This patent application claims priority of a Chinese Patent Application No. 202311668338.X, filed on Dec. 5, 2023 and titled “BOARD-TO-BOARD CONNECTOR”, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference.
The present disclosure relates to a board-to-board connector, which belongs to the technical field of connectors.
Board-to-board connectors in the related art generally include an insulating body and a plurality of conductive terminals fixed in the insulating body. Each conductive terminal includes a first contact elastic arm extending beyond the insulating body and a second contact elastic arm extending beyond the insulating body. The first contact elastic arm is configured to abut against a first circuit board to achieve electrical connection. The second contact elastic arm is configured to abut against a second circuit board to achieve electrical connection.
With the continuous improvement of signal transmission requirements for board-to-board connectors, how to reduce crosstalk between signals is a technical problem to be solved by those skilled in the art.
For this reason, it is proposed in the related art to add a grounding isolation sheet between adjacent conductive terminals. However, considering issues such as terminal density and structural strength of the insulating body, how to optimize the grounding isolation sheet is a technical problem that those skilled in the art need to solve.
An object of the present disclosure is to provide a board-to-board connector with an optimized structure of a grounding isolation sheet.
In order to achieve the above object, the present disclosure adopts the following technical solution: a board-to-board connector, including: an insulating body including a first mounting surface and a second mounting surface opposite to the first mounting surface; a plurality of conductive terminals disposed in at least a first row and a second row; the first row and the second row being spaced apart along a first direction; each conductive terminal including a first contact elastic arm extending beyond the first mounting surface, and a second contact elastic arm extending beyond the second mounting surface; and a grounding isolation sheet located between the conductive terminals of the first row and the conductive terminals of the second row; the grounding isolation sheet including a first grounding isolation sheet and a second grounding isolation sheet; wherein the first grounding isolation sheet includes a first base portion mounted in the insulating body, a first connecting arm extending from the first base portion, and a first grounding elastic arm extending from the first base portion; the first grounding elastic arm includes a first engaging portion protruding beyond the first mounting surface; the second grounding isolation sheet includes a second base portion mounted in the insulating body, a second connecting arm extending from the second base portion, and a second grounding elastic arm extending from the second base portion; the second grounding elastic arm includes a second engaging portion protruding beyond the second mounting surface; the first connecting arm is in contact with the second connecting arm so as to connect the first grounding isolation sheet and the second grounding isolation sheet in series.
Compared with the prior art, the grounding isolation sheet of the present disclosure includes a first grounding isolation sheet and a second grounding isolation sheet. The first grounding isolation sheet includes a first connecting arm and a first grounding elastic arm. The first grounding elastic arm is configured to abut against a first circuit board. The second grounding isolation sheet includes a second connecting arm and a second grounding elastic arm. The second grounding elastic arm is configured to abut against a second circuit board. The first connecting arm is in contact with the second connecting arm so as to connect the first grounding isolation sheet and the second grounding isolation sheet in series. In this way, the grounding isolation sheet of the present disclosure improves the grounding effect when it comes into contact with the first circuit board and the second circuit board by providing the first grounding elastic arm and the second grounding elastic arm. Besides, the first grounding isolation sheet and the second grounding isolation sheet, which are provided separately, facilitate assembly.
Exemplary embodiments will be described in detail here, examples of which are shown in drawings. When referring to the drawings below, unless otherwise indicated, same numerals in different drawings represent the same or similar elements. The examples described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with this application. Rather, they are merely examples of devices and methods consistent with some aspects of the application as detailed in the appended claims.
The terminology used in this application is only for the purpose of describing particular embodiments, and is not intended to limit this application. The singular forms “a”, “said”, and “the” used in this application and the appended claims are also intended to include plural forms unless the context clearly indicates other meanings.
It should be understood that the terms “first”, “second” and similar words used in the specification and claims of this application do not represent any order, quantity or importance, but are only used to distinguish different components. Similarly, “an” or “a” and other similar words do not mean a quantity limit, but mean that there is at least one; “multiple” or “a plurality of” means two or more than two. Unless otherwise noted, “front”, “rear”, “lower” and/or “upper” and similar words are for ease of description only and are not limited to one location or one spatial orientation. Similar words such as “include” or “comprise” mean that elements or objects appear before “include” or “comprise” cover elements or objects listed after “include” or “comprise” and their equivalents, and do not exclude other elements or objects. The term “a plurality of” mentioned in the present disclosure includes two or more.
Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the case of no conflict, the following embodiments and features in the embodiments can be combined with each other.
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In the illustrated embodiment of the present disclosure, the plurality of conductive terminals 2 are disposed in matric along the first direction A1-A1 and along a second direction A2-A2 (for example, a front-rear direction) perpendicular to the first direction A1-A1 to improve signal transmission capability. The first row L1 and the second row L2 both extend along the second direction A2-A2.
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In the illustrated embodiment of the present disclosure, the grounding isolation sheet 3 includes a first grounding isolation sheet 31 and a second grounding isolation sheet 32 which are two separated components. In the illustrated embodiment of the present disclosure, the first grounding isolation sheet 31 and the second grounding isolation sheet 32 are both metal sheets. Preferably, the first grounding isolation sheet 31 and the second grounding isolation sheet 32 are shared components, that is, the first grounding isolation sheet 31 and the second grounding isolation sheet 32 have the same structure, and only have different installation angles. For example, the second grounding isolation sheet 32 is formed by inverting the first grounding isolation sheet 31 by 180°, and vice versa.
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Similarly, the second grounding isolation sheet 32 includes a second base portion 321 mounted in the second mounting groove 15, a plurality of second connecting arms 322 extending from the second base portion 321, and a plurality of second grounding elastic arms 323 extending from the second base portion 321. Each second grounding elastic arm 323 includes a second engaging portion 3231 protruding beyond the second mounting surface 12 and configured to be in contact with a grounding path of the second circuit board 202. The plurality of second connecting arms 322 are spaced apart along the second direction A2-A2.
When the first grounding isolation sheet 31 and the second grounding isolation sheet 32 are assembled in place, the first connecting arm 312 of the first grounding isolation sheet 31 and the second connecting arm 322 of the second grounding isolation sheet 32 are at least partially inserted into a corresponding connecting groove 16, respectively, along opposite directions. The first connecting arms 312 and the second connecting arms 322 abut against each other in a one-to-one correspondence manner, so as to connect the first grounding isolation sheet 31 and the second grounding isolation sheet 32 together in series.
In the illustrated embodiment of the present disclosure, each first connecting arm 312 is provided with a first deflection portion 3121 located at a free end of the first connecting arm 312. Each second connecting arm 322 is provided with a second deflection portion 3221 located at a free end of the second connecting arm 322. The first deflection portion 3121 deflects outward toward a side away from the second connecting arm 322. The second deflection portion 3221 deflects outward toward a side away from the first connecting arm 312. As shown in
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In the first illustrated embodiment of the present disclosure, the first loop portion is located at the first free end portion 3135. When the first engaging portion 3131 of the first grounding elastic arm 313 is in contact with the first circuit board 201, a first grounding loop is formed by the first grounding elastic arm 313, the first connecting portion 3130 and the first base portion 311. When the first engaging portion 3131 of the first grounding elastic arm 313 abuts against and is in position with the first circuit board 201, a side surface of the first free end portion 3135 is in contact with (for example, is overlapped with) the first base portion 311. At this time, a second grounding loop is formed through the first free end portion 3135 of the first grounding elastic arm 313 and the first base portion 311. Specifically, the first base portion 311 is provided with a first protruding portion 3112 protruding along a thickness direction of the first base portion 311. The first protruding portion 3112 defines a first groove 3113 corresponding to the first free end portion 3135 and a first contact surface 3114 exposed in the first groove 3113. When the first engaging portion 3131 of the first grounding elastic arm 313 abuts against and is in position with the first circuit board 201, the side surface of the first free end portion 3135 is in contact with (for example, is overlapped with) the first contact surface 3114.
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Similarly, in the illustrated embodiment of the present disclosure, each second grounding elastic arm 323 is in a cantilever shape. The second grounding elastic arm 323 is always connected to the second base portion 321 through the second connecting portion 3230. When the second engaging portion 3231 of the second grounding elastic arm 323 abuts against and is in contact with the second circuit board 202, a first grounding loop is formed by the second grounding elastic arm 323, the second connecting portion 3230 and the second base portion 321. When the second engaging portion 3231 of the second grounding elastic arm 323 abuts against and is in position with the second circuit board 202, the second grounding elastic arm 323 contacts the second base portion 321 through a second loop portion to generate a secondary grounding loop, thereby improving the high-frequency characteristics of the board-to-board connector 100. At this time, a second grounding loop is formed by the second free end portion 3235 of the second grounding elastic arm 323 and the second base portion 321. The second grounding elastic arm 323 includes a second arm portion 3234 and a second free end portion 3235. The second engaging portion 3231 is disposed between the second arm portion 3234 and the second free end portion 3235.
In the second illustrated embodiment of the present disclosure, the second loop portion is located at the second free end portion 3235. When the second engaging portion 3231 of the second grounding elastic arm 323 abuts against and is in position with the second circuit board 202, the side surface of the second free end portion 3235 is in contact with (for example, is overlapped with) the second base portion 321. Specifically, the second base portion 321 includes a second protruding portion 3212 protruding along a thickness direction of the second base portion 321. The second protruding portion 3212 includes a second groove 3213 corresponding to the second free end portion 3235 and a second contact surface 3214 exposed in the second groove 3213. When the second engaging portion 3231 of the second grounding elastic arm 323 abuts against and is in position with the second circuit board 202, the side surface of the second free end portion 3235 is in contact with (for example, is overlapped with) the second contact surface 3214.
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Similarly, the second loop portion is located at the second arm portion 3234. The second base portion 321 is provided with a second recess 3216 configured to receive the second free end portion 3235 and a second abutment arm 3217 configured to engage with the second arm portion 3234. The second abutment arm 3217 is in a cantilever shape. When the second engaging portion 3231 of the second grounding elastic arm 323 abuts against and is in position with the second circuit board 202, the second arm portion 3234 is in contact with (for example, is overlapped with) the second abutment arm 3217.
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Compared with the prior art, the grounding isolation sheet 3 of the present disclosure includes the first grounding isolation sheet 31 and the second grounding isolation sheet 32. The first grounding isolation sheet 31 includes the first connecting arm 312 and the first grounding elastic arm 313. The first grounding elastic arm 313 is configured to abut against the first circuit board 201. The second grounding isolation sheet 32 includes a second connecting arm 322 and a second grounding elastic arm 323. The second grounding elastic arm 323 is configured to abut against the second circuit board 202. The first connecting arm 312 is in contact with the second connecting arm 322 to connect the first grounding isolation sheet 31 and the second grounding isolation sheet 32 together in series. In this way, the grounding isolation sheet 3 of the present disclosure improves the grounding effect when it comes into contact with the first circuit board 201 and the second circuit board 202 by providing the first grounding elastic arm 313 and the second grounding elastic arm 323. Besides, the first grounding isolation sheet 31 and the second grounding isolation sheet 32, which are provided separately, facilitate assembly.
The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the present disclosure and not to limit the technical solutions described in the present disclosure. The understanding of this specification should be based on those skilled in the art. Descriptions of directions, although they have been described in detail in the above-mentioned embodiments of the present disclosure, those skilled in the art should understand that modifications or equivalent substitutions can still be made to the application, and all technical solutions and improvements that do not depart from the spirit and scope of the application should be covered by the claims of the application.
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202311668338.X | Dec 2023 | CN | national |