Patent Application
20250105543
This application claims the benefit of Chinese Patent Application No. CN202322610967.9 filed on Sep. 25, 2023, in the State Intellectual Property Office of China, the whole disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
The present disclosure relates to a terminal and an electrical connection assembly including the terminal.
In the prior art, it is sometimes necessary to install multiple terminals simultaneously on a circuit board. Multiple mating plugs are adapted to be respectively inserted into or onto the multiple terminals to make electrical contact therewith. In order to enable the insertion of the multiple mating plugs onto the multiple terminals simultaneously, the installation position error of each terminal should be as small as possible or zero. However, in practical applications, there are always some errors in the installation position of the terminals, making it difficult to achieve high accuracy. This leads to difficulty in mating the multiple mating plugs with the multiple terminals simultaneously, which brings great difficulties to the mating operation of the product. Therefore, in the prior art, in order to reduce the difficulty of mating, it is necessary to improve the installation position accuracy of terminals. However, this typically leads to a significant increase in cost.
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal includes first and second rigid side plates, a rigid top plate, first and second elastic connection arms, and a pair of elastic clamping arms. The second rigid side plate is arranged opposite to the first rigid side plate. The rigid top plate is located between the first and second rigid side plates. The first elastic connecting arm is connected between the rigid top plate and the first rigid side plate. The second elastic connecting arm is connected between the rigid top plate and the second rigid side plate. The pair of elastic clamping arms are connected to the rigid top plate and are adapted to clamp an inserted mating plug to electrically contact with the mating plug.
The accompanying drawings incorporated therein and forming a part of the specification illustrate the present disclosure and, and together with the description, further serve to explain the principles of the disclosure and to enable those skilled in the relevant art to manufacture and use the embodiments described herein.
The features disclosed in this disclosure will become more apparent in the following detailed description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, where similar reference numerals always identify the corresponding components. In the accompanying drawings, similar reference numerals typically represent identical, functionally similar, and/or structurally similar components. Unless otherwise stated, the drawings provided throughout the entire disclosure should not be construed as drawings drawn to scale.
Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described hereinafter in detail with reference to the attached drawings, wherein the like reference numerals refer to the like elements. The present disclosure may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiment set forth herein; rather, these embodiments are provided so that the present disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the concept of the disclosure to those skilled in the art.
In the following detailed description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the disclosed embodiments. It will be apparent, however, that one or more embodiments may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known structures and devices are schematically shown in order to simplify the drawing.
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal includes: a first rigid side plate; a second rigid side plate which is opposite to the first rigid side plate; a rigid top plate located between the first and second rigid side plates; a first elastic connecting arm which is connected between the rigid top plate and the first rigid side plate; a second elastic connecting arm which is connected between the rigid top plate and the second rigid side plate; and a pair of elastic clamping arms connected to the rigid top plate for clamping an inserted mating plug to electrically contact with the mating plug.
According to another embodiment, an electrical connection assembly includes a circuit board, and the above terminal installed thereon. The first rigid side plate and the second rigid side plate of the terminal are fixed and electrically connected to the circuit board. The rigid top plate of the terminal is suspended above the circuit board by the first elastic connection arm and the second elastic connection arm.
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The rigid top plate 11 extends along a first direction (a first horizontal direction in the figure) X and a second direction (a second horizontal direction in the figure) Y perpendicular to the first direction X. The first rigid side plate 10 and the second rigid side plate 10′ are opposite in the first direction X and extend along the second direction Y and a third direction (a vertical direction in the figure) Z perpendicular to the first and second directions X and Y.
The first rigid side plate 10 and the second rigid side plate 10′ each has opposite upper and lower side edges in the third direction Z, and the rigid top plate 11 has opposite first and second side edges in the first direction X. The first elastic connecting arm 12 is connected between the first side edge of the rigid top plate 11 and the upper side edge of the first rigid side plate 10, and the second elastic connecting arm 12′ is connected between the second side edge of the rigid top plate 11 and the upper side edge of the second rigid side plate 10′.
In the illustrated embodiments, a connecting pin 10a is formed on the lower side edge of each of the first rigid side plate 10 and the second rigid side plate 10′. The connecting pin 10a is adapted to be inserted into a hole 302 formed in a circuit board 3. The connecting pin 10a is adapted to fix and electrically connect the first rigid side plate 10 and the second rigid side plate 10′ to the circuit board 3.
The first elastic connecting arm 12 and the second elastic connecting arm 12′ are symmetrically arranged at both sides of the rigid top plate 11. The first rigid side plate 10 and the second rigid side plate 10′ are symmetrically arranged at both sides of the rigid top plate 11.
The pair of elastic clamping arms 13 are respectively connected to the first and second side edges of the rigid top plate 11 and symmetrically arranged below the rigid top plate 11. An opening 101 is formed in the rigid top plate 11 to allow the mating plug 2 to be inserted between the pair of elastic clamping arms 13 through the opening 101.
The elastic clamping arm 13 has an arc-shaped contact portion 13a located at its end, and the arc-shaped contact portions 13a of the pair of elastic clamping arms 13 are located below the opening 101 of the rigid top plate 11, for clamping and electrically contacting the inserted mating plug 2.
The terminal includes a pair of first elastic connecting arms 12, which are opposite to each other in the second direction Y and spaced by a predetermined distance. The terminal includes a pair of second elastic connecting arms 12′, which are opposite to each other in the second direction Y and spaced by a predetermined distance. One of the pair of elastic clamping arms 13 is located between the pair of first elastic connecting arms 12, and the other of the pair of elastic clamping arms 13 is located between the pair of second elastic connecting arms 12′.
The first elastic connecting arm 12 comprises: a first curved arm 12a, a first straight arm 12c, a second curved arm 12b, and a second straight arm 12d. One end of the first curved arm 12a is connected to the upper side edge of the first rigid side plate 10. One end of the first straight arm 12c is connected to the other end of the first curved arm 12a. One end of the second curved arm 12b is connected to the other end of the first straight arm 12c. One end of the second straight arm 12d is connected to the other end of the second curved arm 12b, and the other end of the second straight arm 12d is connected to the first side edge of the rigid top plate 11.
The first curved arm 12a is U-shaped with its opening facing downwards, the second curved arm 12b is U-shaped with its opening facing upwards, and the first straight arm 12c and the second straight arm 12d extend parallel to each other along the third direction Z.
The second elastic connecting arm 12′ comprises: a third curved arm 12a′, a third straight arm 12c′, a fourth curved arm 12b′, and a fourth straight arm 12d′. One end of the third curved arm 12a′ is connected to the upper side edge of the second rigid side plate 10′. One end of the third straight arm 12c′ is connected to the other end of the third curved arm 12a′. One end of the fourth curved arm 12b′ is connected to the other end of the third straight arm 12c′. One end of the fourth straight arm 12d′ is connected to the other end of the fourth curved arm 12b′, and the other end of the fourth straight arm 12d′ is connected to the second side edge of the rigid top plate 11.
The third curved arm 12a′ is U-shaped with its opening facing downwards, the fourth curved arm 12b′ is U-shaped with its opening facing upwards, and the third straight arm 12c′and the fourth straight arm 12d′ extend parallel to each other along the third direction Z.
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An electrical connection assembly is also disclosed. The electrical connection assembly includes: a circuit board 3 and the above terminal 1. The terminal 1 is installed on the circuit board 3. The first rigid side plate 10 and the second rigid side plate 10′ of the terminal 1 are fixed and electrically connected to the circuit board 3, and the rigid top plate 11 of the terminal 1 is suspended above the circuit board 3 by the first elastic connection arm 12 and the second elastic connection arm 12′.
A hole 302 is formed in the circuit board 3, and a connecting pin 10a is formed on the lower side edge of each of the first rigid side plate 10 and the second rigid side plate 10′. The connecting pin 10a is inserted into the hole 302 on the circuit board 3 to fix and electrically connect the first rigid side plate 10 and the second rigid side plate 10′ to the circuit board 3. A slot 301 corresponding to the opening 101 on the rigid top plate 11 is formed in the circuit board 3 to allow the mating plug 2 inserted between the pair of elastic clamping arms 13 to pass through the slot 301 of the circuit board 3.
The electrical connection assembly further comprises a mating plug 2, which is inserted between the pair of elastic clamping arms 13 of the terminal 1 to be electrically connected to the terminal 1. The electrical connection assembly comprises multiple terminals 1, which are arranged in an array on the circuit board 3. The electrical connection assembly also includes multiple mating plugs 2. Multiple mating plugs 2 are suitable for simultaneously inserting into multiple terminals 1, respectively.
It should be appreciated for those skilled in this art that the above embodiments are intended to be illustrated, and not restrictive. For example, many modifications may be made to the above embodiments by those skilled in this art, and various features described in different embodiments may be freely combined with each other without conflicting in configuration or principle.
Although several exemplary embodiments have been shown and described, it would be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes or modifications may be made in these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the disclosure, the scope of which is defined in the claims and their equivalents.
As used herein, an element recited in the singular and proceeded with the word “a” or “an” should be understood as not excluding plural of said elements or steps, unless such exclusion is explicitly stated. Furthermore, references to “one embodiment” of the present invention are not intended to be interpreted as excluding the existence of additional embodiments that also incorporate the recited features. Moreover, unless explicitly stated to the contrary, embodiments “comprising” or “having” an element or a plurality of elements having a particular property may include additional such elements not having that property.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 202322610967.9 | Sep 2023 | CN | national |
