

The insulator 14 includes a second body 142, a fulcrum block 144, an acting groove 146, a second fastener 148 and a fourth fastener 1410. Here, the numbers of the fulcrum block 144, the acting groove 146, and the fourth buckle 1410 are respectively described by taking two as an example.

The second body 142 forms a fulcrum block 144, an acting groove 146, a second fastener 148 and a fourth fastener 1410.

The fulcrum block 144 is provided corresponding to the fulcrum portion 1242. The acting groove 146 is arranged corresponding to the locking member 124 so that the locking member 124 enters the accommodating space SP through the acting groove 146. The second buckle 148 is formed on one side of the second body 142 and is arranged corresponding to the first buckle 126. In this embodiment, the second buckle 148 is illustrated by using a convex block as an example to combine with The opening type of the first fastener 126 makes the housing 12 restricted by the first fastener 126 and the second fastener 148, and cannot be positioned on the XY plane of, for example, FIG. 4(a) or, for example, FIG. 4 (b) Move in the Z-axis direction.

The fourth buckle 1410 is formed on the other side of the second body 142 and corresponds to the third buckle 128. In this embodiment, the fourth buckle 1210 is illustrated by taking the stop groove as an example. By bending the third buckle 128 with the stop piece type to the stop groove, the housing 12 is restricted by the third buckle 128 and the fourth buckle 1410, and cannot be used in, for example, FIG. 4 Move in the XY plane of (a) or, for example, the Z-axis direction of FIG. 4(b).

In another embodiment, the second body 142 further includes a stopper 1412. Stop 1412 is provided corresponding to the stopping piece 1214, and the stopping piece 1412 is arranged on the stopping piece 1214 to buckle the housing to the insulator.

In another embodiment, the second body 142 further includes a positioning notch 1414. The positioning notch 1414 is provided corresponding to the positioning member 1216, and the positioning member 1216 is provided in the positioning notch 1414 to position the housing 12 on the insulator 14 to facilitate assembly.

The housing 12 is confined to the insulator 14 by the first buckle 126, the third buckle 128, the second buckle 149, and the fourth buckle 1410.

This creation has been disclosed in the preferred embodiments above, but those familiar with this technology should understand that the embodiments are only used to describe the creation, and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the creation. It should be noted that all changes and replacements equivalent to the embodiments should be included in the scope of this creation. Therefore, the scope of protection of this creation shall be subject to the scope of the patent application.

2: Flexible cable

10: Easy to lock and easy to unlock connector

12: Shell

14: Insulator

16: terminal

Claims (11)

An easy-locking and easy-unlocking connector for connecting a printed circuit board and a flexible cable. The easy-locking and easy-unlocking connector includes: a terminal for connecting the printed circuit board and the flexible cable; a housing with a first A body, a plurality of locking members, a first locking member and a plurality of third locking members, the first body forming the locking members, the first locking member and the third locking members, the locking members The member extends from the surface of the first body for locking the flexible cable, the first buckle member is bent at an angle and extends from the surface of the first body, and the third buckle member is formed on the On two sides of the first body, each of the locking members further includes a fulcrum portion, an elastic portion, and a hook portion, the fulcrum portion is connected to the surface of the first body, and the elastic portion connects the fulcrum portion and the hook portion; And an insulator, which is combined with the housing to form an accommodating space for arranging the flexible cable. The insulator has a second body, a plurality of fulcrum blocks, a plurality of action grooves, a second fastener and a plurality of fourth fasteners. The two bodies form the fulcrum blocks, the action grooves, the second fastener and the fourth fasteners, each of the fulcrum blocks is set corresponding to each of the fulcrum parts, and each of the action slots corresponds to Each of the locking members is arranged so that each of the locking members enters the accommodating space through each of the action grooves, and the second locking member is formed on one side of the second body and corresponds to the The first buckle is provided, and each of the fourth buckles is formed on the other side of the second body and is arranged corresponding to the third buckles; wherein, by the first buckle, the The third buckle, the second buckle and the fourth buckles restrict the shell to the insulator. The easy-to-lock and easy-to-unlock connector according to claim 1, wherein the first body further includes A plurality of strengthening parts are included to enhance the structural strength of the shell, wherein the strengthening parts protrude toward the opposite direction of the accommodating space. The easy-to-lock and easy-to-unlock connector according to claim 1, wherein the first body further includes a bridge portion disposed between the fulcrum portions of the locking members, wherein the free end of the bridge portion faces toward the accommodating space The direction bends. The easy-lock and easy-unlock connector according to claim 1, wherein the first body further includes a plurality of soldering parts, which are formed on two sides of the first body, respectively, and the soldering parts are provided on the printed circuit board. The easy-locking and easy-unlocking connector according to claim 1, wherein the hook portion forms a chamfer for receiving the force generated by the flexible cable so that the hook portion is deformed on the elastic portion, and the elastic portion is also subjected to the The reaction force generated by the fulcrum portion causes the elastic portion to deform on the hook portion until the hook portion is no longer deformed on the elastic portion, so that the hook portion locks the flexible cable in the accommodating space. The easy-lock and easy-unlock connector according to claim 5, wherein there is a height difference between the fulcrum portion and the elastic portion. The easy-lock and easy-unlock connector according to claim 1, wherein the first buckle is bent from the surface of the first body, and the angle range is between 45 degrees and 135 degrees. The easy-lock and easy-unlock connector according to claim 1, wherein the first buckle is an opening and the second buckle is a bump, and the edge of the opening is buckled on the bump. The easy-to-lock and easy-to-unlock connector according to claim 1, wherein the third fasteners are respectively stop pieces and the fourth fasteners are respectively stop grooves, and the stop pieces are inserted into The stop groove is used to buckle the shell to the insulator. The easy-to-lock and easy-to-unlock connector according to claim 1, wherein the first body further includes The second body includes a plurality of stopper pieces and the second body further includes a plurality of stopper pieces. Each of the stop pieces is arranged corresponding to each of the stop pieces. The shell is buckled on the insulator. The easy-lock and easy-unlock connector according to claim 1, wherein the first body further includes a plurality of positioning members and the second body further includes a plurality of positioning notches, each of the positioning members is provided corresponding to each of the positioning notches, By disposing each of the positioning parts in each of the positioning notches, the housing is positioned on the insulator.

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