KR102583678B1 - Guide device for connector - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a connector guide device that can prevent pin damage when connecting a test cable including a pin connector and a wire harness. In the connector guide device for connecting a first connector and a second connector, the internal A first guide part in which a sliding space is formed, one selected from the first connector and the second connector is fixed to one end, is coupled to the sliding space and moves along the sliding space, and has a hole in the partition wall at the other end. a sliding part having a thread formed on the inner peripheral surface of the hole, a second guide part located on one side of the first guide part to which the other one of the first connector and the second connector is fixed, and a screw thread being formed at one end. , a handle is formed at the other end, and it is characterized by including a handle part that is installed through the fixing plate included in the first guide part and moves the sliding part to one side or the other as it rotates.

Description

Connector guide device {Guide device for connector}

The present invention relates to a guide device for a connector, and more specifically, to a guide device that can prevent damage to a pin-type connector.

In the case of Surion helicopters, the Automatic Flight Control System (AFCS) function must be provided for the pilot's convenience. A wire harness must be connected to the automatic flight control computer included in the automatic flight control system. In order to ensure soundness after manufacturing the wire harness, insulation and continuity tests of the wire harness must be performed.

To test the insulation and continuity of a wire harness, the wire harness must be connected to equipment for insulation and continuity testing. At this time, the wire harness and the test equipment are connected through a test cable. The test cable does not use a thread-type coupling applied to helicopters, but a connector including an externally exposed pin is used. A test cable including such a pin connector requires a process of straightening the pin as it bends when repeatedly connected and disconnected from the wire harness. If the process of bending and straightening the pin is repeated, the pin may break. In the case of a general pin connector, only the pins can be replaced, but the test cable for testing the wire harness for the automatic flight control system used in the Surion helicopter requires replacement of the entire connector, making it expensive to repair and requiring rework. There were problems such as requiring a lot of man-hours.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2017-0042976 (“Industrial and Vehicle Wire Harness Wiring Testing Apparatus and Method”, published on April 20, 2017)

The present invention was created to solve the problems described above, and the purpose of the connector guide device according to the present invention is to prevent damage to the pins when connecting a test cable including a pin connector and a wire harness. To provide a connector guide device.

The connector guide device according to the present invention to solve the problems described above is a connector guide device that connects a first connector and a second connector, and includes a first guide part with a sliding space formed therein, and the first guide part at one end. A sliding portion in which one selected from the first connector and the second connector is fixed and coupled to the sliding space and moves along the sliding space, a hole is formed in the partition at the other end, and a screw thread is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the hole, A second guide part located on one side of the first guide part, to which the other one of the first connector and the second connector is fixed, and a screw thread is formed at one end and a handle is formed at the other end, and is included in the first guide part. It is characterized by including a handle part that is installed through the fixing plate and moves the sliding part to one side or the other as it rotates.

In addition, the bearing is inserted into the hole of the fixing plate to reduce friction between the handle portion and the fixing plate.

In addition, the handle part is characterized in that the bolt including a threaded portion at one end and the handle are configured to be capable of being separated or combined.

In addition, the handle part is characterized in that it further includes a bushing inserted into the middle part of the bolt.

In addition, an insertion portion protrudes from a selected side of the first guide portion and the second guide portion facing each other, and the insert portion protrudes from the other side of the first guide portion and the second guide portion facing each other. It is characterized in that it further includes an alignment part including an insertion hole into which the part is inserted.

In addition, the insertion portion and the insertion hole are characterized in that they are formed asymmetrically up and down or left and right.

In addition, it is characterized in that it further includes a fixing means for fixing the connector located on the sliding part among the first connector and the second connector.

Additionally, the fixing means is characterized in that it has a groove structure that is recessed in the sliding part.

According to the connector guide device according to the present invention as described above, the first guide part, the second guide part, and the sliding part are aligned in one direction with the first connector and the second connector of the pin connecting method, and then the sliding part is screwed. Since the first connector and the second connector are connected to each other by moving, there is an effect of preventing damage to the pins formed in the first connector or the second connector.

1 and 2 are partially exploded perspective views of the connector guide device according to an embodiment of the present invention, viewed from different angles.
Figure 3 is a combined perspective view of a connector guide device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view of a connector guide device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 5 is a perspective view of the handle portion of the connector guide device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 6 is a side cross-sectional view of a connector guide device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The purpose, features and advantages of the present invention described above will become clearer through the following examples in conjunction with the attached drawings. The following specific structural and functional descriptions are merely illustrative for the purpose of explaining embodiments according to the concept of the present invention. Embodiments according to the concept of the present invention may be implemented in various forms and may be implemented in various forms and may be described in the present specification or application. It should not be construed as limited to the examples. Since the embodiments according to the concept of the present invention can make various changes and have various forms, specific embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the specification or application. However, this is not intended to limit the embodiments according to the concept of the present invention to a specific disclosed form, and should be understood to include all changes, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and technical scope of the present invention. Terms such as first and/or second may be used to describe various components, but the components are not limited to the terms. The terms may be used solely for the purpose of distinguishing one component from other components, for example, without departing from the scope of rights according to the concept of the present invention, a first component may be named a second component, and similarly The second component may also be referred to as the first component. When it is mentioned that a component is connected or connected to another component, it should be understood that it may be directly connected or connected to the other component, but that other components may exist in between. On the other hand, when it is mentioned that a component is directly connected or directly connected to another component, it should be understood that there are no other components in the middle. Other expressions to explain the relationship between components, such as between ~ and directly between ~ or adjacent to ~ and directly adjacent to ~, should be interpreted similarly. The terms used in this specification are merely used to describe specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this specification, terms such as include or have are intended to designate the existence of a described feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof, but are intended to indicate the presence of one or more other features, numbers, steps, operations, It should be understood that this does not exclude in advance the possibility of the presence or addition of components, parts, or combinations thereof. Unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by a person of ordinary skill in the technical field to which the present invention pertains. Terms defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the related technology, and should not be interpreted as having an ideal or excessively formal meaning unless clearly defined in this specification. . Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail by explaining preferred embodiments of the present invention with reference to the attached drawings. The same reference numerals in each drawing indicate the same member.

Figures 1 and 2 are partially exploded perspective views of the connector guide device according to an embodiment of the present invention as seen from different angles, Figure 3 is a combined perspective view of the connector guide device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and Figure 4 is a perspective view of the connector guide device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 5 is an exploded perspective view of the connector guide device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 5 is a perspective view of the handle portion of the connector guide device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and Figure 6 is an exploded perspective view of the connector guide device according to an embodiment of the present invention. This is a side cross-sectional view.

Referring to Figures 1 to 4, the connector guide device according to an embodiment of the present invention is a device that connects the first connector 10 and the second connector 20, and includes a first guide part 100 and a second guide part 100. It may include a guide part 200, a sliding part 300, and a handle part 400.

Referring to Figures 1 and 2, the above-described first connector 10 and second connector 20 are connected by a pin connecting method. That is, a pin 11 is formed in the first connector 10, and a hole into which the pin 11 of the first connector 10 is inserted is formed in the second connector 20. The pins 11 of the first connector 10 and the holes of the second connector 20 are formed to correspond to each other. In the drawing, cables connected to each of the first connector 10 and the second connector 20 are omitted.

Referring to FIG. 3, a sliding space 101 is formed inside the first guide unit 100. A sliding part 300 is located in the sliding space 101, and the sliding part 300 moves to one side or the other side by manipulating the handle part 400 to connect the first connector 10 and the second connector 20. Can be connected/disconnected. The movement of the sliding part 300 will be described later.

As shown in Figures 1 to 4, the second guide part 200 is coupled and fixed to the first connector 10 and is located on one side of the first guide part 100. Normally, the first guide part 100 and the second guide part 200 are separated from each other, but when the first connector 10 and the second connector 20 are connected to each other, the first guide part 100 and the second guide unit 200 may be arranged so that the surfaces facing each other face each other. Each of the opposing surfaces of the first guide part 100 and the second guide part 200 may have the same shape and area, and the first guide part 100 and the second guide part 200 may have the same shape and area. The connector 10 and the second connector 20 are aligned with each other.

As shown in Figures 1 to 4, the sliding part 300 is located in the above-described sliding space 101, and the second connector 20 is fixed to one side. The sliding part 300 is configured to be movable along the sliding space 101. One end of the sliding part 300 where the second connector 20 is located is open, and a partition 302 is formed at the other end, and a hole 301 is formed through the partition 302. A screw thread may be formed on the inner peripheral surface of the hole 301. The method of forming a screw thread on the inner peripheral surface of the hole 301 can be largely divided into a method of inserting a separate member with a thread formed on the inner peripheral surface and a method of directly forming a screw thread on the inner peripheral surface of the hole 301. In this embodiment, A female threaded bushing 310 with threads formed on the inner peripheral surface may be inserted into the hole 301. At this time, since the female thread bushing 310 has a thread formed on the inner peripheral surface, a separate hole for forming the thread may be formed. That is, the female thread bushing 310 may have a ring shape.

In this embodiment, the first connector 10 is fixed to the second guide part 200, and the second connector 20 is fixed to the sliding part 300, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the first connector ( There may also be an embodiment in which the positions of 10) and the second connector 20 are changed.

Although not shown in the drawing, the present invention may further include a predetermined fixing means for fixing the female thread bushing 310 while inserted into the hole 301, where the fixing means is located on the upper surface of the partition wall 302. A bolting hole is formed through the hole 301 on the lower side, and a predetermined bolt is screwed into the bolting hole, so that the end of the bolt fixes the female thread bushing 310, or a separate adhesive material is applied to the female thread bushing 310. ) and the hole 301 may also be applied.

The handle part 400 is connected to the female thread bushing 310 of the sliding part 300 and moves the sliding part 300 to one side or the other, and as shown in Figure 5, the bolt 410, the handle 420 and It may include a bushing 430. The bolt 410, handle 420, and bushing 430 included in the handle portion 400 may be configured to be separated from and combined with each other, and the bolt 410 and the handle 420 are coupled and fixed to each other. , the bushing 430 may be inserted into the center portion of the bolt 410.

A fixing plate 102 is located at the other end of the first guide unit 100. A hole is formed through the fixing plate 102, and the bolt 410 of the handle unit 400 is inserted into the hole formed in the fixing plate 102. It can be configured. More specifically, the bolt 410 and the bushing 430 are located on one side of the fixing plate 102, and the handle 420 is disposed on the other side of the fixing plate 102, and the bolt 410, the bushing 430, and the handle (420) can be combined with each other. The thread formed on one outer peripheral surface of the bolt 410 is screw-coupled with the female thread bushing 310 described above.

As shown in FIG. 4, a bearing 110 may be inserted between the inner peripheral surface of the fixing plate 102 and the outer peripheral surface of the bolt 410. The bearing 110 is inserted to prevent friction between the bolt 410 and the fixing plate 102 due to rotation of the bolt 410. Various types of bearings may be used as the bearing 110, and in this embodiment, the bearing 110 may be a general ball bearing.

Figure 6a shows a state in which the threads formed on one outer peripheral surface of the bolt 410 are screwed together with the threads formed on the inner peripheral surface of the female thread bushing 310. When the user rotates the handle 420 to one side in the state shown in FIG. 6A, the screw connection between the bolt 410 and the female threaded bushing 310 is loosened, and the sliding portion 300 connected to the female threaded bushing 310 is shown in FIG. As shown in 6b, it moves to one side, that is, to the first connector 10 side, and the first connector 10 and the second connector 20 are connected to each other. The method of the present invention for connecting the first connector 10 and the second connector 20 as described above is a method of connecting the first connector 10 and the second connector 20 after aligning the direction in which the pin is formed and the moving direction of the sliding portion 300. It prevents the pin 11 from bending during the process of connecting/disconnecting the connector 10 and the second connector 20, ultimately preventing damage to the pin 11, and performing the insulation/continuity test process of the wire harness. can be carried out efficiently and has the effect of reducing unnecessary reproduction and repair of wire harnesses.

When connecting the first connector 10 and the second connector 20, it is necessary to align the first guide part 100 and the second guide part 200 with each other. The connector guide device according to an embodiment of the present invention has the first guide part 100 and the second guide part 200 facing each other for alignment of the first guide part 100 and the second guide part 200. It may further include an alignment portion formed on one side.

As shown in Figures 1 and 2, in this embodiment, the alignment part includes an insertion part 510 protruding from one surface of the first guide part 100 and an insertion hole formed on the other surface of the second guide part 200. It may include (520). The positions and numbers of the insertion portion 510 and the insertion hole 520 may correspond to each other. The positions and number of insertion portions 510 and insertion holes 520 may be formed asymmetrically with respect to an imaginary vertical or horizontal line passing through the central portion of the first connector 10 or the second connector 20. This is to allow the user to position the first guide part 100 and the second guide part 200 in the correct direction when connecting the first connector 10 and the second connector 20.

In this embodiment, the insertion part 510 is formed in the first guide part 100, and the insertion hole 520 is formed in the second guide part 200. However, on the contrary, the insertion hole is formed in the first guide part, and the insertion hole 520 is formed in the second guide part 200. There may be an embodiment in which an insertion part is formed in the guide part, and there may also be an embodiment in which an insertion hole and an insertion part are formed in the first guide part, and a corresponding insertion hole and an insertion part are formed in the second guide part. You can.

In this embodiment, the sliding part 300 and the second connector 20 must be fixed to each other, and for this purpose, a fixing means for fixing the sliding part 300 and the second connector 20 may be further included.

The fixing means can fix the second connector 20 to the sliding part 300 in various ways. In this embodiment, the fixing means is a second connector 20 in a predetermined area of the sliding part 300, as shown in FIG. 4. A method may be used in which a groove is formed to correspond to the lower surface and width of the connector 20 and the second connector 20 is seated in the corresponding portion. In addition, the fixing means may apply an adhesive material between the second connector 20 and the sliding part 300, or may fix the second connector 20 and the sliding part 300 using a separate mechanical device.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and the scope of application is diverse. Of course, various modifications and implementations are possible without departing from the gist of the present invention as claimed in the claims.

10: first connector
11: pin
20: 2nd connector
100: first guide part
101: sliding space
102: fixing plate
110: bearing
200: 2nd guide part
300: sliding part
301: Hall
302: bulkhead
310: female thread bushing
400: handle part
410: bolt
420: handle
430: Bushing
510: Insertion part
520: Insertion hole

Claims (8)

In the connector guide device connecting the first connector and the second connector,
A first guide portion having a sliding space formed therein;
At one end, one selected from the first connector and the second connector is fixed and coupled to the sliding space and moves along the sliding space, a hole is formed in the partition wall at the other end, and a screw thread is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the hole. sliding part;
a second guide part located on one side of the first guide part, to which the other one of the first connector and the second connector is fixed; and
a handle portion having a screw thread formed at one end and a handle formed at the other end, which is installed through a fixing plate included in the first guide portion and moves the sliding portion to one side or the other as it rotates;
A connector guide device comprising a.
According to paragraph 1,
a bearing inserted into the hole of the fixing plate to reduce friction between the handle portion and the fixing plate;
A connector guide device further comprising:
According to paragraph 1,
The handle part,
A connector guide device, wherein the bolt including a threaded portion at one end and the handle are configured to be capable of being separated or combined.
According to paragraph 3,
The handle part,
A connector guide device further comprising a bushing inserted into the middle of the bolt.
According to paragraph 1,
An insertion part protrudes from one of the surfaces facing each other of the first guide part and the second guide part, and the insertion part is inserted into the remaining one of the surfaces of the first guide part and the second guide part facing each other. an alignment portion including an insertion hole;
A connector guide device further comprising:
According to clause 5,
A connector guide device, characterized in that the insertion portion and the insertion hole are formed asymmetrically up and down or left and right.
According to paragraph 1,
Fixing means for fixing the connector located on the sliding part among the first connector and the second connector;
A connector guide device further comprising:
In clause 7,
A connector guide device, wherein the fixing means has a groove structure recessed in the sliding portion.