CN112838430B - Electric cable connector of mechanical automation equipment - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses an electric cable connector of mechanical automation equipment, and the locking and fixing mechanism arranged in the invention can perform good locking and fixing effects on a cable, so that the connection stability of the cable and the connector is ensured, the loosening phenomenon is avoided in the working process, the problem of poor contact between the cable and a connecting line is avoided, and the locking and fixing mechanism has a good reinforcing and auxiliary function on the locking work of the locking and fixing mechanism by the inserting and locking of the locking and inserting rod and the locking and inserting slot, so that the connection strength between the cable and the connector can be further improved; the movable frame and the locking fixing mechanism are matched for use, so that the cables can not be scratched and damaged when being connected in a plugging mode or pulled out, the quality of the cables is guaranteed, the service life of the cables is prolonged, and the use economic benefit of the cables is improved.
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Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of automation equipment, in particular to an electrical cable connector of mechanical automation equipment.
Background
With the continuous development of industrial automation, the application of electrical equipment in life and industry is more and more extensive, and the connector is an important component in industrial automation and mechanical automation, in particular to a connector of a cable; the cable connector is mainly suitable for signal transmission between the internal connection of various digital program controlled exchanges and photoelectric transmission equipment of a transmission equipment office and a distribution frame, and is used for transmitting communication equipment such as data, audio, video and the like; the sheath is made of flame-retardant materials, so that the safety coefficient is high; the cable is produced by adopting an advanced process, so that the flame-retardant and anti-uniformity of the cable is good, and the multi-core cable enables the rack to be laid more conveniently.
In the prior art, when a cable connector is used for connecting a cable, a wire head of the cable is usually plugged in the connector, on one hand, only an elastic clamping piece is simply arranged in the connector for extruding, clamping and fixing the cable, which can cause loose connection between the cable and the connector in a long-time use process and further cause poor contact between the cable and the connector, and on the other hand, in the insertion connection or extraction process of the cable and the connector, the connector can cause scraping damage to the wire head part of the cable, so that the service life of the cable can be influenced, and the use economic benefit of the cable can be reduced.
Disclosure of Invention
The present invention is directed to an electrical cable connector of a mechanical automation device to solve the above-mentioned problems.
In order to achieve the purpose, the invention provides the following technical scheme: an electrical cable connector of mechanical automation equipment comprises a connector main body, a connecting square body, an inserting groove, a locking inserting rod and a locking fixing mechanism;
the connector main body is integrally formed with a connecting square body, and the connecting square body and the connector main body are both provided with wire inserting grooves;
the outer side wall of the connecting square body is symmetrically provided with sliding grooves, sliding blocks are arranged in the sliding grooves in a sliding mode, one ends of the sliding blocks are provided with first reset springs, the other ends of the first reset springs are arranged in the sliding grooves, the sliding blocks are symmetrically arranged on the inner side wall of the movable frame, one ends of the movable frame are symmetrically provided with locking insertion rods, and square fixing grooves are formed in the locking insertion rods;
the connector comprises a connector body, and is characterized in that a movable sleeve ring is sleeved on the connector body, an internal thread sleeve is arranged on the movable sleeve ring in a threaded connection mode, a first auxiliary extrusion inclined plane is arranged on the inner wall of the internal thread sleeve, first rotating lugs are symmetrically arranged on the outer side wall of the internal thread sleeve, and first movable clamping blocks are symmetrically arranged in the movable sleeve ring;
a second movable fixture block is arranged at one end of the first movable fixture block, a second reset spring is arranged at the same end of the first movable fixture block as the second movable fixture block, an arc-shaped inclined plane is arranged at the other end of the first movable fixture block, and locking slots are symmetrically arranged in the movable lantern ring;
the locking and fixing mechanism is arranged in the connector body.
Preferably, the locking and fixing mechanism comprises a first movable strip, a second movable strip, a pressing strip, a locking square groove, a second auxiliary extrusion inclined plane, an extrusion auxiliary spring, a second rotary lug, an extrusion arc chute and a locking connection thread, wherein the first movable strip is symmetrically arranged in the connector main body, one end of the first movable strip is provided with the second movable strip, the first movable strip is symmetrically provided with a third reset spring at the same end as the second movable strip, the second movable strip is movably arranged in the pressing strip, the other end of the second movable strip is connected with the extrusion auxiliary spring, the other end of the extrusion auxiliary spring is arranged in the pressing strip, the locking square groove is arranged at one side of the first movable strip, the second auxiliary extrusion inclined plane is arranged in the locking square groove, the second rotary lug is symmetrically arranged on the outer side wall of the movable sleeve ring, the extrusion arc chute is arranged in the movable sleeve ring at equal distance, the locking connection thread is arranged on the outer side wall of the movable sleeve ring, and the locking connection thread is connected with the inner thread sleeve.
Preferably, the locking slots and the locking insertion rods are arranged at corresponding positions and in the same number, and the cross-sectional shapes of the notches of the locking slots are the same as the cross-sectional shapes of the end parts of the locking insertion rods, namely the cross-sectional shapes of the locking slots and the end parts of the locking insertion rods are equal in length and width.
Preferably, the extrusion arc-shaped chute corresponds to the arrangement positions of the first movable strip and the compression strip, has the same number of the arrangement groups, and is totally four.
Preferably, the locking square grooves correspond to the locking inserted rods in arrangement positions and are arranged in the same number.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the beneficial effects that:
1. for the connection work of the cable and the connector, the locking fixing mechanism provided by the invention can perform a good locking fixing effect on the cable, so that the connection stability of the cable and the connector is ensured, the loosening phenomenon is avoided in the working process, the problem of poor contact between the cable and a connecting line is avoided, and the locking insertion rod and the locking insertion slot are inserted and locked, so that the locking fixing mechanism has a good reinforcing auxiliary function for the locking work of the locking fixing mechanism, and the connection strength of the cable and the connector can be further improved;
2. the movable frame and the locking and fixing mechanism are matched for use, so that when the cable is connected with a connector in an inserting mode, scraping damage to the cable can be avoided, the second movable fixture block and the square fixing groove are movably locked through the arranged internal thread sleeve, the cable can not be scraped and damaged when being connected in an inserting mode or pulled out, the quality of the cable is guaranteed, the service life of the cable is prolonged, and the use economic benefit of the cable is improved.
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FIG. 1 is a left side schematic view of a connection structure according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a right side schematic view of a connection structure according to the present invention;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a portion of the connection structure of FIG. 2 according to the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a schematic exploded left side view of the connection structure of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is an enlarged schematic view of a connection structure of a first movable clamping block and a second movable clamping block in the movable collar in FIG. 4 according to the present invention;
FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of the locking mechanism of FIG. 4 according to the present invention;
fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of the exploded right side of the connection structure of the present invention.
In the figure: connector main part 1, connect square body 2, plug wire groove 3, spout 4, slider 5, movable frame 6, locking inserted bar 7, square fixed slot 8, the activity lantern ring 9, internal thread sleeve 10, first supplementary extrusion inclined plane 11, first activity fixture block 12, second activity fixture block 13, locking slot 14, first rotation lug 15, locking fixed establishment 16, first activity strip 1601, second activity strip 1602, compress tightly strip 1603, locking square groove 1604, the supplementary extrusion inclined plane 1605 of second, extrude auxiliary spring 1606, second rotation lug 1607, extrusion arc chute 1608, locking connection screw 1609, arc inclined plane 17.
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The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below. The embodiments of the present invention, and all other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art without any inventive work, belong to the scope of protection of the present invention.
Referring to fig. 1 to 7, the present invention provides a technical solution: the invention relates to an electrical cable connector of mechanical automation equipment, which comprises a connector main body 1, a connecting square body 2, an inserting groove 3, a locking inserting rod 7 and a locking fixing mechanism 16, wherein the connecting square body is provided with a plurality of connecting square holes;
the connector main body 1 is integrally provided with a connecting square body 2, and the connecting square body 2 and the connector main body 1 are both provided with a wire inserting groove 3;
the outer side wall of the connecting square body 2 is symmetrically provided with sliding grooves 4, sliding blocks 5 are arranged in the sliding grooves 4 in a sliding mode, one ends of the sliding blocks 5 are provided with first return springs, the other ends of the first return springs are arranged in the sliding grooves 4, the sliding blocks 5 are symmetrically arranged on the inner side wall of the movable frame 6, one ends of the movable frame 6 are symmetrically provided with locking insertion rods 7, and square fixing grooves 8 are formed in the locking insertion rods 7;
a movable sleeve ring 9 is sleeved on the connector main body 1, an internal thread sleeve 10 is arranged on the movable sleeve ring 9 in a threaded connection mode, a first auxiliary extrusion inclined plane 11 is arranged on the inner wall of the internal thread sleeve 10, first rotating convex blocks 15 are symmetrically arranged on the outer side wall of the internal thread sleeve 10, and first movable clamping blocks 12 are symmetrically arranged in the movable sleeve ring 9;
a second movable clamping block 13 is arranged at one end of the first movable clamping block 12, a second return spring is arranged at the same end of the first movable clamping block 12 as the second movable clamping block 13, an arc-shaped inclined plane 17 is arranged at the other end of the first movable clamping block 12, and locking slots 14 are symmetrically arranged in the movable lantern ring 9;
a lock fixing mechanism 16 is provided in the connector body 1.
Further, the locking insertion groove 14 and the locking insertion rod 7 are arranged at the corresponding positions and in the same number of groups, and the cross-sectional shape of the notch of the locking insertion groove 14 is the same as that of the end part of the locking insertion rod 7, namely, the cross-sections of the locking insertion groove and the locking insertion rod are equal in length and width.
Further, the extrusion arc-shaped chute 1608 corresponds to the arrangement positions of the first movable strip 1601 and the pressing strip 1603, has the same number of arrangement groups, and is provided with four in total.
Further, the locking fixing mechanism 16 includes a first movable strip 1601, a second movable strip 1602, a pressing strip 1603, a locking square groove 1604, a second auxiliary pressing inclined plane 1605, a pressing auxiliary spring 1606, a second rotating protrusion 1607, a pressing arc-shaped chute 1608, and a locking connection screw 1609, the first movable strip 1601 is symmetrically and movably disposed in the connector body 1, and one end of the first movable strip 1601 is provided with the second movable strip 1602, the first movable strip 1601 is symmetrically provided with a third return spring at the same end as the second movable strip 1602, the second movable strip 1602 is movably disposed in the pressing strip 1603, and the other end of the second movable strip 1602 is connected with the pressing auxiliary spring 1606, and the other end of the pressing auxiliary spring 1606 is disposed in the pressing strip 1603, the locking square groove 1604 is disposed at one side of the first movable strip 1601, and the locking square groove 1604 is provided with the second auxiliary pressing inclined plane 1605, the second rotating protrusion 1607 is symmetrically disposed on the outer side wall of the movable collar 9, the pressing arc-shaped chute 1608 is equidistantly disposed in the movable collar 9, and the locking connection screw thread connection collar 16010 is connected with the inner screw thread of the locking connection collar 1609.
Furthermore, the locking square groove 1604 corresponds to the locking insertion rod 7 and is provided with the same number of groups.
The working principle is as follows: in the process of connecting a cable and a connector, the cable is firstly inserted into the inserting groove 3, then the movable lantern ring 9 is rotated through the second rotating lug 1607, the extrusion arc-shaped chute 1608 arranged in the movable lantern ring 9 extrudes the first movable strip 1601 along with the rotation of the movable lantern ring 9, the first movable strip 1601 pushes the second movable strip 1602, then the second movable strip 1602 extrudes the extrusion strip 1603 again, so that the extrusion strip 1603 is tightly pressed against the cable, meanwhile, the movable frame 6 is slid, the locking inserting rod 7 at one end of the movable frame 6 is inserted into the locking slot 14 in the movable lantern ring 9 until one end of the locking inserting rod 7 is inserted into the locking square groove 1604 on the first movable strip 1601, and the locking inserting rod 7 extrudes the second auxiliary extrusion inclined surface 1605 in the locking square groove 1604, so that the second movable strip can be further pushed to extrude the extrusion strip 1603, further, the locking and fixing of the cable by the pressing strip 1603 is improved, further, the connection stability of the cable and the connector is improved, the stable connection of the cable and the connector is ensured in the working process, the phenomenon of poor release is avoided, finally, the internal thread sleeve 10 is rotated through the first rotating lug 15, the first movable fixture block 12 is extruded along with the rotation of the internal thread sleeve 10, the first movable fixture block 12 pushes the second movable fixture block 13 to be inserted into the square fixing groove 8 on the locking inserted rod 7, so that the locking inserted rod 7 is inserted and fixed in the locking slot 14, further, the connection and fixing of the cable and the connector can be quickly realized, in the process, the cable is not scratched and damaged, further, the use quality of the cable is ensured, therefore, the connection work of the cable and the connector is realized through the locking and fixing mechanism 16, the locking and fixing mechanism has the advantages that a good locking and fixing effect can be performed on the cable, so that the connection stability of the cable and the connector is guaranteed, the phenomenon of looseness cannot occur in the working process of the cable and the connector, the problem of poor contact between the cable and a connecting line is avoided, in addition, through the insertion and locking of the locking insertion rod 7 and the locking insertion groove 14, a good reinforcing and auxiliary function is realized on the locking work of the locking and fixing mechanism 16, and the connection strength of the cable and the connector can be further improved; the movable frame 6 and the locking fixing mechanism 16 are matched for use, so that when the cable is connected with a connector in a plugging mode, scraping damage to the cable can be avoided, the second movable clamping block 13 and the square fixing groove 8 are movably locked through the arranged internal thread sleeve 10, the cable can be prevented from being scraped and damaged when being connected in a plugging mode or pulled out, the quality of the cable is guaranteed, the service life of the cable is prolonged, and the use economic benefit of the cable is improved.
Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made in these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined in the appended claims and their equivalents.
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1. An electrical cable connector for a mechanical automation device, characterized in that: comprises a connector main body (1), a connecting square body (2), an inserting groove (3), a locking inserting rod (7) and a locking fixing mechanism (16);
the connector main body (1) is integrally formed with a connecting square body (2), and the connecting square body (2) and the connector main body (1) are both provided with a plug wire slot (3);
sliding grooves (4) are symmetrically formed in the outer side wall of the connecting square body (2), sliding blocks (5) are arranged in the sliding grooves (4) in a sliding mode, a first reset spring is arranged at one end of each sliding block (5), the other end of each first reset spring is arranged in each sliding groove (4), the sliding blocks (5) are symmetrically arranged on the inner side wall of the movable frame (6), locking insertion rods (7) are symmetrically arranged at one end of each movable frame (6), and square fixing grooves (8) are formed in the locking insertion rods (7);
a movable sleeve ring (9) is sleeved on the connector main body (1), an internal thread sleeve (10) is arranged on the movable sleeve ring (9) in a threaded connection mode, a first auxiliary extrusion inclined plane (11) is arranged on the inner wall of the internal thread sleeve (10), first rotating lugs (15) are symmetrically arranged on the outer side wall of the internal thread sleeve (10), and first movable clamping blocks (12) are symmetrically arranged in the movable sleeve ring (9);
a second movable clamping block (13) is arranged at one end of the first movable clamping block (12), a second return spring is arranged at the same end of the first movable clamping block (12) and the second movable clamping block (13), an arc-shaped inclined plane (17) is arranged at the other end of the first movable clamping block (12), and locking slots (14) are symmetrically arranged in the movable sleeve ring (9);
the locking and fixing mechanism (16) is arranged in the connector main body (1);
the locking fixing mechanism (16) comprises a first movable strip (1601), a second movable strip (1602), a pressing strip (1603), a locking square groove (1604), a second auxiliary extrusion inclined plane (1605), an extrusion auxiliary spring (1606), a second rotating lug (1607), an extrusion arc-shaped chute (1608) and a locking connection thread (1609), wherein the first movable strip (1601) is symmetrically and movably arranged in the connector main body (1), one end of the first movable strip (1601) is provided with the second movable strip (1602), the first movable strip (1601) is symmetrically provided with a third return spring at the same end as the second movable strip (1602), the second movable strip (1602) is movably arranged in the pressing strip (1603), the other end of the second movable strip (1602) is provided with the extrusion auxiliary spring (1606) in a connecting way, the other end of the extrusion auxiliary spring (1606) is arranged in the pressing strip (1603), the locking square groove (1604) is arranged at one side of the first movable strip (1608), the locking square groove (1604) is provided with the second movable strip (1605), the second movable strip (1609) is symmetrically arranged in the extrusion auxiliary inclined plane (1609), and the outer side wall (1609) is connected with the second movable strip at the same distance, and the locking connection thread (1609) is in threaded connection with the internal thread sleeve (10);
the locking slots (14) and the locking inserted rods (7) are arranged at corresponding positions and have the same number, and the cross sections of the notches of the locking slots (14) are the same as the cross sections of the end parts of the locking inserted rods (7), namely the cross sections of the locking slots and the end parts are equal in length and width;
the extrusion arc-shaped chute (1608) corresponds to the arrangement positions of the first movable strip (1601) and the pressing strip (1603), the number of the arrangement groups is the same, and the arrangement groups are four;
the locking square groove (1604) corresponds to the locking inserted bar (7) in arrangement position and has the same arrangement number.
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