The disclosure generally relates to a field of connector, and particularly to a connector for fitting with a docking connector comprising an electrical module plug and additional module plugs.
Current standard connectors only have a receiving portion for receiving an electrical module plug of a docking connector. Thus, the standard connector is only suitable for standard applications, and cannot be compatible with other applications, such as applications in high voltage power supply.
In order to overcome the described defect existing in the prior art, this disclosure provides a connector for fitting with a docking connector comprising an electrical module plug and additional module plugs, wherein the connector comprises a housing having a front wall, a rear wall and two opposite side walls connecting the front wall and the rear wall, wherein the housing comprises a first receiving portion concavely provided with a socket from the front wall toward the rear wall of the housing for receiving the electrical module plug of the docking connector and a second receiving portion provided on the front wall for receiving the additional module plugs of the docking connector, wherein the connector further comprises a terminal comprising a terminal head portion and a terminal connecting portion which are connected to each other, the terminal head portion being bent at an angle with respect to the terminal connecting portion such that the terminal head portion is provided in the second receiving portion for connecting to the additional module plugs, and the terminal connecting portion being provided on an outer surface of one of the two side walls.
Further, the second receiving portion comprises a front portion and a rear portion opposite to each other and a top portion and a bottom portion opposite to each other and connecting the front portion and the rear portion, and the second receiving portion comprises two side portions opened by penetrating the two side walls of the housing; wherein the second receiving portion further comprises an internal accommodation space defined by the front portion, the rear portion, the top portion, and the bottom portion, the terminal head portion being inserted into the internal accommodation space from one of the two side portions of the second receiving portion in a direction perpendicular to the one side wall or in a direction parallel to the front wall.
Further, the second receiving portion comprises an internal accommodation space and at least one insertion hole concavely provided from the front wall and in communication with the internal accommodation space, the terminal head portion being provided within the internal accommodation space, and at least a part of the terminal head portion being exposed from the at least one insertion hole for connecting to the additional module plugs when the at least one insertion hole receives the docking connector.
Further, the second receiving portion comprises an internal accommodation space, the terminal head portion being provided within the internal accommodation space, and barbed protrusions being respectively provided at an upper side and a lower side of the terminal head portion which are opposite to each other, and the barbed protrusions being in interference fit with the second receiving portion.
Further, in the internal accommodation space of the second receiving portion, a gap is left between the terminal head portion and the front portion or the rear portion of the second receiving portion, wherein the terminal head portion comprises an elastic portion, such that when the terminal head portion is fitted with the additional module plugs, the elastic portion can elastically deform within the gap towards the front portion or the rear portion of the second receiving portion.
Further, a distance between the front portion and the rear portion of the second receiving portion is greater than 0.2 mm.
Further, the connector further comprises at least one insulation member connected to an outer surface of the corresponding side wall of the housing, wherein the terminal connecting portion of the terminal is connected to the insulation member and provided between the insulation member and the housing.
Further, the insulation member is molded together with the terminal to form a wafer.
Further, the second receiving portion comprises an internal accommodation space concavely provided from the two side walls and in communication with each other, the angle where the terminal head portion is bent relative to the terminal connecting portion being 90 degrees or approximately close to the corresponding angle intersected by the front wall and the one side wall of the housing, such that the terminal connecting portion is attached on the outer surface of the one side wall of the housing, and the terminal head portion is inserted into the internal accommodation space of the second receiving portion in a direction perpendicular to the one side wall or in a direction parallel to the front wall.
Further, the terminal is an optical module terminal, a high-voltage electrical module terminal or a grounding module terminal.
Further, the connector comprises two terminals, the terminal connecting portions of which being respectively provided on the outer surfaces of the two opposite side walls, and the terminal head portions of the two terminals being symmetrically provided in the second receiving portion for connecting to the additional module plugs.
Further, the second receiving portion comprises an internal accommodation space and at least one insertion hole concavely provided from the front wall and in communication with the internal accommodation space, the terminal head portion being provided within the internal accommodation space and the terminal head portion extending in a direction perpendicular to the one side wall or in a direction parallel to the front wall to overlap with the at least one insertion hole for connecting to the additional module plugs when the at least one insertion hole receives the docking connector.
Further, the connector comprises at least one insulation member connected to an outer surface of the one side wall of the housing, the terminal connecting portion of the terminal comprising a terminal tail portion and a terminal middle portion located between the terminal head portion and the terminal tail portion, wherein the insulation member is molded together with the terminal middle portion of the terminal to form a wafer, and the terminal head portion of the terminal is exposed outside the wafer.
Further, the second receiving portion further comprises an internal accommodation space concavely provided from the two side walls and in communication with two side portions opened by penetrating the two side walls of the housing, the terminal head portion being inserted into the internal accommodation space of the second receiving portion in a direction perpendicular to the one side wall or in a direction parallel to the front wall, the internal accommodation space being separated from the socket of the first receiving portion by a distance or the internal accommodation space being separated from the socket of the first receiving portion by at least one wall, the internal accommodation space and the socket of the first receiving portion being two independent spaces Further, the connector comprises two second receiving portions and two terminals, wherein the terminal head portions of the two terminals are respectively provided in the two second receiving portions and the terminal connecting portions of the two terminals are provided on an outer surface of one of the two side walls, or the terminal connecting portion of one of the two terminals is provided on an outer surface of one of the two side walls and the terminal connecting portion of the other of the two terminals is provided on an outer surface of the other of the two side walls.
In addition, the disclosure further provides a connector for fitting with a docking connector comprising an electrical module plug and additional module plugs, wherein the connector comprises a housing having a front wall, a rear wall and two opposite side walls connecting the front wall and the rear wall, wherein the housing comprises: two first receiving portions, each of which being concavely provided with a socket from the front wall toward the rear wall of the housing, for receiving the electrical module plug of the docking connector; and two second receiving portions provided on the front wall, for receiving the additional module plugs of the docking connector, wherein the connector further comprises two terminals, each of which comprising a terminal head portion and a terminal connecting portion which are connected to each other, the terminal head portion being bent at an angle with respect to the terminal connecting portions such that the terminal head portion is provided in the corresponding second receiving portion for connecting to the additional module plugs, wherein the terminal connecting portions of the two terminals are provided on an outer surface of same one of the two side walls, or the terminal connecting portion of one of the two terminals is provided on an outer surface of one of the two side walls and the terminal connecting portion of the other of the two terminals is provided on an outer surface of the other of the two side walls.
By means of the above arrangement, the connector of the disclosure can be compatible with additional applications while being suitable for standard applications.
The drawings for providing further understanding of the disclosure constitute a part of the disclosure, and the illustrative embodiments of the disclosure and illustrations thereof are used to explain the disclosure, rather than constitute inappropriate limitation on the disclosure. In the drawings:
Hereinafter, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the disclosure. It is important to note that the embodiments of the disclosure and the features in the embodiments can be combined without conflicts.
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The connector 100 having the form of a single-layer connector or a double-layer connector of the disclosure may comprise only one terminal 2, the terminal connecting portion of which being provided on (an outer surface of) one side wall as seen in
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In another possible embodiment, in the connector 100 in the form of a double-layer connector of the disclosure, the connector 100 comprises two second receiving portions 12 and a plurality of terminals 2, 2′. When the terminal 2 and another terminal 2′ are symmetrically arranged on two opposite side walls respectively such that the two terminal head portions 21, 21′ are respectively arranged in the internal accommodation space 120 of the same one second receiving portion 12 and respectively overlap with the two insertion holes H, two other terminals 2, 2′ are also symmetrically arranged on the two opposite side walls such that the two terminal head portions 21, 21′ thereof are respectively arranged in the other second receiving portion 12; or one terminal 2 is provided on one of the two opposite side walls such that the terminal head portion 21 is provided in the internal accommodation space 120 of the other second receiving portion 12 so as to overlap with corresponding two insertion holes H. The arrangement positions, number, etc. of the terminals 2, 2′ may be set as required, but the disclosure is not limited thereto.
Furthermore, in particular, depending on different applications, the terminal 2 can be an optical module terminal, a high-voltage electrical module terminal or a grounding module terminal. In the case that the terminal 2 is the high-voltage electrical module terminal, when the second receiving portions 12 of the connector 100 are electrically connected to and receive the additional module plugs 220 of the docking connector 200, the terminal 2 may provide high-voltage power through the additional module plugs 220 for use by the docking connector 200. In the connector 100 in the form of a single-layer connector or a double-layer connector of the disclosure, when the housing 1 comprises at least more than two terminals, the terminals may be different types of terminals or same type of terminals as required. For example, two terminals 2 and 2′ provided in the same one second receiving portion 12 or two terminals respectively provided within two second receiving portions 12 may all be one of an optical module terminal, a high-voltage electrical module terminal and a grounding module terminal, or any two of the optical module terminal, the high-voltage electrical module terminal and the grounding module terminal. In addition, the module type of the terminals may also be correspondingly applied according to the application of the additional module plugs 220 of the docking connector 200.
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In general, a first embodiment of the disclosure provides a connector, that is, when the connector 100 of the disclosure is a single-layer connector, the connector 100 is used for fitting with the docking connector 200 comprising an electrical module plug 210 and additional module plugs 220, wherein the connector 100 comprises a housing 1 having a front wall, a rear wall and two opposite side walls connecting the front wall and the rear wall, wherein the housing 1 comprises a first receiving portion 11 concavely provided with a socket 111 from the front wall toward the rear wall of the housing 1 for receiving the electrical module plug 210 of the docking connector 200 and a second receiving portion 12 provided on the front wall for receiving the additional module plugs 220 of the docking connector 200, wherein the connector 100 further comprises a terminal 2 comprising a terminal head portion 21 and a terminal connecting portion which are connected to each other, the terminal head portion 21 being bent at an angle α with respect to the terminal connecting portion such that the terminal head portion 21 is provided in the second receiving portion 1 for connecting to the additional module plugs 220, and the terminal connecting portion being provided on an outer surface of one of the two side walls.
A second embodiment of the disclosure provides another connector, that is, when the connector 100 of the disclosure is a double-layer connector, the connector 100 is used for fitting with a docking connector 200 comprising an electrical module plug 210 and additional module plugs 220, wherein the connector 100 comprises a housing 1 having a front wall, a rear wall and two opposite side walls connecting the front wall and the rear wall, wherein the housing 1 comprises: two first receiving portions 11, each of which being concavely provided with a socket 111 from the front wall toward the rear wall of the housing 1, for receiving the electrical module plug 210 of the docking connector 200; and two second receiving portions 12 provided on the front wall, for receiving the additional module plugs 220 of the docking connector 200; wherein the connector 100 further comprises two terminals 2, each of which comprising a terminal head portion 21 and a terminal connecting portion which are connected to each other, the terminal head portion 21 being bent at an angle α with respect to the terminal connecting portion, such that the terminal head portion 21 is provided in the corresponding second receiving portion 12 for connecting to the additional module plugs 220; wherein the terminal connecting portions of the two terminals 2 are provided on an outer surface of same one of the two side walls, or the terminal connecting portion of one of the two terminals 2 is provided on an outer surface of one of the two side walls and the terminal connecting portion of the other of the two terminals 2 is provided on an outer surface of the other of the two side walls. The arrangement or configuration of the two first receiving portions 11 and the two second receiving portions 12 of the connector 100 may be substantially similar to the arrangement or configuration of the two first receiving portions 11 and the two second receiving portions 12 included in the described connector 100 in the form of a double-layer connector, but the disclosure is not limited thereto.
By means of the above arrangement, the connector 100 of the disclosure can be compatible with additional applications while being suitable for standard applications, especially applications in high voltage power supply with a voltage exceeding 5 V.
The foregoing content merely relates to preferable embodiments of the disclosure and is not intended to limit the disclosure. For a person skilled in the art, the disclosure may have various modifications and variations. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the disclosure shall belong to the scope of protection of the disclosure.
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