CN220475074U - Energy storage connector - Google Patents

Abstract

The application discloses energy storage connector includes: plug subassembly, socket subassembly and locking piece, the locking piece install in on the plug subassembly, socket subassembly insert locate on the plug subassembly and with locking piece cooperation locking, the socket subassembly includes socket main part, the public needle of socket and temperature sensor, the lower part of the public needle of socket is provided with the decorative pattern, the public needle of socket passes through the decorative pattern lock in the socket main part, the lower part of the public needle of socket still be provided with the even installation department that the decorative pattern staggers, temperature sensor laminating install in on the installation department. The utility model provides a public needle of socket can stabilize the locking on socket main part, ensure temperature sensor's installation simultaneously and stabilize, and then improve energy storage connector's reliability and stability.

Description

Energy storage connector

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of connectors, in particular to an energy storage connector.

Background

With the great development of energy storage systems, the demand for energy storage connectors is increasing, and various energy storage connectors are appeared in the market. The current energy storage connector only conducts current, when the connector is connected with and contacted abnormally to cause high temperature, in order to solve the problem, a temperature sensor is usually installed on a male pin of a socket of the connector and used for monitoring temperature information of the connector in real time, but the male pin of the socket provided with the temperature sensor is installed on the socket in a clamping manner at present, so that unstable installation is easy to occur, even the accidental falling of the temperature sensor is caused, and the use reliability and stability are low.

Disclosure of Invention

The purpose of the present application is: the utility model provides an energy storage connector, it can solve the above-mentioned problem that exists among the prior art, and the public needle of socket can stabilize the locking on socket main part, ensures temperature sensor's installation stability simultaneously, and then improves connector's reliability and stability.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the present application adopts the following technical scheme:

in one aspect, there is provided an energy storage connector comprising: plug subassembly, socket subassembly and locking piece, the locking piece install in on the plug subassembly, socket subassembly insert locate on the plug subassembly and with locking piece cooperation locking, the socket subassembly includes socket main part, the public needle of socket and temperature sensor, the lower part of the public needle of socket is provided with the decorative pattern, the public needle of socket passes through the decorative pattern lock in the socket main part, the lower part of the public needle of socket still be provided with the even installation department that the decorative pattern staggers, temperature sensor laminating install in on the installation department.

Optionally, the socket assembly further comprises a socket upper cover, the socket main body is rotatably inserted in the socket upper cover, and a locking part which is matched with the locking piece for locking is arranged on the socket upper cover.

Optionally, a limiting part matched with the plug assembly for limiting is further arranged on the upper cover of the socket.

Optionally, the inner wall surface of socket upper cover protruding is equipped with rotation portion, the outer wall surface of socket main part is seted up with rotation portion cooperation pivoted rotation groove.

Optionally, a locking cavity is formed on the plug assembly, the locking piece is installed in the locking cavity and can move back and forth between a locking position and an unlocking position, the locking piece is locked with the locking part in a clamping manner when moving to the locking position, and the locking piece is separated from the locking part to release the locking when moving to the unlocking position.

Optionally, the plug assembly includes plug main part, gram head, female terminal, copper nose and plug upper cover, the plug main part has perpendicular first interface and the second interface that distributes, gram head lock in first interface, female terminal insert locate the second interface, copper nose insert locate on the first interface and with female terminal butt, the plug upper cover lock in the second interface.

Optionally, the butt department of gram head with first interface is provided with O type circle, still be provided with the insulating rubber core in the gram head, the insulating rubber core deviates from the one end of O type circle is provided with the line body that seals.

Optionally, a waterproof ring is further arranged between the second interface and the plug upper cover.

Optionally, the outer wall surface of the socket main body is convexly provided with a socket panel, and the bottom of the socket panel is provided with a waterproof pad.

Optionally, a top cover of the socket male pin is provided with an anti-touch hand cap.

The beneficial effects of this application are: the socket component is inserted on the plug component and is locked by the locking piece, and the socket component can rotate 360 degrees relative to the plug component without falling off, so that the connection angle can be conveniently adjusted; the male pin of socket is inserted through the decorative pattern and is located in the socket main part and accomplish the locking, effectively increases installation torsion through the connected mode of decorative pattern, ensures the stable installation of the male pin of socket, still is provided with the smooth installation department that staggers with the decorative pattern simultaneously, has ensured temperature sensor and can stably install on the installation department, has guaranteed temperature sensor and has detected stability and accuracy, has still avoided the condition that the male pin of socket and temperature sensor drop when socket subassembly and plug subassembly relative rotation appear, has promoted holistic stability in use and the reliability of connector.

Drawings

The present application is described in further detail below with reference to the drawings and examples.

FIG. 1 is an exploded view of an energy storage connector according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is an assembled cross-sectional view of an energy storage connector according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a plug assembly according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a receptacle assembly according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of a socket upper cover according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of a socket body according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a male pin of a socket according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 8 is a schematic structural view of a plug body according to an embodiment of the present application.

In the figure:

1. a plug assembly; 2. a receptacle assembly; 3. a locking member; 4. a gram head; 5. a wire sealing body; 6. an insulating rubber core; 7. an O-ring; 8. a plug main body; 9. copper nose; 10. a female terminal; 11. a waterproof ring; 12. a plug upper cover; 13. a socket upper cover; 14. a socket main body; 15. a waterproof pad; 16. anti-touch cap; 17. a socket male pin; 18. a temperature sensor; 19. an electric wire; 20. a locking part; 21. a rotating part; 22. a limit part; 23. a rotating groove; 24. a socket panel; 25. a pattern; 26. a mounting part; 27. a locking cavity; 28. a first interface; 29. and a second interface.

Detailed Description

In order to make the technical problems solved, the technical solutions adopted and the technical effects achieved by the present application more clear, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application are described in further detail below, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present application, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments herein without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the present application.

In the description of the present application, unless explicitly stated and limited otherwise, the terms "connected," "secured" and "fixed" are to be construed broadly, as for example, they may be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrated; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communicated with the inside of two elements or the interaction relationship of the two elements. The specific meaning of the terms in this application will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art in a specific context.

In this application, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, a first feature "above" or "below" a second feature may include both the first and second features being in direct contact, and may also include the first and second features not being in direct contact but being in contact with each other by way of additional features therebetween. Moreover, a first feature being "above," "over" and "on" a second feature includes the first feature being directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. The first feature being "under", "below" and "beneath" the second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is less than the second feature in horizontal height.

As shown in fig. 1 to 8, the present embodiment provides an energy storage connector, which includes: plug assembly 1, socket assembly 2 and locking piece 3, locking piece 3 install in on the plug assembly 1, socket assembly 2 insert locate on the plug assembly 1 and with locking piece 3 cooperation locking, socket assembly 2 includes socket main part 14, socket pin 17 and temperature sensor 18, the lower part of socket pin 17 is provided with decorative pattern 25, socket pin 17 passes through decorative pattern 25 with the inner wall butt increase friction force of socket main part 14 makes socket pin 17 can lock in the socket main part 14, the lower part of socket pin 17 still be provided with the even installation department 26 that decorative pattern 25 staggers, temperature sensor 18 laminating install in on the installation department 26.

Based on the above scheme, the installation sequence of the energy storage connector is that the locking piece 3 is firstly installed on the plug assembly 1, at this time, the locking piece 3 is in an unlocked state, then the socket assembly 2 is inserted on the plug assembly 1, meanwhile, the socket assembly 2 is locked through the locking piece 3, and the locking through the locking piece 3 only limits the horizontal movement and the vertical movement of the socket assembly 2, and does not limit the rotation state of the socket assembly 2 relative to the plug assembly 1. Before the socket assembly 2 is inserted into the plug assembly 1, the socket assembly 2 needs to be assembled, specifically, the temperature sensor 18 is tightly attached to the mounting portion 26 for mounting, the mounting portion 26 is a relatively flat surface, the temperature sensor 18 is convenient to mount, meanwhile, the stability and detection accuracy of the temperature sensor 18 cannot be influenced, after the temperature sensor 18 is mounted, the socket male pins 17 are locked in the socket main body 14 through matching of the patterns 25 and the inner wall of the socket main body 14, the mounting torsion can be adjusted in a self-adaptive mode according to the tightness requirement, so that the socket male pins 17 can be stably mounted, the mounting stability of the socket male pins 17 is improved through matching locking of the patterns 25 for increasing friction, the situation of unexpected detachment cannot occur, and the stability of the energy storage connector in the use process is ensured.

Meanwhile, the socket male 17 and the socket main body 14 are in interference fit, and friction force between the socket male 17 and the socket main body is further increased through the patterns 25 under the assembly of the interference fit, so that the stability of the socket male 17 is higher. The pattern 25 may be a plurality of protrusions distributed in an array, and the inner wall of the socket body 14 may be provided with corresponding grooves to be locked.

It should be noted that, the temperature sensor 18 disposed on the male pin 17 of the socket can detect temperature change data generated by current conduction in real time, the temperature sensor 18 is electrically connected with an external control device or other electronic devices, and the detected data is displayed and fed back in real time, so that an operator can know the use state of the energy storage connector, accidents are effectively prevented, and the safety of the energy storage connector is improved.

Preferably, the socket assembly 2 further includes a socket upper cover 13, the socket main body 14 is rotatably inserted into the socket upper cover 13, a locking portion 20 that is locked by matching with the locking member 3 is provided on the socket upper cover 13, a limiting portion 22 that is limited by matching with the plug assembly 1 is further provided on the socket upper cover 13, a limiting sliding rail corresponding to the limiting portion 22 is provided in the plug assembly 1, and the relative position of the socket upper cover 13 and the socket assembly 2 can be locked by matching the limiting sliding rail with the limiting portion 22, so that when the plug assembly 1 rotates, the socket upper cover 13 can synchronously rotate along with the plug assembly 1, that is, the plug assembly 1 and the socket upper cover 13 can synchronously rotate relative to the socket main body 14 and other components mounted in the socket main body 14, and then the plug assembly 1 is locked by matching with the locking member 3 and the locking portion 20, so that the plug assembly 1 is prevented from falling off in the rotating process, and the reliability of the energy storage connector is improved.

As shown in fig. 5 and 6, the inner wall surface of the socket upper cover 13 is provided with a rotation portion 21, and the outer wall surface of the socket main body 14 is provided with a rotation groove 23 which rotates in cooperation with the rotation portion 21. The socket upper cover 13 is sleeved on the outer wall surface of the socket main body 14, the rotating part 21 is embedded in the rotating groove 23, and the socket main body 14 and the socket upper cover 13 can relatively rotate through the cooperation of the rotating part 21 and the rotating groove 23, and the rotation angle can be any angle in 0-360 degrees. Considering the state locking after the rotation, the rotating part 21 and the rotating groove 23 are in interference fit, damping can be generated when the rotating part 21 and the rotating groove 23 relatively rotate, the rotating part 21 and the rotating groove 23 can be clamped through damping friction force, and under the condition that no external force is applied to interfere, the rotating part 21 and the rotating groove 23 are clamped, so that the plug assembly 1 can be rotated to any angle and then locked. Further, a stopper projection may be provided between the rotation portion 21 and the rotation groove 23, and the rotation angle may be limited by the stopper projection and locked.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 8, the plug assembly 1 is provided with a locking cavity 27, the locking member 3 is installed in the locking cavity 27 and can reciprocate between a locking position and an unlocking position, the locking member 3 is locked with the locking portion 20 in a clamping manner when moving to the locking position, and the locking member 3 is unlocked from the locking portion 20 when moving to the unlocking position. The locking piece 3 is movable in the plug assembly 1, when the locking piece 3 is in the unlocking position, the locking piece 3 is only fixedly connected with the plug assembly 1, and when an external force is applied to enable the locking piece 3 to move from the unlocking position to the locking position, the locking piece 3 is in abutting locking with the locking part 20 of the plug upper cover 12, and then the plug assembly 1 and the socket assembly 2 are connected and locked.

Specifically, the locking member 3 is of a locking structure, and has a hook portion opposite to the direction of the locking portion 20, and the bottom of the locking portion 20 is hooked by the hook portion, so that the socket assembly 2 is prevented from falling under the action of gravity, the locking effect is achieved, and the locking structure is simple in structure and convenient in locking operation mode.

In some embodiments, the plug assembly 1 includes a plug main body 8, a gram head 4, a female terminal 10, a copper nose 9, and a plug upper cover 12, where the plug main body 8 has a first interface 28 and a second interface 29 that are vertically distributed, the gram head 4 is locked to the first interface 28, the female terminal 10 is inserted into the second interface 29, the copper nose 9 is inserted into the first interface 28 and abuts against the female terminal 10, and the plug upper cover 12 is locked to the second interface 29. For convenience of understanding, the definition of the left-right up-down direction is as shown in fig. 1, the first interface 28 is opened to the left side, the second interface 29 is opened to the lower side, the gram head 4 is locked on the first interface 28 through threads, the plug upper cover 12 is also locked on the second interface 29 through threads, both components play a role of protecting the interfaces, the female terminal 10 is vertically inserted in the second interface 29, the top end of the female terminal is connected with one end of the copper nose 9, the copper nose 9 is horizontally inserted in the first interface 28, the copper nose 9 plays a role of changing the current transmission direction, and the vertically transmitted current is converted into horizontal transmission.

Further, an O-ring 7 is disposed at the contact position between the gram head 4 and the first interface 28, an insulating rubber core 6 is further disposed in the gram head 4, and a wire sealing body 5 is disposed at one end of the insulating rubber core 6 facing away from the O-ring 7. In this scheme, insulating rubber core 6 plays the effect of insulating electric wire 19 electric current outside conduction, and electric wire 19 inserts from the one end of glan 4 and with copper nose 9 butt, and insulating rubber core 6 is wrapped up on electric wire 19, avoids the electric shock accident that the electric current outflow takes place, seals line body 5 and plays the effect of sealed electric wire 19, and O type circle 7 plays the effect of sealed glan 4 and plug main part 8.

Meanwhile, a waterproof ring 11 is further arranged between the second connector 29 and the plug upper cover 12, the plug upper cover 12 is locked on the second connector 29, the waterproof ring 11 is abutted between the plug main body 8 and the plug upper cover 12, the sealing and waterproof functions are achieved, water is prevented from entering the plug main body 8 from a gap between the plug upper cover 12 and the plug main body 8, electric leakage and electric shock accidents are avoided, and the use safety of the energy storage connector is guaranteed.

In some embodiments, the outer wall surface of the socket body 14 is convexly provided with a socket panel 24, the bottom of the socket panel 24 is provided with a waterproof pad 15, and the top cover of the socket male 17 is provided with a touch-proof cap 16. The waterproof pad 15 mainly plays a role in preventing water from entering the socket panel 24, and the anti-contact cap 16 is used for preventing electric shock accidents caused by direct contact with the socket male pins 17, so that the use safety is improved.

The specific assembly process of the energy storage connector according to this embodiment mainly includes three steps, the first step is to assemble the plug assembly 1, specifically: firstly, riveting a copper nose 9 and a female terminal 10 together by using a machine, wherein the riveting process is simple and has good conductivity, placing the copper nose and the female terminal into a die for injection molding an integrated plug main body 8 after riveting, the injection molding process is firm and has high electrical resistance, sequentially placing a plastic gram head 4, a wire sealing body 5, an insulating rubber core 6 and an O-shaped ring 7 into the plug main body 8, sequentially pushing the plastic gram head 4, the wire sealing body 5 and the insulating rubber core 6 forward until the plastic gram head and the plug main body 8 cannot move, and then screwing the gram head 4 and the plug main body 8 by using a torque wrench; a second part for attaching the locking member 3 to the plug main body 8; thirdly, the waterproof ring 11 is assembled, then the plug upper cover 12 is screwed, and the assembly process is simple and good in performance.

The second step is to assemble the socket assembly 2, specifically: firstly, placing a socket male 17 into a mould to perform injection molding to form an integrated socket main body 14, wherein patterns 25 on the socket male 17 are used for increasing the mounting torque of a lock bolt; secondly, putting the waterproof pad 15, the socket upper cover 13 and the anti-touch hand cap 16 on the socket main body 14; in the third step, the temperature sensor 18 is fitted and fixed to the flat mounting portion 26 of the socket main body 14.

The third step is the integral assembly, specifically: firstly, the socket assembly 2 is installed and fixed, the plug assembly 1 and the socket assembly 2 are inserted, then the locking piece 3 is pushed to the locking position to be locked, the plug assembly 1 can rotate 360 degrees and cannot withdraw, the waterproof effect can be achieved, the temperature sensor 18 can detect temperature changes, and the service lives of the energy storage connector and the mechanical equipment are prolonged.

In the description herein, it should be understood that the terms "upper," "lower," "left," "right," and the like are merely for convenience of description and to simplify the operation, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the application. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like, are used merely for distinguishing between descriptions and not for providing a special meaning.

In the description of the present specification, reference to the terms "one embodiment," "example," and the like, means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present application. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiments or examples.

Furthermore, it should be understood that although the present disclosure describes embodiments, not every embodiment is provided with a separate embodiment, and that this description is provided for clarity only, and that the disclosure is not limited to the embodiments described in the foregoing embodiments, and that the embodiments described in the foregoing embodiments may be combined appropriately to form other embodiments that will be understood by those skilled in the art.

The technical principles of the present application are described above in connection with specific embodiments. These descriptions are provided only for the purpose of illustrating the principles of the present application and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present application in any way. Other embodiments of the present application will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification without undue burden from the present disclosure.

Claims (10)

1. An energy storage connector, comprising: plug assembly (1), socket subassembly (2) and locking piece (3), locking piece (3) install in on plug assembly (1), socket subassembly (2) insert locate on plug assembly (1) and with locking piece (3) cooperation locking, socket subassembly (2) include socket main part (14), socket pin (17) and temperature sensor (18), the lower part of socket pin (17) is provided with decorative pattern (25), socket pin (17) pass through decorative pattern (25) with the inner wall friction fit locking of socket main part (14), the lower part of socket pin (17) still be provided with decorative pattern (25) staggered level and smooth installation department (26), temperature sensor (18) laminating install in on installation department (26).

2. Energy storage connector according to claim 1, wherein the socket assembly (2) further comprises a socket upper cover (13), the socket main body (14) is rotatably inserted into the socket upper cover (13), and a locking part (20) which is matched and locked with the locking piece (3) is arranged on the socket upper cover (13).

3. Energy storage connector according to claim 2, characterized in that the socket upper cover (13) is further provided with a limit part (22) for limiting the plug assembly (1).

4. The energy storage connector according to claim 2, wherein the inner wall surface of the socket upper cover (13) is convexly provided with a rotating portion (21), and the outer wall surface of the socket main body (14) is provided with a rotating groove (23) which rotates in cooperation with the rotating portion (21).

5. The energy storage connector according to claim 2, wherein the plug assembly (1) is provided with a locking cavity (27), the locking piece (3) is installed in the locking cavity (27) and can move back and forth between a locking position and an unlocking position, the locking piece (3) is locked with the locking part (20) in a clamping manner when moving to the locking position, and the locking piece (3) is unlocked from the locking part (20) when moving to the unlocking position.

6. The energy storage connector according to any one of claims 1-5, wherein the plug assembly (1) comprises a plug body (8), a gram head (4), a female terminal (10), a copper nose (9) and a plug upper cover (12), the plug body (8) is provided with a first interface (28) and a second interface (29) which are vertically distributed, the gram head (4) is locked to the first interface (28), the female terminal (10) is inserted into the second interface (29), the copper nose (9) is inserted into the first interface (28) and is abutted against the female terminal (10), and the plug upper cover (12) is locked to the second interface (29).

7. The energy storage connector according to claim 6, wherein an O-ring (7) is arranged at the joint of the gram head (4) and the first interface (28), an insulating rubber core (6) is further arranged in the gram head (4), and a wire sealing body (5) is arranged at one end, deviating from the O-ring (7), of the insulating rubber core (6).

8. Energy storage connector according to claim 6, characterized in that a waterproof ring (11) is also provided between the second interface (29) and the plug upper cover (12).

9. Energy storage connector according to any of claims 1-5, characterized in that the outer wall surface of the socket body (14) is provided with a socket panel (24) protruding, the bottom of the socket panel (24) being provided with a water-proof pad (15).

10. Energy storing connector according to any one of claims 1-5, characterized in that the top cover of the socket pin (17) is provided with a touch-proof cap (16).