Electrical connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12456839-B2
Application number	US-202117495265-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 6, 2021
Priority date	Dec 22, 2020
Publication date	Oct 28, 2025
Grant date	Oct 28, 2025

Abstract

The present disclosure provides an electrical connector module, comprising a first housing, a first connecting board, and a plurality of first connectors. The first housing comprises a first accommodating part. The first connecting board is disposed at one side of the first housing. The plurality of first connectors are disposed in the first accommodating part at intervals along a first direction. The connector assembly comprises an electrical connector module according to the above embodiment, and a mating connector module. The mating connector module comprises a second housing, a second connecting board, and a plurality of second connectors. The second housing is disposed at one side of the second connecting board. The second housing comprises a second accommodating part. The plurality of second connectors is disposed in the second accommodating part along the first direction at intervals. The plurality of second connectors are respectively mated with the plurality of first connectors.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An electrical connector module, comprising:
a first housing comprising a first accommodating part and two fine adjustment parts, wherein the two fine adjustment parts respectively comprise a fine adjustment hole; a first connecting board disposed at one side of the first housing, the first connecting board comprising two opposite securing parts, wherein the two securing parts respectively comprise a securing column, and the securing column is movably connected with the fine adjustment hole; and a plurality of first connectors disposed in the first accommodating part at intervals along a first direction; wherein, a length of the fine adjustment hole in the first direction is greater than a width of the securing column in the first direction; the first housing moves in the first direction relative to the first connecting board to drive the plurality of first connectors to move along the first direction.

2 . The electrical connector module according to claim 1 , wherein the width of the securing column in a second direction is smaller than or equal to the length of the fine adjustment hole in the second direction; the second direction is orthogonal to the first direction.

3 . The electrical connector module according to claim 1 , wherein the two fine adjustment parts respectively comprise an extending board body; the extending board body is disposed at one side of the first accommodating part and protrudes from the first accommodating part along the first direction; the fine adjustment hole is disposed on the extending board body and penetrates the extending board body along a third direction; the third direction is orthogonal to the first direction.

4 . The electrical connector module according to claim 1 , wherein the two securing parts respectively comprise a stopping bump; the stopping bump is disposed at one end of the securing column; the stopping bumps of the two securing parts are respectively disposed at one side of the two fine adjustment parts away from the first connecting board; the width of the stopping bump in the second direction is greater than the width of the fine adjustment hole in the second direction; the second direction is orthogonal to the first direction.

5 . The electrical connector module according to claim 4 , wherein a gap exists between the stopping bumps of the two securing parts and the surfaces of the two fine adjustment parts away from the first connecting board, respectively.

6 . An electrical connector module, comprising:
a first housing comprising a first accommodating part, the first accommodating part comprising an accommodating base body and a plurality of first through grooves; the plurality of first through grooves disposed on the accommodating base body along a first direction at intervals; the plurality of first connectors respectively disposed in the plurality of first through grooves; a first connecting board disposed at one side of the first housing; a plurality of first connectors disposed in the first accommodating part at intervals along the first direction; wherein a width of any one of the plurality of first through grooves in the first direction is greater than the width of any one of the plurality of first connectors in the first direction.

7 . The electrical connector module according to claim 6 , wherein the first housing further comprises a first disposing surface and an upper surface; the plurality of first through grooves form a plurality of first openings on the first disposing surface; the plurality of first through grooves form a plurality of second openings on the upper surface; the plurality of second openings are respectively communicated with the plurality of first openings; the plurality of first connectors respectively enter the plurality of first through grooves through the plurality of first openings and the plurality of second openings.

8 . The electrical connector module according to claim 7 , wherein an inclined surface exists between the upper surface and the first disposing surface of the accommodating base body; the plurality of first through grooves form a plurality of third openings on the inclined surface; the plurality of third openings are respectively in communication with the plurality of second openings and the plurality of first openings; the plurality of first connectors are disposed at the plurality of third openings and protrude from the inclined surface.

9 . The electrical connector module according to claim 7 , wherein the upper surface further comprises a notch communicating with the plurality of second openings; a surface of the sidewalls of the plurality of first through grooves in the notch away from the first connecting board and in the third direction is aligned with a surface of the plurality of first connectors away from the first connecting board and in the third direction; the third direction is orthogonal to the first direction.

10 . The electrical connector module according to claim 9 , wherein the first accommodating part further comprises a pressing board; the pressing board is disposed in the notch and is disposed on the surfaces of the plurality of first connectors away from the first connecting board and in the third direction.

11 . The electrical connector module according to claim 10 , wherein the surfaces of the plurality of first connectors away from the first connecting board and in the third direction respectively comprises a positioning bump; the positioning bumps of the plurality of first connectors are respectively disposed at the plurality of second openings; the pressing board abuts against the positioning bumps disposed at the plurality of second openings.

12 . The electrical connector module according to claim 11 , wherein the accommodating base body comprises a lower surface comprising a plurality of fourth openings;
the plurality of fourth openings correspond to the plurality of second openings; the surfaces of the plurality of first connectors close to the first connecting board and in the third direction respectively comprises a positioning bump; the positioning bumps of the plurality of first connectors are respectively disposed in the plurality of fourth openings.

13 . A connector assembly, comprising:
an electrical connector module according to claim 1 ; and a mating connector module comprising a second housing, a second connecting board and a plurality of second connectors, the second housing being disposed at one side of the second connecting board, the second housing comprising a second accommodating part, the plurality of second connectors being disposed in the second accommodating part along the first direction at intervals, the plurality of second connectors being respectively mated with the plurality of first connectors.

14 . The connector assembly according to claim 13 , wherein the first housing further comprises two first guiding parts disposed at two sides of the first accommodating part; the two first guiding parts respectively comprise a guiding hole; a first centerline of the guiding hole parallel to the first direction is offset relative to a second centerline of the first accommodating part parallel to the first direction; the second housing further comprises two second guiding parts disposed at two sides of the second accommodating part; the two second guiding parts respectively comprise a guiding bump; a third centerline of the guiding bump parallel to the first direction is offset relative to a fourth centerline of the second accommodating part parallel to the first direction;
the guiding bump is disposed in the guiding hole; the first centerline is

Assignees

• Dongguan Luxshare Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Song Tao
• Li Tiesheng
• Jin Long

Classifications

• H01R13/629

  Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure {electrical locking indicators, manufacturing tolerances (separate tools or apparatus H01R43/26)} · CPC title

• H01R13/518

  for holding or embracing several coupling parts, e.g. frames · CPC title

• H01R12/7005

  Guiding, mounting, polarizing or locking means; Extractors (for printed circuit boards H05K) · CPC title

• H01R12/62

  connecting to rigid printed circuits or like structures · CPC title

• H01R13/631

  for engagement only · CPC title