CN100536242C - Plug connector with mating protection and alignment means - Google Patents
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A plug connector (100, 1200) is disclosed that has a body portion and a circuit card (120) extending forwardly of a mating face (121) of the connector. The circuit card is protected in place by a protective flanges (130) that extends forwardly from the body portion above the circuit card to protect it from stubbing and to provide a means for aligning the plug connector with a receptacle connector (8, 1201).
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Technical field
In short, the present invention relates to cable joint, more particularly relate to the cable joint that matches with circuit board connector, circuit board connector has the structure that need with utilization cooperate circuit board connector of elimination to protection cage or guiding frame.
Background technology
At electronic applications, the conventional way that cable is connected to circuit board is, cable termination to joint, is typically bullet connector, then this joint is coupled on the female plug of installing on the circuit board.As everyone knows, cable is connected to existing problem is on the joint that circuit board installs, the weight of cable and motion trend towards unclamping the attachment point of female plug and circuit board, thus interrupt signal path and cause board failure.
This can be avoided by using big guiding frame, and guiding frame is installed on the circuit board, and with the encapsulation female plug, guiding frame defines the opening that wherein can insert connector or similar joint.But such guiding frame is bigger, has occupied the useful space that can be used for adjunct circuit or terminal on circuit board.In addition, such guiding frame is typically die cast, is easy to fracture during decline.
When such bullet connector is coupled to the female plug that links with it, also have problems, in the little confined space, be difficult to guide socket so that suitably cooperate, and in little space, chip and pollutant be the pin jack tab terminal at an easy rate.
Connector receptacle strain also is a problem, and this can be caused by weight, size and the motion of cable.Further, connector plug and its cooperation connector receptacle do not line up sometimes each other, make assembling procedure unnecessarily become complicated, and in high quick coupling, the part of terminal is exposed to the outside of joint shell usually, and terminal is polluted in this local meeting.Therefore, need a kind of bullet connector, it comprise integrally formed with it, be used to align itself so that the device that matches with relative joint can not occupy too many space on circuit board.
Therefore, the present invention is intended to a kind of bullet connector, and it has overcome above-mentioned shortcoming, and above-mentioned desirable advantage is provided.
Summary of the invention
Therefore, general purpose of the present invention provides a kind of bullet connector, and it is directed element guiding and engages with relative joint.
Another object of the present invention provides a kind of bullet connector, it is coupled on the female plug of mounted on surface, female plug comprises the recess that is provided with along its bottom surface, bullet connector has at least one outstanding flange, described outstanding flange helps to make bullet connector to align with female plug, and it is packed in the female plug recess.
Another object of the present invention provides a kind of bullet connector of cooperating with above-mentioned female plug of being used for; bullet connector comprises the device that is used to engage induction element; this device alignment and guiding bullet connector and female plug engage; bullet connector has the engagement protrusion of taking the circuit board form; bullet connector also comprises a pair of and the isolated protection flange of circuit-board card; this stretches out in the above and below of circuit-board card to the protection flange; the bullet connector flange covers the apparent surface of female plug, and prevents the part contact exterior material of the exposed terminal of female plug; pollutant for example.
Further again purpose of the present invention provides the bullet connector for above-mentioned female plug and induction element use, bullet connector comprises the mating surface that has outstanding forward cooperation sword sheet (blade), cooperate the sword sheet to pack in the corresponding slit in the female plug, bullet connector also comprises the outstanding fin that at least one extends with the place ahead above the bullet connector mating surface, fin has the corresponding pin that wherein receives induction element or the recess of fin, when the bullet connector fin cooperated with the shell of female plug, the bullet connector fin extended above shell.
Further purpose of the present invention provide be installed to circuit board on the joint that matches of female plug, female plug comprises the cooperation slit of the Width that is arranged on wherein, female plug cooperates the slit to comprise a plurality of conducting terminals, described conducting terminal is supported on wherein the appropriate location by other the outside slit that receives terminal, terminal extends in the cooperation slit of female plug, joint comprises outstanding thus circuit-board card, when two joints time-out that cooperatively interacts, circuit-board card is received in female plug and cooperates in the slit.Joint also comprises the main body that has at least one flange that extends thus on circuit-board card, and this flange extends on the part of at least one group of terminal of female plug, and this flange comprises the angled introducing structure that is used to guide joint to align with female plug.
Another purpose again of the present invention provides a kind of bullet connector, it matches with female plug on being installed to circuit board, this bullet connector is at first by the guiding piece on the circuit board that is positioned at the female plug front, bullet connector has the retainer of one or more lug forms of stretching out from plug connector body, the related device that lug engagement forms on guiding piece, with the insertion stroke of restriction bullet connector in female plug, lug helps to make the cooperation sword sheet part of joint to align with female plug.
The present invention has realized these and other purpose and aspect by means of its structure, one main aspect, this structure comprises the bullet connector that has shell, and shell can be inserted in the induction element that links with female plug, and its guiding also makes bullet connector align with female plug.
Be used for female plug of the present invention and have main body usually, main body has the card receiving slit that extends on the Width of adapter body, and conducting terminal is inserted in the adapter body, and contacts it and extend to part in the slit.Bullet connector of the present invention comprises circuit-board card, and in a preferred embodiment, circuit-board card is as cooperating sword sheet part, and is outstanding from the front of bullet connector, so that extend in the slit of female plug.Female plug can comprise and is arranged on its downside, installs between the leg and the recess of card receiving slit below.Bullet connector preferably includes lower flange or first flange of the past towards preceding extension.This flange is received in the recess, serves as to be used to make bullet connector suitably to cooperate the guiding piece of female plug.Lower flange also preferably has enough length, makes its bottom surface along female plug extend on some terminals that expose at least in part, and is used to protect them to avoid chip and contamination build-up.Lower flange also preferably has the width less than circuit-board card, thus, when enter limit between female plug and the circuit board be sunken into part the time, lower flange can not meet with any interference.
Of the present invention another main aspect, bullet connector comprises the shell of the mating surface that has qualification, the circuit-board card and first flange are outstanding from this mating surface.Second flange can be set, and this second flange and first flange and circuit-board card are spaced apart, make two flanges be positioned at the side of circuit-board card.In common application of the present invention, this second flange serves as the top flange of bullet connector, and first flange serves as the lower flange or the bottom flange of bullet connector.Second flange also extends to the front of mating surface, and preferably has length and the width that is enough to the covering board card.First flange serves as the first order guiding piece that the guiding connector aligns with female plug at first, and like this, it can comprise the angled introducing edge of pin jack connector guide part.When bullet connector is further promoted forward and circuit-board card when beginning pin jack connector card receiving slit, second flange will cover the part of the exposed terminal on the female plug upper surface.
The induction element that is used for female plug can also comprise the epitaxial part of clamping arm or spring arm form, and clamping arm or spring arm are preferably towards the top surface of its female plug plate and extend above this top surface.On the top surface of female plug second flange, can form slit or passage.This passage receives the part of guide member press arm, preferably receives pallet or the like, when suitably being coupled on the female plug with convenient bullet connector, can hear or feel audible or tactile click.Passage on the flange of top helps the top flange is remained on the appropriate location of a part of female plug top surface.
Of the present invention again another main aspect, plug connector body can comprise one or more features that bullet connector aligns with the second level between the female plug that are used to implement.These features can take to be arranged on the projection on the plug connector body outer surface or the form of lug.In a preferred embodiment, these lugs have T shape shape, the shank of each T shape in the longitudinal direction or the longitudinal axis that is parallel to plug connector body extend, and the top cross of each T shape is extended in the longitudinal axis of plug connector body.The corresponding slit that these T shape lug engagement form in the guide edge of receptacle connector guide member, and the stopping element that also serves as the forward direction stroke of restriction bullet connector in induction element and female plug.
Bullet connector of the present invention can be provided with locking mechanism, locking mechanism utilization simple " pushing away " effect, and locking and unlatching bullet connector engage with receptacle connector guide member.Plug connector body or shell preferably are provided with latch frame on the plug connector body top surface.This framework defines the space that metal locking mechanism occupies, and framework can comprise one or more undercutting, and the part of locking mechanism is packed in the described undercutting.In a preferred embodiment, locking member is formed by the metallic plate of folding up to limit anchorage part or base part and lock part along guide edge, and base part is packed in the latch frame, and in the incision sheathing material to hold it in the appropriate location.The lock part has one or more formation engagement tabs thereon and is used for compressing the pressing surface of lock part downwards.
In alternative embodiment, for vertical female plug, can in the vertical direction use bullet connector, in this case, first and second flanges are as top flange and bottom flange, but as front flange and back flange or left flange and right flange.
In a word, the invention provides a kind of bullet connector that is used to connect the line on the cooperation joint, comprising: joint shell, this joint shell comprises the insulating body part, this main part comprises forward surface;
Cooperate sword sheet part, this cooperations sword sheet comprises partly and has the guide edge that is used for the contact of matching with the cooperation joint that cooperation sword sheet part guide edge extends the length of pre-selected forward from joint shell main part forward surface;
A plurality of leads that terminate to the contact; With
Described joint shell main part comprises: first flange, and this first flange extends the distance of first pre-selected forward from described joint shell main part, and spaced apart with the described sword sheet part that cooperates; With second flange, this second flange extends the distance of second pre-selected forward from described joint shell main part, and it is spaced apart with described sword sheet part and first flange of cooperating, wherein, the guide edge of described cooperation sword sheet part and first flange and second flange all have width separately, the width of the guide edge of described cooperation sword sheet part is less than the width of described first flange, but greater than the width of described second flange.
The present invention also provides a kind of being used to connect the line to the bullet connector that cooperates on the joint, comprising: joint shell, and this joint shell comprises the insulating body part, this main part comprises forward surface;
Cooperate sword sheet part, this cooperations sword sheet comprises partly and has the guide edge that is used for the contact of matching with the cooperation joint that cooperation sword sheet part guide edge extends the length of pre-selected forward from joint shell main part forward surface;
A plurality of leads that terminate to the contact; With
Described joint shell main part comprises: first flange, and this first flange extends the distance of first pre-selected forward from described joint shell main part, and spaced apart with the described sword sheet part that cooperates; With second flange, this second flange extends the distance of second pre-selected forward from described joint shell main part, and spaced apart with described sword sheet part and first flange of cooperating,
Wherein, the distance of first pre-selected of described first flange is greater than the distance of second pre-selected of described second flange.
According to the following detailed description book, will be expressly understood these and other purpose of the present invention, feature and advantage.
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In conjunction with subsidiary view, and with reference to following specification, the present invention may be better understood and purpose and advantage, and same reference marker is represented same element among the figure, wherein:
Fig. 1 is the decomposition diagram of electronic building brick, and it utilizes with circuit board the connector guide member that female plug links is installed, and first embodiment of the bullet connector that constitutes according to principle of the present invention is alignd with female plug;
Fig. 2 is the perspective view at the rear portion of female plug and induction element among Fig. 1, has shown the occasion of utilizing the first embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is the view identical with Fig. 2, but the first embodiment bullet connector is inserted in the induction element and with female plug and induction element and engages;
Fig. 4 be among Fig. 1 with the enlarged perspective of the front portion of the isolated female plug of induction element;
Fig. 5 is the enlarged perspective at the rear portion of the bullet connector of Fig. 4 after bullet connector has been inserted in the induction element;
Fig. 6 cuts open the profile of getting along Fig. 5 line 6-6;
Fig. 7 is the perspective view of the alternative embodiment of vertical induction element, and vertically induction element uses together in conjunction with female plug vertical, mounted on surface;
Fig. 8 is the view identical with Fig. 7, but from its relative unilateral observation;
Fig. 9 is female plug and the cover plate that links or the perspective view of induction element, induction element have according to principle of the present invention constitute, second embodiment of and the bullet connector that with it align spaced apart with female plug;
Figure 10 is the view identical with Fig. 9, but bullet connector partly is inserted in the cover plate;
Figure 11 is the view identical with Figure 10, but bullet connector is bonded in the cover plate fully and with the female plug engage;
Figure 12 is the perspective view that bullet connector is observed from its front portion among Fig. 9;
Figure 13 cuts open the profile of getting along Fig. 9 line 13-13 substantially, and bullet connector is arranged in the appropriate location of cover plate, and is coupled on the circuit board connector;
Figure 14 is the perspective view according to the 3rd embodiment of the bullet connector of principle formation of the present invention;
Figure 15 is the end view in bullet connector left side among Figure 14;
Figure 16 is that bullet connector 16-16 along the line cuts open the cutaway view of getting among Figure 14;
Figure 17 is the view identical with Figure 14, but has removed cable so that clearer, and locking member is removed and spaced apart with the maintenance framework on the bullet connector shell;
Figure 18 is the front view of Figure 14 bullet connector;
Figure 19 is the view identical with Figure 16, and is clearer but locking member is removed; With,
Figure 20 is the rearview of Figure 14 bullet connector.
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Fig. 1 shows the exploded view of the electronic building brick 2 that is used between the electric conductor of the conductive trace 6 of circuit board 4 or other substrate and cable 101 switching telecommunication number.In Fig. 1, shown electronic building brick 2 comprises can install for example circuit board 4 of integrated circuit, resistor, the suchlike electronic unit of capacitor inductor.As everyone knows, the electronic unit that is installed on the circuit board interconnects by one or more conductive traces 6, and one of them a little conductive trace 6 is seated at least one surface of substrate 4.Can transmit the signals of telecommunication by conductive trace 6 by means of female plug 8, female plug 8 is installed on the substrate 4, and matches with relative cable joint.
Fig. 1 shown utilize mounting column, screw or solder attachment to the circuit board 4 shown in the female plug 8 of appropriate location, in prior art, these all are well-known.Female plug 8 has two relative sides 10 and 12, top 14, bottom 15, front portion 16 and back 18.Female plug 8 constitutes and is arranged to keep the spacing of the accessible electric contact 20 in several front sides, and each electric contact 20 all is electrically coupled on the corresponding conductive trace 6 on the circuit board 4.
The electrical connection of 16 accessible contacts 20, front side and mechanical connection are undertaken by plug type being cooperated joint 100 extend to pin jack joint 8 in female plug 8.Bullet connector 100 has the one group of conductive contact of oneself, and described conductive contact is preferably along cooperating the sword sheet to arrange to match with receptacle connector contacts 20 in these contacts.In the assembly shown in Fig. 1-6, bullet connector is introduced the appropriate location at least in part via the induction element 24 that links with female plug 8, and this induction element 24 preferably is installed on the circuit board 4 on the front of female plug 8 and the position that is spaced from.In a preferred embodiment, induction element 24 has the shape of being inverted U-shaped substantially, and forms cover or guard shield, cover or guard shield by suitable means, for example solder attachment to circuit board 4.Induction element 24 defines hollow channel 80, and bullet connector 100 runs through this hollow channel 80 and extends, and engaged fit female plug 8.
As Figure 1-3, connector guide member 24 preferably includes at least two planar side 26 and 28.One of them planar side 26 has top edge 30 and feather edge 32, the second sides 28 also have top edge 34 and feather edge 36.Each planar side 26 and 28 further comprises leading edge and back edge.First side 26 has leading edge 38 and back edge 42.First side 28 has leading edge 40 and back edge 44.Two mounting columns 70 (Fig. 4) preferably are formed in the induction element along the bottom of side, and these pillars can be columniform, perhaps can be molded into the part of induction element itself.Structure whatsoever, pillar 70 all 26 and 28 are extended, and be received in downwards in the installing hole 25 that forms in the circuit board 4 from the side.They can be used for induction element is welded on the appropriate location of circuit board 4.
Shown in Fig. 3 and 4, the first and second relative sides 26 of induction element and 28 have the height 46 that equates substantially between top edge and feather edge, the front of each side along and back edge between preferably have equal widths 48 substantially.As shown in Figure 1, side 26 and 28 is upright substantially, and itself and planar top 52 are extended substantially with meeting at right angles.Though for disclosed content, the preferred embodiment of induction element 24 is to be formed by the mold pressing of unitary piece of metal thin slice,, top 52 also can be connected with each other on common edge with two sides 26 and 28 and be in the same place.Top 52 has first side edge 54 and second side edge 56, and when observing from the front portion of Fig. 1, first side edge 54 is positioned at the right, and second side edge 56 is positioned at the left side.Top 52 also has leading edge 58 and back edge 60.
Typically, induction element 24 is formed by the metal blank mold pressing, by this metal blank, and the epitaxial part of the fin that formation extends back or the induction element of spring arm 64 forms.In the accompanying drawings, it extends with cantilever design, is preferably formed downward a little angle, to set up bias voltage or the prestrain to arm 64.This bias forces is positioned near the far-end of spring arm 64 connector bonding part, be shown as protrusion or gripper 62 in the drawings is bonded on corresponding slit or the recess 102 that the appropriate section of bullet connector forms.
Fig. 2 is connector receptacle 8 and induction element 24 back perspective view about the relative position of connector plug 8.As shown in Figure 2, induction element 24 is installed on the circuit board 4, and it is spaced apart to make that induction element 24 is positioned to connector receptacle, that is, do not contact with it, and be positioned at the front of the mating surface 16 of female plug 8.Fig. 2 has shown that also the electricity of connection trace 6 on the circuit board 4 and they and female plug 8 gets an electric shock 20 be connected.Fig. 2 also shows the side locking that is formed in the side plate 28 by mold pressing and locks or engagement tabs 53.These engagement tabs 53 extend internally, and promptly extend to passage 80 inside of induction element 24, and their size, arrangements become when connector 100 is inserted in the induction element 24 and engages with female plug 8, frictionally the sidewall 110 of contact plunger joint 100.As shown in Figure 1, bullet connector is provided with opening 57 at its sidewall, and induction element engagement tabs 55 is grabbed in described opening 57.
Fig. 3 shows the back perspective view of electronic building brick among Fig. 1, and having shown the rear portion 18 of circuit board 4, female plug 8, being electrically connected between plate trace 6 and the bullet connector 101 set up by means of the bullet connector 100 of installing and be locked in the appropriate location in the contact 20 at rear portion 18.In Fig. 3, shown bullet connector of the present invention 100 runs through induction element 24 and extends, and engages the slit 102 at bullet connector 100 tops up to spring arm gripper 62.As shown in Figure 3, this gripper is seated near the far-end, that is, and and from the end farthest, position that spring arm 64 extends away from the back edge 60 at induction element 24 tops 52.This gripper-slot engagement arrangement not only provides audible joint " click ", and tactile click is provided, and when being coupled to bullet connector 100 on the female plug, the assembler can hear and feel.
Fig. 4 has shown the relative position of induction element 24 and joint 100 joint 100 before being inserted into induction element 24.Fig. 4 has omitted to the describing of circuit board 4, so that clearer.Clearly illustrate among the figure that bullet connector 100 has in joint 100 main bodys cutting, molded or joint latch slot 102 that alternate manner forms, joint latch slot 102 receives gripper when being arranged in joint 100 and engaging female plug fully.Can see that bullet connector comprises mating part, mating part is preferably taked the form of edge card 120, and edge card 120 has the guide edge that stretches out from the preceding mating surface 121 of bullet connector 100.
Can also be clear that in Fig. 4 the bullet connector flange has angled side 131, this side 131 provides introducing (lead-in) surface, like this, by induction element, can at an easy rate bullet connector 100 be guided with female plug and align.The length that first flange has is preferably extended forward from mating surface 121, this length greater than edge card 120 from the outstanding length of mating surface 121, so that prevent contact contact guidance element 24 on the edge card 120 or any parts except that female plug 8.
Fig. 4 has also shown the side locking locking 55 that forms in induction element 24 1 sides 28.In this embodiment, side locking locking 55 only forms by the metal mold pressing that forms induction element 24, makes to form little fin extending towards opposite flank 26 and engage in the side of the respective side pallet 57 in the respective side that is formed on bullet connector 100.When bullet connector 100 complete and relative female plugs engage, side locking locking 55 (they are preferably formed on the two sides 26,28 of induction element 24), to engage corresponding pallet 57, and with bullet connector 100 " locking " with state that female plug 8 engages under.Locking in this embodiment is by induction element 24 but not female plug 8 realizes that like this, the strain on the assembly that is caused by electric wire 101 is absorbed by induction element 24, but not is absorbed by female plug 8.In addition, any not lining up of the contact in bullet connector 100 and the female plug 8 all is to reach minimum by connector-jack alignment function of being carried out by this aspect of induction element 24.
Fig. 5 is the back perspective view that is inserted into the joint 100 in the induction element 24 fully.In the figure, engage to slit 102 interlockings in guide member catch 62 and the joint 100.When being inserted into bullet connector 100 in the induction element 24 fully, the skew on the spring arm 64 or " bias voltage " promote gripper 62 downwards, make it to enter joint gap 102.Equally, be aduncate because the side locking locked for 55 (Yi Bian showing one), so it can extend in the bullet connector recess 57, under the situation that does not apply any significant pullout forces, be removed to prevent bullet connector 100.When bullet connector 100 was connected on the female plug 8 like this, induction element also provided strain relief and conductor alignment.
Fig. 6 is the partial sectional view of joint 100 when being installed in the joint alignment guide 24.In the figure, the interlocking of connector joint locking 62 engages the right-hand side that clearly illustrates at accompanying drawing.Can see, be played that by the joint locking 62 of biased downward in the gap at joint 102 joint 100 is remained on effect in the alignment guide 24.Also shown two mounting columns 70 that are connected in the feather edge 32 of connector guide sides 26 and 28, it is used for electrically and mechanically alignment guide 24 is installed to circuit board or other substrate 4.
Though flange 130 is arranged on the top of bullet connector 100 shown in Fig. 1-6,, flange 130 also can be oriented in the bottom of bullet connector mating surface 121.In this orientation, flange still plays and prevents the defencive function of (stubbing) that fractures, and alignment feature is provided, and wherein, it will be received in the edge card receiving slit below of female plug 8 along in the recess of the bottom formation of female plug 8.
Fig. 7 and 8 shows another embodiment 200 of the bullet connector that constitutes according to principle of the present invention.Its objective is on circuit board and vertically use.As shown in the figure, female plug 201 is surface mounted on the circuit board 202 in vertical mode.Joint 201 has insulation crust 204, and supports a plurality of conducting terminals 206.Terminal 206 has the portion 208 that is welded to circuit board 202 lip-deep pads or trace.The induction element 210 of conduction is provided for joint 202, can see that induction element 210 can have the shape of the U-shaped substantially that has top board 212, and top board 212 has two side plates 213 of horizontal expansion from then on.These three plates define passage 215 jointly, described passage 215 partly around the female plug 201 and above extend.The top board 212 of induction element has the slit, and has recess 218, and catch member 220 stretches in this recess 218.This catch member has therein the elbow 221 that forms, and elbow 221 is preferably to engage the slit (not shown) on the bullet connector shell 250 with mode same shown in first embodiment.
In this embodiment, bullet connector 240 only has major part vertically directed, and has insulation crust 250, and the edge card and first flange extend from this insulation crust 250.The first flange portion ground extends on the exposed terminal of female plug 201, and it has the slit of the catch member 220 that is used to engage vertical induction element.
Fig. 9 shows another electronic building brick, wherein shows another embodiment of the bullet connector that constitutes according to principle of the present invention.In this assembly, shown cover plate (or induction element) 1100, it has the roof 1102 of two isolated sidewalls 1104,1105 of interconnection.Observe from an end, cover plate 1100 has the shape of being inverted U-shaped substantially, and cover plate 1100 is placed on and is installed on the female plug 1150 isolated circuit boards 1110 of circuit board 1110.The shape of female plug 1105 be similar to described in Fig. 1-6 and shown in female plug 8, it comprises the basal surface below that is positioned at card receiving slit and female plug 1105 opening or the recess along its bottom surface.The slit is received in the guide edge of the circuit-board card that is used as its sword sheet part in the bullet connector 1200.Cover plate 1100 is provided with hollow channel 1106, and hollow channel 1106 can guide bullet connector 1200, makes it to engage with circuit board connector 1150.
In Figure 13 and 15, clearly illustrate, bullet connector 1200 has polygonal substantially structure, and it is shown as solid (solid) rectangle that has top surface 1202, two sidewalls 1204,1205, basal surface 1206 and rear surfaces 1208 in the accompanying drawings substantially.Cable 1208 withdraws from from the rear surface usually, but has omitted cable in the accompanying drawings, so that clear.The front end 1210 of joint defines the abutting end of bullet connector 1200, in the application shown in Fig. 9-13, bullet connector 1200 preferably includes forward direction mating surface 1211, forward direction mating surface 1211 comprises outstanding forward cooperation sword sheet 1212, and it is typically the form of the guide edge of circuit-board card 1214.Top surface 1202 (with in the accompanying drawings, basal surface 1206) can have the epitaxial part 1215 of first flange forms of extending forward from forward surface 1211, and it is seated in circuit-board card 1212 tops, and is spaced from.Preferably also has another epitaxial part in this embodiment, in Figure 12 and 13, can be clear that, this epitaxial part is taked equally the form of second flange 1216 that extends forward from forward surface 1211, and it is seated in circuit-board card 1214 and first flange, 1215 belows, and is spaced from.In such configuration, two flanges 1215,1216 can be regarded as " side " that is positioned at circuit-board card 1212.
As mentioned above, cover plate 1100 can also comprise a pair of alignment slot 1135, and it is formed in the shroud sidewalls 1104,1105, preferably forms towards outer edge along it.These recesses (notches) 1135 engage corresponding structure such as lug 1226, and lug 1226 is formed on the outside of bullet connector shell 1200.When observing from the side, these lugs 1226 have and are that generally speaking the shape of T shape, its center leg 1227 are received in corresponding shroud alignment slot 1135 inside, and two other leg that forms pedestal 1228 is perpendicular to center leg 1227.Retainer when pedestal 1228 serves as the edge of butt sidewall 1104.For the present invention, the fin 1118 of cover plate 100 is received in the recess 1207 that extends in the longitudinal direction along plug connector exterior, these fins 1118 and recess 1207 be in order to and location bullet connector 1200 at first directed in the inside of cover plate 1100, and recess 1135 and lug 1226 cooperations are oriented the circuit-board card 1212 of bullet connector 1200 relative with the card receiving slit of female plug 1150 once more.
Figure 14-19 shows another embodiment of the bullet connector 300 that constitutes according to principle of the present invention.In Figure 14, bullet connector 300 comprises the insulation crust 301 that has forward direction mating surface 302, one outstanding cooperation sword sheet 304 extends from described forward direction mating surface 302, in this embodiment with other embodiment in, described forward direction mating surface 302 is shown as circuit-board card 305.Circuit-board card has preorder guide edge 306, and preorder guide edge 306 is angled as shown in the figure or form chamfering, so that enter in the corresponding slit of the reference marker 8 above and the relative female plug of 1150 described and shown types.Bullet connector 300 comprises that first flange and second flange (or top flange and bottom flange), 310,312, the first flanges and second flange 310,312 extend forward from plug connector body part 309, specifically is to extend forward from forward surface 302.
As shown in figure 15, the guide edge 306 that top flange and bottom flange 310,312 all preferably pass circuit-board card 305 extends one section preset distance D, prevents circuit-board card guide edge 306 fracture (stubbing) and accidental short circuit so that provide.Top flange 310 is preferably angled along its lateral edges 316, these angled edges provide insert one of induction element, female plug or in both to a certain degree " introducing " of flange 310 and bullet connector 300.Can be clear that in Figure 18 top flange 310 preferably has the width bigger than the width of circuit-board card 305, but bottom flange 312 preferably have the width littler than the width of circuit-board card 305.Thus, bottom flange 310 can be packed at an easy rate and continued to use in the reception space of the basal surface of the female plug that uses for bullet connector of the present invention.Owing to there is this range difference, bottom flange 310 can not collide with the leg of relative female plug.Circuit-board card 305 is arranged between these two flanges 310,312, no matter circuit-board card 305 is horizontal orientations or vertically-oriented, each flange all provides the protection to a certain degree to circuit-board card 305.
This embodiment 300 also comprises a locking mechanism 325, and locking mechanism 325 comprises the frame element 326 of a part that is preferably formed adapter body part 309.This frame element 326 defines the slit 327 that receives locking member 328.Locking member 328 clearly illustrates that in Figure 16 and Figure 17 it can be formed by the unitary piece of metal of folding up along its forward edge 329.Should folding this sheet be divided into two parts, first is flat substantially base part or anchorage part 330, and second portion is a fluctuating shape actuation part 331.Base part has one or more interference protrusion 332 that form along lateral edges 333, in the internal side wall 340 in its embedding or " incision " frame element slit 327, so that basically locking member 328 is remained on the appropriate location of bullet connector 300.
One or more resupinate lock tab 346 are formed in the locking member 328, and these fins 346 are bonded on respective openings or the recess that forms in the induction element, can be clear that in Figure 11.Actuation part 331 is bent upwards into slight angle, makes its warpage in the constraint of frame element 326.In this, slit 327 comprises as internal recess that clearly illustrates among Figure 19 or passage 340, the lateral edges 333 and the incision projection 332 of internal recess or passage 340 contact locking members 328.Base part 330 like this, will form interference engagement in frame element inside less times greater than actuation part 331, so actuation part is understood at an easy rate warpage up or down in frame element 326 inside.In order to retrain (capture) actuation part 331, its rear end 335 can comprise one or more fins 336 that project to the side, these fins in possible vertical motion (up and down) by surface, 327 inside 340 shoulders that form 329 retrain along the slit.The zone of shoulder 329 belows falls at 341 places, packs into and deflection when depressing the button part 326 of actuation part 331 to allow fin 336.
The front end 345 of frame element 326 can form and firmly be connected on the plug connector body part top surface, and it also can have angled lateral edges 346.This front end 345 can be used as another key feature except that main part recess 1207 and aforementioned top flange and bottom flange.In order to implement such key function, induction element can comprise guiding and accommodate the passage of frame element front end 345.Top flange 310 also is provided with the transverse recess part 311 away from the leading edge of top flange 310.This recess receives the corresponding pallet of guide member press tab as previously described.
In this embodiment, circuit card alignment means 350 is taked slightly different form.This aligning apparatus comprises from the outward extending projection lug 351 of the side surface of plug connector body part 309, but it is different with the lug of single projection, the rear portion 309a of adapter body part has the width of increase, makes two stop surfaces 352 be limited on each side of lug 351.Generally speaking remain T shape shape, still, lugs/stop is caught to resist more strongly the shearing force in the stop surfaces incision bullet connector.In this, lug 351 front region can be regarded as that enlarged rear 309a about adapter body part falls in.
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1. one kind is used to connect the line to the bullet connector that cooperates on the joint, comprising: joint shell, and this joint shell comprises the insulating body part, this main part comprises forward surface;
Cooperate sword sheet part, this cooperations sword sheet comprises partly and has the guide edge that is used for the contact of matching with the cooperation joint that cooperation sword sheet part guide edge extends the length of pre-selected forward from joint shell main part forward surface;
A plurality of leads that terminate to the contact; With
Described joint shell main part comprises: first flange, and this first flange extends the distance of first pre-selected forward from described joint shell main part, and spaced apart with the described sword sheet part that cooperates; With second flange, this second flange extends the distance of second pre-selected forward from described joint shell main part, and it is spaced apart with described sword sheet part and first flange of cooperating, wherein, the guide edge of described cooperation sword sheet part and first flange and second flange all have width separately, the width of the guide edge of described cooperation sword sheet part is less than the width of described first flange, but greater than the width of described second flange.
2. bullet connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein, first flange of described joint shell main part is arranged on the relative both sides of described cooperation sword sheet part with second flange.
3. bullet connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the distance of first pre-selected of described first flange is greater than the distance of second pre-selected of described second flange.
4. bullet connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described first flange comprises the angled introducing structure along its lateral edges.
5. bullet connector as claimed in claim 2, wherein, described second flange is suitable for being received in the recess, and this recess is arranged at the cooperation joint below that is installed on the circuit board.
6. bullet connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described cooperation sword sheet partly comprises circuit-board card, and described forward surface comprises the transverse slot, and circuit-board card runs through described transverse slot and extends.
7. bullet connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described joint shell comprise be used for this joint shell with and cooperates the alignment device of the induction element aligning that joint links, described alignment device is arranged on the described joint shell main part.
8. bullet connector as claimed in claim 7, wherein, described alignment device comprises the alignment protrusion of stretching out from described joint shell main part.
9. bullet connector as claimed in claim 8, wherein, described alignment protrusion comprises at least one T shape projection.
10. bullet connector as claimed in claim 8, wherein, described alignment protrusion comprises the T shape projection on a pair of opposite flank that is arranged on described joint shell.
11. bullet connector as claimed in claim 10, wherein, described joint shell main part has enlarged rear, and described T shape projection is by partly limiting along the recess of described joint shell one side with respect to the described enlarged rear setting of described joint shell main part.
12. bullet connector as claimed in claim 1, also comprise locking mechanism by described joint shell body supports, this locking mechanism comprises the frame element of support locking member wherein, described locking member comprises itself to be folded up to limit the flexible metal element of anchorage part and actuation part, described anchorage part is received in the frame element, and described actuation part is arranged on described anchorage part top.
13. bullet connector as claimed in claim 6, wherein, described circuit-board card has the guide edge that has a width, and described first flange has a width, and the width of the guide edge of described circuit-board card is less than the width of described first flange.
14. bullet connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein, a flange in described first flange and second flange comprises the joint recess that is arranged on its top surface, is used for engaging when described bullet connector is inserted into induction element the bonding part of described induction element.
15. bullet connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described joint shell main part comprises two side surfaces, each side surface is all in the extension in a lateral direction of described first flange and second flange, and each in described two side surfaces includes the bonding part that at least one is used to engage the exterior guiding element.
16. bullet connector as claimed in claim 15, wherein, described bonding part is included in one of described side surface and goes up the recess that forms.
17. bullet connector as claimed in claim 6, wherein, described first flange is arranged on described circuit-board card top, and described second flange is arranged on described circuit-board card below.
18. one kind is used to connect the line to the bullet connector that cooperates on the joint, comprises: joint shell, this joint shell comprises the insulating body part, this main part comprises forward surface;
Cooperate sword sheet part, this cooperations sword sheet comprises partly and has the guide edge that is used for the contact of matching with the cooperation joint that cooperation sword sheet part guide edge extends the length of pre-selected forward from joint shell main part forward surface;
A plurality of leads that terminate to the contact; With
Described joint shell main part comprises: first flange, and this first flange extends the distance of first pre-selected forward from described joint shell main part, and spaced apart with the described sword sheet part that cooperates; With second flange, this second flange extends the distance of second pre-selected forward from described joint shell main part, and spaced apart with described sword sheet part and first flange of cooperating,
Wherein, the distance of first pre-selected of described first flange is greater than the distance of second pre-selected of described second flange.
19. bullet connector as claimed in claim 18, wherein, first flange of joint shell main part is arranged on the relative both sides of described cooperation sword sheet part with second flange.
20. bullet connector as claimed in claim 18, wherein, described first flange comprises the angled introducing structure along its lateral edges.
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