CN218849908U

CN218849908U - Connector, connector assembly and refrigeration equipment

Info

Publication number: CN218849908U
Application number: CN202223398858.7U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘琦
Original assignee: Hefei Hualing Co Ltd; Midea Group Co Ltd; Hefei Midea Refrigerator Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hefei Hualing Co Ltd; Midea Group Co Ltd; Hefei Midea Refrigerator Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-12-15
Filing date: 2022-12-15
Publication date: 2023-04-11
Anticipated expiration: 2032-12-15

Abstract

The utility model discloses a connector, connector assembly and refrigeration plant. The connector comprises a first cover shell and a first terminal, the first cover shell comprises a sealing panel, a first connecting part and a second connecting part, the first connecting part and the second connecting part are respectively arranged on two sides of the sealing panel, a clamping part is arranged on the second connecting part, and the sealing panel and the clamping part are respectively abutted against the inner side wall and the outer side wall of the box liner; the first terminal is disposed in the first housing. The utility model discloses technical scheme connector can enough realize with the structural connection of case courage, also can realize the electric connection and the signal connection of the inside and outside both sides part of case courage, and need not additionally to set up pre-buried box and realize connection between them, has simplified connection structure, has reduced occupation space, has reduced material cost.

Description

Connector, connector assembly and refrigeration equipment

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a refrigeration plant technical field, in particular to connector, connector assembly and refrigeration plant.

Background

In the related art, when the wire harness terminal inside the refrigerator liner is connected with an external component, the wire harness terminal is usually installed in an independent embedded box in advance, then the terminal of the external module and the wire harness terminal are connected in the embedded box in an opposite insertion mode, and the embedded box and the external module box are fixed through a fixing structure to realize reliable fixing of the embedded box and the external module box in the structure. However, the volume of the embedded box body in the mode is large, so that the technical problem of large space occupation in the refrigerator is caused.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model aims at providing a connector, the pre-buried box when aiming at cancelling refrigerator case courage inner wire harness terminal and external component and being connected reduces occupation space, reduce cost.

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a connector including:

the first cover casing comprises a sealing panel, a first connecting part and a second connecting part, wherein the first connecting part and the second connecting part are respectively arranged on two sides of the sealing panel; and

a first terminal disposed in the first housing.

The utility model discloses an in the embodiment, sealing panel be used for with the internal face sealing connection of case courage, first connecting portion are located the inboard of case courage, the second connecting portion are located the outside of case courage, the card portion of holding be used for with the outer wall counterbalance of case courage holds.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the second connecting portion is a tubular structure, one end of the first terminal is located in the first connecting portion, and the other end is located in the inner cavity of the second connecting portion.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first terminal includes a plurality of first plugs and a plurality of first conductive members arranged at intervals in the second connecting portion, and each of the first plugs is provided with one first conductive member.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the outer wall of the second connecting portion is provided with a first buckle.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the sealing panel faces one side of the tank liner and is provided with a sealing layer.

To achieve the above objects, the present invention also provides a connector assembly, including a male connector and a female connector connected to each other, wherein one of the male connector and the female connector is the above connector, and the other one of the male connector and the female connector is the connector of the electronic module in the refrigeration device.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the connector of the electronic module includes a third connecting portion connected to the electronic module and a second terminal disposed inside the third connecting portion;

the third connecting portion and the second connecting portion are fixedly inserted to electrically connect the second terminal and the first terminal.

In an embodiment of the invention, the second connecting portion is provided with a socket, and the third connecting portion is inserted in the socket.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a sealing ring is disposed between the second connecting portion and the third connecting portion.

The utility model discloses an in the embodiment, the periphery wall of third connecting portion is equipped with and is used for the installation the mounting groove of sealing washer, the sealing washer with the internal surface interference fit of second connecting portion.

The utility model discloses an embodiment, the outer wall of second connecting portion is equipped with first buckle spare, the outer wall of third connecting portion be equipped with be used for with the second buckle spare that first buckle spare held mutually.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first buckling member includes two limiting plates disposed on an outer wall of the second connecting portion and first buckling portions respectively disposed on the two limiting plates, and the two first buckling portions are disposed oppositely;

the second buckling piece comprises a guide plate arranged on the outer wall of the third connecting part, and two second buckling parts are respectively arranged on two opposite sides of the guide plate;

the guide plate is slidably inserted between the two limiting plates, so that the two second buckling parts are correspondingly buckled with the two first buckling parts.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first terminal includes a plurality of first plugs arranged at intervals and a plurality of first conductive members, and each of the first plugs is provided with one of the first conductive members;

the second terminal comprises a plurality of second jacks arranged at intervals and a plurality of second conductive pieces, each second jack is internally provided with one second conductive piece, and the second conductive pieces are used for being electrically connected with the electronic module;

the plurality of first plugs are correspondingly inserted into the plurality of second jacks, and the plurality of second conductive pieces are correspondingly inserted into the plurality of first plugs so as to be in contact connection with the corresponding first conductive pieces.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention further provides a refrigeration device, which comprises a box body, a box liner arranged in the box body, and the above connector;

the box container and the box body are arranged at intervals to form a heat preservation cavity, the first connecting portion of the connector is located in the heat preservation cavity, and the second connecting portion is located on one side, away from the heat preservation cavity, of the box container.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention further provides a refrigeration device, which comprises a tank liner, a main control board, a bus harness connected to the main control board, an electronic module, and the above connector assembly;

the bus harness is arranged on the inner side of the box liner, the connector is connected with the bus harness and the connector of the electronic module, and the connector of the electronic module is connected with the electronic module.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the electronic module is a load;

or, the electronic module is a patch panel module, the refrigeration equipment further comprises at least two loads, and the patch panel module is connected with the at least two loads.

In the connector adopting the technical scheme, the first housing comprises a sealing panel which is hermetically connected with the box liner, and a first connecting part and a second connecting part which are arranged at two sides of the sealing panel, the second connecting part is provided with a clamping part, and the clamping part and the sealing panel respectively abut against the inner side wall and the outer side wall of the box liner to realize the fixed mounting of the first housing and the box liner on the structure; meanwhile, a first terminal is arranged in the first cover shell, and the first terminal can realize the functions of electric connection and signal connection of parts (such as wire harnesses or electronic modules) on the inner side and the outer side of the box liner. Therefore, the connector can be connected with the box container in a structure, and can also be connected with signals in an electric connection mode of the inner side part and the outer side part of the box container, an embedded box does not need to be additionally arranged to achieve connection between the inner side part and the outer side part, the connection structure is simplified, occupied space is reduced, and material cost is reduced.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings needed 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 some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the structures shown in the drawings without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of the connector of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a full cross-sectional view of the connector embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the structure of the connector of the present invention mounted on the container;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of an embodiment of the connector assembly of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a full cross-sectional view of the embodiment of the connector assembly of FIG. 4;

fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a connector of an electronic module according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 7 is a wiring diagram of bus technology in the refrigeration apparatus of the present invention;

fig. 8 is a structural wiring diagram of the bus technology in the refrigeration device of the present invention.

The reference numbers illustrate:

reference numerals	Name (R)	Reference numerals	Name(s)
				100	Connector with a locking member	200	Connector for electronic module
110	First cover	210	Third connecting part
				110a	First connecting part	211	Mounting groove
110b	Second connecting part	220	Second terminal
				111	Socket	221	Second jack
120	First terminal	222	The second conductive member
				121	First plug	230	Second fastener
122	First conductive member	231	Guide plate
				130	First fastener	232	Second fastening part
131	Limiting plate	300	Sealing ring
				132	The first buckling part	400	Electronic module
140	Sealing panel	500	Box liner
				141	Sealing layer	600	Main control board
150	Clamping part	700	Bus wire harness
				800	Load(s)	900	Box body

The objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without making creative efforts belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

It should be noted that, if directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, 8230; \8230;) are provided in the embodiments of the present invention, the directional indications are only used to explain the relative position relationship between the components, the motion situation, etc. in a specific posture (as shown in the attached drawings), and if the specific posture is changed, the directional indications are correspondingly changed.

Also, the meaning of "and/or" and/or "appearing throughout is meant to encompass three scenarios, exemplified by" A and/or B "including scenario A, or scenario B, or scenarios where both A and B are satisfied.

In addition, if there is a description relating to "first", "second", etc. in the embodiments of the present invention, the description of "first", "second", etc. is for descriptive purposes only and is not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the feature. In addition, the technical solutions in the embodiments may be combined with each other, but it must be based on the realization of those skilled in the art, and when the technical solutions are contradictory or cannot be realized, the combination of the technical solutions should not be considered to exist, and is not within the protection scope of the present invention.

The utility model provides a connector aims at improving into the connector structure through the pencil terminal with in the refrigeration plant case courage, is connected through the connector structure and the outside electronic module's of case courage connector, realizes the connection function of pencil terminal and outside module in the case courage to need not to set up pre-buried box structure, reduce occupation space, reduce material cost. It is understood that the connector in this embodiment is not limited to be used for connecting a specific electronic module, such as a patch panel module or a load module in a refrigeration device, and the specific application thereof is not limited. The structure of the connector will be exemplified below.

In the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1 to 3, the connector 100 is applied to a tank 500 of a refrigeration device, and the connector 100 includes a first cover shell 110 and a first terminal 120.

The first cover 110 includes a sealing panel 140, and a first connecting portion 110a and a second connecting portion 110b respectively disposed at two sides of the sealing panel 140, the second connecting portion 110b is provided with a clamping portion 150, and the sealing panel 140 and the clamping portion 150 respectively abut against the inner and outer sidewalls of the container 500;

the first terminal 120 is disposed in the first housing 110.

It can be understood that the connector 100 is disposed in the box liner 500 of the refrigeration apparatus, wherein one side of the box liner 500 facing the box body is defined as an inner side, one side of the box liner 500 facing away from the box body (i.e., one side close to the storage space) is defined as an outer side, the connector 100 is disposed on both inner and outer sides of the box liner 500, one end of the connector located on the inner side of the box liner 500 is used for being electrically connected to a power supply or a main control board of the refrigeration apparatus, and the other end of the connector located on the outer side of the box liner 500 is used for being electrically connected to an electronic module 400 (such as an adapter board module or a load module) in the refrigeration apparatus, thereby implementing each corresponding function in the refrigeration apparatus. The connector 100 is arranged on the box container 500 to be electrically connected with different electronic modules 400, so that the connecting structure is simplified, and the wire harness is saved.

In this embodiment, the connector 100 includes a first cover 110 and a first terminal 120 disposed in the first cover 110, the sealing panel 140 of the first cover 110 is connected to the tank 500 in a sealing manner, the second connecting portion 110b is disposed on the clamping portion 150, the sealing panel 140 and the clamping portion 150 respectively abut against the inner and outer sidewalls of the tank 500 to realize the structural fixed mounting of the first cover 110 and the tank 500, and two ends of the first terminal 120 are respectively disposed in the first connecting portion 110a and the second connecting portion 110b to realize the electrical connection and signal connection functions of the modules or the wiring harnesses on the inner and outer sides of the tank 500. This embodiment can enough realize connector 100 and case courage 500's structural connection, also can realize the electric connection of the inside and outside parts of case courage 500, and need not additionally to set up pre-buried box and realize connection between them, has simplified connection structure, has reduced occupation space.

It should be noted that the inner side of the box liner 500 is a side far away from the storage space, the outer side of the box liner 500 is a side close to the storage space, and in order to insulate the storage space, a heat insulating layer (such as a foaming layer) is disposed on the inner side of the box liner 500, at this time, one end of the connector 100 is located in the heat insulating layer, the other end is disposed on the outer side of the box liner 500, and the electronic module 400 is disposed on a side far away from the heat insulating layer. The structure of pre-buried box has been cancelled to this embodiment, directly wears to establish through connector 100 and installs in case courage 500, realizes the case, and the part electricity of 500 inside and outside both sides is connected, can reduce the regional occupation space in the outside to case courage 500 to the capacity in storing space has been increased.

In practical applications, the first connecting portion 110a may be disposed on the inner side of the container 500, the second connecting portion 110b may be disposed on the outer side of the container 500, the sealing panel 140 is hermetically connected to the inner sidewall of the container 500, and the clamping portion 150 abuts against the outer sidewall of the container 500. Alternatively, the first connecting portion 110a may be disposed outside the inner container 500, the second connecting portion 110b may be disposed inside the inner container 500, the sealing panel 140 is hermetically connected to an outer sidewall of the inner container 500, and the retaining portion 150 abuts against an inner sidewall of the inner container 500.

It can be understood that the connector 100 penetrates through the inner side and the outer side of the container 500, and the sealing panel 140 and the container 500 are hermetically connected, so that the isolation function of the inner side and the outer side of the container 500 is ensured, and further, the leakage of the insulation material on the inner side of the container 500, such as foaming liquid, can be prevented. In this embodiment, the sealing panel 140 is provided with a sealing layer 141 on a surface close to the tank 500, and optionally, the sealing layer 141 is a sealant, and is connected to the inner wall surface of the tank 500 in a sealing manner by the sealant.

Optionally, the first housing 110 is an integral structure and can be formed by injection molding, so that the molding process is simplified and the production efficiency is improved.

Optionally, the two opposite sides of the second connecting portion 110b are respectively provided with a clamping portion 150, and the clamping portions 150 at the two sides simultaneously abut against the tank liner 500, so that the two sides of the second connecting portion 110b are stressed in a balanced manner, and the connection stability of the connector 100 and the tank liner 500 is further improved.

In the connector 100 according to the technical solution of the present invention, the first housing 110 includes a sealing panel 140 hermetically connected to the container 500, and a first connecting portion 110a and a second connecting portion 110b disposed at two sides of the sealing panel 140, the second connecting portion 110b is provided with a clamping portion 150, and the clamping portion 150 and the sealing panel 140 respectively abut against the inner and outer sidewalls of the container 500 to fixedly mount the first housing 110 and the container 500 in structure; meanwhile, the first terminal 120 is disposed in the first housing 110, and the first terminal 120 can achieve the functions of electrical connection and signal connection of components (such as a wire harness or an electronic module) on the inner side and the outer side of the tank 500. Therefore, the connector 100 can be structurally connected with the box container 500, and can also be electrically connected and signal-connected with the inner and outer side parts of the box container 500, and an embedded box is not required to be additionally arranged to realize the connection between the inner and outer side parts, so that the connection structure is simplified, the occupied space is reduced, and the material cost is reduced.

In an embodiment of the present invention, referring to fig. 1 to 3, the sealing panel 140 is used for sealing and connecting with the inner wall surface of the tank 500, the first connecting portion 110a is located inside the tank 500, the second connecting portion 110b is located outside the tank 500, and the clamping portion 150 is used for abutting against the outer sidewall of the tank 500.

In the present embodiment, the sealing panel 140 is hermetically connected to the inner wall surface of the tank 500, which is exemplified with respect to the installation structure of the connector 100 and the tank 500, and can effectively prevent the heat insulating material, such as the foaming liquid, in the heat insulating layer inside the tank 500 from leaking out. The first connecting portion 110a is disposed on a side of the sealing panel 140 facing away from the cabinet 500, and the second connecting portion 110b is disposed on an outer side of the cabinet 500 to be connectable with a connector of an electronic module in the refrigeration apparatus. The clamping portion 150 of the second connecting portion 110b abuts against the outer sidewall of the container 500, so as to be capable of abutting against the inner and outer sides of the container 500 in cooperation with the sealing panel 140, thereby realizing reliable installation of the connector 100 and the container 500 without additionally arranging an embedded box structure.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the second connecting portion 110b is a cylindrical structure, one end of the first terminal 120 is disposed on the first connecting portion 110a, and the other end is disposed in the inner cavity of the second connecting portion 110 b. In this embodiment, the second connection portion 110b is a cylindrical structure, and the second connection portion 110b is a hollow structure, at this time, one end of the first terminal 120 is located in the hollow structure, and the outer wall of the first terminal 120 and the inner wall of the second connection portion 110b are arranged at an interval to form a slot structure, so that the connector of the electronic module 400 in the refrigeration device can be plugged, and the connection convenience is improved.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first terminal 120 includes a plurality of first plugs 121 arranged at intervals in the second connecting portion 110b and a plurality of first conductive members 122, and each first plug 121 has a first conductive member 122 therein.

In this embodiment, one end of the first terminal 120 is positioned in the first connection portion 110a so as to be electrically connected to the wire harness or the member inside the tank 500, and the other end of the first terminal 120 is positioned in the second connection portion 110b so as to be electrically connected to the member outside the tank 500. The first terminal 120 includes a plurality of first plugs 121 and a plurality of first conductive members 122 correspondingly disposed in the plurality of first plugs 121, it can be understood that the plurality of first conductive members 122 can be correspondingly connected to a wire harness having a plurality of wires, and the first plugs 121 serve to fixedly mount the first conductive members 122.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the outer wall of the second connecting portion 110b is provided with a first buckling member 130. It can be understood that the second connecting portion 110b is used for connecting with a connector of the electronic module 400 in the refrigeration equipment, in order to further improve the reliability of the connecting structure, in this embodiment, the first locking member 130 is disposed on the outer wall of the second connecting portion 110b, and correspondingly, the second locking member 230 may also be disposed on the connector of the electronic module 400, and the first locking member 130 and the second locking member 230 are in locking fit, so as to achieve the purpose of improving the strength of the connecting structure.

The utility model provides a connector assembly, refer to fig. 1 to 6, this connector assembly includes interconnect's male connector and female connector, one of them person is foretell connector 100 in male connector and the female connector, another person wherein is the electronic module's in the refrigeration plant connector 200, above-mentioned embodiment is referred to this connector 100's concrete structure, because this connector assembly has adopted all technical scheme of above-mentioned all embodiments, consequently all beneficial effects that the technical scheme that consequently has above-mentioned embodiment at least brought have, give unnecessary detail here one by one.

In this embodiment, the connector 100 has the second connecting portion 110b and the first terminal 120 located outside the container 500, and is connected to the connector 200 of the electronic module through the second connecting portion 110b, so that structural connection between the two connectors is realized, and electrical connection between the two internal and external components of the container 500 is also realized, and an additional embedded box is not required to be arranged to realize connection between the two components, thereby simplifying the connection structure, reducing the occupied space, and reducing the material cost.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the connector 200 of the electronic module includes a third connection portion 210 connected to the electronic module 400 and a second terminal 220 disposed inside the third connection portion 210; the third connecting portion 210 is inserted into and fixed with the second connecting portion 110b, so that the second terminal 220 is electrically connected to the first terminal 120.

It can be understood that the wire harness in the container 500 can be electrically connected to the first terminal 120, and the second connection portion 110b is inserted into and fixed with the third connection portion 210 of the connector 200 of the electronic module, so as to be electrically connected to the electronic module 400 outside the container.

In practical applications, the plugging form of the second connection part 110b and the third connection part 210 may be determined according to practical situations, for example, the second connection part 110b may be inserted into the third connection part 210, or the third connection part 210 may be inserted into the second connection part 110 b. The structures of the second connection portion 110b and the third connection portion 210 may be determined according to actual situations, and since the first terminal 120 and the second terminal 220 need to be protected and insulated, the structures of the second connection portion 110b and the third connection portion 210 may be a square structure or a cylindrical structure, and the like, so that the first terminal 120 and the second terminal 220 are wrapped, and the insulation safety is ensured while the structural reliability is improved.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the second connecting portion 110b is provided with a socket 111, and the third connecting portion 210 is inserted into the socket 111.

In this embodiment, an example of the insertion form of the second connection portion 110b and the third connection portion 210 is illustrated, a socket 111 is disposed in the second connection portion 110b, and the third connection portion 210 can be inserted into the socket 111 to realize an insertion connection with the second connection portion 110 b. It can be understood that, the outer radial dimension of the third connecting portion 210 is smaller than the inner radial dimension of the second connecting portion 110b, the first terminal 120 is located in the insertion opening 111, and the second terminal 120 is located in the third connecting portion 210, so that when the third connecting portion 210 is inserted into the insertion opening 111, the second terminal 120 can be smoothly contacted and conducted with the first terminal 120, and the electrical conduction function between the first terminal 120 and the electronic module 400 is realized.

Alternatively, the cross-sectional shape of the socket 111 may be square, circular, oval, or other shapes, etc.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the second connecting portion 110b is a cylindrical structure, the first terminal 120 is located in the inner cavity of the second connecting portion 110b, and a slot is formed between the inner walls of the first terminal 120 and the second connecting portion 110b, and the third connecting portion 210 is inserted into the slot.

In this embodiment, the second connection portion 110b is a cylindrical structure, and the second connection portion 110b is a hollow structure, and at this time, the first terminal 120 is located in the hollow structure, the outer wall of the first terminal 120 and the inner wall of the second connection portion 110b are arranged at an interval to form a slot structure, and the third connection portion 210 is inserted into the slot, so that the third connection portion 210 is clamped between the first terminal 120 and the second connection portion 110b, and the insertion fixing function of the second connection portion 110b and the third connection portion 210 is ensured.

It is understood that the second terminal 220 is positioned inside the third connection portion 210, and alternatively, the second terminal 220 is spaced apart from the inner wall of the third connection portion 210, and when the third connection portion 210 is sandwiched between the first terminal 120 and the second connection portion 110b, the second terminal 220 can be smoothly inserted into the first terminal 120 and connected in contact with the first terminal 120, thereby achieving an electrical conduction function.

Alternatively, the outer surface of the third connecting portion 210 abuts against the inner surface of the second connecting portion 110b, and the inner surface of the third connecting portion 210 abuts against the outer surface of the first terminal 120. In this embodiment, the third connecting portion 210 is clamped between the outer wall of the first terminal 120 and the inner wall of the second connecting portion 110b, and the first terminal 120 and the second connecting portion 110b simultaneously apply a supporting force to the inner side and the outer side of the third connecting portion 210, so that the connection reliability between the third connecting portion 210 and the second connecting portion 110b is further improved, and the connection stability between the connector 200 of the electronic module and the connector 100 is further ensured.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a sealing ring 300 is disposed between the second connecting portion 110b and the third connecting portion 210.

It can be understood that the sealing ring 300 plays a role of fastening the second connection part 110b and the third connection part 210. Optionally, the sealing ring 300 is in interference fit with both the second connecting portion 110b and the third connecting portion 210, so as to further improve the connection strength of the two plug connectors.

In practical applications, the installation form of the sealing ring 300 may be determined according to actual situations, for example, an installation groove may be provided on the inner wall of the second connecting portion 110b to install the sealing ring 300, or an installation groove may be provided on the outer wall of the third connecting portion 210 to install the sealing ring 300.

Alternatively, the outer circumferential wall of the third connecting portion 210 is provided with a mounting groove 211, the sealing ring 300 is disposed in the mounting groove 211, and the sealing ring 300 is in interference fit with the inner surface of the second connecting portion 110 b. In this embodiment, the sealing ring 300 is installed by arranging the installation groove 211 on the outer peripheral wall of the third connection portion 210, and compared with the installation groove on the inner wall of the second connection portion 110b, the operation is more convenient and the installation is more convenient for the user.

Alternatively, the mounting groove 211 may be provided as an annular groove surrounding the outer circumferential wall of the third connection portion 210.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the outer wall of the second connecting portion 110b is provided with a first buckle element 130, the outer wall of the third connecting portion 210 is provided with a second buckle element 230, and when the third connecting portion 210 is inserted into and fixed with the second connecting portion 110b, the first buckle element 130 and the second buckle element 230 are held together.

In this embodiment, the first locking member 130 and the second locking member 230 are arranged to cooperate with each other, so as to further improve the reliability of the connection between the second connecting portion 110b and the third connecting portion 210.

In an embodiment, the first locking member 130 includes two position-limiting plates 131 disposed on the outer wall of the second connecting portion 110b and first locking portions 132 respectively disposed on the two position-limiting plates 131, and the two first locking portions 132 are disposed opposite to each other; the second fastening member 230 includes a guide plate 231 disposed on an outer wall of the third connecting portion 210, and two second fastening portions 232 are respectively disposed on two opposite sides of the guide plate 231; the guide plate 231 is slidably inserted between the two position-limiting plates 131, so that the two second fastening portions 232 are correspondingly fastened to the two first fastening portions 132.

In this embodiment, the structure of the first buckle element 130 and the second buckle element 230 is illustrated, the first buckle element 130 includes two opposite limiting plates 131 and first buckling parts 132 respectively disposed on the two limiting plates 131, when the third connecting part 210 is inserted into the second connecting part 110b, the third connecting part 210 drives the guide plate 231 of the second buckle element 230 to be inserted between the two limiting plates 131, and further drives the two second buckling parts 232 to be correspondingly buckled with the two first buckling parts 132, so as to realize the buckling and fixing of the second buckle element 230 and the first buckle element 130.

Further, two opposite side walls of the second connecting portion 110b are both provided with the first buckling member 130, and two opposite side walls of the third connecting portion 210 are both provided with the second buckling member 230; when the third connecting portion 210 and the second connecting portion 110b are inserted and fixed, the two first locking parts 130 and the two corresponding second locking parts 230 are locked.

In this embodiment, two sets of the first locking member 130 and the second locking member 230 are disposed oppositely, when the third connecting portion 210 is fixedly inserted into the second connecting portion 110b, the second locking members 230 respectively disposed at two sides are also locked with the two corresponding first locking members 130, so that the two sides are stressed uniformly, and the connection stability between the connector 100 and the connector 200 of the electronic module is further improved.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first terminal 120 includes a plurality of first plugs 121 arranged at intervals and a plurality of first conductive members 122, and each first plug 121 is provided with one first conductive member 122 therein;

the second terminal 220 includes a plurality of second insertion holes 221 arranged at intervals and a plurality of second conductive members 222, one second conductive member 222 is disposed in each second insertion hole 221, and the second conductive members 222 are used for electrically connecting with the electronic module 400;

the plurality of first plugs 121 are correspondingly inserted into the plurality of second insertion holes 221, and the plurality of second conductive members 222 are correspondingly inserted into the plurality of first plugs 121 to be in contact connection with the corresponding first conductive members 122.

In this embodiment, a connection structure of the first terminal 120 and the second terminal 220 is described, in which a plurality of first plugs 121 in the first terminal 120 are inserted into and mated with second insertion holes 221 in the second terminal 220, so that a second conductive member 222 in the second terminal 220 is inserted into the first plugs 121 and contacts with the first conductive member 122 to achieve an electrical connection function.

As can be appreciated, one end of the first conductive member 122 is used for connecting the wire harness in the tank, and the other end is inserted in the first plug 121; one end of the second conductive member 222 is electrically connected to the electronic module 400, and the other end is inserted into the second insertion hole 221, when the second connection portion 110b is inserted into the third connection portion 210, the first plug 121 is inserted into the second insertion hole 221, so that the second conductive member 222 is in contact with the first conductive member 122 for conduction, thereby achieving the function of electrically connecting the wire harness in the container 500 to the electronic module 400 outside the container 500.

The utility model discloses still provide a refrigeration plant, refer to fig. 1 to 8, this refrigeration plant includes the box, locates case courage 500 and connector 100 in the box, and above-mentioned embodiment is referred to this connector 100's concrete structure, because this refrigeration plant has adopted the whole technical scheme of above-mentioned all embodiments, consequently has all beneficial effects that the technical scheme of above-mentioned embodiment brought at least, and here is no longer repeated one by one. Wherein, the box container 500 sets up with the box interval and forms the heat preservation chamber, and first connecting portion 110a of connector 100 is located the heat preservation chamber, and one side that the box container 500 deviates from the heat preservation chamber is located to second connecting portion 110 b.

Alternatively, the refrigeration device may be a refrigerator, freezer, wine cabinet, fresh food cabinet, medical cabinet, cold chain car, or the like.

It can be understood that, the inboard of case courage 500 is the one side of keeping away from storage space, the outside of case courage 500 is the one side that is close to storage space, it is thermal-insulated in order to keep warm to storage space, set up heat preservation chamber (like the foaming layer) between case courage 500 and box, connector 100 wears to establish the inside and outside both sides of case courage, its one end that is located the inboard of case courage 500 is used for being connected with the power of refrigerator or main control board isotructure electricity, the one end that is located the outside of case courage 500 is the interface that can external other electronic module's connector. The embodiment simplifies the connection of the inner and outer parts of the tank container 500, simplifies the connection structure and reduces the occupied space.

The utility model discloses still provide a refrigeration plant, refer to fig. 7 and 8, this refrigeration plant includes case courage 500, main control board 600, the bus pencil 700 of being connected with main control board 600, electronic module 400 and connector assembly, and above-mentioned embodiment is referred to this connector assembly's concrete structure, because this refrigeration plant has adopted the whole technical scheme of above-mentioned all embodiments, consequently has all beneficial effects that the technical scheme of above-mentioned embodiment brought at least, and the repeated description is not repeated here one by one again. The bus harness 700 is disposed inside the cabinet 500, the connector 100 connects the bus harness 700 and the connector 200 of the electronic module, and the connector 200 of the electronic module is connected to the electronic module 400.

It can be understood that various loads 800 such as a fan, a light box, a display screen, etc. may be provided inside the refrigeration device, and each load 800 may be located at a different position, so as to avoid that the wiring harness is complicated and cumbersome due to one main control board 600 controlling all loads 800, the main control board 600 of the refrigeration device may be connected to the bus wiring harness 700, and then different loads 800 may be connected to the bus wiring harness 700 or the electronic module 400 (e.g., a patch panel module) controlling the loads 800 may be connected to the bus wiring harness 700, so as to simplify the structure of the main control board 600 and facilitate independent control of the corresponding loads 800. Based on this, the connector 100 in the connector assembly in this embodiment connects the bus harness 700 with the connector 200 of the electronic module, and the connector 200 of the electronic module connects the corresponding electronic module 400, so that the purpose of connecting the electronic module 400 to the bus harness 700 is achieved by connecting the two connectors, and the purpose of communication connection between the electronic module 400 and the main control board 600 is achieved.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the electronic module 400 is a load 800. It can be understood that the connector assembly may be applied to a scenario where the load 800 is directly connected to the bus harness 700, in this way, the load 800 may have a control chip built therein, and the load 800 is directly connected to the bus harness 700 through the connector assembly, so as to implement communication connection between the main control board 600 and the load 800.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the electronic module 400 is an adapter plate module, and the refrigeration apparatus further includes at least two loads 800, and the adapter plate module connects the at least two loads 800. It can be understood that the main control board 600 and the patch panel module are connected through the connector assembly, and the corresponding patch panel module controls the corresponding load 800, thereby implementing the function of independently controlling the load 800 by the patch panel module.

Alternatively, the patch panel module may include a circuit board and a control chip mounted on the circuit board, the control chip is used for receiving and transmitting signals, and the patch panel module may be connected to the load 800 as a driving control module of the load 800.

The above only is the preferred embodiment of the present invention, not limiting the scope of the present invention, all the equivalent structure changes made by the contents of the specification and the drawings under the inventive concept of the present invention, or the direct/indirect application in other related technical fields are included in the patent protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A connector, characterized in that, applied to a tank of a refrigeration appliance, said connector comprises:

the first cover shell comprises a sealing panel, a first connecting part and a second connecting part, wherein the first connecting part and the second connecting part are respectively arranged on two sides of the sealing panel; and

a first terminal disposed in the first housing.

2. The connector of claim 1, wherein the sealing panel is configured to be in sealing connection with an inner wall surface of the tank liner, the first connecting portion is located on an inner side of the tank liner, the second connecting portion is located on an outer side of the tank liner, and the retaining portion is configured to abut against an outer wall surface of the tank liner.

3. The connector of claim 2, wherein the second connecting portion has a cylindrical structure, and one end of the first terminal is disposed in the first connecting portion and the other end is disposed in the inner cavity of the second connecting portion.

4. The connector of claim 3, wherein said first terminal includes a plurality of first plugs spaced apart from one another in said second connecting portion and a plurality of first electrically conductive members, one of said first electrically conductive members being disposed in each of said first plugs.

5. The connector of claim 2, wherein the outer wall of the second connecting portion is provided with a first snap.

6. A connector according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the side of the sealing panel facing the tank is provided with a sealing layer.

7. A connector assembly comprising a male connector and a female connector connected to one another, one of the male connector and the female connector being a connector as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 6, the other being a connector of an electronics module in the refrigeration appliance.

8. The connector assembly of claim 7, wherein the connector of the electronic module includes a third connection portion connected to the electronic module and a second terminal disposed inside the third connection portion;

the third connecting portion and the second connecting portion are fixedly inserted, so that the second terminal is electrically connected with the first terminal.

9. The connector assembly of claim 8, wherein the second connecting portion is provided with a socket, and the third connecting portion is inserted into the socket.

10. The connector assembly of claim 9, wherein a seal is disposed between the second and third connecting portions.

11. The connector assembly of claim 10, wherein the outer peripheral wall of the third connecting portion is provided with a mounting groove for mounting the sealing ring, the sealing ring being in interference fit with the inner surface of the second connecting portion.

12. The connector assembly according to any one of claims 9 to 11, wherein the outer wall of the second connecting portion is provided with a first snap-fit member, and the outer wall of the third connecting portion is provided with a second snap-fit member for snap-fitting with the first snap-fit member.

13. The connector assembly according to claim 12, wherein the first latch includes two retaining plates disposed on an outer wall of the second connecting portion and first latch portions respectively disposed on the two retaining plates, the two first latch portions being disposed opposite to each other;

14. The connector assembly of any one of claims 9 to 11, wherein said first terminal includes a plurality of first plugs spaced apart and a plurality of first electrically conductive members, one of said first electrically conductive members being disposed within each of said first plugs;

15. A refrigeration apparatus comprising a cabinet, a cabinet bladder provided in the cabinet, and a connector according to any one of claims 1 to 6;

the box container and the box body are arranged at intervals to form a heat preservation cavity, the first connecting portion of the connector is located in the heat preservation cavity, and the second connecting portion is located on one side, deviating from the heat preservation cavity, of the box container.

16. A refrigeration appliance comprising a cabinet, a main control board, a bus harness connected to the main control board, an electronic module, and the connector assembly of any one of claims 7 to 14;

17. The refrigeration appliance according to claim 16 wherein said electronic module is a load;

or, the electronic module is an adapter plate module, the refrigeration equipment further comprises at least two loads, and the adapter plate module is connected with the at least two loads.