CN115513723B - Energy storage connector locking structure - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention provides a locking structure of an energy storage connector, which comprises a plug and a socket, wherein the locking structure is arranged on the plug and is suitable for locking and connecting the plug and the socket when the plug is inserted into the socket, the inner side of the middle part of a plug main body is hollowed out, the upper end of the plug main body is opened, one side surface of one side is provided with a mounting hole, the locking structure is arranged in the mounting hole in a sliding manner and comprises a button and a spring, one end of the spring is embedded into the button, and the other end of the spring is abutted against the inner side wall of the plug main body; the button is provided with a limiting chute adjacent to the pressing part in the vertical direction, a limiting part matched with the limiting chute is arranged in the limiting chute, the limiting part is fixed on the plug main body, the outer side surface of one end of the button, which is close to the spring mounting groove, is provided with a locking part, and the locking part is suitable for locking the socket.
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Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of electric connectors, in particular to an energy storage connector locking structure.
Background
The energy storage connector is generally used for high-current connection, and can be applied to various connector fields, such as new energy, military industry, rail transit, aerospace, aviation and the like. In application, in order to prevent the connector from loosening or falling off, a locking structure is required to be arranged in the connector so as to avoid potential safety hazards caused by loosening or falling off of the connector.
The locking structure known in the industry at present mainly comprises a button matched with a spring, and is bonded by glue or fastened by a buckle in combination with the traditional stop block, so that the plug and the socket of the connector can be locked and separated quickly. The traditional stop block structure is high in reject ratio in actual production, the stop block is ejected after a button is pressed in extremely easily in actual use, so that a connector locking mechanism is invalid and cannot be normally connected and separated, the reliability of a product in operation and use is reduced, and the product is possibly extremely risky and even burnt, and huge threats are caused to economic loss and personnel safety, so that the existing energy storage connector locking structure is in need of improvement.
Disclosure of Invention
The present invention provides a locking structure of an energy storage connector to solve the above-mentioned problems.
The invention provides the following technical scheme: the locking structure is arranged on the plug and is suitable for locking and connecting the plug with the socket when the plug is inserted into the socket, the plug comprises a plug main body, one end of the plug main body is provided with a plug-in part suitable for being plugged into the socket, and the other end of the plug main body is provided with a tail part suitable for being connected with and fixing a cable; the inner side of the middle part of the plug main body is hollowed, the upper end of the plug main body is opened, a mounting hole is formed in one side face of the plug main body, the locking structure is arranged in the mounting hole in a sliding mode and comprises a button and a spring, one end of the spring is embedded into the button, and the other end of the spring is abutted to the inner side wall of the plug main body; one end part of the button extends out of the mounting hole to form a pressing part, the other end of the button is provided with a spring mounting groove which is abutted against the spring, a limiting sliding groove is arranged in the vertical direction of the button adjacent to the pressing part, a limiting piece matched with the limiting sliding groove is arranged in the limiting sliding groove, the limiting piece is downwards inserted into the limiting sliding groove from an opening at the upper end of the plug body and is fixed on the plug body, the outer side surface, close to one end of the spring mounting groove, of the button is provided with a locking part, and the locking part is suitable for locking the socket.
Preferably, the limiting piece comprises a main body cover and a blocking strip, wherein the main body cover is arranged at the opening part above the middle part of the plug main body, the blocking strip is arranged in the downward extension of the main body cover, and the blocking strip is embedded into the limiting sliding groove.
Preferably, the main part lid both sides are provided with the buckle respectively, and corresponding plug main part both sides wall is equipped with the buckle groove, and the buckle is suitable for the card and goes into the buckle groove.
Preferably, the tail end of the blocking strip (1021) is provided with a barb (10211), the left side of the limiting chute is provided with a groove (10311), and the barb (10211) is in clamping fit with the groove (10311).
Preferably, a limiting pressing block (1023) is arranged below the main body cover (102), and the lower end of the limiting pressing block (1023) is matched with and attached to the upper surface of the button (103).
Preferably, the upper side surface of the locking part is provided with an arc surface or an inclined surface.
Preferably, the locking part is flush with the pressing part in width, and the lower part of the locking part is hollowed out.
Preferably, the plug main body adjacent to one side of the plug-in connection part of the button is provided with a guide convex strip, the guide convex strip and the inner wall of the other side of the plug main body form a guide groove, and the button slides on the guide groove.
Preferably, the end face of the pressing portion is provided with anti-slip teeth.
Preferably, a convex rib is arranged on one surface of the button, which is contacted with the inner side wall of the plug main body.
Preferably, a first sealing ring is sleeved on the outer side above the plug-in part.
Preferably, the outer side of the mounting hole adopts a chamfer design.
Preferably, the socket main body and the male terminal are provided with a mounting flange in the middle of the socket main body, a cylinder body extends below the socket main body, clamping rings extend towards two sides at the tail end of the cylinder body, the plug-in part is inserted into the cylinder body, the cylinder body is inserted into the outer side of the plug-in part, and the clamping rings 2012 are locked by the locking part, so that the plug and the socket cannot be separated.
Preferably, the locking portion is configured to unlock the receptacle when the button is fully depressed and to lock the receptacle when the button is released or partially released.
The locking structure of the energy storage connector provided by the invention has the following beneficial effects:
the push button is limited from the upper part by the limiting piece, the push button is simple in structure, easy to assemble, low in cost and stable in structure, the problem that a traditional stop block is easy to eject is avoided, the reliability of the push button is improved, and therefore the use safety of a product can be improved.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the overall structure of a connector according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is an exploded view of an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a button structure according to the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a longitudinal cross-sectional structure of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing a sectional structure in the direction D-D in FIG. 4 according to the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a transverse cross-sectional structure of the invention in an unlocked state;
FIG. 7 is a schematic view showing a sectional structure in the B-B direction in FIG. 5 according to the present invention;
1-plug 101-plug body, 1011-mounting hole, 1012-guide rib, 1013-snap groove, 1014-snap groove, 1015-plug portion, 102-body cover, 1021-stop bar, 10211-barb, 1022-snap, 1023-limit press block, 103-button, 1031-limit chute, 10311-groove, 1032-locking portion, 1033-spring mounting groove, 1034-pressing portion, 104-spring, 105-seal ring one, 2-socket, 201-socket body, 2011-cylinder, 2012-snap ring, 202-male terminal.
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The following description of the embodiments of the present invention will be made clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is apparent that the embodiments described are only some embodiments of the present invention, but not all embodiments. 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.
In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," and the like indicate or are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, merely to facilitate description of the present invention and to simplify the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention.
As shown in fig. 1 to 7, the present invention provides a locking structure of an energy storage connector, the energy storage connector comprises a plug 1 and a socket 2, the locking structure is arranged on the plug 1 and is suitable for locking and connecting the plug 1 with the socket 2 when the plug 1 is inserted into the socket 2, the plug 1 comprises a plug main body 101, one end of the plug main body 101 is provided with a plug-in part 1015 suitable for being plugged into the socket 2, and the other end is provided with a tail part suitable for connecting and fixing a cable; the inner side of the middle part of the plug main body 101 is hollowed, the upper end of the plug main body is open, a mounting hole 1011 is formed in one side surface of the plug main body, the locking structure is arranged in the mounting hole 1011 in a sliding manner and comprises a button 103 and a spring 104, one end of the spring 104 is embedded into the button 103, and the other end of the spring is abutted against the inner side wall of the plug main body 101; one end part of the button 104 extends out of the mounting hole 1011 to form a pressing part 1034, the other end is provided with a spring mounting groove 1033 abutting against the spring 104, a limit chute 1031 is arranged in the button 104 adjacent to the pressing part 1034 in the vertical direction, a limit piece matched with the limit chute 1031 is arranged in the limit chute, the limit piece is downwards inserted into the limit chute from an opening at the upper end of the plug body and is fixed on the plug body, the outer side surface of the button 104, which is close to one end of the spring mounting groove 1033, is provided with a locking part 1032, and the locking part 1032 is suitable for locking the socket 2.
Further, the socket 2 includes a socket main body 201, a barrel 2011, a clamping ring 2012 and a male terminal 202, the male terminal 202 can be integrally injection molded with the socket main body 201, or can be formed by post assembly, a mounting flange is arranged in the middle of the socket main body 201, the barrel 2011 extends below the socket main body 201, and the clamping rings 2012 extend to two sides at the tail end of the barrel 2011. When the plug 1 and the socket 2 are plugged, the plug-in portion 1015 is inserted into the cylinder 2011, at this time, the cylinder 2011 is inserted into the outer side of the plug-in portion 1015, the locking portion 1032 is pushed outwards until the plug is inserted into place, and the locking portion 1032 returns to the original position to lock the clamping ring 2012, so that the plug 1 and the socket 2 cannot be separated, and when the plug 1 and the socket 2 are required to be unlocked and separated, only the pressing portion 1034 is required to be pressed inwards to be in place, the locking portion 1032 is far away from the clamping ring 2012, and the locking ring 2012 cannot be blocked, so that the plug 1 and the socket 2 can be separated.
Further, the limiting member includes a main body cover 102 and a blocking strip 1021, the main body cover 102 is covered at an opening above the middle of the plug main body 101, the blocking strip 1021 is provided to extend downwards from the main body cover 102, the blocking strip 2021 is embedded into the limiting sliding groove 1031, the limiting member adopts the form of the main body cover 102 for convenient assembly, of course, the limiting member can also adopt other forms, and is in a locking state when the sliding groove 1031 abuts against the blocking strip 2021. The stop strip 2021 may serve as a limit or as a slide.
Further, two sides of the main body cover 102 are respectively provided with a buckle 1022, two corresponding side walls of the plug main body 101 are provided with buckle slots 1013, and the buckle 1022 is suitable for being snapped into the buckle slot 1013. The main body cover 102 may be fastened by the above-mentioned snap-in type, or may be fastened by screws, glue or other fastening structures, which are not shown here.
Further, as shown in fig. 7, the end of the blocking strip 1021 is provided with a barb 10211, the left side of the limiting chute is provided with a groove 10311, the barb 10211 is matched with the groove 10311 in a clamping manner, when the main body cover 102 and the plug main body 101 are in loose connection or are not firmly connected in other connection modes due to accidents, the spring 104 is pushed outwards in a locking state, so that the barb 10211 is matched with the groove 10311 in a clamping manner all the time, and the main body cover 102 can be prevented from falling off from the plug main body 101 accidentally.
Further, the limiting pressing block 1023 is arranged below the main body cover 102, the lower end of the limiting pressing block 1023 is matched with and attached to the upper surface of the button 103, and the limiting pressing block 1023 enables the button 103 to be unable to move in the vertical direction, so that limiting and guiding functions are achieved.
Further, the upper side surface of the locking portion 1032 is provided with an arc surface or an inclined surface, the arc surface or the inclined surface can guide the insertion of the clamping ring 2012 more easily, and the outer side of the lower end surface of the clamping ring 2012 can be provided with the arc surface or the inclined surface.
Further, the width of the locking portion 1032 is flush with the width of the pressing portion 1034, and the locking portion 1032 is hollow out below, so that the locking portion 1032 is convenient to be assembled into the mounting hole 1011 when the width is flush, on one hand, the locking portion 1032 is convenient to be locked with the clamping ring 2012, on the other hand, the guiding protruding strips 1012 can be contained, the size of the pressing portion 1034 is basically consistent with that of the mounting hole 1011 so as to facilitate pressing, and dust and sundries are prevented from entering the mounting hole 1011.
Further, a notch is provided between the locking portion 1032 and the pressing portion 1034, and the notch can be retracted by the locking portion 1032 when the spring is compressed, and the notch is exposed to enable the clip 2012 to be inserted into or pulled out from the notch.
Further, the plug main body 101 of the button 103 adjacent to one side of the plug-in portion 1015 is provided with a guiding convex strip 1012, the inner wall of the other side of the plug main body 101 and the lower portion of the main body cover 102 form a guiding groove, the button 103 slides on the guiding groove, and the guiding groove can further increase the sliding stability of the button 103, so that the reliability and safety of the button 103 are improved.
Further, the end face of the pressing portion 1034 is provided with anti-slip teeth, which can play a role in anti-slip and positioning, and especially can not be seen in a narrow space, so that the button position can be conveniently touched and found.
Further, the surface of the button 103, which contacts with the inner side wall of the plug main body 101, is provided with a convex rib, which can reduce the contact area between the button 103 and the inner side wall of the plug main body 101, reduce friction and facilitate sliding.
Further, a first sealing ring 105 is sleeved on the outer side above the plug-in portion 1015, and the sealing ring plays a sealing role.
Further, the male terminal 202 is provided on the central axis of the socket main body 201.
Further, a chamfer design is adopted on the outer side of the mounting hole 1011.
Further, the lock 1032 is provided to unlock the receptacle 2 when the button 103 is fully pressed, and to lock the receptacle 2 when the button 103 is released or partially released.
The buttons 103 are provided in this embodiment as square shapes, and it is within the ability of those skilled in the art to change them into cylindrical or other shapes and to change the mounting holes 1011, spacing structures, etc. mating therewith without undue effort, and many variations, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, the scope of which is defined in the appended claims and their equivalents.
Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made therein 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. The energy storage connector locking structure comprises a plug and a socket, wherein the locking structure is arranged on the plug and is suitable for locking and connecting the plug with the socket when the plug is inserted into the socket, the plug comprises a plug main body, one end of the plug main body is provided with a plugging part suitable for plugging with the socket, and the other end of the plug main body is provided with a tail part suitable for connecting and fixing a cable; the method is characterized in that: the inner side of the middle part of the plug main body is hollowed, the upper end of the plug main body is open, a mounting hole is formed in one side face of the plug main body, the locking structure is arranged in the mounting hole in a sliding mode and comprises a button and a spring, one end of the spring is embedded into the button, and the other end of the spring is abutted to the inner side wall of the plug main body; one end part of the button extends out of the mounting hole to form a pressing part, the other end of the button is provided with a spring mounting groove which is abutted against the spring, a limiting chute is arranged in the vertical direction of the button adjacent to the pressing part, a limiting piece matched with the limiting chute is arranged in the limiting chute, the limiting piece is downwards inserted into the limiting chute from an opening at the upper end of the plug main body and is fixed on the plug main body, the outer side surface of the button, which is close to one end of the spring mounting groove, is provided with a locking part, and the locking part is suitable for locking the socket;
the limiting piece comprises a main body cover and a blocking strip, the main body cover is arranged at an opening above the middle of the plug main body, the blocking strip is arranged in a downward extending mode of the main body cover, and the blocking strip is embedded into the limiting sliding groove;
the two sides of the main body cover are respectively provided with a buckle, the two side walls of the corresponding plug main body are provided with buckle grooves, and the buckle is suitable for being clamped into the buckle grooves;
the tail end of the baffle strip (1021) is provided with a barb (10211), the left side of the limiting chute is provided with a groove (10311), and the barb (10211) is in clamping fit with the groove (10311);
a limiting pressing block (1023) is arranged below the main body cover (102), and the lower end of the limiting pressing block (1023) is matched with and attached to the upper surface of the button (103);
the upper side surface of the locking part is provided with an arc surface or an inclined surface.
2. The energy storage connector locking structure of claim 1, wherein: the locking part is flush with the pressing part in width, and the lower part of the locking part is hollowed out.
3. The energy storage connector locking structure of claim 1, wherein: the plug main body adjacent to one side of the plug-in connection part of the button is provided with a guide convex strip, the guide convex strip and the inner wall of the other side of the plug main body form a guide groove, and the button slides on the guide groove.
4. The energy storage connector locking structure of claim 1, wherein: the end face of the pressing part is provided with anti-slip teeth, and one surface of the button, which is contacted with the inner side wall of the plug main body, is provided with convex ribs.
5. The energy storage connector locking structure of any one of claims 1-4, wherein: the locking portion is configured to unlock the receptacle when the button is fully depressed and to lock the receptacle when the button is released or partially released.
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