CN220400988U

CN220400988U - Connector and underwater robot with same

Info

Publication number: CN220400988U
Application number: CN202322066244.7U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张石磊
Original assignee: Xingmai Innovation Technology Suzhou Co ltd
Current assignee: Xingmai Innovation Technology Suzhou Co ltd
Priority date: 2023-08-02
Filing date: 2023-08-02
Publication date: 2024-01-26
Anticipated expiration: 2033-08-02

Abstract

The utility model provides a connector and an underwater robot with the same, wherein the connector comprises: the connector body is used for being connected with the shell of the control box of the underwater robot in a sealing way; the conductive component is arranged on the connector main body in a penetrating way and is connected with the connector main body in a sealing way, one end of the conductive component is used for being connected with a circuit board in the control box, the other end of the conductive component is used for being connected with a wire, and the wire is used for being connected with electrical equipment of the underwater robot; wherein the conductive member is made of a rigid conductive material. The utility model solves the problem of unreliable connection between the control box and the lead of the underwater robot in the related technology.

Description

Connector and underwater robot with same

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of underwater robots, in particular to a connector and an underwater robot with the same.

Background

Along with the expansion of the functions of the underwater robot, a central control box is generally directly arranged in the underwater robot so as to control the movement of the underwater robot through the central control box, so that the underwater robot can independently and underwater work, the underwater robot is provided with a driving component for driving the underwater robot to move, and the central control box and the driving component are connected through a wire so as to conveniently control and manage the movement of the underwater robot, so that a control signal is transmitted to the driving component or the conductive connection of the central control box and the driving component is realized through the wire.

In the related art, a penetrating design is generally adopted, that is, a wire is directly penetrated on a shell of a central control box and is directly encapsulated with the shell of the central control box, the wire is easily in direct contact with glue for encapsulation in such a sealing manner, after the glue is solidified, an insulating layer on the outer side of the wire is easily damaged, in the process of moving an underwater robot, the wire is more seriously worn, and when the wire is required to be reconnected, a gap exists between the wire and the encapsulation (glue) of the shell of the central control box after the wire is reconnected, the sealing is invalid, so that the connection between the central control box and the wire is unreliable, water is easily introduced into the central control box, and the damage of an electrical element in the central control box is caused.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model mainly aims to provide a connector and an underwater robot with the connector, so as to solve the problem that connection between a control box and a wire of the underwater robot in the related art is unreliable.

In order to achieve the above object, according to one aspect of the present utility model, there is provided a connector comprising: the connector body is used for being connected with the shell of the control box of the underwater robot in a sealing way; the conductive component is arranged on the connector main body in a penetrating way and is connected with the connector main body in a sealing way, one end of the conductive component is used for being connected with a circuit board in the control box, the other end of the conductive component is used for being connected with a wire, and the wire is used for being connected with electrical equipment of the underwater robot; wherein the conductive member is made of a rigid conductive material.

Further, the connector body includes: the shell is provided with a communication opening, the installation part is installed at the communication opening, and the installation part is in sealing connection with the inner wall of the communication opening; the first structure that encloses keeps off, and first structure that encloses keeps off sets up on the installation component, and first structure and the installation component that encloses is enclosed and is kept off the space, and electrically conductive part is located first and encloses and keep off the space to enclose to first enclose in keeping off the space and mould plastics or glue filling, make electrically conductive part and first enclose and keep off sealing connection between the structure.

Further, the mounting member includes: the mounting panel and the installation arch of interconnect, first enclose keep off the structure setting on the installation arch, the installation arch passes the intercommunication opening to make the bellied at least part of installation lie in the outside of casing, the mounting panel is located the inboard of casing, the mounting panel is connected with the casing.

Further, the inner side of the mounting protrusion is provided with a concave space, so that the conductive part and the mounting part are in sealing connection by injection molding or glue filling into the concave space.

Further, the connector further includes: the mounting plate is provided with a plurality of connecting portions, the connecting portions are arranged at intervals around the mounting protrusions, each connecting portion is provided with a connecting hole, and each fastening portion is arranged on the corresponding connecting hole and the corresponding shell in a penetrating mode to connect the mounting plate and the corresponding shell.

Further, one of the mounting plate and the shell is provided with a limiting protrusion, the other one of the mounting plate and the shell is provided with a limiting groove, and the limiting protrusion is inserted into the limiting groove.

Further, the connector further includes: and the sealing part is arranged in the sealing groove and is positioned between the shell and the mounting part.

Further, the first enclosing structure is a plurality of, and electrically conductive part is a plurality of, and each first enclosing structure all encircles a plurality of electrically conductive part setting.

Further, the connector further includes: the second encloses and keeps off the structure, and the second encloses and keeps off the structure and install on the casing to make the second enclose and keep off the structure and the casing forms the second and enclose and keep off the space, the connector main part is located the second and encloses and keep off the space, with the second enclose keep off the space in injection molding or encapsulating, make sealing connection between wire, conductive part and the connector main part.

According to another aspect of the present utility model, there is provided an underwater robot including an electrical apparatus and a control box, the underwater robot further comprising: the connector is provided with a shell and a circuit board positioned in the shell, the connector is arranged on the shell, and a conductive part of the connector is connected with the circuit board; and one end of the wire is connected with the conductive part of the connector, and the other end of the wire is connected with the electrical equipment.

An embodiment of the present utility model provides a connector including: the connector body is used for being connected with the shell of the control box of the underwater robot in a sealing way; the conductive component is arranged on the connector main body in a penetrating way and is connected with the connector main body in a sealing way, one end of the conductive component is used for being connected with a circuit board in the control box, the other end of the conductive component is used for being connected with a wire, and the wire is used for being connected with electrical equipment of the underwater robot; wherein the conductive member is made of a rigid conductive material. Through above-mentioned setting, can make wire and conductive component be connected, conductive component is made by rigid conductive material, like this, conductive component is difficult to take place to warp the shrink, be difficult to produce the clearance between conductive component and the connector main part, make the connection between conductive component and the connector main part stable, simultaneously, this application has adopted the connector main part to install on the control box, wear conductive component to establish on the connector main part again, like this, avoided the wire to wear to establish directly on the control box, when dismantling the wire, only need with the separation between wire and the conductive component can dismantle the wire, make things convenient for the connection and the dismantlement of wire, the connection when guaranteeing that the wire is connected with conductive component again is stable and reliable, use the connector moreover, because be difficult to produce the gap between conductive component and the connector main part, avoid leaking between conductive component and the connector main part.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the utility model and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the utility model and together with the description serve to explain the utility model. In the drawings:

fig. 1 shows a schematic structural view of a first view of an embodiment of a connector according to the utility model;

fig. 2 shows a schematic structural view of a second view of an embodiment of a connector according to the utility model;

fig. 3 shows a schematic structural view of a third view of an embodiment of a connector according to the utility model;

fig. 4 shows a schematic structural view of a first view of a box body of a control box of an underwater robot according to the present utility model;

fig. 5 shows a schematic structural view of a second view of the box body of the control box of the underwater robot according to the present utility model;

fig. 6 shows a first internal structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of an underwater robot according to the present utility model;

fig. 7 shows an enlarged schematic view of area a of the underwater robot according to fig. 6;

fig. 8 shows a second internal structural schematic view of an embodiment of an underwater robot according to the present utility model;

fig. 9 shows a schematic structural view of the fitting of the conductive member with the mounting member according to the embodiment of the connector of the present utility model.

Wherein the above figures include the following reference numerals:

10. a connector body; 1. a control box; 101. a housing; 2. an electrical device; 11. a mounting member; 1010. a communication opening; 12. a first enclosure structure; 121. wire passing grooves; 110. a first enclosure space; 111. a mounting plate; 112. mounting the bulge; 1120. a concave space; 1110. a connection part; 1111. a connection hole; 1011. a limit protrusion; 1112. a limit groove; 1012. sealing grooves; 20. a second enclosure structure; 200. a second enclosure space; 202. a groove portion; 201. a connection part; 2010. a connection protrusion; 30. a conductive member.

Detailed Description

It should be noted that, in the case of no conflict, the embodiments and features in the embodiments may be combined with each other. The utility model will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings in connection with embodiments.

Referring to fig. 1 to 9, an embodiment of the present utility model provides a connector, including: a connector body 10 for sealing connection with a housing 101 of a control box 1 of an underwater robot; the conductive component 30 is arranged on the connector main body 10 in a penetrating way and is connected with the connector main body 10 in a sealing way, one end of the conductive component 30 is used for being connected with a circuit board in the control box 1, the other end of the conductive component 30 is used for being connected with a wire, and the wire is used for being connected with the electrical equipment 2 of the underwater robot; wherein the conductive member 30 is made of a rigid conductive material. Through the arrangement, the conducting wire can be connected with the conducting part 30, the conducting part 30 is made of rigid conducting materials, the hardness of the conducting part 30 is guaranteed, the conducting part 30 is not easy to deform and shrink, gaps are not easy to generate between the conducting part 30 and the connector main body 10, the conducting part 30 is connected with the connector main body 10 stably, meanwhile, the connector main body 10 is arranged on the control box 1, the conducting part 30 is arranged on the connector main body 10 in a penetrating mode, the conducting wire is prevented from being directly arranged on the control box 1 in a penetrating mode, when the conducting wire is detached, the conducting wire can be detached only by separating the conducting wire from the conducting part 30, connection and detachment of the conducting wire are facilitated, connection stability and reliability when the conducting wire is connected with the conducting part 30 again are guaranteed, and the connector is used, due to the fact that gaps are not easy to generate between the conducting part 30 and the connector main body 10, water leakage between the conducting part 30 and the connector main body is avoided.

Optionally, the conductive member 30 is a conductive pin; alternatively, the conductive member 30 is a conductive sheet; wherein the conductive member 30 may be made of copper.

Specifically, the connector body 10 includes: a mounting part 11, the shell 101 is provided with a communication opening 1010, the mounting part 11 is mounted at the communication opening 1010, and the mounting part 11 is in sealing connection with the inner wall of the communication opening 1010 so as to prevent water from entering the control box 1; the first structure 12 that encloses, first structure 12 that encloses is set up on installation component 11, first structure 12 that encloses with installation component 11 and enclose first space 110 that encloses, electrically conductive part 30 is located first space 110 that encloses, with to enclose in the space 110 that encloses first and mould plastics or glue filling, make electrically conductive part 30 and first enclose and enclose between the structure 12 sealing connection, electrically conductive part 30 owing to electrically conductive part 30 is made by rigid electrically conductive material, the maneuverability of moulding plastics/glue filling between electrically conductive part 30 and the first structure 12 that encloses has improved, make and connect steadily between electrically conductive part 30 and the installation component 11, waterproof leakproofness between electrically conductive part 30 and the casing has been improved.

Specifically, the first enclosure structure 12 has a wire passing groove 121, and the wires pass through the wire passing groove 121, so as to position and limit the wires conveniently.

As shown in fig. 2, the mounting member 11 includes: the first enclosure structure 12 is provided on the mounting boss 112, and the mounting boss 112 passes through the communication opening 1010 such that at least part of the mounting boss 112 is located outside the housing 101, the mounting plate 111 is located inside the housing 101, and the mounting plate 111 is connected to the housing 101. By the above arrangement, the mounting plate 111 can be abutted against the inner wall of the housing 101, so that the sealing and mounting between the mounting member 11 and the housing 101 are stable and reliable.

Alternatively, the mounting plate 111 and the mounting boss 112 are integrally formed; the first enclosure structure 12 and the mounting boss 112 are integrally formed.

As shown in fig. 3, the inner side of the mounting boss 112 has a recess space 1120 to inject or glue into the recess space 1120 so that the conductive member 30 and the mounting member 11 are hermetically connected. The connection between the conductive part 30 and the mounting part 11 is further stabilized by injection molding or glue injection to the concave space 1120 and the first enclosure space 110, so that water can be prevented from entering the control box 1.

Optionally, the connector further comprises: the mounting plate 111 is provided with a plurality of connecting portions 1110, the plurality of connecting portions 1110 are arranged around the mounting boss 112 at intervals, each connecting portion 1110 has a connecting hole 1111, and each fastening member is arranged on the corresponding connecting hole 1111 and the housing 101 in a penetrating manner so as to connect the mounting plate 111 and the housing 101. By the above arrangement, the connection between the connector body 10 and the housing 101 can be stabilized.

Specifically, one of the mounting plate 111 and the housing 101 has a limit projection 1011, and the other of the mounting plate 111 and the housing 101 has a limit groove 1112, and the limit projection 1011 is inserted into the limit groove 1112. In this way, the mounting plate 111 can be positioned, facilitating the mounting of the mounting member 11.

To promote tightness between the connector and the housing 101, the connector further comprises: a seal groove 1012 is provided on the inner wall of the housing 101, the seal member is placed in the seal groove 1012, and the seal member is located between the housing 101 and the mounting member 11.

Wherein the sealing member is located between the housing 101 and the mounting plate 111.

In the related art, a cable connector used by an underwater robot generally adopts a traditional aviation connector, the aviation connector generally consists of copper needles, fastening threads, insulating bakelite and fixing screws, the structure of the aviation connector is complex, and the aviation connector generally only comprises 2-12 cores, the number of cores is small, and the number of electrical equipment capable of being connected is small.

In this application, the first enclosure structure 12 is plural, and the conductive member 30 is plural, and each first enclosure structure 12 is disposed around the plural conductive members 30. With the above arrangement, the connector of the present application can be as much as 40 cores or more.

Wherein each first enclosure structure 12 has a wire passing slot 121.

To further promote tightness between the connector and the housing of the control box, the connector further comprises: the second enclosure structure 20, the second enclosure structure 20 is mounted on the housing 101, so that the second enclosure structure 20 and the housing 101 form a second enclosure space 200, and the connector body 10 is located in the second enclosure space 200, so that the wires, the conductive components 30 and the connector body 10 are in sealing connection by injection molding or glue filling into the second enclosure space 200.

As shown in fig. 7, a connecting portion 201 is disposed on the housing 101, the connecting portion 201 has a connecting protrusion 2010, the second enclosure structure 20 abuts against the connecting portion 201, the second enclosure protrusion has a groove portion 202, and the connecting protrusion 2010 is clamped in the groove portion 202 to connect the second enclosure structure 20 with the housing 101.

Specifically, the connecting protrusion 2010 is clamped in the groove portion 202, after the second enclosure space is formed, glue is poured or injection molded in the second enclosure space, and after the glue is cured, a gap matched between the connecting protrusion 2010 and the groove portion 202 is further sealed and fixed, so that a seal is formed.

Wherein the connection part 201 is an annular protrusion, and the connection protrusion 2010 is disposed on the annular protrusion.

As shown in fig. 4 to 8, another embodiment of the present utility model further provides an underwater robot including an electrical apparatus 2 and a control box 1, the underwater robot further including: the connector, the control box 1 has a housing 101 and a circuit board located inside the housing 101, the connector is arranged on the housing 101, and the conductive component 30 of the connector is connected with the circuit board; and a wire having one end connected to the conductive member 30 of the connector and the other end connected to the electrical device 2.

The electrical device 2 may include one or more of an ultrasonic sensor, a road wheel motor, and an illumination lamp, among others.

Specifically, the conductive members 30 are plural, the conductive wires are plural, and the plural conductive wires and the plural conductive members 30 are connected in one-to-one correspondence to form plural sets of conductive assemblies. Multiple sets of conductive elements may be used to: connection between the circuit board and the ultrasonic sensor, connection between the circuit board and the travelling wheel motor, connection between the circuit board and the illuminating lamp, and the like. Through the arrangement, the circuit board can receive detection signals of the ultrasonic sensor, so that the circuit board can control the running state of the travelling wheel motor according to the detection signals (wherein the running state can comprise running power, starting, stopping and the like of the travelling wheel motor), and can also control the brightness of the illuminating lamp according to the detection result of the ultrasonic sensor. Wherein, the circuit board is the PCB board.

In a specific working process of the underwater robot according to the embodiment of the present application, the underwater robot may have a first working state of being completely immersed in water and a second working state of being at least partially located outside the water surface.

In summary, the above-described embodiments of the present utility model achieve the following technical effects:

an embodiment of the present utility model provides a connector including: a connector body 10 for sealing connection with a housing 101 of a control box 1 of an underwater robot; the conductive component 30 is penetrated on the connector main body 10 and is connected with the connector main body 10 in a sealing way, one end of the conductive component 30 is used for being connected with a circuit board in the control box 1, the other end of the conductive component 30 is connected with a wire, and the wire is used for being connected with the electrical equipment 2 of the underwater robot; wherein the conductive member 30 is made of a hard conductive material. Through the arrangement, the conducting wire can be connected with the conducting part 30, the conducting part 30 is made of rigid conducting materials, and therefore the conducting part 30 is not easy to deform and shrink, gaps are not easy to generate between the conducting part 30 and the connector main body 10, so that the conducting part 30 is connected with the connector main body 10 stably, meanwhile, the connector main body 10 is arranged on the control box 1, the conducting part 30 is penetrated on the connector main body 10, conductivity is prevented from being directly penetrated on the control box 1, when the conducting wire is disassembled, the conducting wire is separated from the conducting part 30 only, the conducting wire is convenient to connect and disassemble, connection is stable and reliable when the conducting wire is connected with the conducting part 30 again, and the connector is used, due to the fact that gaps are not easy to generate between the conducting part 30 and the connector main body 10, water leakage between the conducting part 30 and the connector main body is avoided.

The above description is only a few embodiments of the present utility model and is not intended to limit the present utility model, and various modifications and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present utility model should be included in the protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A connector, comprising:

the connector body (10) is used for being connected with a shell (101) of a control box (1) of the underwater robot in a sealing mode;

the conductive component (30) is arranged on the connector main body (10) in a penetrating way and is connected with the connector main body (10) in a sealing way, one end of the conductive component (30) is used for being connected with a circuit board in the control box (1), the other end of the conductive component (30) is used for being connected with a wire, and the wire is used for being connected with electrical equipment (2) of the underwater robot;

wherein the conductive member (30) is made of a rigid conductive material.

2. Connector according to claim 1, characterized in that the connector body (10) comprises:

a mounting member (11), the housing (101) having a communication opening (1010), the mounting member (11) being mounted at the communication opening (1010), the mounting member (11) being sealingly connected to an inner wall of the communication opening (1010);

the first structure (12) that encloses, first structure (12) that encloses is in on installing component (11), first structure (12) that encloses with installing component (11) enclose first space (110) that encloses, electrically conductive part (30) are located in first space (110) that encloses, to first enclose in space (110) injection molding or encapsulating make electrically conductive part (30) with first enclose and keep off sealing connection between structure (12).

3. Connector according to claim 2, characterized in that the mounting part (11) comprises:

the mounting plate (111) and the installation arch (112) of interconnect, first enclosing structure (12) set up on installation arch (112), installation arch (112) pass intercommunication opening (1010), so that at least part of installation arch (112) is located the outside of casing (101), mounting plate (111) are located the inboard of casing (101), mounting plate (111) with casing (101) are connected.

4. A connector according to claim 3, characterized in that the mounting projection (112) has a recess space (1120) on the inside for injection molding or glue filling into the recess space (1120) for a sealing connection between the conductive part (30) and the mounting part (11).

5. The connector of claim 3, further comprising:

the mounting plate (111) is provided with a plurality of connecting portions (1110), the connecting portions (1110) are arranged at intervals around the mounting protrusions (112), each connecting portion (1110) is provided with a connecting hole (1111), and each fastening portion is arranged on the corresponding connecting hole (1111) and the shell (101) in a penetrating mode so as to connect the mounting plate (111) and the shell (101).

6. A connector according to claim 3, wherein one of the mounting plate (111) and the housing (101) has a limit projection (1011), the other of the mounting plate (111) and the housing (101) has a limit groove (1112), and the limit projection (1011) is inserted into the limit groove (1112).

7. The connector of claim 2, further comprising:

and a sealing member which is arranged on the inner wall of the shell (101) and is arranged in the sealing groove (1012) and is positioned between the shell (101) and the mounting member (11).

8. The connector of claim 2, wherein the first enclosure structure (12) is a plurality of the conductive members (30), each of the first enclosure structures (12) being disposed around a plurality of the conductive members (30).

9. The connector according to any one of claims 1 to 8, further comprising:

the second encloses fender structure (20), the second encloses fender structure (20) and installs on casing (101), so that the second encloses fender structure (20) with casing (101) form second and enclose fender space (200), connector main part (10) are located in second encloses fender space (200), in order to enclose in second encloses fender space (200) injection molding or encapsulating, make between wire electrically conductive part (30) with sealing connection between connector main part (10).

10. An underwater robot comprising an electrical device (2) and a control box (1), characterized in that it further comprises:

the connector of any one of claims 1 to 9, the control box (1) having a housing (101) and a circuit board located inside the housing (101), the connector being provided on the housing (101), the conductive part (30) of the connector being connected to the circuit board;

and one end of the wire is connected with the conductive component (30) of the connector, and the other end of the wire is connected with the electrical equipment (2).