CN218123768U

CN218123768U - Connector with a locking member

Info

Publication number: CN218123768U
Application number: CN202221547909.5U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 于静; 杨相武; 陶刚; 刘常明; 黄宏图
Original assignee: Amphenol PCD Shenzhen Co Ltd
Current assignee: Amphenol PCD Shenzhen Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-06-17
Filing date: 2022-06-17
Publication date: 2022-12-23
Anticipated expiration: 2032-06-17

Abstract

The utility model discloses a connector, which comprises a socket and a plug which is inserted and matched with the socket; the socket comprises a first insulating shell, a group of conductive connecting ends and at least two groups of first conductive structures arranged on the first insulating shell, wherein each group of first conductive structures can be connected with power supply equipment through the conductive connecting ends; the plug comprises a second insulating shell and at least two groups of second conductive structures arranged on the second insulating shell, each group of second conductive structures is connected with each group of first conductive structures in a one-to-one correspondence mode, and each group of second conductive structures is respectively used for being connected with different electric equipment. The utility model discloses a connector can satisfy under the prerequisite that same connector can plug into two sets of at least consumer simultaneously, still can reduce the quantity of the electrically conductive link of this connector and consumer's interface quantity, also need not be equipped with a set of electrically conductive link and a set of interface for a set of consumer promptly to can simplify the structure, reduce cost.

Description

Connector with a locking member

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a connection structure technical field especially relates to a connector.

Background

With the development of social economy, electric vehicles are more and more widely applied. The connector is used as a key using part of the power supply equipment and plays a main role of connecting electric equipment to transmit high voltage and large current.

At present, among a plurality of electric equipment of electric automobile, each electric equipment all need be equipped with a connector and power supply unit one-to-one connection, leads to power supply unit interface quantity more, and the structure is complicated, and is with high costs.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In order to overcome the defects of the prior art, the utility model aims to provide a connector which can reduce the number of interfaces of power supply equipment, thereby simplifying the structure and reducing the cost.

The purpose of the utility model is realized by adopting the following technical scheme:

the connector comprises a socket and a plug which is in plug-in fit with the socket;

the socket comprises a first insulating shell, a group of conductive connecting ends and at least two groups of first conductive structures arranged on the first insulating shell, wherein each group of first conductive structures can be connected with power supply equipment through the conductive connecting ends;

the plug comprises a second insulating shell and at least two groups of second conductive structures arranged on the second insulating shell, wherein each group of second conductive structures is connected with each group of first conductive structures in a one-to-one correspondence mode, and each group of second conductive structures is respectively used for being connected with different electric equipment.

Further, each group all is equipped with the fuse on the first conducting structure, perhaps, each group all is equipped with the fuse on the second conducting structure.

Further, the first insulating housing comprises a base and an upper cover which are detachably connected together and enclose a mounting cavity, the mounting cavity is used for accommodating the first conductive structure and the fuses, and each fuse is detachably arranged on each group of the first conductive structures.

Furthermore, each group of the first conductive structures comprises a first conductive piece, a second conductive piece and a third conductive piece which are arranged in a split manner, the first end of the first conductive piece and the first end of the third conductive piece are used for being connected with power supply equipment, the second end of the first conductive piece and the first end of the second conductive piece are respectively connected with the two ends of the fuse in a one-to-one correspondence manner, and the second end of the second conductive piece and the second end of the third conductive piece are both connected with the second conductive structure.

Furthermore, the first conductive member, the second conductive member and the third conductive member are all connected to the base, and two ends of the fuse are respectively located above the second end of the first conductive member and the first end of the second conductive member.

Furthermore, in at least two groups of the first conductive structures, the first conductive pieces are integrally arranged together, and the first ends of the first conductive pieces are also integrally arranged together to form a conductive connecting end extending out of the first insulating shell;

in at least two groups of the first conductive structures, the third conductive pieces are integrally arranged together, and the first ends of the third conductive pieces are also integrally arranged together to form a conductive connecting end extending out of the first insulating shell;

and the conductive connecting ends are correspondingly connected with power supply equipment one by one.

Furthermore, the second end of each second conductive member and the second end of each third conductive member are provided with a conductive pin located outside the first insulating housing, each group of the second conductive structures is provided with two conductive sheets, and each conductive sheet is in one-to-one correspondence to each conductive pin and is abutted against the conductive pin.

Further, an installation indication mark is arranged between the socket and the plug and used for guiding each group of the second conductive structures to be connected with each corresponding group of the first conductive structures.

Further, each group of the first conductive structures includes two first conductive parts, each group of the second conductive structures includes two second conductive parts, and each of the second conductive parts is connected to each of the first conductive parts in a one-to-one correspondence manner;

the installation indication marks comprise first indication marks with the same number as the first conductive parts and second indication marks with the same number as the second conductive parts, each first indication mark is arranged outside the first insulating shell and aligned with each first conductive part, each second indication mark is arranged outside the second insulating shell and aligned with each second conductive part, and each second indication mark can be aligned with each corresponding first indication mark.

Further, each of the second conductive portions is connected to a set of conductive cables located outside the second insulating housing and used for connecting with an electrical device, and each of the second conductive portions is aligned with the corresponding conductive cable and the second indication mark.

Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model reside in that:

the utility model discloses a connector, first conductive structure, second conductive structure quantity between them is at least two sets ofly and each group's first conductive structure all is connected through being organized electrically conductive link and power equipment, two at least branch circuit that are connected with different consumer have been drawn forth by a main circuit of being connected with power equipment in other words to make this connector, main circuit quantity is less than branch circuit quantity, therefore can satisfy under the prerequisite that same connector can plug into two sets of at least consumer simultaneously, still can reduce the quantity of the electrically conductive link of this connector and consumer's interface quantity, need not be equipped with a set of electrically conductive link and a set of interface even for a set of consumer, thereby can simplify the structure, and the cost is reduced.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of the connector of the present invention;

fig. 2 is an exploded view of the connector of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a socket in the connector of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the receptacle shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is an exploded view of the receptacle shown in FIG. 3;

fig. 6 is a diagram of a connection structure between a first conductive structure and a fuse according to the present invention;

FIG. 7 is an exploded view of both the receptacle and the mount shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 8 is an exploded view of the socket of FIG. 3 between the top and outer covers;

fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a plug in the connector of the present invention.

In the figure: 10. a socket; 11. a first insulating housing; 111. a base; 112. an upper cover; 1121. a first indication mark; 12. a first conductive structure; 121. a first conductive member; 122. a second conductive member; 123. a third conductive member; 124. a conductive connection terminal; 125. a conductive pin; 13. a mounting seat; 131. perforating; 14. an outer cover; 20. a plug; 21. a second insulating housing; 221. a second indicator; 22. a conductive cable; 30. A fuse; 40. a first seal structure; 50. and a second seal structure.

Detailed Description

The present invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings and the detailed description, and it should be noted that the embodiments or technical features described below can be arbitrarily combined to form a new embodiment without conflict.

Referring to fig. 1-9, a connector according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown, which includes a socket 10 and a plug 20 for mating with the socket 10; the socket 10 comprises a first insulating shell 11, a group of conductive connecting ends 124 and at least two groups of first conductive structures 12 arranged on the first insulating shell 11, wherein each group of first conductive structures 12 can be connected with power supply equipment through the conductive connecting ends 124; the plug 20 includes a second insulating housing 21 and at least two sets of second conductive structures (not shown in the figure) disposed on the second insulating housing 21, each set of second conductive structures is connected to each set of first conductive structures 12 in a one-to-one correspondence, and each set of second conductive structures is used for being connected to different electrical devices.

The utility model discloses a connector, first conductive structure 12, second conductive structure quantity both is at least two sets ofly and each group's first conductive structure 12 all is connected through with group's conductive link 124 and power supply unit, it is equal to two at least branch circuit that have drawn forth and have been connected with different consumers by a main circuit of being connected with power supply unit to make this connector, main circuit quantity is less than branch circuit quantity, therefore can satisfy under the prerequisite that same connector can plug into at least two sets of consumers simultaneously, the quantity of the conductive link 124 of this connector and consumer's interface quantity still can be reduced, also need not be equipped with a set of conductive link 124 and a set of interface for a set of consumer, thereby can simplify the structure, and the cost is reduced.

Specifically, in this embodiment, the number of the first conductive structures 12 and the number of the second conductive structures are two, so as to avoid complicating the internal structure of the connector, i.e. to facilitate simplifying the internal structure of the connector, and meanwhile, to avoid the excessive occupation of the connector due to the excessively large overall volume of the connector, so that the connector is more convenient to install.

In other embodiments, the number of the first conductive structures 12 and the second conductive structures may be three or more.

Referring to fig. 4-6, in this embodiment, each group of the first conductive structures 12 is provided with a fuse 30 (i.e., a safety device), the fuse 30 can be blown when the electrical equipment is overloaded, so as to quickly cut off the current of the circuit, thereby protecting the safety of the electrical equipment, and meanwhile, because the fuse 30 is integrated on the connector, the fuse 30 is installed without additionally providing a high-voltage control box on the electrical equipment, so that the fuse 30 does not occupy an extra space of the electrical equipment, that is, the space occupation of the fuse 30 on the electrical equipment can be reduced, and the cost can be further reduced. In other embodiments, each set of second conductive structures has a fuse 30 disposed thereon, i.e., the fuse 30 is mounted on the second conductive structure.

In this embodiment, the first insulating housing 11 includes a base 111 and a top cover 112 detachably connected together and enclosing a mounting cavity for receiving the first conductive structures 12 and the fuses 30, each fuse 30 being detachably disposed on each set of the first conductive structures 12. The first insulating housing 11 and the fuse 30 are both easy to assemble and disassemble, so that the replacement of the fuse 30, namely the maintenance of the connector, is facilitated.

In other embodiments, the fuses 30 may be disposed within the header 20 and removably disposed on the sets of second conductive structures.

Referring to fig. 4 to 6, in the present embodiment, each group of the first conductive structures 12 includes a first conductive member 121, a second conductive member 122, and a third conductive member 123, which are separately arranged, a first end of the first conductive member 121 and a first end of the third conductive member 123 are both used for connecting with power equipment, a second end of the first conductive member 121 and a first end of the second conductive member 122 are detachably connected to two ends of the fuse 30, respectively, in a one-to-one correspondence manner, and a second end of the second conductive member 122 and a second end of the third conductive member 123 are both connected to the second conductive structure. That is, the first conductive member 121, the fuse 30 and the second conductive member 122 form a first circuit of each group of the first conductive structures 12, and the third conductive member 123 forms a second circuit of each group of the first conductive structures 12, which is simple and facilitates the detachment of the fuse 30.

Specifically, the first conductive member 121, the second conductive member 122 and the third conductive member 123 are all connected to the base 111, and the two ends of the fuse 30 are respectively located above the second end of the first conductive member 121 and the first end of the second conductive member 122, so that the first conductive structure 12 and the base 111 can be reliably connected to each other, and meanwhile, when the fuse 30 is replaced, the fuse 30 can be detached only by removing the connection between the fuse 30 and the first conductive member 121 or the second conductive member 122, and the detachment is convenient and quick, and during installation, only the two ends of the fuse 30 are required to be connected to the first conductive member 121 or the second conductive member 122, so that the installation is convenient and quick.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, the first conductive member 121, the second conductive member 122 and the third conductive member 123 are all fixedly connected to the base 111 by screws, and two ends of the fuse 30 are fixedly connected to the first conductive member 121 and the second conductive member 122 by screws, respectively.

As shown in fig. 5 and fig. 6, in the embodiment, in at least two sets of the first conductive structures 12, the first conductive members 121 are integrally disposed together, and the first ends of the first conductive members 121 are also integrally disposed together to form a conductive connection end 124 extending out of the first insulating housing 11, that is, the first conductive members 121 share the same conductive connection end 124; in the at least two groups of first conductive structures 12, the third conductive members 123 are integrally arranged together, and the first ends of the third conductive members 123 are also integrally arranged together to form a conductive connection end 124 extending out of the first insulating housing 11, that is, the third conductive structures share the same conductive connection end 124; each of the conductive connection terminals 124 is used for connection to a power supply device in a one-to-one correspondence, i.e., two conductive connection terminals 124 form the set of conductive connection terminals 124. In the first conductive structure 12, the first conductive members 121 are integrally arranged together and the third conductive members 123 are integrally arranged together, so that the structure is simple, the manufacturing difficulty can be reduced, the manufacturing efficiency can be improved, and the cost can be reduced, meanwhile, the first conductive members 121 and the third conductive members 123 are integrally arranged together, so that the first conductive members 121 and the third conductive members 123 can be more conveniently installed, and the assembly efficiency can be improved.

Referring to fig. 6, in the present embodiment, the second end of each second conductive member 122 and the second end of each third conductive member 123 are provided with a conductive pin 125 located outside the first insulating housing 11, and each set of the second conductive structure is provided with two conductive sheets (not shown), and each conductive sheet is in one-to-one correspondence to abut against each conductive pin 125. That is, after the socket 10 and the plug 20 are plugged together, the sets of second conductive structures and the sets of first conductive structures 12 can be electrically connected by the conductive pins 125 and the conductive sheets, so that the connection is convenient, and the surface area of the conductive sheets is large, so that the reliable electrical connection between the sets of second conductive structures and the sets of first conductive structures 12 can be ensured.

Referring to fig. 7, in the present embodiment, the bottom of the base 111 is provided with a mounting seat 13 for connecting with a power supply device; the mounting base 13 is provided with a through hole 131 penetrating through the upper end and the lower end of the mounting base 13, the through hole 131 is used for the conductive connecting end 124 positioned outside the base 111 to penetrate through, and a first sealing structure 40 is arranged between the part of the conductive connecting end 124 positioned in the through hole 131 and the through hole 131; a second sealing structure 50 is arranged between the mounting seat 13 and the base 111 for sealing the gap between the mounting seat and the base and surrounding the through hole 131. In this structure, when this connector of installation, make base 111 and the mount pad 13 connection of locating on the power supply unit can realize the mechanical connection between socket 10 and the power supply unit, owing to be equipped with first seal structure 40 and second seal structure 50, after assembling socket 10 in power supply unit, to the in-process of changing fuse 30, can realize that the outside steam of separation passes through in the inside entering power supply unit of socket 10, thereby avoid the electronic component short-circuit fault in the power supply unit, also can play the effect of carrying out safety protection to power supply unit.

In the present embodiment, the first sealing structure 40 is specifically a sealant, and the second sealing structure 50 is a sealing ring.

Referring to fig. 8, in the present embodiment, the cover 14 is sleeved on the top cover 112, and the cover 14, the top cover 112 and the base 111 are arranged one by one from top to bottom.

Referring to fig. 2, 3 and 9, in the present embodiment, an installation indicator is disposed between the socket 10 and the plug 20, and the installation indicator is used to guide the connection between each group of second conductive structures and the corresponding group of first conductive structures 12. When the socket 10 and the plug 20 are assembled, the indication marks are installed to enable the second conductive structures and the first conductive structures 12 to be correctly connected, so that the power supply equipment and the electric equipment can be correctly electrically connected, and the socket 10 and the plug 20 can be quickly installed together.

In this embodiment, each group of the first conductive structures 12 includes two first conductive portions, each group of the second conductive structures includes two second conductive portions, and each second conductive portion is connected to each first conductive portion in a one-to-one correspondence; the mounting indication marks comprise first indication marks 1121 with the same number as the first conductive parts and second indication marks 221 with the same number as the second conductive parts, each first indication mark 1121 is arranged outside the first insulating shell 11 and aligned with each first conductive part, each second indication mark 221 is arranged outside the second insulating shell 21 and aligned with each second conductive part, and each second indication mark 221 can be aligned with each corresponding first indication mark 1121. That is, the second conductive structures and the corresponding first conductive structures 12 can be correctly connected by aligning the corresponding second indicators 221 and the corresponding first indicators 1121.

Referring to fig. 3 and 9, in the present embodiment, each first conductive portion is the conductive pin 125, each second conductive portion is the conductive sheet, a first indicator 1121 is disposed near the position of each conductive pin 125, and a second indicator 221 is disposed near the position of each conductive sheet.

It is understood that, for installation guidance, the symbols or patterns of the first indicators 1121 are different, the symbols or patterns of the second indicators 221 are different, and the symbols or patterns of the corresponding second indicators 221 and the corresponding first indicators 1121 are the same, such as the first indicators 1121 are respectively represented by symbols 1-4 in fig. 3, the second indicators 221 are respectively represented by symbols 1-4 in fig. 9, 1 and 1 correspond, 2 and 2 correspond, and so on.

Referring to fig. 9, in the present embodiment, each second conductive part is connected to a set of conductive cables 22 located outside the second insulating housing 21 and used for connecting with the electric equipment, and each second conductive part is aligned with a corresponding conductive cable 22 and a second indicator mark 221. Since the conductive cables 22 are located outside the second insulating housing 21, connection with the electrical equipment is facilitated, and meanwhile, since the second indication marks 221, which are all located outside the second insulating housing, are aligned with the corresponding conductive cables 22, rapid installation of the plug 20 and the socket 10 is facilitated, and installation efficiency is high.

The above embodiments are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and the protection scope of the present invention cannot be limited thereby, and any insubstantial changes and substitutions made by those skilled in the art based on the present invention are all within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. The connector is characterized by comprising a socket and a plug which is in plug-in fit with the socket;

2. The connector of claim 1, wherein each set of the first conductive structures has a fuse disposed thereon, or each set of the second conductive structures has a fuse disposed thereon.

3. The connector of claim 2, wherein said first insulative housing includes a base and a cover removably coupled together and defining a mounting cavity for receiving said first conductive structure and said fuses, each of said fuses being removably disposed on a respective set of said first conductive structures.

4. The connector of claim 3, wherein each set of the first conductive structure includes a first conductive member, a second conductive member and a third conductive member, the first end of the first conductive member and the first end of the third conductive member are used for connecting with power equipment, the second end of the first conductive member and the first end of the second conductive member are respectively connected with two ends of the fuse in a one-to-one correspondence manner, and the second end of the second conductive member and the second end of the third conductive member are connected with the second conductive structure.

5. The connector of claim 4, wherein the first, second, and third electrically conductive members are connected to the base, and wherein the fuse has two ends located above the second end of the first electrically conductive member and the first end of the second electrically conductive member, respectively.

6. The connector of claim 4, wherein in at least two of said sets of first conductive structures, each of said first conductive members are integrally disposed together and first ends of each of said first conductive members are also integrally disposed together and form a conductive connection end extending outside said first insulative housing;

7. The connector of claim 4, wherein the second end of each of the second conductive members and the second end of each of the third conductive members are provided with a conductive pin located outside the first insulative housing, and each of the sets of the second conductive structures is provided with two conductive strips, and each of the conductive strips is in one-to-one contact with each of the conductive pins.

8. The connector of claim 1, wherein an installation indicator is disposed between the socket and the plug, the installation indicator being configured to direct each set of the second conductive structures to connect with a corresponding set of the first conductive structures.

9. The connector of claim 8, wherein each set of said first conductive structures includes two first conductive portions, each set of said second conductive structures includes two second conductive portions, each of said second conductive portions being connected to each of said first conductive portions in a one-to-one correspondence;

10. The connector of claim 9, wherein each of said second conductive portions is connected to a set of conductive cables located outside said second insulative housing and configured to be connected to a powered device, each of said second conductive portions being aligned with a corresponding one of said conductive cables and said second indicator mark.