CN219477085U - Combined connector - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a combined connector, which comprises a fixed bracket and a plurality of connector monomers arranged on the fixed bracket, wherein the longitudinal sizes of the connector monomers are consistent, the connector monomers are transversely and sequentially connected into a first connector row, and each connector monomer is provided with a first side wall and a second side wall which are transversely opposite; the first side wall is provided with a first slot, the second side wall is provided with a first inserting block, the first inserting blocks and the first slots on the two adjacent connector monomers are correspondingly inserted, and at least two connector monomers are detachably connected with the fixing support. The combined connector provided by the utility model has the advantages that the number of the connector monomers can be flexibly increased or decreased according to the number of the wire harnesses of specific vehicle types, so that the compatibility is improved, the structure is simple, the connector monomers are convenient and quick to assemble, disassemble and replace, and the problem of cost waste caused by repeated development of the connector monomers with different structures or sizes can be avoided.

Description

Combined connector

Technical Field

The utility model belongs to the technical field of vehicle wire harness arrangement, and particularly relates to a combined connector.

Background

The wire-to-wire connector is a wire harness connecting and fixing member used in a large amount for a vehicle electrical system, wherein a cabin, a cabin and instrument wire harnesses are assembled below a vehicle A column, the wire harnesses are large and disordered, and therefore the area belongs to a disaster area with disordered lines, and improvement is needed.

At present, aiming at the concentrated area of the wire harness below the A column, the types of fixing hole sites and connectors required by different vehicle types are different, so that a common wiring method is to develop a connector bracket according to the space pertinence of an actual vehicle type to fix the connector, but the mode can additionally increase the development cost of the connector bracket, is limited by the size of the connector bracket, and has extremely high connector replacement difficulty; because the compatibility of the connector fixing support is low, an adaptive support structure needs to be repeatedly developed according to the vehicle type, so that the development cost is wasted.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the utility model provides a combined connector, which aims to improve the fixing compatibility of the connector and avoid the problem of cost waste caused by repeated development of the connector.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme: in a first aspect, a combined connector is provided, including a fixing bracket and a plurality of connector units disposed on the fixing bracket, wherein the longitudinal dimensions of the connector units are consistent, and the connector units are connected in sequence in a transverse direction to form a first connector row, and each connector unit has a first side wall and a second side wall which are opposite in the transverse direction; the first side wall is provided with a first slot, the second side wall is provided with a first inserting block, the first inserting blocks and the first slots on the two adjacent connector monomers are correspondingly inserted, and at least two connector monomers are detachably connected with the fixing support.

With reference to the first aspect, in one possible implementation manner, the first connector row includes at least two connector monomers; when the number of the connector monomers is two, the two connector monomers are first monomers; when the number of the connector monomers is more than two, the two connector monomers positioned at the two ends of the first connector row are first monomers, and the connector monomer positioned between the two first monomers is a second monomer; wherein, two first monomers are all with fixed bolster detachable connection.

In some embodiments, a second slot is formed on a third side wall, between the first side wall and the second side wall, of the first monomer, two second inserting blocks which are respectively inserted into the second slots on the two first monomers are formed on the fixed support, and a third slot which is inserted into the first inserting block of one of the first monomers is also formed on the fixed support.

The second plug block close to the third slot is a fixed plug block, the second plug block far away from the third slot is a floating plug block, and the floating plug block is slidably connected to the fixed bracket along the arrangement direction of the first connector row.

For example, the fixing bracket comprises a transverse plate and a folded plate which is bent and extended at one end of the transverse plate; wherein, be equipped with fixed inserted block and floating inserted block on the diaphragm, be equipped with the third slot on the folded plate.

In some embodiments, the transverse plate is provided with a sliding hole extending along the arrangement direction of the first connector row, two sides of the floating plug block are provided with clamping grooves, and the clamping grooves are clamped at the edges of the sliding hole to form sliding fit.

In one possible implementation manner, at least one second connector row is arranged between the first connector row and the fixed bracket, the second connector row is provided with connector monomers with the same number as the first connector row, two connector monomers positioned at two ends of the second connector row are third monomers, and the connector monomer positioned between the two third monomers is a second monomer; the third monomer is provided with a first slot, a first inserting block and a second slot, and a fourth slot is arranged on a fourth side wall of the third monomer opposite to the third side wall;

the fourth slot of the second connector row closest to the fixed support is correspondingly inserted with the two second inserting blocks, the fourth slot of the second connector row adjacent to the second connector row is correspondingly connected with the third slot of the first connector row through the transition support, and the fourth slot of the second connector row farthest from the fixed support is correspondingly connected with the third slot of the first connector row through the transition support.

The first slot, the second slot, the third slot and the fourth slot are T-shaped slots, and T-shaped structures are arranged at two ends of the first plug block, the second plug block and the transition support and are suitable for being in plug-in fit with the T-shaped slots.

For example, the transition support is provided with ventilation holes at the location between the two T-shaped structures.

In some embodiments, the connector unit includes a connector body and a housing surrounding the connector body; the connector body is a high-frequency connector or a low-voltage connector.

The combined connector provided by the utility model has the beneficial effects that: compared with the prior art, the combined connector has the advantages that the longitudinal dimension of the connector monomers is designed consistently, the first slots and the first plug blocks on the two transverse side walls of the connector monomers are matched, the transverse arrangement and the plug connection of the connector monomers can be realized, after at least two connector monomers are detachably connected with the fixed support, the fixed support is only required to be connected with the part to be installed, the number of the connector monomers can be flexibly increased or decreased according to the number of wire harnesses of a specific vehicle model, so that the compatibility is improved, the structure is simple, the connector monomers are convenient and quick to assemble, disassemble and replace, and the problem of cost waste caused by repeated development of the connector monomers with different structures or dimensions can be avoided.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of an assembly structure of a combined connector provided by an embodiment of the utility model, wherein the combined connector is provided with two rows of connector monomers;

fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of an explosion structure of a combined connector according to an embodiment of the present utility model when the combined connector has two rows of connector units;

fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of an assembly structure of a combined connector provided by an embodiment of the present utility model, wherein the combined connector has only two connector units;

fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of an assembly structure of a combined connector provided by an embodiment of the present utility model, wherein the combined connector has only one row of connector units;

fig. 5 is a schematic perspective view of a floating plug according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

In the figure: 10. a fixed bracket; 11. a cross plate; 110. a second insert block; 111. fixing the insert block; 112. a floating insert; 1121. a clamping groove; 113. a slide hole; 12. a folded plate; 121. a third slot; 20. a first connector row; 201. a first slot; 202. a first plug; 203. a second slot; 204. a fourth slot; 21. a first monomer; 22. a second monomer; 23. a third monomer; 30. a second connector row; 40. a transition support; 41. a T-shaped structure; 42. and (3) a vent hole.

Detailed Description

In order to make the technical problems, technical schemes and beneficial effects to be solved more clear, the utility model is further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the utility model.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "disposed on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or be indirectly on the other element. It should be understood that the terms "longitudinal," "transverse," and the like indicate a position or a positional relationship based on that shown in the drawings, and are merely for convenience in describing the present utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the apparatus or element to be referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present utility model. The features defining "first", "second" may include explicitly or implicitly one or several of such features. In the description of the present utility model, the meaning of "a plurality" or "a number" means two or more, unless specifically defined otherwise.

Referring to fig. 1 to 4, a description will be given of a combined connector according to the present utility model. The combined connector comprises a fixed bracket 10 and a plurality of connector monomers arranged on the fixed bracket 10, wherein the longitudinal sizes of the connector monomers are consistent, and the connector monomers are transversely connected in sequence to form a first connector row 20, and each connector monomer is provided with a first side wall and a second side wall which are transversely opposite; wherein, a first slot 201 is arranged on the first side wall, a first inserting block 202 is arranged on the second side wall, the first inserting blocks 202 and the first slots 201 on two adjacent connector monomers are correspondingly inserted, and at least two connector monomers are detachably connected with the fixed support 10.

It should be noted that, in the present embodiment, the distance between the first side wall and the second side wall of the connector unit may be understood as a lateral dimension, and the longitudinal dimension corresponding to the lateral dimension (or understood as the thickness of the connector unit) is a fixed value, that is, the longitudinal dimension of the connector unit is fixed, thereby ensuring the alignment of the plurality of connector units after being connected in a row, and each connector unit may have a different lateral dimension according to its own high frequency, low voltage, and other characteristics.

In this embodiment, the first slot 201 and the first insert block 202 may be of a T-type, a dovetail-type, or a multi-semi-cylindrical type capable of implementing corresponding plugging, and in the case that the number of connector monomers is large, two connector monomers at two ends of the first connector row 20 may be connected to the fixing bracket 10, or two connector monomers located in the middle may be connected to the fixing bracket 10, or one end and one middle connector monomer are added to be connected to the fixing bracket 10; of course, the number of connector units connected to the fixing bracket 10 is not limited to two, but may be more, and particularly, the connection reliability can be improved for a case where the number of connector units is large.

In this embodiment, the detachable connection between the connector unit and the fixing support 10 may be by means of the first slot 201 or the first plug 202 (the fixing support 10 is provided with a corresponding plug structure), or may be additionally provided with a plug structure for connection, or may be directly screwed and fixed.

Compared with the prior art, the combined connector provided by the embodiment has the advantages that the longitudinal dimension of the connector monomers is designed consistently, the first slots 201 and the first plug blocks 202 on the two lateral side walls of the connector monomers are matched, the lateral arrangement and the insertion of the connector monomers can be realized, at least two connector monomers are utilized to be detachably connected with the fixed support 10, the fixed support 10 is only required to be connected with a part to be installed, the number of the connector monomers can be flexibly increased or decreased according to the number of wire harnesses of specific vehicle types, the compatibility is improved, the structure is simple, the connector monomers are convenient and rapid to assemble, disassemble and replace, and the problem of cost waste caused by repeated development of connector monomers of different structures or dimensions can be avoided.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, the first connector row 20 includes at least two connector units; referring to fig. 3, when the number of connector monomers is two, both connector monomers are the first monomer 21; referring to fig. 4, when the number of connector monomers is more than two, two connector monomers positioned at both ends of the first connector row 20 are first monomers 21, and a connector monomer positioned between the two first monomers 21 is a second monomer 22; wherein, two first monomers 21 are detachably connected with the fixed bracket 10.

That is, when the first connector row 20 has two connector units, the two connector units only need to be directly plugged by the first unit 21 with the same structure and are respectively connected with the fixing bracket 10, when the number of the connector units is three or more, the two connector units located at two ends of the first connector row 20 adopt the structure form of the first unit 21, the middle connector unit adopts the structure form of the second unit 22, that is, the second unit 22 only needs to be provided with the first slot 201 and the first plug 202, and the first unit 21 only needs to be provided with the plugging structure or the screw structure connected with the fixing bracket 10, thereby, the combined connection of the first connector row 20 with any number of connector units can be satisfied by adopting the structure of the two connector units, and the compatibility is improved.

As a specific connection structure between the first monomer 21 and the fixing bracket 10, as will be understood with reference to fig. 2, a second slot 203 is disposed on a third side wall of the first monomer 21 between the first side wall and the second side wall, two second inserting blocks 110 respectively corresponding to the second slots 203 on the two first monomers 21 are disposed on the fixing bracket 10, and a third slot 121 corresponding to the first inserting block 202 of one of the first monomers 21 is also disposed on the fixing bracket 10.

The first single body 21 is fixedly inserted into the second inserting block 110 at the corresponding position on the fixed support 10 through the second inserting groove 203, and meanwhile, the second inserting groove 203 which is not inserted into the first inserting block 202 on one of the first single bodies 21 is inserted into the second inserting block 110 on the fixed support 10, so that the connection reliability of the first connector row 20 and the fixed support 10 can be improved, and meanwhile, the convenience in disassembly, assembly and replacement of the connector single bodies can be improved by adopting a plug-in connection mode.

It should be noted that, referring to fig. 2, in the present embodiment, the second insert block 110 close to the third slot 121 is a fixed insert block 111, the second insert block 110 far from the third slot 121 is a floating insert block 112, and the floating insert block 112 is slidably connected to the fixed bracket 10 along the arrangement direction of the first connector row 20.

Since the number of the connector monomers is different, the distance between the two first monomers 21 will be changed, so in order to meet the insertion compatibility between the two first monomers 21 and the fixed bracket 10, one of the second inserting blocks 110 is arranged in a form capable of sliding on the fixed bracket 10, so that the distance between the second inserting blocks and the fixed inserting blocks 111 can be adjusted by sliding the floating inserting blocks 112, thereby ensuring that the second inserting grooves 203 on the two first monomers 21 can be respectively correspondingly inserted with the fixed inserting blocks 111 and the floating inserting blocks 112, improving the compatibility of the fixed bracket 10, and avoiding the repeated development of the fixed bracket 10 and the increase of the cost.

As a specific structure of the fixing bracket 10, referring to fig. 2, the fixing bracket 10 includes a transverse plate 11 and a folded plate 12 bent and extended at one end of the transverse plate 11; wherein, fixed insert block 111 and floating insert block 112 are arranged on the transverse plate 11, and third slot 121 is arranged on the folded plate 12.

The fixing support 10 can be a sheet metal bending piece or an injection molding piece, and the folded plate 12 and the transverse plate 11 form an L-shaped structure, so that the structural strength of the fixing support can be improved, structural foundations are provided for the second slot 203 and the two second inserting blocks 110, the fixing support is simple in structure, occupies no space basically, and saves cost.

Specifically, as will be understood from fig. 2 and 5, in this embodiment, the transverse plate 11 is provided with a sliding hole 113 extending along the arrangement direction of the first connector row 20, two sides of the floating plug block 112 are provided with clamping grooves 1121, and the clamping grooves 1121 are clamped at the edges of the sliding hole 113 to form a sliding fit. Through setting up draw-in groove 1121 and slide hole 113's both sides edge portion respectively with floating plug 112 and carry out the joint, be equivalent to floating plug 112 and slide hole 113 complex position and form into I shape structure, not only can avoid floating plug 112 to drop, can realize floating plug 112's slip on diaphragm 11 moreover, simple structure is stable, and the processing cost of manufacture is low.

In some possible implementations, referring to fig. 1 and 2, at least one second connector row 30 is disposed between the first connector row 20 and the fixing bracket 10, the second connector row 30 has the same number of connector monomers as the first connector row 20, two connector monomers at two ends of the second connector row 30 are third monomers 23, and a connector monomer between the two third monomers 23 is a second monomer 22; the third monomer 23 has a first slot 201, a first insert block 202, and a second slot 203, and a fourth slot 204 is disposed on a fourth side wall of the third monomer 23 opposite to the third side wall;

the fourth slot 204 of the second connector row 30 closest to the fixing bracket 10 is correspondingly plugged with the two second plug blocks 110, the fourth slot 204 and the third slot 121 of the adjacent two second connector rows 30 are correspondingly connected through the transition bracket 40, and the fourth slot 204 of the second connector row 30 farthest from the fixing bracket 10 is correspondingly connected with the third slot 121 of the first connector row 20 through the transition bracket 40.

It should be understood that when the number of connector units is large, the first connector row 20 will occupy a large lateral space for installation arrangement limitation, so that for the case of large number of connector units, the second connector row 30 may be arranged in multiple rows, i.e. between the first connector row 20 and the fixing bracket 10; therefore, the transverse dimension of the overall structure is reduced, the longitudinal dimension is increased, and the method is more suitable for the space layout of the A column of the vehicle.

Of course, in order to realize the connection between the second connector row 30 and the first connector row 20, a connector unit having a third structure, that is, a third unit 23, is added, the third unit 23 has a fourth slot 204 on a fourth side wall with respect to the second unit 22, and then the third slot 121 and the fourth slot 204 which are longitudinally aligned with the first connector row 20 and the second connector row are plugged and connected by adopting the transition bracket 40.

Optionally, in this embodiment, the first slot 201, the second slot 203, the third slot 121, and the fourth slot 204 are T-shaped slots, two ends of the first insert 202, the second insert 110, and the transition support 40 are respectively provided with a T-shaped structure 41, and the T-shaped structure 41 and the T-shaped slots are adapted to be in plug-in fit. The T-shaped structure 41 is matched with the T-shaped groove for insertion and connection, and the disassembly and assembly are simple and quick, and in order to ensure the reliability of the insertion and connection, the insertion and connection between the T-shaped groove and the T-shaped structure 41 are preferably in tight fit connection.

In order to further improve the heat dissipation performance between two adjacent second connector rows 30, the first connector row 20 and the second connector row 30, in the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, the transition bracket 40 is provided with ventilation holes 42 at a position between two T-shaped structures 41.

It should be understood that, in the present embodiment, the connector unit includes a connector body and a housing covering the connector body; the connector body is a high-frequency connector or a low-voltage connector. The first, second and third monomers 21, 22 and 23 are different from each other in terms of the structure of the package, and are not different from each other in terms of the structure of the connector body; the sealing shell with consistent longitudinal dimension and different transverse dimension is designed for the high-frequency connector or the low-voltage connector, so that the plug-in combined connection mode is met, and the compatibility is improved.

The foregoing description of the preferred embodiments of the utility model is not intended to be limiting, but rather is intended to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and principles of the utility model.

Claims (10)

1. The combined connector is characterized by comprising a fixed bracket (10) and a plurality of connector monomers arranged on the fixed bracket (10), wherein the longitudinal sizes of the connector monomers are consistent, and the connector monomers are transversely connected into a first connector row (20) in sequence, and each connector monomer is provided with a first lateral wall and a second lateral wall which are transversely opposite; the connector comprises a first side wall and a second side wall, wherein a first slot (201) is formed in the first side wall, a first inserting block (202) is arranged on the second side wall, the first inserting blocks (202) on two adjacent connector monomers are correspondingly inserted into the first slots (201), and at least two connector monomers are detachably connected with a fixing support (10).

2. The modular connector of claim 1, wherein the first connector row (20) comprises at least two of the connector cells; when the number of the connector monomers is two, the two connector monomers are first monomers (21); when the number of the connector monomers is more than two, the two connector monomers positioned at the two ends of the first connector row (20) are first monomers (21), and the connector monomers positioned between the two first monomers (21) are second monomers (22);

wherein, two first monomers (21) are detachably connected with the fixed bracket (10).

3. The combined connector as claimed in claim 2, wherein a second slot (203) is formed in a third side wall of the first single body (21) between the first side wall and the second side wall, two second inserting blocks (110) which are respectively inserted into the second slots (203) of the two first single bodies (21) are formed in the fixed support (10), and a third slot (121) which is inserted into the first inserting block (202) of one of the first single bodies (21) is formed in the fixed support (10).

4. A modular connector as claimed in claim 3, wherein the second plug (110) adjacent to the third slot (121) is a fixed plug (111), and the second plug (110) remote from the third slot (121) is a floating plug (112), and the floating plug (112) is slidably connected to the fixed bracket (10) along the arrangement direction of the first connector row (20).

5. The combination connector of claim 4, wherein the fixing bracket (10) comprises a transverse plate (11) and a folded plate (12) bent and extended at one end of the transverse plate (11); the transverse plate (11) is provided with the fixed plug block (111) and the floating plug block (112), and the folded plate (12) is provided with the third slot (121).

6. The combined connector as claimed in claim 5, wherein the transverse plate (11) is provided with sliding holes (113) extending along the arrangement direction of the first connector rows (20), two sides of the floating plug block (112) are provided with clamping grooves (1121), and the clamping grooves (1121) are clamped with edges of the sliding holes (113) to form sliding fit.

7. A modular connector as claimed in claim 3, wherein at least one second connector row (30) is provided between the first connector row (20) and the fixed bracket (10), the second connector row (30) having the same number of connector units as the first connector row (20), two of the connector units located at both ends of the second connector row (30) being third units (23), the connector units located between the two third units (23) being the second units (22); the third monomer (23) is provided with the first slot (201), the first plug (202) and the second slot (203), and a fourth slot (204) is arranged on a fourth side wall of the third monomer (23) opposite to the third side wall;

the fourth slots (204) of the second connector row (30) closest to the fixing support (10) are correspondingly plugged with two second plug blocks (110), the fourth slots (204) of the adjacent two second connector rows (30) and the third slots (121) are correspondingly connected through transition supports (40), and the fourth slots (204) of the second connector row (30) furthest from the fixing support (10) are correspondingly connected with the third slots (121) of the first connector row (20) through the transition supports (40).

8. The combination connector of claim 7, wherein the first slot (201), the second slot (203), the third slot (121), and the fourth slot (204) are T-shaped slots, and the first plug block (202) and the second plug block (110), and the two ends of the transition support (40) are provided with T-shaped structures (41), and the T-shaped structures (41) and the T-shaped slots are adapted for plugging engagement.

9. A modular connector according to claim 8, wherein the transition bracket (40) is provided with ventilation holes (42) at a location between two of the T-shaped structures (41).

10. The modular connector of any of claims 1-9, wherein the connector unit comprises a connector body and a capsule surrounding the connector body; wherein the connector body is a high frequency connector or a low voltage connector.