CN217134839U - Connector plug and power utilization device - Google Patents

Connector plug and power utilization device Download PDF

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CN217134839U
CN217134839U CN202220773658.6U CN202220773658U CN217134839U CN 217134839 U CN217134839 U CN 217134839U CN 202220773658 U CN202220773658 U CN 202220773658U CN 217134839 U CN217134839 U CN 217134839U
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李妍
何佳
蔡锦榕
陈其锋
陈贵泽
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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    • B60L—PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES
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    • B60L53/10—Methods of charging batteries, specially adapted for electric vehicles; Charging stations or on-board charging equipment therefor; Exchange of energy storage elements in electric vehicles characterised by the energy transfer between the charging station and the vehicle
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    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
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    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
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    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
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    • H01R13/62—Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
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Abstract

The application provides a connector plug and electric device, belongs to the battery equipment field. The connector plug comprises a base, a first terminal group and a second terminal group. The base is used for being installed in the battery. The first terminal group comprises two first connecting terminals which are arranged on the base and electrically connected with the battery, and the two first connecting terminals are used for being in plug-in fit with the connector socket so as to realize that the battery is electrically connected with an electric system. The second terminal group is including setting up in the base and two second connecting terminal that are connected with the battery electricity, and two second connecting terminal are used for pegging graft the cooperation with the connector socket to it is connected with thermal management part electricity to realize the battery. The connector plug with the structure is beneficial to reducing the manufacturing cost on one hand, and on the other hand, the manufacturing precision among a plurality of connector plugs does not need to be considered, so that the assembly difficulty of the battery when the battery is assembled to an electric device can be effectively reduced, and the assembly efficiency of the battery in the battery replacing process is favorably improved.

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Connector plug and power utilization device
Technical Field
The application relates to the field of battery equipment, in particular to a connector plug and a power utilization device.
Background
With the economic development of society and the gradual improvement of the consciousness of environmental protection and energy conservation of human beings, new energy automobiles are also recognized more and more. With the development of new energy automobiles, the requirement of people on the endurance mileage of the new energy automobiles is also improved. In order to improve the endurance mileage of the new energy automobile, two solutions of quick charging and quick changing are provided by technical personnel. The quick-charge scheme is to reduce the charging time by increasing the charging rate, and the quick-change scheme is to realize electric energy supplement by replacing a low-power battery with a fully charged battery. In order to realize the quick-change scheme of the vehicle, the battery must meet the quick-change requirement, and therefore the common connector needs to be replaced by a quick-change connector on the basis of the traditional battery, the quick-change connector comprises a connector plug and a connector socket, and the connector plug and the connector socket are mutually plugged and matched to realize the electric connection between the battery and the power utilization system of the vehicle. However, the quick-change connector in the prior art requires high assembly precision in the use process, so that the assembly difficulty between the battery and the vehicle is high when the battery is replaced, and the battery replacement efficiency is not improved.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
The embodiment of the application provides a connector plug and a power consumption device, and can effectively improve the assembly efficiency of a battery in a battery replacement process.
In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a connector plug for an electrical device, where the electrical device includes a battery, an electrical system, a thermal management component, and a connector socket, the thermal management component is used to manage the temperature of the battery, the electrical system and the thermal management component are both electrically connected to the connector socket, and the connector plug includes a base, a first terminal set, and a second terminal set; the base is used for being installed on the battery; the first terminal group comprises two first connecting terminals which are arranged on the base and electrically connected with the battery, and the two first connecting terminals are used for being in plug-in fit with the connector socket so as to realize the electrical connection of the battery and the power utilization system; the second terminal group is including setting up in the base and two second connecting terminal that are connected with the battery electricity, and two second connecting terminal are used for pegging graft the cooperation with the connector socket to it is connected with thermal management part electricity to realize the battery.
In the technical scheme, the first connecting terminal used for being electrically connected with the power utilization system of the power utilization device and the second connecting terminal used for being electrically connected with the heat management component of the power utilization device are arranged on the base, so that the power supply of the power utilization system of the power utilization device and the power supply of the heat management component can be simultaneously realized when the connector plug is in plug-in fit with the connector socket, the first connecting terminal and the second connecting terminal are integrated into a whole, a plurality of connector plugs are not required to be arranged, the structure is favorable for reducing the manufacturing cost on one hand, the manufacturing precision among a plurality of connector plugs is not required to be considered on the other hand, the assembling difficulty of the battery when the battery is assembled on the power utilization device can be effectively reduced, and the assembling efficiency of the battery in the battery replacing process is favorable for improving the assembling efficiency of the battery.
In some embodiments, the connector plug includes two first terminal sets arranged in a first direction; the second terminal set is located between the two first terminal sets along the first direction.
In the technical scheme, the first terminal set with the connector plug is arranged to be two, so that the battery can use different first terminal sets when charging and discharging, the standby function of the first terminal set can be realized, and the service life of the connector plug is prolonged. Furthermore, by arranging the second terminal set between the two first terminal sets, on the one hand manufacturing is facilitated and on the other hand it is advantageous to increase the creepage distance between the two first terminal sets to reduce the risk of use of the connector plug.
In some embodiments, the two first connection terminals of the first terminal group are symmetrically arranged along a second direction, the second direction being perpendicular to the first direction; the two second connecting terminals of the second terminal group are symmetrically arranged along the second direction, and the symmetrical planes of the two first connecting terminals and the symmetrical planes of the two second connecting terminals are coplanar.
In the technical scheme, the two first connecting terminals and the two second connecting terminals are symmetrically arranged on the same symmetrical plane, so that the connector plug is convenient to manufacture, and the plugging difficulty between the connector plug and the connector socket can be reduced.
In some embodiments, a distance between the two second connection terminals is smaller than a distance between the two first connection terminals in the second direction.
In the above technical scheme, the distance between the two second connecting terminals is set to be smaller than the distance between the two first connecting terminals, that is, the second connecting terminals are closer to the symmetrical surfaces of the two second connecting terminals than the first connecting terminals, so that the first connecting terminals and the second connecting terminals are arranged in a staggered manner in the first direction, and therefore the connector plug with the structure is beneficial to increasing the creepage distance between the first connecting terminals and the second connecting terminals on the one hand, the use safety of the connector plug is improved, and the occupied space of the connector plug can be effectively saved on the other hand.
In some embodiments, the base comprises a seat body and a boss; the seat body is used for being installed on a battery; along the thickness direction of seat body, boss protrusion in one side of seat body, first connecting terminal and second connecting terminal all set up in the boss.
In the above technical scheme, the base is provided with the boss of seat body and protruding one side of locating the seat body, through all setting up first connecting terminal and second connecting terminal in the boss to promote the guard action to first connecting terminal and second connecting terminal, thereby can effectively reduce the risk that first connecting terminal and second connecting terminal appear colliding with the damage, with the life who promotes the connector plug.
In some embodiments, the boss is provided with a plurality of first accommodating holes and a plurality of second accommodating holes, and the first accommodating holes and the second accommodating holes penetrate through one side of the boss, which is far away from the seat body, along the thickness direction of the seat body; each first accommodation hole is used for accommodating one first connection terminal, and each second accommodation hole is used for accommodating one second connection terminal.
In the technical scheme, the boss is provided with the first accommodating hole for accommodating the first connecting terminal corresponding to each first connecting terminal, and the boss is provided with the second accommodating hole for accommodating the second connecting terminal corresponding to each second connecting terminal, so that the first connecting terminal and the second connecting terminal are physically separated, the creepage distance between the first connecting terminal and the second connecting terminal is favorably further increased, and the risks of short circuit and the like of the connector plug are reduced.
In some embodiments, the seat body and the boss are an integrally formed structure.
In the technical scheme, the base body and the boss are arranged to be of an integrated structure, so that the base is conveniently machined and manufactured, the risk of gaps between the base body and the boss is favorably reduced, the phenomenon that impurities or moisture permeate between the boss and the base body can be effectively relieved, and the use safety of the connector plug is improved.
In some embodiments, the base further comprises a locating pin; the positioning pin is arranged on the seat body and is configured to be inserted into the connector socket when the connector plug is in plugging fit with the connector socket.
In the technical scheme, the positioning pin is arranged on the seat body, and the positioning pin can be inserted into the connector socket in the insertion matching of the connector plug and the connector socket, so that the positioning function between the connector plug and the connector socket is realized, and the insertion matching precision between the connector plug and the connector socket is favorably improved.
In some embodiments, the connector plug further comprises a seal; the sealing element is sleeved on the outer periphery of the boss and configured to seal the seat body and the connector socket when the connector plug is in plugging fit with the connector socket.
In the technical scheme, the sealing element is sleeved on the outer peripheral side of the boss of the base, so that the sealing performance of the connector plug and the connector socket in the inserting and matching process can be effectively improved, the risk of moisture permeating between the connector plug and the connector socket is reduced, and the phenomenon of short circuit of the connector plug in the using process is favorably reduced, and the use safety is improved.
In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application further provides an electric device, which includes a battery, an electric system, a thermal management component, a connector socket, and the above-mentioned connector plug; the thermal management component is used for managing the temperature of the battery; the connector receptacle electrically connects the power utilization system and the thermal management component; the base is installed in the battery, and first connecting terminal and second connecting terminal all cooperate with the connector socket grafting.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration of a vehicle according to some embodiments of the present application;
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a vehicle-mounted battery according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;
fig. 3 is an exploded view of a battery provided in accordance with some embodiments of the present application;
FIG. 4 is a schematic illustration of a plug-in mating of a connector insert with a connector receptacle according to some embodiments of the present application;
fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of a connector plug provided in some embodiments of the present application;
fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a connector receptacle according to some embodiments of the present application.
Icon: 1000-a vehicle; 100-a battery; 10-a box body; 11-a first tank body; 111-assembly holes; 12-a second tank body; 20-a battery cell; 200-a controller; 300-a motor; 400-a mounting frame; 500-connector plug; 30-a base; 31-a seat body; 32-boss; 321-a first receiving hole; 322-a second receiving hole; 33-positioning pins; 40-a first terminal set; 41-first connection terminal; 50-a second terminal set; 51-second connection terminal; 60-a seal; 600-connector receptacle; 70-a base; 71-a positioning hole; 80-a first connecting column; 90-a second connecting column; x-a first direction; y-second direction.
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In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present application clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some embodiments of the present application, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present 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 in the present application is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application; the terms "including" and "having," and any variations thereof, in the description and claims of this application and the description of the above figures are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. The terms "first," "second," and the like in the description and claims of this application or in the above-described drawings are used for distinguishing between different elements and not 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 can be included in at least one embodiment of the specification. The appearances of the phrase 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 is to be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "attached" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; 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 by those of ordinary skill in the art as appropriate.
The term "and/or" in this application is only one kind of association relationship describing the associated object, and means that there may be three kinds of relationships, for example, a and/or B, which may mean: a exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, and B exists alone. In addition, the character "/" in this application generally indicates that the former and latter related objects are in an "or" relationship.
In the embodiments of the present application, like reference numerals denote like parts, and a detailed description of the same parts is omitted in different embodiments for the sake of brevity. It should be understood that the thickness, length, width and other dimensions of the various components in the embodiments of the present application and the overall thickness, length, width and other dimensions of the integrated device shown in the drawings are only exemplary and should not constitute any limitation to the present application.
The appearances of "a plurality" in this application are intended to mean more than two (including two).
Reference to a battery in embodiments of the present application refers to a single physical module that includes one or more battery cells to provide higher voltage and capacity. For example, the battery referred to in the present application may include a battery module or a battery pack, etc. A battery generally includes a case for enclosing one or more battery cells or a plurality of battery modules. The box can avoid liquid or other foreign matters to influence the charging or discharging of battery monomer.
At present, with the economic development of society and the gradual improvement of the consciousness of environmental protection and energy conservation of human beings, new energy automobiles are also recognized more and more. With the development of new energy automobiles, the requirements of people on the endurance mileage of new energy automobiles are also improved. In order to improve the endurance mileage of the new energy automobile, two solutions of quick charging and quick changing are provided by technical personnel. The quick-charge scheme is to reduce the charging time by increasing the charging rate, and the quick-change scheme is to realize electric energy supplement by replacing a low-power battery with a fully charged battery. In order to realize the quick change scheme of the vehicle, the battery has to meet the quick change requirement, and therefore, the common connector needs to be replaced by the quick change connector on the basis of the traditional battery so as to realize the quick change of the battery.
The inventor finds that in a new energy vehicle, a connector socket of a connector is usually mounted on a chassis of the vehicle, a connector plug of the connector is mounted on a battery, and the electrical connection between the battery and a power system of the vehicle can be realized by the plugging fit of the connector plug and the connector. However, because the battery may generate temperature rise during use, in the prior art, in order to reduce the potential safety hazard caused by the temperature rise during use of the battery, an external water-cooling unit is usually disposed outside the battery, the water-cooling unit is mounted on the vehicle, a socket of the water-cooling unit is mounted on a chassis of the vehicle, and a plug matched with the socket of the water-cooling unit is correspondingly mounted on the battery, so as to achieve electrical connection between the battery and the water-cooling unit, thereby providing condensed water for the battery through the water-cooling unit and playing a role in cooling the battery. However, the structure enables the battery to be provided with two plugs, and the two plugs are respectively used for being in plug-in fit with the socket of the power utilization system of the vehicle and the socket of the water cooling unit of the vehicle, so that the assembly precision of the two plugs of the battery is high, the assembly difficulty of the battery on the chassis of the vehicle is improved, the assembly time between the battery and the vehicle is long when the vehicle is used for replacing the battery, and the assembly efficiency of the battery in the battery replacement process is not improved.
In view of the above, in order to solve the problem of low assembly efficiency of the battery during the battery replacement process, the inventors have conducted extensive studies to design a connector plug including a base, a first terminal set and a second terminal set. The base is used for being installed on the battery. The first terminal group comprises two first connecting terminals which are arranged on the base and electrically connected with the battery, and the two first connecting terminals are used for being in plug-in fit with the connector socket so as to realize the electrical connection of the battery and the power utilization system. The second terminal group is including setting up in the base and two second connecting terminal that are connected with the battery electricity, and two second connecting terminal are used for pegging graft the cooperation with the connector socket to realize battery and water chiller's electricity and be connected.
In the connector plug with the structure, the first connecting terminal used for being electrically connected with the power utilization system of the power utilization device and the second connecting terminal used for being electrically connected with the water cooling unit of the power utilization device are arranged on the base, so that the power utilization system of the power utilization device and the electric energy supply of the water cooling unit can be simultaneously realized when the connector plug is in plug-in fit with the connector socket, the first connecting terminal and the second connecting terminal are integrated into a whole, a plurality of connector plugs are not required to be arranged, the manufacturing cost is favorably reduced on one hand, the manufacturing precision among the connector plugs is not required to be considered on the other hand, the assembling difficulty of the battery when the battery is assembled on the power utilization device can be effectively reduced, and the assembling efficiency of the battery in the battery replacement process is favorably improved.
The connector plug disclosed in the embodiment of the present application can be used in an electric device such as a vehicle, a ship, or an aircraft, but is not limited thereto. The power supply system with the electric device can be composed of the connector plug, the battery and the like, so that the assembly difficulty between the battery and a vehicle is reduced, and the assembly efficiency of the battery in the battery replacing process is improved.
The embodiment of the application provides an electric device using a battery as a power supply, wherein the electric device can be but is not limited to a mobile phone, a tablet, a notebook computer, an electric toy, an electric tool, a battery car, an electric automobile, a ship, a spacecraft and the like. The electric toy may include a stationary or mobile electric toy, such as a game machine, an electric car toy, an electric ship toy, an electric airplane toy, and the like, and the spacecraft may include an airplane, a rocket, a space shuttle, a spacecraft, and the like.
For convenience of description, the following embodiments take an example in which a power consuming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application is a vehicle 1000.
Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a vehicle 1000 according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. The vehicle 1000 may be a fuel automobile, a gas automobile, or a new energy automobile, and the new energy automobile may be a pure electric automobile, a hybrid electric automobile, or a range-extended automobile, etc. The interior of the vehicle 1000 is provided with the battery 100, and the battery 100 may be disposed at the bottom, head, or tail of the chassis of the vehicle 1000. The battery 100 may be used for power supply of the vehicle 1000, for example, the battery 100 may serve as an operation power source of the vehicle 1000. Vehicle 1000 may also include a controller 200 and a motor 300, controller 200 being configured to control battery 100 to power motor 300, e.g., for start-up, navigation, and operational power requirements while traveling of vehicle 1000.
Among them, the vehicle 1000 is provided with an electric system, which is an operation power source of the vehicle 1000, and a thermal management part for managing the temperature of the battery 100. Illustratively, the thermal management component is a water chiller unit disposed on the body of the vehicle 1000, and the water chiller unit is configured to provide condensed water for the battery 100, so as to cool the battery 100 and manage the temperature of the battery 100.
In some embodiments of the present application, the battery 100 may be used not only to provide electric energy for the power utilization system and the thermal management component of the vehicle 1000, but also as a driving power source of the vehicle 1000 to provide driving power for the vehicle 1000 instead of or in part instead of fuel or natural gas.
Referring to fig. 2 and 3, fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a vehicle 1000 mounted with a battery 100 according to some embodiments of the present disclosure, and fig. 3 is an exploded view of the battery 100 according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. The vehicle 1000 includes a mounting block 400, a connector plug 500, and a connector socket 600, the mounting block 400 having a mounting cavity for receiving the battery 100, and the connector socket 600 being mounted on the mounting block 400 and electrically connected with an electric system and a thermal management part of the vehicle 1000. The connector plug 500 is configured to be mounted on the battery 100 and electrically connected to the battery 100, and the connector plug 500 is configured to be plugged into the connector receptacle 600, so that the electrical system and the thermal management component of the vehicle 1000 are electrically connected to the battery 100.
Wherein, the battery 100 is detachably connected to the mounting bracket 400, illustratively, the battery 100 is screwed on the mounting bracket 400 through a bolt, and of course, the battery 100 may also be detachably connected to the mounting bracket 400 through bonding, clamping, or the like.
In some embodiments, the battery 100 includes a case 10 and a battery cell 20, the case 10 is configured to be mounted on the mounting bracket 400, and the battery cell 20 is accommodated in the case 10. The connector plug 500 is mounted on the case 10 and electrically connected to the battery cell 20, and the connector plug 500 is used to be plugged into the connector receptacle 600 mounted on the mounting bracket 400 in the vertical direction, so as to electrically connect the battery 100 to the electrical system and the thermal management component of the vehicle 1000. The case 10 is used to provide a receiving space for the battery cells 20, and the case 10 may have various structures. In some embodiments, the case 10 may include a first case body 11 and a second case body 12, the first case body 11 and the second case body 12 cover each other, and the first case body 11 and the second case body 12 together define a receiving space for receiving the battery cell 20. The second box body 12 can be a hollow structure with an opening at one end, the first box body 11 can be a plate-shaped structure, and the first box body 11 covers the opening side of the second box body 12, so that the first box body 11 and the second box body 12 jointly define an accommodating space; the first box body 11 and the second box body 12 may be both hollow structures with one side open, and the open side of the first box body 11 covers the open side of the second box body 12. Of course, the case 10 formed by the first case body 11 and the second case body 12 may be various shapes, for example, a cylindrical body, a rectangular parallelepiped, and the like.
Alternatively, the first case body 11 is provided with a fitting hole 111 through which the connector plug 500 passes, and after the connector plug 500 passes through the fitting hole 111, the connector plug 500 is detachably connected to the first case body 11 by a bolt to mount the connector plug 500 on the case body 10. Of course, the connector plug 500 may be detachably attached to the first casing body 11 by bonding, clipping, or the like.
In the battery 100, the number of the battery cells 20 may be multiple, and the multiple battery cells 20 may be connected in series or in parallel or in series-parallel, where in series-parallel refers to both series connection and parallel connection among the multiple battery cells 20. The plurality of battery cells 20 can be directly connected in series or in parallel or in series-parallel, and the whole formed by the plurality of battery cells 20 is accommodated in the box body 10; of course, the battery 100 may also be formed by connecting a plurality of battery cells 20 in series, in parallel, or in series-parallel to form a battery module, and then connecting a plurality of battery modules in series, in parallel, or in series-parallel to form a whole, and the whole is accommodated in the box 10. The battery 100 may further include other structures, for example, the battery 100 may further include a bus member for achieving electrical connection between the plurality of battery cells 20.
Wherein each battery cell 20 may be a secondary battery or a primary battery; but is not limited to, a lithium sulfur battery, a sodium ion battery, or a magnesium ion battery. The battery cell 20 may be cylindrical, flat, rectangular parallelepiped, or other shape.
Referring to fig. 2 and 3, and referring to fig. 4 and 5, fig. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating a plug-in mating of a connector plug 500 and a connector receptacle 600 according to some embodiments of the present disclosure, and fig. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating a structure of the connector plug 500 according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. The present application provides a connector plug 500, the connector plug 500 comprising a base 30, a first terminal set 40 and a second terminal set 50. The base 30 is for mounting to the battery 100. The first terminal set 40 includes two first connection terminals 41 disposed on the base 30 and electrically connected to the battery 100, and the two first connection terminals 41 are used for being plugged into the connector socket 600 to electrically connect the battery 100 to an electrical system. The second terminal set 50 includes two second connection terminals 51 disposed on the base 30 and electrically connected to the battery 100, and the two second connection terminals 51 are used for being plugged into the connector socket 600 to electrically connect the battery 100 to the thermal management component.
The base 30 is disposed through the mounting hole 111 of the first case body 11 and detachably connected to the first case body 11 by a bolt, so that the base 30 is mounted on the battery 100. The first connection terminal 41 and the second connection terminal 51 are electrically connected to the battery cell 20 of the battery 100.
Optionally, the connector plug 500 may further include a low voltage connection terminal provided on the base 30, the low voltage connection terminal being used for signal output. The specific structure of the low-voltage connection terminal can be found in the related art, and is not described in detail herein.
In some embodiments, please refer to fig. 6, fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a connector socket 600 according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. The connector socket 600 includes a base 70, a first connection post 80, and a second connection post 90, the first connection post 80 and the second connection post 90 are both installed on the base 70, the first connection post 80 is electrically connected to the power consumption system of the vehicle 1000, and the second connection post 90 is electrically connected to the heat management component (water chiller) of the vehicle 1000. Wherein, first spliced pole 80 and first connecting terminal 41 one-to-one set up, first spliced pole 80 is used for supplying first connecting terminal 41 to insert, and second spliced pole 90 sets up with second connecting terminal 51 one-to-one, and second spliced pole 90 is used for supplying second connecting terminal 51 to insert to realize connector socket 600 and connector plug 500's grafting cooperation.
By arranging the first connection terminal 41 electrically connected with the power utilization system of the vehicle 1000 and the second connection terminal 51 electrically connected with the thermal management component of the vehicle 1000 on the base 30, the connector plug 500 can simultaneously realize the power supply of the power utilization system and the thermal management component of the vehicle 1000 when being in plug fit with the connector socket 600, so that the first connection terminal 41 and the second connection terminal 51 are integrated into a whole, thereby being unnecessary to arrange a plurality of connector plugs 500, the adoption of the structure is favorable for reducing the manufacturing cost on one hand, and the manufacturing precision among a plurality of connector plugs 500 on the other hand is not required to be considered, so that the assembly difficulty of the battery 100 when being assembled on the vehicle 1000 can be effectively reduced, and the assembly efficiency of the battery 100 in the battery replacement process can be improved.
According to some embodiments of the present application, referring to fig. 5, the connector plug 500 comprises two first terminal sets 40, the two first terminal sets 40 being arranged along a first direction X. The second terminal set 50 is located between the two first terminal sets 40 along the first direction X.
The first direction X is a width direction of the base 30, and the two first terminal sets 40 and the second terminal set 50 are arranged along the width direction of the base 30.
The first terminal set 40 of the connector plug 500 is provided in two, so that the battery 100 can use different first terminal sets 40 during charging and discharging, and the standby function of the first terminal set 40 can be realized, thereby being beneficial to prolonging the service life of the connector plug 500. Furthermore, by arranging the second terminal set 50 between the two first terminal sets 40, on the one hand, manufacturing is facilitated, and on the other hand, it is advantageous to increase the creepage distance between the two first terminal sets 40, so as to reduce the risk of use of the connector plug 500.
According to some embodiments of the present application, with continued reference to fig. 5, the two first connection terminals 41 of the first terminal group 40 are symmetrically arranged along the second direction Y, which is perpendicular to the first direction X. The two second connection terminals 51 of the second terminal group 50 are symmetrically arranged in the second direction Y, and the symmetry planes of the two first connection terminals 41 are coplanar with the symmetry planes of the two second connection terminals 51. Wherein the second direction Y is a longitudinal direction of the base 30.
Through setting up two first connecting terminal 41 and two second connecting terminal 51 all to with same plane of symmetry symmetrical arrangement to be convenient for make, and can reduce the grafting degree of difficulty between connector plug 500 and the connector socket 600.
In some embodiments, the distance between the two second connection terminals 51 is smaller than the distance between the two first connection terminals 41 along the second direction Y. The distance between the two second connection terminals 51 is set to be smaller than the distance between the two first connection terminals 41, that is, the second connection terminals 51 are closer to the symmetry plane of the first connection terminals 41 than the first connection terminals 41, so as to realize the staggered arrangement of the first connection terminals 41 and the second connection terminals 51 in the first direction X, and thus the connector plug 500 with such a structure is beneficial to increasing the creepage distance between the first connection terminals 41 and the second connection terminals 51 on one hand, so as to improve the use safety of the connector plug 500, and on the other hand, the occupied space of the connector plug 500 can be effectively saved.
According to some embodiments of the present application, referring to fig. 5, the base 30 includes a seat body 31 and a boss 32. The seat body 31 is for mounting on the first case body 11 of the battery 100. Along the thickness direction of the socket body 31, the boss 32 protrudes from one side of the socket body 31, and the first connection terminal 41 and the second connection terminal 51 are both disposed in the boss 32. The thickness direction of the seat body 31, the first direction X, and the second direction Y are mutually perpendicular two by two.
Wherein, the first connection terminal 41 and the second connection terminal 51 are both protruded from one side of the socket body 31 near the boss 32 in the thickness direction thereof.
The base 30 is provided with a seat body 31 and the protruding boss 32 of locating on one side of seat body 31, through all setting up first connecting terminal 41 and second connecting terminal 51 in the boss 32 to promote the guard action to first connecting terminal 41 and second connecting terminal 51, thereby can effectively reduce the risk that first connecting terminal 41 and second connecting terminal 51 appear colliding with the damage, with the life who promotes connector plug 500.
According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, please refer to fig. 5, wherein the boss 32 is formed with a plurality of first receiving holes 321 and a plurality of second receiving holes 322, and the first receiving holes 321 and the second receiving holes 322 penetrate through a side of the boss 32 away from the seat body 31 along a thickness direction of the seat body 31. Each of the first accommodation holes 321 is for accommodating one of the first connection terminals 41, and each of the second accommodation holes 322 is for accommodating one of the second connection terminals 51.
Each of the first connection terminals 41 is provided with one first accommodation hole 321, and the number of the first accommodation holes 321 is four. Correspondingly, there are two second receiving holes 322.
In other embodiments, the first receiving hole 321 and the second receiving hole 322 may not be provided, for example, a receiving groove is opened on a side of the boss 32 away from the socket body 31, and both the first connecting terminal 41 and the second connecting terminal 51 are received in the receiving groove.
The first accommodating hole 321 for accommodating the first connecting terminal 41 is formed in the boss 32 corresponding to each first connecting terminal 41, and the second accommodating hole 322 for accommodating the second connecting terminal 51 is formed in the boss 32 corresponding to each second connecting terminal 51, so that physical separation between the first connecting terminal 41 and the second connecting terminal 51 is realized, and the creepage distance between the first connecting terminal 41 and the second connecting terminal 51 is further increased, and the risk of short circuit and the like of the connector plug 500 is reduced.
According to some embodiments of the present application, the seat body 31 and the boss 32 are of an integrally formed structure.
The seat body 31 and the boss 32 are integrally formed, that is, the seat body 31 and the boss 32 are integrally formed, and the base 30 can be manufactured by an injection molding process.
Set up to the integral type structure through with seat body 31 and boss 32 to in to base 30 processing and manufacturing, and be favorable to reducing the risk that has the clearance between seat body 31 and the boss 32, thereby can effectively alleviate impurity or moisture infiltration boss 32 and the seat body 31 between the phenomenon, with the safety in utilization that promotes connector plug 500.
According to some embodiments of the present application, as shown with reference to fig. 5 and 6, the base 30 further includes a positioning pin 33. The positioning pins 33 are provided on the socket body 31, and the positioning pins 33 are configured to be inserted into the connector receptacle 600 when the connector plug 500 is plug-fitted with the connector receptacle 600.
Illustratively, the number of the positioning pins 33 is two, two positioning pins 33 are protruded on one side of the seat body 31 close to the boss 32, and two positioning pins 33 are disposed on two sides of the boss 32 along the second direction Y.
The base 70 of the connector socket 600 is provided with two positioning holes 71, and each positioning hole 71 is used for inserting one positioning pin 33, so as to position the connector plug 500 and the connector socket 600.
Through setting up locating pin 33 on seat body 31, locating pin 33 can be inserted and locate in connector socket 600 when connector plug 500 carries out the grafting cooperation with connector socket 600 to realize the locate function between connector plug 500 and the connector socket 600, thereby be favorable to promoting the grafting cooperation precision between connector plug 500 and the connector socket 600.
According to some embodiments of the present application, referring to fig. 5, the connector plug 500 further comprises a seal 60. The seal 60 is fitted to an outer peripheral side of the boss 32, and the seal 60 is configured to seal the socket body 31 and the connector receptacle 600 when the connector plug 500 is fitted to the connector receptacle 600.
For example, the material of the sealing element 60 may be rubber, plastic, or silicone.
Sealing member 60 is established through the periphery side cover at base 30's boss 32 to can effectively promote the leakproofness when connector plug 500 and connector socket 600 are pegged graft to the cooperation, with reduce the risk of moisture infiltration to between connector plug 500 and the connector socket 600, and then be favorable to reducing the phenomenon that the short circuit appears in connector plug 500 in the use, with the promotion safety in utilization.
According to some embodiments of the present application, there is also provided an electric device comprising a battery 100, an electric system, a thermal management component, a connector socket 600 and the connector plug 500 of any of the above aspects. The thermal management component is used to manage the temperature of the battery 100. The connector receptacle 600 electrically connects the electrical system and the thermal management component. The base 30 of the connector plug 500 is mounted to the battery 100, and the first connection terminal 41 and the second connection terminal 51 are each plug-fitted to the connector receptacle 600.
The powered device may be any of the aforementioned devices or systems that employ battery 100.
According to some embodiments of the present application, referring to fig. 4 and 5, the present application provides a connector plug 500, the connector plug 500 comprising a base 30, a second terminal set 50 and two first terminal sets 40. The base 30 includes a seat body 31, a boss 32 and a positioning pin 33, the seat body 31 is used for being installed on the first case body 11 of the battery 100, the boss 32 is convexly disposed on one side of the seat body 31 in the thickness direction, the boss 32 is provided with a plurality of first accommodation holes 321 and a plurality of second accommodation holes 322 extending along the thickness direction of the seat body 31, and the positioning pin 33 is disposed on the seat body 31. The two first terminal sets 40 are arranged along the first direction X, and the second terminal set 50 is disposed between the two first terminal sets 40 along the first direction X. The first terminal set 40 includes two first connection terminals 41 disposed on the base 30 and electrically connected to the battery 100, the first connection terminals 41 are used for mating with the connector socket 600 to electrically connect the battery 100 to the power system of the vehicle 1000, and each first connection terminal 41 is received in one of the first receiving holes 321. The second terminal set 50 includes two second connection terminals 51 disposed on the base 30 and electrically connected to the battery 100, the second connection terminals 51 are used for being plugged into the connector socket 600 to electrically connect the battery 100 to the thermal management component of the vehicle 1000, and each second connection terminal 51 is accommodated in one second accommodation hole 322. Wherein the two first connection terminals 41 of the first terminal group 40 are symmetrically arranged along a second direction Y, which is perpendicular to the first direction X. The two second connection terminals 51 of the second terminal group 50 are symmetrically arranged in the second direction Y, and the symmetry planes of the two first connection terminals 41 are coplanar with the symmetry planes of the two second connection terminals 51. The distance between the two second connection terminals 51 is smaller than the distance between the two first connection terminals 41 in the second direction Y.
It should be noted that, in the present application, the embodiments and features of the embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict.
The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present application and is not intended to limit the present application, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement and the like made within the spirit and principle of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.

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1. A connector plug for a powered device, the powered device including a battery, a power consumption system, a thermal management component, and a connector receptacle, the thermal management component for managing a temperature of the battery, the power consumption system and the thermal management component both being electrically connected to the connector receptacle, the connector plug comprising:
a base for mounting to the battery;
the first terminal set comprises two first connecting terminals which are arranged on the base and electrically connected with the battery, and the two first connecting terminals are used for being in plug-in fit with the connector socket so as to realize the electrical connection of the battery and the power system; and
and the second terminal group comprises two second connecting terminals which are arranged on the base and electrically connected with the battery, and the two second connecting terminals are used for being in plug-in fit with the connector socket so as to realize that the battery is electrically connected with the heat management part.
2. The connector plug according to claim 1, wherein the connector plug comprises two of the first terminal groups, the two first terminal groups being arranged in a first direction;
the second terminal set is located between two of the first terminal sets along the first direction.
3. The connector plug according to claim 2, wherein two of the first connection terminals of the first terminal group are symmetrically arranged in a second direction, the second direction being perpendicular to the first direction;
two of the second terminal group the second connecting terminal follows the second direction symmetrical arrangement, two the plane of symmetry of first connecting terminal and two the plane of symmetry of second connecting terminal coplane.
4. The connector plug according to claim 3, wherein a distance between two of the second connection terminals is smaller than a distance between two of the first connection terminals in the second direction.
5. The connector plug according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the base comprises:
a seat body for mounting to the battery;
the boss, follow the thickness direction of seat body, boss protrusion in one side of seat body, first connecting terminal with second connecting terminal all set up in the boss.
6. The connector plug according to claim 5, wherein the boss has a plurality of first receiving holes and a plurality of second receiving holes, and the first receiving holes and the second receiving holes penetrate through a side of the boss away from the socket body in a thickness direction of the socket body;
each of the first accommodation holes is configured to accommodate one of the first connection terminals, and each of the second accommodation holes is configured to accommodate one of the second connection terminals.
7. The connector plug of claim 5, wherein the socket body and the boss are of integrally molded construction.
8. The connector plug of claim 5, wherein the base further comprises:
the positioning pin is arranged on the seat body and is configured to be inserted into the connector socket when the connector plug is in plug-in fit with the connector socket.
9. The connector plug according to claim 5, further comprising:
a seal member fitted around an outer peripheral side of the boss, the seal member being configured to seal the socket body and the connector receptacle when the connector plug is plug-fitted with the connector receptacle.
10. An electric device, comprising:
a battery;
an electricity utilization system;
a thermal management component to manage a temperature of the battery;
a connector receptacle electrically connecting the electrical system and the thermal management component; and
the connector plug of any one of claims 1-9, wherein the base is mounted to the battery, and the first connection terminal and the second connection terminal are each plug-fit into the connector receptacle.
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