CN102122777A - Connector assembly for vehicle - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention provides a connector assembly for a vehicle, comprising: a socket plug into which a plurality of terminals are inserted; a joint block into which the socket plug s inserted; a printed circuit board connected to the joint block and electrically connected to the plurality of terminals when the socket plug is inserted into the joint block; and a cover body used for protecting the printed circuit board. The connector assembly can solve problem of error insertion into and separation from current cavity plugs, and can solve problem of excessive insertion force of current socket plugs via increasing number of socket plugs and reducing number of terminals inserted into socket plugs.
Description
Technical field
The disclosure relates to a kind of vehicle connector assembly.More particularly, the disclosure relates to a kind of vehicle connector assembly that can prevent that terminal is assembled in the socket plug by mistake and separates from plugs and sockets.
Background technology
Usually, connector is to be used for a circuit is electrically connected to the link of another circuit.In vehicle, connector is used to stube cable or electric wire.
Recently, increase the quantity of the electronic unit that in vehicle, uses for user convenience, therefore increased the quantity of required cable or electric wire.Therefore, various connectors are used to stube cable or electric wire.
Figure 1A and 1B are the concept maps that the connection status that is installed in the typical connector in the vehicle is shown.
Shown in Figure 1A, during the limited amount of the electronic unit 20 in being installed in vehicle, joint connector 10 is connected to power supply via cable, and several electric wires are connected to joint connector 10 with to electronic unit 20 supply electric power, and electronic unit 20 is connected to another joint connector 10 ' then.
With above-mentioned different, owing to make the quantity of the electronic unit 20 in the vehicle increase rapidly along with high-quality and electronic trend, the piece connector that be integrated with joint connector of use shown in Figure 1B substitutes the circuit arrangement of using joint connector 10 and 10 ' shown in Figure 1A.
Fig. 2 illustrates the schematic, exploded perspective view of conventional vehicle with the piece connector assembly, and Fig. 3 is the viewgraph of cross-section along the line A-A intercepting of Fig. 2.
As shown in Figure 2, the piece connector assembly comprises a plurality of terminals 31, be inserted with at least two cavity modular plug 32 that cavity plug 32 ' is connected to of a plurality of terminals 31, the socket plug that cavity modular plug 32 is inserted into (socket plug) 33, the block 34 that socket plug 33 is inserted into, and be connected to block 34 so that when socket plug 33 is inserted in the block 34, be connected to the printed circuit board (PCB) (PCB) 35 of terminal 31.
As shown in Figure 2, for example ten terminals 31 insert in each cavity plug 32 ', and a plurality of cavity plug 32 ' parallel layout make adjacent cavity plug 32 ' interconnect, thereby form the cavity modular plug of inserting in the socket plug 33 32.Shown in the top of Fig. 2, a plurality of direction protrusion 32a are arranged on the cavity plug 32 ', and a plurality of gathering sill 33a of being inserted into of direction protrusion 32a are arranged on the inner peripheral surface of socket plug 33 and make cavity plug 32 ' insert and be connected to the precalculated position of socket plug 33.
So, socket plug that cavity plug 32 ' is inserted into 33 is inserted in the blocks 34, and inserts the terminal 35a that terminal 31 in the cavity plug 32 ' is electrically connected to the PCB 35 that is installed on the block 34 thus.
Below with reference to Fig. 3 adjacent cavities plug 32 ' the interconnective structure is described briefly.As shown in Figure 3, locking projection 32b is formed on a side of cavity plug 32 ', the lock slots 32c that contains terminal and be inserted with locking projection 32b is formed on opposite side, makes cavity plug 32 ' interconnect with locking projection 32b and the interconnective mode of lock slots 32c.
Yet, because locking projection 32b inserts and is connected to lock slots 32c, so they are easy to be separated from each other because of external load.In addition, loosely interconnects because locking projection 32b and lock slots 32c are owing to be out of shape, so adjacent cavity plug 32 ' also is separated from each other easily, this makes and is difficult to carry out assembling procedure.
In addition, because cavity modular plug 32 only is inserted into the precalculated position of socket plug 33 by direction protrusion 32a with gathering sill 33a and is not provided for fixedly cavity modular plug 32 so that the device that separates from socket plug 33 not, so whole cavity modular plug 32 may be easily from socket plug 33 separation.
And even at cavity plug 32 ' during with different being disposed in order, cavity plug 32 ' still can be inserted in the socket plug 33 and finally be inserted in the block 34, so electronic unit may be malfunctioning owing to unsuitable circuit arrangement.
In addition, because ten terminals 31 are inserted in the cavity plug 32 ' and ten cavity plugs 32 ' are inserted in the socket plug 33, so need a lot of times and make great efforts a socket plug 33 (100 terminals 31 altogether wherein are installed) is inserted in the block 34.
Disclosed above-mentioned information is just in order to strengthen the understanding to background of the present invention in this background technology part, and therefore may comprise the information of this state for those of ordinary skills' known systems that is not formed on.
Summary of the invention
The present invention is devoted to solve the problems referred to above relevant with prior art and makes.Therefore, the invention provides a kind of vehicle connector assembly, it can be by eliminating existing cavity plug, directly be inserted into a plurality of terminals in the socket plug, and will be applied to socket plug by the twin-lock fixed structure of twin-lock guide way, solve existing cavity plug misplug into the problem of separating, and quantity that can be by increasing socket plug and reduce the problem that the quantity of inserting the terminal in the socket plug solve the excessive insertion force that has socket plug now.
On the one hand, the invention provides a kind of vehicle connector assembly, this connector assembly comprises: the socket plug that a plurality of terminal was inserted into; The joint piece that socket plug was inserted into (joint block); When socket plug is inserted in the joint piece, be connected to the joint piece and be electrically connected to the printed circuit board (PCB) (PCB) of a plurality of terminals; And the lid that is used to protect PCB.
In a preferred embodiment, connector assembly can also comprise the broad ways insertion and be connected to the twin-lock guide way of socket plug, and the twin-lock guide way can comprise first locking projection of the both sides that are formed on the twin-lock guide way and be formed on second locking projection of the front side of twin-lock guide way, first locking projection and second locking projection are connected respectively to the lock slots on the inwall of the both sides that are formed on socket plug and are formed on fixed projection on the inwall of socket plug, make twin-lock guide way and socket plug temporarily be assembled and after this be assembled together.
In another preferred embodiment, the twin-lock guide way can comprise: a plurality of terminal receiver holes that form respectively make a plurality of terminals be inserted into respectively in the terminal receiver hole; And be formed on terminal receiver hole a plurality of hook ends on every side, when feasible coupler body on being formed on each terminal was hooked on the hook end, terminal can not separate from the terminal receiving slit of socket plug.
In another preferred embodiment, connector assembly can also comprise: the locking projection that is formed on the both sides of socket plug, be formed on the hook groove of the below of locking projection, and the unciform process that is formed on the inwall of joint piece rises, make and to rise when being inserted in the hook groove when unciform process that socket plug and joint piece lock mutually.
In another preferred embodiment, connector assembly can also comprise that the mistake assembling that the mistake assembling that is formed on each terminal prevents that guide way and mistake assembling from preventing that guide way is inserted into prevents groove, in case not-go-end is assembled in the terminal receiving slit of socket plug by mistake.
In another preferred embodiment, connector assembly can also comprise and is formed on the connection projection that makes PCB be connected to the joint piece on the joint piece.
In another preferred embodiment, connector assembly can also comprise that first unciform process that is formed on the lid rises and be formed on the joint piece and rise around being connected to second unciform process that first unciform process rises when first unciform process rises.
In another preferred embodiment, connector assembly can also comprise that the bottom surface with respect to the joint piece is formed on the inwall of joint piece, to prevent the socket plug rib that moves during insertion along the vertical direction.
Others of the present invention and preferred embodiment are discussed hereinafter.
It should be understood that, term used herein " vehicle " or " vehicle " or other similar terms comprise general motor vehicles (such as the passenger vehicle that comprises SUV (SUV), bus, truck, various commerial vehicles), the water carrier that comprises various ships and ship, aircraft etc., and comprise hybrid vehicle, electric motor car, plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, hydrogen-powered vehicle and other substitute fuel car (for example fuel of obtaining from the resource except that oil).As described herein, hybrid vehicle is the vehicle with two or more power sources, and for example existing petrol power has electrodynamic vehicle again.
Above-mentioned and further feature of the present invention is discussed hereinafter.
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Referring now to describing above-mentioned and other feature of the present invention in detail by some exemplary embodiment of the present invention shown in the accompanying drawing, wherein the accompanying drawing general only provides by the mode of illustration hereinafter, and is not to limit the invention therefore, wherein:
Figure 1A and 1B are the concept maps that the connection status that is installed in the typical connector in the vehicle is shown.
Fig. 2 illustrates the schematic, exploded perspective view of conventional vehicle with the piece connector assembly.
Fig. 3 is the viewgraph of cross-section along the line A-A intercepting of Fig. 2.
Fig. 4 illustrates the decomposition diagram of vehicle usefulness connector assembly according to the preferred embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 5 is the assembling view of Fig. 4.
Fig. 6 is the viewgraph of cross-section along the line X-X intercepting of Fig. 5.
Fig. 7 is the vertical view of Fig. 5.
Fig. 8 A is the perspective view that the twin-lock guide way among Fig. 4 is shown.
Fig. 8 B is the vertical view of Fig. 8 A.
Fig. 9 be illustrate the twin-lock guide way for the first time with Fig. 4 in the perspective view of state of socket plug locking (temporary transient assembling).
Figure 10 is the viewgraph of cross-section along the line B-B intercepting of Fig. 9.
Figure 11 is the viewgraph of cross-section along the line C-C intercepting of Fig. 9.
Figure 12 is the viewgraph of cross-section along the line I-I intercepting of Fig. 9.
Figure 13 be illustrate the twin-lock guide way for the second time with Fig. 4 in the perspective view of state of socket plug locking (assembling).
Figure 14 A is the viewgraph of cross-section along the line G-G intercepting of Figure 13.
Figure 14 B is the viewgraph of cross-section of the line G '-G ' intercepting along Figure 13.
Figure 15 illustrates the perspective view of terminal according to the preferred embodiment of the invention.
Figure 16 illustrates mispluging into the perspective view that prevents structure of terminal according to the preferred embodiment of the invention.
Figure 17 illustrates the decomposition diagram of lid and joint piece according to the preferred embodiment of the invention.
Figure 18 is the assembling view of Figure 17.
Figure 19 is the viewgraph of cross-section along the line E-E intercepting of Figure 18.
Figure 20 is the viewgraph of cross-section along the line F-F intercepting of Figure 18.
Figure 21 illustrates the perspective view that is used to prevent socket plug mobile semicircle rib during inserting according to the preferred embodiment of the invention.
Figure 22 is the viewgraph of cross-section along the line H-H intercepting of Figure 21.
The Reference numeral that displays in the accompanying drawing comprises quoting the following element of following further discussion:
110: socket plug 111: the terminal receiving slit
111a: the mistake assembling prevents groove
113: the second direction protrusions of 112: the first direction protrusions
116: hook groove 117: lock slots
118: fixed projection 120: the joint piece
121: plug receiving slit 122: separating part
124: the second gathering sills of 123: the first gathering sills
127: connect 128: the second unciform process of projection and rise
129: rib 130:PCB
131: terminal 140: lid
Unciform process played 150 in 141: the first: terminal
151: the mistake assembling prevents guide way 152: coupler body
153: cable 160: the twin-lock guide way
162: the second locking projections of 161: the first locking projections
163a: the first horizontal part 163b: second horizontal part
163c: the 3rd horizontal part 164a: first vertical member
164b: the second vertical member 164c: intermediate vertical parts
165: terminal receiver hole 166: the hook end
It should be understood that accompanying drawing not necessarily will be to scale, but present the expression of simplifying a little of the various preferred features of explanation basic principle of the present invention.Specific design feature of the present invention disclosed herein comprises for example specific dimensions, direction, position and shape, will partly be determined by the application-specific and the environment for use of expectation.
In the accompanying drawings, Reference numeral refers to identical or equivalent part of the present invention all the time in a few width of cloth figure of accompanying drawing.
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Now will be hereinafter in detail with reference to various embodiment of the present invention, the example is shown in the drawings and be described below.Though will describe the present invention in conjunction with exemplary embodiment, it should be understood that this explanation is not to be intended to limit the invention to those exemplary embodiments.On the contrary, the present invention is intended to not only contain these exemplary embodiments, and contains various alternative forms, remodeling, equivalents and other embodiment that can be included in the spirit and scope of the present invention that claims limit.
Fig. 4 illustrates the decomposition diagram of vehicle usefulness connector assembly according to the preferred embodiment of the invention.Fig. 5 is the assembling view of Fig. 4.Fig. 6 is the viewgraph of cross-section along the line X-X intercepting of Fig. 5.Fig. 7 is the vertical view of Fig. 5, Fig. 8 A is the perspective view that the twin-lock guide way among Fig. 4 is shown, Fig. 8 B is the vertical view of Fig. 8 A, Fig. 9 be illustrate the twin-lock guide way for the first time with Fig. 4 in the perspective view of state of socket plug locking (temporary transient assembling), Figure 10 is the viewgraph of cross-section along the line B-B intercepting of Fig. 9, Figure 11 is the viewgraph of cross-section along the line C-C intercepting of Fig. 9, Figure 12 is the viewgraph of cross-section along the line I-I intercepting of Fig. 9, Figure 13 be illustrate the twin-lock guide way for the second time with Fig. 4 in the perspective view of state of socket plug locking (assembling), Figure 14 A is the viewgraph of cross-section along the line G-G intercepting of Figure 13, Figure 14 B is the viewgraph of cross-section of the line G '-G ' intercepting along Figure 13, Figure 15 illustrates the perspective view of terminal according to the preferred embodiment of the invention, Figure 16 illustrates mispluging into the perspective view that prevents structure of terminal according to the preferred embodiment of the invention, Figure 17 illustrates the decomposition diagram of lid and joint piece according to the preferred embodiment of the invention, Figure 18 is the assembling view of Figure 17, Figure 19 is the viewgraph of cross-section along the line E-E intercepting of Figure 18, Figure 20 is the viewgraph of cross-section along the line F-F intercepting of Figure 18, Figure 21 illustrates the perspective view that is used to prevent socket plug mobile semicircle rib during inserting according to the preferred embodiment of the invention, and Figure 22 is the viewgraph of cross-section along the line H-H intercepting of Figure 21.
The invention provides the vehicle connector assembly, cavity plug and the terminal 150 of wherein having eliminated existing joint piece insert and are connected to socket plug 110 with the form of connector, thereby reduce the quantity of parts, and this causes the reduction of production cost.In addition, the invention provides the vehicle connector assembly, wherein used the mispluging into preventing structure of terminal 150, prevent structure, be formed on the mispluging an of side of socket plug 110 into preventing guide way by the separation of the terminal 150 of twin-lock fixed structure.
Vehicle comprises socket plug 110 with connector assembly according to the preferred embodiment of the invention, joint piece 120, PCB 130 and lid 140.
1. socket plug 110 misplugs into preventing structure with separating
Two ends and the 3rd direction protrusion 114 that first and second direction protrusions 112 and 113 are formed on socket plug 110 (having a more large-area) side are formed between first and second direction protrusions 112 and 113.
Although first and second direction protrusions 112 and 113 are formed on the same position on each the two ends of a side in a plurality of socket plug 110 regularly, but the 3rd direction protrusion 114 is formed on the diverse location of centre of a side of each socket plug 110, makes socket plug 110 suitably to be inserted in the joint piece 120.
First to the 3rd gathering sill 123 to 125 be formed on the inwall of (having more large-area) side of joint piece 120 and on the two ends of a side of separating part 122 be convenient to be inserted into socket plug 110 in the joint piece 120 and prevent socket plug 110 misplug into.
Although first and second gathering sills 123 and 124 are formed on the inwall of a side of joint piece 120 and the same position on the two ends of a side of separating part 122, the 3rd gathering sill 125 is formed on each inwall of joint piece 120 and the diverse location on the side of separating part 122.First to the 3rd direction protrusion 112 to 114 is inserted into respectively in first to the 3rd gathering sill 123 to 125, and making wins to the 3rd gathering sill 123 to 125 guiding socket plug 110 is inserted in the joint piece 120.Especially, the 3rd gathering sill 125 prevents that socket plug 110 is inserted in the joint piece 120 inadequately.
In addition, locking projection 115 is formed on (have more small size) opposite side of socket plug 110 in the be inclined upwardly mode of projection of the bottom from socket plug 110, and hook groove 116 is formed on the below of locking projection 115, makes socket plug 110 can not separate from joint piece 120 under the situation that does not apply external load.
The lower end of locking projection 115 is integrally connected to the lower end of socket plug 110, and the upper end of locking projection 115 is free ends.Therefore, the upper end of locking projection 115 can be by external load and bending makes socket plug 110 obtain release.
Be formed on unciform process on the inwall of joint piece 120 and play 126 and be inserted in the hook groove 116 of locking projection 115 belows, make socket plug 110 can not separate from joint piece 120.
2. the separation by the terminal 150 of the twin-lock fixed structure of twin-lock guide way 160 prevents mispluging into preventing structure of structure and terminal 150
Twin-lock guide way 160 inserts and is connected to the centre of a side of socket plug 110, and a plurality of terminal receiver hole 165 is formed in the twin-lock guide way 160 with terminal receiving slit 111 identical distance with socket plug 110.
Twin-lock guide way 160 comprises first to the 3rd horizontal part 163a, 163b and the 163c that is arranged to three rank in the horizontal direction, be arranged in the first and second vertical member 164a and the 164b at two ends along the vertical direction, and a plurality of intermediate vertical parts 164c that between two vertical member, are provided with at interval, thereby form clathrate with rule.
The first horizontal part 163a is positioned at the anterior of twin-lock guide way 160 and has than the second and the 3rd horizontal part 163b and the bigger thickness of 163c.Terminal receiver hole 165 in first horizontal line is arranged between the first and second horizontal part 163a and the 163b in the horizontal direction, terminal receiver hole 165 in second horizontal line is arranged between the second and the 3rd horizontal part 163b and the 163c in the horizontal direction, and the terminal receiver hole 165 in the 3rd horizontal line is arranged between the rear side of the 3rd horizontal part 163c and socket plug 110 in the horizontal direction.
Centre and lock slots 117 that first locking projection 161 is formed on the first and second horizontal part 163a and 163b are respectively formed on the inwall of socket plug 110 both sides.Therefore, first locking projection 161 is inserted into and makes the twin-lock guide way lock and temporarily fit together with socket plug 110 160 first time in the lock slots 117.
Upper end and a pair of fixed projection 118 that a pair of second locking projection 162 is formed on the first horizontal part 163a are formed on the inwall of socket plug 110, make that twin-lock guide way 160 locks and fit together with socket plug 110 second time by the joint between second locking projection 162 and the fixed projection 118.
Simultaneously, shown in Figure 12 and 14B, a plurality of hook ends 166 be arranged on twin-lock guide way 160 terminal receiver hole 165 around, make terminal 150 can not separate from socket plug 110.
Each hook end 166 be formed on twin-lock guide way 160 terminal receiver hole 165 around, and on the 152 Hook to Hook ends 166 of the coupler body on being formed on terminal 150 time, terminal 150 can not separate from the terminal receiving slit 111 of socket plug 110.
Mistake assembling prevents that groove 111a is formed on each terminal receiving slit 111 of socket plug 110 along the direction identical with each terminal receiving slit 111 of socket plug 110 and the mistake assembling prevents that guide way 151 is formed on each terminal 150, make the mistake assembling prevent that guide way 151 is inserted into the mistake assembling and prevents among the groove 111a, thereby allow terminal 150 to be inserted in the terminal receiving slit 111.As a result, when terminal 150 will be inserted in the terminal receiving slit 111 along the direction of mistake, terminal 150 can not be inserted in the terminal receiving slit 111.
3.PCB 130 syndeton, the syndeton of the piece of lid 140, and draft angle (mold draft angle) improve structure
Connect on each limit in four limits of upper end that projection 127 is formed on joint piece 120, and when PCB 130 was inserted in the upper end of joint piece 120, PCB 130 was fixed on the joint piece 120 by connection projection 127.
A pair of first unciform process rises on 141 each face that is formed in four faces of lower end of lid 140 and a pair of second unciform process rises on 128 each face that is formed in four faces of upper end of joint piece 120.Therefore, play 128 when interconnecting when first unciform process plays 141 and second unciform process, lid 140 and joint piece 120 interconnect.
Here, second unciform process plays 128 and has the wedge-like structure, makes that foreign matter that falls and water can not be incorporated into the inside of joint piece 120 after the vehicle assembling.
In the manufacture process of joint piece, be necessary to use to eject and pull pin (ejection taper) so that after compound being injected in the mould, the product of casting is removed from mould inside.
That is, easily remove from mould in order to make the joint piece 120 that forms by injection molding, the width of the inlet of joint piece 120 should be bigger.Therefore, the inwall of mould tilts with the angle of pulling pin (draftangle), makes the width of inlet of joint piece 120 greater than the width of bottom surface.
According to design idea, semicircle rib 129 is formed on the inwall of each plug receiving slit 121 of the joint piece 120 shown in Figure 21 and 22, with the influence at the angle of pulling pin that minimizes mould.The cross-sectional area of semicircle rib 129 stretches to the bottom along with it and reduces, and formation right angle, the bottom surface of rib 129 and joint piece 120, ejects the influence of pulling pin thereby reduce.In addition, can guarantee measured value and minimize move (vibrations) that when the outer surface of socket plug 110 is inserted in the plug receiving slit 121, cause by rib 129.
The vehicle that has above-mentioned the configuration according to the preferred embodiment of the invention operation and the effect of connector assembly will be described below.
Use under the situation of connector assembly in the vehicle according to the invention of having eliminated existing cavity plug, be inserted in the terminal receiving slit 111 and socket plug 110 when being inserted in the joint piece 120 at the terminal 150 of socket plug 110, the terminal 150 of socket plug 110 is electrically connected to the terminal 131 of the PCB 130 that is installed on the joint piece 120.
First to the 3rd direction protrusion 112 to 114 that is formed on (having more large-area) side of socket plug 110 is inserted on the inwall of (the having more large-area) side that is formed on joint piece 120 and in first to the 3rd gathering sill 123 to 125 on the two ends of a side of each separating part 122, with the insertion of guiding socket plug 110.Be arranged in the 3rd direction protrusion 114 between first and second direction protrusions 112 and 113 and be formed on diverse location on each socket plug 110, promptly form and have distance and be formed on first or second direction protrusion 112 on each socket plug 110 or 113 different distance.Therefore, can determine the tram of each socket plug 110 according to the position of the 3rd direction protrusion, and prevent socket plug 110 misplug into.
Suppose that first to the 3rd direction protrusion 112 to 114 is formed on the front side and the rear side of socket plug 110, locking projection 115 is formed on the both sides of socket plug 110.Therefore, when socket plug 110 was inserted in the plug receiving slit 121 of joint piece 120, the unciform process of joint piece 120 played 126 and inserts and lock onto in the hook groove 116 that is formed on the locking projection 115, made socket plug 110 can not separate from joint piece 120.
Here, the upper end of locking projection 115 is free ends, and it can bend right and left with respect to the lower end of locking projection 115.Therefore, when usefulness pulled the upper end of locking projection 115, the hook groove 116 of socket plug 110 separated from the unciform process 126 of joint piece 120, makes socket plug 110 from 120 releases of joint piece.
The centre of a side of socket plug 110 is inserted and be connected to twin-lock guide way 160 broad wayss, and first locking projection 161 is formed on the both sides of twin-lock guide way 160, and a pair of second locking projection 162 is formed on the front side of twin-lock guide way 160.Therefore, when twin-lock guide way 160 was inserted in the socket plug 110, first locking projection 161 was inserted in the lock slots 117 on the inwall that is formed on socket plug 110, and twin-lock guide way 160 temporarily fits together with socket plug 110 thus.In this state, when terminal 150 is inserted in the terminal receiving slit 111 of socket plug 110 and twin-lock guide way 160 further broad wayss when being inserted in the socket plug 110, second locking projection 162 locks onto on the fixed projection 118 that is formed on socket plug 110 inwalls, and twin-lock guide way 160 fits together with socket plug 110 thus.
Here, under the temporary transient assembled state (first lock-out state) of twin-lock guide way 160, the hook end 166 that twin-lock guide way 160 can not be formed on twin-lock guide way 160 lower ends disturbs, so terminal 150 can be inserted in the terminal receiver hole 165 of the terminal receiving slit 111 of socket plug 110 and twin-lock guide way 160.On the contrary, under assembled state (second lock-out state), when the hook end 166 that is formed on twin-lock guide way 160 lower ends enters the inside of terminal receiving slit 111 of socket plug 110, coupler body 152 at the terminal 150 that inserts under the temporary transient assembled state is locked by the hook end 166 around each the terminal receiver hole 165 that is formed on twin-lock guide way 160, makes terminal 150 can not escape the outside.
The locking list first time of the twin-lock guide way 160 that is undertaken by first locking projection 161 is shown in before the terminal receiving slit 111 that terminal 150 is inserted into socket plug 110, twin-lock guide way 160 temporarily fits together with socket plug 110, therefore is accomplished for terminal 150 is inserted into the preparation of doing in the socket plug 110.After the locking list second time of the twin-lock guide way 160 that is undertaken by second locking projection 162 is shown in the terminal receiving slit 111 that terminal 150 is inserted into socket plug 110, twin-lock guide way 160 fits together with socket plug 110, so terminal 150 can not separate from socket plug 110.
Mistake assembling prevents that groove 111a is formed on the side of each terminal receiving slit 111 of socket plug 110 and the mistake assembling prevents that guide way 151 is formed on each terminal 150.Therefore, when terminal 150 will be inserted in the terminal receiving slit 111 along the opposite way round, the mistake assembling prevented that guide way 151 can not be inserted into the mistake assembling and prevent among the groove 111a, therefore can prevent that terminal 150 is inserted in the terminal receiving slit 111 along the opposite way round.
Connect on each face in four faces of upper end that projection 127 is formed on joint piece 120, and when PCB 130 was inserted in the upper end of joint piece 120, the edge of PCB 130 was fixed on the joint piece 120 by connection projection 127.
First unciform process rises on 141 each face that is formed in four faces of lower end of lid 140, and second unciform process rises on 128 each face that is formed in four faces of upper end of joint piece 120.Therefore, each first unciform process plays 141 inner surface and plays 128 outer surface and be connected to second unciform process around each second unciform process and play 128.Here, second unciform process plays 128 and has inclined surface, makes that foreign matter that falls and water can not be incorporated into the inside of joint piece 120 after the vehicle assembling.
In addition, because rib 129 is formed on each face in four faces of plug receiving slit 121 of the joint piece 120 that is inserted with socket plug 110 along the vertical direction, so the socket plug 110 that can prevent when socket plug 110 is inserted in four faces of the plug receiving slit 121 that tilts with draft angle, cause owing to the gap between the inwall of the plug receiving slit 121 of the outer surface of socket plug 110 and joint piece 120 is mobile.
As mentioned above, vehicle according to the invention has the following advantages with connector assembly:
1. by eliminating existing cavity plug, can reduce production costs and reduce weight;
2. owing to eliminated existing cavity plug, separate and the problem that is inserted into inadequately the socket plug from socket plug so can solve existing cavity plug;
3. by being applied to socket plug, can prevent that terminal from separating from socket plug by the twin-lock fixed structure of twin-lock guide way;
4. the locking projection hook groove that is formed on the both sides of socket plug and is formed on locking projection below is accommodated the unciform process that is formed on the joint piece inwall and is risen, and can prevent that therefore socket plug from separating from the joint piece by the locking of unciform process and hook groove;
5. mistake assembling prevents that groove is formed on each terminal receiving slit of socket plug and the mistake assembling prevents that guide way is formed on each terminal, makes the mistake assembling prevent that guide way only is inserted into the mistake assembling and prevents in the groove, can prevent thus terminal misplug into;
6. utilize the connection projection that is formed on the joint piece to fix PCB, can prevent PCB owing to vibration separates, and utilize first and second unciform process that are formed on lid and the joint piece to rise, can stably connect lid and joint piece; And
7. utilize the rib be formed on joint piece inside, can be minimized in the influence of inserting the angle of pulling pin of mould in the socket plug process, thereby prevent the mobile of the plugs and sockets that causes owing to the gap between the plug receiving slit of socket plug and joint piece.
The present invention is described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments of the present invention.Yet, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that can make in these embodiments the change and do not break away from principle of the present invention and spirit, scope wherein of the present invention limits in the claims and the equivalent form of value thereof.
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1. vehicle connector assembly, this connector assembly comprises:
The socket plug that a plurality of terminal was inserted into;
The joint piece that described socket plug was inserted into;
When described socket plug is inserted in the described joint piece, be connected to described joint piece and be electrically connected to the printed circuit board (PCB) of described a plurality of terminals; And
Be used to protect the lid of described printed circuit board (PCB).
2. connector assembly as claimed in claim 1, comprise that also broad ways inserts and be connected to the twin-lock guide way of described socket plug, wherein said twin-lock guide way comprises first locking projection of the both sides that are formed on described twin-lock guide way and is formed on second locking projection of the front side of described twin-lock guide way, described first locking projection and described second locking projection are connected respectively to the lock slots on the inwall of the both sides that are formed on described socket plug and are formed on fixed projection on the inwall of described socket plug, make described twin-lock guide way and described socket plug temporarily be assembled and after this be assembled together.
3. connector assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein said twin-lock guide way comprises: a plurality of terminal receiver holes that form respectively make described a plurality of terminal be inserted into respectively in the terminal receiver hole; And be formed on terminal receiver hole a plurality of hook ends on every side, when feasible coupler body on being formed on each terminal was hooked on the hook end, terminal can not separate from the terminal receiving slit of described socket plug.
4. connector assembly as claimed in claim 1, also comprise: the locking projection that is formed on the both sides of described socket plug, be formed on the hook groove of the below of described locking projection, and the unciform process that is formed on the inwall of described joint piece rises, make and to rise when being inserted in the described hook groove when described unciform process that described socket plug and described joint piece lock mutually.
5. connector assembly as claimed in claim 1, comprise that also the mistake assembling that is formed on each terminal prevents that guide way and described mistake assembling from preventing that the mistake assembling that guide way is inserted into from preventing groove, in case not-go-end is assembled in the terminal receiving slit of described socket plug by mistake.
6. connector assembly as claimed in claim 1 also comprises being formed on making on the described joint piece that described printed circuit board (PCB) is connected to the connection projection of described joint piece.
7. connector assembly as claimed in claim 1 comprises also that first unciform process that is formed on the described lid rises and be formed on the described joint piece and is rising around being connected to second unciform process that described first unciform process rises when described first unciform process rises.
8. connector assembly as claimed in claim 1 comprises that also bottom surface with respect to described joint piece is formed on the inwall of described joint piece, to prevent the described socket plug rib that moves during insertion along the vertical direction.
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