TW201509036A - Electrical adapter - Google Patents

Abstract

An electrical adapter includes an insulating body, a plurality of first pins, a plurality of second pins and a printed circuit board. The first pins are adjacent to the front side of the insulating body, and the second pins adjacent to the rear side of the insulating body. The printed circuit board is disposed on the insulating body, and has a plurality of wires respectively connected to the first pins and the second pins. Further, a distance of two adjacent first pins is shorter than the distance of two adjacent second pins.

Description

Adapter electrical connector

The invention relates generally to an electrical connector, and more particularly to a patching electrical connector.

Due to the rapid advancement of computer technology, the connectors of the computer components of the old specifications and the connectors of the computer components of the new specifications are often not connected to each other. However, in order to enable the electrical connector of the old specification to be electrically connected to the new specification of the electrical connector, the adapter can be connected by using the adapter.

If the distance between the terminals of the old-sized electrical connector is larger than the distance between the terminals of the new-sized electrical connector, a complicated mechanism is required to connect the terminals of the two, resulting in a transit electrical connection. The assembly and manufacturing process of the device is complicated, and it is difficult to further reduce the production cost.

In order to solve the above-mentioned shortcomings, it is an object of the present invention to provide an adapter electrical connector which can have a relatively simple structure, thereby simplifying assembly and manufacturing processes.

The invention provides an adapter electrical connector comprising an insulative housing, a plurality of first terminals, a plurality of second terminals, and a circuit board. The insulative housing has a front side, a rear side, a plurality of first terminal slots adjacent to the front side, and a plurality of second terminal slots adjacent to the rear side. The first terminal is disposed in the first terminal slot, and the second terminal is disposed in the second terminal slot. The circuit board is disposed on the insulating body, And having a plurality of wires electrically connected to the first terminal and the second terminal, respectively. Furthermore, the spacing between the two adjacent first terminals is less than the spacing between the two adjacent second terminals.

In summary, the adapter electrical connector of the present invention utilizes an electric power The circuit board connects the first terminal and the second terminal at different separation distances, so that the structure is simpler, thereby simplifying the assembly and the manufacturing process.

1‧‧‧Transfer electrical connector

10‧‧‧Insulated body

11‧‧‧First terminal slot

12‧‧‧Second terminal slot

13‧‧‧Fixed column

14‧‧‧First fixed slot

15‧‧‧Second fixing slot

20‧‧‧First terminal

21‧‧‧First connection

22‧‧‧First plug-in

221‧‧‧ first barb

23‧‧‧First slot

30‧‧‧second terminal

31‧‧‧Second connection

32‧‧‧Second plug-in

321‧‧‧second barb

33‧‧‧Second socket

40‧‧‧ boards

41‧‧‧ first joint

411‧‧‧First perforation

42‧‧‧second junction

421‧‧‧Second perforation

43‧‧‧Wire

44‧‧‧Fixed holes

50‧‧‧First clamping mechanism

51‧‧‧First clamping element

511‧‧‧First limit slot

52‧‧‧First clamping element

60‧‧‧Second clamping mechanism

61‧‧‧Second clamping element

611‧‧‧Second limit slot

62‧‧‧Second snap-in components

D1, d2, d3, d4‧‧‧ spacing

D1‧‧‧Arranged direction

D2‧‧‧ extending direction

S1‧‧‧ front side

S2‧‧‧ back side

S3‧‧‧ bottom side

F1, F2‧‧‧ connection line

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the adapter electrical connector of the present invention.

2 and 3 are exploded views of the adapter electrical connector of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a bottom plan view of the adapter electrical connector of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view of the adapter electrical connector of the present invention.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the adapter electrical connector 1 of the present invention. 2 and 3 are exploded views of the adapter electrical connector 1 of the present invention. Figure 4 is a bottom plan view of the adapter electrical connector 1 of the present invention. Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the adapter electrical connector 1 of the present invention. The adapter electrical connector 1 can be disposed in an electronic device such as a notebook computer for connecting two different specifications of the connection line. The above connecting line may be a cable or a flexible circuit board 40 having a plurality of contacts.

The adapter electrical connector 1 includes an insulative housing 10, a plurality of first terminals 20, a plurality of second terminals 30, a circuit board 40, a first clamping mechanism 50, and a second clamping mechanism 60. The insulative housing 10 can be an elongated plate-like structure, a plurality of first terminal slots 11, a plurality of second terminal slots 12, and a plurality of mounting posts 13.

The first terminal slot 11 is adjacent to the front side S1 of the insulative housing 10, and along An array direction D1 is arranged in parallel with each other. The second terminal slots 12 are adjacent to the rear side S2 of the insulative housing 10 and are arranged in parallel with each other along the arrangement direction D1. The first terminal slot 11 and the second terminal slot 12 extend in an extending direction D2, wherein the extending direction D2 is perpendicular to the array direction D1.

The first terminal 20 is disposed in the first terminal slot 11 . First terminal 20 adjacent The front side S1 of the insulative housing 10 is adjacent to each other and arranged in parallel along the arrangement direction D1. The second terminal 30 is disposed in the second terminal slot 12 . The second terminals 30 are adjacent to the rear side S2 of the insulative housing 10 and are arranged in parallel with each other in the arrangement direction D1.

The spacing d1 between the two adjacent first terminals 20 is less than two adjacent The spacing d2 between the second terminals 30 and the spacing d3 between the two adjacent first terminal slots 11 are smaller than the spacing d4 between the two adjacent second terminal slots 12. In other words, the first terminals 20 are sequentially arranged at intervals in the arrangement direction D1 with the pitch d1, and the second terminals 30 are sequentially arranged at intervals in the arrangement direction D1 with the pitch d2, and the pitch d1 is smaller than the pitch d2.

In some embodiments, the first terminal 20 and the second terminal 30 can have the same structure and size, which can reduce the manufacturing cost of the electrical interface connector 1.

The circuit board 40 can be a flexible circuit board. Since the flexible circuit board 40 has a thin thickness, the thickness of the adapter electrical connector 1 can be reduced. The circuit board 40 is disposed on the bottom side S3 of the insulative housing 10 and has a plurality of first contacts 41, second contacts 42, and a plurality of wires 43, and a plurality of fixing holes 44. The first contacts 41 are spaced apart from each other substantially in the extending direction D2 and are in contact with the first terminal 20. The second contacts 42 are spaced apart from each other substantially in the extending direction D2 and are in contact with the second terminal 30.

In order to make the illustration clearer, the portion of the wire 43 is omitted. The wire 43 is printed on the circuit board 40, and the two ends of the wire 43 are respectively connected to the first contact 41 and the second contact 42. Therefore, the wires 43 are electrically connected to the first One terminal 20 and second terminal 30.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the first connection Each of the points 41 has a first through hole 411, the first terminal 20 has a first connecting portion 21 at the first through hole 411, and the second contact 42 has a second through hole 421, respectively. One of the two through holes 421 is a second connecting portion 31. In addition, solder may be disposed on the first through hole 411 and the second through hole 421 so that the first connecting portion 21 and the second connecting portion 31 can be electrically connected to the first contact 41 and the second contact 42 respectively.

In another embodiment, the first contact 41 and the second contact 42 are The first through hole 411 and the second through hole 421 are not included. The first connecting portion 21 and the second connecting portion 31 directly contact the first contact 41 and the second contact 42 respectively, thereby reducing the cost of soldering.

When the circuit board 40 is disposed on the insulative housing 10, the fixing post 13 can be The fixing plate 13 is passed through the fixing post 13 to fix and position the circuit board 40, and the first contact 41 and the second contact 42 can be accurately positioned on the first terminal 20 and the second terminal 30.

Therefore, in this embodiment, it can be connected by different circuit boards 40. The first terminal 20 and the second terminal 30 having different pitches are connected, so the adapter electrical connector 1 can correspond to different specifications of the connection line (as shown in FIG. 6).

The first terminal 20 and the second terminal 30 are electrically connected by the circuit board 40 The sexual connection makes the adapter electrical connector 1 have the advantage of simple structure. In addition, by replacing the circuit board 40 and the insulative housing 10, other types of connecting lines can be matched, thereby reducing the cost of the design.

As shown in FIG. 5, the insulative housing 10 has a first terminal slot 11 a plurality of first fixing slots 14 and a plurality of second slots in the second terminal slot 12 Fixing groove 15. The first terminal 20 has a first plug portion 22 and a first barb 221 disposed on the first plug portion 22 , and the second terminal 30 has a second plug portion 32 and is disposed on the second plug portion 32 . A second barb 321 .

When the first terminal 20 is inserted into the first terminal slot 11, the first plug The first portion 20 is inserted into the first fixing groove 14 , and the first barb 221 is pierced in the side wall of the first fixing groove 14 so that the first terminal 20 can be firmly fixed to the insulative housing 10 . When the second terminal 30 is inserted into the second terminal slot 12, the second plug portion 32 is inserted into the second fixing slot 15, and the second barb 321 is pierced into the sidewall of the second fixing slot 15 to make the second terminal The terminal 30 can be firmly fixed to the insulative housing 10.

The first clamping mechanism 50 is disposed on the insulative housing 10 adjacent to the insulation The front side S1 of the body 10. The first clamping mechanism 50 includes a first clamping element 51 and two first clamping elements 52. The first clamping element 51 is pivotally connected to the insulative housing 10 and adjacent to the front side S1. The first clamping element 51 has a plurality of first limiting slots 511. The first engaging element 52 is disposed on the insulative housing 10 and adjacent to the front side S1.

The second clamping mechanism 60 is disposed on the insulative housing 10 adjacent to the insulation The rear side S2 of the body 10. The second clamping mechanism 60 includes a second clamping element 61 and two second clamping elements 62. The second clamping member 61 is pivotally connected to the insulative housing 10 and adjacent to the front side S1. The second clamping element 61 has a plurality of second limiting slots 611. The second engaging element 62 is disposed on the insulative housing 10 and adjacent to the rear side S2.

As shown in Figures 2 and 5, the first clamping element 51 can be After the second clamping member 61 is opened relative to the insulative housing 10, the connecting wire F1 and the connecting wire F2 are respectively inserted into the first insertion slot 23 of the first terminal 20 and the second insertion slot 33 of the second terminal 30. At this time, the first engaging component 52 is located on both sides of the connecting line F1, the auxiliary connecting line F1 is inserted into the first plugging slot 23, and the second engaging component 62 is located. The two sides of the connecting line F2 can be inserted into the second plugging slot 33. Thereafter, the first clamping member 51 and the second clamping member 61 are closed relative to the insulative housing 10 to cover the first terminal 20 and the second terminal 30, respectively.

When the first clamping element 51 is covered by the first terminal 20, the first end The sub-20s are respectively located in the first limiting slots 511 to assist in fixing the first terminal 20. The first engaging element 52 abuts on opposite sides of the first clamping element 51 to fix the first clamping element 51 so that the connecting wire F1 can be well fixed to the adapter electrical connector 1.

When the second clamping element 61 is covered by the second terminal 30, the second end The sub-outsets 30 are respectively located in the second limiting slots 611 to assist in fixing the second terminal 30. The second engaging element 62 abuts on opposite sides of the second clamping element 61 to fix the second clamping element 61 so that the connecting wire F2 can be well fixed to the adapter electrical connector 1.

In summary, the adapter electrical connector of the present invention utilizes an electric power The circuit board connects the first terminal and the second terminal at different separation distances, so that the structure is simpler, thereby simplifying the assembly and the manufacturing process.

Although the invention has been disclosed above in various embodiments, it is merely a van For example, and without departing from the scope of the invention, any modifications and changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, the above embodiments are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and the scope of protection of the present invention This is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application.

1‧‧‧Transfer electrical connector

10‧‧‧Insulated body

11‧‧‧First terminal slot

12‧‧‧Second terminal slot

13‧‧‧Fixed column

20‧‧‧First terminal

21‧‧‧First connection

30‧‧‧second terminal

31‧‧‧Second connection

40‧‧‧ boards

41‧‧‧ first joint

42‧‧‧second junction

43‧‧‧Wire

44‧‧‧Fixed holes

D1‧‧‧Arranged direction

D2‧‧‧ extending direction

S1‧‧‧ front side

S2‧‧‧ back side

S3‧‧‧ bottom side

Claims (10)

An adapter electrical connector comprising: an insulative housing having a front side, a rear side, a plurality of first terminal slots adjacent to the front side, and a plurality of second terminal slots adjacent to the rear side; a terminal disposed in the first terminal slot; a plurality of second terminals disposed in the second terminal slot; and a circuit board disposed on the insulative housing and having a plurality of wires electrically connected to the first terminal a terminal and the second terminal; wherein a spacing between the two adjacent first terminals is less than a spacing between two adjacent second terminals. The adapter electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the first terminal slots are arranged in parallel with each other along an arrangement direction, and the second terminal slots are arranged parallel to each other along the arrangement direction, and adjacent to each other. The spacing between the first terminal slots is less than the spacing between the two adjacent second terminal slots. The adapter electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the first terminal is adjacent to the front side of the insulative housing, and is parallel to each other in an arrangement direction, and the second terminal is adjacent to the insulative body. The rear sides are arranged in parallel with each other along the arrangement direction. The adapter electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the circuit board has a plurality of first contacts respectively contacting the first terminals, and a plurality of second contacts respectively contacting the second terminals, Both ends of the wire are respectively connected to the first contact and the second contact. The adapter electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the first contacts respectively have a first through hole, the first terminal has a first connecting portion located at the first through hole, and the second The contacts respectively have a first through hole, and the second terminals respectively have a second connecting portion located at one of the second through holes. The adapter electrical connector of claim 1, further comprising: a first clamping member pivotally connected to the insulative housing and adjacent to the front side, wherein the first clamping member has a plurality of a limiting slot, the first terminal is located in the first limiting slot when the first clamping component is closed on the first terminal; and a second clamping component is pivotally connected to the insulating body, And adjacent to the rear side, wherein the second clamping element has a plurality of second limiting slots, and when the second clamping component covers the second terminal, the second terminals are respectively located at the second limiting position Inside the slot. The adapter electrical connector of claim 6, further comprising: two first engaging components disposed on the insulative housing adjacent to the front side, wherein the first clamping component is covered by the first a first engaging element abuts against two opposite sides of the first clamping element; and two second engaging elements disposed on the insulating body adjacent to the rear side, when the second clamping When the holding component is attached to the second terminal, the second engaging component abuts on opposite sides of the second clamping component. The adapter electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the circuit board has a fixing hole, and the insulating body comprises a fixing post passing through one of the fixing holes. The adapter electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the insulative housing has a plurality of first fixing slots in the first terminal slot, and the first terminals are respectively inserted in the first fixing slot One of the first insertion portions; and the insulating body has a plurality of second fixing grooves located in the second terminal groove, and the second terminals respectively have a second insertion portion interposed in the second fixing groove. The adapter electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the circuit board is a flexible circuit board.