CN220628275U - Connector plug, connector socket, battery and electric equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The connector plug comprises a body part, a positioning structure and an electric connection structure, wherein the positioning structure is arranged on the body part and is used for being positioned and inserted into a positioning hole of the connector socket, the electric connection structure is sleeved on the positioning structure and is in interference fit with the positioning structure, and the electric connection structure is configured to be electrically connected with a conductive structure arranged in the positioning hole when the positioning structure is inserted into the positioning hole; the embodiment of the application provides a connector plug, with electric connection structure setting on location structure to can reduce the required space of electric connection structure of independent setting on the body portion, and then can realize the reduction of the whole volume of connector plug, with the volume of reduction connector plug to the influence to joining in marriage the space between connector plug and the connector socket.

Description

Connector plug, connector socket, battery and electric equipment

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of connector structures, and particularly provides a connector plug, a connector socket, a battery and electric equipment.

Background

The connector plug and the connector socket are electrically connected through mutual plugging. Because the connector plug is required to be provided with a locating pin, a high-low voltage terminal, a high-voltage power terminal, a grounding equipotential terminal and the like, the connector plug is large in size, so that the matching space between the connector plug and the connector socket can be influenced, and the applicability of the connector plug is influenced.

Disclosure of Invention

An objective of the embodiments of the present application is to provide a connector plug, a connector socket, a battery and electric equipment, which aim to solve the problem that the connector plug of the related art has a large size and affects the matching space between the connector plug and the connector socket.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the technical scheme adopted in the embodiment of the application is as follows:

in a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a connector plug, the connector plug is used for inserting cooperation with a connector socket, the connector plug includes a body portion, a positioning structure and an electric connection structure, the positioning structure is arranged on the body portion, the positioning structure is used for being positioned and inserted into a positioning hole of the connector socket, the electric connection structure is sleeved on the positioning structure and in interference fit with the positioning structure, and the electric connection structure is configured to be electrically connected with a conductive structure arranged in the positioning hole when the positioning structure is inserted into the positioning hole.

The beneficial effects of the embodiment of the application are that: according to the connector plug provided by the embodiment of the application, the electric connection structure is arranged on the positioning structure, so that the space required by independently arranging the electric connection structure on the body part can be reduced, the whole size of the connector plug can be reduced, and the influence of the size of the connector plug on the matching space between the connector plug and the connector socket can be reduced; the electric connection structure is sleeved on the positioning structure and is in interference fit with the positioning structure to fix the electric connection structure, so that the assembly space of the electric connection structure can be effectively improved, and the overall size of the connector plug is further improved; when the connector plug is plugged with the connector socket, the positioning structure can be positioned and inserted into the positioning hole of the connector socket, and the electric connection structure can be electrically connected with the conductive structure in the positioning hole.

In some embodiments, the electrical connection structure includes a ground equipotential terminal, and the ground equipotential terminal is sleeved on the positioning structure.

Through adopting foretell technical scheme, can establish ground connection equipotential terminal cover on location structure, utilize ground connection equipotential terminal and location structure to combine together, can realize simplifying the purpose of connector plug, and then realize reducing the purpose of connector plug's volume.

In some embodiments, the positioning structure comprises a guiding portion and a body portion, the body portion is disposed on the body portion, the guiding portion is disposed at an end of the body portion facing away from the body portion, and the electrical connection structure is sleeved on the body portion.

Through adopting foretell technical scheme, at the in-process of pegging graft connector plug and connector socket mutually, location structure's guide part can be fixed a position earlier and insert in the locating hole, realizes the location purpose, and the body inserts in the locating hole along with the guide part to make the electric connection structure that the cover was established on the body can realize electric connection with the conductive structure in the locating hole, realize the backward conductive purpose of guide, reduce electric connection structure's wearing and tearing degree.

In some embodiments, the grounded equipotential terminal includes a collar member that is sleeved on the body.

Through adopting foretell technical scheme, can be through locating the ring external member cover body portion and realize locating the purpose of body portion to when the body portion gets into the locating hole, the ring external member that the cover was established on the body portion can realize the electricity with the conductive structure in the locating hole and be connected.

In some embodiments, the body is provided with a ring groove around the insertion direction, and the ring set is accommodated in the ring groove.

Through adopting foretell technical scheme, through seting up the annular on the body, can hold in the annular when the ring external member cover is established on the body to the inslot wall of annular can play limiting displacement to the ring external member, reduces the removal range of ring external member along inserting the direction of establishing, and then reduces the probability that the displacement of ring external member takes place to lead to the contact failure.

In some embodiments, the connector plug further comprises a fence structure disposed on the body portion, the fence structure enclosing to form an inner cavity, and the positioning structure is disposed in the inner cavity.

Through adopting foretell technical scheme, with connector plug and connector socket relatively after inserting, enclose and keep off the structure and can the butt on connector socket to make the inner chamber form sealedly, thereby can form the protection to locating structure in locating the inner chamber, reduce the probability that locating structure takes place corrosion and aging etc. effectively.

In some embodiments, the number of locating structures is two or more, with locating structures disposed adjacent to each other.

By adopting the technical scheme, the adjacent setting of location structure, interval between the location structure reduces promptly to when inserting connector plug and connector socket relatively, the offset angle between a plurality of location structures can be reduced, and the degree that location structure was worn and torn can effectively be improved.

In some embodiments, the connector plug includes a low voltage terminal and a high voltage power terminal disposed on the body portion, respectively, the low voltage terminal and the high voltage power terminal being located in the cavity with the positioning structure disposed therebetween.

Through adopting foretell technical scheme, with location structure setting between low-voltage terminal and high-voltage power terminal, when inserting connector plug and connector socket relatively, location structure is in the locating hole in the location insertion earlier between low-voltage terminal and high-voltage power terminal, then low-voltage terminal and high-voltage power terminal are connected to inserting respectively, can improve low-voltage terminal and high-voltage power terminal respectively to the accuracy of being connected when inserting, reduce the probability that low-voltage terminal and high-voltage power terminal damaged.

In some embodiments, a sealing ring is provided on the enclosure structure, the sealing ring being configured to press-fit onto the connector receptacle when the positioning structure is inserted into the positioning hole of the connector receptacle.

Through adopting foretell technical scheme, when inserting connector plug and connector socket relatively, enclose and keep off structure butt on connector socket, and the sealing washer can be pressed in connector socket to can improve the leakproofness of inner chamber effectively, further improve the sealed protection to location structure.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application further provides a connector receptacle, where the connector receptacle is configured to be mated with a connector plug in a plugging manner, the connector receptacle includes a receptacle body, a positioning hole is formed in the receptacle body, and a conductive structure is disposed in the positioning hole and is configured to be electrically connected with an electrical connection structure disposed on the positioning structure when the positioning structure of the connector plug is inserted into the positioning hole.

The beneficial effects of the embodiment of the application are that: the embodiment of the application provides a connector socket, with conductive structure setting in the locating hole to can reduce and offer the required space of hole structure that is used for holding conductive structure alone on the socket main part, and then can realize the reduction of the whole volume of connector socket.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application further provides a battery, including a battery unit, a box and a connector plug as described above, where the battery unit is accommodated in the box, and the connector plug is electrically connected to the battery unit.

The beneficial effects of the embodiment of the application are that: the battery provided by the embodiment of the application comprises the connector plug, and under the condition that the size of the connector plug is smaller, the matching space of the connector plug is larger, and the suitability of the battery is higher.

In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application further provides an electrical device, including a connector plug as described above, or including a connector socket and a battery as described above, where the connector plug of the battery is plugged into the connector socket, and the battery is used to provide electrical energy.

The beneficial effects of the embodiment of the application are that: the electric equipment provided by the embodiment of the application comprises the connector plug or the battery, and under the condition that the size of the connector plug is smaller, the matching space of the connector plug is larger, and the assembly operation of the electric equipment is more convenient.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the following description will briefly introduce the drawings that are needed in the embodiments or the related technical descriptions, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and other drawings may be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort for a person of ordinary skill in the art.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 2 is an exploded view of a battery provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a connector plug and a connector socket according to an embodiment of the present application when the connector plug and the connector socket are opposite to each other;

fig. 4 is a perspective view of a connector plug provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 5 is a front view of a connector plug provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken at A-A of FIG. 5;

fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of an internal structure of a connector plug and a connector socket during a relative insertion process according to an embodiment of the present application.

Wherein, each reference sign in the figure:

1000. a vehicle; 1100. a connector socket; 1101. positioning holes; 1102. a conductive structure;

100. a battery; 200. a controller; 300. a motor;

10. A case; 11. a first portion; 12. a second portion; 20. a battery cell;

30. a connector plug; 31. a body portion;

32. a positioning structure; 321. a guide part; 322. a body part; 3221. a ring groove;

33. an electrical connection structure; 331. a grounded equipotential terminal; 3311. a ring kit; 332. a low voltage terminal; 333. a high voltage power terminal;

34. a surrounding structure; 341. an inner cavity;

l, inserting direction.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the present application are described in detail below, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below by referring to the drawings are exemplary and intended for the purpose of explaining the present application and are not to be construed as limiting the present application.

In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "length," "width," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientation or positional relationships shown in the drawings, merely to facilitate description of the present application and simplify the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the present application.

Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like, are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more such feature. In the description of the present application, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more, unless explicitly defined otherwise.

In this application, unless specifically stated and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; 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 as the case may be.

Currently, the application of power batteries is more widespread from the development of market situation. The power battery is not only applied to energy storage power supply systems such as hydraulic power, firepower, wind power and solar power stations, but also widely applied to electric vehicles such as electric bicycles, electric motorcycles, electric automobiles, and the like, and a plurality of fields such as military equipment, aerospace, and the like. With the continuous expansion of the application field of the power battery, the market demand of the power battery is also continuously expanding.

When the battery is applied to the electric equipment, the battery mainly provides electric energy for the electric equipment so as to be used for normal operation of the electric equipment. It will be appreciated that the battery is generally electrically connected to the main body of the electrical device through a connector, i.e. the connector plug is disposed on the battery, the connector socket is assembled on the main body, and the battery is electrically connected to the main body by plugging the connector plug into the connector socket, so that the battery can supply power to the main body.

However, since the connector plug is required to be provided with a plurality of electrical connection structures such as a positioning pin, a high-low voltage terminal, a high-voltage power terminal, a ground equipotential terminal and the like, the connector plug is large in size, so that the matching space between the connector plug and the connector socket can be influenced, the connector plug is difficult to use in a scene with high matching space requirement, and the applicability of the connector plug can be influenced.

Based on the above consideration, in order to solve the problem that the connector plug is large in size and affects the matching space between the connector plug and the connector socket, a connector plug is designed, through arranging an electric connection structure on a positioning structure, the body part can reduce the space required by the electric connection structure, so that the reduction of the whole size of the connector plug can be realized, the reduction of the size of the connector plug can reserve larger matching space, and therefore, the connector plug can meet the scene that the requirements on the matching space are higher, namely, the applicability of the connector plug is higher.

The battery cell disclosed by the embodiment of the application can be used for electric equipment using a battery as a power supply or various energy storage systems using the battery as an energy storage element. The powered device may be, but is not limited to, a cell phone, a tablet, a notebook computer, an electric toy, an electric tool, a battery car, an electric automobile, a ship, a spacecraft, and the like. Among them, the electric toy may include fixed or mobile electric toys, such as game machines, electric car toys, electric ship toys, electric plane toys, and the like, and the spacecraft may include planes, rockets, space planes, and spacecraft, and the like.

For convenience of description, the following embodiments take a powered device according to an embodiment of the present application as an example of the vehicle 1000.

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a vehicle 1000 according to some embodiments of the present application. The vehicle 1000 may be a fuel oil vehicle, a gas vehicle or a new energy vehicle, and the new energy vehicle may be a pure electric vehicle, a hybrid vehicle or a range-extended vehicle. The battery 100 is provided in the interior of the vehicle 1000, and the battery 100 may be provided at the bottom or the head or the tail of the vehicle 1000. The battery 100 may be used for power supply of the vehicle 1000, for example, the battery 100 may be used as an operating power source of the vehicle 1000. The vehicle 1000 may also include a controller 200 and a motor 300, the controller 200 being configured to control the battery 100 to power the motor 300, for example, for operating power requirements during start-up, navigation, and travel of the vehicle 1000.

In some embodiments of the present application, battery 100 may not only serve as an operating power source for vehicle 1000, but may also serve as a driving power source for vehicle 1000, instead of or in part instead of fuel oil or natural gas, to provide driving power for vehicle 1000.

Referring to fig. 2, fig. 2 is an exploded view of a battery 100 according to some embodiments of the present application. The battery 100 includes a case 10 and a battery cell 20, and the battery cell 20 is accommodated in the case 10. The case 10 is used to provide an accommodating space for the battery cell 20, and the case 10 may have various structures. In some embodiments, the case 10 may include a first portion 11 and a second portion 12, the first portion 11 and the second portion 12 being overlapped with each other, the first portion 11 and the second portion 12 together defining an accommodating space for accommodating the battery cell 20. The second portion 12 may be a hollow structure with one end opened, the first portion 11 may be a plate-shaped structure, and the first portion 11 covers the opening side of the second portion 12, so that the first portion 11 and the second portion 12 together define a containing space; the first portion 11 and the second portion 12 may be hollow structures each having an opening at one side, and the opening side of the first portion 11 is engaged with the opening side of the second portion 12. Of course, the case 10 formed by the first portion 11 and the second portion 12 may be of various shapes, such as a cylinder, a rectangular parallelepiped, or the like.

In the battery 100, the plurality of battery cells 20 may be connected in series, parallel or a series-parallel connection, wherein the series-parallel connection refers to that the plurality of battery cells 20 are connected in series or parallel. The plurality of battery cells 20 can be directly connected in series or in parallel or in series-parallel, and then the whole formed by the plurality of battery cells 20 is accommodated in the box 10; of course, the battery 100 may also be a battery module formed by connecting a plurality of battery cells 20 in series or parallel or series-parallel connection, and a plurality of battery modules are then connected in series or parallel or series-parallel connection to form a whole and are accommodated in the case 10. The battery 100 may further include other structures, for example, the battery 100 may further include a bus member for making electrical connection between the plurality of battery cells 20.

Wherein each battery cell 20 may be a secondary battery or a primary battery; but not limited to, lithium sulfur batteries, sodium ion batteries, or magnesium ion batteries. The battery cell 20 may be in the shape of a cylinder, a flat body, a rectangular parallelepiped, or other shapes, etc. The connector plug 30 is electrically connected with the battery cell 20 inside the battery 100 through the wire harness, so that when the connector plug 30 is inserted relatively to the connector socket 1100 provided on the main body portion of the electric device, the battery cell 20 can supply power to the main body portion through the connector, so as to provide for normal operation of the electric device.

According to some embodiments of the present application, referring to fig. 3, 4 and 7, the embodiment of the present application provides a connector plug 30, the connector plug 30 is used for being in plug-in fit with a connector socket 1100, the connector plug 30 includes a body portion 31, a positioning structure 32 and an electrical connection structure 33, the positioning structure 32 is disposed on the body portion 31, the positioning structure 32 is used for being positioned and inserted into a positioning hole 1101 of the connector socket 1100, the electrical connection structure 33 is sleeved on the positioning structure 32 and is in interference fit with the positioning structure 32, and the electrical connection structure 33 is configured to be electrically connected with a conductive structure 1102 disposed in the positioning hole 1101 when the positioning structure 32 is inserted into the positioning hole 1101.

Wherein, the connector socket 1100 is a mating structure of the connector plug 30, and the connector socket 1100 can be oppositely plugged with the connector plug 30 and electrically connected. It should be appreciated that the connector plug 30 is a male receptacle structure, and thus, the connector receptacle 1100 is a female receptacle structure; the body portion 31 of the connector plug 30 is provided with the positioning structure 32, so that the connector socket 1100 is provided with the positioning hole 1101 adapted to the positioning structure 32, and the positioning structure 32 can be positioned and inserted into the positioning hole 1101 when the connector socket 1100 and the connector plug 30 are inserted relatively.

The body portion 31 refers to a main body portion of the connector plug 30, and the body portion 31 is used for other structural members to be mounted and fixed. The body portion 31 may be, but is not limited to, in a block structure, a sphere structure, a cylinder structure, or the like; for example, in some embodiments, the body portion 31 may be in a block structure, and the positioning structure 32 is disposed on an end surface of the body portion 31 and the end surface is plugged toward the connector receptacle 1100 to enable connection of the positioning structure 32 and the electrical connection structure 33 thereon to corresponding portions of the connector receptacle 1100.

The positioning structure 32 is used for guiding and positioning the process of inserting the connector plug 30 into the connector socket 1100; optionally, the positioning structure 32 includes, but is not limited to, positioning posts, pins, blocks, plates, etc.; the number of the positioning structures 32 can be one, two or more, the positioning structures 32 can be made of alloy materials, such as steel, aluminum alloy and the like, and the positioning structures 32 can also be made of non-metal materials, such as plastic structures, composite structures and the like. For example, in some embodiments, the positioning structure 32 may include two stainless steel guide posts disposed in parallel on the body portion 31.

The electrical connection structure 33 is adapted to mate with the conductive structure 1102 of the connector socket 1100, and the electrical connection is achieved through contact connection between the electrical connection structure 33 and the conductive structure 1102. It will be appreciated that the electrical connection structure 33 may be a low voltage terminal for conducting a low voltage circuit, or a high voltage terminal for conducting a high voltage circuit, or a ground equipotential terminal for achieving ground protection, etc. It should be appreciated that the conductive structure 1102 provided within the positioning hole 1101 of the connector receptacle 1100 is for making contact conduction with the electrical connection structure 33, whereby the conductive structure 1102 may be a conductive sheet, a conductive torsion spring, a low voltage connection terminal, a high voltage connection terminal, or the like provided in the positioning hole 1101.

The electrical connection structure 33 may be disposed at any position of the positioning structure 32, for example, sleeved at an end of the positioning structure 32 in the inserting direction L, and when the positioning structure 32 is inserted into the positioning hole 1101 of the connector socket 1100, the electrical connection structure 33 can also form an electrical connection with the conductive structure 1102 in the positioning hole 1101; alternatively, the electrical connection structure 33 may be further sleeved on the middle section of the positioning structure 32, and sleeved and fixed on the outer surface of the positioning structure 32 in an interference fit manner, where the electrical connection structure 33 can be in contact with the conductive structure 1102 when the positioning structure 32 is inserted into the positioning hole 1101 of the connector socket 1100.

It will be appreciated that when the connector plug 30 is plugged into use, the positioning structure 32 will be inserted into the positioning hole 1101 of the connector receptacle 1100 and perform a guiding plugging function; the electrical connection structure 33 provided on the positioning structure 32 can be connected to the conductive structure 1102 of the connector socket 1100, so that the connector plug 30 and the connector socket 1100 can be electrically connected to each other.

According to the connector plug 30 provided by the embodiment of the application, the electric connection structure 33 is arranged on the positioning structure 32, so that the space required by independently arranging the electric connection structure 33 on the body part 31 can be reduced, the purpose of reducing the volume of the connector plug 30 can be realized, and the influence of the volume of the connector plug 30 on the matching space between the connector plug 30 and the connector socket 1100 can be reduced; the electric connection structure 33 is sleeved on the positioning structure 32 and is in interference fit with the positioning structure 32 to fix the electric connection structure 33, so that the assembly space of the electric connection structure 33 can be effectively improved, and the overall volume of the connector plug 30 can be further improved; also, when the connector plug 30 and the connector receptacle 1100 are plugged, the positioning structure 32 can be guided to be positioned and inserted into the positioning hole 1101 of the connector receptacle 1100, and the electrical connection structure 33 can be electrically connected with the conductive structure 1102 in the positioning hole 1101.

Referring to fig. 4 and 7, in some embodiments, the electrical connection structure 33 includes a ground equipotential terminal 331, and the ground equipotential terminal 331 is sleeved on the positioning structure 32.

The ground equipotential terminal 331 is electrically connected to the conductive structure 1102 of the connector socket 1100, so as to implement ground equipotential protection for a device connected to the connector plug 30. For example, in some specific embodiments, when the connector plug 30 is applied to a battery, the connector plug 30 is inserted into the connector socket 1100 of the electric device, for example, the electric device is an electric automobile, and the grounded equipotential terminal 331 on the connector plug 30 is connected with the conductive structure 1102 on the connector socket 1100, so that equipotential and ground protection of the battery and the electric automobile are realized, and potential leakage hazards are reduced.

The grounded equipotential terminal 331 may be a conductive ring sleeve, a conductive ring, or the like, which is annularly arranged on the positioning structure; illustratively, in some embodiments, the grounded equipotential terminal 331 includes a copper sleeve that may be fixedly sleeved over the positioning structure 32 by crimping.

By means of the arrangement, the grounding equipotential terminal 331 can be arranged on the positioning structure 32, the purpose of simplifying the connector plug 30 can be achieved by combining the grounding equipotential terminal 331 with the positioning structure 32, the space required by independently arranging the grounding equipotential terminal 331 is reduced, and the purpose of reducing the size of the connector plug 30 is achieved.

Referring to fig. 4 to 7, in some embodiments, the positioning structure 32 includes a guiding portion 321 and a body portion 322, the body portion 322 is disposed on the body portion 31, the guiding portion 321 is disposed at an end of the body portion 322 facing away from the body portion 31, and the electrical connection structure 33 is sleeved on the body portion 322.

It will be appreciated that the guide 321 and the body 322 are two parts of the positioning structure 32; the guiding portion 321 is used for guiding and positioning the insertion positioning hole 1101, and the body portion 322 is used for following the guiding portion 321 to extend into the positioning hole 1101.

Alternatively, the guide 321 may be, but is not limited to, a cone-shaped structure, a column-shaped structure, a sphere-shaped structure, a hemispherical structure, etc.; the body 322 may have a cylindrical structure, a rod-like structure, or the like; wherein the connection section sizes of both the guide portion 321 and the body portion 322 may be the same or different.

Illustratively, in some embodiments, the positioning structure 32 may include a guide post, the tapered portion of the guide post being the guide 321 and the cylindrical portion of the guide post being the body 322; the body 322 having a columnar portion is fixedly provided on the body 31 such that the guide 321 having a tapered portion is located at the other end of the body 322 with respect to the body 31; in the process of positioning, guiding and inserting the positioning structure 32, the guiding part 321 plays a role in guiding and firstly inserts into the positioning hole 1101, and the body part 322 enters the positioning hole 1101 along with the guiding part 321, so that the electrical connection structure 33 sleeved on the body part 322 can be in contact with the conductive structure 1102 in the positioning hole 1101 for conduction.

Wherein, the electric connection structure 33 can be sleeved and fixed on the body 322 in a riveting mode; alternatively, a slot structure may be formed on the body 322, and the electrical connection structure 33 may be disposed around the slot structure, so as to realize the fixed assembly of the electrical connection structure 33. Illustratively, the body 322 may be provided with a receiving groove, for example, a receiving groove having a ring-shaped groove shape, a bar-shaped groove shape, a block-shaped groove shape, or the like; alternatively, the body 322 may be provided with a receiving space, such as a blind hole or a through hole extending through the positioning structure 32.

In this way, in the process of plugging the connector plug 30 and the connector socket 1100, the guiding portion 321 of the positioning structure 32 can be positioned and inserted into the positioning hole 1101 first, so as to achieve the positioning purpose, and the body portion 322 is inserted into the positioning hole 1101 along with the guiding portion 321, so that the electrical connection structure 33 arranged on the body portion 322 can be electrically connected with the conductive structure 1102 in the positioning hole 1101, and the purpose of leading backward conduction is achieved; in addition, during the insertion process of the positioning structure 32, the guiding portion 321 firstly contacts the connector socket 1100 and guides the connector socket to be inserted into the positioning hole 1101, so that the abrasion degree of the electrical connection structure 33 can be effectively reduced, and the service life of the connector plug 30 is longer.

Referring to fig. 4, 6 and 7, in some embodiments, the grounded equipotential terminal 331 includes a ring sleeve 3311, and the ring sleeve 3311 is sleeved on the body 322.

It will be appreciated that the ring sleeve 3311 is hollow and may be used to house a hollow structure, the ring sleeve 3311 being used to house and secure to the body 322 to effect connection of the ring sleeve 3311 to the body 322. Alternatively, the ring sleeve 3311 may be a circular ring structure, a sleeve structure, a spiral structure, etc., with the ring sleeve 3311 being sleeved on the body 322 and the fixed assembly being achieved by an interference fit of the ring sleeve 3311 and the body 322.

The ring sleeve 3311 is adapted to contact the conductive structures 1102 in the alignment holes 1101 to provide electrical conductivity, it being understood that the ring sleeve 3311 is a conductive structure 1102 and that the ring sleeve 3311 may be a sleeve of a preferably conductive material such as copper, silver, or the like.

Meanwhile, the ring sleeve 3311 may be directly sleeved on the body 322 and fixedly connected with the body 322; alternatively, a receiving groove may be formed in the body 322 such that the ring assembly 3311 is received in the receiving groove.

In this way, the ring sleeve 3311 is fitted around the body portion 322 to achieve the purpose of fitting around the body portion 322, and thus, when the body portion 322 enters the positioning hole 1101, the ring sleeve 3311 fitted around the body portion 322 can be electrically connected to the conductive structure 1102 in the positioning hole 1101.

Referring to fig. 4 and 6, in some embodiments, the ring sleeve 3311 is an interference fit with the body 322.

It will be appreciated that the ring sleeve 3311 may be fitted over the body 322 and fixedly coupled to the body 322 by an interference fit with the body 322. The ring sleeve 3311 may be sleeved on the body 322 by riveting and may be an interference fit.

Referring to fig. 4 to 7, in some embodiments, the body 322 is provided with a ring groove 3221 around the insertion direction L, and the ring assembly 3311 is accommodated in the ring groove 3221.

The inserting direction L refers to a direction in which the positioning structure 32 is inserted into the positioning hole 1101, and the inserting direction L of the guiding portion 321 and the body portion 322 is the inserting direction L of the positioning structure 32; it can be appreciated that when the positioning structure 32 is a positioning guide post, the insertion direction L of the positioning guide post is parallel to the central axis direction of the positioning guide post.

The body 322 is provided with an annular groove 3221 in the inserting direction L, namely the annular groove 3221 is an annular groove body structure formed around the central axis of the body 322; when the ring sleeve 3311 is fitted over the body 322, the ring sleeve 3311 may be received in the ring groove 3221.

Alternatively, the thickness of the ring sleeve 3311 may be less than the depth of the ring groove 3221 so that the ring sleeve 3311 can be fully received within the interior of the ring groove 3221; alternatively, the thickness of the ring sleeve 3311 may be the same or about the same as the depth of the ring groove 3221 so that the ring sleeve 3311 can be received within the ring groove 3221 with the outer surface of the ring sleeve 3311 flush with the surface of the body 322; alternatively, the ring sleeve 3311 may have a thickness greater than the depth of the ring groove 3221 such that the ring sleeve 3311 is receivable within the ring groove 3221 with the outer surface of the ring sleeve 3311 protruding outwardly from the outer surface of the body 322.

So set up, through seting up annular 3221 on body 322, can hold in annular 3221 when annular sleeve 3311 cover is established on body 322, thereby annular sleeve 3311's inslot wall can play spacing effect to annular sleeve 3311, insert the in-process of locating hole 1101 at location structure 32, the relative motion between annular sleeve 3311 and the body 322 of location structure 32 can be blocked by annular sleeve 3221's inslot wall, consequently can reduce annular sleeve 3311 along inserting the removal range of establishing direction L, and then reduce annular sleeve 3311 and take place the displacement and lead to the probability of poor contact, in order to improve the connection stability when electrical connection structure 33 combines in location structure 32.

Referring to fig. 4, 5 and 7, in some embodiments, the connector plug 30 further includes a surrounding structure 34, the surrounding structure 34 is disposed on the body portion 31, the surrounding structure 34 surrounds to form an inner cavity 341, and the positioning structure 32 is disposed in the inner cavity 341.

Wherein, the enclosing structure 34 is configured to be disposed on the body portion 31 and enclose to form an inner cavity 341; alternatively, the enclosure structure 34 may be integrally formed with the body portion 31; alternatively, the enclosure structure 34 may be fixed to the body 31 by welding, adhesion, clamping, or the like. It will be appreciated that the enclosure 34 may be made of an insulating material, such as plastic, rubber, silicone, etc.

The enclosing structure 34 can enclose an annular structure with a rectangular, circular, arc-shaped cross section and the like; and, the enclosing structure 34 encloses an inner cavity 341 for accommodating the positioning structure 32 or other components. For example, the positioning structure 32 may be disposed in the inner cavity 341 of the enclosure structure 34 and disposed on the body portion 31, and after the connector plug and the connector socket 1100 are relatively inserted, the positioning structure 32 may be guided to be inserted into the positioning hole 1101 until the enclosure structure 34 abuts against the end surface of the connector socket 1100, at which time the end surface of the connector socket 1100 is capped on the inner cavity 341 and the inner cavity 341 forms a seal, and the positioning structure 32 may be accommodated in the sealed space.

So set up, through set up on body portion 31 enclose keep off structure 34 and hold location structure 32 in enclose keep off structure 34 enclose and close the inner chamber 341 that forms, under the condition that connector plug 30 joins in marriage the connection, inner chamber 341 will be formed sealed environment by the closing cap to can form the protection to the location structure 32 that holds in inner chamber 341, can reduce location structure 32 and receive the influence that salt fog effect in the environment is ageing, with the probability that reduces location structure 32 and take place the corrosion, and then can improve connector plug 30's life. Meanwhile, when the number of the positioning structures 32 is two or more, the positioning structures 32 are arranged in the inner cavity 341, so that the distance between the adjacent positioning structures 32 is reduced, and therefore, in the process of mating connection of the connector plug 30, the offset angle of the positioning structures 32 with smaller distances can be effectively reduced when the positioning structures are inserted, the abrasion degree between the positioning structures 32 and the hole wall of the positioning hole 1101 can be reduced, and the durability of the connector plug 30 can be improved.

Referring to fig. 4 to 7, in some embodiments, the number of the positioning structures 32 is two or more, and the positioning structures 32 are adjacently disposed.

It can be appreciated that the two or more positioning structures 32 are adjacently disposed, so that the distance between the positioning structures 32 can be further reduced, and the offset angle of the positioning structures 32 during plugging can be reduced, so as to further reduce the abrasion degree between the positioning structures 32 and the hole wall of the positioning hole 1101, and further improve the durability of the connector plug 30.

For example, in some embodiments, the number of positioning structures 32 may be two, and two positioning structures 32 may be disposed adjacent to each other to reduce the distance between the two positioning structures 32; for example, where the positioning structure 32 is a positioning post, the distance between the positioning posts may be set to be greater than the diameter of the positioning post and less than the width of the interior cavity 341.

Alternatively, in other embodiments, the number of the positioning structures 32 may be three, and the three positioning structures 32 may be disposed adjacently to each other, that is, the three positioning structures 32 may be disposed at three vertices of the triangle respectively, alternatively, the three positioning structures 32 may be disposed at three vertices of the equilateral triangle respectively, and when the positioning structures 32 are columnar structures, the side lengths of the equilateral triangle are larger than the diameter of the positioning structures 32.

Alternatively, in other embodiments, the number of positioning structures 32 may be multiple, and the plurality of positioning posts may be evenly distributed around the center point.

So arranged, the positioning structures 32 are adjacently arranged, that is, the interval between the positioning structures 32 is reduced, so that the offset angle between the positioning structures 32 is reduced and the degree of abrasion of the positioning structures 32 is effectively improved when the connector plug 30 and the connector receptacle 1100 are relatively inserted.

Referring to fig. 4, 5 and 7, in some embodiments, the connector plug 30 includes a low voltage terminal 332 and a high voltage power terminal 333, the low voltage terminal 332 and the high voltage power terminal 333 are respectively disposed on the body portion 31, the low voltage terminal 332 and the high voltage power terminal 333 are disposed in the inner cavity 341, and the positioning structure 32 is disposed between the low voltage terminal 332 and the high voltage power terminal 333.

It will be appreciated that the high voltage power terminals 333 may withstand voltages up to 5KV and the low voltage terminals 332 may be, but are not limited to, connection terminals for signal connectors, data transmission connectors, fiber optic connectors, and the like. In the present embodiment, the low voltage terminal 332 and the high voltage power terminal 333 may be male terminals for insertion opposite to corresponding female terminals of the connector receptacle 1100.

When the connector plug 30 and the connector socket 1100 are opposite, the positioning structure 32 between the low voltage terminal 332 and the high voltage power terminal 333 is first positioned and guided to be inserted into the positioning hole 1101, and then the low voltage terminal 332 and the high voltage power terminal 333 are correspondingly guided to be inserted into corresponding structures of the connector socket 1100, that is, the positioning structure 32 is positioned and inserted between the low voltage terminal 332 and the high voltage power terminal 333, the low voltage terminal 332 and the high voltage power terminal 333 can be close to the positioning structure 32 and the distance between the low voltage terminal 332 and the high voltage power terminal 333 and the positioning structure 32 is reduced, so that the offset angle of the low voltage terminal 332 and the high voltage power terminal 333 relative to the positioning structure 32 can be reduced, the connection accuracy when the low voltage terminal 332 and the high voltage power terminal 333 are respectively inserted is effectively improved, and the probability of damaging the low voltage terminal 332 and the high voltage power terminal 333 is reduced.

Referring to fig. 4, 5 and 7, in some embodiments, a sealing ring (not shown) is disposed on the enclosure structure 34, and the sealing ring is configured to press onto the connector socket 1100 when the positioning structure 32 is inserted into the positioning hole 1101 of the connector socket 1100.

Wherein the sealing ring can be, but is not limited to, a rubber ring, a silica gel ring and the like; the number of the sealing rings can be one, or the number of the sealing rings can be two or more, and a plurality of the sealing rings are sequentially arranged on the enclosing structure 34 to form multiple sealing protection.

Alternatively, the sealing ring may be fixed to the end of the enclosure structure 34 opposite to the body 31, and when the connector plug 30 and the connector socket 1100 are inserted in pairs, the sealing ring may abut against the end surface of the connector socket 1100, so as to seal the gap between the enclosure structure 34 and the connector socket 1100; alternatively, the sealing ring may also be sleeved on the peripheral wall of the enclosure structure 34, and when the connector plug 30 and the connector socket 1100 are inserted, the enclosure structure 34 may be inserted into a cavity structure of the machine socket, so that the sealing ring seals a gap between the peripheral wall of the enclosure structure 34 and an inner wall of the cavity structure.

When the connector plug 30 and the connector socket 1100 are inserted relatively, the enclosure structure 34 is abutted against the connector socket 1100, and the sealing ring can be pressed on the connector socket 1100, so that the sealing performance of the inner cavity 341 can be effectively improved, and the sealing protection of the positioning structure 32 can be further improved.

Illustratively, in some embodiments, the connector plug 30 includes a body portion 31 in the form of a block, and a positioning post, a low voltage terminal 332, a high voltage power terminal 333, a fence structure 34 disposed on the body portion 31, and a ground equipotential terminal 331 disposed on the positioning post; the positioning guide post, the low-voltage terminal 332 and the high-voltage power terminal 333 are all accommodated in the inner cavity 341 of the enclosing structure 34, the positioning guide post comprises a conical guide part 321 and a columnar body part 322, a circle of annular groove 3221 is formed in the body part 322, the grounding equipotential terminal 331 comprises a copper sleeve structure, and the copper sleeve structure is sleeved on the body part 322 through a riveting process and is accommodated in the annular groove 3221; the enclosure structure 34 may be a cylindrical structure with a rectangular cross section; the number of the positioning guide posts is two, the two positioning guide posts are located between the low-voltage terminal 332 and the high-voltage power terminal 333, and the two positioning guide posts are symmetrically distributed about the center of the enclosure structure 34. When the connector plug 30 and the connector receptacle 1100 are connected in a mating manner, the guide portion 321 of the positioning guide post performs positioning guiding and inserting into the positioning hole 1101, so that the low-voltage terminal 332 and the power terminal can be accurately plugged and mated, and when the positioning guide post is completely inserted into the positioning hole 1101, the copper sleeve structure of the grounding equipotential terminal 331 arranged on the body 322 of the positioning guide post can be in contact conduction with the conductive structure 1102 in the positioning hole 1101. Therefore, by combining the ground equipotential terminal 331 and the positioning guide post, the space required for separately providing the ground equipotential terminal 331 on the body portion 31 can be reduced, so that the volume of the connector plug 30 can be effectively reduced, the purpose of simplifying the connector plug 30 can be achieved, and the mating space of the connector plug 30 and the connector socket 1100 can be improved, so that the applicability of the connector plug 30 can be improved.

Referring to fig. 1, 3 and 7, in a second aspect, the embodiment of the present application further provides a connector socket 1100, where the connector socket 1100 is configured to be mated with the connector plug 30 in a plugging manner, the connector socket 1100 includes a socket body, a positioning hole 1101 is formed in the socket body, a conductive structure 1102 is disposed in the positioning hole 1101, and the conductive structure 1102 is configured to be electrically connected to an electrical connection structure 33 disposed on the positioning structure 32 when the positioning structure 32 of the connector plug 30 is inserted into the positioning hole 1101.

The connector socket 1100 may be disposed on a powered device, for example, on a frame of the vehicle 1000, or on a main body of the powered device such as a toy, so as to supply power for plugging the connector plug 30 of the battery 100. The connector socket 1100 provided by the embodiment of the application, the conductive structure 1102 is arranged in the positioning hole 1101, so that the space required by the hole structure for accommodating the conductive structure 1102 on the socket main body can be reduced, and the whole volume of the connector socket 1100 can be reduced.

Referring to fig. 2 and 3, in a third aspect, the embodiment of the present application further provides a battery 100, including a battery unit 20, a case 10, and a connector plug 30 as described above, where the battery unit 20 is accommodated in the case 10, and the connector plug 30 is electrically connected to the battery unit 20.

The battery 100 in the embodiment of the present application employs any of the battery cells 20 described in the above embodiment, and will not be described herein.

The connector plug 30 is electrically connected to the battery cell 20, and thus, when the battery 100 is used to supply power to different devices, the connector plug 30 can be inserted into the connector receptacle 1100 of the corresponding device to achieve electrical connection.

In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application further provides an electrical device, including the connector plug 30 described above, or including the connector socket 1100 and the battery 100 described above, where the connector plug 30 of the battery 100 is plugged into the connector socket 1100, and the battery 100 is used to provide electrical energy.

The powered device may be any powered device described in the above embodiments, such as the vehicle 1000 shown in fig. 1; it will be appreciated that the vehicle 1000 may be provided with a connector plug 30 on its body structure, with the connector plug 30 being plug-connected to the energy source device for energy supply use; alternatively, the vehicle 1000 may have a connector socket 1100 provided on a body structure thereof, the battery 100 is assembled on the body structure, and the connector plug 30 of the battery 100 and the connector socket 1100 are inserted relatively to realize a power supply operation of the battery 100, thereby ensuring a normal operation of the vehicle 1000.

The foregoing description of the preferred embodiment of the present invention is not intended to limit the invention to the particular form disclosed, but on the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.

Claims (12)

1. A connector plug for mating with a connector receptacle, the connector plug comprising:

a body portion;

the positioning structure is arranged on the body part and is used for being positioned and inserted into a positioning hole of the connector socket; and

the electric connection structure is sleeved on the positioning structure and in interference fit with the positioning structure, and is configured to be electrically connected with the conductive structure arranged in the positioning hole when the positioning structure is inserted into the positioning hole.

2. The connector plug of claim 1, wherein: the electric connection structure comprises a grounding equipotential terminal, and the grounding equipotential terminal is sleeved on the positioning structure.

3. The connector plug of claim 2, wherein: the positioning structure comprises a guiding part and a body part, the body part is arranged on the body part, the guiding part is arranged at one end of the body part, which is away from the body part, and the electric connection structure is sleeved on the body part.

4. A connector plug according to claim 3, wherein: the grounding equipotential terminal comprises a ring sleeve member, and the ring sleeve member is sleeved on the body.

5. The connector plug of claim 4, wherein: the body is wound in the inserting direction, an annular groove is formed in the body, and the ring sleeve member is accommodated in the annular groove.

6. The connector plug according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein: the connector plug further comprises a surrounding structure, the surrounding structure is arranged on the body part, the surrounding structure surrounds an inner cavity, and the positioning structure is arranged in the inner cavity.

7. The connector plug of claim 6, wherein: the number of the positioning structures is two or more, and the positioning structures are adjacently arranged.

8. The connector plug of claim 6, wherein: the connector plug comprises a low-voltage terminal and a high-voltage power terminal, the low-voltage terminal and the high-voltage power terminal are respectively arranged on the body part, the low-voltage terminal and the high-voltage power terminal are positioned in the inner cavity, and the positioning structure is arranged between the low-voltage terminal and the high-voltage power terminal.

9. The connector plug of claim 6, wherein: the enclosing structure is provided with a sealing ring, and the sealing ring is configured to be pressed on the connector socket when the positioning structure is inserted into the positioning hole of the connector socket.

10. A connector receptacle, characterized by: the connector socket is used for being matched with the connector plug in a plugging mode, the connector socket comprises a socket main body, a positioning hole is formed in the socket main body, a conductive structure is arranged in the positioning hole and is electrically connected with an electric connection structure arranged on the positioning structure when the positioning structure of the connector plug is inserted into the positioning hole.

11. A battery, comprising:

a battery cell;

the battery monomer is accommodated in the box body; and

the connector plug according to any one of claims 1 to 9, which is electrically connected to the battery cell.

12. An electrical consumer, characterized in that: comprising a connector plug according to any one of claims 1 to 9; alternatively, the battery comprises a connector socket and the battery as claimed in claim 11, wherein the connector plug of the battery is plugged into the connector socket, and the battery is used for supplying electric energy.