CN117913601A - Connector with plug life-span early warning function - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention provides a connector with a plug life early warning function, which relates to the technical field of connectors and comprises the following components: the connector comprises a connector shell, wherein an inner cavity of the connector shell is provided with an insulator assembly, a contact piece is assembled in the insulator assembly, a rubber cushion is fixedly arranged on an inserting end face of a fixing side of the contact piece, a pressure sensor is arranged below the rubber cushion, a circuit board assembly is further arranged in the insulator assembly, the pressure sensor is electrically connected with the circuit board assembly, inserting pressure of an inserting end is collected, an inserting pressure signal is transmitted to the circuit board assembly, the circuit board assembly comprises a signal processing module, and the signal processing module is used for converting the inserting pressure signal into inserting and extracting times and counting and storing the inserting pressure signal; and an LED lamp is arranged on the connector shell and is connected with the circuit board assembly and used for displaying corresponding states according to different data stored by the signal processing module. The invention realizes early warning of the plugging life and prevents risks caused by using the connector under the condition of exceeding the specified plugging life.
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Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of connectors, in particular to a connector with a plug life early warning function.
Background
The connector is widely applied to the fields of aviation, aerospace, medical treatment, automobiles and the like, realizes connection and disconnection of signals, and has time regulation on the plugging life (or mechanical life) in the use process. The number of plugging is an important index affecting the reliability of the connector, and it is difficult for a conventional connector to check the number of plugging and plugging in place of the connector by visual inspection and recording. The connector is not plugged in place or exceeds the plugging life, which affects the stability and reliability of the signal transmission of the equipment, so that a connector with the plugging life early warning function is required to be provided.
Disclosure of Invention
In view of the above, the embodiment of the application provides a connector with a plug life early warning function, which prevents the risk of use caused by using the connector when the plug life exceeds the specified plug life.
The embodiment of the application provides the following technical scheme: a connector with plug life warning function, comprising a plug connector and a receptacle connector configured to interface with the plug connector, the plug connector comprising:
The connector comprises a connector shell, wherein an insulator assembly is arranged in an inner cavity of the connector shell, a contact piece for transmitting signals is assembled in the insulator assembly, a rubber pad is fixedly arranged on an inserting end face of a fixing side of the contact piece, a pressure sensor is arranged below the rubber pad, a circuit board assembly is further arranged in the insulator assembly, the pressure sensor is electrically connected with the circuit board assembly and is used for collecting inserting pressure of an inserting end and transmitting the inserting pressure signal to the circuit board assembly when the plug connector and the socket connector are inserted, and the circuit board assembly comprises a signal processing module which is used for converting the inserting pressure signal into inserting and extracting times and counting and storing; and the connector shell is also provided with an LED lamp, and the LED lamp is connected with the circuit board assembly and used for displaying corresponding states according to different data stored by the signal processing module.
According to one embodiment of the application, a coupling nut is provided on the outside of the connector housing for securing the plug connector and the receptacle connector.
According to one embodiment of the application, the circuit board assembly is provided with an external power interface for externally connecting an upper computer, so that the service life, the number of times of plugging and the plugging pressure of the connector in the circuit board assembly are set and inquired through upper computer software.
According to one embodiment of the application, the LED is in control connection with the signal processing module in the circuit board assembly, and the signal processing module controls the LED lamp to display the corresponding state.
According to one embodiment of the application, the LED lamps respectively present different colors and states according to different connector states; the connector state comprises a circuit board assembly power-on state of the plug connector, a connection in-place state of the plug connector and the socket connector, a state that the plug connector and the socket connector are plugged in place and the plug frequency reaches a set plug life frequency reminding threshold range state, and a state that the plug frequency reaches or exceeds a set plug life frequency.
According to one embodiment of the application, the contact is removably secured within the insulator assembly.
According to one embodiment of the application, the circuit board assembly is mounted in the plug connector by potting or screws.
According to one embodiment of the application, the pressure sensor is a piezoresistive film sensor.
Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects that above-mentioned at least one technical scheme that this description embodiment adopted can reach include at least: according to the connector with the plugging life early warning function, after the plug and the socket are connected in place, the plugging in-place state and the plugging times are visually displayed through the LED lamp by collecting and analyzing pressure data, so that the plugging life early warning is realized. And the data such as the plugging times, plugging in-place pressure and the like can be checked through externally connecting upper computer software, and the plugging service life and pressure information are set.
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In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings that are needed in the embodiments will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and that other drawings can be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.
Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a plug life early warning function connector according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of an LED lamp according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a plug and socket connection in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;
Wherein, 1-connector housing, 2-coupling nut, 3-insulator assembly, 4-pressure sensor, 5-cushion, 6-contact, 7-circuit board assembly, 8-LED lamp, 9-plug connector, 10-socket connector.
Detailed Description
Embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Other advantages and effects of the present application will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the following disclosure, which describes the embodiments of the present application with reference to specific examples. It will be apparent that the described embodiments are only some, but not all, embodiments of the application. The application may be practiced or carried out in other embodiments that depart from the specific details, and the details of the present description may be modified or varied from the spirit and scope of the present application. It should be noted that the following embodiments and features in the embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict. 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.
As shown in fig. 1 to 3, an embodiment of the present invention provides a connector with a plug life warning function, including a plug connector 9 and a receptacle connector 10 configured to be mated with the plug connector 9, the plug connector 9 including: the connector comprises a connector housing 1, wherein an insulator assembly 3 is arranged in an inner cavity of the connector housing 1, a contact 6 for transmitting signals is assembled in the insulator assembly 3, a rubber pad 5 is fixedly arranged on a plugging end face of a fixing side of the contact 6, a pressure sensor 4 is arranged below the rubber pad 5, a circuit board assembly 7 is further arranged in the insulator assembly 3, the pressure sensor 4 is electrically connected with the circuit board assembly 7, and is used for collecting plugging pressure of a plugging end and transmitting the plugging pressure signal to the circuit board assembly 7 when a plug connector 9 and a socket connector 10 are plugged, and a signal processing module is arranged in the circuit board assembly 7 and is used for converting the plugging pressure signal into plugging times and counting and storing; the connector housing 1 is further provided with an LED lamp 8, and the LED lamp 8 is connected with the circuit board assembly 7 and used for displaying corresponding states according to different data stored by the signal processing module.
In a specific embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, a connector with a plug life early warning function of the present embodiment, a plug connector 9 mainly includes a connector housing 1, a connection nut 2, an insulator assembly 3, a pressure sensor 4, a rubber pad 5, a contact 6, and a circuit board assembly 7. The connector housing 1 is provided externally with a coupling nut 2 for securing the plug connector 9 and the receptacle connector 10. Wherein the circuit board assembly 7 is provided with an external power interface, a signal processing module and an LED lamp 8. The pressure sensor 4 is connected with the circuit board assembly 7 through a wire, after the plug connector 9 and the socket connector 10 are plugged in place, the pressure sensor 4 receives pressure, and plugging pressure signals born each time can be processed and converted into plugging times by the signal processing module of the circuit board assembly 7 and counted and stored. As shown in fig. 2, the lamp post of the LED lamp 8 protrudes out of the housing, the LED is in control connection with the signal processing module in the circuit board assembly 7, and the signal processing module controls the LED lamp 8 to perform corresponding status display, and the number of plugging times and the plugging status are displayed in different colors and different status.
The LED lamps 8 respectively present different colors and states according to different connector states; the connector state includes a state in which the circuit board assembly 7 of the plug connector 9 is powered on, a state in which the plug connector 9 and the socket connector 10 are connected in place, a state in which the plug connector is plugged in place and the number of plugging times reaches a set plugging life time reminding threshold range, and a state in which the number of plugging times reaches or exceeds a set plugging life time.
In one embodiment, the LED lamp 8 changes color after each mating of the plug connector 9 and the receptacle connector 10, and the circuit board assembly 7 records 1 plug-and-pull. When the number of plugging times is close to the specified plugging life time, the color of the LED lamp 8 is changed into another color for early warning, and when the number of plugging times exceeds the specified plugging life time, the LED flashes for early warning so as to solve the potential danger of over-life use possibly caused by the fact that the conventional connector has no plugging life early warning function.
Specifically, the number of plugging lives of the electrical connectors was set to 100. When the circuit board assembly 7 of the connector is not electrified, the LED lamp 8 is dark; after being electrified, the LED lamp 8 is bright and red; when the plug connector 9 and the socket connector 10 are connected in place, the LED lamp 8 turns green; when the plug is in place and the plug times are 95-99 times (namely, the plug life time reminding threshold range), the LED lamp 8 turns yellow and flashes; when the number of plugging times reaches or exceeds 100, the LED lamp 8 turns red and blinks.
In this embodiment, the external power interface of the circuit board assembly 7 is a signal transmission interface, which can be externally connected with an upper computer, and software of the upper computer can check the current plugging times and the data such as the plugging in-place pressure each time, and can set the plugging service life and the pressure threshold information.
In this embodiment, the circuit board assembly 7 is mounted in the plug connector 9 by potting or screws, and the contact 6 can be detached from the connector without being fixed in the connector, so as to facilitate the wiring operation of the contact 6 of the connector.
In this embodiment, the pressure sensor 4 may be a conventional piezoresistive film sensor.
According to the embodiment of the invention, the pressure sensor is arranged at the interface end of the connector, the circuit board assembly is arranged in the connector, the pressure sensor transmits the plugging pressure signal to the circuit board assembly and processes the plugging pressure signal, the plugging state is identified and the plugging times are recorded, and the LED lamps with different plugging times and plugging states are displayed in different colors and states and are used for carrying out early warning on the plugging life of the connector, so that the problem of potential danger of over life use possibly caused by the fact that a conventional connector does not have a plugging life early warning function is solved.
The foregoing is merely illustrative of the present application, and the present application is not limited thereto, and any changes or substitutions easily contemplated by those skilled in the art within the scope of the present application should be included in the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the application is subject to the protection scope of the claims.
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1. A connector with plug life warning function, comprising a plug connector and a receptacle connector configured to interface with the plug connector, the plug connector comprising:
The connector comprises a connector shell, wherein an insulator assembly is arranged in an inner cavity of the connector shell, a contact piece for transmitting signals is assembled in the insulator assembly, a rubber pad is fixedly arranged on an inserting end face of a fixing side of the contact piece, a pressure sensor is arranged below the rubber pad, a circuit board assembly is further arranged in the insulator assembly, the pressure sensor is electrically connected with the circuit board assembly and is used for collecting inserting pressure of an inserting end and transmitting the inserting pressure signal to the circuit board assembly when the plug connector and the socket connector are inserted, and the circuit board assembly comprises a signal processing module which is used for converting the inserting pressure signal into inserting and extracting times and counting and storing; and the connector shell is also provided with an LED lamp, and the LED lamp is connected with the circuit board assembly and used for displaying corresponding states according to different data stored by the signal processing module.
2. The connector with plug life warning function according to claim 1, wherein a connection nut is provided outside the connector housing for fixing the plug connector and the receptacle connector.
3. The connector with plug life early warning function according to claim 1, wherein an external power interface for externally connecting an upper computer is arranged on the circuit board assembly, so that the number of plug life times and pressure threshold information of the connector in the circuit board assembly can be set and inquired through upper computer software.
4. The connector with the plug life warning function according to claim 1, wherein the LED is in control connection with the signal processing module in the circuit board assembly, and the signal processing module controls the LED lamp to perform corresponding status display.
5. The connector with plug life warning function according to claim 4, wherein the LED lamps respectively present different colors and states according to different connector states; the connector state comprises a circuit board assembly power-on state of the plug connector, a connection in-place state of the plug connector and the socket connector, a state that the plug connector and the socket connector are plugged in place and the plug frequency reaches a set plug life frequency reminding threshold range state, and a state that the plug frequency reaches or exceeds a set plug life frequency.
6. The connector with plug life warning function of claim 1, wherein the contact is detachably fixed inside the insulator assembly.
7. The connector with plug life warning function according to claim 1, wherein the circuit board assembly is mounted in the plug connector by potting or screws.
8. The connector with plug life warning function according to claim 1, wherein the pressure sensor is of the piezoresistive film sensor type.
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