# US 11,309,644 B2 · Wire to board connector

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- Number: US 11,309,644 B2
- Document ID: US11309644B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/102,358
- Filed: 2020-11-23
- Published: 2021-06-03
- Granted: 2022-04-19
- Earliest claimed: 2019-11-29
- Assignees: Dongguan Luxshare Technologies Co., Ltd; Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Dongguan Luxshare Technologies Co., Ltd; Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Tao Song; Kun Liu; GuoDong Zhang; KaiDe Wang; ZhenLiang Zhang; Hang Yan
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11309644B2

## CPC

- H01R 12/53: connecting to cables except for flat or ribbon cables
- H01R 13/6587: for mounting on PCBs
- H01R 12/515: {Terminal blocks providing connections to wires or cables}
- H01R 12/52: connecting to other rigid printed circuits or like structures
- H01R 12/585: {Terminals having a press fit or a compliant portion and a shank passing through a hole in the printed circuit board}
- H01R 12/7005: {Guiding, mounting, polarizing or locking means; Extractors (for printed circuit boards H05K)}
- H01R 12/7064: {Press fitting}
- H01R 12/7082: {Coupling device supported only by cooperation with PCB}
- H01R 12/716: {Coupling device provided on the PCB}
- H01R 12/75: connecting to cables except for flat or ribbon cables
- H01R 13/40: Securing contact members in or to a base or case; Insulating of contact members
- H01R 13/502: composed of different pieces (H01R13/514 takes precedence)
- H01R 13/514: composed as a modular blocks or assembly, i.e. composed of co-operating parts provided with contact members or holding contact members between them
- H01R 13/518: for holding or embracing several coupling parts, e.g. frames
- H01R 13/6471: by special arrangement of ground and signal conductors, e.g. GSGS [Ground-Signal-Ground-Signal]
- H05K 1/18: structurally associated with non-printed electric components (H05K1/16 takes precedence)
- H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS

## Abstract

The present disclosure provides a wire to board connector. The wire to board connector comprises a body, a plurality of sheet-shaped insulating bodies, a plurality of first covers, and a plurality of second covers. The body comprises an accommodating groove. The sheet insulating bodies are arranged in the accommodating groove in parallel along a first direction. Each of the sheet insulating bodies is provided with a plurality of terminal groups and a plurality of cables corresponding to the terminal groups. The plurality of terminal groups is disposed along a second direction. The first direction is perpendicular to the second direction. The plurality of first covers correspond to the plurality of second covers. The corresponding first cover and second cover respectively cover the opposite sides of the corresponding sheet-shaped insulating body in the first direction.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A wire to board connector connected to a circuit board, comprising:
a main body comprising an accommodating groove;
a plurality of sheet insulating bodies disposed in the accommodating groove in parallel along a first direction, a plurality of terminal groups and a plurality of cables correspondingly connected to the plurality of terminal groups being disposed in each of the sheet insulating bodies, the plurality of terminal groups being disposed along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; and
a plurality of first covers and a plurality of second covers, the plurality of first covers corresponding to the plurality of second covers respectively, each of the first covers and the corresponding second cover thereto covering two opposite sides of the sheet insulating body corresponding to the first cover and the second cover in the first direction;
wherein the plurality of terminal groups and the plurality of cables of each of the sheet insulating bodies and the plurality of terminal groups and the plurality of cables of the adjacent sheet insulating bodies are alternately arranged.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The wire to board connector according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of terminals of each of the terminal groups is vertically connected to the circuit board.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The wire to board connector according to claim 2, wherein each of the terminals comprises a contacting part and an electrical connecting part oppositely disposed; the contacting part is connected to the cable.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The wire to board connector according to claim 3, wherein the electrical connecting part of each of the terminals is inserted into the circuit board.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The wire to board connector according to claim 4, wherein the circuit board comprises a plurality of conductive holes; the electrical connecting part of each of the terminals is inserted into the corresponding conductive hole.

### Claim 6 (depends on 3)

The wire to board connector according to claim 3, wherein each of the terminal groups comprises two ground terminals and two signal terminals; the two contacting parts of the two ground terminals and the two contacting parts of the two signal terminals are electrically connected to the plurality of wires of the cable.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The wire to board connector according to claim 6, wherein the plurality of wires comprise two ground wires connected with the two contacting parts of the two ground terminals and a pair of signal wires connected with the two contacting parts of the two signal terminals.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The wire to board connector according to claim 6, wherein the width of the contacting part of the signal terminal is narrower than the width of the contacting part of the ground terminal.

### Claim 9 (depends on 6)

The wire to board connector according to claim 6, wherein a distance between the two electrical connecting parts of the two signal terminals is different from a distance between the two contacting parts of the two signal terminals.

### Claim 10 (depends on 6)

The wire to board connector according to claim 6 further comprising a plurality of terminal bases disposed on the bottom of the sheet insulating body along the second direction, the plurality of terminal groups being respectively disposed on the corresponding terminal bases.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The wire to board connector according to claim 10, wherein each of the terminal bases comprises at least one through hole; two signal terminals pass through the corresponding through holes without touching the corresponding terminal bases; two ground terminals respectively pass through the corresponding terminal bases and contact with the corresponding terminal bases.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The wire to board connector according to claim 11, wherein the material of each of the terminal bases is conductive.

### Claim 13 (depends on 3)

The wire to board connector according to claim 3, wherein the electrical connecting part of each of the terminals comprises a fisheye component.

### Claim 14 (depends on 1)

The wire to board connector according to claim 1, wherein the materials of the plurality of first covers and the second covers are conductive.

### Claim 15 (depends on 1)

The wire to board connector according to claim 1, wherein each of the sheet insulating bodies and the first cover and the second cover disposed on two opposite sides of the sheet insulating body form a terminal module.

### Claim 16 (depends on 6)

The wire to board connector according to claim 6, wherein the first cover and the second cover are respectively in contact with the ground terminal.

### Claim 17 (depends on 1)

The wire to board connector according to claim 1, wherein each of the sheet insulating bodies comprises a first insulator and a second insulator connected to the first insulator; the plurality of terminal groups are disposed on the bottom of the first insulator in parallel along the second direction; the first insulator comprises a plurality of first accommodating grooves corresponding to the terminal groups respectively; each of the cables is disposed in the first accommodating groove; the first cover is disposed on the first insulator; the second cover is disposed on the second insulator.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The wire to board connector according to claim 17, wherein the first cover comprises a plurality of tenon components; the first insulator comprises a plurality of engaging parts; each of the tenon components is disposed on the corresponding engaging part.

### Claim 19 (depends on 18)

The wire to board connector according to claim 18, wherein each of the tenon components comprises two tenons symmetrically arranged; each of the engaging parts comprises two engaging holes symmetrically arranged; the two engaging holes are disposed on two sides of the corresponding first accommodating groove; the two tenons are respectively inserted into the corresponding engaging holes.

### Claim 20 (depends on 17)

The wire to board connector according to claim 17, wherein the first cover further comprises a plurality of first securing holes; the first insulator further comprises a plurality of first securing blocks disposed on a surface of the first insulator close to the first cover along the second direction; the plurality of first securing blocks are respectively disposed in the corresponding first securing holes.

### Claim 21 (depends on 20)

The wire to board connector according to claim 20, wherein the first insulator further comprises a plurality of second securing blocks and a plurality of first limiting parts; the plurality of second securing blocks are disposed on a surface of the first insulator away from the first cover along the second direction; the plurality of second securing blocks are respectively opposite to the first securing blocks; the second insulator further comprises a plurality of second limiting parts respectively disposed on the corresponding first limiting parts.

### Claim 22 (depends on 20)

The wire to board connector according to claim 20, wherein the first cover further comprises a plurality of first positioning parts; the second cover further comprises a plurality of second positioning parts and a plurality of second securing holes; the second insulator comprises a plurality of first positioning grooves and a plurality of second positioning grooves; the plurality of first positioning grooves are disposed on a surface of the second insulator close to the first insulator along the second direction; the second positioning grooves are disposed on a surface of the second insulator close to the second cover along the second direction; the plurality of first positioning parts are respectively disposed in the corresponding first positioning grooves; the plurality of second positioning parts are respectively disposed in the corresponding second positioning grooves.

### Claim 23 (depends on 17)

The wire to board connector according to claim 17, wherein two sides of the second cover respectively comprise an engaging opening; two sides of the first insulator respectively comprise a block disposed in the corresponding engaging opening.

### Claim 24 (depends on 17)

The wire to board connector according to claim 17, wherein the first insulator further comprises a plurality of embedding openings; two ground terminals of the two adjacent terminal groups are disposed in the corresponding embedding openings; the first cover further comprises a plurality of first contacting parts; the second cover further comprises a plurality of second contacting parts; each of the first contacting parts and each of the second contacting parts are in contact with the two ground terminals in the corresponding embedding opening.

### Claim 25 (depends on 17)

The wire to board connector according to claim 17, wherein the first cover further comprises a plurality of elastic pieces abutting against the adjacent second cover.

### Claim 26 (depends on 1)

The wire to board connector according to claim 1, wherein the bottom of the accommodating groove is provided with a plurality of terminal openings disposed at intervals.

### Claim 27 (depends on 1)

The wire to board connector according to claim 1 further comprising a first end cover and a second end cover respectively disposed on two end edges of the main body.

### Claim 28 (depends on 27)

The wire to board connector according to claim 27, wherein the first end cover comprises a plurality of first partition parts; the second end cover comprises a plurality of second partition parts; the plurality of first partition parts and the plurality of second partition parts are alternately disposed; each of the first partition parts corresponds to a gap between two adjacent second partition parts; each of the second partition parts corresponds to a gap between two adjacent first partition parts.

### Claim 29 (depends on 28)

The wire to board connector according to claim 28, wherein the first end cover further comprises a plurality of first openings disposed in parallel on the plurality of first partition parts and in a plurality of gaps, each of which is between two adjacent first partition parts; the second end cover further comprises a plurality of second openings disposed in parallel on the plurality of second partition parts and in a plurality of gaps, each of which is between two adjacent second partition parts; two sides of the second cover are provided with a hook; the two hooks are disposed in the corresponding first opening and the second opening.

### Claim 30 (depends on 28)

The wire to board connector according to claim 28, wherein the plurality of first partition parts and the plurality of second partition parts comprise a first embedding part respectively; a plurality of gaps within the plurality of first partition parts and a plurality of gaps within the plurality of second partition parts further comprise a second embedding part respectively.

### Claim 31 (depends on 30)

The wire to board connector according to claim 30, wherein the first embedding part comprises two first sidewalls and a first embedding groove between the two first sidewalls; the two first sidewalls are extending vertically toward the main body; the second embedding part comprises two second sidewalls and a second embedding groove between the two second sidewalls; the two second sidewalls are extending vertically toward the main body; the two second sidewalls are respectively adjacent to the corresponding first partition parts or the second partition parts.

### Claim 32 (depends on 31)

The wire to board connector according to claim 31, wherein two ends of the main body respectively comprise a plurality of buckles disposed at intervals; each of the buckles engagingly corresponds to the bottom of the second embedding groove.

### Claim 33 (depends on 31)

The wire to board connector according to claim 31, wherein two ends of the main body further comprise two first engaging parts respectively; two sides of the first end cover further comprise a second engaging part respectively; two sides of the second end cover further comprise a third engaging part respectively; each of the second engaging parts is engaged with the corresponding first engaging part; each of the third engaging parts is engaged with the corresponding second engaging part.