CN220189980U - Electric connection interface, vehicle-mounted charging device and vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

The embodiment of the utility model relates to the technical field of electric connectors and discloses an electric connection interface, a vehicle-mounted charging device and a vehicle. The inside of shell is provided with the accommodation chamber, is provided with the through-hole with the accommodation chamber intercommunication on the shell. The interface body is arranged in the accommodating cavity and can axially move along the through hole relative to the shell, and the interface body is provided with an exposed state at the through hole and a hidden state far away from the through hole. The driving mechanism is connected to the interface body and used for driving the interface body to switch between an exposed state and a hidden state. When the interface body is in a hidden state, the connector connected with the interface body is positioned in the accommodating cavity. After the connector body is connected with the connector, the connector body can be driven by the driving mechanism to move from the exposed state to the hidden state, so that the connector connected with the connector body is driven to retract into the accommodating cavity, and the connector is prevented from being exposed outside and being easily touched by mistake.

Description

Electric connection interface, vehicle-mounted charging device and vehicle

Technical Field

The embodiment of the utility model relates to the technical field of electric connectors, in particular to an electric connection interface, a vehicle-mounted charging device and a vehicle.

Background

The automobile USB charging interface has become an indispensable configuration on an automobile, and can charge mobile electronic equipment such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer and the like while driving. The USB interface is often fixed in some spaces with storage function, and the USB interface is used as a static component, and after the connector of the charging wire is inserted, the connector part of the charging wire is exposed, and because the connector of the charging wire is hard, a driver often touches the connector when accessing an article, which causes damage to the article or the hand, even causes damage or loosening of the connector and the connector junction, and affects the normal charging function.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to solve the problems, the embodiment of the utility model provides an electric connection interface, a vehicle-mounted charging device and a vehicle, which can hide a harder joint in the use process and avoid the joint from being touched by mistake.

In one aspect, an embodiment of the present utility model provides an electrical connection interface, including:

the shell is internally provided with a containing cavity, and a through hole communicated with the containing cavity is formed in the shell;

the interface body is arranged in the accommodating cavity and can move relative to the shell along the axial direction of the through hole, and on the moving path of the interface body, the interface body is provided with an exposed state at the through hole and a hidden state at a position far away from the through hole;

the driving mechanism is connected with the interface body and is used for driving the interface body to move along the axial direction of the through hole so as to enable the interface body to be switched between the exposed state and the hidden state;

when the interface body is in the hidden state, the connector connected to the interface body is positioned in the accommodating cavity.

Optionally, the driving mechanism includes a rotating motor and a motion conversion assembly, the rotating motor is disposed on the housing, and the motion conversion assembly is in transmission connection with an output shaft of the rotating motor and the interface body, so that the interface body can move along an axial direction of the through hole.

Optionally, the motion conversion assembly includes a gear fixed on an output shaft of the rotating motor and a rack fixed on the interface body and engaged with the gear, and a length direction of the rack is parallel to an axial direction of the through hole.

Optionally, a guide member is disposed in the accommodating cavity, a guide portion extending along an axial direction of the through hole is disposed on the guide member, and the interface body is slidably connected to the guide portion.

Optionally, the guide part includes a channel adapted to the shape of the interface body, and the interface body is movably inserted in the channel.

Optionally, the driving mechanism includes a linear motor, the linear motor is disposed in the accommodating cavity, and the interface body is disposed at an output end of the linear motor.

Optionally, the interface body includes an USB Type-a interface or an USB Type-B interface or an USB Type-C interface or a lighting interface.

Optionally, the electrical connection interface further includes a controller and a sensor, where the sensor and the driving mechanism are both electrically connected to the controller, and the sensor is disposed on the interface body and is used to detect whether the interface body has a connector connected to the controller, and when the interface body has no connector connected to the controller, the controller controls the driving mechanism to drive the interface body to move to the exposed state; when the connector body is connected, the controller controls the driving mechanism to drive the connector body to move from the exposed state to the hidden state.

On the other hand, the embodiment of the utility model also provides a vehicle-mounted charging device which comprises a circuit board and the electric connection interface, wherein the interface body is electrically connected with the circuit board.

In yet another aspect, an embodiment of the present utility model further provides a vehicle, including the vehicle-mounted charging device as described above.

The implementation of the embodiment of the utility model has the following beneficial effects:

according to the electrical connection interface in the above embodiment, the electrical connection interface includes a housing, an interface body and a driving mechanism, the interface body is movably disposed in a receiving cavity inside the housing along an axial direction of a through hole on the housing, and the interface body is driven by the driving mechanism to move along the axial direction of the through hole, so that the interface body is switched between an exposed state at the through hole and a hidden state at a position far from the through hole. The arrangement is that when the interface body is in an exposed state, the connector is conveniently connected into the interface body through the through hole to realize electric connection; after the connector body is connected with the connector, the connector body can be driven by the driving mechanism to move from the exposed state to the hidden state, so that the connector connected with the connector body is driven to retract into the accommodating cavity, and the connector is prevented from being exposed outside and being easily touched by mistake.

According to the vehicle-mounted charging device and the vehicle, due to the adoption of the electric connection interface provided by the embodiment of the utility model, the harder joint can be hidden in the process of charging the mobile equipment, only the softer cable is exposed, the damage to hands or articles caused by the fact that a driver touches the joint when accessing the articles is avoided, and the use feeling is improved.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an electrical connection interface (an interface body is in an exposed state) according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of an electrical connection interface according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of an interface body and a connector in an exposed state in an electrical connection interface according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the structure of FIG. 3 with a portion of the housing removed;

fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of an interface body and a connector in an electrical connection interface according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the structure of FIG. 5 with a portion of the housing removed;

fig. 7 is a schematic structural view of a charging wire.

Reference numerals:

10-charging wire;

11-a cable;

12-linker;

100-a housing; 101-a receiving chamber; 102-a through hole; 103-mounting holes;

110-a housing;

120-cover;

200-an interface body;

300-a driving mechanism;

310-rotating electrical machine;

320-a motion conversion assembly; 321-gear; 322-rack;

400-guide; 401-channel; 402-dodge holes.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present utility model more apparent, the specific technical solutions of the present utility model will be described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present utility model. The following examples are illustrative of the utility model 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 "mounted" or "disposed" on another element, it can be directly on the other element or be indirectly on the other element. When an element is referred to as being "connected to" another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or be indirectly connected to the other element.

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.

According to one aspect of the present utility model, an embodiment of the present utility model provides an electrical connection interface, as shown in fig. 1-2, comprising a housing 100, an interface body 200, and a drive mechanism 300.

The housing 100 is provided with a receiving chamber 101 inside, and the housing 100 is provided with a through hole 102 for communicating the receiving chamber 101 with the outside of the housing 100. The interface body 200 is disposed in the accommodating cavity 101 and can move along the axial direction of the through hole 102 relative to the housing 100, and on the moving path of the interface body 200, the interface body 200 has an exposed state at the through hole 102 and a hidden state away from the through hole 102. The driving mechanism 300 is connected to the interface body 200, and the driving mechanism 300 is used for driving the interface body 200 to move along the axial direction of the through hole 102 so as to switch the interface body 200 between the exposed state and the hidden state. When the interface body 200 is in the hidden state, the connector connected to the interface body 200 is located in the accommodating cavity 101.

In the embodiment of the present utility model, the electrical connection interface includes a housing 100, an interface body 200, and a driving mechanism 300, wherein the interface body 200 is movably disposed in a receiving cavity 101 inside the housing 100 along an axial direction of a through hole 102 on the housing 100, and the interface body 200 is driven to move along the axial direction of the through hole 102 by the driving mechanism 300, so that the interface body 200 is switched between an exposed state at the through hole 102 and a hidden state at a position far from the through hole 102. Thus, when the interface body 200 is in an exposed state, as shown in fig. 3, the connector 12 is conveniently connected to the interface body 200 through the through hole 102 to realize electrical connection; after the connector body 200 is connected to the connector 12, as shown in fig. 5, the driving mechanism 300 can drive the connector body 200 to move from the exposed state to the hidden state, so as to drive the connector 12 connected to the connector body 200 to retract into the accommodating cavity 101, thereby avoiding the connector 12 from being exposed outside and being easily touched by mistake.

It should be noted that the electrical connection interface may be applied to a charging device, and may be used as a charging interface of the charging device, and may also be used as a data transmission interface for transmitting data on an electronic device.

It will be appreciated that the radial cross-sectional dimension of the through hole 102 on the housing 100 is larger than the maximum radial cross-sectional dimension of the connector 12 adapted to the interface body 200, so as to ensure that the connector 12 connected to the interface body 200 can smoothly move into the accommodating cavity 101 through the through hole 102 during the process of moving the interface body 200 from the exposed state to the hidden state.

It should be noted that, the interface body 200 in the embodiment of the present utility model includes, but is not limited to, an USB Type-a interface, an USB Type-B interface, an USB Type-C interface, or a lighting interface. The type of the connector 12 is adapted to the type of the interface body 200.

For example, as shown in fig. 2, the interface body 200 in the electrical connection interface adopts an USB Type-a interface, and accordingly, as shown in fig. 3 and fig. 4, the connector 12 plugged into the interface body 200 is an USB Type-a connector.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the driving mechanism 300 includes a rotary motor 310 and a motion conversion assembly 320, the rotary motor 310 is disposed on the housing 100, the motion conversion assembly 320 is in transmission connection with an output shaft of the rotary motor 310 and the interface body 200, and the motion conversion assembly 320 is used for converting a rotary motion of the rotary motor 310 into an axial motion of the interface body 200 along the through hole 102.

The driving mechanism 300 is arranged as above, the rotating motor 310 is used as a power source, the interface body 200 is driven to move along the axial direction of the through hole 102 through the motion conversion assembly 320, the structure is simple and reliable, and the interface body 200 can be switched between the exposed state and the hidden state by controlling the forward rotation and the reverse rotation of the rotating motor 310.

Specifically, in one embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, 4 and 6, the motion conversion assembly 320 includes a gear 321 and a rack 322, the gear 321 is fixed to the output shaft of the rotary electric machine 310, the rack 322 is fixed to the interface body 200 and engaged with the gear 321, and the length direction of the rack 322 is parallel to the axial direction of the through hole 102.

The gear 321-rack 322 is adopted as the motion conversion component 320, so that the rotary motion of the gear 321 output by the rotary motor 310 is converted into the reciprocating linear motion of the rack 322, the service life is long, the work is stable, and the reliability is high.

Of course, it is understood that in other embodiments, the motion conversion assembly 320 may employ a screw-nut drive or other structure capable of converting rotational motion to linear motion.

In a more specific embodiment, a guide 400 is disposed in the accommodating cavity 101, and a guide portion extending along the axial direction of the through hole 102 is disposed on the guide 400, and the interface body 200 is slidably connected to the guide portion.

By arranging the guide piece 400, the interface body 200 is matched with the guide part on the guide piece 400, and the movement of the interface body 200 can be guided by the guide part, so that the reliability of the movement of the interface body 200 is improved.

Specifically, in one implementation, please continue to refer to fig. 2, fig. 4 and fig. 6, the guide 400 is a cylinder with two open ends, the guide portion includes a channel 401 adapted to the shape of the interface body 200, the interface body 200 is movably inserted into the channel 401, the rack 322 is integrally formed on the interface body 200, a avoidance hole 402 corresponding to the rack 322 is formed on the guide 400 along the length direction of the channel 401 (i.e. the axial direction of the through hole 102), a mounting hole 103 is formed on the housing 100, the rotating motor 310 is fixed on the outside of the housing 100, the output shaft of the rotating motor 310 extends into the accommodating cavity 101 through the mounting hole 103, and the gear 321 is fixed on the output shaft of the rotating motor 310 and is meshed with the rack 322 on the interface body 200 through the avoidance hole 402 on the guide 400.

In another implementation, not shown in the figure, the guide member is provided as a guide rod, the length direction of the guide rod is parallel to the axial direction of the through hole, the outer peripheral wall of the guide rod forms a guide part, and the interface body is provided with a lug with a sliding hole, and the lug is in sliding connection with the guide rod through the sliding hole.

It should be noted that, in the present embodiment, the driving mechanism 300 may also directly adopt a modularized product, such as a linear module, which integrates the rotary motor 310 (such as a servo motor) and the transmission assembly, so as to facilitate modularized assembly and improve production efficiency.

In another embodiment, not shown in the drawings, the driving mechanism includes a linear motor, the linear motor is disposed in the accommodating cavity, and the interface body is disposed at an output end of the linear motor.

The linear motor directly converts electric energy into linear motion mechanical energy by utilizing an electromagnetic action principle, and a transmission device of any intermediate conversion mechanism is not needed. The linear motor is adopted as a driving mechanism, so that the structure is simplified, the miniaturization of the electric connection interface is facilitated, and meanwhile, the installation and arrangement are also facilitated.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 1-2, the housing 100 is mainly formed by buckling the shell 110 and the cover 120, and the through hole 102 is disposed on the cover 120, so as to facilitate the installation and arrangement of the interface body 200, the guide 400, the gear 321, the rack 322, and the like in the accommodating cavity 101.

In one embodiment, the electrical connection interface further includes a controller (not shown) and a sensor (not shown), where the sensor and the driving mechanism 300 are both electrically connected to the controller, and the sensor is disposed on the interface body 200 and is used to detect whether the interface body 200 has the connector 12 connected thereto, and when the interface body 200 has no connector 12 connected thereto, the controller controls the driving mechanism 300 to drive the interface body 200 to move to the exposed state; when the connector 12 is connected to the interface body 200, the controller controls the driving mechanism 300 to drive the interface body 200 to move from the exposed state to the hidden state.

Through the arrangement, the controller and the sensor are utilized, and the state of the interface body 200 can be automatically switched in an electric control mode, so that the use of a user is facilitated.

It should be noted that, the sensor may employ a micro switch or a photoelectric sensor, etc. for detecting whether the interface body 200 is connected to the connector 12. Taking the sensor as an example, the micro switch is arranged on the end face of the plugging end (the end facing the joint 12 during plugging) of the interface body 200, when the joint 12 is completely plugged into the interface body 200, the end of the joint 12 facing the interface body 200 abuts against the micro switch, the micro switch is triggered, and the controller controls the driving mechanism 300 to drive the interface body 200 to move.

Specifically, the structure of the electrical connection interface shown in fig. 3 to 6 is taken as an example, and the electrical connection interface is used as a charging interface and is described in conjunction with the use of the charging cord 10 shown in fig. 7.

When the charging function is required to be used, after the connector 12 of the charging wire 10 is inserted into the interface body 200 through the through hole 102 on the shell 100, the sensor is triggered, the rotating motor 310 is controlled by the controller to rotate after a certain time (such as 2 seconds), the gear 321 is driven to rotate, the interface body 200 is driven to translate on the guide piece 400 through the meshing of the gear 321 and the rack 322, and the charging wire 10 is driven to translate, so that the connector 12 moves into the accommodating cavity, the appearance of the electric connection interface is attractive, and the connector 12 can be prevented from being touched by mistake;

after the charging is completed, the connector 12 and the interface body 200 in the accommodating cavity are separated by pulling the cable 11 of the charging wire 10, and the rotating motor 310 is controlled by the controller to rotate reversely after a certain time (such as 2 seconds), so as to drive the gear 321 to rotate reversely, and the interface body 200 is driven to translate on the guide piece 400 by the meshing of the gear 321 and the rack 322, so that the interface body 200 moves to the state shown in fig. 1, and the next use is convenient.

According to another aspect of the present utility model, an embodiment of the present utility model further provides an on-vehicle charging device, where the on-vehicle charging device includes a circuit board and the electrical connection interface in any of the above embodiments, and the interface body is electrically connected to the circuit board.

Because this on-vehicle charging device has foretell electric connection interface, consequently also has the advantage and the benefit that above-mentioned electric connection interface brought, in the in-process for mobile device charges, can hide harder joint 12, only exposes softer cable 11, avoids the driver to touch joint 12 when depositing article and causes the injury to hand or article, promotes the use impression.

Specifically, the circuit board at least comprises a power adapter, a transformer and a rectifier, the power adapter is used for converting direct current of an automobile power supply into alternating current, the transformer is used for raising voltage, and finally the rectifier is used for converting the alternating current into direct current, and the direct current is used for equipment such as mobile phones and the like through an electric connection interface.

According to still another aspect of the present utility model, an embodiment of the present utility model also provides a vehicle including the in-vehicle charging device in the above embodiment.

Specifically, the electric connection interface in the vehicle-mounted charging device can be arranged in spaces with storage functions such as a handrail box and a storage groove and the rear air outlet.

The foregoing embodiment numbers of the present utility model are merely for the purpose of description, and do not represent the advantages or disadvantages of the embodiments. The foregoing description is only of the preferred embodiments of the present utility model, and is not intended to limit the scope of the utility model, but rather is intended to cover any equivalents of the structures or equivalent processes disclosed herein or in the alternative, which may be employed directly or indirectly in other related arts.

Claims (10)

1. An electrical connection interface, comprising:

the shell is internally provided with a containing cavity, and a through hole communicated with the containing cavity is formed in the shell;

the interface body is arranged in the accommodating cavity and can move relative to the shell along the axial direction of the through hole, and on the moving path of the interface body, the interface body is provided with an exposed state at the through hole and a hidden state at a position far away from the through hole;

the driving mechanism is connected with the interface body and is used for driving the interface body to move along the axial direction of the through hole so as to enable the interface body to be switched between the exposed state and the hidden state;

when the interface body is in the hidden state, the connector connected to the interface body is positioned in the accommodating cavity.

2. The electrical connection interface of claim 1, wherein the drive mechanism comprises a rotating electrical machine disposed on the housing and a motion conversion assembly drivingly connecting an output shaft of the rotating electrical machine with the interface body to enable the interface body to move in an axial direction of the through bore.

3. The electrical connection interface of claim 2, wherein the motion conversion assembly comprises a gear fixed to an output shaft of the rotary electric machine and a rack fixed to the interface body and engaged with the gear, a length direction of the rack being parallel to an axial direction of the through-hole.

4. An electrical connection interface as claimed in any one of claims 1-3 wherein a guide member is provided in the housing cavity, the guide member being provided with a guide portion extending axially of the through bore, the interface body being slidably connected to the guide portion.

5. The electrical connection interface of claim 4, wherein the guide includes a channel adapted to the shape of the interface body, the interface body being removably insertable within the channel.

6. The electrical connection interface of claim 1, wherein the drive mechanism comprises a linear motor disposed within the housing cavity, the interface body disposed at an output of the linear motor.

7. An electrical connection interface as in any one of claims 1-3 wherein the interface body comprises a USB Type-a interface or a USB Type-B interface or a USB Type-C interface or a lighting interface.

8. The electrical connection interface of any one of claims 1-3, further comprising a controller and a sensor, wherein the sensor and the driving mechanism are both electrically connected to the controller, wherein the sensor is disposed on the interface body and is configured to detect whether the interface body has a connector connected thereto, and wherein when the interface body has no connector connected thereto, the controller controls the driving mechanism to drive the interface body to move to the exposed state; when the connector body is connected, the controller controls the driving mechanism to drive the connector body to move from the exposed state to the hidden state.

9. A vehicle-mounted charging device comprising a circuit board and an electrical connection interface according to any one of claims 1-8, the interface body being electrically connected to the circuit board.

10. A vehicle comprising the in-vehicle charging apparatus according to claim 9.