阅读说明：本技术 具直下式锁定结构的连接器 (Connector with direct type locking structure ) 是由 林贤昌 于 2020-02-12 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明为一种具直下式锁定结构的连接器。连接器包含一公端与一母座。公端具有多个弹性部,且多个弹性部的外侧形成一扣合件。母座具有多个结合件,且多个结合件分别的形成结合空间的二侧且多个结合件对应多个扣合件设置。藉由形变多个弹性部,让多个扣合件对应多个结合件,而进一步锁定公端与母座,又藉由形变多个弹性部,让多个扣合件与多个结合件解除锁定公端与母座。(The invention relates to a connector with a direct type locking structure. The connector includes a male end and a female socket. The male end is provided with a plurality of elastic parts, and the outsides of the elastic parts form a buckling piece. The female seat is provided with a plurality of connectors, the connectors respectively form two sides of a combining space, and the connectors are arranged corresponding to the fasteners. The plurality of fasteners correspond to the plurality of connectors by deforming the plurality of elastic parts, so as to further lock the male end and the female seat, and the plurality of fasteners and the plurality of connectors unlock the male end and the female seat by deforming the plurality of elastic parts.)

1. A connector with direct-type locking structure, comprising:

the male end is provided with a first body, a cover body and a plurality of elastic parts, the first body is connected with the cover body to form an accommodating space, the elastic parts are respectively arranged at two sides of the first body, each elastic part extends from two ends of the first body and is combined to form a closed space, and the outer side of each elastic part forms a buckling piece; and

the female seat is provided with a second body and a plurality of connectors, the second body forms a combining space for combining with the first body, the connectors are respectively formed on two sides of the combining space, and the connectors are arranged corresponding to the fasteners;

the first body moves towards the direction of the combining space, the fasteners correspond to the fasteners by deforming the elastic parts, the fasteners and the fasteners are further locked, the fasteners and the fasteners are unlocked by deforming the elastic parts, and the first body further moves towards the direction far away from the combining space.

2. The connector with direct-downward type locking structure of claim 1, further comprising a fixing member disposed on the second body for fixing the female housing to a printed circuit board.

3. The connector of claim 1, wherein a limiting groove is formed on a periphery of the receiving space and a limiting post is formed on the cover, and after the cover moves toward the receiving space, the limiting post is limited by the limiting groove, so that the cover is locked to the first body.

4. The connector of claim 3, wherein the position of the limiting post is for disposing a notch of a corresponding flexible flat cable.

5. The connector with direct type locking structure according to claim 3, wherein the limiting grooves are formed at two sides of the accommodating space, and the limiting posts are disposed on the cover corresponding to the limiting grooves.

6. The connector with direct type locking structure according to claim 1, wherein the cover is formed extending from the first body.

7. The connector of claim 1, wherein the first body further comprises a first positioning member and the second body further comprises a second positioning member, and the first positioning member is coupled to the second positioning member, so that the first body is disposed in the combining space.

8. The connector with direct type locking structure according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of engaging members are L-shaped engaging members and the plurality of engaging members are protrusions, and the protrusions are locked by the L-shaped engaging members, so that the plurality of elastic portions are locked to the first body.

9. The connector with direct type locking structure according to claim 1, wherein the first body further comprises a plurality of pressing plates formed at both sides of a connection portion of the cover body and the first body.

10. The connector with direct type locking structure according to claim 1, wherein the opening height of the accommodating space is not less than the thickness of the flexible flat cable.

[ technical field ] A method for producing a semiconductor device

The present invention relates to a connector, and more particularly to a connector with a direct-type locking structure for a flexible flat cable.

[ background of the invention ]

Traditionally, soft Flat Cable (FFC) is the data Cable that forms through automation equipment production line pressfitting by the insulating tin-plated Flat copper line of PET for provide signal transmission usefulness, its itself have can be bent wantonly, advantages such as high frequency signal transmission ability, its field that is fit for using is products such as automobile-used, household electrical appliances, display screen, intelligent cell-phone.

In order to allow an assembler to easily assemble the connector without damaging the circuit board or the flexible flat cable, the present invention provides a connector with a direct type locking structure, which allows the assembler to quickly assemble the connector.

[ summary of the invention ]

The first objective of the present invention is to provide a connector with a direct-type locking structure for connecting a flexible flat cable and a printed circuit board.

The second objective of the present invention is to provide a male end combined with a flexible flat cable to achieve the purpose of combining with a female socket located on a circuit board according to the connector with a direct-type locking structure.

The third objective of the present invention is to provide a deformable elastic body for the male end of the connector with the direct-type locking structure, so as to lock the male end in the female socket or separate the male end from the female socket.

The fourth objective of the present invention is to provide a spacing groove and a spacing post according to the connector with direct-type locking structure, so as to achieve the purpose of locking the flexible flat cable.

A fifth object of the present invention is to provide the connector with direct-type locking structure, wherein the male end provides a cover extending from the first body of the male end, so as to achieve the purpose of reducing the design of the connecting mechanism.

A sixth object of the present invention is to provide a press plate at the male end of the connector with the direct-type locking structure, so as to clamp the flexible flat cable in the accommodating space.

To achieve the above and other objects, the present invention provides a connector with a direct-type locking structure. The connector includes a male end and a female socket. The male end comprises a first body, a cover body and a plurality of elastic parts. The first body is connected with the cover body to form an accommodating space. The elastic parts are respectively arranged on two sides of the first body. Each elastic part extends from two ends of the first body and is combined to form a closed space, and the outer side of each elastic part forms a buckling piece. The female seat comprises a second body and a plurality of connectors. The second body forms a combining space which can be combined with the first body. The plurality of combining parts are respectively formed on two sides of the combining space and are arranged corresponding to the plurality of buckling parts. The first body moves towards the direction of the combining space, the fasteners correspond to the connectors by deforming the elastic parts, the fasteners and the connectors are further locked, and the fasteners and the connectors are unlocked by deforming the elastic parts, so that the first body moves towards the direction far away from the combining space.

Compared with the prior art, the connector with the direct type locking structure provided by the invention is combined with the female end by virtue of the flexible flat cable combined with the male end in advance, and can be rapidly assembled by virtue of the deformation of the elastic piece, and is particularly applied to miniaturized fields such as vehicle-mounted electronic products, smart phones, smart panels, notebook computers, televisions and the like.

The specific techniques employed in the present invention will be further illustrated by the following examples and accompanying drawings.

[ description of the drawings ]

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a connector with a direct-type locking structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a detailed structural diagram illustrating the male terminal of fig. 1 according to the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a schematic view illustrating the connector having the direct type locking structure of fig. 1 according to the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a detailed structural view illustrating the female terminal of fig. 1 according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic sectional view A-A' illustrating the combination of the male terminal and the female socket of FIG. 1 according to the present invention.

Description of the main element symbols:

10 connector with direct type locking structure

12 male end

122 first body

1222 position-limiting groove

1224 tank body

1226 pressing plate

1228 first positioning element

124 cover body

1242 Limit post

126 elastic part

1262. 1264 elastic arm

1266 fastener

14 female seat

142 second body

1422 second positioning element

144 combination piece

16 fastener

18 conductive terminal

SP accommodation space

CSP enclosure

F external force

CBSP binding space

[ detailed description ] embodiments

For a fuller understanding of the objects, features and advantages of the present invention, reference should be made to the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

In the present disclosure, "a" or "an" is used to describe the units, elements and components described herein. This is done for convenience of illustration only and to provide a general sense of the scope of the invention. Thus, unless clearly indicated to the contrary, such description should be read to include one, at least one and the singular also includes the plural.

In the present disclosure, the terms "comprise," "include," "have," "contain," or any other similar terms are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. For example, an element, structure, article, or apparatus that comprises a plurality of elements is not limited to only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such element, structure, article, or apparatus. In addition, unless expressly stated to the contrary, the term "or" is intended to mean an inclusive "or" rather than an exclusive "or".

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a connector with a direct-type locking structure according to an embodiment of the present invention. The connector 10 is capable of connecting a flexible flat cable (not shown) to a printed circuit board (not shown). The connector 10 comprises a male end 12 and a female socket 14, wherein the male end 12 is connected to the flexible flat cable and the female socket 14 is connected to the circuit board. In another embodiment, the connector 10 may further include a fixing member 16 disposed on the female socket 14 for fixing the female socket 14 to the printed circuit board, and the connector 10 may further include a conductive terminal 18, as shown in fig. 3.

Referring also to fig. 2, a detailed structural diagram of the male terminal of fig. 1 according to the present invention is shown. In fig. 2, the male end 12 includes a first body 122, a cover 124 and two elastic portions 126.

The first body 122, the cover 124 and the elastic portion 126 are made of insulators. The first body 122 is connected to the cover 124 to form a containing space SP in the first body 122. The accommodating space SP can accommodate the flexible flat cable. The cover 124 can move (or rotate) toward the accommodating space SP to cover the accommodating space SP, or move (or rotate) toward the opposite direction of the accommodating space SP to open the cover. In the present embodiment, the accommodating space SP refers to a space generated when the cover 124 is covered, for example, the opening height of the accommodating space SP may be greater than or equal to the thickness of the flexible flat cable.

In another embodiment, referring to fig. 3, a schematic structural diagram of the connector with direct-type locking structure of fig. 1 according to the present invention is shown. In fig. 3, a limiting groove 1222 is formed at the periphery of the accommodating space SP, and a limiting post 1242 is formed on the cover 124, after the cover 124 moves toward the accommodating space SP, the limiting post 1242 is limited by the limiting groove 1222, so that the cover 124 is locked to the first body 122. The positioning slots 1222 are formed at two sides of the accommodating space SP, and the positioning posts 1242 are disposed on the cover 124 corresponding to the positioning slots 1222. In another embodiment, the position of the limiting post 1242 corresponds to the notch of the conventional flexible flat cable.

It should be noted that, in an embodiment, the first body 122 may pre-form a groove 1224 at the position of the accommodating space SP, so that when the first body 122 is combined with the cover 124, the accommodating space SP may be formed; however, the flexible flat cable may be pre-disposed in the groove 1224 before the cover 124 is closed.

In the embodiment, the cover 124 is formed by extending from the first body 122 and is connected by the same material, so that one or more bending operations can be performed.

Referring back to fig. 2, in the present embodiment, the first body 122 further includes a plurality of pressing plates 1226 formed at both sides of the connection portion of the cover 124 and the first body 122, so that when the cover 124 is turned over, the cover 124 connected to the first body 122 slides under the pressing plates 1226 and provides a downward force. The pressing plate 1226 cooperates with the positioning slot 1222 and the positioning post 1242 to firmly cover the cover 124 on the first body 122.

The elastic parts 126 are disposed at both sides of the first body 122. The elastic portion 126 extends from both ends of the side of the first body 122 and is combined to form a closed space CSP. In this embodiment, the elastic portion 126 has an elastic arm 1262,1264, and an outer side of one side of the elastic arm 1262,1264 forms a fastener 1266, when the elastic arm 1262,1264 is acted by an external force F, the elastic arm 1262,1264 generates an inward compressive force to generate a shape of the deformed closed space CSP, and the position of the fastener 1266 is changed by deformation, for example, the fastener 1266 can be a bump for combining with a subsequent L-shaped fastener, so that the elastic portion 126 is locked on the first body 122.

Referring to fig. 4, a detailed structure diagram of the female terminal of fig. 1 according to the present invention is shown. In fig. 4, the female housing 14 includes a second body 142 and two engaging members 144. The second body 142 forms a coupling space CBSP capable of coupling with the first body 142. The coupling members 144 are formed at both sides of the coupling space CBSP and the coupling members 144 are disposed corresponding to the fastening members 1266, for example, the coupling members 144 may be L-shaped coupling members, like hook-shaped structures. The shape of the bonding space CBSP follows the peripheral contour of the male end 12.

Referring to fig. 2, 3 and 4, in the present embodiment, the first body 122 further includes a first positioning member 1228, and the second body 142 further includes a second positioning member 1422, so that the first body 122 can be disposed in the combining space CBSP by aligning the first positioning member 1228 with the second positioning member 1422.

Referring also to fig. 5, a cross-sectional view a-a' illustrating the combination of the male end 12 and the female seat 14 of fig. 1 according to the present invention is shown. In fig. 5, when the first body 122 moves toward the combining space CBSP, the position of the fastener 1266 is adjusted by the deformable elastic portion 126, so that the fastener 1266 can correspond to the fastener 144, and the fastener 1266 and the fastener 144 are further locked; on the contrary, the deformable elastic portion 126 releases the locking between the fastener 1266 and the engaging member 144, so as to further move the first body 122 away from the combining space CBSP.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to particular embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form, construction, features, methods and quantities may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.