The present application is based on, and claims priority from, China Patent Application No. 202220452220.8, filed Mar. 2, 2022, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
The present invention generally relates to an electrical connector, and more particularly to an electrical connector that is able to stabilize a high frequency transmission.
Nowadays, with the popularity of IoT (Internet of Things) devices and streaming platforms, high-speed transmission demands and lower interference requirements for the IoT devices and the streaming platforms are increased. In order to avoid a mechanical device of a conventional connecting system causing a signal loss or a speed reduction of the conventional connecting system, USB-IF (USB Implementers Forum) released the latest USB4 specification. Follow a USB (Universal Serial Bus) Type-C interface to carry a dual-channel mode, the highest transmission speed is able to reach up to 40 Gbps. However, in a high frequency band, a resonance point occurs, and the resonance point affects a terminal transmission stability.
Thus, it is necessary to provide an electrical connector, the electrical connector is able to achieve a sufficient signal transmission speed and achieve a low signal interference effect simultaneously, so the electrical connector is able to stabilize a high frequency transmission.
An object of the present invention is to provide an electrical connector that is able to stabilize a high frequency transmission. The electrical connector includes an insulating body, a plurality of conductive terminals, a plurality of grounding terminals and two shielding elements. A front end of the insulating body has an accommodating space penetrating through a front surface of the insulating body. A rear end of the insulating body has an assembling groove penetrating through a rear end of a top surface, a rear end of a bottom surface and a middle of a rear surface of the insulating body. The insulating body has an isolating wall formed between the accommodating space and the assembling groove. The isolating wall defines two rows of terminal slots along an up-down direction. Each terminal slot longitudinally penetrates through the isolating wall. The two rows of the terminal slots are communicated between the accommodating space and the assembling groove. The insulating body has a plurality of penetrating grooves respectively penetrating through two sides of the top surface and two sides of the bottom surface of the insulating body, and the plurality of the penetrating grooves extend to the terminal slots of two outer sides of the two rows of the terminal slots. The plurality of the conductive terminals are mounted in the insulating body. The plurality of the conductive terminals are fixed in middle terminal slots of the two rows of the terminal slots. The plurality of the grounding terminals are mounted in the insulating body. The plurality of the grounding terminals are fixed in the terminal slots of the two outer sides of the two rows of the terminal slots. The plurality of the conductive terminals and the plurality of the grounding terminals are arranged in two rows. The plurality of the grounding terminals are located adjacent to two outer sides of the plurality of the conductive terminals. The two shielding elements are disposed at a front end of an upper surface and a front end of a lower surface of the insulating body. Each shielding element has a base frame. Two sides of a rear edge of the base frame are connected with two contact portions. The contact portions of the two shielding elements pass through the penetrating grooves of the insulating body. The contact portions of the two shielding elements project into the terminal slots of the two outer sides of the two rows of the terminal slots. The contact portions of the two shielding elements contact with the plurality of the grounding terminals through the penetrating grooves of the insulating body.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an electrical connector. The electrical connector includes an insulating body, a plurality of conductive terminals, a plurality of grounding terminals and two shielding elements. A front end of the insulating body has an accommodating space penetrating through a front surface of the insulating body. A rear end of the insulating body has an assembling groove penetrating through a rear end of a top surface, a rear end of a bottom surface and a rear surface of the insulating body. The insulating body has an isolating wall formed between the accommodating space and the assembling groove. The isolating wall defines two rows of terminal slots along an up-down direction. Each terminal slot longitudinally penetrates through the isolating wall. The two rows of the terminal slots are communicated between the accommodating space and the assembling groove. Two sides of an upper portion of the insulating body have two penetrating grooves penetrating through two sides of the top surface of the insulating body, and extending vertically to two terminal slots of two outer sides of one row of the terminal slots. Two sides of a lower portion of the insulating body have the other two penetrating grooves penetrating through two sides of the bottom surface of the insulating body, and extending vertically to two terminal slots of two outer sides of the other row of the terminal slots. The plurality of the conductive terminals are mounted in the insulating body. The plurality of the conductive terminals are fixed in middle terminal slots of the two rows of the terminal slots. The plurality of the grounding terminals are mounted in the insulating body. The plurality of the grounding terminals are fixed in the terminal slots of the two outer sides of the two rows of the terminal slots. The plurality of the conductive terminals and the plurality of the grounding terminals are arranged in two rows. The plurality of the grounding terminals are located adjacent to two outer sides of the plurality of the conductive terminals. The two shielding elements are disposed at a front end of an upper surface and a front end of a lower surface of the insulating body. Each shielding element has a base frame. Two sides of a rear edge of the base frame of each shielding element extend rearward to form two extension portions. Two outer sides of two free ends of the two extension portions protrude towards the insulating body and are arched inward to form two contact portions. The contact portions of the two shielding elements pass through the penetrating grooves of the insulating body. The contact portions of the two shielding elements project into the terminal slots of the two outer sides of the two rows of the terminal slots. Each contact portion is in contact with an outer side surface of one grounding terminal. Each contact portion is connected with the outer side surface of the one grounding terminal.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an electrical connector. The electrical connector includes an insulating body, a plurality of conductive terminals, a plurality of grounding terminals and two shielding elements. A front end of the insulating body has an accommodating space penetrating through a front surface of the insulating body. A rear end of the insulating body has an assembling groove penetrating through a rear end of a top surface, a rear end of a bottom surface and a rear surface of the insulating body. The insulating body has an isolating wall formed between the accommodating space and the assembling groove. The isolating wall defines two rows of terminal slots along an up-down direction. Each terminal slot longitudinally penetrates through the isolating wall. The two rows of the terminal slots are communicated between the accommodating space and the assembling groove. Two sides of an upper portion of the insulating body have two penetrating grooves penetrating through two sides of the top surface of the insulating body, and vertically extending to two terminal slots of two outer sides of one row of the terminal slots, and the two penetrating grooves longitudinally extend to the assembling groove. Two sides of a lower portion of the insulating body have the other two penetrating grooves penetrating through two sides of the bottom surface of the insulating body, and vertically extending to two terminal slots of two outer sides of the other row of the terminal slots, and the other two penetrating grooves longitudinally extend to the assembling groove. The plurality of the conductive terminals are mounted in the insulating body. The plurality of the conductive terminals are fixed in middle terminal slots of the two rows of the terminal slots. The plurality of the grounding terminals are mounted in the insulating body. The plurality of the grounding terminals are fixed in the terminal slots of the two outer sides of the two rows of the terminal slots. The plurality of the conductive terminals and the plurality of the grounding terminals are arranged in two rows. The plurality of the grounding terminals are located adjacent to two outer sides of the plurality of the conductive terminals. The two shielding elements are disposed at a front end of an upper surface and a front end of a lower surface of the insulating body. Each shielding element has a base frame. Two sides of a rear edge of each shielding element extend rearward, then slantwise extend rearward and towards the insulating body, and are further arched towards the plurality of the grounding terminals to form two contact portions. The contact portions of the two shielding elements pass through the penetrating grooves of the insulating body. The contact portions of the two shielding elements project into the terminal slots of the two outer sides of the two rows of the terminal slots. Each contact portion faces towards an outer horizontal surface of one grounding terminal. Each contact portion is in contact with the outer horizontal surface of the one grounding terminal. Each contact portion is connected with the outer horizontal surface of the one grounding terminal.
As described above, the contact portions of the two shielding elements of the electrical connector contact with the plurality of the grounding terminals to improve a resonance effect of a resonance point of the electrical connector, so that a high frequency stability of the electrical connector is improved. Furthermore, the electrical connector is able to achieve a sufficient signal transmission speed and achieve a low signal interference effect simultaneously, so the electrical connector is able to stabilize a high frequency transmission.
The present invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art by reading the following description, with reference to the attached drawings, in which:
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Two sides of an upper portion of the insulating body 1 are recessed inward to form two insertion slots 12 extending to two tops of the two clamping grooves 111. Two sides of a lower portion of the insulating body 1 are recessed inward to form the other two insertion slots 12 extending to two bottoms of the two clamping grooves 111. The insertion slots 12 of the insulating body 1 are communicated with the two clamping grooves 111. The insulating body 1 have a plurality of penetrating grooves 11 respectively penetrating through two sides of the top surface and two sides of the bottom surface of the insulating body 1, and the plurality of the penetrating grooves 11 extend to the terminal slots 115 of two outer sides of the two rows of the terminal slots 115. The insertion slots 12 of the insulating body 1 are located in front of the penetrating grooves 11 of the insulating body 1.
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The plurality of the conductive terminals 2 are fixed in middle terminal slots 115 of the two rows of the terminal slots 115. The plurality of the grounding terminals 3 are fixed in the terminal slots 115 of the two outer sides of the two rows of the terminal slots 115. The plurality of the conductive terminals 2 and the grounding terminals 3 are spaced from one another. The plurality of the grounding terminals 3 are located adjacent to two outer sides of the plurality of the conductive terminals 2. Specifically, the electrical connector 100 includes four grounding terminals 3 arranged in the two rows of the conductive terminals 2 and the grounding terminals 3. The four grounding terminals 3 are located to the two outer sides of the plurality of the conductive terminals 2. In each row, the plurality of the conductive terminals 2 are located between two grounding terminals 3.
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The two insulating pads 6 are mounted at the front end of the upper surface and the front end of the lower surface of the insulating body 1. The grounding element 5 is located between the two insulating pads 6. The two insulating pads 6 contact with outer horizontal surfaces of the plurality of the conductive terminals 2 and the grounding terminals 3. The outer horizontal surfaces of the plurality of the conductive terminals 2 and the grounding terminals 3 are opposite to the grounding element 5. The two insulating pads 6 are mounted in the two receiving grooves 116, respectively. A material of each insulating pad 6 is Mylar. When the electrical connector 100 is inserted into or withdrawn from the docking connector, the two insulating pads 6 are able to prevent the outer surfaces of the plurality of the conductive terminals 2 and the grounding terminals 3 from contacting the shell 7 which is made of metal to cause a short circuit, so that the electrical connector 100 maintains a normal use.
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Each shielding element 4 has a rectangular base frame 401. Two rear ends of two sides of the base frame 401 are bent towards the insulating body 1 and then extend rearward to form two bending portions 402. The bending portions 402 of the two shielding elements 4 are inserted into the insertion slots 12 of the insulating body 1. Two sides of a rear edge of the base frame 401 are connected with two contact portions 41. The contact portions 41 of the two shielding elements 4 pass through the penetrating grooves 11 of the insulating body 1. The contact portions 41 of the two shielding elements 4 project into the terminal slots 115 of the two outer sides of the two rows of the terminal slots 115. The contact portions 41 of the two shielding elements 4 contact with the plurality of the grounding terminals 3 through the penetrating grooves 11 of the insulating body 1. Because in a high frequency band, the electrical connector 100 generates a resonance point, the resonance point affects a transmission stability of each conductive terminal 2. The two shielding elements 4 contact with the plurality of the grounding terminals 3 to improve a resonance effect of the resonance point of the electrical connector 100, so that a high frequency stability of the electrical connector 100 is improved.
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Each shielding element 4 has two extension portions 42. The two extension portions 42 are connected between the two contact portions 41 and the two sides of the rear edge of the base frame 401. The two sides of the rear edge of the base frame 401 of each shielding element 4 extend rearward to form the two extension portions 42. Two outer sides of two free ends of the two extension portions 42 protrude towards the insulating body 1 and are arched inward to form the two contact portions 41. The contact portions 41 of the two shielding elements 4 pass through the penetrating grooves 11 of the insulating body 1. The contact portions 41 of the two shielding elements 4 project into the terminal slots 115 of the two outer sides of the two rows of the terminal slots 115. Each contact portion 41 is in contact with an outer side surface of one grounding terminal 3. Each contact portion 41 is connected with the outer side surface of the one grounding terminal 3.
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The two sides of the rear edge of each shielding element 4 extend rearward, then slantwise extend rearward and towards the insulating body 1, and are further arched towards the plurality of the grounding terminals 3 to form the two contact portions 41. The contact portions 41 of the two shielding elements 4 pass through the penetrating grooves 11 of the insulating body 1. The contact portions 41 of the two shielding elements 4 project into the terminal slots 115 of the two outer sides of the two rows of the terminal slots 115. Each contact portion 41 faces towards the outer horizontal surface of the one grounding terminal 3. The outer horizontal surface of the one grounding terminal 3 is opposite to the grounding element 5. Each contact portion 41 is in contact with the outer horizontal surface of the one grounding terminal 3 which is opposite to the grounding element 5. Each contact portion 41 is connected with the outer horizontal surface of the one grounding terminal 3 which is opposite to the grounding element 5.
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As described above, the contact portions 41 of the two shielding elements 4 of the electrical connector 100 contact with the plurality of the grounding terminals 3 to improve the resonance effect of the resonance point of the electrical connector 100, so that the high frequency stability of the electrical connector 100 is improved. Furthermore, the electrical connector 100 is able to achieve a sufficient signal transmission speed and achieve a low signal interference effect simultaneously, so the electrical connector 100 is able to stabilize a high frequency transmission.
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202220452220.8 | Mar 2022 | CN | national |