TWM569948U - Contact type electric connector - Google Patents

Abstract

A contact type electrical connector includes: a male end connector and a female end connector; the male end connector includes: a first male end electrode, a second male end electrode, a male end base, and a male end plug, wherein The end plug is assembled at an axial position of the male end base, and the first male end electrode and the second male end electrode are in the shape of a circle around the axis of the male end base; the female end connector comprises: a first female end electrode a second female end electrode, a female end base and a female end socket, wherein the first female end electrode and the second female end electrode are a coil spring structure, and the female end connector and the male end connector are coupled to each other, the female end The socket can be plugged and coupled with the male end plug, the first female end electrode can be in contact with the first male end electrode, and the second female end electrode can be in contact with the second male end electrode; the male end connector and the female end connection of the present invention The device can be rotated 360 degrees to achieve non-directional limitation.

Description

Contact type electrical connector

The present invention relates to an electrical connector for transmitting electrical and electrical signals, and more particularly to a contact electrical connector that can be rotated 360 degrees and has no directional restrictions.

The use of electrical connectors is generally used to electrically connect two electrical circuits for transmitting electrical signals or electricity. From the standpoint of the manufacturer, the electrical connector needs to comply with the relevant electrical characteristics requirements and standard specifications to ensure the reliability of electrical or electrical signal transmission, on the other hand, the electrical connector that is easy to operate and use is used. The problem that people care about.

Since the power supply has different polarities, for example, the DC power supply includes a positive pole and a negative pole, and the AC power source includes a live wire and a ground wire, in order to prevent the male connector and the female terminal component of the electrical connector from being plugged and unplugged, because the electrode position of the electrical connector is incorrect. Short-circuit or damage to electrical equipment, the male and female components of many known electrical connectors have a foolproof design, in other words, the male and female components of the electrical connector can only be limited in a particular direction And the relative position can be inserted and removed normally.

For the use of some electrical connectors, how to easily plug and unplug and not consider the directionality is a problem that users pay more attention to. For example, a rechargeable battery that is increasingly used on an electric motor vehicle needs to be connected to an electric motor vehicle or a charging power source through an electrical connector, whether it is a stationary rechargeable battery or a rechargeable battery that can be directly exchanged. Need to recharge the rechargeable battery with insufficient power or insufficient power The rechargeable battery is pumped out and the rechargeable battery is fully charged. Therefore, how to provide an electrical connector without directional restrictions will make it easier for the user to perform the above charging or replace the rechargeable battery. operation.

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a contact type electrical connector that can be rotated 360 degrees and has no directional restriction.

In order to solve the above technical problem, a technical solution of the novel contact type electrical connector comprises: a male end connector and a female end connector; the male end connector comprises: a first male end electrode, a second male end electrode, and a male end base a socket and a male end plug, wherein the male end plug is assembled at an axial position of the male end base, and the first male end electrode and the second male end electrode are in the shape of a circle around the axis of the male end base; the female end connection The device includes: a first female terminal electrode, a second female terminal electrode, a female terminal base and a female socket, wherein the first female electrode and the second female electrode are a coil spring structure, and the female connector and the male terminal are connected When the plug-in is coupled, the female socket can be plug-coupled with the male plug, the first female electrode can be in contact with the first male electrode, and the second female electrode can be in contact with the second male electrode.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first female terminal has a first contact end that can be in contact with the first male terminal, wherein the first contact end is an annular structure, and the second female end electrode has a second contact end. And contacting the second male electrode, wherein the second contact end is an annular structure.

In an embodiment of the novel contact type electrical connector, the female end base includes: a female end plate, an insertion hole, a first annular groove, and a second annular groove.

In an embodiment of the novel contact type electrical connector, the male end base includes: a male end a plate, a plug, a third annular groove and a fourth annular groove.

In an embodiment of the novel contact type electrical connector, the male end base further comprises a waterproof rubber ring. When the male end connector and the female end connector are coupled to each other, the waterproof rubber ring is clamped on the male end plate and the female end. Water intrusion can be prevented between the end plates.

In an embodiment of the novel contact type electrical connector, the male end base has a drain groove extending along the radial direction at the insertion portion of the male end base.

In an embodiment of the novel contact type electrical connector, wherein the male end plug is a three-segment audio source plug and the female end socket is a three-segment audio source jack.

In another embodiment of the novel contact type electrical connector, wherein the male end plug is a four-segment audio source plug and the female end socket is a four-segment audio source jack.

The specific embodiments and other advantages and effects of the present invention will be described below in conjunction with the drawings.

10‧‧‧ Male connector

11‧‧‧First male terminal electrode

110‧‧‧ surface

111‧‧‧Electrode pins

112‧‧‧ gap

12‧‧‧Second male terminal electrode

120‧‧‧ surface

121‧‧‧Electrode pins

122‧‧‧ gap

13‧‧‧Male end base

14‧‧‧ Male plug

15‧‧‧Communication board

16‧‧‧Interface

161‧‧‧ end face

17‧‧‧ Third annular groove

18‧‧‧fourth annular groove

19‧‧‧Drainage trough

20‧‧‧Female connector

21‧‧‧First female electrode

211‧‧‧First contact end

212‧‧‧Electrode pins

22‧‧‧Second female electrode

221‧‧‧second contact

222‧‧‧electrode pins

23‧‧‧Female base

24‧‧‧Female socket

25‧‧‧Female end plate

26‧‧‧Inlet hole

260‧‧‧ bottom

27‧‧‧First annular groove

28‧‧‧Second annular groove

30‧‧‧Waterproof rubber ring

40‧‧‧Rechargeable battery

Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of the novel contact type electrical connector.

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of a male connector of the contact type electrical connector of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of a female connector of the contact type electrical connector of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of the contact type electrical connector of the present invention, showing the case where the male connector and the female connector are coupled to each other.

1 is an exploded perspective view of an embodiment of the novel contact type electrical connector; wherein the contact type electrical connector includes: a male connector 10 and a female connector 20, wherein the male end The connector 10 can be mated to the female connector 20 in the axial direction of the male connector 10.

The male connector 10 includes: a first male terminal 11 , a second male terminal 12 , a male base 13 , and a male plug 14 . The male plug 14 is assembled on the axial position of the male base 13 . The shape of a male terminal electrode 11 and the second male terminal electrode 12 is a circular shape around the axis of the male end base 13; the female end connector 20 includes: a first female terminal electrode 21 and a second female terminal electrode 22, The female end base 23 and the female end socket 24, wherein the first female end electrode 21 and the second female end electrode 22 are a coil spring structure, and the female end connector 20 and the male end connector 10 are plugged and coupled, the female end socket 24 may be plug-coupled with the male end plug 14, the first female end electrode 21 may be in contact with the first male end electrode 11, and the second female end electrode 22 may be in contact with the second male end electrode 12; wherein the first female end electrode The first contact end 211 contacting the first male terminal electrode 11 is an annular structure, and the second contact end 221 of the second female terminal electrode 22 contacting the second male terminal electrode 12 is an annular structure.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, in an embodiment of the novel contact type electrical connector, the female end base 23 includes: a female end plate 25, an insertion hole 26, a first annular groove 27, and a first The annular groove 28; wherein the insertion hole 26 is a hole-like structure formed along the axial direction of the female end plate 25 and recessed toward the rear side of the female connector 20, and the bottom surface 260 of the insertion hole 26 has the first An annular groove 27 and a second annular groove 28, the first annular groove 27 and the second annular groove 28 are coaxial but different radius annular structures, and the coil spring structure of the first female electrode 21 is placed first The annular groove 27, the other end of the first female electrode 21 (relative to the other end of the first contact end 211) has an electrode pin 212 passing through the bottom of the first annular groove 27 for electrical connection with the corresponding circuit Sexually connected, the coil spring structure of the second female electrode 22 is placed in the second annular groove 28, and the other end of the second female electrode 22 (relative to the other end of the second contact end 221) has the electrode pin 222 passing through The bottom of the second annular groove 28 is electrically connected to the corresponding circuit. In a preferred embodiment, the first connection of the first female electrode 21 The contact end 211 slightly protrudes from the first annular groove 27, and the second contact end 221 of the second female end electrode 22 slightly protrudes from the second annular groove 28; since the first female end electrode 21 and the second female end electrode 22 are one kind The coil spring construction can overcome the problem of poor contact tolerance.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in an embodiment of the novel contact type electrical connector, the male end base 13 includes: a male end plate 15, a plug portion 16, a third annular groove 17 and a fourth The annular groove 18; wherein the insertion portion 16 protrudes in the direction of the axial direction of the male end plate 15 toward the female end base 23, and the insertion portion 16 can be correspondingly inserted into the insertion hole 26 of the female end base 23, The three annular recesses 17 are located at one end of the insertion portion 16 facing the insertion hole 26, the first male end electrode 11 is disposed in the third annular recess 17, and the other end of the first male end electrode 11 has the electrode pin 111. The bottom portion of the third annular groove 17 is electrically connected to the corresponding circuit, wherein the surface 110 of the first male electrode 11 slightly protrudes from the end surface 161 of the insertion portion 16; the fourth annular groove 18 is inserted The portion 16 faces one end of the insertion hole 26, the second male end electrode 12 is disposed in the fourth annular groove 18, and the other end of the second male end electrode 12 has the electrode pin 121 passing through the fourth annular groove 18. The bottom portion is electrically connected to the corresponding circuit, wherein the surface 120 of the second male terminal electrode 12 slightly protrudes from the end surface 161 of the insertion portion 16.

When the female connector 20 and the male connector 10 are coupled to each other, the first contact end 211 of the first female terminal electrode 21 can be in contact with the surface 110 of the first male terminal electrode 11, and the second female terminal electrode 22 is The two contact terminals 221 may be in contact with the surface 120 of the second male terminal electrode 12 and may be used to transmit power. A preferred embodiment of the surface 110 of the first male electrode 11 and the surface 120 of the second male electrode 12 is a slightly recessed shape that can be respectively associated with the first contact end 211 of the first female electrode 21 And the second contact end 221 of the second female electrode 22 is in good contact.

In an embodiment of the novel contact type electrical connector, wherein the male end base 13 has a drain groove 19 extending along the radial direction of the insertion portion 16 of the male end base 13, the first male The terminal electrode 11 and the second male electrode 12 are also respectively provided with a notch 112 and a notch 122 at a position corresponding to the drain groove (see FIG. 1). If water or liquid enters the plug portion 16 of the male connector 10, It can be discharged through the drain tank 19.

In an embodiment of the novel contact type electrical connector, the male end base further includes a waterproof rubber ring 30, and the waterproof rubber ring 30 is sleeved on the outer side of the insertion portion 16 of the male end base 13, and the waterproof rubber ring 30 is Close to the engagement position of the plug portion 16 and the male end plate 15, when the male connector 10 and the female connector 20 are coupled to each other, as shown in FIG. 4, the waterproof rubber ring 30 is sandwiched between the male end plate 15 and The entry of water or other liquid can be prevented between the mother end plates 25.

An application example of the novel contact type electrical connector is used in the rechargeable battery 40. The following description is only one of the application examples, and is not intended to limit the application mode of the novel contact type electrical connector; The female connector 20 can be mounted on one end of the rechargeable battery 40, and the male connector 10 can be mounted on an electrical device such as an electric motor vehicle. The male connector 10 and the female connector 20 can be 360 degrees. Rotating and inserting, and no directional restriction, the user can conveniently complete the charging by simply inserting or unplugging the female connector 20 mounted on one end of the rechargeable battery 40 directly into the male connector 10. The battery 40 is installed or removed.

The male end plug 14 is a multi-segment audio source plug, and the female end socket 24 is a multi-segment audio source socket, which can be used for transmitting electrical signals. As shown in FIG. 4, in one embodiment, the male end plug 14 is a three-stage. The audio source plug, the female socket 24 is a three-segment audio source socket. In another embodiment, the male end plug 14 is a four-segment audio source plug and the female end socket 24 is a four-segment audio source jack.

Although the present invention has been disclosed above through the above embodiments, it is not intended to be limiting. This new type of patent application is subject to change without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of patent protection of this new type shall be subject to the definition of the requirements attached to this specification. .

Claims (7)

A contact type electrical connector comprising: a male connector and a female connector that are mutually coupleable; the male connector includes: a first male electrode, a second male electrode, a male base, and a male An end plug, the male end plug is assembled at an axial position of the male end base, and the shape of the first male end electrode and the second male end electrode is a circular shape around an axis of the male end base; The end connector includes: a first female end electrode, a second female end electrode, a female end base, and a female end socket, wherein the first female end electrode and the second female end electrode are a coil spring configuration, the female end connection When the male connector and the male connector are coupled, the female socket can be coupled to the male connector, and the first female electrode can be in contact with the first male electrode, and the second female electrode can be Contacting the second male electrode. The contact type electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the female end base comprises: a female end plate, an insertion hole, a first annular groove and a second annular groove; the insertion hole is along the a concave hole-like structure formed in the axial direction of the female end plate, the first annular groove and the second annular groove are disposed on a bottom surface of the insertion hole, the first annular groove and the second ring The groove is a coaxial but different radius annular structure, the coil spring structure of the first female electrode is placed in the first annular groove, and one end of the first female electrode has a first contact end and the first a male terminal contact, the first contact end is an annular structure, and the other end of the first female end electrode has an electrode pin passing through a bottom of the first annular groove, and a spiral of the second female end electrode a spring structure is disposed in the second annular groove, and a second contact end has a second contact end that can be in contact with the second male end electrode, the second contact end is an annular structure, the second female The other end of the terminal electrode has an electrode pin passing through the bottom of the second annular groove. The contact type electrical connector of claim 2, wherein the male end base comprises: a male end plate, a plug portion, a third annular groove and a fourth annular groove; the plug portion is along the The axial direction of the end plate protrudes toward the base end of the end plate, and the insertion portion can be correspondingly inserted into the insertion hole, and the third annular groove is located at an end of the insertion portion facing the insertion hole, the first a male terminal electrode is disposed in the third annular groove, and the other end of the first male terminal electrode has an electrode pin passing through a bottom of the third annular groove, and a surface of the first male terminal electrode slightly protrudes An end surface of the insertion portion; the fourth annular groove is located at an end of the insertion portion facing the insertion hole, and the second male end electrode is disposed in the fourth annular groove, the second male end electrode The other end has an electrode pin passing through the bottom of the fourth annular groove, and a surface of the second male electrode slightly protrudes from the end surface of the insertion portion. The contact type electrical connector of claim 3, wherein the male end base further comprises a waterproof rubber ring, the waterproof rubber ring being clamped when the male end connector and the female end connector are coupled to each other Between the male end plate and the female end plate. The contact type electrical connector of claim 3, wherein the male end base has a drain groove extending along a radial direction of the plug portion of the male end base. The contact type electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the male end plug is a three-segment audio source plug and the female end socket is a three-segment audio source jack. The contact type electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the male end plug is a four-segment audio source plug and the female end socket is a four-segment audio source jack.