IP Library Granted Patent US 12,731,944
Granted Patent B2
US 12,731,944 · App. 18/249,452 · Granted Sep 8, 2026

Floating connection conductor, floating electric connector and vehicle-mounted electronic device

Inventors: Xu Wang (Shanghai, CN); Jian Wang (Shanghai, CN); Jun Wang (Shanghai, CN); Zimin Zhang (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: SHANGHAI⋅AEROSPACE⋅SCIENCE & INDUSTRY⋅APPLIANCE⋅CO., LTD.
H01R13/6315H01R12/716H01R12/91H01R13/02H01R2201/26
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Patent No.
US 12,731,944
App. No.
18/249,452
Granted
Sep 8, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application relates to a floating connection conductor, a floating electric connector and a vehicle-mounted electronic device. The floating connection conductor comprises a welding part, a base-fixed part, a suspended floating part, a floating-fixed part and a contact part, wherein the base-fixed part is fixed to a base body; the floating-fixed part is fixed to a floating body, and the contact part is in conduction with and abuts against a plug connector; and the suspended floating part is located between the base-fixed part and the floating-fixed part and is bent to form a suspended section.

Claims (38)

1 . A floating connection conductor, comprising a weld portion, a base fixing portion, a suspended floating portion, a floating fixing portion and a contact portion sequentially connected, wherein:

the weld portion is configured to be welded to a circuit board;

the base fixing portion is configured to be fixed to a base body;

the floating fixing portion is configured to be fixed to a floating body;

the contact portion is configured to be connected to and abut against a plug connector; and

the suspended floating portion is located between the base fixing portion and the floating fixing portion and is configured to bend to form a suspended segment, a space occupied by the suspended segment is limited by a preset width;

wherein the weld portion comprises a connection region and a weld region connected to the connection region, the connection region and the weld region are bent, and the connection region is connected to the base fixing portion; and/or

the floating fixing portion and the suspended floating portion are bent; and/or

the base fixing portion is configured to be fixed to the base body through an insertion type connection or interference fit; and/or

the contact portion is configured to be inserted into the plug connector in a pluggable manner, and be connected to and abut against the plug connector; and/or

the floating fixing portion and the contact portion are formed in one piece, or the weld portion, the base fixing portion, the suspended floating portion, the floating fixing portion, and the contact portion are formed in one piece;

wherein the floating connection conductor is provided with a first bending opening at a position in a bending region between the connection region and the weld region and adjacent to the suspended floating portion; and/or

the floating connection conductor is provided with a second bending opening at a position in a bending region between the floating fixing portion and the suspended floating portion and adjacent to the contact portion.

2 . The floating connection conductor according to claim 1 , wherein the connection region and the weld region are bent to form a first bending line, the floating fixing portion and the suspended floating portion are bent to form a second bending line, and an included angle in a range of 75° to 105° is formed between the second bending line and the first bending line.

3 . The floating connection conductor according to claim 1 , wherein the space occupied by the suspended segment is limited by the width of the contact portion; and/or

a space occupied by a bending region of the suspended segment formed by bending the suspended floating portion is limited by the width of the contact portion.

4 . The floating connection conductor according to claim 1 , wherein a space occupied by a floating segment and the suspended segment of the suspended floating portion is limited by the width of the contact portion, and is limited by a total length of the contact portion and the floating fixing portion.

5 . The floating connection conductor according to claim 1 , wherein the suspended floating portion comprises at least one arc segment and at least one straight segment; and

the at least one arc segment is bent to form the suspended segment, and/or

the at least one straight segment is bent to form the suspended segment, and/or

the at least one arc segment and the at least one straight segment are bent together to form the suspended segment.

6 . The floating connection conductor according to claim 5 , wherein an included angle of 0° to 150° is formed between the arc segment and the straight segment.

7 . The floating connection conductor according to claim 5 , wherein the suspended floating portion comprises at least two straight segments, and an included angle of 0° to 90° is formed between two adjacent straight segments.

8 . The floating connection conductor according to claim 1 , wherein there exists at least one suspended segment;

the suspended floating portion comprises a first connection segment, a floating segment and a second connection segment sequentially connected;

the first connection segment is connected to the base fixing portion, and the second connection segment is connected to the floating fixing portion; and

the suspended floating portion is bent to form the suspended segment, and/or the floating segment and the first connection segment are bent together to form the suspended segment, and/or the floating segment and the second connection segment are bent together to form the suspended segment.

9 . The floating connection conductor according to claim 1 , wherein the floating connection conductor is formed by stamping and blanking and bending at least once.

10 . The floating connection conductor according to claim 9 , wherein a line along which the suspended segment is bent is perpendicular, parallel or inclined to an extension direction of the contact portion.

11 . The floating connection conductor according to claim 9 , wherein the suspended floating portion is bent sideward, bent transversely, or bent toward positive and negative sides to form the suspended segment.

12 . The floating connection conductor according to claim 9 , wherein the floating connection conductor is entirely within a rectangular or a circular shape before being bent to form the suspended segment, and an area occupied by the suspended floating portion is greater than 23% of a total area of the floating connection conductor.

13 . A floating electrical connector, comprising a plug connector and a socket connector, wherein the socket connector is provided with the floating connection conductor according to claim 1 , and the socket connector comprises the base body and the floating body.

14 . The floating electrical connector according to claim 13 , wherein the socket connector is provided with a floating connection conductor group consisting of at least three floating connection conductors arranged regularly; and

the base fixing portion of each floating connection conductor in the floating connection conductor group is fixed to the base body, the floating fixing portion is fixed to the floating body, and the contact portion is connected to and abuts against the plug connector.

15 . The floating electrical connector according to claim 13 , wherein the plug connector is provided with a protruding guide post, the floating body is provided with a concave portion, or the base body and the floating body jointly form the concave portion, and a shape of the protruding guide post matches a shape of the concave portion, and is configured to guide the protruding guide post to insert into the concave portion from a preset orientation.

16 . The floating electrical connector according to claim 15 , wherein the floating body is provided with a guide convex portion adjacent to the concave portion, and the plug connector is provided with a guide groove corresponding to the guide convex portion.

17 . The floating electrical connector according to claim 13 , wherein the base body is provided with a heat dissipation groove, and the weld portion passes through the heat dissipation groove and is exposed outside the base body.

18 . A vehicle-mounted electronic device, comprising the floating electrical connector according to claim 13 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 18, 2023
From: WANG, XU; WANG, JIAN; WANG, JUN; ZHANG, ZIMIN
To: SHANGHAI AEROSPACE SCIENCE & INDUSTRY APPLIANCE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 063360/0886 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202110741013.4 · Jun 30, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230387630A1 · Nov 30, 2023
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