CN202949090U

CN202949090U - Locking electrical joint

Info

Publication number: CN202949090U
Application number: CN 201220292973
Authority: CN
Inventors: 丹尼尔·希斯科克
Original assignee: Scolmore International Ltd
Current assignee: Scolmore International Ltd
Priority date: 2012-06-18
Filing date: 2012-06-18
Publication date: 2013-05-22
Anticipated expiration: 2022-06-18

Abstract

The utility model relates to a locking electrical joint comprising a main body (1). The main body includes a first end zone (18) having one or more electrical contacts, wherein the electrical contacts are used for being contacted with a complementary joint assembly. Besides, the main body also includes a second end zone (24) opposite to the first end zone; a protection guiding unit (12) is against the second end zone; and an elastic conductor can be extended by the protection guiding unit (12). And the main body of the joint also has a locking mechanism (20); therefore, when in use, the joint can be stabilized to the complementary joint assembly by a selectively loosening way. In addition, the joint includes a loosening control unit (14) that is operated to exert forces on the locking mechanism and enables the joint to be loosened from the complementary joint assembly. When consideration is taken into the length direction of the joint, the loosening control unit (14) can be operated at a position, farther than the second end zone (24), of the first end zone (18) of the joint.

Description

The locking electrical connector

Technical field

The utility model relates to the locking electrical connector, for example is used for being connected to joint between the electric equipment article or that electric equipment is connected to power supply.

Background technology

The joint of some prior aries no matter be latch or the form of jack, be designed for and reduced the easiness that joint removes or drops because of carelessness from jack or the latch of pairing.Usually the known scheme that adopts in computer equipment is that bolt or clip are provided on the either side of joint, so that joint keeps being attached on equipment.Yet, joint screw thread is connected or is clamped on equipment require great effort, under many situations because spatial limitation becomes difficult.

For addressing this problem, be known that as joint provides locking mechanism, but the user need to operate that the adapter assembly of joint from pairing separated.

Know and the example of successful locked joints is described in British patent GB2383202.

Yet, especially for computer and of this sort electric equipment, the space envelope that the lasting driving of compact conformation degree is caused surrounding traditionally removable joint dwindling in essence.

Like this, for example, the PCU type of introducing recently is characterised in that extra metal tab or the handle near joint location, is used for easily removing from server.Compact due to the equipment design, be provided at the fin that unclamps of being permitted on eurypalynous lockable electrical connector and hindered insertion, and under other situations, the limited space envelope of close joint has hindered and enough reached the described control of unclamping when may requiring to remove joint.

Typically, when under the situation of the latch that is being connected to electric equipment pairing or jack, the reducing of the space envelope around joint is limited to from the extended zone that is not more than the distance of joint length of equipment.Correspondingly, possible is, by providing the joint with length body to overcome the caused problem in the space that reduces.Like this, for example in the position of any metal tab of cleaning or handle, unclamping control can be further spaced apart from the interface end of joint.Yet this scheme has such shortcoming, and it has cancelled the advantage that space that the equipment of compact design more seeks to realize reduces basically.This is because will need larger space between the wall of equipment and this equipment residing front or other surfaces, to hold the joint of length.

The utility model content

The utility model seeks to provide improved locking electrical connector, and it can be used for more modern electric equipment and need not larger equipment and the spacing between surrounding environment.

according to an aspect of the present utility model, the electrical connector of elongated shape comprises main body, this main body has the first end zone, this first end zone comprises one or more electrical contacts, described electrical contact is used for contacting with the adapter assembly of complementation, this main body also has the second end regions facing to described first end zone, relying on the protection guiding from it, elastic conductor can extend by this protection guiding, the described main body of this joint comprises locking mechanism, thereby in use, described joint can alternative be secured on complementary adapter assembly with unclamping, and this joint comprises and unclamps control, it can operate to act on locking mechanism and allow the adapter assembly of this joint from complementation unclamped, wherein, when considering on the length direction at this joint, described position of unclamping the first end that is controlled at this joint more farther than described the second end can operate.

Preferably, when considering the length direction of this joint, described unclamp control can from the position operation of described protection guides align.

Described locking member can be such type, and it realizes locking action between the electrical contact of the electrical contact of joint and complementary adapter assembly, for example realize locking action between conductive pin and conductive jack.Like this, it can be in more detail in the type described in our British patent GB2383202.Yet alternatively, it can be also such type, and it realizes locking action between the body of the main body of joint and complementary adapter assembly or other parts.

This locking member can be positioned at the main body of joint, can be from the position of body surfaces, preferably be connected on locking mechanism from the position near described second end regions of main body and unclamp control.

This joint can comprise handle, and it is the integration section that unclamps control, perhaps firmly is connected thereto.

Handle preferably includes one or more finger grips positions, for example recess or hole, and it helps to apply power and is used for start and unclamps and control with this locking mechanism of release, and is convenient to recall joint from the adapter assembly of complementation.

Preferably, describedly unclamp control and can on the length direction of this joint, move between the first latched position and the second released position.Preferably, bias unit is provided, for example as the part of locking mechanism, thereby this unclamps control and usually stays the first latched position, but work as power on the length direction of this joint, when being applied on this handle from the first end zone of this joint to the direction of the second end regions, realize that this unclamps the motion that controls to the second released position.

When considering on the length direction of this joint, the shape of cross section of described handle preferably is not more than the maximum cross-sectional shape of this main body.

Preferably, when considering with respect to the described shape of cross section of main body, it is not outstanding from the surface of main body that this unclamps control.

Described handle can be the tubular form of opening, its extend in this protection guiding around.

Preferably, described handle is skeleton shape form, and it has four sides, and wherein at least one or preferably all sides be perforate or comprise recess, so that the finger grip position to be provided.Help like this from any recess direction operation handle.

Being used for extending to the cable of joint of main body of joint or other forms of protection guiding is half flexible than the main body of relative stiffness.Like this, it sharply changes in the potential harmful direction in the exit region place of the second end of its main body the risk that suffers for minimizing conductor.The distal end of handle is preferably opened from the protection guide interval, thereby during normal use, it does not suppress the flexibility that guides.

Handle can be separately by be connected to this unclamp control upper or unclamp with this that control integration forms and with respect to this protection guide support a position; perhaps; it can be extraly by one or more lugs or other support structure, and described structure contacts with main body or the protection guiding of described joint.

Although features more of the present utility model are described in conjunction with other features of the present utility model, it will be appreciated that, described feature can provide independently of each other or in combination, and it is different from, and those have described.

Description of drawings

Referring now to accompanying drawing, as an example an execution mode of the present utility model is only described, wherein:

Fig. 1 is the perspective view according to joint of the present utility model that is combined with electric wire;

Fig. 2 is the decomposition diagram of Fig. 1 joint;

Fig. 3 is the view of Fig. 1 on direction shown in arrow A;

Fig. 4 is the view of Fig. 1 on direction shown in arrow B; With

Fig. 5 is the view of Fig. 1 on direction shown in arrow C.

Embodiment

The joint 10 of IEC type (usually being known as " kettle is inserted ") jack and elongation shape comprises main body 11, is used for the cable guide 12 of cable 13, unclamps control 14 and handle 15.

Main body is held three jacks 16, and each conductor of cable 13 is connected thereto, and described jack exposes via opening 17 in the first end zone 18 of main body.

Main body 18 also is combined with locking mechanism 20, it closes with the pin joint that is inserted in one of them jack in latched position and when joint is used for being connected on complementary adapter assembly, in case shotpin comes off, until locking mechanism moves to releasing orientation unclamping under 14 the effect controlled.Suitable locking mechanism is described in greater detail in GB2383202, and the document is therefore directed and be incorporated into this.

Unclamp control 14 and comprise flap-like structure 21, it is arranged in and is exposed to the indent of the side surface 22 of main body, in abutting connection with the second end regions 24 of main body.Tab configurations 21 operationally is connected with locking mechanism 20.The common bias voltage of spring 25 of locking mechanism unclamps controls 14 fin 21, to stay in position shown in Figure 4.

Handle 15 is lateral opening, tubular form, and its length is identical with cable guide 12 basically, and this depends on the second end regions 24 of main body.Handle 12 is that plastics are molded, and it is integrally formed with the fin 21 that unclamps control 14.

When seeing in the plane of length perpendicular to the joint of elongation, handle has the external cross section profile of the maximum cross section outline that substantially equals main body, and this is apparent in view expressing in the view of Fig. 3-5.

Each of four sides of handle is porose and curved surface 27 is provided, and finger can easily apply power thereon, handle is removed from main body being parallel on the direction of joint length.

Except with unclamp control 21 integrated, handle also provides two

little lugs

30,31 at two

sides

28,29 places, they and the engage sides of cable guide 12, thereby control when being in latched position when unclamping, help maintenance handle aligns with joint.

Although the described lug 30 at handle one end place contacts with cable guide, to guide with handle be to separate to handle usually.Handle has basic wall thickness uniformly, and like this, due to the shape of cable guide taper, the spacing between handle and guiding is progressively increasing on the direction of cable guide distal end.Like this, handle can not retrain guiding with the ability of the mode bending wanted, sharply changes due to direction the cable bad that causes to minimize.

For unclamping locking mechanism, be necessary that, only engage with the one or more of grip surface 27 of bending, to pull handle on the direction away from main body.After this action, unclamp and control 21 and slide on the direction away from joint first end zone 18, the effect of antagonism bias spring 25, thus realize unclamping of locking mechanism 14.Then, applying continuously power on handle causes joint to separate from the adapter assembly of its complementation that may be connected to.

Correspondingly, be understandable that, the utility model provides a kind of joint, and it is applicable to be connected on the equipment that has limited the space envelope around adapter body, and the ability of unclamping locking mechanism is in the situation that need not to increase joint tradition longitudinal length and realize.

Claims

1. one kind locks electrical connector, comprise main body, this main body has the first end zone, this first end zone comprises one or more electrical contacts, described electrical contact is used for contacting with the adapter assembly of complementation, this main body also has the second end regions facing to described first end zone, relying on the protection guiding from it, elastic conductor can extend by this protection guiding, the described main body of this joint comprises locking mechanism, thereby in use, described joint can alternative be secured on complementary adapter assembly with unclamping, and this joint comprises and unclamps control, it can operate to act on locking mechanism and allow the adapter assembly of this joint from complementation unclamped, wherein, when considering on the length direction at this joint, described position of unclamping the first end that is controlled at this joint more farther than described the second end can operate.

2. joint according to claim 1, wherein when considering on the length direction at this joint, described unclamp control can from the position operation of described protection guides align.

3. joint according to claim 1 and 2, wherein said locking member is placed in the main body of this joint, and the described place of controlling from the surface of this main body of unclamping is connected on this locking mechanism.

4. joint according to claim 3, the wherein said position of controlling from the surface of this main body of unclamping is connected to this locking mechanism, and this position is near the second end regions of this main body.

5. joint according to claim 1 and 2, wherein said handle and the described control integration that unclamps.

6. joint according to claim 1 and 2, wherein said handle comprise at least one finger grips position.

7. joint according to claim 6, wherein said handle comprises two pairs of finger grips positions that are oppositely arranged.

8. joint according to claim 1 and 2 wherein saidly unclamps control and can on the length direction of this joint, move between the first latched position and the second released position.

9. joint according to claim 1 and 2, it comprises bias unit, thereby this unclamps control and usually stays the first latched position, but work as power on the length direction of this joint, when being applied on this handle from the first end zone of this joint to the direction of the second end regions, realize this unclamp control to second, the motion of released position.

10. joint according to claim 1 and 2, when wherein considering on the length direction of this joint, the shape of cross section of described handle is not more than the maximum cross-sectional shape of this main body.

11. joint according to claim 1 and 2, wherein said handle are the tubular form of opening, its extend in this protection guiding around.

12. joint according to claim 1 and 2, wherein said handle are skeleton shape forms.

13. joint according to claim 1 and 2, wherein said handle comprise four sides, at least one side be perforate or comprise recess, so that the finger grip position to be provided.

14. joint according to claim 13, wherein each of four sides be perforate or comprise recess, so that the finger grip position to be provided.

15. joint according to claim 1 and 2, the rigidity of the more described main body of wherein said protection guiding is partly flexible.

16. joint according to claim 1 and 2, the distal end of wherein said handle is opened from described protection guide interval, thereby it does not suppress the elasticity of this guiding in use.

17. joint according to claim 1 and 2, wherein said handle only unclamp and control or unclamp with this that control integration forms and in place with respect to this protection guide support by being connected to this.

18. joint according to claim 1 and 2; wherein said handle unclamps and controls or unclamp with this that control integration forms and with respect to this protection guide support by being connected to this; and extraly by at least one support structure, this structure contacts main body or the protection guiding of this joint.