CN109286099B

CN109286099B - Photovoltaic connector

Info

Publication number: CN109286099B
Application number: CN201710597208.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张定忠; 许浩良; 涂阳; 郭浪; 沈毅; 蒋庆
Original assignee: Changshu Telian Precision Devices Co ltd; Atlas Sunshine Power Group Co Ltd
Current assignee: Changshu Telian Precision Devices Co ltd; Canadian Solar Inc
Priority date: 2017-07-20
Filing date: 2017-07-20
Publication date: 2024-05-24
Anticipated expiration: 2037-07-20
Also published as: CN109286099A

Abstract

The invention provides a photovoltaic connector which comprises a plug and a socket in butt joint with the plug, wherein the plug is provided with a first body, the socket is provided with a second body, and grooves and magnet blocks arranged in the grooves are formed in the first body and the second body, and the grooves correspond to each other. According to the invention, through the magnet adsorption principle, the grooves and the magnet blocks arranged in the grooves are arranged on the socket and the plug, so that the socket and the plug can be mutually attracted and attached through the magnet blocks in the butt joint process, the retention force between the plug and the socket is ensured, the connection is more reliable and stable, and the disassembly is very convenient.

Description

Photovoltaic connector

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of photovoltaic power generation, in particular to a photovoltaic connector.

Background

The photovoltaic connector is used for connecting the photovoltaic module, and leading out the positive electrode and the negative electrode of the photovoltaic module so as to transmit electric energy. The traditional photovoltaic connector is mainly divided into a plug and a socket, positive and negative leading-out ends of the photovoltaic module are respectively represented, as shown in fig. 1, after the existing plug A and the socket B are in butt joint, a pair of hooks C on the plug A are mainly inserted into a buckling hole D on the socket B to be buckled and positioned, so that the connection of the plug A and the socket B is realized.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above, the present invention provides a photovoltaic connector to solve the problem of difficult disassembly after the plug and the socket are mated in the prior art.

Specifically, the invention is realized by the following technical scheme: the utility model provides a photovoltaic connector, includes the plug and with the socket of plug butt joint, the plug is equipped with first body, the socket is equipped with the second body, be equipped with the recess that corresponds each other and locate the magnet piece in the recess on first body and the second body.

Further, the first body is provided with a top surface, a bottom surface, two side surfaces for connecting the top surface and the bottom surface and an end surface facing the direction of the socket, the groove is formed by downwards sinking from the top surface, and the magnet block on the first body is clamped in the groove.

Further, the second body is provided with a top surface, a bottom surface and an end surface facing the plug direction, the groove is formed by downwards sinking from the top surface, and the magnet block on the second body is clamped in the groove.

Further, limiting hooks for clamping the magnet blocks are arranged in the grooves, and the number of the grooves is two.

Further, through holes penetrating through the grooves are formed in the first body and the second body, and the number of the through holes is the same as that of the grooves.

Further, the through holes are formed on bottom surfaces of the first body and the second body.

Further, the plug is further provided with a cylindrical abutting portion extending from one end of the first body, the abutting portion protrudes from the end face of the first body towards the direction of the socket, and the end face of the first body is further provided with a protrusion located on one side of the abutting portion.

Further, a docking cavity for the docking part to insert and a positioning hole correspondingly matched with the protrusion are arranged on the socket, and the positioning holes are arranged on two sides of the docking cavity.

Further, the grooves on the second body are located on two sides of the butt joint cavity.

According to the invention, through the magnet adsorption principle, the grooves and the magnet blocks arranged in the grooves are arranged on the socket and the plug, so that the socket and the plug can be mutually attracted and attached through the magnet blocks in the butt joint process, the retention force between the plug and the socket is ensured, the connection is more reliable and stable, and the disassembly is very convenient.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a prior art photovoltaic connector.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a plug and receptacle of the photovoltaic connector of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a schematic connection of a plug and a socket of the photovoltaic connector of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a schematic connection diagram of a plug and socket of a photovoltaic connector of the present invention from another perspective.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, the same numbers in different drawings refer to the same or similar elements, unless otherwise indicated. The implementations described in the following exemplary examples do not represent all implementations consistent with the invention. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with aspects of the invention as detailed in the accompanying claims.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used in this specification and the appended claims, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term "and/or" as used herein refers to and encompasses any or all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

As shown in fig. 2 to 4, the present invention provides a photovoltaic connector, which includes a socket 10 and a plug 20 that are plugged into each other, wherein the socket 10 and the plug 20 are respectively connected to a cable, and the cable is connected to a junction box (not shown) of a photovoltaic module to serve as a lead-out terminal of an anode and a cathode of the photovoltaic module.

The plug 20 includes a first body 21, a mating portion 22 extending from one end of the first body 21, a first mounting portion 23 extending from the other end of the first body 21, a terminal (not shown) accommodated in the mating portion 22, and a magnet block 24 accommodated in the first body 21. The first body 21 is provided with a top surface 25, a bottom surface, two side surfaces connecting the top surface 25 and the bottom surface, and an end surface 28 facing the direction of the socket 10, the top surface 25 is provided with a concave groove 26 for accommodating the magnet block 24, a limit hook 27 for clamping the magnet block 24 is arranged in the groove 26, the magnet block 24 can be firmly clamped in the groove 26 by the limit hook 27 and cannot fall off, and preferably, the number of the grooves 26 is two, and the grooves are respectively positioned at two sides of the top surface 25 and are adjacent to the two side surfaces of the first body 21; the bottom surface is provided with a through hole 29 penetrating the groove 26, and the through hole 29 is used for facilitating a tool to be inserted into the through hole 29 to enable the magnet block 24 in the groove 26 to fall off, for example, the tool can be used for inserting the through hole 29 in the bottom surface into the groove 26 and prying the limit hooks 27 in the groove 26 to release the limit hooks so as to enable the magnet block 24 to be separated. The end surface 28 faces the socket 10, the abutting portion 22 extends from the end surface 28 towards the socket 10, a protrusion 280 located on one side of the abutting portion 22 is arranged on the end surface 28, and the protrusion 280 protrudes towards the socket 10 and is used for being matched with the abutted socket 10. The butt joint part 22 is cylindrical, and a terminal is arranged in the butt joint part.

The socket 10 is used for docking with the plug 20, and the socket 10 is provided with a second body 11, a second installation portion 12 extending from one end of the second body 11, and a magnet block 13 accommodated in the second body 11, similarly to the first body 21, the second body 11 is also provided with a top surface 14, a bottom surface and an end surface 15, the top surface 14 is also provided with two concave grooves 16 which are downward concave and are respectively used for accommodating the two magnet blocks 13, the inside of the grooves 16 is also provided with a limit hook 17 for clamping the magnet block 13, the end surface 15 is arranged towards the plug 20, the end surface 15 is provided with a docking cavity 18 for inserting the docking portion 22, the docking cavity 18 extends inwards from the end surface 15 for a certain length to accommodate the docking portion 22 of the plug 20, in addition, the end surface 15 is provided with positioning holes 19 positioned at two sides of the docking cavity 18, the positioning holes 19 are used for clamping protrusions 280 on the end surface 15 of the plug, thereby realizing mutual limiting of the socket 10 and the plug 20, and preventing relative rotation, and the grooves 16 on the second body 11 are respectively positioned at two sides of the docking cavity 18. In addition, in order to facilitate the removal of the magnet block 13, a through hole 110 penetrating the groove 16 is also provided on the bottom surface of the second body 11, so that a tool or an elongated object can be inserted into the groove 16 to pry the limiting hook 17 to release the magnet block 13.

According to the invention, through the magnet adsorption principle, the grooves 16 and 26 and the magnet blocks 13 and 24 arranged in the grooves 16 and 26 are arranged on the socket 10 and the plug 20, and the grooves 16 and 26 are arranged close to the end faces 15 and 28 on the abutting side, so that the magnet blocks in the socket 10 and the magnet blocks 13 and 24 in the plug 20 can be close to each other in the abutting process, the magnet blocks can be promoted to be attracted to each other quickly and effectively, the retention force between the plug 20 and the socket 10 is ensured, the connection is more reliable and stable, the connection is quite convenient, and only tools or any other slender strip objects are needed to be inserted into the through holes to pry the limit hooks in the grooves so as to release the magnet blocks.

The foregoing description of the preferred embodiments of the invention is not intended to be limiting, but rather to enable any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement or the like to be made within the spirit and principles of the invention.

Claims

1. The photovoltaic connector comprises a plug and a socket which is in butt joint with the plug, wherein the plug is provided with a first body, and the socket is provided with a second body;

The first body is provided with a top surface, a bottom surface, two side surfaces for connecting the top surface and the bottom surface and an end surface facing the direction of the socket, the groove is formed by downwards sinking from the top surface, and the magnet block on the first body is clamped in the groove;

The second body is provided with a top surface, a bottom surface and an end surface facing the plug direction, the groove is formed by downwards sinking from the top surface, and the magnet block on the second body is clamped in the groove.

2. The photovoltaic connector of claim 1, wherein the grooves are provided with limit hooks for clamping the magnet blocks, and the number of the grooves is two.

3. The photovoltaic connector according to claim 2, wherein the first body and the second body are provided with through holes penetrating the grooves, and the number of the through holes is the same as the number of the grooves.

4. The photovoltaic connector of claim 3, wherein the through holes are formed on bottom surfaces of the first and second bodies.

5. The photovoltaic connector according to claim 1, wherein the plug is further provided with a cylindrical mating portion extending from one end of the first body, the mating portion protrudes from the end face of the first body toward the socket, and the end face of the first body is further provided with a protrusion located on one side of the mating portion.

6. The photovoltaic connector according to claim 5, wherein the socket is provided with a mating cavity into which the mating portion is inserted and positioning holes corresponding to the protrusions, and the positioning holes are provided on both sides of the mating cavity.

7. The photovoltaic connector of claim 6, wherein the grooves on the second body are located on either side of the mating cavity.