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CN-122026172-A - Connector housing, connector and connector assembly

CN122026172ACN 122026172 ACN122026172 ACN 122026172ACN-122026172-A

Abstract

The invention discloses a connector housing, a connector and a connector assembly. The connector housing includes an outer peripheral wall on which an elastic buckle is formed, and an unlocking portion connected to the elastic buckle. When the connector housing is not aligned with the mating housing, the elastic buckle is in a locking position engaged with the mounting panel to lock the connector housing to the mounting panel, and when the connector housing is aligned with the mating housing, the unlocking portion is engaged with a mating unlocking portion on the mating housing and the elastic buckle is moved from the locking position to an unlocking position disengaged from the mounting panel by the driving of the mating unlocking portion. In the invention, the elastic buckle on the connector shell can be pushed to the unlocking position separated from the mounting panel by matching the connector shell with the matching shell of the matching connector, and a special unlocking tool is not needed, so that the unlocking operation of the elastic buckle is very simple.

Inventors

  • ZHU JIANGHUA
  • LI HUAIHENG
  • ZONG JUN
  • HU WEIWEI

Assignees

  • 泰科电子(上海)有限公司
  • 泰科电子（苏州）有限公司

Dates

Publication Date
20260512
Application Date
20241112

Claims (20)

  1. 1. A connector housing, comprising: An outer peripheral wall (10) on which an elastic buckle (11) is formed, and An unlocking part (14) connected with the elastic buckle (11), When the connector housing (1) is not mated with the mating housing (2), the resilient catch (11) is in a locking position engaged with the mounting panel (3) to lock the connector housing (1) to the mounting panel (3), When the connector housing (1) has been mated with the mating housing (2), the unlocking portion (14) is engaged with a mating unlocking portion (24) on the mating housing (2) and the elastic buckle (11) is moved from the locking position to an unlocking position disengaged from the mounting panel (3) by the driving of the mating unlocking portion (24).
  2. 2. The connector housing of claim 1, wherein: -said connector housing (1) being adapted to mate with said mating housing (2) along a height direction (Z) thereof, said resilient catch (11) being adapted to move between said locked position and said unlocked position along a transverse direction (X) of said connector housing (1); A bevel (14 a) inclined to the height direction (Z) is formed on the unlocking part (14), and the bevel (14 a) on the unlocking part (14) is used for being matched with a matching bevel (24 a) on the matching unlocking part (24) so as to convert the movement of the matching unlocking part (24) along the height direction (Z) into the movement of the elastic buckle (11) along the transverse direction (X).
  3. 3. The connector housing according to claim 2, wherein: The elastic buckle (11) comprises: A frame (111) having a door frame shape with an opening; A cantilever (112) connected to the door frame (111) and suspended in the door frame (111), and A protrusion (113) formed on the cantilever (112), The connector housing (1) is adapted to be mounted into a mounting opening (30) of the mounting panel (3), and the projection (113) is adapted to abut on an edge portion of the mounting opening (30) of the mounting panel (3) in the height direction (Z) to lock the connector housing (1) to the mounting panel (3).
  4. 4. A connector housing according to claim 3, wherein: the frame (111) includes: a pair of side posts (11 a) connected at lower ends thereof to the peripheral wall (10), and And a top beam (11 b) connected between the upper ends of the pair of side posts (11 a), the cantilever (112) extending in the height direction (Z) and having an upper end connected to the top beam (11 b), the protrusion (113) being formed on an outer side of a lower end of the cantilever (112), and the unlocking portion (14) being connected to an inner side of the lower end of the cantilever (112).
  5. 5. The connector housing of claim 4, wherein: The unlocking part (14) is provided with two lugs (140) respectively positioned at two sides of the cantilever (112) in the width direction, and the two lugs (140) are used for being respectively engaged with two inserting tongues (240) on the matching shell (2); The inclined surfaces (14 a) are respectively formed on the two lugs (140), and the inclined surfaces (14 a) on the two lugs (140) are used for being matched with the matched inclined surfaces (24 a) on the two inserting tongues (240).
  6. 6. A connector housing according to claim 3, further comprising: A flange part (12) formed outside the outer peripheral wall (10), When the connector housing (1) is mounted into the mounting opening (30) of the mounting panel (3), an edge portion of the mounting opening (30) of the mounting panel (3) is sandwiched between the flange portion (12) and the projection (113) of the elastic buckle (11), so that the connector housing (1) is locked to the mounting panel (3).
  7. 7. The connector housing of claim 6, wherein: When a connector housing (1) mounted to the mounting panel (3) is aligned with the mating housing (2), the protrusion (113) of the elastic buckle (11) is moved to an unlocking position disengaged from the edge portion of the mounting port (30) of the mounting panel (3) to allow the connector housing (1) to be pulled out from the mounting port (30) of the mounting panel (3).
  8. 8. The connector housing of claim 1, wherein: A plurality of elastic buckles (11) and a plurality of unlocking parts (14) respectively connected with the elastic buckles (11) are formed on the peripheral wall (10) of the connector housing (1), and the elastic buckles (11) are distributed at intervals in the circumferential direction of the connector housing (1).
  9. 9. The connector housing according to any one of claims 1-8, wherein: The outer peripheral wall (10) of the connector housing (1) includes a pair of side walls (10 a) opposed to each other in a lateral direction (X) of the connector housing (1), and the elastic buckle (11) is formed on the side walls (10 a) of the connector housing (1); A protruding post (13) protruding in the lateral direction (X) is formed on the inner side of a side wall (10 a) of the connector housing (1), the protruding post (13) being for sliding engagement with a sliding groove (40) on a driver (4) inserted into the counter housing (2) such that the counter housing (2) can be moved from a pre-assembled position to a final assembled position under the drive of the driver (4).
  10. 10. A connector for a portable electronic device, characterized by comprising the following steps: the connector housing (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 9, and Terminals provided in the connector housing (1), The terminals are for mating with mating terminals provided in a mating housing (2) of a mating connector.
  11. 11. A connector assembly, comprising: The connector of claim 10, and A mating connector comprising: a counter housing (2) inserted into the connector housing (1) in a height direction (Z) of the connector housing (1), and A mating terminal provided in the mating housing (2) and mated with a terminal in the connector housing (1), A mating unlocking portion (24) is formed on a peripheral wall of the mating housing (2), and the mating unlocking portion (24) is engaged with an unlocking portion (14) of the connector housing (1) to push the elastic buckle (11) of the connector housing (1) from a locking position to an unlocking position.
  12. 12. The connector assembly of claim 11, wherein: A mating inclined surface (24 a) is formed on the mating unlocking portion (24), and the mating inclined surface (24 a) is matched with the inclined surface (14 a) on the unlocking portion (14) so as to convert the movement of the mating unlocking portion (24) along the height direction (Z) into the movement of the elastic buckle (11) along the transverse direction (X) of the connector housing (1).
  13. 13. The connector assembly of claim 12, wherein: A receiving groove (21) corresponding to the elastic buckle (11) is formed on the peripheral wall (20) of the mating housing (2), and the elastic buckle (11) is received in the receiving groove (21) on the peripheral wall (20) of the mating housing (2).
  14. 14. The connector assembly of claim 13, wherein: The mating unlocking part (24) comprises two inserting tongues (240) respectively positioned at two sides of the width direction of the accommodating groove (21), and the two inserting tongues (240) are respectively engaged with two lug parts (140) on the unlocking part (14); The two inserting tongues (240) are respectively provided with the matching inclined surfaces (24 a), and the matching inclined surfaces (24 a) on the two inserting tongues (240) are respectively matched with the inclined surfaces (14 a) on the two lugs (140).
  15. 15. The connector assembly of claim 13, wherein: A plurality of accommodating grooves (21) and a plurality of mating unlocking parts (24) are formed on the peripheral wall (20) of the mating housing (2), a plurality of elastic buckles (11) on the connector housing (1) are respectively accommodated in the plurality of accommodating grooves (21), and the plurality of mating unlocking parts (24) are respectively engaged with the plurality of unlocking parts (14) on the connector housing (1).
  16. 16. The connector assembly of claim 13, wherein: The peripheral wall (20) of the mating housing (2) includes a pair of side walls (20 a) opposed to each other in the lateral direction (X) of the mating housing (2), and the accommodation groove (21) and the mating unlocking portion (24) are formed on the side walls (20 a) of the mating housing (2).
  17. 17. The connector assembly of claim 16, further comprising: a driving member (4) comprising: A pair of push rod parts (41) respectively formed with slide grooves (40), and An end plate portion (42) connected between the outer end portions of the pair of push rod portions (41), Slots (201) extending in the longitudinal direction (Y) of the mating housing (2) are formed in the pair of side walls (20 a) of the mating housing (2), respectively, a pair of push rod portions (41) of the driving member (4) are inserted into the slots (201) on the pair of side walls (20 a) of the mating housing (2), respectively, A slot hole (202) communicated with the slot (201) is formed on the side wall (20 a) of the matching shell (2), and the protruding column (13) is inserted into the sliding groove (40) through the slot hole (202) and is in sliding fit with the sliding groove (40), so that the matching connector can move from a preassembly position to a final assembly position along the height direction (Z) under the driving of the driving piece (4).
  18. 18. The connector assembly of claim 17, wherein: the drive member (4) is movably inserted into a slot (201) of the counter housing (2) and is movable relative to the counter housing (2) along the longitudinal direction (Y) between a pre-lock position and a final-lock position; When the driving member (4) is moved from the pre-lock position to the final lock position, the counter connector is moved from the pre-load position to the final load position under the driving of the driving member (4).
  19. 19. The connector assembly of claim 18, wherein: When the counter connector is in the pre-load position, the counter terminals are not in contact with terminals in the connector and the counter unlocking portion (24) is separated from the unlocking portion (14); when the mating connector is in the final-fit position, the mating terminals mate with terminals in the connector and the mating unlocking portion (24) engages with the unlocking portion (14).
  20. 20. The connector assembly of claim 18, wherein: The slide groove (40) extends for a predetermined length in a direction inclined to a height direction (Z) and a longitudinal direction (Y) of the mating housing (2) so as to be able to convert a movement of the driving member (4) in the longitudinal direction (Y) into a movement of the mating connector in the height direction (Z).

Description

Connector housing, connector and connector assembly Technical Field The present invention relates to a connector housing, a connector including the connector housing, and a connector assembly including the connector. Background In the prior art, a door connector is usually mounted on a door sheet metal. The door connector includes a housing and a terminal disposed in the housing. An elastic buckle for locking the housing to the door panel is formed on the housing. When the door connector is required to be pulled out of the door sheet metal, a special unlocking tool is required to be adopted to stir the elastic buckle on the door connector to an unlocking position separated from the door sheet metal. Because a plurality of elastic buckles are formed on the shell of the vehicle door connector, the plurality of elastic buckles are required to be simultaneously unlocked during unlocking, the unlocking operation is very difficult, and time and labor are wasted. Disclosure of Invention The present invention is directed to solving at least one of the above-mentioned problems and disadvantages of the prior art. According to one aspect of the present invention, a connector housing is provided. The connector housing includes an outer peripheral wall on which an elastic buckle is formed, and an unlocking portion connected to the elastic buckle. When the connector housing is not aligned with the mating housing, the elastic buckle is in a locking position engaged with the mounting panel to lock the connector housing to the mounting panel, and when the connector housing is aligned with the mating housing, the unlocking portion is engaged with a mating unlocking portion on the mating housing and the elastic buckle is moved from the locking position to an unlocking position disengaged from the mounting panel by the driving of the mating unlocking portion. According to an exemplary embodiment of the invention, the connector housing is adapted to be mated with the mating housing in a height direction thereof, the resilient catch is adapted to move between the locking position and the unlocking position in a lateral direction of the connector housing, a slope inclined to the height direction is formed on the unlocking portion, and the slope on the unlocking portion is adapted to be mated with the mating slope on the mating unlocking portion to convert a movement of the mating unlocking portion in the height direction into a movement of the resilient catch in the lateral direction. According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the elastic buckle includes a frame body in the shape of a door frame having an opening, a cantilever coupled to the door frame body and suspended in the frame body, and a protrusion formed on the cantilever, the connector housing being adapted to be mounted into a mounting opening of the mounting panel, the protrusion being adapted to abut on an edge portion of the mounting opening of the mounting panel in the height direction to lock the connector housing to the mounting panel. According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the frame includes a pair of side posts having lower ends connected to the outer circumferential wall, and a top beam connected between upper ends of the pair of side posts, the cantilever extending in the height direction and having an upper end connected to the top beam, the protrusion being formed on an outer side of the lower end of the cantilever, and the unlocking portion being connected to an inner side of the lower end of the cantilever. According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the unlocking part has two ears respectively located at both sides of the cantilever in a width direction, the two ears being for respectively engaging with the two insertion tongues on the mating housing, the inclined surfaces being respectively formed on the two ears, the inclined surfaces on the two ears being for cooperation with the mating inclined surfaces on the two insertion tongues. According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the connector housing further includes a flange portion formed outside the outer peripheral wall. When the connector housing is mounted into the mounting opening of the mounting panel, an edge portion of the mounting opening of the mounting panel is sandwiched between the flange portion and the projection of the elastic buckle, so that the connector housing is locked to the mounting panel. According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, when the connector housing mounted to the mounting panel is aligned with the counter housing, the protrusion of the elastic buckle is moved to an unlocking position disengaged from the edge portion of the mounting port of the mounting panel to allow the connector housing to be pulled out of the mounting port of the mounting panel. According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of elastic button