Patent Publication Number: US-2016240947-A1

Title: Connector and manufacturing method for connector

Description:
FIELD 
     The subject matter herein generally relates to a connector and a manufacturing method for the connector. 
     BACKGROUND 
     Connectors are widely used in electronic devices, such computers, routers or servers to transmit power or signals between different electronic components. For different peripheral devices, the computers or servers often need different connectors, such as Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector for an input/output module, or a cable connector for supplying power for a router. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       Implementations of the present technology will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the attached figures. 
         FIG. 1  is an exploded, isometric view of a connector. 
         FIG. 2  is an exploded, isometric view of a main body of the connector of  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 3  is an exploded, isometric view of a securing tray and a plurality of pins of the main body of  FIG. 2 . 
         FIG. 4  is an isometric view of the plurality of pins of the main body of  FIG. 3 . 
         FIG. 5  is a side view of the plurality of pins of  FIG. 4 . 
         FIG. 6  is an assembled view of the connector of  FIG. 1 , without a protecting member. 
         FIG. 7  is an assembled view of the connector of  FIG. 1 . 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     It will be appreciated that for simplicity and clarity of illustration, where appropriate, reference numerals have been repeated among the different figures to indicate corresponding or analogous elements. In addition, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments described herein. However, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that the embodiments described herein can be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, methods, procedures and components have not been described in detail so as not to obscure the related relevant feature being described. Also, the description is not to be considered as limiting the scope of the embodiments described herein. The drawings are not necessarily to scale and the proportions of certain parts may be exaggerated to better illustrate details and features of the present disclosure. 
     Several definitions that apply throughout this disclosure will now be presented. 
     The term “coupled” is defined as connected, whether directly or indirectly through intervening components, and is not necessarily limited to physical connections. The connection can be such that the objects are permanently connected or releasably connected. The term “substantially” is defined to be essentially conforming to the particular dimension, shape or other word that substantially modifies, such that the component need not be exact. For example, substantially cylindrical means that the object resembles a cylinder, but can have one or more deviations from a true cylinder. The term “comprising,” when utilized, means “including, but not necessarily limited to”; it specifically indicates open-ended inclusion or membership in the so-described combination, group, series and the like. 
     The present disclosure is described in relation to a connector. The connector includes a securing tray, a circuit board, a plurality of pins attached to the securing tray, and a cable. Each pin includes a coupling terminal. The cable is coupled with the circuit board. The coupling terminals of the plurality of pins are located on a same plane and are coupled with the circuit board, and the plurality of pins is coupled with the cable via the circuit board. The disclosure further provides a manufacturing method for the connector. 
       FIG. 1  illustrates an embodiment of a connector  100 . The connector  100  can include a main body  10 , a circuit board  20 , a cable  30  electronically connected to the circuit board  20 , and a protecting member  40  can be covering the circuit board  20  and the cable  30 . In at least one embodiment, the connector  100  is a Universal Serial Bus (USB)  3 . 0  connector that can be used in an input/output module (not shown), and the cable  30  can be connected to the circuit board  20  by soldering. 
       FIG. 2  illustrates an embodiment of the main body  10  of the connector  100 . The main body  10  can include a receiving tray  50 , a securing tray  60 , a plurality of pins  70  (see  FIG. 3 ) secured to the securing tray  60 , and a positioning member  80  used to position the plurality of pins  70 . The receiving tray  50  defines a receiving space  51  that is configured to receive the securing tray  60 . Two clipping pieces  53  are located on a front portion of the receiving tray  50 . 
       FIG. 3  illustrates an embodiment of the securing tray  60  and the plurality of pins  70 . The securing tray  60  defines four first passages  61  and five second passages (not shown) opposite to the four first passages  61 . The four first passages  61  are substantially parallel to each other and located on a first plane  200 . The five second passages are substantially parallel to each other and located on a second plane  300  (see  FIG. 5 ) that is substantially parallel to the first plane  200 . The securing tray  60  can include a securing portion  65  that is configured to engage with the positioning member  80 . Three receiving slots  651  and six clipping slots  653  are defined in the securing portion  65 . Three clipping slots  653  are arranged at a row that is located between every two adjacent receiving slots  651 . 
       FIG. 2  illustrates an embodiment of the positioning member  80 . The positioning member  80  can include three positioning blocks  81 . Each positioning block  81  can define at least one through hole  811 . A port  83  is defined between every two adjacent positioning blocks  81 . 
       FIGS. 3-5  illustrate an embodiment of the plurality of pins  70 . The plurality of pins  70  can include a first pin assembly  71  and a second pin assembly  73 . Each pin of the first fin assembly  71  can be received in each first passage  61 . In at least one embodiment, the first pin assembly  71  can include a power pin  711 , two data pins  713 , and a first ground pin  715 . Each pin of the first fin assembly  71 , such as the power pin  711 , each data pin  713 , and the first ground pin  715  can include a coupling terminal  7112 ,  7132 ,  7152 . The coupling terminals  7112 ,  7132 ,  7152  can extend through the through holes  811 . 
     Each pin of the second pin assembly  73  can be received in each second passage. In at least one embodiment, the second pin assembly  73  can include two super signal receiving pins  731 , two super signal sending pins  733 , and a second ground pin  735  located between the two signal receiving pins  731  and the two super signal sending pins  733 . Each pin of the second fin assembly  73 , such as each super signal receiving pins  731 , each super signal sending pins  733  and the second ground pin  735  can include a coupling terminal  7311 ,  7331 ,  7351 . The coupling terminals  7311 ,  7331 ,  7351  can extend through the clipping slots  653 . 
     Each pin of the first pin assembly  71  can be located on the first plane  200 , and each pin of the second pin assembly  73  can be located on the second plane  300 . Each coupling terminal  7112 ,  7132 ,  7152 ,  7311 ,  7331 ,  7351  can be bent to be located on a third plane  400 . The third plane  400  is substantially parallel to the first plane  200  and the second plane  300 . 
       FIGS. 1 and 5-7  illustrate in assembly of the connector  100 . Each pin of the first pin assembly  71  is located in each first passage  61 , and each pin of the second pin assembly  73  is located in each second passage. Each coupling terminal  7112 ,  7132 ,  7152 ,  7311 ,  7331 ,  7351  is bent to be located on the third plane  400 . The coupling terminal  7112  of the power pin  711  is located on a first side, and the coupling terminal  7152  of the first ground pin  715  is located on a second side opposite to the first side. The two coupling terminals of the data pins  713  are located between the coupling terminal  7112  and the coupling terminal  7152 . The coupling terminals  7311  of the two super signal receiving pins  731  are located between the coupling terminal  7112  of the power pin  711  and one coupling terminal  7351  of the second ground pin  735 . The coupling terminals  7331  of the two super signal sending pins  733  are located between the coupling pin  7152  of the first ground pin  715  and the another coupling terminal  7351  of the second ground pin  735 . 
     The positioning member  80  is secured to the securing portion  65 , so that each positioning block  81  is received in the receiving slot  651  and every three clipping slots  653  are received in each port  83 . The coupling terminals  7112 ,  7132 ,  7152  extend through the through holes  811 , and the coupling terminals  7311 ,  7331 ,  7351  extend through the clipping slots  653 . 
     Each coupling terminal, such as the coupling terminals  7112 ,  7132 ,  7152 ,  7311 ,  7331 ,  7351  are coupled with the circuit board  20  by soldering. The cable  30  is coupled with the circuit board  20  by soldering. Therefore, the cable  30  can be coupled with the coupling terminals  7112 ,  7132 ,  7152 ,  7311 ,  7331 ,  7351 . The protecting member  40  is attached to the circuit board  20  to protect the cable  30  and the coupling terminals  7112 ,  7132 ,  7152 ,  7311 ,  7331 ,  7351 . 
     The embodiments shown and described above are only examples. Many details are often found in the art such as the other features of a connector. Therefore, many such details are neither shown nor described. Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present technology have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the present disclosure, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes can be made in the detail, especially in matters of shape, size and arrangement of the parts within the principles of the present disclosure up to, and including the full extent established by the broad general meaning of the terms used in the claims. It will therefore be appreciated that the embodiments described above can be modified within the scope of the claims.