CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY

Abstract

A connector assembly allows a conductive terminal to provide shielding to reduce any effect of external interference on signal transmission of the connector assembly so as to meet signal transmission requirements for the connector assembly, and with the use of a jumper conductor, at least partial conductive terminals on the connector assembly can be electrically interconnected with no need of any additional jumper, such that an electronic device using such connector assembly can be made compact in size desirably.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims the priority of Republic of China Patent Application No. 110146192 filed on Dec. 9, 2021, in the State Intellectual Property Office of the R.O.C., the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to electronic devices, and more particularly, to a connector assembly capable of providing shielding for a conductive terminal to fulfill signal transmission requirements.

Descriptions of the Related Art

Connector assembly has been applied massively to various electronic devices nowadays, and increasingly play an important role in signal transmission in response to distinct requirements and innovations of the electronic devices. Currently available connector assembly, however, do not provide good shielding due to the structural design thereof, and signals transmitted by the connector assembly are usually affected by external interference that causes signal fading and distortion during transmission, thereby making the connector assembly fail to meet signal transmission requirements.

Therefore, how to make connector assembly that can provide satisfactory shielding to protect signal transmission from external disturbance, is an important task in the art.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In view of the above drawbacks in the prior art, the present invention provides a connector assembly for being coupled to a coupling component and bonded to a bonding component, the coupling component having a coupling portion, and the bonding component having a bonding portion, the connector assembly including: an outer insulation terminal block, having an outer insulation terminal block head structure and an outer insulation terminal block tail structure; a primary terminal set, with a primary terminal set projection plane being defined, the primary terminal set including at least one primary first conductive terminal and at least one primary second conductive terminal, wherein the primary first conductive terminal has a primary first conductive terminal coupling structure and a primary first conductive terminal bonding structure, and the primary second conductive terminal has a primary second conductive terminal coupling structure, a primary second conductive terminal bonding structure and a primary second conductive terminal outer embedding structure, wherein the primary second conductive terminal outer embedding structure embeds the outer insulation terminal block to position the primary second conductive terminal in a manner that the primary second conductive terminal is held at a predetermined position and extended in a direction parallel to the primary terminal set projection plane, so as to allow the primary second conductive terminal coupling structure to be located in the outer insulation terminal block head structure to be coupled to the coupling portion of the coupling component and allow the primary second conductive terminal bonding structure to be located in the outer insulation terminal block tail structure to be bonded to the bonding portion of the bonding component; and at least one primary inner insulation terminal block including a primary inner insulation terminal block first positioning structure and a primary inner insulation terminal block fastening structure, wherein, the primary inner insulation terminal block first positioning structure is for positioning the primary first conductive terminal in a manner that the primary first conductive terminal is held at a predetermined position and extended in a direction parallel to the primary terminal set projection plane; the primary inner insulation terminal block fastening structure fastens the outer insulation terminal block so as to allow the primary inner insulation terminal block to join in the outer insulation terminal block to allow the primary first conductive terminal coupling structure to be located in the outer insulation terminal block head structure to be coupled to the coupling portion of the coupling component and allow the primary first conductive terminal bonding structure to be located in the outer insulation terminal block tail structure to be bonded to the bonding portion of the bonding component; and the primary first conductive terminal has a primary first conductive terminal projection area on the primary terminal set projection plane, and the primary second conductive terminal has a primary second conductive terminal projection area on the primary terminal set projection plane, wherein the primary second conductive terminal projection area is larger than the primary first conductive terminal projection area to allow the primary second conductive terminal to provide shielding for the primary first conductive terminal and reduce any effect of external interference on signal transmission of the primary first conductive terminal.

Preferably, the connector assembly said above, wherein the at least one primary first conductive terminal includes a plurality of primary first conductive terminals, and the at least one primary inner insulation terminal block includes a plurality of primary inner insulation terminal blocks, and the primary inner insulation terminal blocks locate at least one of the plurality of primary first conductive terminals.

Preferably, the connector assembly said above, wherein the primary inner insulation terminal block has a primary inner insulation terminal block gap structure located near the primary first conductive terminal to form at least one gap between the primary inner insulation terminal block and the primary first conductive terminal and allow an adequate impedance value of signal transmission for the primary first conductive terminal.

Preferably, the connector assembly said above, wherein the at least one primary first conductive terminal includes a plurality of primary first conductive terminals, and the primary second conductive terminal is close to at least one of the plurality of primary first conductive terminals to provide shielding and reduce any effect of external interference on signal transmission of the nearby primary first conductive terminal.

Preferably, the connector assembly said above, wherein the primary first conductive terminal projection area is located within the primary second conductive terminal projection area.

Preferably, the connector assembly said above, wherein the outer insulation terminal block further primary second positioning structure is for positioning the primary second conductive terminal to fix it at a predetermined position.

Preferably, the connector assembly said above, wherein the primary inner insulation terminal block first positioning structure is a slot structure for allowing the primary first conductive terminal to be inserted and positioned, the outer insulation terminal block primary second positioning structure is a slot structure for allowing the primary second conductive terminal to be inserted and positioned.

Preferably, the connector assembly said above, wherein the primary inner insulation terminal block fastening structure is a cantilever fastening structure, and the outer insulation terminal block further includes an outer insulation terminal block primary fastening structure, wherein the primary inner insulation terminal block fastening structure is for being hooked to the outer insulation terminal block primary fastening structure, so as to keep the primary inner insulation terminal block join in the outer insulation terminal block.

Preferably, the connector assembly said above, further including: a primary jumper conductor, and wherein the at least one primary second conductive terminal includes a plurality of primary second conductive terminals, each of the primary second conductive terminals having a primary second conductive terminal abutting structure, wherein the primary jumper conductor is embedded in the outer insulation terminal block and goes over the primary first conductive terminal, and the primary second conductive terminal abutting structure goes through the outer insulation terminal block to abut the primary jumper conductor, so as to allow the primary jumper conductor to bridge and link the plurality of primary second conductive terminals, making them electrically interconnected to form a primary second conductive circuit.

Preferably, the connector assembly said above, wherein the primary jumper conductor includes a primary jumper conductor insertion structure for being inserted to the outer insulation terminal block so as to allow the primary jumper conductor to be embedded in the outer insulation terminal block.

Preferably, the connector assembly said above, wherein the primary jumper conductor can be a plastic conductor or metallic conductor.

Preferably, the connector assembly said above, further including: a secondary terminal set, with a secondary terminal set projection plane being defined, including at least one secondary first conductive terminal and at least one secondary second conductive terminal, wherein the secondary first conductive terminal has a secondary first conductive terminal coupling structure and a secondary first conductive terminal bonding structure, and the secondary second conductive terminal has a secondary second conductive terminal coupling structure, a secondary second conductive terminal bonding structure and a secondary second conductive terminal outer embedding structure, wherein the secondary second conductive terminal outer embedding structure embeds the outer insulation terminal block to position the secondary second conductive terminal in a manner that the secondary second conductive terminal is held at a predetermined position and extended in a direction parallel to the secondary terminal set projection plane, so as to allow the secondary second conductive terminal coupling structure to be located in the outer insulation terminal block head structure to be coupled to the coupling portion of the coupling component and allow the secondary second conductive terminal bonding structure to be located in the outer insulation terminal block tail structure to be bonded to the bonding portion of the bonding component; and at least one secondary inner insulation terminal block further including an secondary inner insulation terminal block having a secondary inner insulation terminal block first positioning structure and an secondary inner insulation terminal block fastening structure, wherein, the secondary inner insulation terminal block first positioning structure is for positioning the secondary first conductive terminal in a manner that the secondary first conductive terminal is held at a predetermined position and extended in a direction parallel to the secondary terminal set projection plane; the secondary inner insulation terminal block fastening structure fastens the outer insulation terminal block so as to allow the secondary inner insulation terminal block to be coupled to the outer insulation terminal block to allow the secondary first conductive terminal coupling structure to be located in the outer insulation terminal block head structure to be coupled to the coupling portion of the coupling component, and allow the secondary first conductive terminal bonding structure to be located in the outer insulation terminal block tail structure to be bonded to the bonding portion of the bonding component; and the secondary first conductive terminal has a secondary first conductive terminal projection area on the secondary terminal set projection plane, and the secondary second conductive terminal has a secondary second conductive terminal projection area on the secondary terminal set projection plane, wherein the secondary second conductive terminal projection area is larger than the secondary first conductive terminal projection area, allowing the secondary second conductive terminal to provide shielding for the secondary first conductive terminal, so as to reduce any effect of external interference on signal transmission of the secondary first conductive terminal.

Preferably, the connector assembly said above, wherein the at least one secondary first conductive terminal includes a plurality of secondary first conductive terminals, and the at least one secondary inner insulation terminal block includes a plurality of secondary inner insulation terminal blocks, and the secondary inner insulation terminal blocks locate at least one of the plurality of secondary first conductive terminals.

Preferably, the connector assembly said above, wherein the secondary inner insulation terminal block has an secondary inner insulation terminal block gap structure, which is located near the secondary first conductive terminal to form at least one gap between the secondary inner insulation terminal block and the secondary first conductive terminal to allow an adequate impedance value of signal transmission for the secondary first conductive terminal.

Preferably, the connector assembly said above, wherein the at least one secondary first conductive terminal includes a plurality of secondary first conductive terminals, and the secondary second conductive terminal is close to at least one of the plurality of secondary first conductive terminals to provide shielding and reduce any effect of external interference on signal transmission of the nearby secondary first conductive terminal.

Preferably, the connector assembly said above, wherein the secondary first conductive terminal projection area is located within the secondary second conductive terminal projection area.

Preferably, the connector assembly said above, wherein the outer insulation terminal block further includes an outer insulation terminal block secondary second positioning structure, wherein the outer insulation terminal block secondary second positioning structure is for positioning the secondary second conductive terminal to fix it at a predetermined position.

Preferably, the connector assembly said above, wherein the secondary inner insulation terminal block first positioning structure is a slot structure for allowing the secondary first conductive terminal, and the outer insulation terminal block secondary second positioning structure is a slot structure for allowing the secondary second conductive terminal to be inserted and positioned.

Preferably, the connector assembly said above, wherein the secondary inner insulation terminal block fastening structure is a cantilever fastening structure further including an outer insulation terminal block secondary fastening structure, wherein the secondary inner insulation terminal block fastening structure is for being hooked to the outer insulation terminal block secondary fastening structure, so as to keep the secondary inner insulation terminal block join in the outer insulation terminal block.

Preferably, the connector assembly said above, further including: a secondary jumper conductor, and wherein the at least one secondary second conductive terminal includes a plurality of secondary second conductive terminals, each of the secondary second conductive terminals having a secondary second conductive terminal abutting structure, wherein the secondary jumper conductor is embedded in the outer insulation terminal block and goes over the secondary first conductive terminal, and the secondary second conductive terminal abutting structure goes through the outer insulation terminal block to abut the secondary jumper conductor, so as to allow the secondary jumper conductor to bridge and link the plurality of secondary second conductive terminals, making them electrically interconnected to form a secondary second conductive circuit.

Preferably, the connector assembly said above, wherein the secondary jumper conductor includes a secondary jumper conductor insertion structure for being inserted to the outer insulation terminal block so as to allow the secondary jumper conductor to be embedded in the outer insulation terminal block.

Preferably, the connector assembly said above, wherein the secondary jumper conductor can be a plastic conductor or metallic conductor.

Preferably, the connector assembly said above, wherein the primary jumper conductor and the secondary jumper conductor are integrally formed to make the primary second conductive circuit electrically connected to the secondary second conductive circuit.

Preferably, the connector assembly said above, wherein the primary second conductive terminal and the secondary second conductive terminal are integrally formed to make the primary second conductive circuit electrically connected to the secondary second conductive circuit.

Compared to the conventional technology, the present invention proposes a connector assembly allowing a conductive terminal to provide shielding to reduce any effect of external interference on signal transmission of the connector assembly so as to meet signal transmission requirements for the connector assembly, and with the use of a jumper conductor, at least partial conductive terminals on the connector assembly can be electrically interconnected with no need of any additional jumper, such that an electronic device using such connector assembly can be made compact in size desirably.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The above and other aspects, features and other advantages of the present invention will be more clearly understood from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram showing preferred embodiment of a connector assembly according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram showing preferred embodiment of a connector assembly according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a top view schematic diagram showing preferred embodiment of a connector assembly according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional schematic diagram showing the connector assembly in FIG. 3 cut along line AA.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional schematic diagram showing the connector assembly in FIG. 3 cut along line BB.

FIG. 6 is a side view schematic diagram showing preferred embodiment of a connector assembly according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional schematic diagram showing the connector assembly in FIG. 6 cut along line CC.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional schematic diagram showing the connector assembly in FIG. 6 cut along line DD.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional schematic diagram showing the connector assembly in FIG. 6 cut along line EE.

FIG. 10 is a bottom view schematic diagram showing preferred embodiment of a connector assembly according to the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view schematic diagram showing preferred embodiment of a connector assembly according to the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view schematic diagram showing preferred embodiment of a connector assembly according to the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view schematic diagram showing preferred of an embodiment outer insulation terminal block of a connector assembly according to the present invention.

FIG. 14 is an exploded view schematic diagram showing preferred embodiment of a connector assembly according to the present invention.

FIG. 15 is an exploded view schematic diagram showing preferred embodiment of a connector assembly according to the present invention.

FIG. 16 is an assembly view schematic diagram showing preferred embodiment of a connector assembly according to the present invention.

FIG. 17 is an assembly view schematic diagram showing preferred embodiment of a connector assembly according to the present invention.

FIG. 18 is an assembly view schematic diagram showing preferred embodiment of a connector assembly according to the present invention.

FIG. 19 is an assembly view schematic diagram showing preferred embodiment of a connector assembly according to the present invention.

FIG. 20 is a projection view schematic diagram showing preferred embodiment of conductive terminals of a connector assembly according to the present invention.

FIG. 21 is a projection view schematic diagram showing preferred embodiment of conductive terminals of a connector assembly according to the present invention.

FIG. 22 is a cross-sectional view schematic diagram showing preferred embodiment of a connector assembly according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art.

In the drawings, the shapes and dimensions of elements may be exaggerated for clarity, and the same reference numerals will be used throughout to designate the same or like components.

The present invention provides a connector assembly, and technical features of this connector assembly are described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 22 and the following embodiments.

As shown in FIG. 1, the connector assembly 1 is used for being coupled to a coupling component 2 and bonded to a bonding component 3. The coupling component 2 has a coupling portion 21 and can be a connector assembly or a circuit substrate. The bonding component 3 has a bonding portion 31 and can be a circuit substrate.

As shown in FIGS. 14 to 15, the connector assembly 1 includes a primary terminal set 11, at least one inner insulation terminal block 121, at least one secondary inner insulation terminal block 122, an outer insulation terminal block 13, a primary jumper conductor 141, a secondary jumper conductor 142 and a secondary terminal set 15. The primary terminal set 11 and the secondary terminal set 15 can be made of metallic conductors for transmitting conductive signals or grounding signals. The outer insulation terminal block 13 includes an outer insulation terminal block head structure 131 and an outer insulation terminal block tail structure 132.

As shown in FIGS. 20 to 21, there is defined a primary terminal set projection plane S1 for the primary terminal set 11. The primary terminal set 11 includes at least one primary first conductive terminal 111 and at least one primary second conductive terminal 112. As shown in FIG. 4, the primary first conductive terminal 111 has a primary first conductive terminal coupling structure 1111 and a primary first conductive terminal bonding structure 1112. As shown in FIG. 7, the primary second conductive terminal 112 has a primary second conductive terminal coupling structure 1121, a primary second conductive terminal bonding structure 1122 and a primary second conductive terminal inner embedding structure 1123.

As shown in FIG. 7, the primary second conductive terminal inner embedding structure 1123 is used to be embedded with the outer insulation terminal block 13. Thus, the primary second conductive terminal 112 is held at a predetermined position and extended in a direction parallel to the primary terminal set projection plane S1, so as to allow the primary second conductive terminal coupling structure 1121 is located at the outer insulation terminal block head structure 131 to be able to couple the coupling portion 21 of the coupling component 2 for transmitting conductive signals or grounding signals, and allow the primary second conductive terminal bonding structure 1122 is located at the outer insulation terminal block tail structure 132 to be able to bond the bonding portion 31 of the bonding component 3 for transmitting conductive signals or grounding signals.

Moreover, as shown in FIGS. 20 to 21, there is defined a secondary terminal set projection plane S2 for the secondary terminal set 15. The secondary terminal set 15 includes at least one secondary first conductive terminal 151 and at least one secondary second conductive terminal 152. As shown in FIG. 4, the secondary first conductive terminal 151 has a secondary first conductive terminal coupling structure 1511 and a secondary first conductive terminal bonding structure 1512. As shown in FIG. 7, the secondary second conductive terminal 152 has a secondary second conductive terminal coupling structure 1521, a secondary second conductive terminal bonding structure 1522 and a secondary second conductive terminal outer embedding structure 1523.

As shown in FIG. 7, the secondary second conductive terminal outer embedding structure 1523 is used to be embedded with the outer insulation terminal block 13. Thus, the secondary second conductive terminal 152 is held at a predetermined position and extended in a direction parallel to the secondary terminal set projection plane S2, so as to allow the secondary second conductive terminal coupling structure 1521 is located at the outer insulation terminal block head structure 131 to be able to couple the coupling portion 21 of the coupling component 2 for transmitting conductive signals or grounding signals, and allow the secondary second conductive terminal bonding structure 1522 is located at the outer insulation terminal block tail structure 132 to be able to bond the bonding portion 31 of the bonding component 3 for transmitting conductive signals or grounding signals.

It should be noted that the connector assembly 1 may have a plurality of primary first conductive terminals 111, a plurality of secondary first conductive terminals 151, a plurality of primary inner insulation terminal blocks 121 and a plurality of secondary inner insulation terminal blocks 122, wherein the primary inner insulation terminal blocks 121 locate at least one of the primary first conductive terminals 111, and the secondary inner insulation terminal blocks 122 locate at least one of the plurality of secondary first conductive terminals 151.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 9, the primary inner insulation terminal block 121 includes a primary inner insulation terminal block first positioning structure 1211 and a primary inner insulation terminal block fastening structure 1212.

The primary inner insulation terminal block first positioning structure 1211 can be a slot structure for allowing the primary first conductive terminal 111 to be inserted and positioned in a manner that the primary first conductive terminal 111 is held at a predetermined position and extended in a direction parallel to the primary terminal set projection plane S1 (As shown in FIG. 20), so as to allow the primary first conductive terminal coupling structure 1111 is located to be able to couple the coupling portion 21 of the coupling component 2 for transmitting conductive signals or grounding signals, and allow the primary first conductive terminal bonding structure 1112 is located to be able to bond the bonding portion 31 of the bonding component 3 for transmitting conductive signals or grounding signals.

As shown in FIG. 9, the primary inner insulation terminal block fastening structure 1212 can be a cantilever fastening structure to be able to fasten the outer insulation terminal block 13 so as to allow the primary inner insulation terminal block 121 to join in the outer insulation terminal block 13 to allow the primary first conductive terminal coupling structure 1111 to be located in the outer insulation terminal block head structure 131 to be coupled to the coupling portion 21 of the coupling component 2 and allow the primary first conductive terminal bonding structure 1112 to be located in the outer insulation terminal block tail structure 132 to be bonded to the bonding portion 31 of the bonding component 3.

Correspondingly, the outer insulation terminal block 13 has an outer insulation terminal block primary fastening structure 134. The outer insulation terminal block primary fastening structure 134 can be a slot structure. The primary inner insulation terminal block fastening structure 1212 can be a hook structure for being hooked to the outer insulation terminal block primary fastening structure 134, so as to keep the primary inner insulation terminal block 121 join in the outer insulation terminal block 13.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 9, the secondary inner insulation terminal block 122 includes a secondary inner insulation terminal block first positioning structure 1221 and a secondary inner insulation terminal block fastening structure 1222.

The secondary inner insulation terminal block first positioning structure 1221 can be a slot structure for allowing the secondary first conductive terminal 151 to be inserted and positioned in a manner that the secondary first conductive terminal 151 is held at a predetermined position and extended in a direction parallel to the secondary terminal set projection plane S2 (As shown in FIG. 20), so as to allow the secondary first conductive terminal coupling structure 1511 is located to be able to couple the coupling portion 21 of the coupling component 2 for transmitting conductive signals or grounding signals, and allow the secondary first conductive terminal bonding structure 1512 is located to be able to bond the bonding portion 31 of the bonding component 3 for transmitting conductive signals or grounding signals.

As shown in FIG. 9, the secondary inner insulation terminal block fastening structure 1222 can be a cantilever fastening structure to be able to fasten the outer insulation terminal block 13 so as to allow the secondary inner insulation terminal block 122 to join in the outer insulation terminal block 13 to allow the secondary first conductive terminal coupling structure 1511 to be located in the outer insulation terminal block head structure 131 to be coupled to the coupling portion 21 of the coupling component 2 and allow the secondary first conductive terminal bonding structure 1512 to be located in the outer insulation terminal block tail structure 132 to be bonded to the bonding portion 31 of the bonding component 3.

Correspondingly, the outer insulation terminal block 13 has an outer insulation terminal block secondary fastening structure 136. The outer insulation terminal block secondary fastening structure 136 can be a slot structure. The secondary inner insulation terminal block fastening structure 1222 can be a hook structure for being hooked to the outer insulation terminal block secondary fastening structure 136, so as to keep the secondary inner insulation terminal block 122 join in the outer insulation terminal block 13.

As shown in FIG. 5, the primary terminal set 11 includes a plurality of primary first conductive terminals 111, and the primary second conductive terminal 112 is close to at least one of the plurality of primary first conductive terminals 111 to transmit grounding signals for providing shielding for the nearby at least one primary first conductive terminal 111 to reduce any effect of external interference (such as EMI or noise interference) on signal transmission of the nearby primary first conductive terminal 111, so as to fulfill signal transmission requirements for the connector assembly.

As shown in FIG. 21, the primary first conductive terminal 111 has a primary first conductive terminal projection area A11 on the primary terminal set projection plane S1, and the primary second conductive terminal 112 has a primary second conductive terminal projection area A12 on the primary terminal set projection plane S1, wherein the primary second conductive terminal projection area A12 is larger than the primary first conductive terminal projection area A11, and thus the primary second conductive terminal 112 can act as a shield for the primary first conductive terminal 111 to reduce any effect of external interference on signal transmission of the primary first conductive terminal 111 so as to meet signal transmission requirements for the connector assembly. Preferably, the primary first conductive terminal projection area A11 is located within the primary second conductive terminal projection area A12 to ideally reduce any effect of external interference on signal transmission of the primary first conductive terminal 111 so as to meet signal transmission requirements for the connector assembly.

Moreover, as shown in FIG. 5, the secondary terminal set 15 includes a plurality of secondary first conductive terminals 151, and the secondary second conductive terminal 152 is close to at least one of the plurality of secondary first conductive terminals 151 to transmit grounding signals for providing shielding for the nearby at least one secondary first conductive terminal 151 to reduce any effect of external interference (such as EMI or noise interference) on signal transmission of the nearby secondary first conductive terminal 151, so as to fulfill signal transmission requirements for the connector assembly.

As shown in FIG. 22, the secondary first conductive terminal 151 has a secondary first conductive terminal projection area A21 on the secondary terminal set projection plane S2, and the secondary second conductive terminal 152 has a secondary second conductive terminal projection area A22 on the secondary terminal set projection plane S2, wherein the secondary second conductive terminal projection area A22 is larger than the secondary first conductive terminal projection area A21, and thus the secondary second conductive terminal 152 can act as a shield for the secondary first conductive terminal 151 to reduce any effect of external interference on signal transmission of the secondary first conductive terminal 151 so as to meet signal transmission requirements for the connector assembly. Preferably, the secondary first conductive terminal projection area A21 is located within the secondary second conductive terminal projection area A22 to ideally reduce any effect of external interference on signal transmission of the secondary first conductive terminal 151 so as to meet signal transmission requirements for the connector assembly.

As shown in FIGS. 4, 7 and 8, the outer insulation terminal block 13 includes an outer insulation terminal block primary second positioning structure 133 and an outer insulation terminal block secondary second positioning structure 135. The outer insulation terminal block primary second positioning structure 133 can be a slot structure for allowing the primary second conductive terminal 112 to be inserted and positioned. The outer insulation terminal block primary second positioning structure 134 can be a slot structure for allowing the primary second conductive terminal 112 to be inserted and positioned to fix it at a predetermined position. The outer insulation terminal block secondary second positioning structure 135 can be a slot structure for allowing the secondary second conductive terminal 152 to be inserted and positioned to fix it at a predetermined position.

As shown in FIG. 4, the primary inner insulation terminal block 121 has a primary inner insulation terminal block gap structure 1213, and the secondary inner insulation terminal block 122 has an secondary inner insulation terminal block gap structure 1223. The primary inner insulation terminal block gap structure 1213 is located near the primary first conductive terminal 111 to form at least one gap between the primary inner insulation terminal block 121 and the primary first conductive terminal 111 and allow an adequate impedance value of signal transmission for the primary first conductive terminal 111. The secondary inner insulation terminal block gap structure 1223 is located near the secondary first conductive terminal 151 to form at least one gap between the secondary inner insulation terminal block 122 and the secondary first conductive terminal 151 to allow an adequate impedance value of signal transmission for the secondary first conductive terminal 151.

As shown in FIG. 5, the primary terminal set 11 includes a plurality of primary second conductive terminals 112, and the secondary terminal set 15 includes a plurality of secondary second conductive terminals 152. The primary jumper conductor 141 includes a primary jumper conductor insertion structure 1411 and can be a plastic conductor or metallic conductor. The secondary jumper conductor 142 includes a secondary jumper conductor insertion structure 1421 and can be a plastic conductor or metallic conductor. The primary jumper conductor insertion structure 1411 and the secondary jumper conductor insertion structure 1421 can be inserted respectively to the outer insulation terminal block 13 so as to allow the primary jumper conductor 141 and the secondary jumper conductor 142 to be embedded in the outer insulation terminal block 13 respectively.

It should be noted that, the outer insulation terminal block 13 allows the primary jumper conductor 141 to go over the primary first conductive terminal 111 and allows the secondary jumper conductor 142 to go over the secondary first conductive terminal 151. Each of the primary second conductive terminals 112 has a primary second conductive terminal abutting structure 1124 for going through the inner insulation terminal block 12 and abutting the primary jumper conductor 141 so as to allow the primary jumper conductor 141 to bridge and link the plurality of primary second conductive terminals 112, making them electrically interconnected to form a primary second conductive circuit. Each of the secondary second conductive terminals 152 has a secondary second conductive terminal abutting structure 1524 for going through the inner insulation terminal block 12 and abutting the secondary jumper conductor 142 so as to allow the secondary jumper conductor 142 to bridge and link the plurality of secondary second conductive terminals 152, making them electrically interconnected to form a secondary second conductive circuit.

The primary second conductive circuit and the secondary second conductive circuit can transmit grounding signals according to customized requirements for the connector assembly. Thus, the present invention can achieve electrical connection between at least partial conductive terminals on the connector assembly, with no need of any additional jumper, such that an electronic device using such connector assembly can be made compact in size desirably.

As shown in FIG. 22, the primary jumper conductor 141 and the secondary jumper conductor 142 are integrally formed, and the primary second conductive terminal 112 and the secondary second conductive terminal 152 are integrally formed, making the primary second conductive circuit electrically connected to the secondary second conductive circuit.

The present invention also proposes an assembly method of the connector assembly to be described with reference to embodiments shown in FIGS. 14 to 19.

First, as shown in FIGS. 14 to 15, the inner insulation terminal block 121 is used to position the primary first conductive terminal 111 and the secondary inner insulation terminal block 122 is used to position the secondary first conductive terminal 151, to form a first connector assembly semi-finished product composed of the inner insulation terminal block 121, the primary first conductive terminal 111, the secondary inner insulation terminal block 122 and the secondary first conductive terminal 151.

Then, as shown in FIGS. 16 to 17, the first connector assembly semi-finished product is embedded in the outer insulation terminal block 13, to form a second connector assembly semi-finished product composed of the first connector assembly semi-finished product and the outer insulation terminal block 13.

Then, as shown in FIGS. 18 to 19, the primary second conductive terminal 112 and the secondary second conductive terminal 152 are embedded in the second connector assembly semi-finished product so as to position the primary second conductive terminal 112 and the secondary second conductive terminal 152 respectively in a manner that, the primary second conductive terminal 112 and the secondary second conductive terminal 152 can respectively provide shielding for the primary first conductive terminal 111 and the secondary first conductive terminal 151, so as to reduce any effect of external interference on signal transmission of the primary first conductive terminal 111 and the secondary first conductive terminal 151 and thus satisfy signal transmission requirements for the connector assembly.

Moreover, the primary jumper conductor 141 goes over the primary first conductive terminals 111 to be connected to the primary second conductive terminals 112, making the primary second conductive terminals 112 form a primary second conductive circuit. The secondary jumper conductor 142 goes over the secondary first conductive terminals 151 to be connected to the secondary second conductive terminals 152, making the secondary second conductive terminals 152 form a secondary second conductive circuit.

It should be noted that the foregoing embodiments of the connector assembly of the present application can also omit some components, for example, the secondary inner insulation terminal block, the primary jumper conductor, the secondary jumper conductor and the secondary terminal set. That is to say, in the embodiment of the present application, the connector assembly may optionally include only the outer insulation terminal block, the primary terminal set and the primary inner insulation terminal block.

The outer insulation terminal block has an outer insulation terminal block head structure and an outer insulation terminal block tail structure.

The primary terminal set is defined with a primary terminal set projection plane. The primary terminal set includes at least one primary first conductive terminal and at least one primary second conductive terminal. The primary first conductive terminal has a primary first conductive terminal coupling structure and a primary first conductive terminal bonding structure. The primary second conductive terminal has a primary second conductive terminal coupling structure, a primary second conductive terminal bonding structure and a primary second conductive terminal outer embedding structure.

The primary second conductive terminal outer embedding structure embeds the outer insulation terminal block to position the primary second conductive terminal in a manner that the primary second conductive terminal is held at a predetermined position and extended in a direction parallel to the primary terminal set projection plane, so as to allow the primary second conductive terminal coupling structure to be located in the outer insulation terminal block head structure to be coupled to the coupling portion of the coupling component and allow the primary second conductive terminal bonding structure to be located in the outer insulation terminal block tail structure to be bonded to the bonding portion of the bonding component.

The primary inner insulation terminal block includes a primary inner insulation terminal block primary first positioning structure and a primary inner insulation terminal block primary second fastening structure. The primary inner insulation terminal block primary first positioning structure is for positioning the primary first conductive terminal to allow the primary first conductive terminal to be situated at a predetermined position and extended in a direction parallel to the primary terminal set projection plane, such that the primary first conductive terminal coupling structure can provide signal transmission for the coupling portion of the coupling component.

The primary inner insulation terminal block fastening structure fastens the outer insulation terminal block so as to allow the primary inner insulation terminal block to join in the outer insulation terminal block to allow the primary first conductive terminal coupling structure to be located in the outer insulation terminal block head structure to be coupled to the coupling portion of the coupling component and allow the primary first conductive terminal bonding structure to be located in the outer insulation terminal block tail structure to be bonded to the bonding portion of the bonding component.

Moreover, the primary first conductive terminal has a primary first conductive terminal projection area on the primary terminal set projection plane, and the primary second conductive terminal has a primary second conductive terminal projection area on the primary terminal set projection plane, wherein the primary second conductive terminal projection area is larger than the primary first conductive terminal projection area, and thus the primary second conductive terminal can act as a shield for the primary first conductive terminal to reduce any effect of external interference on signal transmission of the primary first conductive terminal so as to meet signal transmission requirements for the connector assembly.

Therefore, the connector assembly provided by the present invention allows a conductive terminal to provide shielding to reduce any effect of external interference on signal transmission of the connector assembly so as to meet signal transmission requirements for the connector assembly, and with the use of a jumper conductor, at least partial conductive terminals on the connector assembly can be electrically interconnected with no need of any additional jumper, such that an electronic device using such connector assembly can be made compact in size desirably.

The examples above are only illustrative to explain principles and effects of the invention, but not to limit the invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, the protection range of the rights of the invention should be as defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A connector assembly for being coupled to a coupling component and bonded to a bonding component, the coupling component having a coupling portion, and the bonding component having a bonding portion, the connector assembly including: an outer insulation terminal block, having an outer insulation terminal block head structure and an outer insulation terminal block tail structure;a primary terminal set, with a primary terminal set projection plane being defined, the primary terminal set including at least one primary first conductive terminal and at least one primary second conductive terminal, wherein the primary first conductive terminal has a primary first conductive terminal coupling structure and a primary first conductive terminal bonding structure, and the primary second conductive terminal has a primary second conductive terminal coupling structure, a primary second conductive terminal bonding structure and a primary second conductive terminal outer embedding structure, wherein the primary second conductive terminal outer embedding structure embeds the outer insulation terminal block to position the primary second conductive terminal in a manner that the primary second conductive terminal is held at a predetermined position and extended in a direction parallel to the primary terminal set projection plane, so as to allow the primary second conductive terminal coupling structure to be located in the outer insulation terminal block head structure to be coupled to the coupling portion of the coupling component and allow the primary second conductive terminal bonding structure to be located in the outer insulation terminal block tail structure to be bonded to the bonding portion of the bonding component; andat least one primary inner insulation terminal block including a primary inner insulation terminal block first positioning structure and a primary inner insulation terminal block fastening structure, wherein,the primary inner insulation terminal block first positioning structure is for positioning the primary first conductive terminal in a manner that the primary first conductive terminal is held at a predetermined position and extended in a direction parallel to the primary terminal set projection plane; the primary inner insulation terminal block fastening structure fastens the outer insulation terminal block so as to allow the primary inner insulation terminal block to join in the outer insulation terminal block to allow the primary first conductive terminal coupling structure to be located in the outer insulation terminal block head structure to be coupled to the coupling portion of the coupling component and allow the primary first conductive terminal bonding structure to be located in the outer insulation terminal block tail structure to be bonded to the bonding portion of the bonding component; andthe primary first conductive terminal has a primary first conductive terminal projection area on the primary terminal set projection plane, and the primary second conductive terminal has a primary second conductive terminal projection area on the primary terminal set projection plane, wherein the primary second conductive terminal projection area is larger than the primary first conductive terminal projection area to allow the primary second conductive terminal to provide shielding for the primary first conductive terminal and reduce any effect of external interference on signal transmission of the primary first conductive terminal.

2. The connector assembly according to claim 1, wherein the at least one primary first conductive terminal includes a plurality of primary first conductive terminals, and the at least one primary inner insulation terminal block includes a plurality of primary inner insulation terminal blocks, and the primary inner insulation terminal blocks locate at least one of the plurality of primary first conductive terminals.

3. The connector assembly according to claim 1, wherein the primary inner insulation terminal block has a primary inner insulation terminal block gap structure located near the primary first conductive terminal to form at least one gap between the primary inner insulation terminal block and the primary first conductive terminal and allow an adequate impedance value of signal transmission for the primary first conductive terminal.

4. The connector assembly according to claim 1, wherein the at least one primary first conductive terminal includes a plurality of primary first conductive terminals, and the primary second conductive terminal is close to at least one of the plurality of primary first conductive terminals to provide shielding and reduce any effect of external interference on signal transmission of the nearby primary first conductive terminal.

5. The connector assembly according to claim 1, wherein the primary first conductive terminal projection area is located within the primary second conductive terminal projection area.

6. The connector assembly according to claim 1, wherein the outer insulation terminal block further includes an outer insulation terminal block primary second positioning structure, wherein the outer insulation terminal block primary second positioning structure is for positioning the primary second conductive terminal to fix it at a predetermined position.

7. The connector assembly according to claim 6, wherein the primary inner insulation terminal block first positioning structure is a slot structure for allowing the primary first conductive terminal to be inserted and positioned, the outer insulation terminal block primary second positioning structure is a slot structure for allowing the primary second conductive terminal to be inserted and positioned.

8. The connector assembly according to claim 1, wherein the primary inner insulation terminal block fastening structure is a cantilever fastening structure, and the outer insulation terminal block further includes an outer insulation terminal block primary fastening structure, wherein the primary inner insulation terminal block fastening structure is for being hooked to the outer insulation terminal block primary fastening structure, so as to keep the primary inner insulation terminal block join in the outer insulation terminal block.

9. The connector assembly according to claim 1, further including: a primary jumper conductor, and wherein the at least one primary second conductive terminal includes a plurality of primary second conductive terminals, each of the primary second conductive terminals having a primary second conductive terminal abutting structure, wherein the primary jumper conductor is embedded in the outer insulation terminal block and goes over the primary first conductive terminal, and the primary second conductive terminal abutting structure goes through the outer insulation terminal block to abut the primary jumper conductor, so as to allow the primary jumper conductor to bridge and link the plurality of primary second conductive terminals, making them electrically interconnected to form a primary second conductive circuit.

10. The connector assembly according to claim 9, wherein the primary jumper conductor includes a primary jumper conductor insertion structure for being inserted to the outer insulation terminal block so as to allow the primary jumper conductor to be embedded in the outer insulation terminal block.

11. The connector assembly according to claim 9, wherein the primary jumper conductor can be a plastic conductor or metallic conductor.

12. The connector assembly according to claim 1, further including: a secondary terminal set, with a secondary terminal set projection plane being defined, the secondary terminal set including at least one secondary first conductive terminal and at least one secondary second conductive terminal, wherein the secondary first conductive terminal has a secondary first conductive terminal coupling structure and a secondary first conductive terminal bonding structure, and the secondary second conductive terminal has a secondary second conductive terminal coupling structure, a secondary second conductive terminal bonding structure and a secondary second conductive terminal outer embedding structure, wherein the secondary second conductive terminal outer embedding structure embeds the outer insulation terminal block to position the secondary second conductive terminal in a manner that the secondary second conductive terminal is held at a predetermined position and extended in a direction parallel to the secondary terminal set projection plane, so as to allow the secondary second conductive terminal coupling structure to be located in the outer insulation terminal block head structure to be coupled to the coupling portion of the coupling component and allow the secondary second conductive terminal bonding structure to be located in the outer insulation terminal block tail structure to be bonded to the bonding portion of the bonding component; and at least one secondary inner insulation terminal block further including an secondary inner insulation terminal block having a secondary inner insulation terminal block first positioning structure and an secondary inner insulation terminal block fastening structure, wherein, the secondary inner insulation terminal block first positioning structure is for positioning the secondary first conductive terminal in a manner that the secondary first conductive terminal is held at a predetermined position and extended in a direction parallel to the secondary terminal set projection plane; the secondary inner insulation terminal block fastening structure fastens the outer insulation terminal block so as to allow the secondary inner insulation terminal block to be coupled to the outer insulation terminal block to allow the secondary first conductive terminal coupling structure to be located in the outer insulation terminal block head structure to be coupled to the coupling portion of the coupling component, and allow the secondary first conductive terminal bonding structure to be located in the outer insulation terminal block tail structure to be bonded to the bonding portion of the bonding component; andthe secondary first conductive terminal has a secondary first conductive terminal projection area on the secondary terminal set projection plane, and the secondary second conductive terminal has a secondary second conductive terminal projection area on the secondary terminal set projection plane, wherein the secondary second conductive terminal projection area is larger than the secondary first conductive terminal projection area, allowing the secondary second conductive terminal to provide shielding for the secondary first conductive terminal, so as to reduce any effect of external interference on signal transmission of the secondary first conductive terminal.

13. The connector assembly according to claim 12, wherein the at least one secondary first conductive terminal includes a plurality of secondary first conductive terminals, and the at least one secondary inner insulation terminal block includes a plurality of secondary inner insulation terminal blocks, and the secondary inner insulation terminal blocks locate at least one of the plurality of secondary first conductive terminals.

14. The connector assembly according to claim 12, wherein the secondary inner insulation terminal block has an secondary inner insulation terminal block gap structure, which is located near the secondary first conductive terminal to form at least one gap between the secondary inner insulation terminal block and the secondary first conductive terminal to allow an adequate impedance value of signal transmission for the secondary first conductive terminal.

15. The connector assembly according to claim 12, wherein the at least one secondary first conductive terminal includes a plurality of secondary first conductive terminals, and the at least one secondary second conductive terminal is close to at least one of the plurality of secondary first conductive terminals to provide shielding and reduce any effect of external interference on signal transmission of the nearby secondary first conductive terminal.

16. The connector assembly according to claim 12, wherein the secondary first conductive terminal projection area is located within the secondary second conductive terminal projection area.

17. The connector assembly according to claim 12, wherein the outer insulation terminal block further includes an outer insulation terminal block secondary second positioning structure, wherein the outer insulation terminal block secondary second positioning structure is for positioning the secondary second conductive terminal to fix it at a predetermined position.

18. The connector assembly according to claim 17, wherein the secondary inner insulation terminal block first positioning structure is a slot structure for allowing the secondary first conductive terminal, and the outer insulation terminal block secondary second positioning structure is a slot structure for allowing the secondary second conductive terminal to be inserted and positioned.

19. The connector assembly according to claim 12, wherein the secondary inner insulation terminal block fastening structure is a cantilever fastening structure further including an outer insulation terminal block secondary fastening structure, wherein the secondary inner insulation terminal block fastening structure is for being hooked to the outer insulation terminal block secondary fastening structure, so as to keep the secondary inner insulation terminal block join in the outer insulation terminal block.

20. The connector assembly according to claim 12, further including: a secondary jumper conductor, and wherein the at least one secondary second conductive terminal includes a plurality of secondary second conductive terminals, each of the secondary second conductive terminals having a secondary second conductive terminal abutting structure, wherein the secondary jumper conductor is embedded in the outer insulation terminal block and goes over the secondary first conductive terminal, and the secondary second conductive terminal abutting structure goes through the outer insulation terminal block to abut the secondary jumper conductor, so as to allow the secondary jumper conductor to bridge and link the plurality of secondary second conductive terminals, making them electrically interconnected to form a secondary second conductive circuit.

21. The connector assembly according to claim 20, wherein the secondary jumper conductor includes a secondary jumper conductor insertion structure for being inserted to the outer insulation terminal block so as to allow the secondary jumper conductor to be embedded in the outer insulation terminal block.

22. The connector assembly according to claim 20, wherein the secondary jumper conductor can be a plastic conductor or metallic conductor.

23. The connector assembly according to claim 20, wherein the primary jumper conductor and the secondary jumper conductor are integrally formed to make the primary second conductive circuit electrically connected to the secondary second conductive circuit.

24. The connector assembly according to claim 20, wherein the primary second conductive terminal and the secondary second conductive terminal are integrally formed to make the primary second conductive circuit electrically connected to the secondary second conductive circuit.