Disclosure of Invention
In view of the above, the present utility model provides an inverter apparatus for solving the above problems.
The utility model provides an inverter device, which comprises a shell, a circuit board, a light guide member and a sealing element. The shell is provided with a containing cavity; the circuit board is accommodated in the accommodating cavity, and the circuit board is electrically connected with the light-emitting unit; the light guide member is detachably connected to the shell and comprises a first part and a second part connected with the first part, the first part is covered on the light emitting unit, and the second part is exposed on the shell; the sealing member encloses and locates the periphery of lighting unit and set up in first portion with between the circuit board, first portion with the circuit board all with the sealing member butt.
In some possible embodiments, the surface of the seal facing the first portion is provided with a first glue layer, which is glued to the first portion.
In some possible embodiments, a surface of the sealing member facing the circuit board is provided with a second adhesive layer, and the second adhesive layer is bonded to the circuit board.
In some possible embodiments, the sealing member encloses a circle to form a through groove, the surface of the first portion facing the light emitting unit is provided with a groove, the groove is communicated with the through groove, and the light emitting unit penetrates through the through groove and is at least partially accommodated in the groove.
In some possible embodiments, the seal may be foam or silicone.
In some possible embodiments, the light guide member further includes a third portion, one end of the third portion, which is close to the circuit board, is connected to the first portion, one end of the third portion, which is far away from the circuit board, is connected to the second portion, and the first portion and the second portion are respectively disposed on two opposite sides of the third portion.
In some possible embodiments, the first portion is provided with a first connection portion, and the inner wall of the housing is provided with a second connection portion, and the first connection portion is detachably connected with the second connection portion.
In some possible embodiments, one of the first connection portion and the second connection portion is a buckle, and the other is a clamping groove.
In some possible embodiments, a set of first connection portions is respectively disposed on two opposite sides of the first portion, two sets of second connection portions are disposed on the housing corresponding to the first connection portions, and each set of first connection portions is detachably connected with the corresponding second connection portion.
In some possible embodiments, the light emitting units have a plurality, a plurality of the light emitting units are arranged at intervals, and the sealing member is arranged around the periphery of the plurality of the light emitting units.
In the inverter device provided by the utility model, the light guide member is detachably connected to the shell, the first part of the light guide member covers the light emitting unit, and the light emitted by the light emitting unit is led out through the second part of the light guide member, so that the light guide of the light emitting unit is realized. The sealing member is arranged on the periphery of the light-emitting unit in a surrounding mode and is respectively abutted to the first part and the circuit board, namely, the sealing member fills a gap between the first part and the circuit board. The contravariant equipment is in the encapsulating in-process, and sealing member can block that part glue from penetrating on the light emitting unit through the clearance of first portion and circuit board to be favorable to keeping the light emitting unit sealed between first portion and circuit board, make the light of light emitting unit not receive the influence of glue, the light of light emitting unit can normally derive.
Detailed Description
The following description of the embodiments of the present utility model will be made clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is apparent that the embodiments described are only some embodiments of the present utility model, but not all embodiments.
It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "fixed to" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "disposed on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present.
Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this utility model belongs. The terminology used herein in the description of the utility model is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the utility model.
Light guide columns are generally arranged in the electronic equipment (such as an inverter) so as to guide out light rays emitted by a light source in the electronic equipment, and the display function of an indicator lamp of the electronic equipment is met, so that the working condition of each module of the electronic equipment can be more intuitively known. In the related art, a circuit board of the micro inverter is accommodated in a housing, and a light guide column is connected to an inner wall of the housing and one end of the light guide column is exposed out of the housing, so that light emitted by a lamp bead on the circuit board is led out. However, since the light guide column is connected to the housing and detachably connected to the lamp beads, a gap exists between the light guide column and the lamp beads, and the inverter needs to be fully filled with glue, so that heat generated by the heating element on the circuit board is transferred to the metal housing of the inverter, and heat dissipation is realized. In the process of filling the glue, part of the glue can enter the gap and cover the lamp beads, so that light rays emitted by the lamp beads cannot be led out.
In view of this, an embodiment of the present utility model provides an inverter apparatus including a housing, a circuit board, a light guide member, and a sealing member. The shell is provided with a containing cavity; the circuit board is accommodated in the accommodating cavity and is electrically connected with the light-emitting unit; the light guide member is detachably connected to the shell and comprises a first part and a second part connected with the first part, the first part is covered on the light emitting unit, and the second part is exposed on the shell; the sealing member is arranged on the periphery of the light-emitting unit in a surrounding mode and arranged between the first portion and the circuit board, and the first portion and the circuit board are in butt joint with the sealing member.
In the inverter device provided by the above-mentioned scheme, the light guiding member is detachably connected to the housing, the first portion in the light guiding member covers the light emitting unit, and the light emitted by the light emitting unit is led out through the second portion in the light guiding member, so that the light guiding of the light emitting unit is realized. The sealing member is arranged on the periphery of the light-emitting unit in a surrounding mode and is respectively abutted to the first part and the circuit board, namely, the sealing member fills a gap between the first part and the circuit board. The contravariant equipment is in the encapsulating in-process, and sealing member can block that part glue from penetrating on the light emitting unit through the clearance of first portion and circuit board to be favorable to keeping the light emitting unit sealed between first portion and circuit board, make the light of light emitting unit not receive the influence of glue, the light of light emitting unit can normally derive.
The present utility model will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments, in order to further explain the technical means and effects of the present utility model to achieve the intended purpose.
Referring to fig. 1 to 4, the present utility model provides an inverter apparatus 100, wherein the inverter apparatus 100 is a transformer for converting dc power into ac power. In the present embodiment, the inverter apparatus 100 may be an inverter module located in an electronic apparatus or a separately provided inverter, such as a low power inverter, a high power inverter, an inverter integrated machine in which high power inverter and low power inverter are integrated, or the like.
The inverter apparatus 100 includes a housing 10, a circuit board 20, a light guide member 30, and a seal 40. The housing 10 has a receiving chamber 13, and the circuit board 20 and the sealing member 40 are both received in the receiving chamber 13. The circuit board 20 is electrically connected with a light emitting unit 21. The light guiding member 30 covers the light emitting unit 21 and has one end exposed to the housing 10 to guide out the light emitted from the light emitting unit 21. The light emitting unit 21 is located at the edge of the circuit board 20, so that the distance from the circuit board 20 to the inner wall of the housing 10 is reduced, the structure of the light guide member 30 is reduced, and the light generated by the light emitting unit 21 can be rapidly guided out through the light guide member 30.
Referring to fig. 2 and 3, the housing 10 includes a first case 11 and a second case 12 connected to the first case 11, and the first case 11 and the second case 12 enclose a receiving chamber 13. In some embodiments, the first shell 11 is provided with a groove (not shown), the second shell 12 is a cover body covering the groove, and the first shell 11 and the second shell 12 may be fixed by clamping, bonding, welding or bolting. The general outline of the housing 10 is square. A plurality of power devices electrically connected with the circuit board 20 are also arranged in the cavity of the housing 10. The light guide member 30 is detachably connected with the housing 10. Compared with the fixing mode of the light guide member 30 thermally fused on the circuit board 20, the detachable connection mode of the light guide member 30 and the housing 10 is convenient for assembly of the production line, and is also beneficial for subsequent maintenance of the inverter device 100.
Referring to fig. 1, 4 and 5, a light hole 113 is formed in a sidewall of the first case 11, and the light guide member 30 guides out light of the light emitting unit 21 through the light hole 113. The light guide member 30 includes a first portion 31, a second portion 32, and a third portion 33 connected between the first portion 31 and the second portion 32. The first portion 31 covers the light emitting unit 21, the third portion 33 may be located at one side of the circuit board 20, and the second portion 32 extends into the light hole 113 and is exposed from the first housing 11. The first portion 31 is opposite to the light emitting unit 21, and light generated by the light emitting unit 21 is guided out of the accommodating chamber 13 through the third portion 33 and the second portion 32. The size of the light hole 113 is matched with the size of the second portion 32, and the size of the light hole 113 can be correspondingly adjusted according to the structure of the second portion 32. The shape of the light-transmitting hole 113 is substantially square.
In some embodiments, the light emitting unit 21 is disposed on the circuit board 20. In some embodiments, the light emitting units 21 have a plurality of light emitting units 21, the plurality of light emitting units 21 are spaced apart, and the sealing member 40 is disposed around the outer circumferences of the plurality of light emitting units 21 to seal the plurality of light emitting units 21 between the first portion 31 and the circuit board 20. The number of the light emitting units 21 may be set according to the light brightness required by the inverter device 100. In some embodiments, the light emitting unit 21 may be a lamp bead electrically connected to the circuit board 20. In this embodiment, three lamp beads are taken as an example. The direction in which three lamp beads are arranged side by side is defined as a first direction X. The first portion 31 extends along a first direction X. The second direction Y is perpendicular to the first direction X, and the first to third portions 31 to 33 are disposed along the second direction Y.
Referring to fig. 4 and 6, the sealing member 40 is disposed around the periphery of the light emitting unit 21 and between the first portion 31 and the circuit board 20, and both the first portion 31 and the circuit board 20 are abutted against the sealing member 40. The abutment means that the two components are in contact with each other and there is an abutment force between the two components, that is, there is an abutment force between the seal 40 and the first portion 31, and there is an abutment force between the seal 40 and the circuit board 20. In assembling the light guide member 30 and the circuit board 20, the light guide member 30 is first mounted on the first case 11, and then the first portion 31 of the light guide member 30 is directly aligned with the light emitting unit 21, and the sealing member 40 is disposed at the outer circumference of the light emitting unit 21 and fills the gap between the first portion 31 and the circuit board 20. In the glue filling process of the inverter device 100, the sealing member 40 can prevent part of glue from penetrating into the light-emitting unit 21 through the gap between the first portion 31 and the circuit board 20, so that the light-emitting unit 21 is favorably kept sealed between the first portion 31 and the circuit board 20, the light of the light-emitting unit 21 is not affected by the glue, and the light of the light-emitting unit 21 can be guided out normally.
In some embodiments, the surface of the seal 40 facing the first portion 31 is provided with a first glue layer (not shown). The sealing member 40 is adhered to the first portion 31 by a first adhesive layer, and fixation of the sealing member 40 and the first portion 31 is achieved. The arrangement of the first adhesive layer is beneficial to avoiding the dislocation of the sealing member 40 compared with the first part 31 in the subsequent assembly process, and the sealing effect on the light-emitting unit 21 is affected; meanwhile, during assembly, the sealing member 40 may be adhered to the corresponding position of the first portion 31 through the first adhesive layer, and then the light emitting unit 21 may be aligned for fixing, so as to improve the assembly efficiency. In some embodiments, the first adhesive layer may be specifically a double-sided tape that is formed by curing glue applied to the seal member 40 or directly bonded to the seal member 40.
In some embodiments, the surface of the sealing member 40 facing the circuit board 20 is provided with a second adhesive layer (not shown) that is bonded to the circuit board 20. During assembly, the sealing element 40 can be accurately fixed at the designated position of the circuit board 20 by the arrangement of the second adhesive layer, so that the sealing element 40 is prevented from being misplaced in the assembly process compared with the designated position of the circuit board 20, and the sealing effect on the light-emitting unit 21 is influenced or the light-emitting unit 21 is shielded to influence the light guiding.
Referring to fig. 4, 6 and 7, in some embodiments, the seal 40 is formed with a circular ring of through slots 41, the through slots 41 extending through opposite surfaces of the seal 40. The size of the through slot 41 is adapted to the size of the light emitting unit 21. In some embodiments, the through groove 41 is located at the center of the sealing member 40, so that the light emitting unit 21 can be located at the middle of the sealing member 40, and the sealing member 40 surrounding the light emitting unit 21 fills the gap between the first portion 31 and the circuit board 20 with the same width, which is beneficial to avoiding that when the local width of the sealing member 40 is smaller, the filling width distance between the first portion 31 and the circuit board 20 is too small, and during the assembly extrusion process, the sealing member 40 locally generates a small gap, which affects the tightness of the sealing member 40.
In some embodiments, the seal 40 is a unitary structure. The seal 40 is generally square in outline. Wherein the sealing member 40 is attached to the first portion 31 and is flush with an edge of the first portion 31.
Referring to fig. 4 and 5, in some embodiments, a surface of the first portion 31 facing the light emitting unit 21 is provided with a groove 311, the groove 311 is communicated with the through groove 41, and the light emitting unit 21 is disposed through the through groove 41 and at least partially accommodated in the groove 311, so that light emitted by the light emitting unit 21 can be directly transmitted to the second portion 32 through the first portion 31 and led out of the housing 10. The recess 311 is also beneficial to protect the light emitting unit 21 from being limited by the thickness of the sealing member 40 in the direction from the first portion 31 to the circuit board 20, and is beneficial to preventing the light emitting unit 21 from being damaged due to extrusion during the assembly process. The shape of the through groove 41 corresponds to the shape of the recess 311, i.e. the inner wall of the through groove 41 is flush with the inner wall of the recess 311, the shielding of the sealing member 40 from light emitted by the light emitting unit 21 to the inner wall of the recess 311 may be reduced, such that more light can be accumulated in the recess 311 by the light emitting unit 21 and guided out through the third and second portions 33, 32.
In some embodiments, the sealing member 40 may be foam or silica gel, and the arrangement of the silica gel or foam may be better pressed and filled between the first portion 31 and the circuit board 20, so as to enclose the light-emitting unit 21 in a sealed environment, improve the sealing performance of the sealed light-emitting unit 21, and reduce the probability of glue penetrating into the light-emitting unit 21 through the sealing member 40 in the glue filling process of the inverter device 100; at the same time, the overall height of the first portion 31 to the circuit board 20 is not increased more than the other sealing members 40.
In other embodiments, the sealing member 40 may be a combination of foam and a hard board, i.e., the portion of the sealing member 40 connected to the first portion 31 may be a hard board, and the portion of the sealing member 40 connected to the circuit board 20 may be foam. In other embodiments, the seal 40 may also be rubber.
Referring to fig. 4, 5 and 8, in some embodiments, the first portion 31 and the second portion 32 are spaced apart and disposed on opposite sides of the third portion 33. The first portion 31 is parallel to the third portion 33. The first portion 31 is perpendicular to the third portion 33 and generally forms an "L" shaped plate structure, and the second portion 32 is perpendicular to the third portion 33 and generally forms an "L" shaped plate structure. The third portion 33 is bonded to the side wall of the first case 11. The third portion 33 serves as a connecting portion between the first portion 31 and the second portion 32, and the third portion 33 connects the first portion 31 and the second portion 32 which are not on the same surface, and light passing through the first portion 31 is diverted through the third portion 33, transferred to the second portion 32, and guided out by the second portion 32. In some embodiments, the first portion 31, the second portion 32, and the third portion 33 are integrally formed, and the first portion 31, the second portion 32, and the third portion 33 are each plate-like structures. In some embodiments, the structure of the second portion 32 disposed on the third portion 33 may be adjusted according to the position of the light hole 113, such that the second portion 32 is opposite to the light hole 113.
Referring to fig. 8, in some embodiments, in the direction from the first portion 31 to the circuit board 20, an end of the third portion 33 near the circuit board 20 is connected to the first portion 31, and an end of the third portion 33 remote from the circuit board 20 is connected to the second portion 32. Compared with the first portion 31 and the second portion 32 connected to other positions of the third portion 33, the space between the first portion 31 and the second portion 32 is the largest at this time, and the first portion 31 can be detachably connected to the first shell 11 as much as possible, and the second portion 32 is opposite to the light hole 113, so that the height of the third portion 33 is reduced, the volume of the light guide member 30 is further reduced, and the requirement of miniaturization development of the inverter device 100 is advantageously met.
Referring to fig. 4, 5 and 8, in some embodiments, the first portion 31 is provided with a first connecting portion 34, the inner wall of the first housing 11 is provided with a second connecting portion 111, and the first connecting portion 34 and the second connecting portion 111 are detachably connected to improve the assembly efficiency of the light guiding member 30 mounted on the first housing 11. In some embodiments, the first connecting portion 34 and the second connecting portion 111 are both plate structures, and the first connecting portion 34 and the second connecting portion 111 are detachably connected by bolts.
In other embodiments, one of the first connecting portion 34 and the second connecting portion 111 is a buckle, and the other is a slot. The connecting mode of the buckle and the clamping groove is simple, the operation is easy, the disassembly and the assembly are convenient, and the subsequent maintenance of the electronic equipment is facilitated.
If the first connecting portion 34 is a clamping groove, and the second connecting portion 111 is a buckle, that is, the first connecting portion 34 is a groove (not shown) formed on one side surface of the first portion 31, the buckle is clamped in the clamping groove, the buckle may be a U-shaped elastic piece (not shown), one end of the elastic piece is fixed on the inner wall of the first shell 11, and the other end is a free end. The whole elastic sheet is elastically accommodated in the clamping groove, so that the clamping connection between the first shell 11 and the light guide member 30 is realized. In other embodiments, the first connecting portion 34 may also be a connecting block (not shown) disposed on one side of the first portion 31, where the connecting block is spaced from a side wall of the first portion 31, so as to form the clamping slot for snap-locking.
Referring to fig. 4, 5 and 8, in some embodiments, the first connecting portion 34 is a buckle, and the second connecting portion 111 is a slot. When the light guide member 30 and the housing 10 are assembled, the light guide member 30 and the housing 10 are detachably connected by the engagement of the first connecting portion 34 and the second connecting portion 111, which is also relatively advantageous in simplifying the structure of the inner wall of the housing 10. One end of the first connecting portion 34 is fixed to a side wall of the first portion 31, and the other end is a free end and extends toward the third portion 33. A gap is also provided between the first connecting portion 34 and the first portion 31. When the buckle is accommodated in the clamping groove, the gap provides a buffer space for the buckle, and the buckle moves towards the direction close to the first part 31 and is clamped on the clamping groove.
Referring to fig. 4, 5 and 8, in some embodiments, along the first direction X, two sets of first connecting portions 34 are disposed on opposite sides of the first portion 31, and two sets of second connecting portions 111 are disposed on the first shell 11 at positions corresponding to the first connecting portions 34, where each set of first connecting portions 34 is detachably connected to the corresponding second connecting portion 111. This can improve the stability and the firmness of the connection between the first portion 31 and the inner wall of the first housing 11, and limit the position where the light guide member 30 is mounted on the first housing 11.
Referring to fig. 4, 5 and 8, in some embodiments, two protrusions 112 are provided on the inner wall of the first case 11 along the first direction X, and a clamping groove is formed between the two protrusions 112 at a distance. When the first connecting portions 34 are buckles and the second connecting portions 111 are slots, the two first connecting portions 34 are clamped in the same second connecting portion 111. The card slot formed by the construction of the projection 112 is simple in structure, and can simplify the structure of the first housing 11 without greatly affecting the structure of the first housing 11 and reduce the volume occupied by the card slot in the accommodating chamber 13 when the first housing 11 is produced. The two first connecting portions 34 are simultaneously clamped in the same second connecting portion 111, so that the structure of the first shell 11 with the clamping groove is further simplified. Meanwhile, during assembly, the first portion 31 can be directly clamped in the second connecting portion 111 through the two first connecting portions 34, so that assembly efficiency is improved.
Referring to fig. 4, 5 and 8, in some embodiments, a stop block 35 is provided on a surface of the catch facing away from the first portion 31. The stopper 35 is convexly arranged on the surface of the buckle, which faces away from the first part 31. In the opposite direction of the second direction Y, the stopper 35 is clamped on the protrusion 112, so that the fastener can be prevented from falling off from the protrusion 112 in the second direction Y, the stability of the first connecting portion 34 clamped in the clamping groove is improved, and the firmness of the detachable connection between the first portion 31 and the housing 10 is also improved. In the second direction Y, the position of the second portion 32 extending into the light hole 113 may be determined according to the position of the stopper 35 mounted on the protrusion 112, so that it is possible to avoid that the second portion 32 extends out of the first housing 11 from the light hole 113 or extends into the light hole 113 to a small depth to affect the light brightness of the light guide member 30 as viewed from the outside of the housing 10.
When the light guide member 30 is mounted on the first shell 11, the second portion 32 is aligned with the light hole 113 and extends into the light hole 113, and then is clamped on the clamping groove of the first shell 11 through the two first connecting portions 34, so that the light guide member 30 is detachably connected to the first shell 11.
In the inverter device 100 provided by the utility model, the light guide member 30 is detachably connected to the housing 10, the first portion 31 in the light guide member 30 covers the light emitting unit 21, and the light emitted by the light emitting unit 21 is led out through the second portion 32 in the light guide member 30, so that the light guide of the light emitting unit 21 is realized. The sealing member 40 is arranged on the periphery of the light-emitting unit 21, and the inverter device 100 can prevent part of glue from penetrating into the light-emitting unit 21 through the gap between the first part 31 and the circuit board 20 in the glue filling process, so that the light-emitting unit 21 is favorably kept sealed between the first part 31 and the circuit board 20, the light of the light-emitting unit 21 is not influenced by the glue, and the light of the light-emitting unit 21 can be normally guided out.
Finally, it should be noted that the above-mentioned embodiments are merely for illustrating the technical solution of the present utility model and not for limiting the same, and although the present utility model has been described in detail with reference to the embodiments, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that modifications and equivalents may be made to the technical solution of the present utility model without departing from the spirit and scope of the technical solution of the present utility model.