TWI834569B - Modular cable concentrator and instrument - Google Patents

Abstract

The present utility model provides a modular cable concentrator, including a housing, a socket assembly and an electrical connection subassembly. The housing is detachably connected to an instrument body. The socket assembly is electrically connected to the electrical connection assembly. Both the socket assembly and the electrical connection assembly are partially installed in the housing, and the socket assembly and the electrical connection assembly extend out of the housing respectively. The socket assembly includes an output interface and at least two input interfaces. The present utility model further provides an instrument using the modular cable concentrator. The modular cable concentrator and the instrument are convenient to replace and maintain, have a lower cost, and facilitate wire arrangement.

Description

A modular hub and instrument

The present invention relates to the technical field related to instrument equipment, and more specifically to a modular hub and an instrument.

The instrument is an important component of an electric vehicle or an electric power-assisted bicycle. It is responsible for displaying parameters. In addition to being connected to the controller, it also needs to be connected to various components such as brake levers, handlebars, buttons, etc. through connecting lines. Instruments in the prior art are generally connected to connecting lines through a hub integrated therein, and the hub and the instrument have an integrated structure. In instruments with an integrated structure, the hub needs to be designed and placed according to the instrument structure, which requires special mold opening, which increases production costs. The integrated structure is also inconvenient to install. And when the instrument or hub is damaged, the entire structure needs to be replaced, which makes maintenance inconvenient and further increases the cost. Existing hubs only have one input and output interface, which can easily lead to cluttered connection lines.

In summary, the field needs to improve hubs used for instruments to improve the convenience of maintenance, reduce costs, and facilitate the organization of connecting lines.

In view of this, the object of the present invention is to provide a modular hub that is separated from the instrument body and includes multiple input interfaces to facilitate replacement, maintenance, and arrangement of connection lines, thereby reducing costs.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an instrument using the modular hub.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a modular hub, which includes a housing, a socket component and an electrical connection component. The housing is detachably connected to the instrument body, and the socket component is electrically connected to the electrical connection component. The socket component and the electrical connection component are both partially installed inside the housing, and the socket component and the electrical connection component respectively pass through the housing; the socket component includes an output interface and at least two input interface.

Preferably, the housing is connected to the bracket.

Preferably, both ends of the housing have bracket through holes connected to the bracket respectively; the bracket through holes have threads inside, and the bracket is connected to the bracket through holes through bolts.

Preferably, the four corners of the housing are respectively provided with bolt through holes, and the bolts pass through the bolt through holes to connect to the instrument body.

Preferably, the housing has an electrical connection through hole, the electrical connection through hole is located on a side of the housing facing the instrument body, and the electrical connection component passes through the electrical connection through hole. shell.

Preferably, the electrical connection assembly includes several connectors or PIN pins.

Preferably, the socket assembly includes five input interfaces, and the five input interfaces are electrically connected to the left brake lever, the right brake lever, the car light, the button and the steering wheel respectively.

The invention provides an instrument, which includes an instrument body and a modular hub. The modular hub is detachably connected to the back of the instrument body. A printed circuit board (Printed Circuit Board) is installed inside the instrument body. PCB), the back of the instrument body has a connection through hole, and the socket assembly is electrically connected to the PCB through the connection through hole.

The invention provides an instrument, which includes an instrument body and the modular hub. The modular hub is detachably connected to the back of the instrument body. Signals are transferred inside the instrument through stamping signal components. There is a connection through hole on the back of the instrument body. The socket component is electrically connected to the stamped signal component through the connection through hole. The stamped signal component is merged into an electrical connection component.

Preferably, a waterproof rubber ring is provided at the connection through hole.

Compared with the existing technology, the advantage of the modular hub and instrument disclosed in the present invention is that the modular hub is set up separately from the instrument body, which facilitates replacement and maintenance, simplifies instrument design, and helps reduce manufacturing and maintenance costs. ; The modular hub has multiple input interfaces, which can easily connect multiple components and facilitate the arrangement of wires; the instrument uses the modular hub, which has lower cost and facilitates the arrangement of wires.

10: Shell

11:Bracket through hole

12: Bolt through hole

13: Electrical connection through hole

20:Socket assembly

21:Output interface

22:Input interface

30: Electrical connection components

30A: stamped signal components

4:Instrument body

5:bolt

6: Bracket

In order to explain the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art more clearly, the following drawings that need to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced. Obviously, the following The drawings in the above description are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without making any progress.

Figure 1 shows a schematic structural diagram of a modular hub and a bracket installed together according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a modular hub according to the present invention with the casing removed.

Figure 3 shows a schematic diagram of the back structure of the instrument using the modular hub.

Figure 4 shows a schematic structural diagram of a variant of the modular hub of the present invention.

Figure 5 shows a schematic structural diagram of a variant of the electrical connection component.

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without making any progressive efforts fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

As shown in Figures 1 to 3, a modular hub of the present invention includes a housing 10, a socket component 20 and an electrical connection component 30. The housing 10 is detachably connected to the instrument body 4, and the socket component 20 and the electrical connection component 30 For electrical connection, the socket component 20 and the electrical connection component 30 are both partially installed inside the housing 10 , and the socket component 20 and the electrical connection component 30 respectively pass through the housing 10 . The socket assembly 20 includes an output interface 21 and at least two input interfaces 22 . Preferably, the housing 10 is connected to the bracket 6, and the instrument body 4 is connected to the bracket 6 through the modular hub. The modular hub and the instrument body 4 are arranged separately, which facilitates the maintenance or replacement of the modular hub and the instrument body 4. It can also simplify the instrument design and help reduce manufacturing and maintenance costs. The socket assembly 20 can connect multiple components through multiple input interfaces 22 to facilitate the organization of wires.

Specifically, the housing 10 has an electrical connection through hole 13 , which is located on the side of the housing 10 facing the instrument body 4 , and the electrical connection component 30 penetrates the housing 10 through the electrical connection through hole 13 .

The electrical connection assembly 30 includes several connectors or PIN pins.

Preferably, the socket assembly 20 includes five input interfaces 22, the output interface 21 is electrically connected to the controller, and the five input interfaces 22 are electrically connected to the left brake lever, right brake lever, car light, button and steering wheel respectively.

The four corners of the housing 10 are respectively provided with bolt through holes 12, and the bolts 5 pass through the bolt through holes 12 to connect with the instrument body 4.

Both ends of the housing 10 have bracket through holes 11 connected to the bracket 6 respectively. Preferably, the bracket through hole 11 has threads inside, and the bracket 6 is connected to the bracket through hole 11 through bolts.

The invention also provides an instrument, which includes an instrument body 4 and the modular hub. The modular hub is detachably connected to the back of the instrument body 4. A PCB is installed inside the instrument body 4. The back of the instrument body 4 has a connection Through holes, the socket component 20 is electrically connected to the PCB through the connection through holes. It is preferable to install a waterproof rubber ring at the connection through hole.

The present invention also provides an instrument, see Figure 4, which includes an instrument body 4 and the modular hub. The modular hub is detachably connected to the back of the instrument body 4. The interior of the instrument body 4 is connected by a stamped signal assembly 30A. For signal transfer, there is a connection through hole on the back of the instrument body 4. The socket assembly 20 is electrically connected to the stamped signal assembly 30A through the connection through hole. The stamped signal assembly 30A is merged into an electrical connection assembly as shown in Figure 5. It is preferable to install a waterproof rubber ring at the connection through hole.

The above description of the disclosed embodiments enables those skilled in the art to make or use the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be practiced in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Thus, the present invention is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

10: Shell

11:Bracket through hole

12: Bolt through hole

13: Electrical connection through hole

22:Input interface

30: Electrical connection components

5:bolt

6: Bracket

Claims (10)

A modular hub, characterized in that it includes a housing, a socket component and an electrical connection component. The housing can be detachably connected to the instrument body. The socket component is electrically connected to the electrical connection component. The socket The component and the electrical connection component are both partially installed inside the housing, and the socket component and the electrical connection component respectively pass through the housing; the socket component includes an output interface and at least two input interfaces . The modular hub according to claim 1, wherein the housing is connected to the bracket. The modular hub according to claim 2, wherein the two ends of the housing have bracket through holes connected to the bracket respectively; the bracket through holes have threads inside, and the bracket is connected to the bracket through bolts. Bracket through hole connection. The modular hub according to claim 1, wherein four corners of the housing are respectively provided with bolt through holes, and bolts pass through the bolt through holes to connect to the instrument body. The modular hub according to claim 1, wherein the housing has an electrical connection through hole, and the electrical connection through hole is located on a side of the housing facing the instrument body, and the electrical connection component The housing is penetrated through the electrical connection through hole. The modular hub according to claim 1, wherein the electrical connection component includes a plurality of connectors or PIN pins. The modular hub according to claim 1, wherein the socket assembly includes five input interfaces, and the five input interfaces can be respectively connected to the left brake lever, right brake lever, Car lights, buttons and handlebars are electrically connected. An instrument, characterized in that it includes an instrument body and a modular hub as described in any one of claims 1 to 7, the modular hub is detachably connected to the back of the instrument body, and the instrument A PCB is installed inside the body, and the back of the instrument body has a connection through hole, and the socket assembly is electrically connected to the PCB through the connection through hole. An instrument, characterized in that it includes an instrument body and a modular hub as described in any one of claims 1 to 7, the modular hub is detachably connected to the back of the instrument body, and the instrument Signal switching is performed internally through stamped signal components, and the back of the instrument body has a connection Through hole, the socket component is electrically connected to the stamped signal component through the connection through hole, and the stamped signal component is merged into an electrical connection component. The instrument according to claim 8 or 9, wherein a waterproof rubber ring is provided at the connection through hole.

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