The present application is based on, and claims priority form, China Patent Application No. 201920208801.5, filed Feb. 19, 2019, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
The present invention generally relates to a connector, and more particularly to a plug connector preventing a ground terminal thereof from being deformed or broken.
In a process of manufacturing a conventional plug connector, the conventional plug connector includes a base body, a plurality of terminals and a protecting portion. The plurality of the terminals include two ground terminals. After the plurality of the terminals are assembled to the base body of the plug connector, the protecting portion is integrally molded to front ends of the base body and the plurality of the terminals by way of an envelope injection to fasten and protect the plurality of the terminals. When a user inserts the plug connector into a docking port, the user will shake the plug connector leftward and rightward to confirm whether the plug connector is connected in place, if the plug connector is without being connected in place, or the plug connector is pulled accidentally and carelessly, two elastic pieces mounted to two sides of the docking port for fastening or loosening the plug connector will be caused to abrade plastics of two sides of the protection portion.
However, when the plug connector is inserted into or withdrawal from the docking port again, because the plastics of the two sides of the protecting portion are abraded, the two ground terminals disposed to two sides of the plug connector are abraded, a deformation or breakage phenomenon of the ground terminals is easily caused, and a normal use and a life of the plug connector are affected.
An object of the present invention is to provide a plug connector. The plug connector includes a main body, a plurality of terminals, an insulating housing and a protecting portion. The main body includes a main plate, a base body assembled to the main plate, and an outer ground shell. The base body has an assembling end, and a connecting end connected with a front of the assembling end. The outer ground shell is mounted around the assembling end. The plurality of the terminals mounted to the base body, include a plurality of ground terminals and a plurality of signal terminals. The plurality of the ground terminals are mounted to two opposite sides of the base body. The plurality of the signal terminals are mounted to a middle of the base body and disposed among the plurality of the ground terminals. Each terminal has a contact portion, a connecting portion connected with a rear end of the contact portion, and a soldering portion connected with a rear end of the connecting portion. The contact portions of the plurality of the terminals are exposed to a top surface and a bottom surface of the connecting end. The connecting portions of the plurality of the terminals are mounted to a junction between the connecting end and the assembling end, and the soldering portions of the plurality of the terminals project out of a rear surface of the assembling end. The contact portion of each ground terminal has a soldering pad fastened to the main plate. The insulating housing surrounds and is integrally molded to the outer ground shell by way of an envelope injection. The protecting portion surrounds and is integrally molded to front ends of the contact portions of the plurality of the terminals and a front end of the connecting end by way of the envelop injection.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a plug connector. The plug connector includes a main body, a plurality of terminals, an insulating housing and a protecting portion. The main body includes a main plate, a base body assembled to the main plate, and an outer ground shell. The base body has an assembling end, and a connecting end connected with a front of the assembling end. The outer ground shell is mounted around the assembling end. The plurality of the terminals mounted to the base body, include a plurality of ground terminals mounted to two opposite sides of the base body. Each terminal has a contact portion, a connecting portion connected with a rear end of the contact portion, and a soldering portion connected with a rear end of the connecting portion. The contact portions of the plurality of the terminals are exposed to a top surface and a bottom surface of the connecting end, and the soldering portions of the plurality of the terminals project out of a rear surface of the assembling end. A free end of the contact portion of each ground terminal is folded to form a propping portion. An inner side of the propping portion of each ground terminal extends towards the connecting end to form a soldering pad. The soldering pads of the plurality of the ground terminals are received in the two lacking grooves. The soldering pads of the plurality of the ground terminals are fastened to and connected with the two connecting plates of the main plate. The insulating housing surrounds and is integrally molded to the outer ground shell. The protecting portion surrounds and is integrally molded to front ends of the contact portions of the plurality of the terminals and a front end of the connecting end.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a plug connector. The plug connector includes a main body, a plurality of terminals, an insulating housing and a protecting portion. The main body includes a main plate, a base body assembled to the main plate, and an outer ground shell. The base body has an assembling end, and a connecting end connected with a front of the assembling end. The outer ground shell is mounted around the assembling end. The main plate has a base plate. Two sides of a front end of the base plate are defined as two connecting plates. Two opposite sides of a front end of the connecting end are recessed inward to form two lacking grooves, respectively. The plurality of the terminals mounted to the base body, include a plurality of ground terminals mounted to two opposite sides of the base body. Each terminal has a contact portion, a connecting portion connected with a rear end of the contact portion, and a soldering portion connected with a rear end of the connecting portion. The contact portions of the plurality of the terminals are exposed to a top surface and a bottom surface of the connecting end, and the soldering portions of the plurality of the terminals project out of a rear surface of the assembling end. A free end of the contact portion of each ground terminal is folded to form a propping portion. An inner side of the propping portion of each ground terminal extends towards the connecting end to form a soldering pad. The soldering pads of the plurality of the ground terminals are received in the two lacking grooves. The soldering pads of the plurality of the ground terminals are fastened to and connected with the two connecting plates of the main plate. The insulating housing surrounds and is integrally molded to the outer ground shell. The protecting portion surrounds and is integrally molded to front ends of the contact portions of the plurality of the terminals and a front end of the connecting end.
As described above, when the plug connector is used in insertion and withdrawal processes, in order to avoid a tilt phenomenon or a deformation phenomenon of first contact portions of the plurality of the ground terminals and second contact portions of the plurality of the signal terminals being caused, the protecting portion is integrally molded to the front end of the connecting end by way of the envelop injection, so interstices between the connecting end and the main plate, and gaps among the plurality of the terminals are sealed, thereby the plug connector has a waterproof function. Furthermore, the propping portions of the plurality of the ground terminals increase bearing forces and the soldering pads of the plurality of the ground terminals are soldered to the two connecting plates of the main plate, even though two elastic pieces of two opposite sides of a docking port abrade plastics of two sides of the protecting portion, the plug connector prevents each ground terminal thereof from being deformed or broken, so that each ground terminal is uneasily deformed or broken. As a result, a normal use and a life of the plug connector is ensured.
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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The base body 12 has an assembling end 12b disposed to a rear end thereof, and a connecting end 12a connected with a middle of a front of the assembling end 12b. The main plate 11 is fastened in the assembling end 12b and the connecting end 12a. Two opposite sides of a front end of the connecting end 12a are recessed inward to form two lacking grooves 12c corresponding to the two connecting plates 11b, respectively. The base body 12 includes an upper base body 13 and a lower base body 14. Preferably, the upper base body 13 and the lower base body 14 have the same shapes. The upper base body 13 is matched with the lower base body 14. The plurality of the terminals 40 are divided into two groups of the terminals 40. Each terminal 40 extends longitudinally. One group of the terminals 40 are integrally molded to the upper base body 13. The one group of the terminals 40 are arranged transversely to the upper base body 13. The other group of the terminals 40 are integrally molded to the lower base body 14. The other group of the terminals 40 are arranged transversely to the lower base body 14. The upper base body 13 and the one group of the terminals 40 are mounted on the lower base body 14 and the other group of the terminals 40. Rear ends of the plurality of the terminals 40 are exposed to rear surfaces of the upper base body 13 and the lower base body 14. The one group of the terminals 40 fastened to the upper base body 13 are mutually corresponding to the other group of the terminals 40 fastened to the lower base body 14.
One side surface of a rear end of the upper base body 13 protrudes outward and then extends downward to form an upper fastening block 171. The other side surface of the rear end of the upper base body 13 is recessed inward to form an upper fastening groove 181. One side surface of the rear end of the lower base body 14 is recessed inward to form a lower fastening groove 172 corresponding to and matched with the upper fastening block 171. The other side surface of the rear end of the lower base body 14 protrudes outward and then extends upward to form a lower fastening block 182 corresponding to and matched with the upper fastening groove 181. One side of a bottom surface of the upper base body 13 protrudes downward to form an upper buckling block 161. One side of a top surface of the lower base body 14 facing the other side of the bottom surface of the upper base body 13 protrudes upward to form a lower buckling block 162.
The upper fastening block 171 is fastened in the lower fastening groove 172. The lower fastening block 182 is fastened in the upper fastening groove 181. The upper buckling block 161 is positioned on the top surface of the lower base body 14. The lower buckling block 162 is positioned on the bottom surface of the upper base body 13. The top surface of the lower base body 14 faces to and is spaced from the bottom surface of the upper base body 13. Preferably, the upper buckling block 161 and the lower buckling block 162 are of the same shapes. The upper fastening block 171 and the lower fastening block 182 are of the same shapes. The upper fastening groove 181 and the lower fastening groove 172 are of the same shapes.
The upper base body 13 has an upper base portion 131 disposed vertically, an upper protruding portion 133 extended frontward from a lower portion of a front surface of the upper base portion 131, and an upper extending board 132 extended frontward from a lower portion of a front surface of the upper protruding portion 133. Two opposite sides of a bottom surface of the upper base portion 131 are recessed upward to form two upper insertion grooves 121. The lower base body 14 has a lower base portion 141 disposed vertically, a lower protruding portion 143 extended frontward from an upper portion of a front surface of the lower base portion 141, and a lower extending board 142 extended frontward from an upper portion of a front surface of the lower protruding portion 143. The lower base portion 141, the upper protruding portion 133, the upper base portion 131 mounted on the lower base portion 141, and the lower protruding portion 143 mounted on the upper protruding portion 133 together define the assembling end 12b. The upper extending board 132 and the lower extending board 142 together define the connecting end 12a. Two opposite sides of a top surface of the lower base portion 141 are recessed downward to form two lower insertion grooves 122. The two upper insertion grooves 121 are corresponding to and combined with the two lower insertion grooves 122 to form two insertion grooves 19.
The main plate 11 is fastened between the upper base body 13 and the lower base body 14. The upper base body 13 is mounted on a top surface of the main plate 11, and the lower base body 14 is mounted to a bottom surface of the main plate 11. The upper buckling block 161 and the lower buckling block 162 are buckled in the two first notches 102. The two extending plates 11 a are exposed out of the base body 12. Tail ends of the two extending plates 11a project beyond the rear surfaces of the upper base body 13 and the lower base body 14 through the two insertion grooves 19.
The outer ground shell 15 is mounted around a front of the assembling end 12b and connected with the main plate 11. The outer ground shell 15 surrounds the upper protruding portion 133 and the lower protruding portion 143. The outer ground shell 15 includes an upper ground shell 15a and a lower ground shell 15b. Preferably, the upper ground shell 15a and the lower ground shell 15b have the same shapes. The upper ground shell 15a and the lower ground shell 15b are matched with each other. The upper ground shell 15a and the lower ground shell 15b are symmetrical to each other with respect to the main plate 11. The upper ground shell 15a has a U-shaped upper assembling portion 151 of which a mouth faces downward, and two upper connecting pieces 152 extended oppositely outward from two opposite sides of the upper assembling portion 151. The lower ground shell 15b has a U-shaped lower assembling portion 153 of which a mouth faces upward, and two lower connecting pieces 154 extended oppositely outward from two opposite sides of the lower assembling portion 153.
The upper ground shell 15a is mounted to the upper base body 13, and the lower ground shell 15b is mounted to the lower base body 14. The upper assembling portion 151 is mounted to the upper protruding portion 133 of the upper base body 13, and the lower assembling portion 153 is mounted to the lower protruding portion 143 of the lower base body 14. One extending plate 11a is clamped between one upper connecting piece 152, and one lower connecting piece 154 facing the one upper connecting piece 152. The other extending plate 11a is clamped between the other upper connecting piece 152 and the other lower connecting piece 154. The one extending plate Ila is soldered between the one upper connecting piece 152, and the one lower connecting piece 154 facing the one upper connecting piece 152. The other extending plate Ila is soldered between the other upper connecting piece 152 and the other lower connecting piece 154. The base body 12, the main plate 11 and the plurality of the terminals 40 are fastened in the outer ground shell 15 by virtue of the two upper connecting pieces 152 and the two lower connecting pieces 154 being soldered with the two extending plate 11a. Specifically, the one extending plate 11a is soldered between the one upper connecting piece 152, and the one lower connecting piece 154 facing the one upper connecting piece 152, and the other extending plate 11a is soldered between the other upper connecting piece 152 and the other lower connecting piece 154, so that the base body 12, the main plate 11 and the plurality of the terminals 40 are fastened in the outer ground shell 15.
When the outer ground shell 15 is directly exposed outside, the outer ground shell 15 is easily caused to be deformed in use, consequently, a normal use of the plug connector 100 is affected. So the insulating housing 20 surrounds and is integrally molded to the outer ground shell 15 by way of an envelope injection, the outer ground shell 15 is further reinforced to make the outer ground shell 15 be uneasily deformed. The two protruding plates 111 project out of two opposite sides of the insulating housing 20.
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Each ground terminal 41 has a first contact portion 411, a first connecting portion 413 extended rearward from the first contact portion 411, and a first soldering portion 412 bent downward from the first connecting portion 413. Each signal terminal 42 has a second contact portion 421, a second connecting portion 423 extended rearward from a rear end of the second contact portion 421, and a second soldering portion 422 slantwise bent upward and then extending rearward from a rear end of the second connecting portion 423. The first contact portions 411 of the plurality of the ground terminals 41 and the second contact portions 421 of the plurality of the signal terminals 42 are exposed to a top surface of the upper extending board 132 of the upper base body 13 and a bottom surface of the lower extending board 142 of the lower base body 14. The first soldering portions 412 of the plurality of the ground terminals 41 and the second soldering portions 422 of the plurality of the signal terminals 42 are exposed beyond the rear surfaces of the upper base body 13 and the lower base body 14.
When the plug connector 100 is inserted into or withdrawal from a docking port (not shown), in order to avoid the plurality of the ground terminals 41 being deformed or broken, the two connecting plates 11b are exposed out of the connecting end 12a through the two lacking grooves 12c. Each ground terminal 41 further has a propping portion 41a and a soldering pad 41b. A front end of the contact portion 401 of each ground terminal 41 has the soldering pad 41b fastened to the main plate 11. A free end of the contact portion 401 which is the first contact portion 411 of each ground terminal 41 is folded to form the propping portion 41a, and the propping portion 41a faces to and is parallel with the contact portion 401 which is the first contact portion 411 of each ground terminal 41. The propping portion 41a and the contact portion 401 is integrally formed to each ground terminal 41. The propping portion 41a are connected with the main plate 11.
An inner side of the propping portion 41a of each ground terminal 41 extends towards the connecting end 12a to form the soldering pad 41b. The soldering pad 41b is perpendicular to the propping portion 41a of each ground terminal 41 and is parallel with the contact portion 401 which is the first contact portion 411 of each ground terminal 41. The soldering pads 41b of the plurality of the ground terminals 41 are received in the two lacking grooves 12c. Two soldering pads 41b of the two ground terminals 41 of the one group of the terminals 40 are received in upper portions of the two lacking grooves 12c. Two soldering pads 41b of the two ground terminals 41 of the other group of the terminals 40 are received in lower portions of the two lacking grooves 12c. The soldering pads 41b of the plurality of the ground terminals 41 are fastened to and connected with the two connecting plates 11b of the main plate 11. The soldering pads 41b of the plurality of the ground terminals 41 are soldered with the two connecting plates 11b of the main plate 11 through the two lacking grooves 12c. The propping portion 41a and the soldering pad 41b are integrally formed to each ground terminal 41.
When the plug connector 100 is inserted into the docking port, the docking port is equipped with two elastic pieces disposed to two opposite sides of the docking port, because the propping portions 41a of the plurality of the ground terminals 41 increase bearing forces and the soldering pads 41b of the plurality of the ground terminals 41 are soldered to the two connecting plates 11b of the main plate 11, even though the two elastic pieces of the two opposite sides of the docking port abrade plastics of two sides of the protecting portion 30, each ground terminal 41 is uneasily deformed or broken, so that a normal use and a life of the plug connector 100 is ensured.
When the plug connector 100 is used in insertion and withdrawal processes, in order to avoid a tilt phenomenon or a deformation phenomenon of the first contact portions 411 of the plurality of the ground terminals 41 and the second contact portions 421 of the plurality of the signal terminals 42 being caused, the protecting portion 30 surrounds and is integrally molded to front ends of the contact portions 401 of the plurality of the terminals 40 and the front end of the connecting end 12a by way of the envelop injection, so interstices between the connecting end 12a and the main plate 11, and gaps among the plurality of the terminals 40 are sealed. The protecting portion 30 is integrally molded to front ends of the upper extending board 132 and the lower extending board 142 by way of the envelop injection, interstices among the upper extending board 132, the lower extending board 142 and the main plate 11, and the gaps among the plurality of the terminals 40 are sealed. So that the tilt phenomenon or the deformation phenomenon of the first contact portions 411 of the plurality of the ground terminals 41 and the second contact portions 421 of the plurality of the signal terminals 42 are prevented from being caused. Two opposite sides of a rear of the protecting portion 30 has two insertion blocks 31 matched with the two second notches 103. The two insertion blocks 31 are inserted into the two second notches 103.
As described above, when the plug connector 100 is used in the insertion and withdrawal processes, in order to avoid the tilt phenomenon or the deformation phenomenon of the first contact portions 411 of the plurality of the ground terminals 41 and the second contact portions 421 of the plurality of the signal terminals 42 being caused, the protecting portion 30 is integrally molded to the front end of the connecting end 12a by way of the envelop injection, so the interstices between the connecting end 12a and the main plate 11, and the gaps among the plurality of the terminals 40 are sealed, thereby the plug connector 100 has a waterproof function. Furthermore, the propping portions 41a of the plurality of the ground terminals 41 increase the bearing forces and the soldering pads 41b of the plurality of the ground terminals 41 are soldered to the two connecting plates 11b of the main plate 11, even though the two elastic pieces of the two opposite sides of the docking port abrade the plastics of the two sides of the protecting portion 30, the plug connector 100 prevents each ground terminal 41 thereof from being deformed or broken, so that each ground terminal 41 is uneasily deformed or broken. As a result, the normal use and the life of the plug connector 100 is ensured.
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201920208801.5 | Feb 2019 | CN | national |