Disclosure of utility model
The main object of the present utility model is to propose a connector, which aims to provide a connector with simple assembly and short time consumption.
To achieve the above object, the present utility model provides a connector applied to an electrical device having an input terminal and an output terminal, comprising:
the connecting male end comprises a male end shell and a male terminal;
the connecting female end comprises a female end shell and a female terminal;
One of the male terminal and the female terminal is used for being electrically connected with the input end, the other one of the male terminal and the female terminal is used for being electrically connected with the output end, and the male end shell and the female end shell are mutually inserted so that the male terminal and the female terminal are electrically connected.
In an embodiment of the utility model, the input end and/or the output end are/is provided with a socket hole, and the male terminal is at least partially inserted into the socket hole of the input end or the socket hole of the output end.
In an embodiment of the present utility model, the input end and/or the output end is further provided with a clamping hole, the male end housing is provided with a clamping hook, and the clamping hook is clamped in the clamping hole of the input end or the clamping hole of the output end;
And/or the input end and/or the output end are/is also provided with a positioning hole, the male end shell is also provided with a positioning piece, and the positioning piece is inserted into the positioning hole of the input end or the positioning hole of the output end.
In an embodiment of the present utility model, one end of the male terminal is welded to a welding hole or a welding pad connected to the input end or the output end, and the other end of the male terminal is used for pluggable connection with the female terminal.
In an embodiment of the present utility model, one end of the female terminal is used for pluggable connection with the male terminal, and the other end of the female terminal is used for press-connection fixation with a cable connected with the input end or the output end.
In an embodiment of the present utility model, one of the male end housing and the female end housing is provided with at least two fool-proof protrusions, the other one of the male end housing and the female end housing is provided with at least two fool-proof grooves, at least two fool-proof protrusions are different in size, at least two fool-proof grooves are different in size, and each fool-proof protrusion is matched with one fool-proof groove with a corresponding size.
In an embodiment of the present utility model, at least two male terminals and at least two female terminals are provided, and each of the male terminals is electrically connected to one of the female terminals.
In an embodiment of the present utility model, the male terminal includes a first conductive segment and a second conductive segment connected to each other, the first conductive segment being electrically connected to the female terminal, the second conductive segment being electrically connected to the input terminal or the output terminal;
The extending direction of the first conductive segment is consistent with the extending direction of the second conductive segment or is arranged at an included angle.
In an embodiment of the present utility model, one of the male end housing and the female end housing is provided with a clamping groove, and the other one of the male end housing and the female end housing is provided with a clamping protrusion, and the clamping protrusion is in clamping fit with the clamping groove.
In an embodiment of the utility model, the electrical device further includes a plastic frame for mounting a plurality of electronic components, and the male end housing is integrated on the plastic frame and is of an integrally formed structure with the plastic frame.
The utility model also proposes an electrical device comprising an input, an output and a connector comprising:
the connecting male end comprises a male end shell and a male terminal;
the connecting female end comprises a female end shell and a female terminal;
One of the male terminal and the female terminal is used for being electrically connected with the input end, the other one of the male terminal and the female terminal is used for being electrically connected with the output end, and the male end shell and the female end shell are mutually inserted so that the male terminal and the female terminal are electrically connected.
In an embodiment of the utility model, the electrical device comprises a first circuit board and a second circuit board, one of the first circuit board and the second circuit board having the input end and the other having the output end.
In an embodiment of the utility model, the electrical device comprises a first circuit board and an external connector, one of the first circuit board and the external connector having the input end and the other having the output end.
The connector provided by the utility model can be applied to electrical equipment, and one of the male terminal and the female terminal can be used for being electrically connected with the input end of the electrical equipment when the high-voltage and high-current connection is carried out in the electrical equipment, and the other of the male terminal and the female terminal is used for being electrically connected with the output end of the electrical equipment.
Therefore, when the connector is assembled, part or all of screws can be replaced by the connector, the male end shell connected with the male end and the female end shell connected with the female end are directly connected with each other in an inserting mode, the male terminal and the female terminal are electrically connected, quick plug connection between the male end and the female end can be achieved, the assembling process is simple, and assembling time brought by locking part or all of screws can be saved. Thus, the present solution provides a connector that is simple to assemble and time-consuming.
Detailed Description
The following description of the embodiments of the present utility model will be made clearly and fully with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is evident that the embodiments described are only some, but not all embodiments of the utility model. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the utility model without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the utility model.
It should be noted that, if directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, and rear … …) are included in the embodiments of the present utility model, the directional indications are merely used to explain the relative positional relationship, movement conditions, etc. between the components in a specific posture (as shown in the drawings), and if the specific posture is changed, the directional indications are correspondingly changed.
In addition, if there is a description of "first", "second", etc. in the embodiments of the present utility model, the description of "first", "second", etc. is for descriptive purposes only and is 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 at least one such feature. In addition, the technical solutions of the embodiments may be combined with each other, but it is necessary to base that the technical solutions can be realized by those skilled in the art, and when the technical solutions are contradictory or cannot be realized, the combination of the technical solutions should be considered to be absent and not within the scope of protection claimed in the present utility model.
The present utility model proposes a connector 100, and aims to provide a connector 100 that is simple to assemble and takes a short time.
Referring to fig. 1 to 14 in combination, in an embodiment of the connector 100 of the present utility model, the connector 100 is applied to an electrical device 1000, and the electrical device 1000 has an input terminal a and an output terminal b; the connector 100 includes a connection male end 10 and a connection female end 20; the connecting male terminal 10 includes a male terminal housing 11 and a male terminal 12; the connection female terminal 20 includes a female terminal housing 21 and a female terminal 22; one of the male terminal 12 and the female terminal 22 is used for electrically connecting with the input terminal a, the other is used for electrically connecting with the output terminal b, and the male terminal housing 11 and the female terminal housing 21 are mutually spliced so that the male terminal 12 and the female terminal 22 are electrically connected.
It will be appreciated that the connector 100 according to the present utility model is applicable to an electrical device 1000, and that one of the male terminal 12 and the female terminal 22 may be used for electrical connection with an input a of the electrical device 1000 and the other may be used for electrical connection with an output b of the electrical device 1000 when performing high voltage high current connection inside the electrical device 1000.
Thus, when assembling, the connector 100 can be used to replace part or all of the screws, and the male end housing 11 connected with the male end 10 and the female end housing 21 connected with the female end 20 are directly inserted into each other, so that the male terminal 12 is electrically connected with the female terminal 22, and the male end 10 and the female end 20 can be connected in a quick inserting and pulling manner, the assembling process is simple, and the assembling time brought by locking part or all of the screws can be saved. Thus, the present solution provides a connector 100 that is simple to assemble and time-consuming.
In addition, when the screw is used for connection, the nut corresponding to the screw is usually a blind nut, and the height and the size of the blind nut are relatively large, so that the design requirement cannot be met by using the screw connection mode in the scene of limited height, and the problem that the design requirement cannot be met due to the use of the screw can be effectively avoided by using the connector 100 to replace the screw.
And, when using a plurality of screws to connect, need satisfy the requirement of electric gap and creepage distance between the adjacent screw, need great installation space, lead to the whole occupation space of electrical equipment 1000 great, unable miniaturized design of satisfying, and this scheme is through using connector 100 to replace the screw, need not to reserve great electric gap and creepage distance, and required installation space is less to can satisfy the miniaturized design of electrical equipment 1000.
It should be noted that, the connector 100 according to the present embodiment may be specifically applied to the connection between the external connector 400 and the internal electrical device, and may also be applied to the connection between the internal electrical devices.
In some embodiments, the connector 100 according to the present disclosure may be designed according to a 900V rated voltage system, which may meet the current requirements of the automotive industry.
The male housing 11 and the female housing 21 may be plastic housings, but may be other housings made of insulating materials.
In the practical application process, the male end housing 11 and the male terminal 12 may be integrated together through a compression bonding or plastic molding process, so as to ensure connection reliability between the male end housing 11 and the male terminal 12.
In the practical application process, the female end housing 21 and the female terminal 22 can be integrated together through the processes of crimping, inserting, plastic-coating forming and the like, so as to ensure the connection reliability between the female end housing 21 and the female terminal 22. In some embodiments, the female terminal 22 may be connected to the input end a or the output end b before the female terminal 22 is assembled to the female housing 21.
Optionally, referring to fig. 5 in combination, in an embodiment of the connector 100 of the present utility model, the input end a and/or the output end b is provided with a socket 210, and the male terminal 12 is at least partially inserted into the socket 210 of the input end a or the socket 210 of the output end b.
When the connection male terminal 10 of the connector 100 is mounted at the input end a or the output end b, at least part of the male terminal 12 can be directly inserted into the insertion hole 210 of the input end a or the insertion hole 210 of the output end b, so that the connection reliability between the male terminal 12 and the input end a or the output end b can be ensured, the contact area between the male terminal 12 and the input end a or the output end b can be increased, and the electrical connection between the male terminal 12 and the input end a or the output end b is more stable.
In some embodiments, the male terminal 12 may have two pins that may be inserted into two insertion holes 210 of the input terminal a, respectively, or into two insertion holes 210 of the output terminal b, respectively.
Optionally, referring to fig. 5 and fig. 6 in combination, in an embodiment of the connector 100 of the present utility model, the input end a and/or the output end b is further provided with a clamping hole 220, the male housing 11 is provided with a hook 111, and the hook 111 is clamped in the clamping hole 220 of the input end a or the clamping hole 220 of the output end b.
So set up, in the assembly process, still can establish the clamping hook 111 card on the male end casing 11 in the joint hole 220 of input a or the joint hole 220 of output b for male end casing 11 is fixed on input a or output b, in order to play location and anti-drop's effect.
In practical applications, the male housing 11 may be provided with one or at least two hooks 111.
In some embodiments, in order to improve the fixing strength of the male housing 11 on the input end a or the output end b, at least two hooks 111 may be provided on the male housing 11, so that the at least two hooks 111 are respectively clamped in the at least two clamping holes 220 of the input end a or the at least two clamping holes 220 of the output end b.
Optionally, referring to fig. 5 in combination, in an embodiment of the connector 100 of the present utility model, the input end a and/or the output end b is further provided with a positioning hole 230, and the male housing 11 is further provided with a positioning member 112, where the positioning member 112 is inserted into the positioning hole 230 of the input end a or the positioning hole 230 of the output end b.
So configured, during the assembly process, the positioning element 112 on the male end housing 11 may be inserted into the positioning hole 230 of the input end a or the positioning hole 230 of the output end b, so as to perform a positioning function on the installation of the connection male end 10, so that the male terminal 12 may be smoothly inserted into the insertion hole 210 of the input end a or the insertion hole 210 of the output end b.
In practice, the male housing 11 may be provided with one or at least two positioning members 112.
Optionally, referring to fig. 5 and 14 in combination, in an embodiment of the connector 100 of the present utility model, one end of the male terminal 12 is soldered to a soldering hole or a soldering pad connected to the input terminal a or the output terminal b, and the other end of the male terminal 12 is used for pluggable connection with the female terminal 22.
By fixing one end of the male terminal 12 on the welding hole or the welding pad connected with the input end a or the output end b in a welding manner, the connection reliability between the male terminal 12 and the input end a or the output end b can be effectively improved, and the other end of the male terminal 12 is connected with the female terminal 22 in a pluggable manner, so that the male terminal 12 and the female terminal 22 can be conveniently assembled and disassembled.
In some embodiments, the male terminal 12 may be inserted into the soldering hole 210 of the input terminal a or the soldering hole 210 of the output terminal b, and then the male terminal 12 may be soldered to the input terminal a or the output terminal b.
Alternatively, referring to fig. 14 in combination, in an embodiment of the connector 100 of the present utility model, one end of the female terminal 22 is used for pluggable connection with the male terminal 12, and the other end of the female terminal 22 is used for press-fit fixation with a cable 500 connected to the input end a or the output end b.
In this way, in the assembling process, one end of the female terminal 22 and the cable 500 connected to the input end a or the output end b may be first crimped and fixed together, and then the female terminal 22 is assembled into the female terminal housing 21, so that the connection reliability between the female terminal 22 and the cable 500 connected to the input end a or the output end b may be ensured, and the male terminal 12 and the female terminal 22 may be easily assembled and disassembled by connecting the other end of the female terminal 22 and the male terminal 12 in a pluggable manner.
Optionally, referring to fig. 3 and fig. 4 in combination, in an embodiment of the connector 100 of the present utility model, one of the male housing 11 and the female housing 21 is provided with at least two foolproof protrusions 211, the other one of the male housing 11 and the female housing 21 is provided with at least two foolproof grooves 113, the at least two foolproof protrusions 211 have different sizes, and the at least two foolproof grooves 113 have different sizes, and each foolproof protrusion 211 is matched with one foolproof groove 113 having a corresponding size.
So set up, in the assembly process, can prevent the male end housing 11 and female end housing 21 of mistake-proofing under the cooperation of at least two foolproof protruding 211 and at least two foolproof recess 113 that the size is different for connector 100 self has the function of mistake-proofing.
Optionally, referring to fig. 1 and 2 in combination, in an embodiment of the connector 100 of the present utility model, at least two male terminals 12 and female terminals 22 are provided, and each male terminal 12 is electrically connected to one female terminal 22.
By this arrangement, one connector 100 can replace at least two screws, so that the use of at least two screws can be reduced, and the assembly man-hour can be further reduced.
In some embodiments, referring to fig. 1, 3, 9, 11 in combination, the male terminal 12 and the female terminal 22 may each be provided with two, i.e. the connector 100 is a 2pin connector 100.
In other embodiments, referring to fig. 2, 5, 8, and 10 in combination, the male terminal 12 and the female terminal 22 may each be provided with three, i.e., the connector 100 is a 3pin connector 100.
Optionally, referring to fig. 12 and 13 in combination, in an embodiment of the connector 100 of the present utility model, the male terminal 12 includes a first conductive segment 121 and a second conductive segment 122 connected, the first conductive segment 121 is electrically connected to the female terminal 22, and the second conductive segment 122 is electrically connected to the input terminal a or the output terminal b; the extending direction of the first conductive segment 121 is consistent with or set at an angle with the extending direction of the second conductive segment 122.
So set up, in the assembly process, can realize the electricity with the second electrically conductive section 122 of public terminal 12 with input a or output b and be connected, and the extending direction of second electrically conductive section 122 can be unanimous with the extending direction of first electrically conductive section 121, also can be the contained angle setting with the extending direction of first electrically conductive section 121, like this, when installation space is limited, can select the public terminal 12 of different shapes to adapt different installation space to satisfy different demands.
In some embodiments, referring to fig. 1, 2, 8, 9, and 13 in combination, when the extending direction of the first conductive segment 121 is identical to the extending direction of the second conductive segment 122, the connector 100 may be assembled to the input end a or the output end b in a 180 degree manner.
In other embodiments, referring to fig. 5 and 10 to 12, when the extending direction of the first conductive segment 121 and the extending direction of the second conductive segment 122 are disposed at an angle, the connector 100 may be assembled to the input end a or the output end b at 90 degrees.
Optionally, referring to fig. 1 and 2 in combination, in an embodiment of the connector 100 of the present utility model, one of the male housing 11 and the female housing 21 is provided with a clamping groove 114, and the other is provided with a clamping protrusion 212, and the clamping protrusion 212 is in clamping fit with the clamping groove 114.
With this arrangement, when the female housing 21 is inserted into the male housing 11, the locking engagement between the locking protrusion 212 and the locking groove 114 can be achieved, so as to prevent the female housing 21 from being withdrawn from the male housing 11 during use.
Optionally, referring to fig. 7 in combination, in an embodiment of the connector 100 of the present utility model, the electrical device 1000 further includes a plastic frame 600 for mounting a plurality of electronic components, and the male housing 11 is integrated on the plastic frame 600 and is integrally formed with the plastic frame 600.
By the arrangement, the male end housing 11 and the plastic frame 600 can be integrated together, which is equivalent to the use of part of the plastic frame 600 as the male end housing 11, thereby saving the material cost of the male end housing 11.
Referring to fig. 14 in combination, the present utility model further provides an electrical device 1000, where the electrical device 1000 includes an input end a, an output end b, and the connector 100 as described above, and the specific structure of the connector 100 refers to the foregoing embodiment, and since the electrical device 1000 adopts all the technical solutions of all the foregoing embodiments, at least all the beneficial effects brought by the technical solutions of the foregoing embodiments are not described herein again. One of the male terminal 12 and the female terminal 22 of the connector 100 is electrically connected to the input terminal a, and the other is electrically connected to the output terminal b.
It will be appreciated that in making a high voltage, high current connection within the electrical device 1000, one of the male and female terminals 12, 22 may be electrically connected to the input a of the electrical device 1000 and the other may be electrically connected to the output b of the electrical device 1000.
Thus, when assembling, the connector 100 can be used to replace part or all of the screws, and the male end housing 11 connected with the male end 10 and the female end housing 21 connected with the female end 20 are directly inserted into each other, so that the male terminal 12 is electrically connected with the female terminal 22, and the male end 10 and the female end 20 can be connected in a quick inserting and pulling manner, the assembling process is simple, and the assembling time brought by locking part or all of the screws can be saved.
Specifically, the electrical device 1000 may be a motor controller and a power supply in an automobile, or may be a device such as a computer or a television.
Alternatively, referring to fig. 14 in combination, in an embodiment of the electrical device 1000 of the present utility model, the electrical device 1000 includes a first circuit board 200 and a second circuit board 300, one of the first circuit board 200 and the second circuit board 300 having an input terminal a, and the other having an output terminal b.
So configured, the male terminal 12 of the connector 100 may be electrically connected to the input terminal a of the first circuit board 200, and the female terminal 22 of the connector 100 may be electrically connected to the output terminal b of the second circuit board 300, to achieve connection between internal electrical components through the connector 100.
In some embodiments, in order to facilitate the connection between the first circuit board 200 and the second circuit board 300, the second circuit board 300 may be electrically connected to the female terminal 22 of the connector 100 through the cable 500, and the second circuit board 300 may be electrically connected to the cable 500 through another connector 100, specifically, the male terminal 12 of the connector 100 may be electrically connected to the output terminal b of the second circuit board 300, and the female terminal 22 of the connector 100 may be electrically connected to the input terminal a of the cable 500.
Alternatively, referring to fig. 14 in combination, in an embodiment of the electrical device 1000 of the present utility model, the electrical device 1000 includes a first circuit board 200 and an external connector 400, one of the first circuit board 200 and the external connector 400 having an input terminal a, and the other having an output terminal b.
So configured, the male terminal 12 of the connector 100 may be electrically connected to the output terminal b of the first circuit board 200, and the female terminal 22 of the connector 100 may be electrically connected to the input terminal a of the external connector 400, to achieve connection between the external connector 400 and the internal electrical through the connector 100.
In some embodiments, to facilitate connection between the external connector 400 and the connector 100, the external connector 400 may be electrically connected to the female terminal 22 of the connector 100 by a cable 500.
The foregoing description is only of the preferred embodiments of the present utility model and is not intended to limit the scope of the utility model, and all equivalent structural changes made by the description of the present utility model and the accompanying drawings or direct/indirect application in other related technical fields are included in the scope of the utility model.