CN110518418B

CN110518418B - Connector

Info

Publication number: CN110518418B
Application number: CN201910875739.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 蔡笃满; 李瑞林; 陈捷
Original assignee: Beijing Lvxing Xiaolvren Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Lvxing Xiaolvren Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2019-09-17
Filing date: 2019-09-17
Publication date: 2024-02-09
Anticipated expiration: 2039-09-17
Also published as: CN110518418A

Abstract

The invention discloses a connector, which comprises a male connector and a female connector, wherein: the male connector is provided with a first signal contact and a second signal contact of a communication bus, and the first signal contact and the second signal contact are physically isolated; the female connector is provided with a third signal contact and a fourth contact of the communication bus in one-to-one correspondence with the first signal contact and the second signal contact of the communication bus, and the third signal contact and the fourth contact are physically isolated. When the male connector and the female connector are in butt joint, the first signal contact piece is contacted with the third signal contact piece, and the second signal contact piece is contacted with the fourth signal contact piece, so that signal transmission is realized. Through the connector, the charging equipment end can acquire parameter information such as the type and the specification of the power battery of the electric bicycle, and then can adjust the parameters of the charging equipment according to the acquired parameter information of the power battery of the electric bicycle, so that accurate intelligent charging is realized.

Description

Connector

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of connectors, in particular to a connector.

Background

Electric bicycles are considered as one of the green transportation means with the most development prospect for controlling urban environmental pollution, but the types and specifications of power batteries of the existing electric bicycles are not uniform. And moreover, the power battery of the electric bicycle has no information interaction with the charging equipment.

When the electric bicycle is charged, the charging equipment cannot acquire the parameter information of the power battery of the electric bicycle, and the parameters of the charging equipment cannot be adjusted according to the parameter information of the power battery. Then, under the condition that the power battery of the electric bicycle is not matched with the charging equipment, the risk of overcharging, dissatisfaction and the like exists when an unfilled charger is used.

Therefore, it is needed to develop a connector to enable the charging device end to obtain the parameter information such as the type and specification of the power battery, so as to realize accurate intelligent charging.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the drawbacks of the prior art, the present invention provides a connector comprising a male connector and a female connector, wherein:

the male connector is provided with a first signal contact and a second signal contact of a communication bus, and the first signal contact and the second signal contact are physically isolated;

the female connector is provided with a third signal contact and a fourth contact of the communication bus, which are in one-to-one correspondence with the first signal contact and the second signal contact of the communication bus, and the third signal contact and the fourth contact are physically isolated.

Preferably, the male connector is provided with a live wire terminal, a neutral wire terminal and a ground wire terminal, the ground wire terminal comprising the first signal contact, the second signal contact and the ground wire contact which are physically isolated; the bus connector is provided with a live wire plug wire slot, a zero line plug wire slot and a ground wire plug wire slot, and the ground wire plug wire slot is internally provided with a third signal contact piece, a fourth contact piece and a ground contact piece corresponding to the ground wire contact piece, wherein the third signal contact piece, the fourth contact piece and the ground contact piece are not contacted with each other.

Preferably, the ground wire terminal includes: the circuit comprises a first signal contact and a second signal contact which are adjacently arranged, a first insulating layer arranged between the first signal contact and the second signal contact, a second insulating layer arranged on the first signal contact, the second signal contact and the first insulating layer, and a ground wire contact arranged on the second insulating layer.

Preferably, the ground wire binding post sequentially comprises from bottom to top: the first signal contact, the first insulating layer, the second signal contact, the second insulating layer, and the ground contact.

Preferably, one side of the ground wire slot is provided with a third signal contact and a ground contact corresponding to the first signal contact and the ground wire contact, and the other side of the ground wire slot is provided with a fourth signal contact corresponding to the second signal contact.

Preferably, the third signal contact, the fourth contact and the ground contact are all elastically stretchable copper pins.

Preferably, the first signal contact, the second signal contact and the ground contact are horizontally arranged at intervals on one side of the ground wire binding post, and the third signal contact, the fourth signal contact and the ground contact are horizontally arranged at intervals on one side of the ground wire inserting groove.

Preferably, the first signal contact, the second signal contact, the third signal contact, the fourth signal contact, the ground contact and the ground contact are all strip-shaped copper sheets and are vertically arranged.

Preferably, the male connector is provided with a live wire binding post, a neutral wire binding post, a ground wire binding post, the first signal contact piece and the second signal contact piece which are not contacted with each other; the bus connector is provided with a live wire plug wire slot, a zero wire plug wire slot, a ground wire plug wire slot, the third signal contact and a fourth signal contact; the first signal contact piece/the second signal contact piece and the third signal contact piece/the fourth signal contact piece are binding posts and wire inserting grooves which are matched with each other respectively.

Preferably, the communication bus is an RS485 bus.

The beneficial effects of the invention are as follows: the connector provided by the invention comprises a male connector and a female connector, wherein the male connector is provided with a first signal contact piece and a second signal contact piece which are mutually not contacted of a communication bus, and the female connector is provided with a third signal contact piece and a fourth signal contact piece which are mutually not contacted of the communication bus. When the male connector and the female connector are in butt joint, the first signal contact piece is contacted with the third signal contact piece, and the second signal contact piece is contacted with the fourth signal contact piece, so that signal transmission is realized. Through the connector, the charging equipment end can acquire parameter information such as the type and the specification of the power battery of the electric bicycle, and then can adjust the parameters of the charging equipment according to the acquired parameter information of the power battery of the electric bicycle, so that accurate intelligent charging is realized.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below. Like elements or portions are generally identified by like reference numerals throughout the several figures. In the drawings, elements or portions thereof are not necessarily drawn to scale.

Fig. 1 is a structural diagram of a connector according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a male connector according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a female connector according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a plugging cross-sectional view of a connector according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic view of a male connector according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a female connector according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 7 is a cut-away view of a connector according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 8 is a schematic view of a male connector according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of a female connector according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 10 is a schematic diagram of a male connector according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 11 is a schematic diagram of a female connector according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the technical scheme of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following examples are only for more clearly illustrating the technical aspects of the present invention, and thus are merely examples, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

It is noted that unless otherwise indicated, technical or scientific terms used herein should be given the ordinary meaning as understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention pertains.

Example 1

Fig. 1 is a structural diagram of a connector according to a first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 1, the connector includes a male connector a and a female connector B. Wherein the male connector a is provided with a first signal contact 11 and a second signal contact 12 of a communication bus, the first signal contact 11 and the second signal contact 12 being physically isolated from each other. The female connector B is provided with a third signal contact 21 and a fourth contact 22 of the communication bus, the third signal contact 21 and the fourth contact 22 being physically isolated from each other. The first signal contact 11 and the second signal contact 12 are in one-to-one correspondence with the third signal contact 21 and the fourth contact 22. The communication bus in this embodiment is an RS485 bus, and may be other buses in implementation, which is not limited to this.

When the male connector a and the female connector B are mated, the first signal contact 11 is brought into contact with the third signal contact 21, and the second signal contact 12 is brought into contact with the fourth signal contact 22, thereby achieving signal transmission.

Through the connector of this embodiment, the battery charging outfit end can acquire parameter information such as the kind specification of electric bicycle's power battery, then can adjust battery charging outfit's parameter according to the parameter information of electric bicycle's power battery who acquires to realize accurate intelligent charging.

Example two

The existing male connector is provided with a live wire binding post, a zero wire binding post and a ground wire binding post. While the present embodiment may divide the ground terminal into three parts, namely, a first signal contact, a second signal contact and a ground contact. The first signal contact, the second signal contact and the ground contact are isolated from each other by an insulating layer and are not conducted with each other.

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a male connector according to a second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 2, the ground terminal includes: the first signal contact 2a and the second signal contact 2b are adjacently disposed, a first insulating layer disposed between the first signal contact 2a and the second signal contact 2b, a second insulating layer disposed on the first signal contact 2a, the second signal contact 2b and the first insulating layer, and a ground contact 2c disposed on the second insulating layer.

The first signal contact 2a and the second signal contact 2b are each block-shaped. The first insulating layer and the second insulating layer are connected and may be combined into an insulating layer 20.

The existing bus connector is provided with a live wire plug wire slot, a zero wire plug wire slot and a ground wire plug wire slot. And the ground wire slot of the present embodiment is provided with a third signal contact, a fourth contact and a ground contact. The third signal contact, the fourth contact and the ground contact are not in contact with each other.

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a female connector according to a second embodiment of the invention. As shown in fig. 3, a third signal contact 1 and a ground contact 3 are provided on one side of the ground wire slot, and a fourth signal contact 2 is provided on the other side of the ground wire slot. The third signal contact 1, the fourth signal contact 2 and the ground contact 3 are all elastically stretchable copper pins.

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a connector according to a second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 4, when the male connector and the female connector are mated for operation, the first signal contact 2a, the second signal contact 2b, and the ground contact 2c are in mating contact with the third signal contact 1, the fourth signal contact 2, and the ground contact 3, and A, B bus representing the RS485 bus is connected to the ground, so as to implement RS485 communication.

Example III

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of a male connector according to a third embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 5, the ground terminal sequentially includes, from bottom to top: the first signal contact 3a, the first insulating layer, the second signal contact 3b, the second insulating layer, and the ground contact 3c.

The first signal contact 3a, the second signal contact 3b and the ground contact 3c are each block-shaped. The insulating layer 30 includes a first insulating layer and a second insulating layer.

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a female connector according to a third embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 6, one side of the ground wire slot is provided with a third signal contact 4 and a ground contact 6, and the other side of the ground wire slot is provided with a fourth signal contact 5. The third signal contact 4, the fourth signal contact 5 and the ground contact 6 are all elastically stretchable copper pins.

Fig. 7 is a cut-away view of a connector according to a third embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 7, when the male connector and the female connector are mated for operation, the first signal contact 3a, the second signal contact 3b, and the ground contact 3c are in mating contact with the third signal contact 4, the fourth signal contact 5, and the ground contact 6, and A, B bus, which represents an RS485 bus, is connected to the ground, thereby realizing RS485 communication.

Example IV

The existing male connector is provided with a live wire binding post, a zero wire binding post and a ground wire binding post. In this embodiment, a first signal contact, a second signal contact and a ground contact are disposed on one side of the ground terminal. The first signal contact, the second signal contact and the ground contact are not contacted with each other and are not conducted with each other.

Fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of a male connector according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 8, one side of the ground terminal is provided with a first signal contact 4a, a second signal contact 4b and a ground contact 4c at horizontal intervals. Alternatively, the first signal contact 4a, the second signal contact 4b and the ground contact 4c are all strip-shaped copper sheets, and the three strip-shaped copper sheets are all vertically arranged and are arranged at intervals in the horizontal direction and are not in contact with each other.

Fig. 9 is a schematic diagram of a female connector according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 9, one side of the ground wire insertion groove is provided with a third signal contact 7, a fourth signal contact 8 and a ground contact 9 at horizontal intervals. Optionally, the third signal contact 7, the fourth signal contact 8 and the ground contact 9 are all strip-shaped copper sheets, and the three strip-shaped copper sheets are all vertically arranged and are arranged at intervals in the horizontal direction and are not in contact with each other.

When the male connector and the female connector are in butt joint, the first signal contact 4a, the second signal contact 4b and the ground wire contact 4c are in matched contact with the third signal contact 7, the fourth signal contact 8 and the ground contact 9, and A, B bus representing RS485 bus is connected with the ground wire to realize RS485 communication.

Example five

The existing male connector is provided with a live wire binding post, a zero wire binding post and a ground wire binding post. In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 10, the first signal contact x and the second signal contact y are further disposed in the blank area of the male connector. The live wire binding post, the zero wire binding post, the ground wire binding post, the first signal contact element x and the second signal contact element y are not contacted with each other. In this embodiment, the first signal contact x and the second signal contact y are preferably cylindrical posts. The first signal contacts x and the second signal contacts y may also have other shapes, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

The existing bus connector is provided with a live wire plug wire slot, a zero wire plug wire slot and a ground wire plug wire slot. In the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 11, the third signal contact i and the fourth signal contact j are further disposed in the blank area of the female connector. The third signal contact i and the fourth signal contact j are not in contact with each other. The third signal contact i and the fourth signal contact j are arranged in the pore-shaped wire inserting groove. As the shapes of the first signal contact x and the second signal contact y change, the wire insertion grooves in which the third signal contact i and the fourth signal contact j are located change adaptively.

When the male connector and the female connector are in butt joint, the first signal contact x and the second signal contact y are in matched contact with the third signal contact i and the fourth signal contact j, and represent A, B buses of the RS485 buses, so that RS485 communication is realized.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only for illustrating the technical solution of the present invention, and not for limiting the same; although the invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical scheme described in the foregoing embodiments can be modified or some or all of the technical features thereof can be replaced by equivalents; such modifications and substitutions do not depart from the spirit of the invention, and are intended to be included within the scope of the appended claims and description.

Claims

1. A connector comprising a male connector and a female connector, wherein:

the female connector is provided with a third signal contact and a fourth contact of the communication bus, which are in one-to-one correspondence with the first signal contact and the second signal contact of the communication bus, and the third signal contact and the fourth contact are physically isolated;

the male connector is provided with a live wire binding post, a neutral wire binding post and a ground wire binding post, wherein the ground wire binding post comprises a first signal contact piece, a second signal contact piece and a ground wire contact piece which are separated by physical means;

the bus connector is provided with a live wire plug wire slot, a zero wire plug wire slot and a ground wire plug wire slot, and the ground wire plug wire slot is internally provided with a third signal contact piece, a fourth contact piece and a ground contact piece corresponding to the ground wire contact piece which are not contacted with each other;

the ground wire terminal includes: the circuit comprises a first signal contact, a second signal contact, a first insulating layer, a second insulating layer and a ground wire contact, wherein the first signal contact and the second signal contact are adjacently arranged, the first insulating layer is arranged between the first signal contact and the second signal contact, the second insulating layer is arranged on the first signal contact, the second signal contact and the first insulating layer, and the ground wire contact is arranged on the second insulating layer;

the ground wire binding post sequentially comprises the following components from bottom to top: the first signal contact, the first insulating layer, the second signal contact, the second insulating layer and the ground contact;

the first signal contact, the second signal contact and the ground wire contact are arranged at one side of the ground wire binding post at horizontal intervals, and the third signal contact, the fourth signal contact and the ground contact are arranged at one side of the ground wire slot at horizontal intervals.

2. The connector of claim 1, wherein one side of the ground wire busway is provided with third signal contacts and ground contacts corresponding to the first signal contacts and ground contacts, and the other side of the ground wire busway is provided with fourth signal contacts corresponding to the second signal contacts.

3. The connector of claim 2, wherein the third signal contact, the fourth contact and the ground contact are each resiliently retractable copper pins.

4. The connector of claim 1, wherein the first, second, third, fourth, ground and ground contacts are each strip-shaped copper sheets and are vertically aligned.

5. The connector of claim 1, wherein the connector comprises,

the male connector is provided with a fire wire binding post, a zero wire binding post, a ground wire binding post, a first signal contact piece and a second signal contact piece which are not contacted with each other;

the bus connector is provided with a live wire plug wire slot, a zero wire plug wire slot, a ground wire plug wire slot, the third signal contact and a fourth signal contact;

the first signal contact piece/the second signal contact piece and the third signal contact piece/the fourth signal contact piece are binding posts and wire inserting grooves which are matched with each other respectively.

6. The connector of claim 1, wherein the communication bus is an RS485 bus.