Patent Grant
11139610
This non-provisional application claims priority to and the benefit of, pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 119(a), patent application Serial No. CN201920639816.7 filed in China on May 1, 2019. The disclosure of the above application is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.
Some references, which may include patents, patent applications and various publications, are cited and discussed in the description of this disclosure. The citation and/or discussion of such references is provided merely to clarify the description of the present disclosure and is not an admission that any such reference is “prior art” to the disclosure described herein. All references cited and discussed in this specification are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties and to the same extent as if each reference were individually incorporated by reference.
The present invention relates to an electrical connector module, and more particularly to an electrical connector module capable of being mated with a mating connector module stably.
The background description provided herein is for the purpose of generally presenting the context of the disclosure. Work of the presently named inventors, to the extent it is described in this background section, as well as aspects of the description that may not otherwise qualify as prior art at the time of filing, are neither expressly nor impliedly admitted as prior art against the present disclosure.
An existing electrical connector module includes a first electrical connector and a second electrical connector. The first electrical connector and the second electrical connector are provided side by side, and the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector are fixed together to jointly mate with a mating connector module, such that the electrical connector module is electrically connected with the mating connector module, thus realizing signal transmission.
However, when the electrical connector module is mated with the mating connector module, since the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector are fixed together, the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector are inconvenient to use. Further, when the electrical connector module is pulled by an external force, since the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector are fixed together, any one of the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector being pulled by the external force would result in the whole electrical connector module being pulled by the external force to fall off directly from the mating connector module, such that the electrical connector module and the mating connector module cannot mate with each other stably, thus affecting the signal transmission between the electrical connector module and the mating connector module.
Therefore, a heretofore unaddressed need to design an electrical connector module exists in the art to address the aforementioned deficiencies and inadequacies.
The present invention is directed to an electrical connector module capable of assembling a first electrical connector with a second electrical connector through a protruding block and a groove. Since the protruding block may slide in the groove, the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector may be mated with a mating connector module stably.
In order to achieve the foregoing objective, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:
An electrical connector module is configured to mate with a mating connector module. The mating connector module has a first mating connector and a second mating connector. The electrical connector module includes: a first electrical connector inserted with the first mating connector, wherein one side of the first electrical connector is provided with a protruding block; and a second electrical connector inserted with the second mating connector, wherein one side of the second electrical connector close to the first electrical connector is provided with a groove corresponding to the protruding block, the protruding block is accommodated in the groove, a length of the groove along an insertion direction is greater than a length of the protruding block along the insertion direction, and the protruding block slides in the groove along the insertion direction.
In certain embodiments, the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector are independently formed; and the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector are assembled with each other, and are simultaneously inserted with the first mating connector and the second mating connector, or the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector are respectively and separately inserted with the first mating connector and the second mating connector.
In certain embodiments, the one side of the first electrical connector provided with the protruding block is also provided with at least one first magnet, the first magnet is located at one side of the protruding block along the insertion direction, the one side of the second electrical connector close to the first electrical connector is provided with at least one second magnet corresponding to the first magnet, the second magnet is located at one side of the groove along the insertion direction, and the first magnet and the second magnet attract each other.
In certain embodiments, two first magnets are provided respectively at two sides of the protruding block, the first magnets are embedded in the first electrical connector, the protruding block is formed by protruding from the first electrical connector toward the second electrical connector, two second magnets are provided respectively at two opposite sides of the groove, the second magnets are embedded in the second electrical connector, and the groove is formed by being recessed from the second electrical connector toward a side away from the first electrical connector.
In certain embodiments, when the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector are assembled with each other, at least one gap exists between the protruding block and the groove along the insertion direction.
In certain embodiments, two gaps exist between the protruding block and the groove along the insertion direction, the electrical connector module is applied with a force to move for a first distance toward an end away from the mating connector module along the insertion direction, and the first distance is less than a sum of lengths of the two gaps along the insertion direction.
In certain embodiments, when the electrical connector module is pulled by an external force, the first electrical connector moves for a second distance relative to the second electrical connector along the insertion direction, and the second distance is greater than the first distance.
In certain embodiments, the first electrical connector has a first shell, a front end surface of the first shell is provided with a first mating portion mated with the first mating connector, the second electrical connector has a second shell, a front end surface of the second shell is provided with a second mating portion mated with the second mating connector, the front end surface of the second shell is flush with the front end surface of the first shell, and the second mating portion extends forward beyond the first mating portion.
In certain embodiments, a rear end surface of the first shell is provided with a first wiring hole, a first cable extends into the first shell through the first wiring hole to be electrically connected with the first mating portion, a rear end surface of the second shell is provided with a second wiring hole, and a second cable extends into the second shell through the second wiring hole to be electrically connected with the second mating portion.
In certain embodiments, a height of the protruding block perpendicular to the insertion direction is equal to a height of the groove perpendicular to the insertion direction.
Compared with the related art, the electrical connector module according to certain embodiments of the present invention have the following beneficial effects.
The protruding block is accommodated in the groove. The length of the groove along the insertion direction is greater than the length of the protruding block along the insertion direction, and the protruding block slides in the groove along the insertion direction. Thus, when the electrical connector module is mated with the mating connector module, the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector are assembled through the match between the protruding block and the groove, and the protruding block may slide in the groove along the insertion direction. Compared with the solution in the related art, when any one of the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector is pulled by the external force, the second electrical connector will move for a distance relative to the first electrical connector along the insertion direction, and when the groove does not stop the protruding block from moving, the first electrical connector does not move. That is, if only the second electrical connector is pulled by the external force, the first electrical connector will not be entangled and move together. Only when the groove stops the protruding block from moving, the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector may move together toward one end away from the mating connector module along the insertion direction. Thus, the distance of the electrical connector module moving toward the end away from the mating connector module along the insertion direction is overall shortened. Accordingly, the mating connector module provides a certain movement buffer, thereby preventing the stable mating of one of the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector from being affected when the other of the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector is pulled by the external force, and preventing the whole electrical connector module from falling off once it is pulled by the external force, such that the electrical connector module and the mating connector module can mate with each other stably, thereby facilitating the signal transmission between the electrical connector module and the mating connector module.
These and other aspects of the present invention will become apparent from the following description of the preferred embodiment taken in conjunction with the following drawings, although variations and modifications therein may be effected without departing from the spirit and scope of the novel concepts of the disclosure.
The accompanying drawings illustrate one or more embodiments of the disclosure and together with the written description, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure. Unless otherwise stated, the same reference numbers are used throughout the drawings to refer to the same or like elements of an embodiment, and wherein:
The present invention is more particularly described in the following examples that are intended as illustrative only since numerous modifications and variations therein will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Various embodiments of the invention are now described in detail. Referring to the drawings, unless otherwise stated, like numbers indicate like components throughout the views. As used in the description herein and throughout the claims that follow, the meaning of “a”, “an”, and “the” includes plural reference unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Also, as used in the description herein and throughout the claims that follow, the meaning of “in” includes “in” and “on” unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Moreover, titles or subtitles may be used in the specification for the convenience of a reader, which shall have no influence on the scope of the present invention.
It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being “on” another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may be present therebetween. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being “directly on” another element, there are no intervening elements present. As used herein, the term “and/or” includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.
Furthermore, relative terms, such as “lower” or “bottom” and “upper” or “top,” may be used herein to describe one element's relationship to another element as illustrated in the Figures. It will be understood that relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in addition to the orientation depicted in the Figures. For example, if the device in one of the figures is turned over, elements described as being on the “lower” side of other elements would then be oriented on “upper” sides of the other elements. The exemplary term “lower”, can therefore, encompasses both an orientation of “lower” and “upper,” depending of the particular orientation of the figure. Similarly, if the device in one of the figures is turned over, elements described as “below” or “beneath” other elements would then be oriented “above” the other elements. The exemplary terms “below” or “beneath” can, therefore, encompass both an orientation of above and below.
As used herein, “around”, “about” or “approximately” shall generally mean within 20 percent, preferably within 10 percent, and more preferably within 5 percent of a given value or range. Numerical quantities given herein are approximate, meaning that the term “around”, “about” or “approximately” can be inferred if not expressly stated.
As used herein, the terms “comprising”, “including”, “carrying”, “having”, “containing”, “involving”, and the like are to be understood to be open-ended, i.e., to mean including but not limited to.
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To sum up, the electrical connector module A according to certain embodiments of the present invention has the following beneficial effects:
(1) The protruding block 1131 is accommodated in the groove 2131. The length of the groove 2131 along the insertion direction is greater than the length of the protruding block 1131 along the insertion direction, and the protruding block 1131 slides in the groove 2131 along the insertion direction. Thus, when the electrical connector module A is mated with the mating connector module, the first electrical connector 1 and the second electrical connector 2 are assembled through the match between the protruding block 1131 and the groove 2131, and the protruding block 1131 may slide in the groove 2131 along the insertion direction. Compared with the solution in the related art, when any one of the first electrical connector 1 and the second electrical connector 2 is pulled by the external force, the second electrical connector 2 will move for a distance relative to the first electrical connector 1 along the insertion direction, and when the groove 2131 does not stop the protruding block 1131 from moving, the first electrical connector 1 does not move. That is, if only the second electrical connector 2 is pulled by the external force, the first electrical connector 1 will not be entangled and move together. Only when the groove 2131 stops the protruding block 1131 from moving, the first electrical connector 1 and the second electrical connector 2 may move together toward one end away from the mating connector module along the insertion direction. Thus, the distance of the electrical connector module A moving toward the end away from the mating connector module along the insertion direction is overall shortened. Accordingly, the mating connector module A provides a certain movement buffer, thereby preventing the stable mating of one of the first electrical connector 1 and the second electrical connector 2 from being affected when the other of the first electrical connector 1 and the second electrical connector 2 is pulled by the external force, and preventing the whole electrical connector module A from falling off once it is pulled by the external force, such that the electrical connector module A and the mating connector module can mate with each other stably, thereby facilitating the signal transmission between the electrical connector module A and the mating connector module.
(2) The two first magnets 14 are respectively provided at the two sides of the protruding block 1131, and the two second magnets 24 correspond to the first magnets 14 and are respectively provided at the two sides of the groove 2131. The first magnets 14 and the second magnets 24 attract each other, such that the first electrical connector 1 and the second electrical connector 2 may be connected more stably, and after the first electrical connector 1 and the second electrical connector 2 are pulled by the external force to be staggered in a front-rear direction, the first magnets 14 and the second magnets 24 attract each other to return the first electrical connector 1 and the second electrical connector 2 back to their positions.
(3) The first electrical connector 1 and the second electrical connector 2 are assembled with each other and simultaneously inserted with the first mating connector and the second mating connector. Alternatively, the first electrical connector 1 and the second electrical connector 2 are separately inserted with the first mating connector and the second mating connector respectively, such that the first electrical connector 1 and the second electrical connector 2 are convenient to use.
(4) The height of the protruding block 1131 perpendicular to the insertion direction is equal to the height of the groove 2131 perpendicular to the insertion direction, such that the protruding block 1131 is limited in the groove 2131, preventing the first electrical connector 1 and the second electrical connector 2 from being staggered vertically when being pulled by the external force, thereby enabling the first electrical connector 1 and the second electrical connector 2 to mate with the first mating connector and the second mating connector well.
The foregoing description of the exemplary embodiments of the invention has been presented only for the purposes of illustration and description and is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise forms disclosed. Many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching.
The embodiments were chosen and described in order to explain the principles of the invention and their practical application so as to activate others skilled in the art to utilize the invention and various embodiments and with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. Alternative embodiments will become apparent to those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains without departing from its spirit and scope. Accordingly, the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description and the exemplary embodiments described therein.
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