The present application relates to the field of electronic technologies, and in particular, to an electrical connector and an electrical connector combination.
A high safety requirement is imposed on an existing power supply electrical connector during use in a harsh environment because of the harsh environment. However, the existing power supply electrical connector likely fails to meet the safety requirement, causing an accident such as burnout of a circuit board.
To meet a high safety requirement, the present application provides an electrical connector, an electrical connector combination, and a circuit board combination.
An electrical connector provided by the present application includes: a plastic body, a first terminal, and a second terminal, where the first terminal includes a first connecting part, and a first contact part and a first mating part that extend from two ends of the first connecting part respectively, the first contact part and the first mating part are located at two sides of the first connecting part respectively, and an extending direction of the first contact part deviates from a straight line of an extending direction of the first mating part; the second terminal includes a second connecting part, and a second contact part and a second mating part that extend from two ends of the second connecting part respectively; the plastic body is opened with a plurality of through holes, the first terminal and the second terminal pass through the through holes of the plastic body respectively, the first contact part and the first mating part of the first terminal respectively protrude out of the through hole that the first terminal passes through, and the second contact part and the second mating part of the second terminal respectively protrude out of the through hole that the second terminal passes through; and a spacing between the first mating part and the second mating part is greater than a spacing between the first contact part and the second contact part.
An electrical connector combination provided by the present application includes a first electrical connector and a second electrical connector, where
A circuit board combination provided by the present application includes a first circuit board, a second circuit board, a first electrical connector, and a second electrical connector, where
In embodiments of the present application, because the first contact part and the second contact part are disposed at a small spacing and a high density, high density mating with terminals of another electrical connector can be implemented, and because the first mating part and the second mating part are disposed at a large spacing and a low density, a large creepage distance is provided, which may meet a high safety requirement, so that a device is not likely to be damaged due to failure to meet the high safety requirement.
To describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application more clearly, the following briefly introduces accompanying drawings required for describing the embodiments. Apparently, the accompanying drawings in the following description merely show some embodiments of the present application, and persons of ordinary skill in the art may further obtain other drawings according to these accompanying drawings without creative efforts.
The following clearly describes the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Apparently, the embodiments to be described are merely apart rather than all of the embodiments of the present application. All other embodiments obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present application without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.
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When being used, the electrical connector may be mounted on a device A (for example, a circuit board or a cable), and mated with another electrical connector mounted on a device B (for example, a circuit board or a cable), so as to implement an electrical connection between the device A and the device B.
When the electrical connector provided by the present application is mounted on the device A, the first mating part of the first terminal and the second mating part of the second terminal are inserted into the device A, and the first contact part of the first terminal and the second contact part of the second terminal are in contact with terminals of another electrical connector, so as to implement an electrical connection.
In the electrical connector provided in the embodiment of the present application, because the first contact part and the second contact part are disposed at a small spacing and a high density, high density mating with terminals of another electrical connector can be implemented, and because the first mating part and the second mating part are disposed at a large spacing and a low density, a large creepage distance is provided, which may meet a high safety requirement, so that a device is not likely to be damaged due to failure to meet the high safety requirement. For example, in the electrical connector provided in the embodiment of the present application, on a precondition that the spacing between the first contact part and the second contact part is smaller than 2 mm, the spacing between the first mating part and the second mating part is greater than or equal to 2 mm, and a creepage distance between the first mating part and the second mating part is also greater than or equal to 2 mm.
In a case that the device A is a circuit board, the circuit board is disposed with mounting holes or soldering pads, and the first mating part and the second mating part are inserted into the mounting holes or soldered to the soldering pads, so as to implement an electrical connection with the circuit board. Because the spacing between the first mating part and the second mating part is greater than or equal to 2 mm, a spacing between the mounting holes or the soldering pads on the circuit board is also greater than or equal to 2 mm, which may meet a high safety requirement, so that burnout of the circuit board is not likely to occur.
Furthermore, in the electrical connector provided in the embodiment of the present application, the spacing between the first contact part and the second contact part may be set according to a density of terminals in another electrical connector, so as to implement mating with the another electrical connector. Moreover, because the spacing between the first mating part and the second mating part of the electrical connector provided in the embodiment of the present application is large, a long safety distance may still be implemented. Therefore, it is implemented that the electrical connector provided in the embodiment of the present application is compatible with a high-intensity electrical connector.
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In the electrical connector provided in the embodiment of the present application, the second terminal may be disposed in the following two manners:
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In addition, when the second terminal is disposed in the second manner, the first terminal is disposed facing the second terminal, so that the spacing between the first mating part and the second mating part is greater than the spacing between the first contact part and the second contact part.
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When the first terminal is inserted into the through hole of the plastic body from bottom to top, the holding part and the first contact part abut against two opposite side walls of the through hole respectively, so as to better maintain balance of the first terminal.
When the first terminal is electrically connected to a circuit board, the circuit board is provided with a mounting hole. When the first terminal is pressed into the mounting hole of the circuit board, a force may be applied to the pole, so that the first terminal receives the force at a position that is in the same straight line as the first mating part, making deformation or displacement of the first terminal not likely to occur.
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The second electrical connector 2 includes a second plastic body 21 which is in an elongated shape and is opened with second through holes 211, conductive terminals 22 disposed in the second through holes 211 of the second plastic body 21, and a guide structure 23 protruding from one end of the second plastic body in a longitudinal direction. The guide structure 23 extends across an entire width direction of the second plastic body 21. A first end of one of the second through holes 211 is located on an end surface of the end of the second plastic body 21 from which the guide structure 23 protrudes. One of the conductive terminals 22 protrudes out of the second through hole 211 from a second end of the second through hole 211.
One end of the second electrical connector 2 from which the guide structure 23 protrudes is inserted between the two side walls 15 of the first electrical connector 1, and the first contact part 111 and the second contact part 121 of the first electrical connector 1 are inserted into the second through holes 211 from first ends of the second through holes 211, so as to be electrically connected to the conductive terminals 22 of the second electrical connector 2.
In the electrical connector combination provided in the embodiment of the present application combination, because the first contact part and the second contact part are disposed at a small spacing and a high density, high density mating with the conductive terminals of the second electrical connector can be implemented, and because the first mating part and the second mating part are disposed at a large spacing and a low density, a large creepage distance is provided, which may meet a high safety requirement, so that a device is not likely to be damaged due to failure to meet the high safety requirement. For example, in the first electrical connector provided in the embodiment of the present application, on a precondition that the spacing between the first contact part and the second contact part is smaller than 2 mm, the spacing between the first mating part and the second mating part is greater than or equal to 2 mm, and a creepage distance between the first mating part and the second mating part is also greater than or equal to 2 mm.
Furthermore, because the guide structure of the second electrical connector extends across the entire width direction of the second plastic body and has high strength, the guide structure is not easily damaged when the second electrical connector is inserted between the two side walls of the first electrical connector.
In the electrical connector combination provided in the embodiment of the present application combination, the second through hole 211 may be substantially “L”-shaped, so that the first end of one of the second through holes 211 is located on the end surface of the end of the second plastic body 21 from which the guide structure 23 protrudes, and one of the conductive terminals 22 protrudes out of the second through hole 211 from the second end of the second through hole 211.
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In addition, in the embodiment of the present application, the guide structure may be a solid structure or have a grid-like cross section.
In this embodiment, the first electrical connector may be implemented in various manners described in the foregoing electrical connector embodiment.
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The first electrical connector 1 includes a first plastic body 14, a first terminal 11, a second terminal 12, and side walls 15. The first terminal 11 includes a first connecting part 112, and a first contact part 111 and a first mating part 113 that extend from two ends of the first connecting part respectively. The first contact part 111 and the first mating part 113 are located at two sides of the first connecting part 112 respectively. An extending direction of the first contact part 111 deviates from a straight line of an extending direction of the first mating part 113. The second terminal 12 includes a second connecting part 122, and a second contact part 121 and a second mating part 123 that extend from two ends of the second connecting part 122 respectively. The first plastic body 14 is opened with a plurality of first through holes 141. The first terminal 11 and the second terminal 12 pass through the first through holes 141 of the first plastic body 14 respectively. The first contact part 111 and the first mating part 113 of the first terminal 11 respectively protrude out of the first through hole 141 that the first terminal 11 passes through. The second contact part 121 and the second mating part 123 of the second terminal 12 respectively protrude out of the first through hole 141 that the second terminal 12 passes through. A spacing between the first mating part 113 and the second mating part 123 is greater than a spacing between the first contact part 111 and the second contact part 121. The side walls 15 are located at two ends of the first plastic body 14, and extend in a direction substantially parallel to the first contact part 111 or the second contact part 121.
The second electrical connector 2 includes a second plastic body 21 which is in an elongated shape and is opened with second through holes 211, conductive terminals 22 disposed in the second through holes 211 of the second plastic body 21, and a guide structure 23 protruding from one end of the second plastic body 21 in a longitudinal direction. The guide structure 23 extends across an entire width direction of the second plastic body 21. A first end of one of the second through holes 211 is located on an end surface of the end of the second plastic body 21 from which the guide structure 23 protrudes. One of the conductive terminals 22 protrudes out of the second through hole 211 from a second end of the second through hole 211.
One end of the second electrical connector 2 from which the guide structure 23 protrudes is inserted between the two side walls 15 of the first electrical connector 1, and the first contact part 111 and the second contact part 121 of the first electrical connector 1 are inserted into the second through holes 211 from first ends of the second through holes 211, so as to be electrically connected to the conductive terminals 22 of the second electrical connector 2.
The first mating part 113 and the second mating part 123 of the first electrical connector 1 are inserted into or soldered to the first circuit board 3 respectively, so as to be electrically connected to the first circuit board 3. One end which is of the conductive terminals 22 of the second electrical connector 2 and protrudes out of the second through holes 211 is inserted into or soldered to the second circuit board 4, so as to be electrically connected to the second circuit board 4.
In the circuit board combination provided in the embodiment of the present application, because the first contact part and the second contact part are disposed at a small spacing and a high density, high density mating with the conductive terminals of the second electrical connector can be implemented, and because the first mating part and the second mating part are disposed at a large spacing and a low density, a large creepage distance is provided, which may meet a high safety requirement, so that a device is not likely to be damaged due to failure to meet the high safety requirement. For example, in the first electrical connector provided in the embodiment of the present application, on a precondition that the spacing between the first contact part and the second contact part is smaller than 2 mm, the spacing between the first mating part and the second mating part is greater than or equal to 2 mm, and a creepage distance between the first mating part and the second mating part is also greater than or equal to 2 mm.
When the first mating part and the second mating part are electrically connected to the first circuit board, the circuit board is provided with mounting holes or soldering pads, and the first mating part and the second mating part are inserted into the mounting holes or soldered to the soldering pads, so as to implement an electrical connection with the circuit board. Because the spacing between the first mating part and the second mating part is greater than or equal to 2 mm, a spacing between the mounting holes or the soldering pads on the circuit board is also greater than or equal to 2 mm, which may meet a high safety requirement, so that burnout of the circuit board is not likely to occur.
Furthermore, because the guide structure of the second electrical connector extends across the entire width direction of the second plastic body and has high strength, the guide structure is not easily damaged when the second electrical connector is inserted between the two side walls of the first electrical connector.
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In addition, in the embodiment of the present application, the guide structure may be a solid structure or have a grid-like cross section.
In this embodiment, the first electrical connector may be implemented in various manners described in the foregoing electrical connector embodiment.
The foregoing description is merely several embodiments of the present application. A person skilled in the art may make various variations or modifications to the present application according to the disclosure of the application document without departing from the scope of the present application.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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201110199119.2 | Jul 2011 | CN | national |
This application is a continuation of International Application No. PCT/CN2012/072937, filed on Mar. 23, 2012, which claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201110199119.2, filed on Jul. 15, 2011, both of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entireties.
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Parent | PCT/CN2012/072937 | Mar 2012 | US |
Child | 14143419 | US |