CN116981876A - Connector for water-cooling pipeline, battery and electric equipment - Google Patents

Connector for water-cooling pipeline, battery and electric equipment Download PDF

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CN116981876A
CN116981876A CN202280017762.5A CN202280017762A CN116981876A CN 116981876 A CN116981876 A CN 116981876A CN 202280017762 A CN202280017762 A CN 202280017762A CN 116981876 A CN116981876 A CN 116981876A
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周聪
黄小腾
王康玉
洪家荣
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The application relates to a connector for a water-cooling pipeline, a battery and electric equipment, wherein the connector for the water-cooling pipeline comprises: the male end comprises a first base, a first body and a first guide part, wherein the first body and the first guide part are arranged on the first base; the female end comprises a second base and a second body, the second body is arranged on the second base and is used for being in plug-in fit with the first body so as to realize the communication of two water-cooling pipelines; one of the male end and the female end is a floating end, the other one is a fixed end, and the first guide part is used for guiding the first body and the second body to be aligned when the male end and the female end are spliced. In the technical scheme of the application, the male end and the female end are not easy to deviate relatively, the first body and the second body are not easy to deform after long-term use, and the tightness of the connector is good.

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Connector for water-cooling pipeline, battery and electric equipment Technical Field
The application relates to the technical field of batteries, in particular to a connector for a water-cooling pipeline, a battery and electric equipment.
Background
With the development of new energy technology, the devices using batteries are increased, and when the electric energy of electric equipment is exhausted, electric energy is usually supplemented by connecting charging equipment, for example, an electric vehicle can be charged by connecting a charging pile. Compared with the mode of supplementing electric energy by connecting charging equipment such as a charging pile, the battery replacement can realize the supplementing of electric energy faster, and the electric energy is also supplemented by the mode of battery replacement at present.
When the battery is replaced, the electric energy output end of the battery and the electric energy input end of the vehicle are connected, and the water-cooling pipeline of the battery and the water-cooling pipeline of the electric equipment are also connected, however, the connection difficulty of the water-cooling pipeline of the battery and the water-cooling pipeline of the electric equipment in the prior art is high, the connection part of the two water-cooling pipelines is easy to deform, and the tightness is poor.
Disclosure of Invention
The application aims to provide a connector, a battery and electric equipment for a water-cooling pipeline, so as to improve the tightness of a connecting part of the water-cooling pipeline.
Embodiments of the present application are implemented as follows:
in a first aspect, embodiments of the present application provide a connector for water-cooled tubing, comprising: the male end comprises a first base, a first body and a first guide part, wherein the first body and the first guide part are arranged on the first base; the female end comprises a second base and a second body, the second body is arranged on the second base and is used for being in plug-in fit with the first body so as to realize the communication of two water-cooling pipelines; one of the male end and the female end is a floating end, the other one is a fixed end, and the first guide part is used for guiding the first body and the second body to be aligned when the male end and the female end are spliced.
In the technical scheme of the application, one of the first base and the second base is connected with the electric equipment or the battery in a floating way, the other base is fixed on the electric equipment or the battery, the first body is used for connecting a water-cooling pipeline of one of the electric equipment or the battery, and the second body is used for connecting a water-cooling pipeline of the other one of the electric equipment or the battery. On the one hand, under the effect of the first guide part, the floating end can follow the fixed end adjustment position, namely, the first base and the second base are prevented from being relatively displaced, so that the first body and the second body can be aligned and communicated, and further, the water cooling pipeline communication is realized.
On the other hand, after the floating end follows the fixed end to adjust the position, the floating end has a restoring force, so that an interaction force perpendicular to the connecting direction exists between the first body and the second body, and in the long-term use process, the first body and the second body are easy to deform gradually, so that the tightness between the first body and the second body is reduced; and when there is the elastic sealing member between first body and the second body, the interaction force of perpendicular to direction of connection between first body and the second body can make the elastic sealing member be in the too big state of local stress for a long time, leads to the elastic sealing member local deformation too big and can not be replied, and the leakproofness of elastic sealing member reduces. In the technical scheme of the application, the male end and the female end cannot deviate relatively under the limitation of the first guide part, so that the restoring force generated by the floating ends in the male end and the female end is born by the first guide part, the interaction force between the first body and the second body perpendicular to the connecting direction is effectively reduced or even eliminated, the first body and the second body are not easy to deform after long-term use, and the elastic sealing element is not easy to fatigue due to overlarge local deformation, so that the sealing performance of the connector is improved.
In one embodiment of the present application, the female end further includes a second guide portion disposed on the second base, and the second guide portion is configured to mate with the first guide portion.
In the above technical scheme, through setting up second guiding portion and first guiding portion cooperation, further share the restoring normal position's that the floating end produced in public end and the female end force to further reduce or eliminate the effort between first body and the second body, prevent that first body and second body from warp, alleviate the local too big and tired problem of deformation of elastic seal spare, thereby further improve the leakproofness of connector.
In one embodiment of the present application, one of the first guide portion and the second guide portion is a guide post, and the other is a guide hole.
In the technical scheme, when the male end and the female end are connected, the guide column and the guide hole play a guide role; after the male end and the female end are connected, the periphery of the guide post is propped against the inner wall of the guide hole to resist the restoring force of the floating end, so that the deformation of the first body and the second body is avoided, and the fatigue caused by overlarge local deformation of the sealing element between the first body and the second body is relieved.
In one embodiment of the present application, one of the first guide portion and the second guide portion is a guide post, and the other is a guide bush.
In the technical scheme, when the male end and the female end are connected, the guide column and the guide sleeve play a guide role; after the male end and the female end are connected, the periphery of the guide post is propped against the inner wall of the guide sleeve to resist the restoring force of the floating end, so that the deformation of the first body and the second body is avoided, and the fatigue caused by overlarge local deformation of the sealing element between the first body and the second body is relieved.
In one embodiment of the application, the end of the guide post is provided with a guide ramp.
In the above technical scheme, through setting up the guide inclined plane at the female end of guide post for the terminal diameter of guide post reduces, so that the guide post gets into guiding hole or uide bushing, and when the position of guide post relative guiding hole or uide bushing had minor deviation, the guide inclined plane still plays the guide effect, makes the box skew of first base relative battery, so that guide post and guiding hole or uide bushing aim at, thereby makes first body and second body aim at.
In one embodiment of the present application, the first guide portion is an annular protrusion formed on the first base, the annular protrusion being disposed around the first body, an inner peripheral surface of the annular protrusion being adapted to cooperate with an outer peripheral surface of the second body to guide the first body to align with the second body.
In the above technical scheme, through setting up annular arch, annular bellied inner peripheral face plays the guide effect, and annular bellied inner peripheral face is contradicted in the outer peripheral face of second body simultaneously, still avoids the relative first body of second body to follow the direction dislocation of perpendicular to direction of connection, improves sealed effect.
In one embodiment of the present application, the number of the first bodies and the number of the second bodies are two, and the annular protrusions are disposed around the two first bodies.
In the above technical solution, the two second bodies are respectively engaged with the two first bodies, so that the water-cooling pipeline of the air conditioning system of the vehicle and the water-cooling pipeline of the thermal management component of the battery form a circulation. Through setting up annular protruding two first bodies of encircleing for when public end and female end are connected, the outer peripheral face of two second bodies all contradicts in annular bellied inner peripheral face, thereby two second bodies of synchronous guide, and restrict two second bodies simultaneously and move for first body dislocation, realize avoiding first body and second body to warp, and alleviate sealing member between first body and the second body because of local deformation is too big tired, improve sealed effect.
In one embodiment of the application, the connector further comprises: the detection mechanism is arranged on the first base and/or the second base and is used for detecting whether the male end and the female end are inserted into place or not.
In the technical scheme, the detection mechanism is arranged to prevent the male end and the female end from being not inserted in place, and also prevent the male end and the female end from being excessively inserted, ensure that the male end and the female end are inserted in place, and improve the assembly precision.
In one embodiment of the present application, the detection mechanism includes a first conductive terminal, a second conductive terminal, and a conductive member, the first conductive terminal and the second conductive terminal being disposed on the first base, the conductive member being disposed on the second base, the conductive member being configured to contact the first conductive terminal and the second conductive terminal when the male end and the female end are inserted in place to conduct the first conductive terminal and the second conductive terminal.
Through setting up first conductive terminal and second conductive terminal on first base, set up the electrically conductive piece on the second base, detection mode is simple, reliable, and stability is higher.
In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a battery including: a case; a battery cell accommodated in the case; the thermal management component is used for adjusting the temperature of the battery cell and is provided with a water cooling pipeline; and the male end or the female end of the connector is arranged on the box body and communicated with the water cooling pipeline.
The water-cooling pipeline of the battery provided by the application is easy to be connected with external electric equipment, and the connection reliability and the tightness are high.
In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an electric device, including: the electric equipment body comprises a first water-cooling pipeline; the battery is used for providing electric energy for the electric equipment body and comprises a second water-cooling pipeline; the connector is used for connecting the first water-cooling pipeline and the second water-cooling pipeline; one of the male end and the female end is floatingly arranged on the battery, and the other is fixedly arranged on the electric equipment body.
According to the electric equipment, the first water-cooling pipeline of the electric equipment body and the second water-cooling pipeline of the battery are connected through the connector to form circulation, the connection part is stable and reliable, the heat of the battery can be reduced, and the safety of the battery and the electric equipment where the battery is located is high.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present application;
fig. 2 is an exploded view of a battery according to an embodiment of the present application;
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an assembly process of a battery and a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present application;
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a separation state of a male end and a female end according to an embodiment of the present application;
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a connector according to an embodiment of the present application;
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a male end according to an embodiment of the present application;
FIG. 7 is an exploded view of a connector according to an embodiment of the present application;
fig. 8 is a front view of a connector according to an embodiment of the present application;
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of a connector according to an embodiment of the present application;
fig. 10 is a process diagram illustrating an assembly of a connector according to another embodiment of the present application.
Icon: 1000-vehicle; 100-cell; 101-a box body; 1011-a first box portion; 1012-a second box portion; 102-battery cell; 103-thermal management components; 200-motor; 300-a controller; 1-male end; 11-a first base; 12-a first body; 13-a first guide; 131-an inner peripheral surface of the annular protrusion; 2-female end; 21-a second base; 22-a second body; 23-a second guide; 231-guiding ramp; 3-a detection mechanism; 31-a first conductive terminal; 32-a second conductive terminal; 33-a conductive member; 4-connecting a screw; 41-ball spring.
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For the purpose of making the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present application more apparent, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application will be clearly described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is apparent that the described embodiments are some embodiments of the present application, but not all embodiments of the present application. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the application without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the application.
Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs; the terminology used in the description of the application herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application; the terms "comprising" and "having" and any variations thereof in the description of the application and the claims and the description of the drawings above are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion. The terms first, second and the like in the description and in the claims or in the above-described figures, are used for distinguishing between different objects and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order.
Reference in the specification to "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment may be included in at least one embodiment of the application. The appearances of such phrases in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment, nor are separate or alternative embodiments mutually exclusive of other embodiments.
In the description of the present application, it should be noted that, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "attached" are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally 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 application can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.
The term "and/or" in the present application is merely an association relation describing the association object, and indicates that three kinds of relations may exist, for example, a and/or B may indicate: there are three cases, a, B, a and B simultaneously. In the present application, the character "/" generally indicates that the front and rear related objects are an or relationship.
In the embodiments of the present application, the same reference numerals denote the same components, and detailed descriptions of the same components are omitted in different embodiments for the sake of brevity. It should be understood that the thickness, length, width, etc. dimensions of the various components in the embodiments of the application shown in the drawings, as well as the overall thickness, length, width, etc. dimensions of the integrated device, are merely illustrative and should not be construed as limiting the application in any way.
In the present application, the battery may include a lithium ion secondary battery, a lithium ion primary battery, a lithium sulfur battery, a sodium lithium ion battery, a sodium ion battery, a magnesium ion battery, or the like, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.
The battery comprises a plurality of battery cells, wherein each battery cell comprises an electrode assembly and electrolyte, and the electrode assembly comprises a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate and a separator. The separator is used for being arranged between the positive pole piece and the negative pole piece so as to insulate the positive pole piece and the negative pole piece and avoid short circuit. The battery cell mainly relies on metal ions to move between the positive pole piece and the negative pole piece to work, so that charging and discharging are realized.
The battery is used for providing electric energy for the electric equipment so as to support the operation of the electric equipment, and the performance of the battery is closely related to the performance of the electric equipment.
For batteries, proper ambient temperature is one of the keys to ensure battery performance. When the temperature of the battery is too low, the moving speed of metal ions in the battery unit is low, the capability of embedding the metal ions into the pole piece is low, and the charging and discharging capability is low. Heat is generated in the charge and discharge processes of the battery, and potential safety hazards such as thermal runaway and explosion of the battery are easy to occur when the temperature of the battery is too high. Therefore, the battery generally further comprises a thermal management component, and the thermal management component is provided with a water cooling pipeline to contain fluid so as to regulate the temperature of the plurality of battery cells, so that the battery is in a proper temperature range, and better charge and discharge capability and higher safety are ensured.
The electrical devices are also typically provided with thermal management components (e.g., air conditioning systems), which are also provided with water-cooled conduits for containing fluid to regulate the operating temperature of the electrical device itself. The thermal management component of the powered device is also provided with a power device for providing power to operate the fluid in the water-cooled pipeline. When the battery is assembled to the electric device, the water-cooling pipeline of the battery needs to be connected to the water-cooling pipeline of the electric device.
With the development of new energy technology, the devices using batteries are increased, and when the electric energy of electric equipment is exhausted, the electric energy needs to be supplemented by connecting charging devices, for example, an electric vehicle can be charged by connecting charging piles. Compared with the mode of supplementing electric energy by connecting charging equipment such as a charging pile, the battery replacement can realize the supplementing of electric energy faster, and the electric energy is also supplemented by the mode of battery replacement at present. However, in the mode of replacing the battery, not only the electric energy output end of the battery and the electric energy input end of the vehicle are required to be connected, but also the water-cooling pipeline of the battery and the water-cooling pipeline of the electric equipment are required to be connected, however, the water-cooling pipeline of the battery and the water-cooling pipeline of the electric equipment in the prior art are not easy to align, the connection difficulty is high, and the connection parts of the two water-cooling pipelines are easy to deform, so that the tightness is poor.
In view of this, in order to facilitate the water-cooling pipeline of the battery and the water-cooling pipeline of the electric equipment to communicate and ensure the sealing of the connection part, the embodiment of the application provides a connector for the water-cooling pipeline, the connector comprises a male end and a female end, the male end comprises a first base, a first body and a first guiding part, the first body and the first guiding part are arranged on the first base, the female end comprises a second base and a second body, the second body is arranged on the second base, and the second body is used for being in plug-in fit with the first body to realize the communication of the two water-cooling pipelines; one of the male end and the female end is a floating end, the other is a fixed end, and the first guiding part is used for guiding the first body and the second body to be aligned when the male end and the female end are inserted.
In the scheme provided by the embodiment of the application, the male end and the female end are respectively arranged on the electric equipment and the battery, one of the male end and the female end is a floating end, the other is a fixed end, namely, one of the first base and the second base is connected with the electric equipment or the battery in a floating way, the other is fixed on the electric equipment or the battery, the first body is used for connecting a water-cooling pipeline of one of the electric equipment or the battery, and the second body is used for connecting a water-cooling pipeline of the other of the electric equipment or the battery. In the in-process of battery installation in the consumer, under the effect of first guiding portion, floating end can follow stiff end adjustment position to first base and second base take place relative displacement, in order to make first body and second body can aim at and communicate, and then realize water-cooling pipeline intercommunication, because first body and second body are difficult to the dislocation, can guarantee the leakproofness between first body and the second body.
On the other hand, because the male end and the female end cannot deviate relatively under the limitation of the first guide part, the restoring force generated by the floating ends in the male end and the female end is born by the first guide part, and the interaction force perpendicular to the connection direction between the first body and the second body is effectively reduced or even eliminated, so that the first body and the second body are not easy to deform after long-term use, and the elastic sealing element is not easy to fatigue due to overlarge local deformation, thereby improving the tightness of the connector.
The connector for the water-cooling pipeline disclosed by the embodiment of the application can be used for but not limited to a water-cooling pipeline for a battery and electric equipment, and can also be suitable for connection of other types of pipelines, such as connection between a water-using device and a replaceable water storage device, connection between a diesel generator and a replaceable oil tank, and the like.
The temperature regulation in the present application refers to heating or cooling of a plurality of battery cells, wherein a fluid may be referred to as a heat exchange medium, the fluid is not limited to water, and the fluid may be a liquid or a gas, for example, the fluid may be a mixture of water and ethylene glycol, air, or the like.
The technical solutions described in the embodiments of the present application are applicable to various batteries, such as lithium ion secondary batteries, lithium ion primary batteries, lithium sulfur batteries, sodium lithium ion batteries, sodium ion batteries or magnesium ion batteries, and the battery cells used to form the batteries may be cylindrical, flat, rectangular or other shapes.
The battery in the technical scheme described by the embodiment of the application is suitable for various electric equipment using the battery, and the electric equipment can be ships, vehicles, unmanned aerial vehicles and the like. The vehicle is a new energy vehicle, which can be a pure electric vehicle, a hybrid electric vehicle or a range-extended vehicle. The main body of the vehicle is provided with a driving motor, the driving motor is used as a power source to be electrically connected with a battery, the battery provides electric energy, and the driving motor is connected with wheels on the main body of the vehicle through a transmission mechanism, so that the automobile is driven to advance. In addition, the battery can also be used in an energy storage electric cabinet to provide electric energy as a power source.
It should be understood that the technical solutions described in the embodiments of the present application are not limited to the above-described devices, but may be applied to all devices using batteries, but for simplicity of description, the following embodiments are described by taking an electric vehicle as an example.
As shown in fig. 1, the vehicle 1000 may be a fuel oil vehicle, a gas vehicle or a new energy vehicle, and the new energy vehicle may be a pure electric vehicle, a hybrid vehicle or an extended range vehicle. The battery 100, the controller 300, and the motor 200 may be provided inside the vehicle 1000, and the controller 300 is used to control the battery 100 to supply power to the motor 200. For example, the battery 100 may be provided at the bottom or the head or tail of the vehicle 1000. Battery 100 may be used to power vehicle 1000, for example, battery 100 may be used as an operating power source for vehicle 1000, for circuitry of vehicle 1000, for example, for operating power requirements during start-up, navigation, and operation of vehicle 1000. In another embodiment of the present application, battery 100 may not only serve as an operating power source for vehicle 1000, but may also serve as a driving power source for vehicle 1000, instead of or in part instead of fuel oil or natural gas, to provide driving power for vehicle 1000.
The interior of the vehicle 1000 may also be provided with a controller 300 and a motor 200, the controller 300 being configured to control the battery 100 to supply power to the motor 200, for example, for operating power requirements during start-up, navigation and travel of the vehicle 1000.
To meet different power requirements, as shown in fig. 2, the battery 100 may include a plurality of battery cells 102, where the plurality of battery cells 102 may be connected in series or parallel or in series-parallel, and the series-parallel refers to a mixture of series and parallel. In some embodiments, the plurality of battery cells 102 may be connected in series or parallel or in series to form a battery module, and then connected in series or parallel or in series to form a battery pack. That is, the plurality of battery cells 102 may be directly assembled into a battery pack, or may be assembled into a battery module first, and the battery module may be assembled into a battery pack.
The battery 100 may further include a case 101 (or called a cover), in which the case 101 has a hollow structure, and a plurality of battery cells 102 are accommodated in the case 101. The housing 101 may include two portions for receiving, referred to herein as a first housing portion 1011 and a second housing portion 1012, respectively, the first housing portion 1011 and the second housing portion 1012 snap-fit together. The shape of the first and second case parts 1011 and 1012 may be determined according to the shape of the combination of the plurality of battery cells 102, and the first and second case parts 1011 and 1012 may each have one opening. For example, each of the first case portion 1011 and the second case portion 1012 may be a hollow rectangular parallelepiped and only one surface thereof is an opening surface, the opening of the first case portion 1011 and the opening of the second case portion 1012 are disposed opposite to each other, and the first case portion 1011 and the second case portion 1012 are engaged with each other to form the case 101 having a closed chamber. One of the first housing portion 1011 and the second housing portion 1012 may be a rectangular parallelepiped having an opening, and the other may be a cover plate structure to close the opening of the rectangular parallelepiped. The plurality of battery cells 102 are connected in parallel or in series-parallel, and then placed in the case 101 formed by the first case 1011 and the second case 1012 after being fastened.
The thermal management part 103 is disposed at one side of the battery cell 102 for adjusting the temperature of the battery cell 102. For example, the thermal management component 103 is located on a side of the second housing portion 1012 where the battery cells 102 are adjacent.
The battery 100 is provided with one of the male end 1 and the female end 2 of the connector (hereinafter, the case 101 is provided with the male end 1 as an example), and the water-cooling pipe of the thermal management member 103 inside the case 101 is connected to the male end 1 provided on the case 101. The chassis of the vehicle 1000 is provided with a mounting position for mounting the battery 100, and the other of the male end 1 and the female end 2 of the connector (hereinafter, the female end 2 of the vehicle 1000 is described as an example), and a water-cooling pipe of an air conditioning system of the vehicle 1000 is connected to the female end 2 provided on the chassis. When the battery 100 is mounted to the vehicle 1000, the male end 1 on the case 101 is aligned with and connected to the female end 2 on the vehicle 1000 such that the thermal management component 103 of the battery 100 is connected to the air conditioning system of the vehicle 1000.
As shown in fig. 4 and 5, the male end 1 includes a first base 11, a first body 12, and a first guide portion 13, the first body 12 and the first guide portion 13 being disposed on the first base 11; the female end 2 comprises a second base 21 and a second body 22, the second body 22 is arranged on the second base 21, and the second body 22 is used for being in plug-in fit with the first body 12 so as to realize the communication of two water-cooling pipelines; one of the male end 1 and the female end 2 is a floating end, the other is a fixed end, and the first guiding portion 13 is used for guiding the first body 12 and the second body 22 to align when the male end 1 and the female end 2 are plugged.
Floating means that the male end 1 or the female end 2 can move relative to an object to which the male end 1 or the female end 2 is connected, and fixing means that the male end 1 or the female end 2 is fixed relative to the object to which the female end is connected. Taking the male end 1 as a floating end as an example, as shown in fig. 6, a plurality of through holes are formed in the first base 11, a connecting screw 4 is arranged in each through hole, and a spherical spring 41 is arranged between each connecting screw 4 and the inner wall of the through hole in which the connecting screw 4 is located, so that the connecting screw 4 moves in the through hole along the radial direction of the connecting screw 4, and the connecting screw 4 and the first base 11 are elastically and movably connected. One end of the connecting screw 4 is fixed to the case 101 of the battery 100, so that the first base 11 can move relative to the case 101, and the male end 1 is connected to the case 101 in a floating manner. In addition, the other end of the connecting screw 4 is provided with a gasket, and the gasket covers the through hole to limit the connecting screw 4 from falling out of the through hole. In contrast, the second base 21 of the female end 2 is fixed to the chassis of the vehicle 1000, so that the female end 2 is fixedly connected to the chassis of the vehicle 1000.
The first body 12 and the second body 22 are both pipe joints, wherein the first body 12 is a male joint, the second body 22 is a female joint, the first body 12 is connected with a water-cooling pipeline of the thermal management component 103 of the battery 100, the second body 22 is connected with a water-cooling pipeline of an air conditioning system of the vehicle 1000, and the first body 12 is inserted into the second body 22 so that the water-cooling pipeline of the thermal management component 103 of the battery 100 is connected with the water-cooling pipeline of the air conditioning system of the vehicle 1000.
The first guiding portion 13 is a guiding member provided on the first base 11, and the first guiding portion 13 acts on the female end 2 to perform a guiding function when the male end 1 is connected to the female end 2, and to limit misalignment of the male end 1 and the female end 2.
In the above-mentioned scheme, one of the first base 11 and the second base 21 is connected to the electric device or the battery 100 in a floating manner, the other is fixed to the electric device or the battery 100, the first body 12 is used for connecting a water-cooling pipeline of one of the electric device or the battery 100, and the second body 22 is used for connecting a water-cooling pipeline of the other of the electric device or the battery 100. In the process that the battery 100 is mounted on the electric equipment, under the action of the first guiding part 13, the floating end can follow the fixed end to adjust the position, namely, the relative displacement of the first base 11 and the second base 21 is prevented, so that the first body 12 and the second body 22 can be aligned and communicated, and further, the water cooling pipeline communication is realized, and the sealing connection of the first body 12 and the second body 22 can be ensured because the first body 12 and the second body 22 are not easy to misplace.
On the other hand, since the floating end has a restoring force after the floating end follows the fixed end to adjust the position, an interaction force perpendicular to the connection direction exists between the first body 12 and the second body 22, and in the long-term use process, the first body 12 and the second body 22 are easy to gradually deform, so that the tightness between the first body 12 and the second body 22 is reduced; moreover, when the elastic sealing element exists between the first body 12 and the second body 22, the interaction force between the first body 12 and the second body 22 perpendicular to the connection direction can make the elastic sealing element in a local overstress state for a long time, so that the elastic sealing element is locally deformed too much and is not recoverable, and the sealing property of the elastic sealing element is reduced. In the embodiment of the application, the male end 1 and the female end 2 cannot relatively deviate under the limitation of the first guide part 13, so that the restoring force generated by the floating ends in the male end 1 and the female end 2 is borne by the first guide part 13, the interaction force between the first body 12 and the second body 22 perpendicular to the connecting direction is effectively reduced or even eliminated, the first body 12 and the second body 22 are not easy to deform after long-term use, and the elastic sealing element is not easy to fatigue due to overlarge local deformation, so that the sealing performance of the connector is improved.
According to some embodiments of the present application, as shown in fig. 4, the female end 2 further includes a second guide portion 23, the second guide portion 23 is disposed on the second base 21, and the second guide portion 23 is configured to cooperate with the first guide portion 13.
The second guide portion 23 is a guide member provided on the second base 21, and the second guide portion 23 acts on the first guide portion 13 to perform a guiding function during the connection of the male end 1 and the female end 2 and to restrict misalignment of the male end 1 and the female end 2.
Through setting up the second guide portion 23, be convenient for guide public end 1 and female end 2 aim at to cooperate in order to share the restoring normal position's that the floating end produced in public end 1 and female end 2 through first guide portion 13 and second guide portion 23, in order to further alleviate the effort between first body 12 and the second body 22, prevent that first body 12 and second body 22 warp, prevent that the local deformation of elastic seal is too big and tired, thereby further improve the leakproofness of connector.
According to some embodiments of the present application, as shown in fig. 4, one of the first guide portion 13 and the second guide portion 23 is a guide post, and the other is a guide hole.
In this embodiment, the first guide portion 13 is a guide hole, and the second guide portion 23 is a guide post. The guide hole penetrates the first base 11 in the thickness direction of the first base 11, and the guide post protrudes from the surface of the second base 21 in the thickness direction of the second base 21. Of course, the first guide portion 13 may be a guide post, and the second guide portion 23 may be a guide hole.
When the male end 1 and the female end 2 are connected, the guide post is provided with a guide hole to guide the male end 1 and the female end 2 to be relatively close to each other and prevent the male end 1 and the female end 2 from being staggered from each other along the direction perpendicular to the connection direction, thereby playing a guide role. After the male end 1 and the female end 2 are connected, the outer periphery of the guide post is propped against the inner wall of the guide hole to resist the restoring force of the floating end, so that the deformation of the first body 12 and the second body 22 is avoided, and the fatigue caused by the overlarge local deformation of the sealing element between the first body 12 and the second body 22 is relieved.
According to some embodiments of the application, one of the first guide portion 13 and the second guide portion 23 is a guide post, and the other is a guide sleeve.
In this embodiment, the second guiding portion 23 is a guiding column, the first guiding portion 13 may be replaced by a guiding sleeve, that is, the second base 21 is formed with a guiding column protruding along the thickness direction thereof, the first base 11 is formed with a guiding sleeve protruding along the thickness direction thereof, and the guiding sleeve is used for being sleeved on the periphery of the guiding column to play a guiding and limiting role. Alternatively, the first guide portion 13 may be a guide post, and the second guide portion 23 may be a guide bush.
When the male end 1 and the female end 2 are connected, the guide post is firstly provided with the guide sleeve so as to guide the male end 1 and the female end 2 to be relatively close and prevent the male end 1 and the female end 2 from being staggered from each other along the direction perpendicular to the connection direction, thereby playing a guide role. After the male end 1 and the female end 2 are connected, the outer periphery of the guide post is propped against the inner wall of the guide sleeve to resist the restoring force of the floating end, so that the deformation of the first body 12 and the second body 22 is avoided, and the fatigue caused by the overlarge local deformation of the sealing element between the first body 12 and the second body 22 is relieved.
According to some embodiments of the present application, as shown in fig. 7, 8 and 9, the end of the guide post is provided with a guide slope 231.
In other words, the end surface of the end of the guide post remote from the second base 21 (i.e., the end of the guide post) and the outer circumferential surface of the guide post are connected by the guide slope 231 such that the end diameter of the end of the guide post remote from the second base 21 is reduced so that the guide post enters the guide hole or the guide sleeve, and when there is a slight deviation in the position of the guide post with respect to the guide hole or the guide sleeve, the guide slope 231 acts on the inner wall of the guide hole or the inner wall of the guide sleeve such that the first base 11 is offset with respect to the case 101 of the battery 100 to align the guide post with the guide hole or the guide sleeve such that the first body 12 and the second body 22 are aligned.
According to other embodiments of the present application, as shown in fig. 10, the first guide portion 13 may also be configured as an annular protrusion formed on the first base 11, the annular protrusion being disposed around the first body 12, an inner circumferential surface 131 of the annular protrusion being adapted to cooperate with an outer circumferential surface of the second body 22 to guide the first body 12 to align with the second body 22.
An annular protrusion is formed on a side of the first base 11 facing the second base 21 and surrounds the first body 12 such that a space is formed between the annular protrusion and the first body 12 for accommodating the second body 22.
Through setting up annular protruding, annular bellied inner peripheral face 131 contacts the outer peripheral face of second body 22 for second body 22 removes towards first body 12 along annular bellied inner peripheral face 131, makes annular protruding play the guide effect, and annular bellied inner peripheral face 131 is contradicted in the outer peripheral face of second body 22 simultaneously, still avoids second body 22 to follow the direction dislocation of perpendicular to direction of connection to first body 12, thereby avoid producing the effort of perpendicular to direction of connection between first body 12 and the second body 22, avoid first body 12 and second body 22 to warp, and alleviate the local deformation of sealing member between first body 12 and the second body 22 too big and tired, improve sealed effect.
According to other embodiments of the present application, as shown in fig. 10, the number of the first body 12 and the second body 22 is two, and the annular protrusions are disposed around the two first bodies 12.
In other words, the first base 11 is provided with two first bodies 12, wherein one first body 12 is used for connecting an inlet of the water cooling pipeline of the thermal management component 103 of the battery 100, and the other first body 12 is used for connecting an outlet of the water cooling pipeline of the thermal management component 103 of the battery 100. Accordingly, two second bodies 22 are disposed on the second base 21, and the two second bodies 22 are respectively matched with the two first bodies 12, so that a water cooling pipeline of an air conditioning system of the vehicle 1000 and a water cooling pipeline of the thermal management component 103 of the battery 100 form a circulation.
The annular bulge surrounds two first bodies 12 for when public end 1 and female end 2 are connected, the outer peripheral face of two second bodies 22 all contradicts in annular bulge's inner peripheral face 131, thereby synchronous guide two second bodies 22, and restrict two second bodies 22 simultaneously and to move in a staggered manner for first body 12, realize avoiding two first bodies 12 and two second bodies 22 to warp, and alleviate the local deformation of the sealing member between every first body 12 and every second body 22 too big and tired, improve sealed effect.
According to some embodiments of the present application, the water-cooled pipeline connector further includes a detection mechanism 3, where the detection mechanism 3 is disposed on the first base 11 and/or the second base 21, and the detection mechanism 3 is used to detect whether the male end 1 and the female end 2 are plugged in place.
The detection mechanism 3 may be a displacement sensor, and determines whether the male end 1 and the female end 2 are inserted in place by detecting the relative distance therebetween. Or the detecting mechanism 3 may be a pressure sensor, and determines whether the male end 1 and the female end 2 are inserted in place by detecting the interaction force in the connecting direction.
When the male end 1 and the female end 2 are not plugged in place, the signal of the detection mechanism 3 is an invalid signal, or the detection mechanism 3 does not send out a signal. When the male end 1 and the female end 2 are plugged in place, the detection mechanism 3 sends out an in-place signal. When the male end 1 and the female end 2 are excessively assembled, the detection mechanism 3 sends out an alarm signal. Therefore, by arranging the detection mechanism 3, the male end 1 and the female end 2 are prevented from being not inserted in place, the male end 1 and the female end 2 are also prevented from being excessively inserted, the male end 1 and the female end 2 are ensured to be inserted in place, and the assembly precision is improved.
According to some embodiments of the present application, as shown in fig. 7 and 9, the detection mechanism 3 includes a first conductive terminal 31, a second conductive terminal 32, and a conductive member 33, the first conductive terminal 31 and the second conductive terminal 32 are disposed on the first base 11, the conductive member 33 is disposed on the second base 21, and the conductive member 33 is configured to contact the first conductive terminal 31 and the second conductive terminal 32 when the male terminal 1 and the female terminal 2 are inserted in place, so as to conduct the first conductive terminal 31 and the second conductive terminal 32.
The detection mechanism 3 is provided with a signal circuit, the first conductive terminal 31 and the second conductive terminal 32 are conductor columns (such as metal columns, graphite columns and the like) arranged on the first base 11, the conductive piece 33 is a conductor (such as a metal block, a metal sheet, a graphite column, a graphite sheet and the like) arranged on the second base 21, and when the male end 1 and the female end 2 are plugged in place, the conductive piece 33 contacts the first conductive terminal 31 and the second conductive terminal 32 to realize conduction, so that the detection mechanism 3 sends out an in-place signal.
By arranging the first conductive terminal 31 and the second conductive terminal 32 on the first base 11 and arranging the conductive piece 33 on the second base 21, the detection mode is simple and reliable, and the stability is higher.
According to some embodiments of the present application, as shown in fig. 2 and 3, the present application further provides a battery 100, where the battery 100 includes a case 101, a battery cell 102, a thermal management component 103, and a male end 1 or a female end 2 of the foregoing connector, where the battery cell 102 is accommodated in the case 101, the thermal management component 103 is used to adjust the temperature of the battery cell 102, the thermal management component 103 is provided with a water-cooled pipeline, and the male end 1 or the female end 2 of the connector is mounted in the case 101 and is in communication with the water-cooled pipeline.
According to some embodiments of the present application, as shown in fig. 3, the present application further provides an electric device (e.g., a vehicle 1000), where the electric device includes an electric device body (e.g., a vehicle 1000 body), a battery 100, and the connector. Wherein, the battery 100 is used for providing electric energy to the electric equipment body, the electric equipment body includes a first water-cooling pipeline (not shown in the figure), the battery 100 includes a second water-cooling pipeline (not shown in the figure), one of the male end 1 and the female end 2 of the connector is floatingly mounted on the battery 100, the other of the male end 1 and the female end 2 is fixedly mounted on the electric equipment body, and the male end 1 and the female end 2 are connected to communicate the first water-cooling pipeline with the second water-cooling pipeline.
According to some embodiments of the present application, as shown in fig. 4-9, embodiments of the present application provide a connector for water-cooled tubing, the connector comprising a male end 1 and a female end 2. The male end 1 includes a first base 11, a first body 12, and a first guide portion 13, where the first body 12 and the first guide portion 13 are both disposed on the first base 11, and the first guide portion 13 is a guide hole penetrating the first base 11 in the thickness direction. The female end 2 includes a second base 21, a second body 22, and a second guide portion 23, and the second guide portion 23 is a guide post formed on the second base 21. When the male end 1 and the female end 2 are connected, the guide post is provided with a guide hole to guide the male end 1 and the female end 2 to be relatively close to each other and prevent the male end 1 and the female end 2 from being staggered from each other along the direction perpendicular to the connection direction, thereby playing a guide role. After the male end 1 and the female end 2 are connected, the outer periphery of the guide post is propped against the inner wall of the guide hole to resist the restoring force of the floating end, so that the deformation of the first body 12 and the second body 22 is avoided, and the fatigue caused by the overlarge local deformation of the sealing element between the first body 12 and the second body 22 is relieved. The connector provided by the embodiment of the application further comprises a detection mechanism 3, wherein the detection mechanism 3 comprises a first conductive terminal 31, a second conductive terminal 32 and a conductive piece 33, the first conductive terminal 31 and the second conductive terminal 32 are arranged on the first base 11, the first conductive terminal 31 and the second conductive terminal 32 are respectively connected with a signal circuit, the conductive piece 33 is arranged on the second base 21, and the conductive piece 33 is configured to be contacted with the first conductive terminal 31 and the second conductive terminal 32 when the male end 1 and the female end 2 are inserted in place so as to conduct the first conductive terminal 31 and the second conductive terminal 32, conduct the signal circuit and send out an inserting signal, thereby ensuring that the male end 1 and the female end 2 are inserted in place.
The above description is only of the preferred embodiments of the present application and is not intended to limit the present application, but various modifications and variations can be made to the present application by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present application should be included in the protection scope of the present application.

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  1. A connector for water cooled tubing comprising:
    the male end comprises a first base, a first body and a first guide part, wherein the first body and the first guide part are arranged on the first base;
    the female end comprises a second base and a second body, the second body is arranged on the second base and is used for being in plug-in fit with the first body so as to realize the communication of two water-cooling pipelines;
    one of the male end and the female end is a floating end, the other one is a fixed end, and the first guide part is used for guiding the first body and the second body to be aligned when the male end and the female end are spliced.
  2. The connector of claim 1, wherein the female end further comprises a second guide portion disposed on the second base for mating with the first guide portion.
  3. The connector of claim 2, wherein one of the first and second guide portions is a guide post and the other is a guide hole.
  4. The connector of claim 2, wherein one of the first and second guide portions is a guide post and the other is a guide sleeve.
  5. A connector according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the end of the guide post is provided with a guide ramp.
  6. The connector of claim 1, wherein the first guide portion is an annular protrusion formed on the first base, the annular protrusion being disposed around the first body, an inner peripheral surface of the annular protrusion for mating with an outer peripheral surface of the second body to guide the first body into alignment with the second body.
  7. The connector of claim 6, wherein the number of the first bodies and the second bodies is two, and the annular projection is disposed around the two first bodies.
  8. The connector of any one of claims 1-7, further comprising:
    the detection mechanism is arranged on the first base and/or the second base and is used for detecting whether the male end and the female end are inserted into place or not.
  9. The connector of claim 8, wherein the detection mechanism includes a first conductive terminal, a second conductive terminal, and a conductive member, the first conductive terminal and the second conductive terminal being disposed at the first base, the conductive member being disposed at the second base, the conductive member being configured to contact the first conductive terminal and the second conductive terminal when the male end and the female end are inserted into place to conduct the first conductive terminal and the second conductive terminal.
  10. A battery, comprising:
    a case;
    a battery cell accommodated in the case;
    the thermal management component is used for adjusting the temperature of the battery cell and is provided with a water cooling pipeline; and
    the male or female end of the connector of any one of claims 1-9, the male or female end being mounted to the tank and in communication with the water-cooled line.
  11. A powered device, comprising:
    the electric equipment body comprises a first water-cooling pipeline;
    the battery is used for providing electric energy for the electric equipment body and comprises a second water-cooling pipeline;
    the connector of any one of claims 1-9 for connecting the first water-cooled tubing and the second water-cooled tubing;
    one of the male end and the female end is floatingly arranged on the battery, and the other is fixedly arranged on the electric equipment body.
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