CN112736561A

CN112736561A - Waterproof connector

Info

Publication number: CN112736561A
Application number: CN202110034147.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 朱洪杰; 赵龙献
Original assignee: Shenzhen Zhongbotai Electronic Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Shenzhen Zhongbotai Electronic Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2021-01-11
Filing date: 2021-01-11
Publication date: 2021-04-30
Anticipated expiration: 2041-01-11
Also published as: CN112736561B

Abstract

The invention discloses a waterproof connector, which comprises a male shell, a female shell, two connectors, a waterproof assembly and two driving assemblies, wherein a first cavity is formed in the male shell, a first opening communicated with the first cavity is formed in the inner end of the male shell, a second cavity is formed in the female shell, a second opening communicated with the second cavity is formed in the inner end of the female shell, and the inner end of the male shell is detachably connected with the inner end of the female shell; the two connectors are correspondingly arranged in the first cavity and the second cavity, the inner end of one connector is provided with a plug, the inner end of the other connector is correspondingly provided with a jack, and the two connectors are movably arranged from inside to outside; the waterproof assembly is arranged at the joint of the inner end of the male shell and the inner end of the female shell and used for preventing water from entering the cavity; the two driving assemblies drive the corresponding connectors to move along the inner direction and the outer direction. Plug and jack after through the connection are located first cavity and second cavity to prevent through waterproof assembly that water from getting into public shell or female shell in, the effectual connector that has blocked is intake, has improved the life of connector.

Description

Waterproof connector

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of electronic equipment protection, in particular to a waterproof connector.

Background

Connectors, also known domestically as plugs, plugs and sockets. Generally refers to an electrical connector, i.e. a device that connects two active devices, transmitting current or signals.

However, the connector belongs to an electronic device, and a circuit is arranged inside the connector, so that once the connector is in water, the short circuit of the circuit is easily caused, the connector cannot be used, and meanwhile, a large amount of dust is accumulated on the surface of the connector after long-time storage, and the service life of the connector is shortened.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention mainly aims to provide a waterproof connector, and aims to solve the problem that the service life of the existing connector is short due to the fact that water easily enters the connector.

In order to achieve the purpose, the waterproof connector provided by the invention comprises a male shell, a female shell, two connectors, a waterproof assembly and two driving assemblies, wherein a first cavity is formed in the male shell, a first opening communicated with the first cavity is formed in the inner end of the male shell, a second cavity is formed in the female shell, a second opening communicated with the second cavity is formed in the inner end of the female shell, and the inner end of the male shell is detachably connected with the inner end of the female shell; the two connectors are correspondingly arranged in the first cavity and the second cavity, a plug is arranged at the inner end of one connector, a jack is correspondingly arranged at the inner end of the other connector, the two connectors can be movably arranged in the inner and outer directions, and the plug and the jack can be mutually separated and mutually close to each other for splicing on the movable stroke of the two connectors; the waterproof assembly is arranged at the joint of the inner end of the male shell and the inner end of the female shell and used for preventing water from entering the cavity; and two drive assemblies are correspondingly arranged in the male shell and the female shell, each drive assembly corresponds to the drive connection of the connector so as to drive the corresponding connector to move along the inner direction and the outer direction.

Optionally, the waterproof assembly includes a first sleeve mounted outside the male housing and a second sleeve mounted outside the female housing, and the first sleeve is adapted to the second sleeve, so that the first sleeve is sleeved outside the second sleeve.

Optionally, a waterproof layer is convexly arranged on one end face, facing the opening, of the second sleeve, a circle of first groove is formed in the male shell, and when the second sleeve is connected with the first sleeve, the waterproof layer is buckled in the first groove.

Optionally, waterproof assembly still includes the annulus, be formed with annular aqua storage tank in the annulus, annular aqua storage tank locates the connector with correspond between public shell or the female shell, and be located the opening part of public shell or the female shell for contact after preventing the water infiltration plug or jack.

Optionally, a connecting column is convexly arranged on the end face of one end, facing the opening, of each connector, and the plug or the jack is arranged on the connecting column; the waterproof connector further comprises a water absorbing piece, and the water absorbing piece is arranged on the outer side wall of the connecting column.

Optionally, a circle of second groove is formed in the female shell, the waterproof assembly further comprises a first waterproof cover and a second waterproof cover, the first waterproof cover is used for covering the opening of the male shell when the male shell and the female shell are separated, a waterproof layer is arranged on one surface of the first waterproof cover, facing the opening of the male shell, in a protruding manner, and the waterproof layer is buckled in the first groove when the first waterproof cover covers the opening; and the second waterproof cover is used for covering the opening of the female shell when the male shell and the female shell are detached, a waterproof layer is arranged on one surface, facing the opening of the female shell, of the second waterproof cover in a protruding mode, and the waterproof layer is buckled in the second groove when the opening is covered by the second waterproof cover.

Optionally, the waterproof layer is made of rubber.

Optionally, the driving assembly includes a heart-shaped guide rail, a return spring and a connecting rod, and the heart-shaped guide rail is arranged in the connector; the return spring is positioned between the connector and the corresponding male shell or the female shell, and two ends of the return spring respectively abut against the end part of the connector and the bottom of the corresponding male shell or the female shell; the top end of the connecting rod is arranged in the heart-shaped guide rail and can slide along the heart-shaped guide rail, and the other end of the connecting rod is fixed at the bottom of the corresponding male shell or the female shell.

Optionally, a first positioning point and a second positioning point are respectively arranged on the heart-shaped guide rail along the inner direction and the outer direction, when the plug is plugged into the jack, the top end of the connecting rod slides along the heart-shaped guide rail and is positioned on the second positioning point, and after the plug is plugged into the jack, the top end of the connecting rod slides along the heart-shaped guide rail and is positioned on the first positioning point.

Optionally, the connector and the lower end corresponding to the male shell or the female shell are provided with wire outlet holes, rubber waterproof sleeves are fixedly installed in the wire outlet holes, and connecting wires are arranged in the waterproof sleeves in a sliding connection mode.

According to the technical scheme, the male shell and the female shell are arranged, the first cavity and the second cavity are formed in the male shell and the female shell, the connectors provided with the plug and the socket are respectively arranged in the first cavity and the second cavity, the two driving assemblies are arranged to drive the two connectors to move in the inner direction and the outer direction, the connectors can be driven to extend out of the corresponding first cavity and the second cavity, the connection of the plug and the jack is facilitated, the waterproof assemblies are arranged at the connection positions of the first cavity and the second cavity, the connected plug and the connected jack are located in the first cavity and the second cavity, water is prevented from entering the first cavity and the second cavity through the waterproof assemblies, water entering of the connector is effectively blocked, and the service life of the connector is prolonged.

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, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the structures shown in the drawings without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a front view schematically illustrating a waterproof connector according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic top view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view A-A of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of portion C of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line B-B of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the interior of the male housing of FIG. 1;

fig. 7 is a schematic view of the inside of the female housing of fig. 1.

The reference numbers illustrate:

the implementation, functional features and advantages of the objects of the present invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

It should be noted that, if directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, and back … …) are involved in the embodiment of the present invention, the directional indications are only used to explain the relative positional relationship between the components, the movement situation, and the like in a specific posture (as shown in the drawing), and if the specific posture is changed, the directional indications are changed accordingly.

In addition, if there is a description of "first", "second", etc. in an embodiment of the present invention, the description of "first", "second", etc. is for descriptive purposes only and is not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In addition, the meaning of "and/or" appearing throughout includes three juxtapositions, exemplified by "A and/or B" including either A or B or both A and B. In addition, the technical solutions in the embodiments may be combined with each other, but must be realized by a person skilled in the art, and when the technical solutions are contradictory or cannot be realized, such a combination should not be considered to exist, and is not within the protection scope required by the present invention.

Connectors, also known domestically as plugs, plugs and sockets. Generally refers to an electrical connector, i.e. a device that connects two active devices, transmitting current or signals. However, the connector belongs to an electronic device, and a circuit is arranged in the connector, so that once the connector is filled with water, the short circuit of the circuit is easily caused, the connector cannot be used, and meanwhile, a large amount of dust is accumulated on the surface of the connector after long-time storage, and the service life of the connector is shortened.

In view of the above, the present invention provides a waterproof connector, and fig. 1 to 7 show an embodiment of the waterproof connector according to the present invention.

Referring to fig. 1 to 3, the waterproof connector 100 includes a male housing 1, a female housing 2, two connectors 3, a waterproof assembly 4 and two driving assemblies 5, wherein a first cavity is formed inside the male housing 1, a first opening communicated with the first cavity is formed at an inner end of the male housing 1, a second cavity is formed inside the female housing 2, a second opening communicated with the second cavity is formed at an inner end of the female housing 2, and the inner end of the male housing 1 is detachably connected with the inner end of the female housing 2; the two connectors 3 are correspondingly arranged in the first cavity and the second cavity, the inner end of one connector 3 is provided with a plug, the inner end of the other connector 3 is correspondingly provided with a jack, the two connectors 3 can be movably arranged in the inner and outer directions, and the plug and the jack can be mutually separated and mutually close to each other for splicing on the movable stroke of the two connectors 3; the waterproof assembly 4 is arranged at the joint of the inner end of the male shell 1 and the inner end of the female shell 2 and used for preventing water from entering the cavity; and two drive assembly 5 correspond to set up public shell 1 with in the female shell 2, each drive assembly 5 corresponds the drive and connects connector 3, correspond with the drive connector 3 is along the activity of internal and external directions.

Through setting up the inside public shell 1 and the female shell 2 that is formed with first cavity and second cavity that will be equipped with plug and socket connector 3 locates in first cavity and the second cavity respectively, and set up two drive assembly 5 and drive two connectors 3 along the inside and outside activity, can drive connector 3 and stretch out outside the first cavity and the second cavity that correspond, make things convenient for being connected of plug and jack, junction at first cavity and second cavity sets up waterproof assembly 4, plug and jack after the connection are located first cavity and second cavity, and prevent through waterproof assembly 4 that water from getting into in first cavity and the second cavity, the effectual connector that has blocked is intake, the life of connector has been improved.

Further, referring to fig. 2 and 3, the waterproof assembly 4 includes a first sleeve 41 installed outside the male housing 1 and a second sleeve 42 installed outside the female housing 2, and the first sleeve 41 is adapted to the second sleeve 42, so that the first sleeve 41 is sleeved outside the second sleeve 42.

Install respectively in the outside of public shell 1 and female shell 2 through setting up first sleeve 41 and second sleeve 42 to set up first sleeve 41 and second sleeve 42 looks adaptation, first sleeve 41 cup joints outside with second sleeve 42, can be sealed with the opening of first cavity and second cavity, make two connectors 3 sealed in first cavity and second cavity, the effectual entering of having blocked water, prevented that water from getting into the problem that leads to connector life to hang down in first cavity or the second cavity. Here, the joint between the first sleeve 41 and the second sleeve 42 may be further sealed by waterproof glue or pipe threads.

Furthermore, a waterproof layer 421 is convexly arranged on one end surface of the second sleeve 42 facing the opening, a circle of first groove 11 is arranged on the male shell 1, and when the second sleeve 42 is connected with the first sleeve 41, the waterproof layer 421 is buckled in the first groove 11.

Through set up waterproof layer 421 on the open-ended terminal surface at second sleeve 42, set up the first recess 11 of round in the corresponding position of public shell 1, when second sleeve 42 is connected with first sleeve 41, second sleeve 42 is towards open-ended terminal surface and public shell 1 towards open-ended terminal surface looks butt for waterproof layer 421 lock on second sleeve 42 forms sealedly in first recess 11, can prevent that water from the junction infiltration of second sleeve 42 and public shell 1. Further, the waterproof layer 421 is made of rubber, and the waterproof layer 421 made of rubber helps to further seal the joint between the second sleeve 42 and the male shell 1 and can block the first groove 11, so that the joint between the second sleeve 42 and the male shell 1 is better sealed, and the waterproof effect of the joint between the male shell 1 and the female shell 2 is further improved.

Further, waterproof component 4 still includes the ring sleeve, be formed with annular aqua storage tank 43 in the ring sleeve, annular aqua storage tank 43 is located connector 3 with correspond public shell 1 or between the female shell 2, and be located public shell 1 or the opening part of female shell 2 for contact after preventing the water infiltration plug or jack.

Through at connector 3 with correspond public shell 1 or set up annular aqua storage tank 43 between the female shell 2 to go out the basin setting at the public shell 1 or the opening part of female shell 2 that correspond with the annular, can make from the water of public shell 1 and female shell 2 junction infiltration preferentially get into the annular and go out the basin in, can prevent that water from getting into connector 3 department that lies in the middle of the annular goes out the basin in first cavity or the second cavity, further prevent water and connector 3 contact, solve the problem of the short-lived that leads to because of connector 3 intakes.

Furthermore, a connecting column 31 is convexly arranged on the end face of one end, facing the opening, of each connector 3, and the plug or the jack is arranged on the connecting column 31; the waterproof connector 100 further comprises a water absorbing member 44, and the water absorbing member 44 is arranged on the outer side wall of the connecting column 31.

Connecting column 31 is convexly established towards open-ended terminal surface at connector 3, sets up plug or jack on connecting column 31, sets up water absorption piece 44 in the outside of connecting column 31, can effectively absorb the water around the connecting column 31, prevents that water from entering into plug or jack, influences the connector circular telegram. The absorbent member 44 may be made of sponge or the like.

Further, referring to fig. 6 and 7, a circle of second groove 21 is formed in the female shell 2, the waterproof assembly 4 further includes a first waterproof cover 45 and a second waterproof cover 46, the first waterproof cover 45 is used for covering the opening of the male shell 1 when the male shell 1 and the female shell 2 are detached, a waterproof layer 421 is convexly disposed on one surface of the first waterproof cover 45 facing the opening of the male shell 1, and when the first waterproof cover 45 covers the opening, the waterproof layer 421 is fastened in the first groove 11; and the second waterproof cover 46 is used for covering the opening of the female shell 2 when the male shell 1 and the female shell 2 are detached, a waterproof layer 421 is convexly arranged on one surface of the second waterproof cover 46 facing the opening of the female shell 2, and when the second waterproof cover 46 covers the opening, the waterproof layer 421 is buckled in the second groove 21.

Through setting up first waterproof cover 45 and being connected with public shell 1, set up second waterproof cover 46 and female shell 2 and connect, and through waterproof layer 421 and the first recess 11 and the second recess 21 looks lock that corresponds, the material of making of waterproof layer 421 adopts rubber, help when the plug does not connect with the jack, when plug and jack separately use, cover respectively through first waterproof cover 45 and second waterproof cover 46 and close public shell 1 and female shell 2 and seal, prevent that dust deposition or intake when plug and jack are not used for a long time, influence the life of plug or jack.

Further, referring to fig. 3, the driving assembly 5 includes a heart-shaped guide rail 51, a return spring 52 and a connecting rod 53, the heart-shaped guide rail 51 is disposed in the connecting head 3; the return spring 52 is positioned between the connector 3 and the corresponding male housing 1 or the female housing 2, and two ends of the return spring respectively abut against the end of the connector 3 and the bottom of the corresponding male housing 1 or the female housing 2; the top end of the connecting rod 53 is arranged in the heart-shaped guide rail 51 and can slide along the heart-shaped guide rail 51, and the other end is fixed at the bottom of the corresponding male shell 1 or female shell 2.

Through setting up heart-shaped guide rail 51 in connector 3 to set up the spring between connector 3 and corresponding public shell 1 or female shell 2, connecting rod 53 is as for in heart-shaped guide rail 51, when pressing down connector 3, connecting rod 53 can slide in heart-shaped guide rail 51, thereby drive connector 3 is along the inside and outside activity, simultaneously under reset spring 52's effect, through continuing to press down connector 3, can realize connector 3's return, this kind of drive method is simple, the operation of being convenient for.

Furthermore, a first positioning point 511 and a second positioning point 512 are respectively arranged on the heart-shaped guide rail 51 along the inner direction and the outer direction, when the plug is plugged with the jack, the top end of the connecting rod 53 slides along the heart-shaped guide rail 51 and is positioned on the second positioning point 512, and after the plug is plugged with the jack, the top end of the connecting rod 53 slides along the heart-shaped guide rail 51 and is positioned on the first positioning point 511.

The locking of the link 53 at the first and

second positioning points

511 and 512 is facilitated by providing the first and

second positioning points

511 and 512 on the heart-shaped guide rail 51, and the switching between the first and

second positioning points

511 and 512 can be achieved by pressing the return spring 52. When the connecting rod 53 is located at the first positioning point 511, the connecting head 3 moves inward and is located in the corresponding first cavity or the second cavity, and when the connecting head 3 is located at the second positioning point 512, the connecting head 3 moves inward and is located outside the corresponding first cavity or the second cavity. The length of the connector 3 extending out of the corresponding first cavity or second cavity corresponds to the distance between the first positioning point 511 and the second positioning point 512.

Further, as shown in fig. 5, the connector 3 and the lower end corresponding to the male shell 1 or the female shell 2 are provided with a wire outlet hole 6, a rubber waterproof sleeve is fixedly installed in the wire outlet hole 6, and a connecting wire is slidably connected in the waterproof sleeve.

Through setting up outlet 6 and supplying the connecting wire of connecting plug and jack power supply to set up the waterproof cover of rubber on outlet 6, can prevent that water from going out from outlet 6 and entering into in plug or the jack.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and all modifications and equivalents of the present invention, which are made by the contents of the present specification and the accompanying drawings, or directly/indirectly applied to other related technical fields, are included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A waterproof connector, characterized by comprising:

the device comprises a male shell and a female shell, wherein a first cavity is formed in the male shell, a first opening communicated with the first cavity is formed in the inner end of the male shell, a second cavity is formed in the female shell, a second opening communicated with the second cavity is formed in the inner end of the female shell, and the inner end of the male shell is detachably connected with the inner end of the female shell;

the two connectors are correspondingly arranged in the first cavity and the second cavity, the inner end of one connector is provided with a plug, the inner end of the other connector is correspondingly provided with a jack, the two connectors can be movably arranged in the inner and outer directions, and the plug and the jack can be mutually separated and mutually close to each other for splicing on the movable stroke of the two connectors;

the waterproof assembly is arranged at the joint of the inner end of the male shell and the inner end of the female shell and used for preventing water from entering the cavity; and the number of the first and second groups,

two drive assembly, correspond the setting and are in public shell with in the female shell, each drive assembly corresponds the drive and connects the connector, correspond with the drive the connector is along inside and outside activity.

2. The watertight connector of claim 1, wherein the watertight assembly comprises a first sleeve mounted outside the male housing and a second sleeve mounted outside the female housing, the first sleeve being adapted to the second sleeve such that the first sleeve is sleeved outside the second sleeve.

3. The waterproof connector according to claim 2, wherein a waterproof layer is convexly disposed on an end surface of the second sleeve facing the opening, a circle of first groove is disposed on the male housing, and the waterproof layer is locked in the first groove when the second sleeve is connected to the first sleeve.

4. The waterproof connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the waterproof assembly further comprises an annular sleeve, an annular water storage groove is formed in the annular sleeve, and the annular water storage groove is formed between the connector and the corresponding male housing or female housing and is located at the opening of the male housing or female housing to prevent water from contacting the plug or the jack after penetrating.

5. The waterproof connector according to claim 1, wherein a connecting column is convexly arranged on the end face of each connecting head facing to one end of the opening, and the plug or the jack is arranged on the connecting column;

the waterproof connector further comprises a water absorbing piece, and the water absorbing piece is arranged on the outer side wall of the connecting column.

6. The watertight connector as recited in claim 2, wherein the female housing is provided with a ring of second grooves, the watertight assembly further comprising:

the first waterproof cover covers the opening of the male shell when the male shell and the female shell are detached, a waterproof layer is arranged on one surface, facing the opening of the male shell, of the first waterproof cover in a protruding mode, and the waterproof layer is buckled in the first groove when the opening is covered by the first waterproof cover; and the number of the first and second groups,

the waterproof cover covers the opening of the female shell when the male shell and the female shell are detached, a waterproof layer is arranged on one side, facing the opening of the female shell, of the waterproof cover in a protruding mode, and the waterproof layer is buckled in the second groove when the opening is covered by the waterproof cover.

7. The waterproof connector according to claim 3 or 6, wherein the waterproof layer is made of rubber.

8. The watertight connector according to claim 1, characterized in that the drive assembly comprises:

the heart-shaped guide rail is arranged in the connector;

the return spring is positioned between the connector and the corresponding male shell or the female shell, and two ends of the return spring respectively abut against the end part of the connector and the bottom of the corresponding male shell or the female shell;

and the top end of the connecting rod is arranged in the heart-shaped guide rail and can slide along the heart-shaped guide rail, and the other end of the connecting rod is fixed at the bottom corresponding to the male shell or the female shell.

9. The waterproof connector according to claim 8, wherein the heart-shaped guide rail is provided with a first positioning point and a second positioning point along the inner and outer directions, when the plug is inserted into the jack, the top end of the connecting rod slides along the heart-shaped guide rail and is positioned on the second positioning point, and when the plug is inserted into the jack, the top end of the connecting rod slides along the heart-shaped guide rail and is positioned on the first positioning point.

10. The waterproof connector according to claim 1, wherein the lower end of the connector and the corresponding male shell or female shell is provided with a wire outlet hole, a rubber waterproof sleeve is fixedly arranged in the wire outlet hole, and a connecting wire is slidably connected in the waterproof sleeve.