This application claims the priority benefit of Chinese Patent Application Serial Number CN202010027728.9, filed on Jan. 10, 2020, the full disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
The present disclosure relates to the technical field of electrical connector, and more particularly to a socket.
Conventional electrical connectors are commonly provided with electromagnetic shields. By grounding the electromagnetic shields, it is possible to prevent the signal from escaping during signal transmission. That is, to shield the electromagnetics generated inside the electrical connector or generated by external electronic equipment during signal transmission. Under general circumstances, the contact resistance between the electromagnetic shields and the ground should be less than 2 milliohms. Ideally, the contact resistance should be less than 0.5 milliohms. For the assembly of the components of electrical connectors, the electromagnetic shields are configured to be provided with openings. The number and size of the openings would affect the shielding performance of the electromagnetic shields. The more or larger the openings, the lower the performance of the electromagnetic shields.
The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a socket intended to solve the issue of low performance of the electromagnetic shields resulted from excessive and oversized openings for the assembly of the components of electrical connectors.
The present disclosure provides a socket comprising a grounding part, a first shielding part, a plastic core, and a terminal. The grounding part comprises a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The grounding part comprises a first perforation. The first shielding part is disposed in the first perforation. The first shielding part comprises a shielding ring. The first connecting part is disposed on one side of the shielding ring close to the second surface. The plastic core is disposed in the first shielding part. An outer surface of the plastic core is provided with a sleeve and a second connecting part disposed on one side of the sleeve close to the second surface. The shielding ring is disposed on the sleeve. The first connecting part is in contact with the second connecting part. The terminal is disposed in the plastic core.
In another embodiment, the present disclosure further provides a socket comprising a grounding part, a first shielding part, a second shielding part, a plastic core, and a terminal. The grounding part comprises a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The grounding part comprises a first perforation. The first shielding part is disposed in the first perforation. The second shielding part is coupled to the first shielding part partially overlaps with the second shielding part. The plastic core is disposed in the first and the second shielding parts. The terminal is disposed in the plastic core.
One embodiment of the present disclosure could enhance the electromagnetic shielding performance of the first shielding part by arranging the first shielding part around the plastic core with a very much limited gap between the first shielding part and the plastic core. Another embodiment of the present disclosure could enhance the electromagnetic shielding performance of the first and the second shielding parts by covering the plastic core with the first and the second shielding parts coupled to each other and by reducing the openings on the first and the second shielding parts as they couple to each other.
It should be understood, however, that this summary may not contain all aspects and embodiments of the present invention, that this summary is not meant to be limiting or restrictive in any manner, and that the invention as disclosed herein will be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to encompass obvious improvements and modifications thereto.
The features of the exemplary embodiments believed to be novel and the elements and/or the steps characteristic of the exemplary embodiments are set forth with particularity in the appended claims. The Figures are for illustration purposes only and are not drawn to scale. The exemplary embodiments, both as to organization and method of operation, may best be understood by reference to the detailed description which follows taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:
The present invention will now be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which exemplary embodiments of the invention are shown. This present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this present invention will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the present invention to those skilled in the art.
Certain terms are used throughout the description and following claims to refer to particular components. As one skilled in the art will appreciate, manufacturers may refer to a component by different names. This document does not intend to distinguish between components that differ in name but function. In the following description and in the claims, the terms “include/including” and “comprise/comprising” are used in an open-ended fashion, and thus should be interpreted as “including but not limited to”. “Substantial/substantially” means, within an acceptable error range, the person skilled in the art may solve the technical problem in a certain error range to achieve the basic technical effect.
The following description is of the best-contemplated mode of carrying out the invention. This description is made for the purpose of illustration of the general principles of the invention and should not be taken in a limiting sense. The scope of the invention is best determined by reference to the appended claims.
Moreover, the terms “include”, “contain”, and any variation thereof are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion. Therefore, a process, method, object, or device that comprises a series of elements not only include these elements, but also comprises other elements not specified expressly, or may include inherent elements of the process, method, object, or device. If no more limitations are made, an element limited by “include a/an . . . ” does not exclude other same elements existing in the process, the method, the article, or the device which comprises the element.
In the following embodiment, the same reference numerals are used to refer to the same or similar elements throughout the invention.
In this embodiment, the first connecting part 112 of the first shielding part 11 comprises a plurality of connecting plates 1121 disposed at intervals on an end surface of the shielding ring 111 close to the second surface 10b. The plurality of connecting plates 1121 extends toward the inside of the shielding ring 111. The second connecting part 122 of the plastic core 12 comprises a plurality of connecting bumps 1221 disposed on an end surface of the sleeve 121 close to the second surface 10b at intervals. The plurality of connecting plates 1121 is in contact with the corresponding connecting bumps 1221. In this embodiment, the plurality of connecting plates 1121 is in contact with the corresponding connecting bumps 1221, which can prevent the plastic core 12 from detaching from one end of the first shielding part 11 close to the second surface 10b.
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In one embodiment, the shielding ring 111 of this embodiment comprises a plurality of first retaining holes 1112. The first fixed end 1111a of each of the first positioning elastic sheets 1111 is connected to the inner sidewall of the corresponding first retaining hole 1112. In this embodiment, the first fixed end 1111a of the first positioning elastic sheet 1111 is connected to the inner sidewall parallel to the corresponding first retaining hole 1112 and the end surface of the shielding ring 111 close to the first surface 10a. The area of the first retaining hole 1112 is larger than that of the first positioning elastic sheet 1111, especially the width of the first retaining hole 1112 is greater than or equal to that of the first positioning elastic sheet 1111, and the length of the first retaining hole 1112 is greater than or equal to that of the first positioning elastic sheet 1111. In this way, the first retaining hole 1112 is able to receive the first positioning elastic sheet 1111. When the plastic core 12 is installed on the first shielding part 11, the plastic core 12 would firstly push a plurality of first positioning elastic sheets 1111, enabling the plurality of first positioning elastic sheets 1111 to enter the corresponding first retaining holes 1112 respectively, so that the plastic core 12 could enter the first shielding part 11. The positioning groove 1211 of the plastic core 12 corresponds to a plurality of first positioning elastic sheets 1111 as the plastic core 12 keeps moving in the first shielding part 11. The plurality of first positioning elastic sheets 1111 would be respectively ejected from the corresponding first retaining holes 1112 and abut against the sidewall of the positioning groove 1211 respectively.
In one embodiment, the socket 1 of this embodiment further comprises a socket housing 14 disposed on the second surface 10b of the grounding part 10. The socket housing 14 comprises a second perforation 141 corresponds to the first perforation 101. The first shielding part 11, the plastic core 12, and the terminal 13 are disposed in the first perforation 101 and the second perforation 141.
In one embodiment, the first shielding part 11 of this embodiment further comprises a plurality of positioning parts 113 disposed on the end surface of the shielding ring 111 close to the second surface 10b at intervals. Each of the positioning parts 113 is disposed on two adjacent connecting plates 1121. One end of each of the positioning parts 113 away from the shielding ring 111 is connected to the socket housing 14. In this way, the first shielding part 11 is secured into the socket housing 14 through a plurality of positioning parts 113. Refer to
In one embodiment, a second retaining hole 1132 is provided on one end of each of the positioning parts 113 away from the shielding ring 111. The second fixed end 1131a of the second positioning elastic sheet 1131 is connected to the inner sidewall of the corresponding second retaining hole 1132. In this embodiment, the second fixed end 1131a of the second positioning elastic sheet 1131 is connected to the inner sidewall parallel to the corresponding second retaining hole 1132 and the end surface of the positioning part 113 away from the shielding ring 111. The area of the second retaining hole 1132 is larger than that of the first positioning elastic sheet 1131, especially the width of the second retaining hole 1132 is greater than or equal to that of the second positioning elastic sheet 1131, and the length of the second retaining hole 1112 is greater than or equal to that of the second positioning elastic sheet 1131. In this way, the second retaining hole 1132 is able to receive the second positioning elastic sheet 1131. When the socket housing 14 is installed on the first shielding part 11, the second positioning elastic sheet 1131 of each of the positioning parts 113 passes through the corresponding positioning hole 142. The sidewall of the positioning hole 142 pushes a plurality of second positioning elastic sheets 1131, enabling each of the plurality of second positioning elastic sheets 1131 to enter the corresponding second retaining hole 1132 respectively so that the socket housing 14 could be installed onto the first shielding part 11. Each of the second positioning elastic sheets 1131 penetrates through the corresponding positioning hole 142 as the socket housing 14 keeps moving towards the grounding part 10. Each of the second positioning elastic sheets 1131 would be respectively ejected from the corresponding second retaining holes 1132 and abuts against the surface of the socket housing 14 around the positioning hole 142.
Each of the first contacting parts 152 comprises a elastic contacting plate 1521 comprising a contacting fixed end 1521a and a contacting movable end 1521b farther from the first surface 10a than the contacting fixed end 1521a. The elastic contacting plate 1521 extends toward the outer surface of the shielding ring 111 so that the contacting movable end 1521b can contact the shielding ring 111.
In one embodiment, each of the first contacting parts 152 comprises a retaining hole 1522. The contacting fixed end 1521a of the elastic contacting plate 1521 is connected to the inner sidewall of the retaining hole 1522. In this embodiment, the contacting fixed end 1521a of the elastic contacting plate 1521 is connected to the inner sidewall parallel to the retaining hole 1522 and the first surface 10a. The area of the retaining hole 1522 is larger than that of the elastic contacting plate 1521, especially the width of the retaining hole 1522 is greater than or equal to that of the elastic contacting plate 1521, and the length of the first retaining hole 1522 is greater than or equal to that of the elastic contacting plate 1521. In this way, the retaining hole 1522 is able to receive the elastic contacting plate 1521. When the first shielding part 11 is installed on the second shielding part 15, the shielding ring 111 would firstly push the elastic contacting plate 1521 of each of the first contacting parts 152, enabling the elastic contacting plate 1521 to enter the corresponding retaining holes 1522 respectively, so that the first shielding part 11 could enter the second shielding part 15. The plurality of elastic contacting plates 1521 corresponds to the shielding ring 111 as the first shielding part 11 keeps moving in the second shielding part 15. Each of the elastic contacting plates 1521 would be respectively ejected from the corresponding retaining holes 1522 and abuts against the outer surface of the shielding ring 111.
In this embodiment, each of the second contacting parts 153 comprises a contacting bump 1531 disposed on the surface of the second contacting part 153 away from the shielding ring 111. The contacting bump 1531 is in contact with the sidewall of the first perforation 101, and the second shielding part 15 is connected to the grounding part 10, which grounds the second shielding part 15.
In this embodiment, the shielding body 151 is a bent metal plate 1511. Two ends of the metal plate 1511 are respectively provided with a first riveting joint 1512 and a second riveting joint 1513 being connected to the first riveting joint 1512 forming a shielding body 151 as the metal plate 1511 is bent. In this embodiment, the cross-sectional shape of the shielding body 151 is polygonal. The first riveting joint 1512 comprises a plurality of first riveting blocks 15121 disposed at intervals. The second riveting joint 1513 comprises a plurality of second riveting blocks 15131 disposed at intervals. Each second riveting block 15131 is disposed between two adjacent first riveting blocks 15121. In this embodiment, the width of the first riveting block 15121 close to the metal plate 1511 is smaller than that of the first riveting block 15121 away from the metal plate 1511, so that an angle is formed between two opposite sides of the first riveting block 15121 and an edge of the metal plate 1511. Similarly, the width of the second rivet block 15131 close to the metal plate 1511 is smaller than the width of the second rivet block 15131 away from the metal plate 1511, so that an angle is formed between two opposite sides of the second riveting block 15131 and an edge of the metal plate 1511. When each second riveting block 15131 is disposed between two adjacent first riveting blocks 15121, the second riveting block 15131 could respectively enter an angle between the two opposite sides of the first riveting block 15121 and the edge of the metal plate 1511, the first riveting block 15121 could respectively enter an angle between the two opposite sides of the second riveting block 15131 and the edge of the metal plate 1511, and the two opposite sides of the second riveting block 15131 can respectively abut against the sides of the corresponding first riveting block 15121. In this way, the first riveting joint 1512 could engage with the second riveting joint 1513.
In one embodiment, a guiding bump 1514 is provided on an inner surface of the shielding body 151. In this embodiment, the guiding bump 1514 is stamped out from an outer surface of the shielding body 151 in a direction toward the inner surface of the shielding body 151 by stamping. The plastic core 12 comprises a guiding groove 123. The guiding bump 1514 is disposed in the guiding groove 123 and abuts against the bottom surface of the guiding groove 123. Thus, the plastic core 12 can be secured to the second shielding part 15 and can prevent the second shielding part 15 from being detached in a direction away from the grounding part 10.
In one embodiment, the second shielding part 15 further comprises a plurality of shielding block 154 disposed on an end surface of the shielding body 151 close to the grounding part 10 at intervals. Each of the shielding blocks 154 is disposed between the adjacent first contacting part 152 and the second contacting part 153. The plurality of shielding blocks 154 respectively extends to the corresponding plurality of positioning parts 113. Therefore, the electromagnetic shielding performance of the first shielding part 11 and the second shielding part 15 could be effectively enhanced by reducing the gap between each of the positioning parts 113 and the shielding body 151 through the shielding blocks 154.
In summary, the present disclosure provides a socket effectively enhancing the shielding performance of the first shielding part 11 by reducing the gap between the first shielding part and the plastic core through the annular configuration of the first shielding part around the plastic core. On the other hand, the entire plastic core is covered by the first shielding part and the second shielding part coupled to each other. Therefore, the shielding performance of the first and second shielding part could be improved resulting from the reduction of openings on the two shielding parts as they are coupled to each other.
It is to be understood that the term “comprises”, “comprising”, or any other variants thereof is intended to encompass a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or device of a series of elements not only include those elements but also comprises other elements that are not explicitly listed, or elements that are inherent to such a process, method, article, or device. An element defined by the phrase “comprising a . . . ” does not exclude the presence of the same element in the process, method, article, or device that comprises the element.
Although the present invention has been explained in relation to its preferred embodiment, it does not intend to limit the present invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art having regard to this present invention that other modifications of the exemplary embodiments beyond those embodiments specifically described here may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. Accordingly, such modifications are considered within the scope of the invention as limited solely by the appended claims.
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202010027728.9 | Jan 2020 | CN | national |