CN214760588U - Coupler structure and heater - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a coupler structure, including last coupler and lower coupler, lower coupler include: a central conductive post; the upper coupler includes: a metal contact piece and an upper conductive pin; when the upper coupler is connected with the lower coupler, the upper conductive pin is electrically connected with the central conductive column and/or the central conductive column is electrically connected with the metal contact sheet. The utility model provides an upper coupler adopts metal contact piece and goes up the conducting pin and combine together, and lower coupler leads electrical pillar and last conducting pin through the center and combines together, through the setting of metal contact piece for can 360 arbitrary angles combine all and realize the circular telegram between the upper and lower coupler, for traditional coupler, the utility model discloses a coupler volume is littleer, is applicable to in the small-size, miniaturized household electrical appliances, like electric kettle, health preserving kettle and so on.

Description

Coupler structure and heater

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a coupler technical field, more specifically the heater that relates to a small coupler structure and applied this coupler structure that says so.

Background

At present, a known liquid heating device such as an electric kettle and a health preserving kettle is generally divided into a kettle body and a base, the two parts are connected through a coupler, the coupler can be combined at any angle of 360 degrees, the base is connected with a power line, a circuit board is arranged in the base, power supply and signal lines of the kettle body are transmitted to the base through the coupler, the kettle body is light and convenient to use and place, and the kettle body is easy to separate from the base.

However, the conventional coupler has a large size, and is difficult to be applied to the occasion where the kettle bottom is expected to have a small size, for example, when an IH kettle is used, the conventional coupler is not suitable because the distance between the electromagnetic film and the coil panel is not too large.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In view of this, the utility model provides a coupler structure and applied this coupler structure's heater.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme: a coupler structure comprises an upper coupler and a lower coupler, wherein the lower coupler comprises: a central conductive post; the upper coupler includes: a metal contact piece and an upper conductive pin; when the upper coupler is connected with the lower coupler, the upper conductive pin is electrically connected with the central conductive column and/or the central conductive column is electrically connected with the metal contact sheet.

In a preferred embodiment, the metal contact sheet includes: inner circle piece and outer lane piece.

In a preferred technical solution, when the upper coupler and the lower coupler are assembled, at least one central conductive pillar is connected to the inner ring piece, and at least one central conductive pillar is connected to the outer ring piece.

In a preferred technical scheme, the inner ring sheet and the outer ring sheet are concentrically arranged.

In a preferred technical scheme, the upper conductive pin and the central conductive column are in contact connection through the center of the metal contact sheet.

In the preferred technical scheme, the upper conductive needle is a pogopin charging thimble.

In the preferred technical scheme, an upper conductive screw is further arranged on the upper coupler, the upper conductive screw and the upper conductive pin are assembled in an upper circuit board, and the lower end of the upper conductive screw is connected with the metal contact piece; the lower coupler is also provided with a lower conductive pin, and the center conductive column and the lower conductive pin are assembled in a lower circuit board.

A heater, comprising: a base and a kettle body, the kettle body being mounted on the base, the base and the kettle body being electrically connected by the coupler structure of claim 1.

In a preferred technical scheme, the lower coupler is fixedly mounted on the base, and the central conductive column is exposed on the base; the upper coupler is arranged on the kettle body, and the upper conductive pin and the metal contact sheet are exposed at the bottom of the kettle body and correspond to the central conductive column.

Known through foretell technical scheme, compare with prior art, the utility model discloses following beneficial technological effect has:

the utility model provides an upper coupler adopts metal contact piece and goes up the conducting pin and combine together, and lower coupler leads electrical pillar and last conducting pin through the center and combines together, through the setting of metal contact piece for can 360 arbitrary angles combine all and realize the circular telegram between the upper and lower coupler, for traditional coupler, the utility model discloses a coupler volume is littleer, is applicable to in the small-size, miniaturized household electrical appliances, like electric kettle, health preserving kettle and so on.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the provided drawings without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a coupler according to the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of the upper and lower couplers of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of the middle-lower coupler of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of the coupler of the present invention applied to a heater;

fig. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the coupler of the present invention applied to a heater;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 5 at A;

fig. 7 is a schematic structural view illustrating the lower coupler of the present invention mounted on the base;

fig. 8 is a schematic structural view of the upper coupler of the present invention mounted on the kettle body.

Detailed Description

The present invention will now be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. These drawings are simplified schematic views illustrating only the basic structure of the present invention in a schematic manner, and thus show only the constitution related to the present invention.

In the description of the present application, it is to be understood that the terms "longitudinal," "radial," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "left," "right," "front," "rear," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," and the like are used in the orientation or positional relationship indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the present application and for simplicity of description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and are not to be considered limiting of the present application. In the description of the present application, "a plurality" means two or more unless otherwise specified.

In the description of the present application, it is to be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood in a specific case by those of ordinary skill in the art.

Example 1:

a coupler structure, please refer to fig. 1-3, comprising an upper coupler 100 and a lower coupler 200, wherein the upper coupler 100 and the lower coupler 200 can be separated from each other, and the upper coupler 100 and the lower coupler 200 are electrically connected after assembly.

The lower coupler 200 includes: a center conductive post 210 and a lower conductive pin 230.

The upper coupler 100 includes: an upper conductive pin 110, a metal contact piece 120, and an upper conductive screw 140.

When the upper coupler 100 and the lower coupler 200 are combined, the upper conductive pin 110 is connected to the central conductive column 210, and meanwhile, the upper conductive screw 140 contacts the upper surface of the metal contact plate 120, and the lower conductive pin 130 contacts the lower surface of the metal contact plate 120.

The upper conductive screw 140 and the lower conductive pin 230 are electrically connected to the metal contact plate 120, respectively, and the upper conductive screw 140 and the lower conductive pin 230 play a role in positioning.

In the above structure, the main body of the upper coupler 100 adopts the metal contact sheet 120, the upper conductive pin 110 and the upper conductive screw 140 to be combined; the lower coupler 200 is combined by the central conductive pillar 210 and the central conductive pillar 230, and both structures are smaller than the conventional coupler in volume, so that the occupied space can be effectively reduced when the lower coupler is applied to an electrical product, and the miniaturization development of the electrical product are facilitated.

In a further embodiment, the metal contact sheet 120 includes: the inner ring piece 121 and the outer ring piece 122 are concentrically arranged, and the inner ring piece 121 and the outer ring piece 122 are positioned on the same plane;

when the upper coupler 100 and the lower coupler 200 are assembled, the upper conductive pin 110 and the central conductive post 210 are electrically connected through the center of the metal contact pad 120.

The upper conductive screws 140 and the lower conductive pins 230 are provided in plurality, at least one upper conductive screw 140 and one lower conductive pin 230 are connected to the inner ring piece 121, and at least one upper conductive screw 140 and one lower conductive pin 230 are connected to the outer ring piece 122.

The arrangement of the metal contact plate 120, the upper conductive screw 140 and the lower conductive pin 230 can complete the electrical connection when assembled at any angle of 360 degrees.

In a further embodiment, the top of the central conductive post 210 is arc-shaped;

in a further embodiment, one of the lower conductive pins 230 is a retractable structure, and the head of the lower conductive pin 230 can be correspondingly retracted inward.

During assembly, the upper coupler 100 can be arbitrarily assembled on the lower coupler 200 at 360 degrees, and electrical conduction can be achieved.

Further, the upper conductive pin 110 is a pogopin charging pin.

Further, the upper conductive pin 110 and the upper conductive screw 130 are integrated in an upper circuit board 130, and the upper circuit board 130 is configured to facilitate the assembly of the upper coupler 100, or to facilitate the pre-assembly of the upper coupler 100 before and then integrally installed in the applied electrical equipment.

The central conductive post 210 and the lower conductive pin 230 are collectively mounted on the lower circuit board 220, so that the lower coupler 200 is convenient to assemble, or the lower coupler 200 is convenient to be pre-assembled in the early stage and then integrally mounted in the applied electrical equipment.

Example 2:

a heater, as shown in fig. 4-8, comprising: a base 300 and a kettle body 400, wherein the base 300 and the kettle body 400 are electrically connected through the coupler structure of embodiment 1.

The lower coupler 200 is fixedly mounted on the base 300, the central conductive pillar 210 is exposed at the top of the base 300, and the central conductive pillar 210 is electrically connected to the circuit board in the base 300;

the metal contact plate 120 is fixedly installed at the bottom of the kettle body 400, and the upper conductive screw 140 is connected to the metal contact plate 120, so that when the kettle body 400 is installed on the base 300, the upper conductive pin 110 contacts with the central conductive column 210, and meanwhile, the lower conductive pin 230 electrically contacts with the metal contact plate 120, thereby realizing electric conduction.

The kettle body 400 can be installed on the base 300 at any angle of 360 degrees, and can realize the electrical contact between the upper coupler 100 and the lower coupler 200, and the use is simple and convenient.

As can be seen from fig. 7-8, after the upper coupler 100 is assembled at the bottom of the kettle body 400, the upper conductive pin 110 and the metal contact piece 120 are exposed at the bottom of the kettle body 400, and after the lower coupler 200 is assembled on the base 300, the central conductive column 210 and the lower conductive pin 230 protrude upward from the base 300, so as to facilitate subsequent electrical connection with the upper conductive pin 110 and the metal contact piece 120.

The heater in this embodiment can be products such as split type electric kettle, health preserving kettle, of course, the coupler structure in embodiment 1 can also be used in other household electrical appliances.

The previous description of the disclosed embodiments is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Thus, the present invention is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims (9)

1. A coupler structure, includes upper coupler and lower coupler, its characterized in that:

the lower coupler includes: a central conductive post and an upper conductive pin;

the upper coupler includes: a metal contact piece and an upper conductive pin;

when the upper coupler is connected with the lower coupler, the upper conductive pin is electrically connected with the central conductive column and/or the central conductive column is electrically connected with the metal contact sheet.

2. A coupler structure according to claim 1, wherein: the metal contact sheet includes: inner circle piece and outer lane piece.

3. A coupler structure according to claim 2, wherein: when the upper coupler and the lower coupler are assembled, at least one center conductive column is connected to the inner ring sheet, and at least one center conductive column is connected to the outer ring sheet.

4. A coupler structure according to claim 2, wherein: the inner ring sheet and the outer ring sheet are concentrically arranged.

5. A coupler structure according to claim 1, wherein: the upper conductive pin and the central conductive column penetrate through the center of the metal contact sheet to be in contact connection.

6. A coupler structure according to claim 1, wherein: the upper conductive needle is a pogopin charging thimble.

7. A coupler structure according to claim 1, wherein: the upper coupler is also provided with an upper conductive screw, the upper conductive screw and the upper conductive pin are assembled in an upper circuit board, and the lower end of the upper conductive screw is connected with the metal contact piece;

the lower coupler is also provided with a lower conductive pin, and the center conductive column and the lower conductive pin are assembled in a lower circuit board.

8. A heater, comprising: base and kettle body, kettle body install on the base, its characterized in that: the base and the kettle body are electrically connected by the coupler structure of claim 1.

9. A heater according to claim 8, wherein: the lower coupler is fixedly arranged on the base, and the central conductive column is exposed on the base; the upper coupler is arranged on the kettle body, and the upper conductive pin and the metal contact sheet are exposed at the bottom of the kettle body and correspond to the central conductive column.

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