TWM486164U - Terminal - Google Patents

Description

Terminal

This creation is about a terminal.

No. M378513, the Republic of China new patent discloses a resilient terminal, which mainly comprises a basic section, a bow extending obliquely from one end of the basic section at an angle, and a biasing section extending from the bow, wherein the bow can be There is a gap between the biasing section and the basic section. At least one side of the base section extends a baffle toward at least a portion of the biasing section. The baffle passes through the spacing. The baffle opens at least one window. At least one side of the biasing section projects a wing toward the window. The window resists the wings to provide a biasing section preload and limits the extent to which it reciprocates toward the base section.

Except that the inner upper edge of the window can be pressed against the wing, the window of the elastic terminal does not touch the wing when the biasing section is pressed, especially when the biasing section is pressed; that is, except for the upward direction, The elastic terminal moves the unbiased biasing section in other directions, so that the elastic terminal may be permanently deformed or damaged by improper external force.

The Chinese Patent Application No. 200820217887.X discloses a contact terminal which is formed by bending a metal sheet. The contact terminal includes a base portion, a contact portion on one side of the base portion, and a welded portion on the other side of the base portion. The base and the welded portion are connected by the adjustment portion. The height of the contact terminal can be changed by adjusting the height of the adjustment portion.

The contact terminal of the Chinese Patent Application No. 200820217887.X does not provide a protection structure against overvoltage and which can prevent or block improper external force, so that the contact terminal may be permanently deformed and damaged under the action of improper external force.

According to the above problem, the present creation correspondingly proposes new different terminals.

At least some embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a terminal that includes a backplane, Two side plates, a plurality of elevated welding legs and a resilient contact arm. The side plates can extend upward from the side edges of the bottom plate, respectively. Each of the side panels may include a closed opening and a top edge that prevents overpressure, and the closed opening may be a distance from the bottom plate. The closed opening is defined by an inner circumference. The inner circumference may include an inner top edge. A plurality of elevated welding feet extend downward from the bottom plate. The elastic contact arm extends forward from the rear end of the bottom plate. The elastic contact arm may include a reverse flap, a resilient arm, a contact portion and two side tabs. The reverse flap is folded back from the rear end of the bottom plate and includes a forward end. The elastic arms extend forward from the end of the flap. The contact portion is located at the trailing end of the resilient arm. The contact portion is higher than the top edge of the side panel. The two side tabs may respectively protrude from the side edges of the elastic arm, wherein the side tabs are disposed through the corresponding closed openings. Each side tab is hooked on the inner top edge of the closed opening to pre-stress the resilient contact arm. The inner circumference of the closed aperture limits the range of movement of the corresponding side tab.

In at least some embodiments of the present invention, the terminal has the advantage that the closed opening can limit the range of movement of the side tabs, such that the elastic moving range of the resilient contact arms is limited, and the terminal can be prevented from being damaged by improper external force. The high-profile soldering feet of the terminals can provide the required cushioning elasticity of the terminals under the action of improper external force, so that the terminals can multiply against the external force.

1‧‧‧terminal

11‧‧‧floor

12‧‧‧ side panels

13‧‧‧High welding feet

13a‧‧‧The first high solder joint

13b‧‧‧Second high welding feet

15‧‧‧Flexible contact arm

111‧‧‧ Backend

112‧‧‧ side

113‧‧‧ front end

121‧‧‧Top edge

122‧‧‧Closed opening

123‧‧‧ inner circumference

131‧‧‧High Section

132‧‧‧Welding Department

151‧‧‧Contacts

152‧‧‧Side tabs

153‧‧‧Flexible arm

154‧‧‧Reflexed board

1231‧‧‧Inner top edge

1232‧‧‧ Inner bottom edge

1233‧‧‧ inside edge

1321‧‧‧Perforation

1531‧‧‧ side

1532‧‧‧ suction surface

End of 1541‧‧‧

1 is a schematic view of a terminal of an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is another schematic view of a terminal of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is still another schematic diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a terminal 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is another schematic view of the terminal 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is still another schematic diagram of the terminal 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to Figures 1 and 2, the terminal 1 can be surface mounted to the circuit board. The terminal 1 can be used for electrically connecting a circuit board and a pair of connectors. In an embodiment, the terminal 1 can be used to electrically connect two circuit boards. In an embodiment, the terminal 1 can be used to connect the ground contacts of the two boards. In an embodiment, the terminal 1 can be used to connect an electromagnetic wave-proof metal housing to a ground contact on the circuit board. In an embodiment, terminal 1 can be used in a connector.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the terminal 1 includes a bottom plate 11, two side plates 12, a plurality of elevated welding legs 13 and a resilient contact arm 15. The elastic contact arm 15 is connected to the bottom plate 11. The height of the raised base 13 is raised by the height of the base plate 11. The side plates 12 can at least protect the elastic contact arms 15 from being deformed by the improper external force of the elastic contact arms 15.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the bottom plate 11 includes a rear end 111, and the elastic contact arms 15 are folded back from the rear end 111 of the bottom plate 11. The elastic contact arm 15 includes a reverse flap 154, a resilient arm 153, a contact portion 151 and two side tabs 152. The reverse flap 154 is folded back from the rear end 111 of the bottom plate 11 to the front, and the reverse flap 154 includes a forward end 1541. The elastic arm 153 extends forward from the end 1541 of the flap 154, and the contact portion 151 is elastic. The tail ends of the arms 153; the tabs 152 on both sides protrude laterally from the side edges 1531 of the elastic arms 153, respectively. The bottom plate 11 includes two opposite side edges 112. The two side plates 12 extend upward from the two side edges 112 of the bottom plate 11, respectively. Each side plate 12 includes a closed opening 122 and a top edge 121 for preventing overpressure, wherein the top edge of each side plate 12 121 is lower than the contact portion 151 of the elastic contact arm 15, and each side tab 152 on the elastic arm 153 is bored in the corresponding closed opening 122. The elevated welding legs 13 extend downward from the bottom plate 11, respectively.

The directions or directions of movement (e.g., up, down, left, right, front, back, and others) used to illustrate the structure or component in the embodiments of the present invention are not absolute but relative. The orientation employed may be applicable when the disclosed components are in the same manner as the embodiments of the drawings. However, if the position or reference coordinates of the disclosed embodiments are changed, the orientation employed will also vary with the position of the embodiment or the reference coordinates.

Referring to Figures 1 and 2, the closed opening 122 of each side panel 12 is defined by an inner periphery 123. As shown in FIG. 2, the inner periphery 123 can include an inner top edge 1231 that can be the highest edge on the inner circumference 123. Before the terminal 1 is unfinished, the elastic contact arm 15 and the side tab 152 can be opened normally, so that the elastic contact arm 15 is pressed down, and the side tabs 152 are inserted through the corresponding closed opening 122, and the side convex The sheet 152 can be hooked (hooked against) at the inner top edge 1231 of the corresponding closed opening 122 to cause the resilient contact arm 15 to be pre-stressed.

Referring to Figure 1, the closure opening 122 can be a distance from the bottom plate 11. In other words, the inner periphery 123 can include an inner bottom edge 1232. The inner bottom edge 1232 can be the lowest edge on the inner circumference 123, with the inner bottom edge 1232 being a distance from the bottom plate 11. The depressed elastic contact arm 15 will stop after the side tab 152 touches the inner bottom edge 1232, so closing the opening 122 limits the corresponding side The downward movement range of the tab 152 can prevent the elastic contact arm 15 from being subjected to an improper external force, causing the terminal 1 to be damaged.

In one embodiment, the vertical distance of the resilient contact arm 15 from the top edge 121 of the side panels 12 is greater than the vertical width between the inner bottom edge 1232 of the closure opening 122 and the inner top edge 1231, such that when the resilient contact arm 15 When the butt joint is depressed and the side tab 152 is pressed against the inner bottom edge 1232, the inner bottom edge 1232 can provide support for the resilient contact arm 15 to be pressed against the docking member, thereby achieving a better electrical connection.

Referring to Figures 1 through 3, the inner periphery 123 can include two inner edges 1233. The inner side edge 1233 is located in the elastic range of the elastic contact arm 15 of the terminal 1 in the horizontal direction, or the distance between the inner side edges 1233 is smaller than the elastic range of the elastic contact arm 15 of the terminal 1 in the horizontal direction (ie, the elastic contact arm 15 is subjected to After the side tab 152 touches any of the inner edges 1233, when the pressure disappears, the elastic contact arm 15 can rebound to the original state), so that when the elastic contact arm 15 is pressed in the horizontal direction, the side tab The 152 will be blocked by the corresponding inner edge 1233, so the inner circumference 123 can limit the range of movement of the corresponding side tab 152 in the horizontal direction.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 3, the inner bottom edge 1232 and the inner top edge 1231 are located in the elastic range of the elastic contact arm 15 of the terminal 1 in the vertical direction, or the distance between the inner bottom edge 1232 and the inner top edge 1231 is smaller than the terminal 1 The elastic contact arm 15 has an elastic range in the vertical direction (ie, the elastic contact arm 15 is pressed after the side tab 152 touches the inner bottom edge 1232, and when the pressure disappears, the elastic contact arm 15 can rebound to the original state), When the elastic contact arm 15 is pressed in the vertical direction, the side tab 152 is blocked by the corresponding inner bottom edge 1232, so that the inner circumference 123 can limit the range of movement of the corresponding side tab 152 in the vertical direction.

Referring to FIGS. 1 through 3, the inner periphery 123 of the closed opening 122 is located within the elastic range of the resilient contact arm 15 of the terminal 1. After the elastic contact arm 15 is pressed against the inner peripheral edge 123, when the pressure disappears, the elastic contact arm 15 can rebound to the original state. Therefore, when the elastic contact arm 15 is pressed and moved, the side tab 152 is blocked by the inner peripheral edge 123, so that the closing opening 122 can limit the range of movement of the corresponding side tab 152.

Referring to FIG. 1, the elastic arm 153 extends forwardly from the end 1541 of the folding plate 154 and partially passes between the two side plates 12 such that when the butt joint presses the elastic contact arm 15, the top edge 121 of the side plates 12 The abutting member can be blocked to prevent the elastic contact arm 15 from being over-pressurized.

Referring to Fig. 2, the elevated welding leg 13 can increase the overall structural height of the terminal 1 and impart the required cushioning elasticity of the terminal 1 under the action of an improper external force. Furthermore, the elevated soldering legs 13 enable the terminals of different heights to be fabricated using the same set of molds for common mode production. Each of the high welding legs 13 includes a high portion 131 and a welded portion 132. The elevated portion 131 of each of the elevated welding legs 13 extends downward from the bottom plate 11. The welded portion 132 is connected to the lower end of the elevated portion 131. In some embodiments, the elevated solder leg 13 includes a first elevated solder leg 13a and two second elevated solder tabs 13b, wherein the first elevated solder leg 13a is located at the front end 113 of the backplane 11, and the second mount The high soldering legs 13b are respectively located at the rear portions of the side edges 112 of the bottom plate 11. Referring to FIG. 2, in some embodiments, the weld 132 of the first elevated weld leg 13a includes a perforation 1321 in which the perforations 1321 can strengthen the weld of the weld 132.

Referring to FIG. 3, in an embodiment, the contact portion 151 of the resilient contact arm 15 is positioned above the front of the bottom plate 11. The elevated portion 131 of the first high soldering leg 13a is connected to the front end 113 of the bottom plate 11, and the soldering portion 132 is further extended forward from the elevated portion 131, such that when the resilient contact arm 15 is pressed, the first high soldering leg The welded portion 132 of the 13a is resistant to the forward tilting moment of the terminal 1. In an embodiment, the welded portion 132 of the first elevated weld leg 13a is located below the contact portion 151.

Referring to FIG. 1, the resilient contact arm 15 can include a suction surface 1532. The suction surface 1532 is used for the terminal 1 assembly, and is convenient for the pick and place apparatus to move the terminal 1. In an embodiment, the suction surface 1532 can be parallel to the bottom plate 11. In an embodiment, the suction surface 1532 may not be parallel to the bottom plate 11.

In at least some embodiments of the present disclosure, the terminal includes a resilient contact arm and a side panel. The side plate has a closed opening, and the elastic contact arm has a side tab. The closed opening can limit the range of movement of the side tab, so that the elastic moving range of the elastic contact arm is limited, and the terminal can be prevented from being damaged by improper external force. The terminal may further have a raised soldering leg, and the high soldering leg may impart a cushioning elasticity required for the terminal under an improper external force, so that the terminal can multiply against the external force.

The technical content and technical features of the present disclosure have been disclosed as above, and those skilled in the art can still make various substitutions and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present disclosure should not be limited to those disclosed in the embodiment, but should be included. Various alternatives and modifications are intended to be included without departing from the scope of the invention.

1‧‧‧terminal

11‧‧‧floor

12‧‧‧ side panels

13‧‧‧High welding feet

13a‧‧‧The first high solder joint

13b‧‧‧Second high welding feet

15‧‧‧Flexible contact arm

111‧‧‧ Backend

112‧‧‧ side

121‧‧‧Top edge

122‧‧‧Closed opening

123‧‧‧ inner circumference

131‧‧‧High Section

132‧‧‧Welding Department

151‧‧‧Contacts

152‧‧‧Side tabs

153‧‧‧Flexible arm

154‧‧‧Reflexed board

1232‧‧‧ Inner bottom edge

1233‧‧‧ inside edge

1321‧‧‧Perforation

1531‧‧‧ side

1532‧‧‧ suction surface

End of 1541‧‧‧

Claims (10)

A terminal comprises: a bottom plate; two side plates respectively extending upward from two side edges of the bottom plate, each side plate comprising a closed opening and a top edge preventing overpressure, the closed opening being by an inner circumference Defining that the inner periphery includes an inner top edge, wherein the closed opening is at a distance from the bottom plate; a plurality of elevated welding legs respectively extending downward from the bottom plate; and a resilient contact arm from the rear end of the bottom plate Extending forwardly, the elastic contact arm comprises a reverse flap, a resilient arm, a contact portion and two side tabs, wherein the reverse flap is folded back from the rear end of the bottom plate and includes a forward end. The elastic arm extends forward from the end of the reflexing plate, and the contact portion is located at a tail end of the elastic arm; the contact portion is higher than the top edges of the side plates; the two side tabs are respectively from the elastic arm The side edges of the two sides are laterally protruded, wherein each of the side tabs is disposed in the corresponding closed opening, and each of the side tabs is hooked on the inner top edge of the closed opening to receive the elastic contact arm. Preloading; the inner circumference of the closed opening limits the movement of the corresponding side tab . The terminal of claim 1, wherein each of the elevated welding legs includes a raised portion extending downward from the bottom plate and a welded portion connecting the lower end of the elevated portion. The terminal according to claim 2, wherein the plurality of elevated welding legs comprise a first elevated welding leg at a front end of the bottom plate and two rear portions respectively located at the two sides of the bottom plate Two high welding feet. The terminal of claim 3, wherein the welded portion of the first high solder joint comprises a through hole. The terminal of claim 3, wherein the resilient contact arm comprises a suction surface parallel to the bottom plate. The terminal of claim 3, wherein the welded portion of the first high-welded leg extends forward. The terminal of claim 6, wherein the welded portion of the first high soldering leg is located below the contact portion of the resilient contact arm. The terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the inner periphery of each of the closed openings comprises an inner bottom edge, wherein the inner bottom edge limits a range of movement of the corresponding side tabs downward. The terminal of claim 8, wherein a vertical distance of the elastic contact arm extending upward from the top edges of the side plates is greater than a vertical distance between the inner bottom edge of the closed opening and the inner top edge width. The terminal of claim 8, wherein the inner periphery comprises two inner edges, wherein the inner edges are within a range of elasticity of the resilient contact arms of the terminal in a horizontal direction.