Electrical connector and cable connector with improved grounding
View Patent ↗Provided are an electrical connector and a cable connector. The electrical connector includes a terminal module and a shielding housing. The terminal module includes a conductive module and a grounding sheet. One end of the conductive module is configured to connect a docking conductive terminal of a docking connector, and another end of the conductive module is configured to connect a core wire of a cable. The shielding housing includes a first housing and a grounding connection member integrally formed with the first housing. The first housing is disposed on the outer side of the terminal module. One end of the grounding sheet abuts against the inner wall of the first housing. The other end of the grounding sheet is configured to connect a docking grounding terminal of the docking connector. The grounding connection member is configured to connect a shielding layer of the cable.
1. An electrical connector, comprising:
a terminal module comprising a conductive module and a grounding sheet, wherein one end of the conductive module is configured to connect to a docking conductive terminal of a docking connector, and another end of the conductive module is configured to connect to a core wire of a cable; and
a shielding housing comprising a first housing and a grounding connection member integrally formed with the first housing, wherein the first housing is disposed on an outer side of the terminal module, one end of the grounding sheet abuts against an inner wall of the first housing, another end of the grounding sheet is configured to connect to a docking grounding terminal of the docking connector, and the grounding connection member is configured to connect to a shielding layer of the cable,
wherein the grounding connection member comprises a first connection portion and a second connection portion, wherein one end of the first connection portion is connected to the first housing, another end of the first connection portion extends towards an inside of the first housing and is connected to the second connection portion, and the second connection portion is configured to connect to the shielding layer of the cable,
wherein the conductive module is provided with an accommodating groove, and the second connection portion is accommodated in the accommodating groove,
wherein the grounding connection member further comprises a plurality of positioning portions, the plurality of positioning portions are connected to an end of the second connection portion facing away from the first connection portion, a plurality of positioning grooves are provided in a groove bottom of the accommodating groove, and the plurality of positioning portions are disposed in the plurality of positioning grooves in a one-to-one correspondence.
2. The electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein the grounding connection member comprises two first connection portions, the second connection portion is in a U-shaped structure, and two ends of the U-shaped structure are connected to the two first connection portions in a one-to-one correspondence.
3. The electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein the grounding sheet comprises:
a main body portion;
a plurality of grounding terminals, wherein one end of a grounding terminal of the plurality of grounding terminals is connected to a side of the main body portion, another end of the grounding terminal is configured to connect to the docking grounding terminal of the docking connector, and the plurality of grounding terminals are sequentially distributed at intervals; and
two elastic abutment portions disposed at two ends of another side of the main body portion facing away from the grounding terminal separately and elastically abut against two opposite inner walls of the first housing separately.
4. The electrical connector according to claim 3 , wherein one end of each of the two elastic abutment portions is connected to the main body portion, and another end of the each elastic abutment portion extends obliquely in a direction in which one of the two elastic abutment portions faces away from another of the two elastic abutment portions.
5. The electrical connector according to claim 4 , wherein a plurality of first positioning holes are provided in the main body portion, a plurality of first positioning pins are provided on the terminal module, and the plurality of first positioning pins are disposed in the plurality of first positioning holes in a one-to-one correspondence.
6. The electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein the first housing comprises a sleeve structure and an extension plate, wherein the sleeve structure comprises a first side plate and a second side plate disposed opposite to each other, the extension plate is connected to an end of the first side plate, the grounding connection member is connected to an end of the second side plate adjacent to the extension plate, and the conductive module extends from an inside of the sleeve structure to a side of the extension plate.
7. A cable connector, comprising a cable and further comprising an electrical connector, wherein a shielding layer of the cable is connected to a grounding connection member of the electrical connector, and a core wire of the cable is connected to a conductive module of the electrical connector,
wherein the electrical connector comprises:
a terminal module comprising the conductive module and a grounding sheet, wherein one end of the conductive module is configured to connect to a docking conductive terminal of a docking connector, and another end of the conductive module is configured to connect to the core wire of the cable; and
a shielding housing comprising a first housing and the grounding connection member integrally formed with the first housing, wherein the first housing is disposed on an outer side of the terminal module, one end of the grounding sheet abuts against an inner wall of the first housing, another end of the grounding sheet is configured to connect to a docking grounding terminal of the docking connector, and the grounding connection member is configured to connect to the shielding layer of the cable,
wherein the grounding connection member comprises a first connection portion and a second connection portion, wherein one end of the first connection portion is connected to the first housing, another end of the first connection portion extends towards an inside of the first housing and is connected to the second connection portion, and the second connection portion is configured to connect to the shielding layer of the cable,
wherein the conductive module is provided with an accommodating groove, and the second connection portion is accommodated in the accommodating groove,
wherein the grounding connection member further comprises a plurality of positioning portions, the plurality of positioning portions are connected to an end of the second connection portion facing away from the first connection portion, a plurality of positioning grooves are provided in a groove bottom of the accommodating groove, and the plurality of positioning portions are disposed in the plurality of positioning grooves in a one-to-one correspondence.
8. The cable connector according to claim 7 , wherein the grounding connection member comprises two first connection portions, the second connection portion is in a U-shaped structure, and two ends of the U-shaped structure are connected to the two first connection portions in a one-to-one correspondence.
9. The cable connector according to claim 7 , wherein the grounding sheet comprises:
a main body portion;
a plurality of grounding terminals, wherein one end of a grounding terminal of the plurality of grounding terminals is connected to a side of the main body portion, another end of the grounding terminal is configured to connect to the docking grounding terminal of the docking connector, and the plurality of grounding terminals are sequentially distributed at intervals; and
two elastic abutment portions disposed at two ends of another side of the main body portion facing away from the grounding terminal separately and elastically abut against two opposite inner walls of the first housing separately.
10. The cable connector according to claim 9 , wherein one end of each of the two elastic abutment portions is connected to the main body portion, and another end of the each elastic abutment portion extends obliquely in a direction in which one of the two elastic abutment portions faces away from another of the two elastic abutment portions.
11. The cable connector according to claim 10 , wherein a plurality of first positioning holes are provided in the main body portion, a plurality of first positioning pins are provided on the terminal module, and the plurality of first positioning pins are disposed in the plurality of first positioning holes in a one-to-one correspondence.
12. The cable connector according to claim 7 , wherein the first housing comprises a sleeve structure and an extension plate, wherein the sleeve structure comprises a first side plate and a second side plate disposed opposite to each other, the extension plate is connected to an end of the first side plate, the grounding connection member is connected to an end of the second side plate adjacent to the extension plate, and the conductive module extends from an inside of the sleeve structure to a side of the extension plate.
13. An electrical connector, comprising:
a terminal module comprising a conductive module and a grounding sheet, wherein one end of the conductive module is configured to connect to a docking conductive terminal of a docking connector, and another end of the conductive module is configured to connect to a core wire of a cable; and
a shielding housing comprising a first housing and a grounding connection member integrally formed with the first housing, wherein the first housing is disposed on an outer side of the terminal module, one end of the grounding sheet abuts against an inner wall of the first housing, another end of the grounding sheet is configured to connect to a docking grounding terminal of the docking connector, and the grounding connection member is configured to connect to a shielding layer of the cable,
wherein the grounding sheet comprises:
a main body portion;
a plurality of grounding terminals, wherein one end of a grounding terminal of the plurality of grounding terminals is connected to a side of the main body portion, another end of the grounding terminal is configured to connect to the docking grounding terminal of the docking connector, and the plurality of grounding terminals are sequentially distributed at intervals; and two elastic abutment portions disposed at two ends of another side of the main body portion facing away from the grounding terminal separately and elastically abut against two opposite inner walls of the first housing separately, wherein one end of each of the two elastic abutment portions is connected to the main body portion, and another end of the each elastic abutment portion extends obliquely in a direction in which one of the two elastic abutment portions faces away from another of the two elastic abutment portions.
14. The electrical connector according to claim 13 , wherein a plurality of first positioning holes are provided in the main body portion, a plurality of first positioning pins are provided on the terminal module, and the plurality of first positioning pins are disposed in the plurality of first positioning holes in a one-to-one correspondence.