阅读说明：本技术 一种电连接结构 (Electric connection structure ) 是由 王超 张健 于 2021-08-07 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明提供了一种电连接结构,应用于线路板,所述线路板设置有插接孔,所述电连接结构包括：多个金属弹片和插接端子；其中,多个所述金属弹片沿所述插接孔的圆周方向固定至线路板上,在所述插接端子插设于所述插接孔中的状态下,所述插接端子与多个所述金属弹片的均接触连接,以形成所述插接端子与所述线路板的电连接。根据本发明的电连接结构,插接端子与金属弹片接触良好,金属弹片与线路板的连接稳固,且多个金属弹片提供了多个信号检测点,保证了信号传输的稳定性；同时金属弹片本身性能好、可供插接端子多次插拔,使用寿命长。(The invention provides an electric connection structure, which is applied to a circuit board, wherein the circuit board is provided with a jack, and the electric connection structure comprises: a plurality of metal spring pieces and plug terminals; the metal elastic sheets are fixed on the circuit board along the circumferential direction of the inserting hole, and the inserting terminal is in contact connection with the metal elastic sheets under the condition that the inserting terminal is inserted in the inserting hole, so that the electric connection between the inserting terminal and the circuit board is formed. According to the electric connection structure, the plug-in terminal is well contacted with the metal elastic sheet, the connection between the metal elastic sheet and the circuit board is stable, and the plurality of metal elastic sheets provide a plurality of signal detection points, so that the stability of signal transmission is ensured; meanwhile, the metal elastic sheet has good performance, can be used for plugging and unplugging the plug terminal for many times, and has long service life.)

1. The utility model provides an electric connection structure, is applied to the circuit board, the circuit board is provided with the spliced eye, its characterized in that, electric connection structure includes:

a plurality of metal spring pieces and plug terminals;

the metal elastic sheets are fixed on the circuit board along the circumferential direction of the inserting hole, and the inserting terminal is in contact connection with the metal elastic sheets under the state that the inserting terminal is inserted in the inserting hole so as to form the electric connection between the inserting terminal and the circuit board.

2. The electrical connection structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plug terminal comprises a contact section, and the contact section is in contact connection with the metal dome.

3. The electrical connection structure according to any one of claims 1, further comprising a terminal holder, the terminal holder being fixed to the wiring board.

4. The electrical connection structure as claimed in any one of claims 1 and 3, wherein the plug terminal further comprises a fixing section fixed to the terminal holder.

5. The electrical connection structure as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 2, wherein the contact section has an outer diameter smaller than a diameter of the insertion hole in which the contact section is located.

6. The electrical connection structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of metal domes are arranged annularly along a circumferential direction of the insertion hole.

7. The electrical connection structure as claimed in claim 6, wherein the plurality of metal domes are uniformly arranged in a ring shape.

8. The electrical connection structure of claim 1, wherein the metal spring comprises a fixing portion, an elastic portion and a contact portion, wherein the fixing portion is fixed on the circuit board.

9. The electrical connection structure as claimed in claim 8, wherein a connection transition between the elastic portion and the contact portion and/or a connection transition between the fixing portion and the elastic portion is provided with a rib.

10. The electrical connection structure as claimed in claim 9, wherein the ratio of the height of the rib protruding from the surface of the connection transition to the thickness of the metal dome is in the range of 0.1-1 times.

11. The electrical connection structure of claim 1, wherein the metal spring plate comprises a middle fixing portion, and an elastic portion and a contact portion which are sequentially connected and extend to two sides, wherein the fixing portion is fixed on the circuit board.

12. The electrical connection structure according to claim 8 or 11, wherein the fixing portion is fixed to an inner surface of the insertion hole and/or an upper surface of the circuit board and/or a lower surface of the circuit board.

13. The electrical connection structure as claimed in claim 8 or 11, wherein the contact portion is provided with a circular arc structure or a bent structure.

14. The electrical connection structure as claimed in claim 13, wherein the bending angle of the bending structure is 90 ° -160 °.

15. The electrical connection structure as claimed in claim 8 or 11, wherein a plurality of the contact portions are arranged in a circumferential direction, and an inscribed circle diameter of the plurality of the contact portions is smaller than an outer diameter of the contact section.

16. The electrical connection structure as claimed in claim 8 or 11, wherein the contact portion further comprises a guide opening having an inscribed circle diameter larger than an outer diameter of the contact section.

17. The electrical connection structure as claimed in claim 8 or 11, wherein the contact portion is located within the plug hole, and/or above the plug hole, and/or below the plug hole.

18. The electrical connection structure according to claim 8 or 11, wherein the contact portion further comprises a support portion fixed to the wiring board.

19. The electrical connection structure according to claim 8 or 11, wherein the elastic portion is elastically deformed when the plug terminal is in contact connection with the plurality of contact portions, and the contact portions exert pressure on the plug terminal.

20. The electrical connection structure as claimed in claim 19, wherein the pressure is 0.5N-50N.

21. The electrical connection structure of claim 1, wherein the metal spring is made of copper or copper alloy.

22. The electrical connection structure as claimed in claim 21, wherein the metal spring has a material containing tellurium.

23. The electrical connection structure of claim 22, wherein the tellurium content in the metal dome is 0.1% -5%.

24. The electrical connection structure as claimed in claim 21, wherein the metal spring plate is made of beryllium.

25. The electrical connection structure of claim 24, wherein the beryllium content in the material of the metal dome is 0.05% to 5%.

26. The electrical connection structure of claim 25, wherein the beryllium content in the material of the metal dome is 0.1% to 3.5%.

27. The electrical connection structure as claimed in claim 2, 8 or 11, wherein the contact section and the contact portion are provided with a plating layer thereon.

28. The electrical connection structure of claim 27, wherein a plating material on the contact section is different from a plating material on the contact portion.

29. The electrical connection structure of claim 27, wherein the plating material comprises one or more of gold, silver, nickel, tin, zinc, tin-lead alloy, silver-antimony alloy, palladium-nickel alloy, graphite-silver, graphene-silver, and silver-gold-zirconium alloy.

30. The electrical connection structure of claim 27, wherein the plating layer comprises a primer layer and a surface layer.

31. The electrical connection structure as claimed in claim 30, wherein the primer material comprises one or more of gold, silver, nickel, tin-lead alloy and zinc; the surface material contains one or more of gold, silver, nickel, tin-lead alloy, silver-antimony alloy, palladium-nickel alloy, graphite-silver, graphene-silver and silver-gold-zirconium alloy.

32. The electrical connection structure as claimed in claim 30, wherein the bottom layer has a thickness of 0.01 μm to 15 μm.

33. The electrical connection structure as claimed in claim 30, wherein the bottom layer has a thickness of 0.1 μm to 9 μm.

34. The electrical connection structure as claimed in claim 30, wherein the surface layer has a thickness of 0.3 μm to 55 μm.

35. The electrical connection structure as claimed in claim 30, wherein the surface layer has a thickness of 0.5 μm to 35 μm.

36. The electrical connection structure of claim 1, wherein the number of the metal spring pieces is 3-24.

37. The electrical connection structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the material of the plug terminal comprises one of copper or copper alloy or aluminum alloy.

38. A charging socket comprising the electrical connection structure of any one of claims 1 to 37.

39. An automobile comprising a charging socket according to claim 38 and/or comprising an electrical connection according to any one of claims 1 to 37.

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of charging of new energy vehicles, in particular to an electric connection structure for a circuit board.

Background

Since the 90 s of the 20 th century, the research and development of electric vehicles has entered an active period again under the dual pressure of energy and environment. During the last 20 years, with the rapid development of various scientific technologies, many technical difficulties of electric vehicles are gradually solved. Various automobile manufacturers in the world launch respective electric automobile products.

Fill electric pile, rifle and the socket that charges are electric automobile's main charging device, wherein, require in the charging device standard, in all charging devices, must set up the PE line. The PE wire is a grounding wire of the charging device and is used for protecting equipment and people when electric leakage occurs. In current rifle or the socket that charges, the terminal in the PE line direct soldering usually on the circuit board, if the terminal in the PE line damages in the use, then the terminal in the PE line is difficult for demolising during the maintenance, can increase man-hour, increases cost of maintenance. If the terminal in the PE wire is not soldered firmly, the terminal in the PE wire may make poor contact with the circuit board, and the stability of the electrical connection between the circuit board and the terminal in the PE wire may be affected. Resulting in the leakage of electricity of the equipment and the risk of injury and death of people due to electric shock.

Therefore, there is a need in the art for a new solution to solve the above problems.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention provides an electric connection structure, which is used for ensuring the stability of signal transmission between a circuit board and a terminal.

The specific technical scheme provided by the invention is as follows:

the utility model provides an electric connection structure, is applied to the circuit board, the circuit board is provided with the spliced eye, electric connection structure includes:

a plurality of metal spring pieces and plug terminals;

the metal elastic sheets are fixed on the circuit board along the circumferential direction of the inserting hole, and the inserting terminal is in contact connection with the metal elastic sheets under the condition that the inserting terminal is inserted in the inserting hole, so that the electric connection between the inserting terminal and the circuit board is formed.

Optionally, the plug terminal includes a contact section, and the contact section is in contact connection with the metal dome.

Optionally, the terminal support is fixed on the circuit board.

Optionally, the plug terminal further includes a fixing section, and the fixing section is fixed to the terminal bracket.

Optionally, the outer diameter of the contact section is smaller than the diameter of the plug hole, and the contact section is located in the plug hole.

Optionally, the plurality of metal shrapnels are annularly arranged along the circumferential direction of the plug hole.

Optionally, a plurality of the metal shrapnels are uniformly and annularly arranged.

Optionally, the metal dome includes a fixing portion, an elastic portion and a contact portion, which are sequentially disposed, wherein the fixing portion is fixed on the circuit board.

Optionally, a connecting transition part of the elastic part and the contact part, and/or a connecting transition part of the fixing part and the elastic part is provided with a reinforcing rib.

Optionally, the ratio of the height of the reinforcing rib protruding from the surface of the connection transition part to the thickness of the metal elastic sheet is in a range of 0.1-1 times.

Optionally, the metal elastic sheet includes a middle fixing portion, and the elastic portion and the contact portion extend to both sides and are connected in sequence, and the fixing portion is fixed on the circuit board.

Optionally, the fixing portion is fixed on an inner surface of the insertion hole and/or an upper surface of the circuit board and/or a lower surface of the circuit board.

Optionally, the contact portion is provided with a circular arc structure or a bent structure.

Optionally, the bending angle of the bending structure is 90-160 °.

Optionally, the plurality of contact portions are arranged in a circle, and the diameter of an inscribed circle of the plurality of contact portions is smaller than the outer diameter of the contact section.

Optionally, the contact portion further comprises a guide opening, and the diameter of an inscribed circle of the guide opening is larger than the outer diameter of the contact section.

Optionally, the contact portion is located in the plug hole, and/or located above the plug hole, and/or located below the plug hole.

Optionally, the contact portion further includes a support portion fixed on the circuit board.

Optionally, when the plug terminal is connected with a plurality of the contact portions in a contact manner, the elastic portion is elastically deformed, and the contact portions exert pressure on the plug terminal.

Optionally, the pressure is 0.5N-50N.

Optionally, the metal dome is made of copper or copper alloy.

Optionally, the metal dome is made of tellurium.

Optionally, the content of tellurium in the material of the metal dome is 0.1% -5%.

Optionally, the material of the metal elastic sheet contains beryllium.

Optionally, the content of beryllium in the material of the metal elastic sheet is 0.05% to 5%.

Optionally, the content of beryllium in the material of the metal elastic sheet is 0.11-3.5%.

Optionally, the contact section and the contact portion are provided with a plating layer thereon.

Optionally, the coating material is one or more of gold, silver, nickel, tin, zinc, tin-lead alloy, silver-antimony alloy, palladium-nickel alloy, graphite-silver, graphene-silver, and silver-gold-zirconium alloy.

Optionally, the plating layer comprises a base layer and a surface layer.

Optionally, the bottom layer is made of one or more of gold, silver, nickel, tin-lead alloy and zinc; the surface layer is made of one or more of gold, silver, nickel, tin-lead alloy, silver-antimony alloy, palladium-nickel alloy, graphite-silver, graphene-silver and silver-gold-zirconium alloy.

Optionally, the underlayer has a thickness of 0.01 μm to 15 μm.

Optionally, the underlayer has a thickness of 0.1 μm to 9 μm.

Optionally, the skin layer has a thickness of 0.3 μm to 55 μm.

Optionally, the skin layer has a thickness of 0.5 μm to 35 μm.

Optionally, the number of the metal elastic pieces is 3 to 16.

The invention also provides a charging socket, which comprises the electric connection structure of any one of the above embodiments.

The invention also provides an automobile comprising the charging socket and/or the electric connection structure of any one of the above embodiments.

The invention can bring the following beneficial effects:

1. the plug-in terminal provided by the invention is in good contact with the metal elastic sheet, the metal elastic sheet is stably connected with the circuit board, and the plurality of metal elastic sheets provide a plurality of signal detection points, so that the stability of signal transmission is ensured; meanwhile, the metal elastic sheet has good performance, can be used for plugging and unplugging the plug terminal for multiple times, and has long service life;

2. the metal elastic sheet can be constructed to comprise a fixing part, an elastic part and a contact part which are sequentially arranged, the fixing parts of a plurality of metal elastic sheets are fixed on the surface of the circuit board along the circumferential direction of the plug hole, so that the stability between the metal elastic sheets and the circuit board can be ensured, meanwhile, the elastic part is elastically deformed through the contact between the contact part and the contact section of the plug terminal, the contact part applies pressure on the contact section, and the stability of the electric connection between the plug terminal and the metal elastic sheets is ensured;

3. the contact part of the metal elastic sheet is provided with an arc structure or a bending structure, so that the stability of the electric connection between the plug terminal (not limited to the PE terminal) and the metal elastic sheet is further ensured;

4. the plurality of contact parts are positioned in the plug holes, or positioned above the plug holes, or positioned below the plug holes; the contact position of the plug terminal and the metal elastic sheet can be adjusted by considering the installation space of the circuit board;

5. the bending angle of the bending structure of the contact part of the metal elastic sheet is 90-160 degrees, and the bending angle is set, so that the metal elastic sheet can directly form the contact part and the guide port at the bending part, and the contact stability of the metal elastic sheet and the plug terminal and the smooth guide of the plug terminal during insertion are ensured;

6. the metal elastic sheet adopts the tellurium-copper alloy, so that the metal elastic sheet has good conductivity and easy processability, the electrical property is ensured, the processability can be improved, and meanwhile, the elasticity of the tellurium-copper alloy is also excellent;

7. the contact section and the contact part are provided with the coating, so that the conductivity, the wear resistance and the corrosion resistance of the contact can be better improved, the firmness of the coating can be better improved by preferentially adopting the composite coating, and the coating can still be ensured not to fall off and the corrosion resistance after being inserted and pulled for many times;

8. the metal elastic sheet can comprise a fixing part in the middle, and an elastic part and a contact part which extend towards two sides and are sequentially connected, wherein the fixing part is fixed on the circuit board, and further, the fixing part can be fixed on the inner surface of the plug hole or the upper surface of the circuit board or the lower surface of the circuit board, so that the stability of the electric connection between the metal elastic sheet and the circuit board is ensured.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of an electrical connection structure according to a first embodiment of the present application;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of the electrical connection structure shown in fig. 1, with the plug terminals and the terminal holders omitted, wherein the metal spring pieces of the first embodiment are shown to be matched with the circuit board;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a metal dome in the electrical connection structure according to the first embodiment;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of a wiring board in the electrical connection structure of the first embodiment, in which a plug hole is shown;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of a plug terminal in the electrical connection structure of the first embodiment;

fig. 6 is a schematic view of the structure of the terminal holder in the electrical connection structure of the first embodiment;

fig. 7 is a schematic structural view of an electrical connection structure according to a second embodiment of the present application;

fig. 8 is a schematic structural view of the electrical connection structure shown in fig. 7, omitting the plug terminals and the terminal holders, wherein the cooperation between the plurality of metal domes and the circuit board according to the second embodiment is shown.

Fig. 9 is a combination diagram of different viewing angles of a metal dome according to a second embodiment of the present application.

Reference numerals:

100/200 electric connection structure 110/210 circuit board

120 plug terminal 130 terminal support

140/240 plug section of metal spring leaf 121

122 contact section 123 fixing section

124 connecting segment 131 clamp

141/241 securing part 142/242 spring part

143/243 contact part 111 plug hole

148 guide port 245 reinforcing rib

244 connecting transition

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

The present invention is described in further detail below to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention with reference to the description. In order to more clearly understand the technical features, objects, and effects of the present invention, embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Where the terms "first", "second", etc. are used for descriptive purposes only and not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated, the features defined as "first", "second", etc. may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of such features. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless otherwise specified. In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise specified, the term "connected" is to be understood broadly, for example, it may be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, a direct connection, or an indirect connection via an intermediate medium, and it is obvious to those skilled in the art that the above terms are used in the patent in a specific sense.

Implementation mode one

The invention provides an electrical connection structure 100, which is applied to a circuit board, wherein the circuit board is provided with a jack, as shown in fig. 1, the electrical connection structure comprises: circuit board 110, plug terminal 120 and a plurality of metal shrapnel 140. Specifically, the metal elastic pieces 140 are fixed to the circuit board 110 along the circumferential direction of the insertion hole 111, and in a state where the insertion terminal 120 is inserted into the insertion hole 111, the insertion terminal 120 is in contact connection with the metal elastic pieces 140, so as to form an electrical connection between the insertion terminal 120 and the circuit board 110.

The plug-in terminal 120 of the invention is well contacted with the metal elastic sheet 140, the connection between the metal elastic sheet 140 and the circuit board 110 is stable, and the plurality of metal elastic sheets 140 provide a plurality of signal detection points, thus ensuring the stability of signal transmission; meanwhile, the metal elastic sheet 140 has good elastic performance, can be used for plugging and unplugging the plug-in terminal 120 for many times, and has long service life. The problem that in the prior art, due to the fact that welding pins are not firm, contact is possibly poor, and the stability of electric connection between the circuit board 110 and the plug terminal 120 is affected is solved; in addition, the plug-in connection of the plug-in terminal 120 and the metal elastic sheet 140 can be repeatedly plugged and unplugged compared with the welding connection, so that the adaptive performance of the circuit board 110 is enhanced.

Next, the detailed structure of each component of the electrical connection structure in the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to fig. 1 to 6.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 5, the jack terminal 120 includes a jack section 121, a contact section 122, a fixing section 123, and a connection section 124, which are connected in sequence. The plug section 121 is used for plugging a mating terminal, such as a male terminal of a charging gun and a female terminal of a charging socket, so that a charging current can be conducted from a power supply to a vehicle battery. The connecting segment 124 is used to electrically connect with a cable conductor, such as the plug terminal 120 inside the charging receptacle, to the charging receptacle cable and conduct power to the vehicle battery. The contact section 122 is used for contacting and connecting with the metal dome 140, for example, a PE terminal of the charging socket contacts with the metal dome 140 on the circuit board, so as to realize the function of the circuit board reading a ground signal from the PE terminal.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 6, the electrical connection structure of the present embodiment further includes a terminal holder 130, and the terminal holder 130 may be fixed to the wiring board 110. The fixing section 123 of the mating terminal 120 is fixed to the terminal holder 130. In a specific embodiment, the terminal bracket 130 may be fixed on the circuit board 110 by clamping, bonding, and screwing, where clamping refers to arranging a plurality of elastic clamping jaws on the terminal bracket 130, arranging a clamping slot or a buckle on the circuit board 110, and clamping the plurality of clamping jaws of the terminal bracket 130 and the clamping slot or the buckle on the circuit board 110 to each other, so as to fix the terminal bracket 130 on the circuit board 110; bonding, namely arranging bonding surfaces on the terminal bracket 130 and the circuit board 110, and then respectively coating adhesives to bond the bonding surfaces of the terminal bracket 130 and the circuit board 110 together; the screw connection means that a screw hole is provided in the terminal holder 130, a through hole is provided in the circuit board 110, and the circuit board 110 is screwed and fixed to the terminal holder 130 by passing a screw through the through hole.

More specifically, as shown in fig. 6, the terminal holder may include clamping portions 131 having a U shape, and correspondingly, the fixing sections 123 of the terminals are clamped between the clamping portions having the U shape for fixing.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 1, fig. 2 and fig. 4, a plugging hole 111 for plugging the plugging terminal 120 is provided on the circuit board 110, and an outer diameter of the contact section 122 of the plugging terminal 120 is smaller than a diameter of the plugging hole on the circuit board 110, so that the plugging terminal 120 can be smoothly inserted into the plugging hole 111. In addition, certain clearance exists between the plug hole 111 and the contact section 122, so that the plug terminal 120 has certain movement, and when the plug terminal is plugged with an opposite plug terminal, the plug terminal can slightly deviate from the axis position, and the situation that the plug terminal 120 cannot be plugged into the opposite plug terminal due to overlarge opposite plug deviation is avoided.

Specifically, the plurality of metal domes 140 are arranged annularly along a circumferential direction of the insertion hole 111. As shown in fig. 2, the metal dome 140 arranged in a ring shape can contact the contact section 122 of the plug terminal 120 in a larger area, so as to reduce the contact resistance between the metal dome 140 and the plug terminal 120, and increase the electrical performance of the electrical connection structure 100.

Specifically, the plurality of metal elastic pieces 140 are uniformly and annularly arranged along the circumferential direction of the insertion hole 111, as shown in fig. 2, the intervals between the 5 metal elastic pieces 140 are uniform, if the plurality of metal elastic pieces 140 are not uniformly and annularly arranged along the circumferential direction of the insertion hole 111, or even all the metal elastic pieces are inclined to one side, the elastic force applied by the metal elastic pieces 140 to the contact section 122 is not uniform, the insertion terminal 120 deviates from the axis in the insertion hole 111, and the insertion terminal cannot be inserted into the insertion terminal 120, so that the function of electrical connection cannot be realized.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 2, each metal elastic sheet 140 includes a fixing portion 141, an elastic portion 142, and a contact portion 143, which are sequentially disposed, wherein the fixing portions 141 of the plurality of metal elastic sheets 140 are fixed on the upper surface of the circuit board 110 along the circumferential direction of the insertion hole 111, the fixing portions 141 both fix the positions of the metal elastic sheets 140 on the circuit board 110 and provide fixing for one end of the elastic portion 142, when the contact portion 143 contacts the contact section 122, the contact portion 143 displaces, so that the elastic portion 142 deforms, and the elastic portion 142 feeds back the deformation stress to the contact portion 143, so that the contact portion 143 applies pressure to the contact section 122, the contact is more sufficient, the contact resistance is reduced, and the electrical performance of the electrical connection structure 100 is improved.

In other embodiments, the metal dome 140 includes a fixing portion 141 in the middle, and an elastic portion 142 and a contact portion 143 extending to both sides and connected in sequence, wherein the fixing portion 141 is fixed on the circuit board, and the fixing portion 141 also plays a role of fixing the whole metal dome 140, preferably, the fixing portion 141 is welded on the inner wall circumference of the insertion hole 111, and the elastic portion 142 and the contact portion 143 at both sides of the fixing portion 141 extend to the upper and lower surfaces of the circuit board 110, which is equivalent to increasing the contact area between the contact portion 143 and the contact section 122, and can greatly reduce the contact resistance, and improve the electrical performance of the electrical connection structure 100.

Specifically, the fixing portion 141 is fixed on the inner surface of the insertion hole 111 and/or the upper surface of the circuit board 110 and/or the lower surface of the circuit board 110, and the fixing portion 141 may be arranged at a suitable position of the circuit board 110 according to the specific design of the circuit board 110, so that the circuit performance of the circuit board 110 itself is not affected, and the function of the conducting current and the signal of the metal dome 140 can be realized.

Specifically, the contact portion 143 is provided with an arc structure or a bent structure, the arc structure or the bent structure can make the contact between the contact portion 143 and the contact section 122 smoother, and the seizure phenomenon does not occur, in addition, in the using process of the electrical connection structure 100, the contact portion 143 and the contact section 122 can generate relative displacement due to vibration, if in a static state, the contact portion 143 and the contact section 122 are in surface contact, under a vibration environment, transient point contact can be formed due to relative displacement, at this time, the contact resistance is instantly increased, the conduction current can also be suddenly increased, and the contact portion 143 and the contact section 122 can be damaged due to overhigh temperature rise. The arc structure or the bent structure also keeps the contact portion 143 in surface contact with the contact section 122 in a vibration environment, so that the electric connection structure 100 is not damaged due to sudden increase of the on-current.

Specifically, the bending angle of the bending structure of the contact portion 143 is 90 ° to 160 °. In order to verify the influence of the bending angle of the bending structure on the contact resistance between the contact portion 143 and the contact section 122, the inventor selects the metal spring piece 140, the plug terminal 120 and the circuit board 110 with the same size and mounts the metal spring piece, the plug terminal 120 and the circuit board 110 at the same relative position, but selects different bending angles of the bending structure and measures the contact resistance between the contact portion 143 and the contact section 122 respectively, and the test results are shown in table 1.

The contact resistance of the contact portion 143 and the contact section 122 is measured by using a micro resistance meter, placing one end of a measuring end of the micro resistance meter on the contact portion 143 and one end of the measuring end on the contact section 122, placing the same position for each measurement, and then reading the contact resistance reading on the micro resistance meter. In this example, a contact resistance of more than 1m Ω is not acceptable.

TABLE 1 Effect of the bending angle of the different bending structures on the contact resistance between the contact 143 and the contact segment 122

As can be seen from table 1 above, when the bending angle of the bending structure is smaller than 90 °, the contact position of the bending mechanism is relatively sharp due to the smaller angle, the contact area between the opposite contact section 122 and the contact structure is small, and the contact resistance is also increased, which does not meet the standard requirement. When the bending angle of the bending structure is greater than 160 °, since the bending mechanism is close to a plane and has no corresponding guiding function, when the contact section 122 is inserted into the contact portion 143, the two ends of the contact portion 143 are interfered, so that the contact section 122 cannot be inserted into the contact portion 143, and thus the function of the electrical connection structure 100 cannot be realized. Therefore, the inventors set the bending angle of the bent structure of the contact portion 143 to 90 ° to 160 °.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 1, in a state where the jack terminal 120 is inserted in the jack hole 111, the contact section 122 of the jack terminal 120 is located in the jack hole 111. Further, the inscribed circle diameter of the contact portion 143 of the plurality of metal dome 140 may be set to be smaller than the outer diameter of the contact section 122 of the inserting terminal 120, and thus, when the contact portion 143 contacts the contact section 122, the contact section 122 may cause the contact portion 143 to generate displacement, so that the elastic portion 142 generates deformation, and the elastic portion 142 feeds back the deformation stress to the contact portion 143, thereby causing the contact portion 143 to apply pressure to the contact section 122, which may realize the tight fit between the inserting terminal 120 and the metal dome 140 to make the contact more sufficient, reduce the contact resistance, and improve the electrical performance of the electrical connection structure 100.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 2, the contact portion 143 may further include a guide opening 148, and an inscribed circle diameter of the guide opening 148 is larger than an outer diameter of the contact section 122 of the plug terminal 120. When the contact section 122 is inserted into the contact portion 143, since the inscribed circle diameter of the guide opening 148 is larger than the outer diameter of the contact section 122 of the plug terminal 120, the guide opening 148 contacts the inclined surface of the contact section 122 first, so as to move the contact portion 143 backward, and the guide opening 148 is provided, so that the insertion force of the plug terminal 120 into the plug hole 111 can be reduced, the electrical connection structure 100 is assembled more easily, the man-hour is saved, and the production efficiency is improved.

Specifically, the contact portion 143 is located within the insertion hole 111, and/or located above the insertion hole 111, and/or located below the insertion hole 111. In the design process of the electrical connection structure 100, the overall structure is reduced, the internal space is optimally designed, and in different installation environments, different shapes of the elastic part 142 and different welding positions of the fixing part 141 can be designed, so that the contact part 143 is located at different positions of the insertion hole 111, the installation space can be saved, sufficient contact between the contact part 143 and the contact section 122 can be ensured, and the electrical performance of the electrical connection structure 100 is improved.

Specifically, the contact portion 143 may further include a support portion fixed on the wiring board 110. In the use process of the electrical connection structure 100, the contact between the contact part 143 and the contact section 122 is achieved by elastic deformation of the elastic part 142, but the elastic part 142 also has metal fatigue, and when the working time is too long or after a large impact is received, the elastic part 142 loses elasticity, so that the contact force between the contact part 143 and the contact section 122 is reduced, the contact resistance is increased, and the temperature rise of the contact part is too high to cause damage to the electrical connection structure 100. The supporting part is added on the contact part 143 and fixed on the circuit board 110, so that both ends of the metal elastic sheet 140 can be fixed on the circuit board 110, thereby avoiding the elastic part 142 from losing elasticity due to the single-end free end of the metal elastic sheet 140, ensuring the excellent contact between the contact part 143 and the contact section 122, and improving the electrical performance of the electrical connection structure 100.

Specifically, when the contact section 122 of the plug terminal 120 is in contact connection with the contact portions 143 of the metal domes 140, the elastic portion 142 of the metal dome 140 is elastically deformed, the resilience of the elastic portion 142 acts on the contact portions 143, and further applies pressure on the contact section 122 of the plug terminal 120, so that the plug terminal 120 is stably electrically connected with the metal domes 140 and the circuit board 110.

Further, the pressure exerted by the contact 143 on the contact section 122 may be in the range of 0.5N-50N. In order to verify the influence of the pressure applied by the contact part 143 on the contact section 122 on the contact resistance between the contact part 143 and the contact section 122, the inventor selects the metal dome 140, the plug terminal 120 and the circuit board 110 with the same size to be mounted at the same relative position, but selects the elastic force of the elastic part 142 to measure the contact resistance between the contact part 143 and the contact section 122, respectively, and the test results are shown in table 2.

The elastic force of the elastic portion 142 is measured by a precision push-pull dynamometer, which fixes the metal elastic sheet 140 and measures the elastic force of the elastic portion 142 after moving and working.

The contact resistance of the contact portion 143 and the contact section 122 is measured by using a micro resistance meter, placing one end of a measuring end of the micro resistance meter on the contact portion 143 and one end of the measuring end on the contact section 122, placing the same position for each measurement, and then reading the contact resistance reading on the micro resistance meter. In this example, a contact resistance of more than 1m Ω is not acceptable.

TABLE 2 Effect of different pressures on the contact resistance between the contact 143 and the contact section 122

As can be seen from table 2 above, when the pressure applied by the contact portion 143 on the contact segment 122 is less than 0.5N, the contact area between the contact portion 143 and the contact segment 122 is small due to the small pressure, and the contact resistance is increased, which is not in compliance with the standard requirement. When the pressure applied by the contact part 143 on the contact section 122 is greater than 50N, the elastic force of the elastic part 142 is too large and hardly deforms, and the diameter of the inscribed circle of the contact part 143 is smaller than the outer diameter of the contact section 122, so that the contact section 122 cannot be inserted into the contact part 143, and the function of the electrical connection structure 100 cannot be realized. Therefore, the inventors set the pressure exerted by the contact portion 143 on the contact section 122 to be 0.5N-50N.

In some embodiments, the metal dome 140 is made of copper or copper alloy, and a conductive material made of copper has good electrical conductivity, good ductility and excellent elasticity, which is preferable as a conductive material.

Further, the material of the metal dome 140 contains tellurium. The metal spring piece 140 is made of tellurium copper alloy, so that the terminal has good conductivity and easy processability, the electrical property is ensured, the processability can be improved, and meanwhile, the elasticity of the tellurium copper alloy is also excellent. Preferably, the tellurium content in the material of the metal dome 140 is 0.1% -5%.

The inventor selects 10 metal shrapnels 140 with the same shape for testing, and each metal shrapnel 140 is tellurium-copper alloy, wherein the content of tellurium accounts for 0.05%, 0.1%, 0.2%, 1%, 1.2%, 1.8%, 3%, 5%, 6% and 7% respectively. The test contents are the elastic force and the resistance of the metal dome 140, and the test results are shown in table 3.

The elastic force of the elastic portion 142 is determined by fixing the metal elastic sheet 140 by using a precision push-pull dynamometer, which measures the elastic force of the elastic portion 142 after moving and working, and in this embodiment, the elastic force is not qualified when the elastic force is less than 20N.

The method for testing the resistance of the metal dome 140 is to use a micro-resistance measuring instrument, place the measuring ends of the micro-resistance measuring instrument on the two ends of the metal dome 140, place the measuring ends at the same position every time, and then read the resistance reading on the micro-resistance measuring instrument. In this example, a resistance greater than 1m Ω is not acceptable.

Table 3 influence of different content ratios of tellurium on the elastic force and resistance of the metal dome 140

As can be seen from table 2 above, when the content of tellurium in the metal dome 140 is less than 0.1%, the material is relatively soft because the material is close to pure copper, and the elastic force of the elastic portion 142 does not meet the requirement. When the content of tellurium in the metal dome 140 is greater than 5%, the electrical conductivity of the tellurium-copper alloy is inferior to that of a pure copper material, so that the resistance value of the metal dome 140 does not meet the requirement. Therefore, the content of tellurium in the material of the metal dome 140 is 0.1% -5%.

Furthermore, the material of the metal dome 140 contains beryllium. The metal spring 140 is made of beryllium copper alloy, so that the terminal has high hardness, elastic limit, fatigue limit and wear resistance, has good corrosion resistance, thermal conductivity and electrical conductivity, and does not generate sparks when being impacted. Preferably, the content of beryllium in the material of the metal dome 140 is 0.05% to 5%. The limitation of the content of beryllium in the metal dome 140 is obtained through a plurality of experiments by the inventor.

When the content of beryllium in the material of the metal dome 140 is less than 0.05%, sparks are easily generated when the metal dome is impacted because the material is close to pure copper. When the content of beryllium in the material of the metal elastic sheet 140 is greater than 5%, the electrical conductivity of the beryllium-copper alloy is lower than that of a pure copper material, so that the resistance value of the metal elastic sheet 140 does not meet the requirement. Therefore, the content of beryllium in the material of the metal dome 140 is 0.05% -5%. More preferably, the content of beryllium in the material of the metal dome 140 is 0.1% to 3.5%.

In order to verify the influence of the content of beryllium in the material of the metal dome 140 on the resistance and the ignition condition of the metal dome 140, the inventor selects 10 metal domes 140 with the same shape for testing, wherein each metal dome 140 is beryllium-copper alloy, and the content of beryllium is 0.05%, 0.1%, 0.2%, 1%, 1.2%, 1.8%, 3%, 5%, 6%, and 7%, respectively. The test contents are the resistance and the ignition condition of the metal dome 140, and the test results are shown in table 4.

The method for testing the resistance of the metal dome 140 is to use a micro-resistance measuring instrument, place the measuring ends of the micro-resistance measuring instrument on the two ends of the metal dome 140, place the measuring ends at the same position every time, and then read the resistance reading on the micro-resistance measuring instrument. In this example, a resistance greater than 1m Ω is not acceptable.

The metal elastic sheet 140 is not qualified when the sparking condition is more than 3 times by adopting the charged plug-in terminal 120 to collide with the metal elastic sheet 140 and simulating the state of the plug-in terminal 120 and the metal elastic sheet 140 under the working condition, and observing the striking for 1000 times and the sparking condition.

Table 4 effect of different beryllium content on resistance and sparking of the metal dome 140

As can be seen from table 4 above, when the content of beryllium in the material of the metal dome 140 is less than 0.05%, the number of sparking events exceeds 3 times when the plug terminal 120 collides with the metal dome 140 because the material is close to pure copper. When the content of beryllium in the material of the metal elastic sheet 140 is greater than 5%, the electrical conductivity of the beryllium-copper alloy is lower than that of a pure copper material, so that the resistance value of the metal elastic sheet 140 does not meet the requirement. Therefore, the content of beryllium in the material of the metal dome 140 is 0.05% -5%. Preferably, the beryllium content in the material of the metal dome 140 is preferably 0.1% to 3.5%, because the electric resistance and the ignition condition of the metal dome 140 are in a better range when the beryllium content in the material of the metal dome 140 is 0.1% to 3.5%.

In some embodiments, the contact section 122 of the contact terminal and the contact portion 143 of the metal dome 140 are provided with a plating layer. Preferably, the material of the plating on the contact section 122 is different from the material of the plating on the contact portion 143.

The plating layer is to improve corrosion resistance, improve conductivity, increase the number of times of inserting and inserting, can be better the life of extension plug terminal 120 and metal shrapnel 140.

The plating layer can adopt methods such as electroplating, chemical plating, magnetron sputtering or vacuum plating. The thicknesses of the plating layers of the metal dome 140 and the plug terminal 120 may be the same, or may be different plating layers according to the requirement.

The electroplating method is a process of plating a thin layer of other metals or alloys on the surface of some metals by utilizing the electrolysis principle.

The chemical plating method is a deposition process for generating metal through controllable oxidation-reduction reaction under the catalytic action of the metal.

The magnetron sputtering method is characterized in that electrons spirally run near the surface of a target by utilizing the interaction of a magnetic field and an electric field, so that the probability of generating ions by the electrons colliding with argon is increased. The generated ions collide with the target surface under the action of the electric field so as to sputter the target material.

The vacuum plating method is to deposit various metal and non-metal films on the surface of the plastic part by distillation or sputtering under vacuum condition.

The material of the plating layer can contain one or more of gold, silver, nickel, tin, zinc, tin-lead alloy, silver-antimony alloy, palladium-nickel alloy, graphite-silver, graphene-silver and silver-gold-zirconium alloy, and copper is used as an active metal and can be subjected to oxidation reaction with oxygen and water in the using process, so that one or more inactive metals are required to be used as the plating layer, and the service lives of the metal elastic sheet 140 and the plug terminal 120 are prolonged. In addition, for the metal contact which needs to be plugged and pulled frequently, better wear-resistant metal is needed to be used as a plating layer, and the service life of the contact can be greatly prolonged. The contact also needs to have good conductivity, and the conductivity and stability of the metal are superior to those of copper or copper alloy, so that the metal elastic sheet 140 and the plug terminal 120 can obtain better electrical properties and longer service life.

In order to demonstrate the influence of different coating materials on the overall performance of the metal dome 140 and the plug terminal 120, the inventor used the same specification and material, and used metal dome 140 and plug terminal 120 samples of different coating materials to perform a series of corrosion resistance time tests, and the experimental results are shown in table 5 below.

The corrosion resistance time test in table 4 below is to put the metal dome 140 and the plug terminal 120 into a salt spray test chamber, spray salt spray to each position of the metal dome 140 and the plug terminal 120, take out and clean every 20 hours to observe the surface corrosion condition, i.e. a period, and stop the test until the surface corrosion area of the metal dome 140 and the plug terminal 120 is greater than 10% of the total area, and record the period number at that time. In this example, the number of cycles less than 80 was considered to be unacceptable.

TABLE 5 Effect of different coating materials on the corrosion resistance of the metal dome 140 and the socket terminal 120

As can be seen from table 5 above, when the selected plating layer material contains gold, silver-antimony alloy, palladium-nickel alloy, graphite silver, graphene silver and silver-gold-zirconium alloy, the experimental result exceeds the standard value more, and the performance is more stable. When the selected coating material contains nickel, tin-lead alloy and zinc, the experimental result can meet the requirement, so the inventor selects the coating material containing one or more of gold, silver, nickel, tin-lead alloy, zinc, silver-antimony alloy, palladium-nickel alloy, graphite silver, graphene silver and silver-gold-zirconium alloy.

Further, the plating layer may include a base layer and a surface layer. In some embodiments, the plating layer is a multi-layer plating method, after the plug terminal 120 and the metal dome 140 are processed, a plurality of gaps and holes still exist under the microscopic interface of the real surface of the plug terminal 120 and the metal dome 140, and the gaps and holes are the largest cause of abrasion and corrosion of the metal dome 140 and the plug terminal 120 in the use process, so that a bottom layer needs to be plated on the surfaces of the metal dome 140 and the plug terminal 120 to fill the gaps and holes on the surfaces, so that the surfaces are flat and have no holes, and then a surface plating layer is plated to ensure that the bonding is firmer and smoother, no gaps and holes exist on the surface of the plating layer, so that the wear resistance, the corrosion resistance and the electrical property of the metal dome 140 and the plug terminal 120 are better, and the service lives of the metal dome 140 and the plug terminal 120 are greatly prolonged.

The bottom layer material can contain one or more of gold, silver, nickel, tin-lead alloy and zinc; the surface material may contain one or more of gold, silver, nickel, tin-lead alloy, silver-antimony alloy, palladium-nickel alloy, graphite-silver, graphene-silver and silver-gold-zirconium alloy. Wherein the bottom layer is made of the existing material, and the surface layer is also made of the existing material.

In a specific embodiment, the underlayer has a thickness of 0.01 μm to 15 μm. Preferably, the thickness of the bottom layer is 0.1 μm to 9 μm.

In a specific embodiment, the skin layer has a thickness of 0.3 μm to 55 μm. Preferably, the thickness of the surface layer is 0.5 μm to 35 μm.

In order to demonstrate the influence of the change of the thickness of the bottom plating layer on the overall performance of the metal elastic sheet 140 and the plug terminal 120, the inventor used the same specification and material, and used metal elastic sheet 140 and plug terminal 120 samples with different thicknesses of the nickel-plated bottom layer and the same thickness of the silver-plated surface layer to perform a series of temperature rise and corrosion resistance time tests, and the experimental results are shown in table 6 below.

In the temperature rise test in the following table 5, the same current is applied to the metal dome 140 and the plug terminal 120 after the contact, the temperatures of the same positions of the metal dome 140 and the plug terminal 120 before the current application and after the temperature stabilization are detected in a closed environment, and an absolute value is obtained by performing a difference. In this example, a temperature rise greater than 50K is considered unacceptable.

The corrosion resistance time test in table 5 below is to put the metal dome 140 and the plug terminal 120 into a salt spray test chamber, spray salt spray to each position of the metal dome 140 and the plug terminal 120, take out and clean every 20 hours to observe the surface corrosion condition, i.e. a period, and stop the test until the surface corrosion area of the metal dome 140 and the plug terminal 120 is greater than 10% of the total area, and record the period number at that time. In this example, the number of cycles less than 80 was considered to be unacceptable.

TABLE 6 Effect of different primer coating thicknesses on temperature rise and corrosion resistance of the metal dome 140 and the socket terminal 120

As can be seen from table 6 above, when the thickness of the nickel-plated bottom layer is less than 0.01 μm, the temperature rise of the metal dome 140 and the plug terminal 120 is acceptable, but since the plating layer is too thin, the number of cycles of corrosion resistance of the metal dome 140 and the plug terminal 120 is less than 80, which does not meet the performance requirements of the metal dome 140 and the plug terminal 120. The overall performance and life of the electrical connection structure 100 are greatly affected, and in severe cases, the product life is suddenly reduced and even the failure and burning accidents are caused. When the thickness of the bottom nickel plating layer is larger than 15 μm, the heat generated by the metal spring piece 140 and the plug terminal 120 cannot be dissipated because the bottom plating layer is thick, so that the temperature rise of the metal spring piece 140 and the plug terminal 120 is unqualified, and the plating layer is thick and is easy to fall off from the surfaces of the metal spring piece 140 and the plug terminal 120, so that the corrosion resistance periodicity is reduced. Therefore, the inventors selected the thickness of the primer coating to be 0.01 μm to 15 μm. Preferably, the inventors found that the overall effect of temperature rise and corrosion resistance of the metal dome 140 and the socket terminal 120 is more excellent when the primer plating thickness is 0.1 μm to 9 μm, and thus, in order to further improve the safety reliability and practicality of the product itself, the primer plating thickness is preferably 0.1 μm to 9 μm.

In order to demonstrate the influence of the change of the thickness of the surface plating layer on the overall performance of the plug terminal, the inventor uses the same specification and material, adopts the metal elastic sheet 140 and the plug terminal 120 sample piece with the same thickness of the nickel plating bottom layer and different thicknesses of the silver plating surface layer, and performs a series of temperature rise and corrosion resistance time tests, and the experimental results are shown in the following table 7.

TABLE 7 influence of different surface coating thicknesses on the temperature rise and corrosion resistance of the metal dome 140 and the socket terminal 120

As can be seen from table 7 above, when the thickness of the silver plating layer on the surface layer is less than 0.3 μm, the temperature rise of the metal dome 140 and the plug terminal 120 is acceptable, but since the plating layer is too thin, the number of cycles of corrosion resistance of the metal dome 140 and the plug terminal 120 is less than 80, which does not meet the performance requirements of the metal dome 140 and the plug terminal 120. The overall performance and life of the electrical connection structure 100 are greatly affected, and in severe cases, the product life is suddenly reduced and even the failure and burning accidents are caused. When the thickness of the silver-plated layer on the surface layer is greater than 55 μm, the heat generated by the metal spring piece 140 and the plug terminal 120 cannot be dissipated because the plating layer on the bottom layer is thick, so that the temperature rise of the metal spring piece 140 and the plug terminal 120 is unqualified, and the plating layer is thick and is easy to fall off from the surface of the terminal, so that the corrosion resistance periodicity is reduced. Further, since the surface layer plating metal is expensive, the performance is not improved and the use value is not high by using a thick plating layer. Therefore, the inventor selects the thickness of the silver plating layer on the surface layer to be 0.3-55 μm.

Preferably, the inventors found that the thickness of the surface plating layer is 0.5 μm to 35 μm, since the combined effect of temperature rise and corrosion resistance of the metal dome 140 and the socket terminal 120 is more excellent, the thickness of the surface plating layer is preferably 0.5 μm to 35 μm in order to further improve the safety reliability and the practicality of the product itself.

Specifically, the number of the metal spring pieces 140 is 3 to 24, and when the number of the metal spring pieces is 2, although the plug terminal 120 cannot move in the direction of the connection line of the 2 metal spring pieces 140 due to the symmetrically arranged metal spring pieces 140, the plug terminal 120 cannot be controlled to move in the direction perpendicular to the connection line of the 2 metal spring pieces 140, or the plug terminal 120 deviates from the axis line in the plug hole 111, so that the plug terminal cannot be plugged into the plug terminal 120, and thus the electrical connection function cannot be realized. The number of the metal elastic pieces 140 is greater than 24, so that the conductive performance of the metal elastic pieces 140 and the contact sections 122 cannot be increased, and the processing time is increased and the product cost is increased because more metal elastic pieces 140 need to be welded.

According to the electrical connection structure 100 of the embodiment, the plug terminal 120 is in good contact with the metal spring 140, the connection between the metal spring 140 and the circuit board 110 is stable, and the plurality of metal springs 140 provide a plurality of signal detection points, so that the stability of signal transmission is ensured; meanwhile, the metal elastic sheet 140 has good performance, can be used for plugging and unplugging the plug-in terminal 120 for many times, and has long service life.

Second embodiment

An electrical connection structure 200 according to a second embodiment will be described below with reference to fig. 7 to 9. The jack terminal 120 and the metal bracket have the same structure and configuration as described in the first embodiment except for the metal dome 240 and the wiring board 210. Therefore, elements having substantially the same function as those in the first embodiment will be denoted by the same reference numerals herein. And for the sake of brevity will not be described and/or illustrated in detail herein.

As shown in fig. 8, the metal dome 240 includes a fixing portion 241, an elastic portion 242, and a contact portion 243, which are sequentially disposed. The fixing portions 241 of the plurality of metal domes 240 are fixed to the circuit board 210 in the prepared holes provided in the circumferential direction of the insertion hole. Reinforcing ribs are arranged at the connecting transition part of the elastic part 242 and the contact part 243 and/or the connecting transition part of the fixing part 241 and the elastic part 242. The arrangement of the reinforcing rib 245 can enhance the strength and rigidity of the metal elastic sheet 240 at the connection transition point 244 between the elastic part 242 and the contact part 243 and/or the connection transition point between the fixing part 241 and the elastic part 242, and in the process of inserting and pulling the plug terminal 120 for multiple times, the metal elastic sheet 240 is not broken from the connection transition point 244 to affect the service life of the plug terminal. Preferably, the ratio of the height of the surface of the reinforcing rib 245 protruding from the connection transition 244 to the thickness of the metal dome 240 is in the range of 0.1 to 1.

In order to verify the influence of the ratio range of the height of the reinforcing ribs 245 to the thickness of the metal elastic sheet 240 on the elasticity and the service life of the metal elastic sheet 240, the inventor selects 10 metal elastic sheets 240 with the same shape to test, each metal elastic sheet 240 is stamped with reinforcing ribs 245 with the same shape and different heights at a connecting transition position 244, the elasticity and the service life of the metal elastic sheet 140 are respectively tested, and the experimental results are shown in the following table 8.

The elastic force of the elastic portion 242 is determined by fixing the metal elastic sheet 240 by using a precision push-pull dynamometer, which measures the elastic force of the elastic portion 242 after moving and working, and in this embodiment, the elastic force is not qualified when the elastic force is less than 20N.

The service life test of the metal elastic sheet 240 is to assemble the metal elastic sheet 240 with the same plug terminal 120 and the circuit board 110, then continuously plug the plug terminal 120, observe the fracture condition of the metal elastic sheet 240 every 10 times, if the fracture occurs, the test is stopped, and the current plug frequency value is recorded, and is unqualified when the number is less than 8000 times.

TABLE 8 influence of the ratio of the height of the ribs to the thickness of the metal dome on the resilience and the service life of the metal dome

As can be seen from the above table 8, when the ratio of the height of the surface of the reinforcing rib 245 protruding from the connecting transition 244 to the thickness of the metal elastic piece 240 is less than 0.1 times, the material is soft because the material is close to pure copper, and the elastic force of the elastic portion 242 does not meet the requirement. When the ratio of the height of the reinforcing rib 245 protruding out of the surface of the connection transition 244 to the thickness of the metal elastic sheet 240 is larger than 1 time, the metal elastic sheet 240 is stretched too much due to too high stamping height, and stress is concentrated, in a plurality of plugging and unplugging experiments, the reinforcing rib 245 is bent continuously, and the higher the height is, the fewer the bending times are. Therefore, the inventor sets the ratio of the height of the surface of the reinforcing rib 245 protruding from the connecting transition 244 to the thickness of the metal dome 240 to be in the range of 0.1 to 1.

The contact portion 243 of the metal dome 240 may be provided with a bent structure. When the contact section of the plug terminal is in contact with the contact portion 243 of the metal dome 240, the elastic portion 242 of the metal dome 240 is elastically deformed, and the resilience of the elastic portion 242 acts on the contact section of the plug terminal 120, so that the plug terminal 120 and the metal dome 240 are electrically connected stably.

The present invention further provides a charging socket, which may include the electrical connection structure 100 of any of the above embodiments. The electrical connection structure 100 of the present invention comprises the good contact between the plug-in terminal 120 and the metal spring 140, the stable connection between the metal spring 140 and the circuit board 110, and the plurality of metal springs 140 provide a plurality of signal detection points, which ensures the stability of signal transmission; meanwhile, the metal elastic sheet 140 has good performance, can be used for plugging and unplugging the plug-in terminal 120 for many times, and has long service life.

Third embodiment

The invention also provides an automobile which can comprise the charging socket and/or the electric connection structure of any one of the embodiments. In the existing charging socket, the plug terminal 120 is usually directly welded on the circuit board, and if the plug terminal 120 is damaged in the using process, the plug terminal 120 is not easy to be removed in the maintenance process, so that the maintenance man-hour is increased, and the maintenance cost is increased. If the plug terminal 120 is not soldered firmly, the plug terminal 120 and the circuit board 110 may have poor contact, and the stability of the electrical connection between the circuit board 110 and the plug terminal 120 may be affected. Resulting in the leakage of electricity of the equipment and the risk of injury and death of people due to electric shock. The automobile provided by the invention adopts the electric connection structure comprising the charging socket and/or any one of the above embodiments, the circuit board 110 is in contact connection with the plug terminal 120 by the metal elastic sheet 140, and the plug terminal 120 can be detached from the circuit board 110 at any time, so that the maintenance time is saved, and the maintenance cost is reduced. In addition, the elastic force of the metal elastic sheet 140 is stable, the contact resistance with the plug terminal 120 is always kept in a stable state, and the metal elastic sheet 140 can also be stably and electrically connected with the plug terminal 120 in a state that the plug terminal 120 continuously vibrates in a moving state of the automobile, so that the safety of the automobile is ensured, and the service life of the automobile is prolonged.

Unless defined otherwise, technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. Terms such as "component" and the like, when used herein, can refer to either a single part or a combination of parts. Terms such as "mounted," "disposed," and the like, as used herein, may refer to one component as being directly attached to another component or one component as being attached to another component through intervening components. Features described herein in one embodiment may be applied to another embodiment, either alone or in combination with other features, unless the feature is otherwise inapplicable or otherwise stated in the other embodiment.

The present invention has been described in terms of the above embodiments, but it should be understood that the above embodiments are for purposes of illustration and description only and are not intended to limit the invention to the scope of the described embodiments. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that many variations and modifications may be made to the teachings of the invention, which fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.