CN115566454A - A Type-C female electrical connector - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a Type-C female end electric connector which comprises an insulation main body and a PCB, wherein the PCB is provided with a contact electrode for conducting electric energy or electric signals, and the insulation main body partially covers the PCB. Through adopting the PCB board to replace the metal terminal among the prior art and conduct electric energy or the signal of telecommunication, can save comparatively numerous and diverse metal terminal's manufacturing procedure, it is more convenient to process, and technology is more stable, can also reduce Type-C female end electric connector's cost. Through the outer frame that sets up the high strength that the metal made, can save the ground terminal of female end electric connector of Type-C, also can improve the intensity of female end electric connector of Type-C, protection PCB board.

Description

A Type-C female electrical connector

technical field

The invention relates to the field of electronic equipment, in particular to an electrical connector.

Background technique

Type-C female electrical connectors are widely used in various electronic products, such as power banks, Bluetooth headsets, mobile phones, etc., for charging or signal transmission of electronic products.

The existing electrical connector has a relatively complex structure and many components, especially a large number of conductive terminals. Conductive terminals need to be processed through more complicated processes such as stamping. After the conductive terminal is processed, multiple injection molding processes are required to set the conductive terminal on the insulating body.

Contents of the invention

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a Type-C female electrical connector.

In order to solve the above technical problems, the Type-C female electrical connector of the present invention includes an insulating body and a PCB board, the PCB board is provided with contact electrodes for conducting electric energy or electrical signals, and the insulating body partially covers the PCB board.

Preferably, the PCB board is integrally processed with the insulating main body through an injection molding process.

Preferably, the Type-C female electrical connector further includes an outer frame, and the outer frame is arranged on a side of the PCB.

Preferably, the Type-C female electrical connector further includes an outer frame member, and the outer frame member wraps the front surface and the side surface of the PCB board.

Preferably, the outer frame is provided with a groove for accommodating the PCB board.

Preferably, the PCB board and the outer frame are integrally processed with the insulating main body through an injection molding process.

Preferably, the outer frame is electrically connected to part of the contact electrodes.

Preferably, the PCB board is provided with pads, and the outer frame is welded to the pads.

Preferably, the outer frame is made of metal material.

Preferably, the outer frame is provided with a clamping portion.

Preferably, some of the contact electrodes include a plurality of docking portions and a welding leg electrically connected to the plurality of docking portions.

By using the contact electrodes on the PCB instead of the metal terminals in the prior art to conduct electric energy or electrical signals, the relatively complicated metal terminal processing procedures can be omitted, the processing is more convenient, the process is more stable, and the Type-C mother can also be reduced. The cost of the terminal connector. By arranging the insulating main body, the function of protecting and fixing the PCB board can be played. By setting the outer frame, the strength of the Type-C female electrical connector can be improved, and the PCB board and the plastic body can be protected. By electrically connecting the outer frame with part of the contact electrodes, the outer frame can be used to conduct electric energy, for example, it can be used as a grounding terminal.

Description of drawings

1 is a schematic diagram of Embodiment 1 of the Type-C female electrical connector of the present invention;

Figure 2 is an exploded view of the Type-C female electrical connector in Figure 1;

Fig. 3 is an assembly diagram of the insulating body, outer frame and PCB board of the Type-C female electrical connector in Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of the outer frame and PCB board of the Type-C female electrical connector in Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is an assembly diagram of another perspective of the insulating body, outer frame and PCB board of the Type-C female electrical connector in Fig. 1;

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of another perspective of the outer frame and PCB board of the Type-C female electrical connector in Fig. 1;

7 is an exploded view of Embodiment 2 of the Type-C female electrical connector of the present invention;

Fig. 8 is an assembly diagram of the insulating body, outer frame and PCB board of the Type-C female electrical connector in Fig. 7;

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of the outer frame and the PCB board of Embodiment 3 of the Type-C female electrical connector of the present invention.

detailed description

The present invention will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

Example 1:

As shown in FIGS. 1-6 , the Type-C female electrical connector of this embodiment includes a housing 1 , an insulating body 2 and a PCB 5 . The shell 1 can be made of metal material, and is used to protect the internal components of the Type-C female electrical connector. The PCB board 5 is provided with a contact electrode 51 for conducting electric energy or electric signal. The contact electrode 51 is a plurality of conductive copper foils, and each conductive copper foil is used for conducting electric signal or electric energy according to actual needs. The docking portion 517 of the contact electrode 51 is used for docking with the electrode of the connector male head to conduct electric signals or electric energy. The insulating body 2 partly covers the PCB board 5, as shown in Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, the front part of the PCB board 5 is exposed, so that the abutting portion 517 of the contact electrode 51 on the PCB board 5 is exposed , for making electrical contact with the connector male. As shown in FIG. 5 , the rear part of the PCB 5 is exposed, so that the solder pins 518 of the contact electrodes 51 on the PCB 5 are exposed, so as to be welded with the PCB of the electronic product to realize electrical connection. The Type-C receptacle electrical connector further includes an outer frame 3 , and in this embodiment, the outer frame 3 includes integrally formed side beams 32 , side beams 33 and cross beams 31 . The cross beam 31 connects the side beam 32 and the side beam 33 . The outer frame 3 wraps the front face 52 and the side face 53 of the PCB 5 . In this embodiment, the outer frame member 3 is provided with a groove 35 for accommodating the PCB board 5 , and the front surface 52 and the side surface 53 of the PCB board 5 extend into the groove 35 . The outer frame member 3 is provided with a clamping portion 36 for clamping the male head of the connector. The PCB board 5 and the outer frame 3 are integrally processed with the insulating main body 2 through an injection molding process. The outer frame 3 is made of metal materials, such as powder metallurgy, zinc alloy or steel. In this embodiment, the PCB board 5 is a double-sided printed circuit board, so that the Type-C female electrical connector can be inserted forward and backward, and the power of electrical transmission can be improved. It should be noted that a plurality of docking parts can share one solder leg, for example, four of them share one solder leg, and the four docking parts are electrically connected to the solder leg inside the PCB board, and the four docking parts and A welding foot together forms a contact electrode, which is used as the positive electrode of the power supply, thus saving the number of welding feet and simplifying the welding process. Of course, it is also possible to make the four butt joints share one welding leg, and these four butt joints and one welding leg together form a contact electrode for use as grounding. That is, the butt joints with the same function can all share one soldering leg, so as to save the number of soldering legs.

By using the contact electrodes on the PCB instead of the metal terminals in the prior art to conduct electric energy or electrical signals, the relatively complicated metal terminal processing procedures can be omitted, the processing is more convenient, the process is more stable, and the Type-C mother can also be reduced. The cost of the terminal connector. By arranging the insulating main body, the PCB board can be protected. By arranging the outer frame, the strength of the Type-C female electrical connector can be improved and the PCB board can be protected. By electrically connecting the outer frame with part of the contact electrodes, the outer frame can be used to conduct electric energy, for example, it can be used as a ground terminal, which can save the ground terminal of the Type-C female electrical connector.

Example 2:

As shown in FIGS. 7-8 , the Type-C female electrical connector of this embodiment includes a housing 91 , an insulating body 92 and a PCB 95 . The shell 91 can be made of metal material for protecting the internal components of the Type-C female electrical connector. The PCB board 95 is provided with a contact electrode 951 for conducting electric energy or electric signal. The contact electrode 951 is a plurality of conductive copper foils, and each conductive copper foil is used for conducting electric signal or electric energy according to actual needs. The insulating body 92 partially covers the PCB board 95 . The Type-C female electrical connector further includes an outer frame 93 . These are the same as in Example 1.

The difference between this embodiment and Embodiment 1 is that: the number of the outer frame members 93 is two, and the two outer frame members 93 respectively wrap the two side surfaces 953 of the PCB board 95 . The outer frame 93 is not provided with a beam for wrapping the front end of the PCB.

Example 3:

As shown in FIG. 9 , the difference between the Type-C female electrical connector of this embodiment and Embodiment 1 is that a soldering pad 859 is also provided on the PCB board 85 , and the side beams 832 and 833 of the outer frame member 83 The tail end is soldered or crimped to the pad 859 . In this way, the outer frame 83 is electrically connected to some contact electrodes of the PCB, and the outer frame 83 can be used to conduct electric energy, such as being used as a ground terminal, which can simplify the process and save costs, and improve the Type-C female terminal. Stability of electrical connectors. In this embodiment, the contact electrodes electrically connected to the outer frame 83 may only include welding feet, the outer frame 83 is electrically connected to four welding pads 859, and the four welding pads 859 are electrically connected to one welding foot. In this embodiment, the outer frame member 83 is electrically connected to a welding leg for grounding. It is also possible to make 4 of the butt joints share a welding foot, and these 4 butt joints and a welding foot together form a contact electrode, which is used as the positive electrode of the power supply, which saves the number of welding feet and simplifies the welding process.

As a simple modification of the above embodiment, in order to further reduce the cost, the outer frame may not be provided.

The above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not used to limit the implementation scope of the present invention, that is, all equivalent changes and modifications made according to the present invention are covered by the scope of the claims of the present invention, and are not intended here. Give another example.

Claims (10)

1. A Type-C female electrical connector, comprising an insulating body and a PCB board, the PCB board is provided with several contact electrodes for conducting electric energy or electrical signals, and the insulating body part covers the PCB board. 2. The Type-C receptacle electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein the PCB board is integrally processed with the insulating main body through an injection molding process. 3. The Type-C receptacle electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein the Type-C receptacle electrical connector also includes an outer frame, and the outer frame is arranged on the PCB board. side; or the Type-C female electrical connector further includes an outer frame, and the outer frame wraps the front surface and the side of the PCB. 4. The Type-C female electrical connector according to claim 3, wherein the outer frame is provided with a groove for accommodating the PCB board. 5 . The Type-C receptacle electrical connector according to claim 3 , wherein the PCB board and the outer frame are integrally processed with the insulating main body through an injection molding process. 6 . 6 . The Type-C receptacle electrical connector according to claim 3 , wherein the outer frame is electrically connected to part of the contact electrodes. 7. The Type-C receptacle electrical connector according to claim 6, wherein the PCB board is provided with pads, and the outer frame is welded to the pads. 8. The Type-C female electrical connector according to claim 3, wherein the outer frame is made of metal material. 9. The Type-C receptacle electrical connector according to claim 3, wherein the outer frame is provided with a locking portion. 10 . The Type-C receptacle electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein some of the contact electrodes include a plurality of butt joints and a welding leg electrically connected to the plurality of butt joints. 11 .

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