阅读说明：本技术 插头连接器及具有该插头连接器的连接器组合 (Plug connector and connector combination with same ) 是由 张文昌 杨启晓 陈志坤 于 2020-04-29 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明公开了一种插头连接器,用以向后插接于一插座连接器,包括；一绝缘本体,包括一主体部及自主体部的顶面延伸形成的一锁扣臂,锁扣臂的前端的左右两侧分别侧向凸伸形成一锁扣部,用以与插座连接器的一扣持部相互锁扣,锁扣部位于锁扣臂与主体部相互连接处的前方,锁扣臂的前端于两个锁扣部之间向上凸伸形成一按压部,按压部在左右方向上与锁扣部对齐设置；至少一对接端子,设于绝缘本体,每个对接端子设有一对接部用以与插座连接器的至少一导电端子导接,锁扣部也一同向下移动较大的距离,使得锁扣臂的在发生的形变量很小的情况下,便可以实现锁扣部与对应的扣持部实现相互脱扣,从而抑制锁扣臂因过度按压而出现疲乏甚至产生断裂的情况。(The invention discloses a plug connector, which is used for being backwards plugged into a socket connector and comprises a plug body and a plug body, wherein the plug body is provided with a plug hole; the insulating body comprises a main body part and a locking arm formed by extending from the top surface of the main body part, the left side and the right side of the front end of the locking arm respectively extend in a protruding mode to form a locking part for being locked with a locking part of the socket connector, the locking part is positioned in front of the mutual connection position of the locking arm and the main body part, the front end of the locking arm extends upwards between the two locking parts in a protruding mode to form a pressing part, and the pressing part is aligned with the locking part in the left-right direction; the butt joint terminals are arranged on the insulating body, each butt joint terminal is provided with a butt joint part for being in conductive connection with at least one conductive terminal of the socket connector, and the lock catch parts also move downwards for a larger distance, so that under the condition that the deformation of the lock catch arm is small, the lock catch parts and the corresponding buckling parts can be mutually released, and the condition that the lock catch arm is fatigued or even broken due to excessive pressing is restrained.)

1. A plug connector for being backwards plugged into a socket connector is characterized by comprising;

the insulating body comprises a main body part and a lock catch arm formed by extending from the top surface of the main body part, the left side and the right side of the front end of the lock catch arm respectively extend in a protruding mode to form a lock catch part for being locked with a locking part of the socket connector, the lock catch part is positioned in front of the mutual connection position of the lock catch arm and the main body part, the front end of the lock catch arm extends upwards and protrudes between the two lock catch parts to form a pressing part, and the pressing part is aligned with the lock catch parts in the left-right direction;

the butt-joint terminal is arranged on the insulating body and is provided with a butt-joint part for being in conductive connection with at least one conductive terminal of the socket connector.

2. The plug connector of claim 1, wherein: the lock catch arm comprises a first elastic arm and a second elastic arm, the first elastic arm extends upwards and backwards from the top surface of the main body part, the second elastic arm extends forwards from the first elastic arm, the second elastic arm is located above the first elastic arm, a separation groove is formed between the first elastic arm and the second elastic arm, the lock catch part is formed by laterally protruding the front end of the second elastic arm in the left-right direction, and the lock catch part is located in front of the first elastic arm.

3. The plug connector of claim 2, wherein: the second elastic arm comprises a first part connected with the first elastic arm and a second part extending forwards from the first part, the part of the second elastic arm, which exceeds the first elastic arm forwards, is defined as the second part, and the distance between the second part and the top surface of the main body part is larger than the distance between the first part and the first elastic arm in the up-down direction.

4. The plug connector of claim 3, wherein: the pressing part and the two locking parts are arranged on the second part.

5. The plug connector of claim 2, wherein: the rear end of the locking part is positioned in front of the first elastic arm.

6. The plug connector of claim 2, wherein: the joint of the first elastic arm and the second elastic arm exceeds the rear end face of the main body backwards.

7. The plug connector of claim 1, wherein: the top surface of the latch portion is not higher than the top surface of the latch arm.

8. The plug connector of claim 1, wherein: each locking part is provided with an upward guide inclined surface, the guide inclined surfaces are arranged in a forward and upward inclined mode from the rear end surface of the locking part, and the rear ends of the guide inclined surfaces are located in front of the rear end of the pressing part.

9. The plug connector of claim 1, wherein: the main body part is provided with at least one accommodating hole for accommodating at least one butt-joint terminal and at least one through hole penetrating through the top surface of the main body part, the main body part penetrates through the accommodating holes from front to back, each through hole is communicated with one of the accommodating holes, each butt-joint terminal is provided with a blocking part, the blocking part protrudes into the through hole to prevent the butt-joint terminal from exiting the accommodating hole, and the front end surface of the second arm is positioned behind the through hole.

10. A connector assembly, comprising;

the socket connector comprises an insulating seat and at least one conductive terminal arranged on the insulating seat, wherein the insulating seat comprises a rear wall and a top wall formed by forward protruding from the rear wall, the rear wall and the top wall form a butting space, the front end of the top wall is recessed backwards to form a notch, the insulating seat is provided with two buckling parts on the left side and the right side of the notch, and the conductive terminal is provided with a contact part exposed in the butting space;

a plug connector, insert backward the butt joint space, plug connector includes an insulator and locates insulator's at least butt joint terminal, insulator is equipped with a main part and certainly the top surface of main part extends the one lock catch arm that forms, lock catch arm accept in the notch, certainly the left and right sides of the front end of lock catch arm is protruding respectively to stretch and forms a hasp portion, hasp portion is located lock catch arm with the place ahead of main part interconnect department, hasp portion is located the correspondence the rear of portion is held to the knot makes both mutual hasps, the front end of lock catch arm is the protruding formation of pressing of portion of stretching upwards, press the portion to be located two between the hasp portion, and in the left and right directions with hasp portion aligns, butt joint terminal be equipped with a butt joint portion with the contact site is led and is connect.

11. The connector assembly of claim 10, wherein: the top surface of the pressing part is higher than the top surface of the buckling part.

12. The connector assembly of claim 10, wherein: the top surface of the locking part is lower than the top surface of the buckling part.

13. The connector assembly of claim 10, wherein: the lock catch arm comprises a first elastic arm and a second elastic arm, the first elastic arm extends upwards and backwards from the top surface of the main body part, the second elastic arm extends forwards from the first elastic arm, the second elastic arm is located above the first elastic arm, a separation groove is formed between the first elastic arm and the second elastic arm, the lock catch part is formed by protruding extension of the front end of the second elastic arm in the left-right direction, and the lock catch part is located in front of the first elastic arm.

14. The connector assembly of claim 13, wherein: in the up-down direction, the distance between the part of the second elastic arm which exceeds the first elastic arm forwards and the top surface of the main body part is larger than the distance between the top surface of the locking part and the bottom surface of the buckling part.

15. The connector assembly of claim 10, wherein: the main body part is provided with at least one accommodating hole for accommodating at least one butt-joint terminal and at least one through hole penetrating through the top surface of the main body part, the main body part penetrates through the accommodating holes from front to back, each through hole is communicated with one of the accommodating holes, each butt-joint terminal is provided with a blocking part, the blocking part protrudes into the through hole to prevent the butt-joint terminal from exiting the accommodating hole, and the front end surface of the second arm is positioned behind the through hole.

16. The connector assembly of claim 10, wherein: and the buckling parts are formed by extending upwards from the top wall on the left side and the right side of the notch respectively, and the buckling parts are formed by extending towards the notch from the corresponding protruding parts in the left-right direction.

17. The connector assembly of claim 16, wherein: every detain and hold the portion and be equipped with a first inclined plane of leading downwards facing, first lead the inclined plane certainly the setting of just downward sloping is backward detained to the preceding terminal surface of holding the portion, every the hasp portion is equipped with an ascending second and leads the inclined plane, the second is led the inclined plane certainly the setting of just upward sloping is forward just to the rear end face of hasp portion, the second is led the inclined plane and is received the guide on first lead the inclined plane, makes hasp portion remove to corresponding the rear of detaining the portion.

18. The connector assembly of claim 10, wherein: the bottom surface of the buckling part and the top surface of the top wall are positioned on the same horizontal plane in the vertical direction.

19. The connector assembly of claim 10, wherein: each side wall comprises an extension arm and an elastic arm which is arranged close to the butt joint space relative to the extension arm, the elastic arm is provided with a first arm extending forwards from the extension arm and a second arm bending reversely from the first arm and extending backwards, the second arm is connected with the rear wall backwards, a groove penetrating forwards is formed between the first arm and the extension arm, a through groove is formed between the second arm and the first arm, a buckling part is arranged on one side of the second arm, which is far away from the first arm, and the buckling part is arranged corresponding to the through groove and the groove in the left-right direction; the left side and the right side of the main body part are respectively provided with a buckling part correspondingly buckled with the buckling part for buckling the plug connector and the socket connector.

20. The connector assembly of claim 19, wherein: the slotted structure comprises a side wall, a slotted groove and a plurality of slots, wherein the slotted groove comprises a first groove and a second groove connected with the rear end of the first groove, the first groove penetrates through the side wall forwards, and the width of the front end of the first groove in the left-right direction is larger than that of the rear end of the first groove in the left-right direction.

21. The connector assembly of claim 19, wherein: each extension arm is fixed with a mounting, the mounting is equipped with a holding portion and an installation department, holding portion is in slotted rear interference is fixed in the lateral wall, the installation department is used for installing in a circuit board.

22. The connector assembly of claim 19, wherein: the left side and the right side of the front end of the top wall are respectively provided with a groove in a backward concave mode, the grooves are adjacent to the corresponding second arms, the buckling parts are located behind the buckling parts, and the buckling parts are exposed out of the corresponding grooves.

[ technical field ] A method for producing a semiconductor device

The present invention relates to a plug connector and a connector assembly having the same, and more particularly, to a connector assembly having a latch arm for latching a receptacle connector.

[ background of the invention ]

There is a plug connector and a socket connector butted thereto, the plug connector and the socket connector constitute a connector assembly, the socket connector includes an insulating base and a plurality of conductive terminals disposed on the insulating base, the insulating base is provided with a butting space recessed backward from a front end surface thereof, a top wall located above the butting space, and two clamping grooves upwardly penetrating the top wall and spaced apart in a left-right direction, the plug connector includes an insulating body and a plurality of butting terminals disposed on the insulating body, the insulating body is provided with a main body portion and an elastic arm connected to the main body portion, the elastic arm is provided with a first arm extending horizontally forward from a top surface of the main body portion and a second arm extending upward and forward from a front end of the first arm, a distance between the second arm and the top surface of the main body portion is greater than a distance between the first arm and the top surface of the main body portion, the top surface of the first arm extends upwards in a protruding mode to form two buckling parts which are separated in the left-right direction, the front end of the second arm is provided with a pressing part, the distance between the two buckling parts and the main body part where the first arm is connected is smaller than the distance between the two buckling parts and the pressing part in the front-back direction, the plug connector is inserted into the butt joint space backwards, the butt joint terminal is in guide joint with the guide terminal, the two buckling parts are buckled with the corresponding buckles, the pressing part is pressed downwards, and the buckling parts move downwards, so that the buckling parts are withdrawn and the corresponding clamping grooves are mutually tripped.

Because the distance between the two buckling parts and the position, where the first arm is connected with the main body part, of the buckling part is smaller than the distance between the two buckling parts and the pressing part, when the pressing part is pressed downwards, the pressing part moves downwards for a larger distance, and the distance between the two buckling parts moving downwards is smaller, so that in order to realize mutual tripping of the buckling parts and the clamping grooves, the pressing part needs to move downwards for a sufficient distance, but the situation that the elastic arm is fatigued or even broken due to excessive pressing can be caused, and therefore the locking function can not be realized.

Therefore, there is a need to design a new plug connector and a connector assembly having the same to overcome the above problems.

[ summary of the invention ]

In view of the problems faced by the background art, the invention is to provide a device for releasing a pressing portion of a latch arm of a plug connector from a receptacle connector with a small displacement.

In order to achieve the purpose, the invention adopts the following technical means:

a plug connector for backward insertion into a receptacle connector, comprising; the insulating body comprises a main body part and a lock catch arm formed by extending from the top surface of the main body part, the left side and the right side of the front end of the lock catch arm respectively extend in a protruding mode to form a lock catch part for being locked with a locking part of the socket connector, the lock catch part is positioned in front of the mutual connection position of the lock catch arm and the main body part, the front end of the lock catch arm extends upwards and protrudes between the two lock catch parts to form a pressing part, and the pressing part is aligned with the lock catch parts in the left-right direction; the butt-joint terminal is arranged on the insulating body and is provided with a butt-joint part for being in conductive connection with at least one conductive terminal of the socket connector.

Furthermore, the latch arm comprises a first elastic arm and a second elastic arm, wherein the first elastic arm extends upwards and backwards from the top surface of the main body part, the second elastic arm extends forwards from the first elastic arm, the second elastic arm is positioned above the first elastic arm, a separation groove is formed between the first elastic arm and the second elastic arm, the latch part is formed by laterally and convexly extending from the front end of the second elastic arm along the left-right direction, and the latch part is positioned in front of the first elastic arm.

Further, the second elastic arm includes a first portion connected to the first elastic arm and a second portion extending forward from the first portion, a portion of the second elastic arm extending forward beyond the first elastic arm is defined as the second portion, and a distance between the second portion and the top surface of the main body portion is greater than a distance between the first portion and the first elastic arm in the up-down direction.

Furthermore, the pressing part and the two locking parts are arranged on the second part.

Further, the rear end of the locking part is positioned in front of the first elastic arm.

Further, the joint of the first elastic arm and the second elastic arm exceeds the rear end face of the main body backwards.

Further, the top surface of the locking portion is not higher than the top surface of the locking arm.

Furthermore, each locking part is provided with an upward guide inclined surface, the guide inclined surfaces are arranged in a forward and upward inclined mode from the rear end surface of the locking part, and the rear ends of the guide inclined surfaces are located in front of the rear end of the pressing part.

Furthermore, the main body part is provided with at least one accommodating hole for accommodating at least one butt-joint terminal and at least one through hole penetrating through the top surface of the main body part, the accommodating hole penetrates through the main body part from front to back, each through hole is communicated with one of the accommodating holes, each butt-joint terminal is provided with a blocking part, the blocking part protrudes into the through hole to prevent the butt-joint terminal from exiting the accommodating hole, and the front end surface of the second arm is positioned behind the through hole.

In another aspect, a plug connector assembly is provided, comprising; the socket connector comprises an insulating seat and at least one conductive terminal arranged on the insulating seat, wherein the insulating seat comprises a rear wall and a top wall formed by forward protruding from the rear wall, the rear wall and the top wall form a butting space, the front end of the top wall is recessed backwards to form a notch, the insulating seat is provided with two buckling parts on the left side and the right side of the notch, and the conductive terminal is provided with a contact part exposed in the butting space; a plug connector, insert backward the butt joint space, plug connector includes an insulator and locates insulator's at least butt joint terminal, insulator is equipped with a main part and certainly the top surface of main part extends the one lock catch arm that forms, lock catch arm accept in the notch certainly the left and right sides of the front end of lock catch arm is protruding respectively to stretch and forms a hasp portion, hasp portion is located lock catch arm with the place ahead of main part interconnect department, hasp portion is located the correspondence the rear of portion is held to the knot makes both mutual hasps, the front end of lock catch arm is the protruding formation of pressing of portion that makes progress, press the portion to be located two between the hasp portion, and in the left and right directions with lock catch portion aligns, butt joint terminal be equipped with a butt joint portion with the contact site is led and is connect.

Further, the top surface of the pressing part is higher than the top surface of the buckling part.

Further, the top surface of the locking part is lower than the top surface of the buckling part.

Furthermore, the latch arm comprises a first elastic arm and a second elastic arm, wherein the first elastic arm extends upwards and backwards from the top surface of the main body part, the second elastic arm extends forwards from the first elastic arm, the second elastic arm is positioned above the first elastic arm, a separation groove is formed between the first elastic arm and the second elastic arm, the latch part is formed by protruding extension of the front end of the second elastic arm along the left-right direction, and the latch part is positioned in front of the first elastic arm.

Further, in the up-down direction, the distance between the portion of the second resilient arm that is advanced beyond the first resilient arm and the top surface of the main body is greater than the distance between the top surface of the locking portion and the bottom surface of the retaining portion.

Furthermore, the main body part is provided with at least one accommodating hole for accommodating at least one butt-joint terminal and at least one through hole penetrating through the top surface of the main body part, the accommodating hole penetrates through the main body part from front to back, each through hole is communicated with one of the accommodating holes, each butt-joint terminal is provided with a blocking part, the blocking part protrudes into the through hole to prevent the butt-joint terminal from exiting the accommodating hole, and the front end surface of the second arm is positioned behind the through hole.

Furthermore, the left side and the right side of the notch extend upwards from the top wall to form a protruding part respectively, and the buckling part is formed by protruding towards the notch from the corresponding protruding part in the left-right direction.

Further, every detain the portion of holding and be equipped with a first inclined plane of leading that faces down, first lead the inclined plane certainly the preceding terminal surface of detaining the portion of holding is backward and the downward sloping setting, every the hasp portion is equipped with an ascending second and leads the inclined plane, the second lead the inclined plane certainly the back terminal surface of hasp portion is forward and the upward sloping setting, the second leads the inclined plane and receives the guide of first lead the inclined plane, makes the hasp portion remove to corresponding the rear of detaining the portion of holding.

Further, the bottom surface of the buckling part and the top surface of the top wall are located on the same horizontal plane in the up-down direction.

Furthermore, each side wall comprises an extension arm and an elastic arm which is arranged close to the butt joint space relative to the extension arm, the elastic arm is provided with a first arm extending forwards from the extension arm and a second arm bending reversely from the first arm and extending backwards, the second arm is connected with the rear wall backwards, a groove penetrating forwards is formed between the first arm and the extension arm, a through groove is formed between the second arm and the first arm, a buckling part is arranged on one side of the second arm, which is far away from the first arm, and the buckling part is arranged corresponding to the through groove and the groove in the left-right direction; the left side and the right side of the main body part are respectively provided with a buckling part correspondingly buckled with the buckling part for buckling the plug connector and the socket connector.

Further, the open slot comprises a first slot and a second slot connected with the rear end of the first slot, the first slot penetrates through the side wall forwards, and the width of the front end of the first slot in the left-right direction is larger than that of the rear end of the first slot in the left-right direction.

Furthermore, each extension arm is fixed with a mounting, the mounting is equipped with a holding portion and an installation department, holding portion is in slotted rear interference is fixed in the lateral wall, the installation department is used for installing in a circuit board.

Furthermore, a groove is respectively and backwardly recessed on the left side and the right side of the front end of the top wall, the groove is adjacent to the corresponding second arm, the buckling part is located behind the buckling part, and the buckling part is exposed out of the corresponding groove.

Compared with the prior art, the plug connector and the connector combination with the plug connector have the following beneficial effects:

the pressing part is arranged in alignment with the locking part in the left-right direction, and the locking part moves downwards for a larger distance along with downward pressing of the pressing part, so that the locking part and the corresponding buckling part can be mutually released under the condition that the deformation of the locking arm is small, the condition that the locking arm is fatigued or even broken due to excessive pressing is inhibited, and the service life of the locking arm is ensured; in addition, the locking part is formed laterally from the left side and the right side of the locking arm respectively, so that the plug connector can realize the thin design.

[ description of the drawings ]

Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a plug connector and a connector assembly having the plug connector according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a perspective assembly view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the receptacle connector of FIG. 2 from another perspective;

FIG. 4 is a top view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of B in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the plug connector and the receptacle connector of FIG. 5 before the mating is completed;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view taken along line A-A of FIG. 2;

figure 8 is a side view of the plug connector of the present invention of figure 2;

FIG. 9 is a front view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the connector assembly and circuit board of FIG. 9 taken along line C-C;

FIG. 11 is a schematic view of the plug connector of FIG. 10 inserted into the receptacle connector but not yet engaged with the receptacle connector;

fig. 12 is a schematic view of the plug connector of fig. 11 being further inserted into the receptacle connector but not being engaged with the receptacle connector.

Detailed description of the embodiments reference is made to the accompanying drawings in which: