CN115437077B

CN115437077B - Connector, adapter and connector assembly

Info

Publication number: CN115437077B
Application number: CN202211067804.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 邹峰; 沈舜华; 黄美金; 黄晶; 刘�文; 孙莹; 郑涛
Original assignee: Fiberhome Telecommunication Technologies Co Ltd
Current assignee: Fiberhome Telecommunication Technologies Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-09-01
Filing date: 2022-09-01
Publication date: 2023-08-11
Anticipated expiration: 2042-09-01
Also published as: CN115437077A; WO2024045463A1

Abstract

The invention relates to a connector, an adapter and a connector assembly, comprising: a connector body having a locking groove for locking with a locking slider of the adapter; the outer sleeve is sleeved on the connector body and can slide relative to the connector body along the axis direction of the connector body, and the outer sleeve is provided with an inclined plane; when the locking slide is positioned in the locking groove and the outer sleeve is pulled away from the adapter, the inclined surface drives the locking slide to be separated from the locking groove. Because set up the locking groove on the connector body, the locking groove can cooperate with the locking slider of adapter, and then realizes locking to still set up the inclined plane on the overcoat of connector, when needs unblock, to keeping away from the direction pulling of adapter the overcoat, the inclined plane can drive locking slider and locking groove and break away from, realizes the unblock, does not need to revolve to twist the connector and realizes the unblock, and the operation is simpler relatively.

Description

Connector, adapter and connector assembly

Technical Field

The present invention relates to the field of optical fiber communications technologies, and in particular, to a connector, an adapter, and a connector assembly.

Background

With the large-scale deployment of FTTH (Fiber To The Home ), the construction cost is reduced, the construction technical requirements are lowered, and the application of pre-connection products for simplifying the construction difficulty is wider and wider.

In the related art, at present, most of the unlocking modes adopted in the optical fiber connectors and adapters existing in the market are screwing type, and the screwing type unlocking modes have the characteristics of reserving finger operation space around the connectors and adapters, so that the operation is very difficult under the condition of limited installation space, particularly under the condition of higher density requirement.

Accordingly, there is a need for new connectors, adapters, and connector assemblies that overcome the above-described problems.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the invention provides a connector, an adapter and a connector assembly, which are used for solving the problem that a screwing type unlocking mode in the related art is very difficult to operate under the condition of limited installation space, particularly under the condition of higher density requirement.

In a first aspect, there is provided a connector comprising: a connector body having a locking groove for locking with a locking slider of the adapter; the outer sleeve is sleeved on the connector body and can slide relative to the connector body along the axis direction of the connector body, and the outer sleeve is provided with an inclined plane; when the locking slide is positioned in the locking groove and the outer sleeve is pulled away from the adapter, the inclined surface drives the locking slide to be separated from the locking groove.

In some embodiments, the outer sleeve is provided with an unlocking groove, the inclined surface is arranged in the unlocking groove, and the locking sliding block is at least partially positioned in the unlocking groove when the connector and the adapter are in a locking state.

In some embodiments, the unlocking slot is further provided with a limiting surface, and when the locking slider is positioned in the locking slot, the limiting surface is matched with the locking slider to limit the displacement of the connector moving towards the direction approaching to the adapter.

In some embodiments, the ferrule is mounted in the connector body, and the docking member is mounted at one end of the connector body, the docking member is sleeved outside the ferrule, and a notch is formed at the front end of the docking member to expose the end face of the ferrule.

In some embodiments, the connector body or the docking member is provided with a first foolproof portion to limit the insertion angle of the connector.

In some embodiments, the connector further comprises a dust cap having internal threads; the outer sleeve is provided with an external thread matched with the internal thread, the external thread is provided with at least two thread starting points, and the tail end of the external thread is provided with a stop part.

In some embodiments, the internal thread has a tooth thickness that is greater than the tooth thickness of the external thread.

In some embodiments, the inner surface of the dust cap has a sealing protrusion that is in an interference fit with the outer wall of the outer sleeve to effect a seal.

In a second aspect, there is provided an adapter for mating with the connector described above, comprising: the adapter body, the adapter body has the spout, install the locking slider in the spout, the locking slider can follow in the spout the radial direction of adapter body moves.

In some embodiments, the adapter body is provided with at least two locking sliders, and the two locking sliders can move along the radial direction of the adapter body towards each other or away from each other; the adapter also comprises an elastic piece, wherein two locking sliding blocks are respectively connected with two opposite ends of the elastic piece so as to drive the two locking sliding blocks to move towards the directions approaching to each other.

In some embodiments, the elastic member has a fixing portion fixed to the adapter body.

In some embodiments, the elastic member further has at least two elastic arms, the two elastic arms are respectively connected to the two locking sliders in a corresponding manner, the two elastic arms are respectively disposed at two opposite ends of the fixing portion, and the two elastic arms extend obliquely from the connection portion with the fixing portion in a direction away from each other.

In some embodiments, the locking slider is provided with an unlocking protrusion for unlocking in cooperation with a ramp of the connector.

In some embodiments, a limiting step is disposed in the chute, and the limiting step is matched with the locking slider to limit the locking slider to move along a straight line.

In some embodiments, a second fool-proof portion is disposed in the adapter body, and the second fool-proof portion is configured to cooperate with a first fool-proof portion on the connector to limit an insertion angle of the connector.

In a third aspect, there is provided a connector assembly comprising: the connector described above, and the adapter described above that mates with the connector.

The technical scheme provided by the invention has the beneficial effects that:

the embodiment of the invention provides a connector, an adapter and a connector assembly, wherein a locking groove is formed in a connector body and can be matched with a locking sliding block of the adapter so as to realize locking, an inclined surface is further arranged on an outer sleeve of the connector, when the outer sleeve is required to be unlocked, the outer sleeve is pulled away from the adapter, the inclined surface can drive the locking sliding block to be separated from the locking groove, unlocking is realized, the connector is not required to be screwed to realize unlocking, and the connector is directly pulled along one direction, so that compared with a screwing mode, the connector can be reduced in installation space required by unlocking, and particularly under the condition of higher density requirement, the connector is relatively simple to operate.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings required for the description of the embodiments will be briefly described below, and it is apparent that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and other drawings may be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a connector according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a connector without a dust cap according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic front view of a connector without a dust cap according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic perspective view of a connector body according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic perspective view of an outer jacket according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic front view of an outer jacket according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 7 is a schematic perspective view of another view of an outer jacket according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of an adapter according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of a combined structure of an adapter according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 10 is a schematic perspective view of an adapter according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an adapter provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 12 is a schematic cross-sectional view of another orientation of an adapter provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 13 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a connector assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure:

100. a connector;

1. a connector body; 11. a locking groove;

2. a jacket; 21. unlocking grooves; 211. an inclined plane; 212. a limiting surface; 22. an external thread; 23. a stopper;

3. a pull rope; 4. a first spring; 5. a core insert; 6. a butt joint member; 61. a notch; 7. a plug; 8. a first fool-proof portion; 9. a dust cap;

200. an adapter;

201. an adapter body; 2011. a chute; 2012. a limit step; 2013. a second fool-proof part; 2014. a first cavity; 2015. a second cavity; 2016. a third cavity; 2017. locking the buckling position; 2018. fastening buckles;

202. locking the sliding block; 2021. an unlocking protrusion;

203. an elastic member; 2031. a fixing part; 2032. and an elastic arm.

Detailed Description

For the purpose of making the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention more apparent, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is apparent that the described embodiments are some embodiments of the present invention, but not all embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the invention without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the invention.

The embodiment of the invention provides a connector, an adapter and a connector assembly, which can solve the problem that a screwing type unlocking mode in the related art is very difficult to operate under the condition of limited installation space, particularly under the condition of higher density requirement.

Referring to fig. 1 to 4, a connector 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include: the connector body 1, the connector body 1 has locking grooves 11, the locking grooves 11 are used for locking with the locking sliding blocks 202 of the adapter 200, wherein the locking grooves 11 can be formed from the surface of the connector body 1 to the inside of the connector body, and the number of the locking grooves 11 can be one or a plurality of, in the embodiment, two locking grooves 11 are preferably arranged, and the two locking grooves 11 are symmetrically arranged about the axis of the connector body 1; the outer sleeve 2 is sleeved outside the connector body 1, the outer sleeve 2 can slide relative to the connector body 1 along the axis direction of the connector body 1, and the outer sleeve 2 is provided with an inclined surface 211; when the locking slide 202 is positioned in the locking groove 11 and the sleeve 2 is pulled in a direction away from the adapter 200, the inclined surface 211 drives the locking slide 202 out of engagement with the locking groove 11. The inclined surface 211 may extend obliquely forward and upward or downward from the rear end thereof, when the locking slider 202 is located in the locking groove 11, the locking slider 202 may be mutually locked with the locking groove 11, so as to lock the connector 100 and the adapter 200, when the locking is required, the outer sleeve 2 is pulled outward, the inclined surface 211 of the outer sleeve 2 may contact with the locking slider 202, so that the inclined surface 211 may push the locking slider 202 to move away from the locking groove 11 while moving, and further gradually disengage from the locking groove 11.

In this embodiment, since the locking groove 11 is provided on the connector body 1, the locking groove 11 may be matched with the locking slider 202 of the adapter 200, so as to achieve locking, and the outer sleeve 2 of the connector 100 is further provided with the inclined surface 211, when unlocking is required, the outer sleeve 2 is pulled away from the adapter 200, the inclined surface 211 can drive the locking slider 202 to disengage from the locking groove 11, so as to achieve unlocking, the connector 100 does not need to be screwed to achieve unlocking, and the connector 100 is pulled directly along one direction, therefore, compared with a screwing mode, the installation space required for unlocking the connector 100 can be reduced, especially under the condition of higher density requirement, the operation is relatively simple.

Meanwhile, in this embodiment, the locking slider 202 can be driven to unlock by directly setting the inclined plane 211 on the outer sleeve 2, so that a plurality of parts for unlocking are not required to be set on the connector body 1, the setting of the parts is reduced, the whole volume of the connector 100 can be reduced, the size of the connector 100 is smaller, the occupied space is small, and the cost is reduced.

Further, as shown in fig. 5, a pull rope 3 may be fixed on the outer sleeve 2, the pull rope 3 may extend in a direction away from the adapter 200, and when unlocking is required, the pull rope 3 may be pulled to drive the outer sleeve 2 and the locking slider 202 to move.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 3, a first spring 4 may be disposed between the connector body 1 and the outer sleeve 2, when the outer sleeve 2 is pulled away from the adapter 200, the outer sleeve 2 drives the first spring 4 to compress, and when the outer sleeve 2 is released, the outer sleeve 2 may be driven to return under the elastic force of the first spring 4.

Referring to fig. 5 to 7, in some embodiments, the outer sleeve 2 may be provided with an unlocking groove 21, in which the inclined surface 211 is provided, that is, the inclined surface 211 is provided on an inner wall of the unlocking groove 21, and when the connector 100 and the adapter 200 are in the locked state, the locking slider 202 is at least partially located in the unlocking groove 21, that is, the locking slider 202 may move into the unlocking groove 21, and the unlocking groove 21 and the locking slider 202 may be mutually limited.

Referring to fig. 6, in some alternative embodiments, the unlocking slot 21 is further provided with a limiting surface 212, and when the locking slider 202 is located in the locking slot 11, the limiting surface 212 cooperates with the locking slider 202 to limit displacement of the connector 100 in a direction approaching the adapter 200. The limiting surface 212 may contact the locking slider 202, or may have a gap with the locking slider 202, and when the locking slider 202 is not movable in the front-rear direction, the locking slider 202 may stop the limiting surface 212, so as to prevent the limiting surface 212 from excessively moving forward, and thus, prevent the connector 100 from excessively moving forward. The limiting surface 212 may be a vertical surface or an inclined surface 211.

Referring to fig. 3, in some embodiments, a ferrule 5 may be installed in the connector body 1, where the ferrule 5 is used for connecting an optical fiber of an optical cable, and a docking member 6 is installed at one end of the connector body 1, in this embodiment, the docking member 6 is directly or indirectly installed at a front end of the connector body 1, the docking member 6 is sleeved outside the ferrule 5, the docking member 6 is located at a foremost end of the connector body 1, and may be used for docking with the adapter 200, and a notch 61 may be provided at a front end of the docking member 6 to expose an end face of the ferrule 5. The notches 61 may be symmetrically disposed about the axis of the docking member 6, in this embodiment, two notches 61 are preferably disposed, and by disposing the notches 61, the end face of the ferrule 5 may be exposed in the notches 61, so as to clean the end face of the ferrule 5.

Further, a plug 7 may be further disposed between the connector body 1 and the mating member 6, and the ferrule 5 is accommodated in the plug 7, and may be fastened and fixed between the plug 7 and the connector body 1 and between the plug 7 and the mating member 6.

Referring to fig. 2, in some alternative embodiments, a first fool-proof portion 8 may be provided on the connector body 1, the plug 7, or the mating member 6 to limit the insertion angle of the connector 100. The first foolproof portion 8 may be a protruding structure or a recessed structure to cooperate with a corresponding second foolproof portion 2013 on the adapter 200, when the first foolproof portion 8 is aligned with the second foolproof portion 2013, the connector 100 may be directly inserted into the adapter 200, when the first foolproof portion 8 is not aligned with the second foolproof portion 2013, the connector 100 may not be inserted into the adapter 200, and then the connector 100 is rotated by an angle, so that the connector 100 may be accurately inserted into the adapter 200 when the first foolproof portion 8 is aligned with the second foolproof portion 2013, thereby realizing blind insertion alignment of the connector 100.

Referring to fig. 1, in some embodiments, the connector 100 may further include a dust cap 9, where the dust cap 9 may be used to cover an end of the connector body 1 where the ferrule 5 is disposed, so as to perform dust and water proofing, and the dust cap 9 may have internal threads; the outer sleeve 2 is provided with an external thread 22 matched with the internal thread, the external thread 22 is provided with at least two thread starting points, namely, the external thread 22 can comprise two thread starting points or more than two thread starting points, when N thread starting points exist in a section of area, the distribution angle of each thread starting point is 360 degrees/N, the arrangement is such that each thread starting point can be designed into a larger lead, so that the number of turns of each thread starting point is reduced in a certain length area, the number of turns of the dust cap 9 when the dust cap is screwed and locked with the outer sleeve 2 can be reduced, and the installation time is shortened; meanwhile, a stop part 23 is provided at the end of the external thread 22, and when the front end of the internal thread rotates to contact with the stop part 23, the stop part 23 cannot be rotated any further, so that the operator can be prompted to lock the screw at this time without continuing the screwing, wherein the stop part 23 can be provided at the end of a plurality of thread starting points, in this embodiment, three thread starting points are preferably provided, and the stop part 23 is provided at the end of two thread starting points.

Referring to fig. 1, in some embodiments, the inner surface of the dust cap 9 may have a sealing protrusion that is an interference fit with the outer wall of the outer sleeve 2 to effect a seal. Wherein, the sealing bulge can be integrated into one piece with the dust cap 9, and the sealing bulge is preferably annular, encircles the one week of dust cap 9, and then seals the one week of overcoat 2. In this embodiment, the protrusion is directly provided on the dust cap 9 to seal, and a separate sealing ring is not required to be provided between the outer sleeve 2 and the dust cap 9, so that the assembly steps of parts are reduced.

Referring to fig. 5, the internal thread may preferably have a tooth thickness greater than the external thread 22. I.e. the teeth of the thread provided on the dust cap 9 are relatively thick, the strength of the dust cap 9 can be enhanced in case the dust cap 9 is thin. Meanwhile, the sealing between the dustproof cap 9 and the outer sleeve 2 is realized through radial expansion deformation of the dustproof cap 9, and the material of the dustproof cap 9 is softer than that of the outer sleeve 2, so that the tooth thickness of the internal thread design is greatly increased to improve the strength of thread matching, and the locking force is prevented from being reduced due to insufficient thread strength.

Referring to fig. 8 to 10, an adapter 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention is configured to mate with the connector 100 according to any one of the above embodiments, and may include: the adapter body 201, the adapter body 201 has a chute 2011, a locking slide block 202 is installed in the chute 2011, and the locking slide block 202 can move in the radial direction of the adapter body 201 in the chute 2011. The sliding groove 2011 may extend along a radial direction, the locking slider 202 may slide along a direction along a radial direction approaching to or far away from the adapter body 201 in the sliding groove 2011, when the connector body 1 is inserted into the adapter body 201, the connector body 1 may jack up the locking slider 202 along a direction far away from an axis of the adapter body 201, and after the connector body 1 moves to a preset position, the locking groove 11 provided on the connector body 1 just moves to the locking slider 202, and at this time, the locking slider 202 may be inserted into the locking groove 11 to lock the connector 100 and the adapter 200.

In this embodiment, two locking sliders 202 are preferably provided, and the two locking sliders 202 are disposed symmetrically up and down with respect to the axis of the adapter body 201. When the connector 100 is inserted into the adapter 200, the connector body 1 can eject the two locking sliders 202 upward and downward, respectively.

Further, referring to fig. 11, the adapter body 201 may be provided with at least two locking sliders 202, and the two locking sliders 202 may be moved in a direction toward or away from each other in a radial direction of the adapter body 201; the adaptor 200 may further include an elastic member 203, opposite ends of the elastic member 203 are respectively connected to the two locking sliders 202 to drive the two locking sliders 202 to move in a direction approaching each other, wherein the elastic member 203 may be fixed to the adaptor body 201 or may not be fixed to the adaptor body 201, the elastic member 203 may be mounted to the two locking sliders 202 through both ends thereof, and the elastic member 203 has elasticity, when the two locking sliders 202 move in a direction separating from each other, the two locking sliders 202 drive the elastic member 203 to stretch or expand, when the locking sliders 202 correspond to the positions of the locking grooves 11, the locking grooves 11 provide a moving space for the locking sliders 202, and the two locking sliders 202 automatically move in a direction approaching each other under the elasticity of the elastic member 203 and are inserted into the locking grooves 11, thereby realizing automatic locking. When the connector 100 and the adapter 200 are locked, the locking slide blocks 202 can be driven to move away from each other by inserting the connector 100 in a direction approaching to the adapter 200, automatic locking can be realized after the connector 100 is inserted into a preset position, the connector 100 is not required to be screwed for locking, the installation space required by locking the connector 100 can be reduced, and particularly under the condition of higher density requirement, the operation is relatively simple.

The elastic member 203 is preferably made of metal, but other materials, such as plastic, may be selected to drive the locking slider 202 to move.

In this embodiment, the elastic member 203 is preferably a snap spring, however, in other embodiments, other elastic members 203, such as a spring, may be directly disposed between the two locking sliders 202 to connect the two locking sliders 202, when the two locking sliders 202 move away from each other, the locking sliders 202 drive the spring to stretch, and when the two locking sliders 202 move close to each other, the spring can drive the two locking sliders 202 to move close to each other.

Referring to fig. 8 and 12, in some alternative embodiments, the elastic member 203 has a fixing portion 2031, and the fixing portion 2031 is fixed to the adapter body 201. In this embodiment, the elastic member 203 is fixed on the adapter body 201, so that the elastic member 203 and the adapter body 201 are relatively fixed, and it is ensured that the elastic member 203 is not easy to move and is not easy to fall off from the adapter body 201 when the locking slider 202 moves in the direction of approaching or separating from each other in the radial direction. Wherein, the elastic member 203 may be provided with a mounting hole, the adapter body 201 may be provided with a mounting head, and the mounting head may be inserted into the mounting hole to fix the elastic member 203, or the elastic member 203 may be provided with a mounting head, and the adapter body 201 may be provided with a mounting hole to fix the elastic member 203.

Referring to fig. 8, preferably, the elastic member 203 may further have at least two elastic arms 2032, where the two elastic arms 2032 are respectively connected to the two locking sliders 202, and the elastic arms 2032 may be embedded inside the locking sliders 202 or may be coated on the outer sides of the locking sliders 202, so that the elastic arms 2032 are fixed with the locking sliders 202; the two elastic arms 2032 are respectively connected to the fixing portion 2031 and are respectively disposed at opposite ends of the fixing portion 2031, and the two elastic arms 2032 extend obliquely from the connection portion with the fixing portion 2031 in a direction away from each other to enhance the elasticity of the elastic arms 2032.

Referring to fig. 8, in some embodiments, the locking slider 202 may be provided with an unlocking protrusion 2021, where the unlocking protrusion 2021 may be disposed on the inner side of the locking slider 202, or may be disposed on the outer side of the locking slider 202, and in this embodiment, preferably disposed on the inner side of the locking slider 202, and the unlocking protrusion 2021 is configured to cooperate with the inclined surface 211 of the connector 100 to implement unlocking. When the connector 100 is locked with the adapter 200, the locking slider 202 is located in the locking groove 11, the unlocking protrusion 2021 is located at the adjacent side of the inclined surface 211 and can be matched with the inclined surface 211, when unlocking is needed, the outer sleeve 2 is pulled, the inclined surface 211 can be driven to move away from the adapter 200 along the axis, the inclined surface 211 is further contacted with the unlocking protrusion 2021, the unlocking protrusion 2021 can be lifted up in the up-down direction, the unlocking protrusion 2021 can move along the inclined surface 211 in the up-down direction, and the whole locking slider 202 is driven to move in the direction away from each other, so that the locking slider 202 is gradually separated from the locking groove 11.

Referring to fig. 12, in some alternative embodiments, a limiting step 2012 is disposed in the chute 2011, and the limiting step 2012 cooperates with the locking slider 202 to limit the linear movement of the locking slider 202. That is, by providing the stopper step 2012, the lock slider 202 can be restricted to move in a certain straight line in the radial direction, the lock slider 202 is not moved in the axial direction, nor is it rotated in the circumferential direction or moved in other radial directions, for example, the lock slider 202 is restricted to move only in the up-down direction, not in the front-back direction or the left-right direction, or the lock slider 202 is restricted to move only in the left-right direction, not in the front-back direction or the up-down direction, so that a specific sliding track can be formed for the lock slider 202, the lock slider 202 is ensured to correspond to the position of the lock groove 11, and the lock slider 202 can smoothly enter the lock groove 11 and does not move the position at will when locking is performed.

Referring to fig. 9, in some embodiments, a second fool-proof portion 2013 may be disposed in the adapter body 201, where the second fool-proof portion 2013 is configured to cooperate with the first fool-proof portion 8 on the connector 100 to limit an insertion angle of the connector 100. The second fool-proof portion 2013 may be a protruding structure or a recessed structure, so as to cooperate with the corresponding first fool-proof portion 8 on the connector 100, when the first fool-proof portion 8 is aligned with the second fool-proof portion 2013, the connector 100 may be directly inserted into the adapter 200, when the first fool-proof portion 8 is not aligned with the second fool-proof portion 2013, the connector 100 may not be inserted into the adapter 200, and then the connector 100 is rotated by an angle, so that the connector 100 may be accurately inserted into the adapter 200 when the first fool-proof portion 8 is aligned with the second fool-proof portion 2013, thereby realizing blind insertion alignment of the connector 100.

Further, referring to fig. 11, a first cavity 2014, a second cavity 2015 and a third cavity 2016 may be disposed in the adapter body 201, axes of the first cavity 2014, the second cavity 2015 and the third cavity 2016 are all collinear with the axis of the adapter body 201, the first cavity 2014 and the third cavity 2016 are located at two opposite sides of the second cavity 2015, a ceramic sleeve may be accommodated in the second cavity 2015 for inserting the ferrule 5, the first cavity 2014 may be used for accommodating the outdoor connector 100, and the third cavity 2016 may be used for accommodating the indoor connector 100.

Further, the adapter body 201 may be provided with a locking buckle 2017, and the locking buckle 2017 may be matched with a locking arm on the indoor connector 100 to lock the adapter 200 and the indoor connector 100; the adapter body 201 may further be provided with a fastening buckle 2018, where the fastening buckle 2018 is used to cooperate with the box body.

Referring to fig. 13, an embodiment of the present invention also provides a connector assembly, which may include: the connector 100 provided in any of the above embodiments, and the adapter 200 provided in any of the above embodiments mated with the connector 100.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the azimuth or positional relationship indicated by the terms "upper", "lower", etc. are based on the azimuth or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are merely for convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and are not indicative or implying that the apparatus or element in question must have a specific azimuth, be constructed and operated in a specific azimuth, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Unless specifically stated or limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "coupled" are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communication between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.

It should be noted that in the present invention, relational terms such as "first" and "second" and the like are used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another entity or action without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. Moreover, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one … …" does not exclude the presence of other like elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.

The foregoing is only a specific embodiment of the invention to enable those skilled in the art to understand or practice the invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Thus, the present invention is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. An adapter for mating with a connector, comprising:

an adapter body (201), wherein the adapter body (201) is provided with a chute (2011), a locking sliding block (202) is arranged in the chute (2011), and the locking sliding block (202) can move in the chute (2011) along the radial direction of the adapter body (201);

the adapter body (201) is provided with at least two locking sliding blocks (202), and the two locking sliding blocks (202) can move along the radial direction of the adapter body (201) towards each other or away from each other;

the adapter further comprises an elastic piece (2023), and two locking sliding blocks (202) are respectively connected with two opposite ends of the elastic piece (2023) so as to drive the two locking sliding blocks (202) to move towards each other.

2. The adapter of claim 1, wherein:

the elastic member (2023) has a fixing portion (2031), and the fixing portion (2031) is fixed to the adapter body (201).

3. The adapter of claim 2, wherein:

the elastic piece (2023) is further provided with at least two elastic arms (2032), the two elastic arms (2032) are respectively and correspondingly connected to the two locking sliding blocks (202), the two elastic arms (2032) are respectively arranged at two opposite ends of the fixing portion (2031), and the two elastic arms (2032) obliquely extend from the connection position of the two elastic arms and the fixing portion (2031) in a direction away from each other.

4. The adapter of claim 1, wherein:

the locking slider (202) is provided with an unlocking protrusion (2021), and the unlocking protrusion (2021) is used for being matched with the inclined surface (211) of the connector to realize unlocking.

5. The adapter of claim 1, wherein:

a limiting step (2012) is arranged in the sliding groove (2011), and the limiting step (2012) is matched with the locking sliding block (202) to limit the locking sliding block (202) to move along a straight line.

6. The adapter of claim 1, wherein:

a second fool-proof part (2013) is arranged in the adapter body (201), and the second fool-proof part (2013) is used for being matched with the first fool-proof part (8) on the connector so as to limit the insertion angle of the connector.

7. A connector assembly, comprising: a connector, and an adapter according to any one of claims 1-6 mated with the connector.

8. The connector assembly of claim 7, wherein the connector comprises:

a connector body (1), the connector body (1) having a locking groove (11), the locking groove (11) being for locking with a locking slider (202) of an adapter;

the outer sleeve (2) is sleeved on the connector body (1), the outer sleeve (2) can slide relative to the connector body (1) along the axis direction, and the outer sleeve (2) is provided with an inclined surface (211);

when the locking slide (202) is positioned in the locking groove (11) and the outer sleeve (2) is pulled away from the adapter, the inclined surface (211) drives the locking slide (202) to be separated from the locking groove (11).

9. The connector assembly of claim 8, wherein:

the outer sleeve (2) is provided with an unlocking groove (21), the unlocking groove (21) is internally provided with the inclined surface (211), and when the connector and the adapter are in a locking state, the locking sliding block (202) is at least partially positioned in the unlocking groove (21).

10. The connector assembly of claim 9, wherein:

the unlocking groove (21) is further provided with a limiting surface (212), and when the locking slide block (202) is located in the locking groove (11), the limiting surface (212) is matched with the locking slide block (202) to limit the displacement of the connector in the direction approaching to the adapter.

11. The connector assembly of claim 8, wherein:

the connector comprises a connector body (1), wherein an inserting core (5) is arranged in the connector body (1), a butt joint piece (6) is arranged at one end of the connector body (1), the butt joint piece (6) is sleeved outside the inserting core (5), and a notch (61) is formed in the front end of the butt joint piece (6) so as to expose the end face of the inserting core (5).

12. The connector assembly of claim 11, wherein:

the connector body (1) or the butt joint piece (6) is provided with a first fool-proof part (8) so as to limit the insertion angle of the connector.

13. The connector assembly of claim 8, wherein:

the connector further comprises a dust cap (9), the dust cap (9) having an internal thread;

the outer sleeve (2) is provided with an external thread (22) matched with the internal thread, the external thread (22) is provided with at least two thread starting points, and the tail end of the external thread (22) is provided with a stop part (23).

14. The connector assembly of claim 13, wherein: the internal thread has a tooth thickness greater than the external thread (22).

15. The connector assembly of claim 13, wherein:

the inner surface of the dustproof cap (9) is provided with a sealing bulge, and the sealing bulge is in interference fit with the outer wall of the outer sleeve (2) to realize sealing.