WO2023088195A1

WO2023088195A1 - Connector and vehicle

Info

Publication number: WO2023088195A1
Application number: PCT/CN2022/131492
Authority: WO
Inventors: 田旭
Original assignee: 北京车和家汽车科技有限公司
Priority date: 2021-11-19
Filing date: 2022-11-11
Publication date: 2023-05-25
Also published as: CN216794019U

Abstract

A connector and a vehicle. The connector comprises a conductive flat cable assembly and a housing (1), and part of the conductive flat cable assembly is located in the housing (1). The conductive flat cable assembly comprises a first conductive flat cable (2) and a second conductive flat cable (3). The first conductive flat cable (2) and a second conductive flat cable (3) are electrically connected, a plane where the first conductive flat cable (2) is located is parallel to a plane where the second conductive flat cable (3) is located, and the first conductive flat cable (2) and the second conductive flat cable (3) are perpendicular to each other. The connector structure can reduce space occupation.

Description

Connectors and Vehicles

Cross References to Related Applications

This application is based on a Chinese patent application with application number 202122856682.4 and a filing date of November 19, 2021, and claims the priority of this Chinese patent application. The entire content of this Chinese patent application is hereby incorporated by reference into this application.

technical field

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of electronic devices, in particular to a connector and a vehicle.

Background technique

Due to the wide range of energy sources, quiet running, and no pollution emissions, electric vehicles have attracted more and more attention from various automobile manufacturers, and they have launched household electric vehicles one after another.

The connectors of electric vehicles currently on the market usually adopt a straight head structure or an elbow structure. The overall length of the connector with the straight head structure is longer, it takes up more space, and has higher space requirements; in the connector with the elbow structure, the outgoing wire ends can only be bent side by side in the direction perpendicular to the plane where the incoming wire end is located. Occupies a lot of space and cannot be used in the integrated rear drive assembly.

Contents of the invention

In order to solve the above technical problems or at least partly solve the above technical problems, the present disclosure provides a connector and a vehicle.

The present disclosure provides a connector, which includes a conductive cable assembly and a housing, and part of the conductive cable assembly is located in the housing;

The conductive cable assembly includes a first conductive cable for connecting with a device and a second conductive cable for connecting with a wire, the first conductive cable and the second conductive cable are electrically connected, and Both the free end of the first conductive flat wire and the free end of the second conductive flat wire extend out of the housing, the plane where the first conductive flat wire is located is parallel to the plane where the second conductive flat wire is located, And the first conductive row and the second conductive row are perpendicular to each other.

In the connector provided by the present disclosure, the conductive row assembly includes a first conductive row for connecting with devices and a second conductive row for connecting with wires, the plane where the first conductive row is located and the second conductive row The plane where the lines are located is parallel, and the first conductive flat wire is perpendicular to the second conductive flat wire, that is, the free end of the first conductive flat wire extends to the outside of the casing through one side of the casing, and the free end of the second conductive flat wire The end extends to the outside of the shell through the other side of the shell, and the side of the shell that matches the first conductive flat wire and the side that fits with the second conductive flat wire are adjacent two sides, realizing the first conductive The flat line and the second conductive flat line are vertically arranged, and the plane where the first conductive flat line is located is parallel to the plane where the second conductive flat line is located, so that the second conductive flat line is horizontally connected to the first conductive flat line, effectively reducing the The space occupied by the connector is reduced, so that the connector can be used in the integrated rear drive assembly.

Optionally, the first conductive row and the second conductive row are located in the same plane.

Optionally, the number of the first conductive row and the second conductive row are both two, and the first conductive row and the second conductive row are in one-to-one correspondence, and the two The second conductive row is arranged along a direction perpendicular to the plane where the first conductive row is located.

Optionally, the conductive cable assembly further includes a third conductive cable for connecting the first conductive cable and the second conductive cable, the third conductive cable has a stepped structure , so that the two second conductive row lines are arranged in a direction perpendicular to the plane where the first conductive row lines are located.

Optionally, the conductive cable assembly further includes a fourth conductive cable for connecting another first conductive cable and another second conductive cable, the fourth conductive cable is a ladder In the structure, along the direction perpendicular to the plane where the first conductive row is located, the height dimension of the fourth conductive row is smaller than the height dimension of the third conductive row.

Optionally, an insulating assembly is further included, the insulating assembly includes an insulating casing, the insulating casing is arranged in the casing, and the conductive cable assembly is connected to the insulating casing.

Optionally, the insulating assembly further includes an insulating sleeve for being sleeved on the outside of the first conductive flat wire and the second conductive flat wire, one end of the insulating sleeve is located outside the housing, and the other end is connected to the outer side of the housing. The insulating shell is clamped.

Optionally, buckles are provided on the insulating sleeve, and slots are provided on the insulating housing, and the buckles are snap-fitted with the slots.

Optionally, a sealing structure is provided between the insulating sleeve and the housing.

Optionally, the insulating sleeve includes a first insulating sleeve disposed outside the first conductive flat wire and a second insulating sleeve disposed outside the second conductive flat wire.

Optionally, a cavity is formed in the second insulating sleeve, and a tail cap is provided at an end of the second insulating sleeve away from the housing, and the wire extends through the tail cap to the connecting outside of the device.

Optionally, the housing includes a body and an upper cover, and the body and the upper cover are sealed and connected.

Optionally, a sealing ring may be provided on the outer periphery of the upper cover.

Optionally, a connecting plate is provided on the side where the first conductive cable is provided on the housing, and the connecting plate is fixedly connected to the housing, and two ends of the connecting plate are provided for Mounting holes for device connections.

The present disclosure also provides a vehicle, including the above-mentioned connector.

Description of drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the disclosure and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the disclosure.

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings that need to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, for those of ordinary skill in the art, In other words, other drawings can also be obtained from these drawings without paying creative labor.

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a connector described in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of another connector described in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

3 is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the connector described in the embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural view of the conductive cable assembly according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of the separation state of the insulating sleeve and the insulating case according to the embodiment of the present disclosure.

Among them, 1-shell; 11-body; 12-top cover; 2-first conductive cable; 21-through hole; 3-second conductive cable; 4-third conductive cable; 5-fourth conductive Cable; 6-insulating shell; 7-insulating sleeve; 71-first insulating sleeve; 72-second insulating sleeve; 8-buckle; 9-sealing structure; 10-sealing ring; 20-wire; 30-connecting plate; 301-installation hole; 40-tail cover.

Detailed ways

In order to more clearly understand the above objects, features and advantages of the present disclosure, the solutions of the present disclosure will be further described below. It should be noted that, in the case of no conflict, the embodiments of the present disclosure and the features in the embodiments can be combined with each other.

In the following description, many specific details are set forth in order to fully understand the present disclosure, but the present disclosure can also be implemented in other ways than described here; obviously, the embodiments in the description are only some of the embodiments of the present disclosure, and Not all examples.

At present, the connectors of electric vehicles on the market usually adopt a straight head structure or an elbow structure. The overall length of the connector with the straight head structure is longer, it takes up more space, and has higher space requirements; in the connector with the elbow structure, the outgoing wire ends can only be bent side by side in the direction perpendicular to the plane where the incoming wire end is located. Occupies a lot of space and cannot be used in the integrated rear drive assembly.

In view of this, the embodiments of the present application provide a connector and a vehicle, which can solve the above technical problems.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a connector described in an embodiment of the present disclosure, Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of another connector described in an embodiment of the present disclosure, and Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of a connector described in an embodiment of the present disclosure , FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a conductive cable assembly according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a connector, including a conductive cable assembly and a housing 1, and part of the conductive cable assembly is located in the housing 1;

The conductive cable assembly includes a first conductive cable 2 for connecting with a device and a second conductive cable 3 for connecting with a wire 20, the first conductive cable 2 and the second conductive cable 3 are electrically connected, and the second Both the free end of a conductive flat wire 2 and the free end of the second conductive flat wire 3 extend outside the housing 1, the plane where the first conductive flat wire 2 is located is parallel to the plane where the second conductive flat wire 3 is located, and the first conductive flat wire The wire 2 and the second conductive row wire 3 are perpendicular to each other.

In the connector provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure, the conductive cable assembly includes the first conductive cable 2 for connecting with the device and the second conductive cable 3 for connecting with the wire 20, where the first conductive cable 2 is located The plane is parallel to the plane where the second conductive flat wire 3 is located, and the first conductive flat wire 2 and the second conductive flat wire 3 are perpendicular, that is, the free end of the first conductive flat wire 2 extends from one side of the housing 1 to the shell The outer side of the body 1, the free end of the second conductive row 3 extends to the outside of the casing 1 through the other side of the casing 1, the side of the casing 1 that cooperates with the first conductive row 2 and the second conductive row The sides where the line 3 cooperates are the adjacent two sides, which realizes the vertical arrangement of the first conductive flat line 2 and the second conductive flat line 3, and the plane where the first conductive flat line 2 is located and the plane where the second conductive flat line 3 is located Parallel enables the second conductive flat wire 3 to go out horizontally relative to the first conductive flat wire 2 , which effectively reduces the space occupied by the connector, so that the connector can be applied to the integrated rear drive assembly.

In some embodiments, the number of the first conductive row wires 2 and the second conductive row wires 3 are both two, and the first conductive row wires 2 and the second conductive row wires 3 correspond one to one. That is to say, the conductive flat wire assembly includes two groups of connecting structures including the first conductive flat wire 2 and the second conductive flat wire 3 .

According to the above-mentioned first conductive cable 2 and the second conductive cable 3 are perpendicular to each other, and the plane where the first conductive cable 2 is located is parallel to the plane where the second conductive cable 3 is located, the structure of the conductive cable assembly of this connector has the following Way:

method one

As shown in FIG. 1 , the first conductive row 2 and the second conductive row 3 are located in the same plane.

That is to say, two first conductive row wires 2 and two second conductive row wires 3 , the four conductive row wires are located in the same plane.

Specifically, one end of the first conductive flat wire 2 inside the casing 1 is connected to one end of the second conductive flat wire 3 inside the casing 1 and kept perpendicular to each other.

Since the two first conductive lines 2 are located in the same plane, in order to ensure that the two second conductive lines 3 are located in the same plane, the length of one of the first conductive lines 2 is greater than the length of the other first conductive line 2 , the length of one second conductive row 3 is greater than the length of the other second conductive row 3, so that the two first conductive row 2 are parallel to each other, and the two second conductive row 3 are parallel to each other and kept at the same in plane.

way two

The two second conductive cables 3 are arranged along a direction perpendicular to the plane where the first conductive cables 2 are located.

That is to say, in the second way, the two first conductive flat lines 2 are located in the same plane, and the two second conductive flat lines 3 are arranged along a direction perpendicular to the plane where the first conductive flat lines 2 are located. That is, a height difference is formed between the two second conductive row lines 3 .

In order to form a height difference between the two second conductive row wires 3, a connection structure for connecting a first conductive row wire 2 and a second conductive row wire 3 can be provided in a group of connection structures A third conductive row 4 of the second conductive row 3 . That is to say, a set of connection structures includes the first conductive row wire 2 , the third conductive row wire 4 and the second conductive row wire 3 . The third conductive cable 4 has a stepped structure, the third conductive cable 4 includes a bent portion, and the bent portion extends in a direction perpendicular to the plane where the first conductive cable 2 is located, and the second conductive cable 3 and the bent portion The end of the part away from the first conductive row 2 is connected. Another group of connection structures includes the first conductive row 2 and the second conductive row 3, the second conductive row 3 and the first conductive row 2 are arranged on the same plane, so that the two second conductive row 3 A height difference is formed between them, so that the two conductive flat lines are arranged along a direction perpendicular to the plane where the first conductive flat line 2 is located.

Alternatively, as shown in Figures 2 to 4, a fourth conductive row 5 is provided in another group of connection structures for connecting the first conductive row 2 and the second conductive row 3 in the group of connection structures, and the fourth The conductive row 5 is a stepped structure, including a bent portion extending in a direction perpendicular to the plane where the first conductive row 2 is located, and, along a direction perpendicular to the plane where the first conductive row 2 is located, the fourth conductive row 5 The size of the bent portion of the third row is smaller than the size of the third row of bends, that is, the height of the fourth conductive row 5 is smaller than the height of the third conductive row 4, so that the two second conductive rows A height difference is formed between the lines 3 , forming an arrangement along a direction perpendicular to the plane where the first conductive row lines 2 are located.

The structure of the conductive cable assembly in the above-mentioned method 1 and method 2 both realizes the horizontal outlet of the second conductive cable 3 relative to the first conductive cable 2, reduces the volume of the connector, and is applied to the integrated When in the drive assembly, the connector structure in mode 1 or mode 2 can be selected according to the space in the integrated drive assembly, which is not limited in this embodiment.

In some embodiments, a through hole 21 is provided at the end of the first conductive flat wire 2 outside the housing 1, and the through hole 21 is used for screwing with the device, so as to realize the connection between the first conductive flat wire 2 and the device. electrical connection.

In some embodiments, the connector further includes an insulating component, the insulating component includes an insulating housing 6 , the insulating housing 6 is disposed in the housing 1 , and the conductive cable assembly is connected to the insulating housing 6 . By providing the insulating casing 6, the fixed connection of the conductive cable assembly is realized, and at the same time, the disconnection phenomenon of the conductive cable assembly is avoided.

Specifically, nuts or threaded holes are provided on the bottom surface of the above-mentioned insulating housing 6. Taking the threaded holes provided on the insulating housing 6 as an example, the first conductive flat wire 2 and the second conductive flat wire 3 are connected by bolts, and the bolts It extends to the threaded hole on the insulating shell 6 and is threadedly connected with the threaded hole, so as to realize the connection between the conductive cable assembly and the insulating shell 6 . At the connection position between the first conductive flat wire 2 and the second conductive flat wire 3, a nut is provided on the side facing the bottom surface of the insulating housing 6, and the nut cooperates with the above-mentioned bolt to fasten the first conductive flat wire 2 and the second conductive flat wire. The connection between the conductive flat wires 3 ensures the stability of the connection between the first conductive flat wire 2 and the second conductive flat wire 3 and avoids the phenomenon of disconnection.

Similarly, one first conductive row 2 is connected to the third conductive row 4, another first conductive row 2 is connected to the fourth conductive row 5, and the third conductive row 4 is connected to a second conductive row 3 connection, when the fourth conductive flat wire 5 is connected to another second conductive flat wire 3, every two adjacent flat wires are connected by bolts, and the bottom surface of the insulating housing 6 is provided with a One-to-one corresponding threaded holes are used to realize the connection between each bolt and the insulating shell 6, so as to ensure the stability of the connection between the conductive cable assembly and the insulating shell 6. In addition, at the connection position of each adjacent two conductive flat wires, there is a lock nut that cooperates with the bolt, which is used to lock the connection between two adjacent conductive flat wires to ensure the tightness between the adjacent conductive flat wires. The stability and reliability of the connection, thus improving the reliability of the connector.

In some embodiments, the insulating assembly further includes an insulating sleeve 7 for sheathing on the outside of the first conductive flat wire 2 and the second conductive flat wire 3, one end of the insulating sleeve 7 is located outside the housing 1, and the other end is insulated from the outer side of the housing 1. The housing 6 is clamped.

By providing an insulating sleeve 7 on the outside of the first conductive flat wire 2 and the second conductive flat wire 3, one end of the insulating sleeve 7 is located outside the housing 1, and the other end is located inside the housing 1, effectively preventing the first conductive flat wire from 2 and the second conductive flat wire 3 are in contact with the housing 1 to cause a short circuit, and by setting the insulating sleeve 7, the exposed area of the first conductive flat wire 2 and the second conductive flat wire 3 is reduced, preventing external debris from falling into the second conductive flat wire The conductive properties of the first conductive row 2 and the second conductive row 3 are affected.

Moreover, the assembly between the insulating sleeve 7 and the insulating housing 6 is facilitated by clamping the insulating sleeve 7 with the insulating housing 6 .

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of the separation state of the insulating sleeve and the insulating case according to the embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 5, specifically, the insulating sleeve 7 is provided with a buckle 8, and the insulating housing 6 is provided with a slot. 6 connections between.

In some embodiments, a sealing structure 9 is provided between the insulating sleeve 7 and the housing 1 .

That is to say, the outer side of each insulating sleeve 7 is provided with a sealing structure 9, and the sealing structure 9 can be a rubber ring, which can effectively prevent external moisture from entering the housing 1, thereby avoiding short circuit of the conductive cable assembly.

Specifically, the insulating sleeve 7 includes a first insulating sleeve 71 arranged outside the first conductive row 2 and a second insulating sleeve 72 arranged outside the second conductive row 3. In this embodiment, the second insulating A cavity is formed in the sleeve 72 , and a tail cap 40 is provided at the end of the second insulating sleeve 72 away from the housing 1 , the wire 20 extends through the tail cap 40 to the outside of the connector, and the tail cap 40 and the wire 20 are provided with Sealing structure9.

In some embodiments, the casing 1 includes a main body 11 and an upper cover 12 , and the main body 11 and the upper cover 12 are sealed and connected.

The above-mentioned housing 1 includes a main body 11 and an upper cover 12. When assembling the connector, the upper cover 12 is separated from the main body 11, and then the insulating housing 6 is arranged in the housing 1, and a conductive The cable assembly, then connect the conductive cable assembly to the insulating housing 6, and finally connect the upper cover 12 to the body 11 to complete the assembly of the connector. By configuring the housing 1 as a main body 11 and an upper cover 12 , it is convenient to install components in the housing 1 .

In addition, the sealed connection between the body 11 and the upper cover 12 realizes the airtightness and waterproofness of the housing 1 , preventing moisture from entering the housing 1 and causing a short circuit of the conductive cable assembly in the housing 1 .

Specifically, a sealing ring 10 can be provided on the outer periphery of the upper cover 12, and when the main body 11 and the upper cover 12 are assembled, the sealing connection between the upper cover 12 and the main body 11 is realized by pressing between the upper cover 12 and the main body 11 .

In some embodiments, a connection plate 30 is provided on the side of the housing 1 where the first conductive cable 2 is provided, and the connection plate 30 is fixedly connected to the housing 1, and two ends of the connection plate 30 are provided with Mounting hole 301 for device connection.

An embodiment of the present disclosure also provides a vehicle, including the above-mentioned connector.

It should be noted that in this article, relative terms such as "first" and "second" are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply these No such actual relationship or order exists between entities or operations. Furthermore, the term "comprises", "comprises" or any other variation thereof is intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion such that a process, method, article, or apparatus comprising a set of elements includes not only those elements, but also includes elements not expressly listed. other elements of or also include elements inherent in such a process, method, article, or device. Without further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising a ..." does not exclude the presence of additional identical elements in the process, method, article or apparatus comprising said element.

The above descriptions are only specific implementation manners of the present disclosure, so that those skilled in the art can understand or implement the present disclosure. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the present disclosure will not be limited to the embodiments described herein, but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

A connector, comprising a conductive cable assembly and a housing (1), and part of the conductive cable assembly is located in the housing (1);

The conductive cable assembly includes a first conductive cable (2) for connecting with a device and a second conductive cable (3) for connecting with a wire (20), the first conductive cable (2) It is electrically connected with the second conductive row (3), and the free end of the first conductive row (2) and the free end of the second conductive row (3) both extend to the housing ( 1) In addition, the plane where the first conductive row (2) is located is parallel to the plane where the second conductive row (3) is located, and the first conductive row (2) and the second conductive row are mutually vertical.
The connector according to claim 1, wherein the first conductive row (2) and the second conductive row (3) are located in the same plane.
The connector according to claim 1, wherein the number of the first conductive row (2) and the second conductive row (3) are both two, and the first conductive row (2) In one-to-one correspondence with the second conductive cables (3), the two second conductive cables (3) are arranged along a direction perpendicular to the plane where the first conductive cables (2) are located.
The connector according to claim 3, wherein the conductive flat wire assembly further comprises a third conductive row for connecting one of the first conductive flat wires (2) and one of the second conductive flat wires (3) Line (4), the third conductive row (4) is a stepped structure, used to make the two second conductive row (3) along the plane perpendicular to the first conductive row (2) direction arrangement.
The connector according to claim 4, wherein the conductive cable assembly further comprises a fourth conductive cable (2) and another second conductive cable (3) for connecting the other first conductive cable (2) and the other second conductive cable (3). Conductive cable (5), the fourth conductive cable (5) is a stepped structure, along the direction perpendicular to the plane where the first conductive cable (2) is located, the fourth conductive cable (5) The height dimension is smaller than the height dimension of the third conductive row (4).
The connector according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising an insulating assembly, the insulating assembly includes an insulating housing (6), and the insulating housing (6) is arranged on the housing (1) Inside, the conductive cable assembly is connected to the insulating casing (6).
The connector according to claim 6, wherein the insulating component further comprises an insulating sleeve (7) for being sleeved on the outside of the first conductive flat wire (2) and the second conductive flat wire (3) ), one end of the insulating sleeve (7) is located outside the housing (1), and the other end is clamped with the insulating housing (6).
The connector according to claim 7, wherein a snap (8) is provided on the insulating sleeve (7), and a slot is provided on the insulating housing (6), through which the snap (8) snap fit with the card slot.
The connector according to claim 7 or 8, wherein a sealing structure (9) is provided between the insulating sleeve (7) and the housing (1).
The connector according to any one of claims 7 to 9, wherein the insulating sleeve (7) includes a first insulating sleeve (71) arranged outside the first conductive cable (2) and a set A second insulating sleeve (72) on the outside of the second conductive cable (3).
The connector according to claim 10, wherein a chamber is formed in the second insulating sleeve (72), and a tail is provided at an end of the second insulating sleeve (72) away from the housing (1). A cover (40), the wire (20) extends through the tail cover (40) to the outside of the connector.
The connector according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the housing (1) comprises a body (11) and an upper cover (12), the body (11) and the upper cover (12) Sealed connection.
The connector according to claim 12, wherein a sealing ring (10) can be provided on the outer periphery of the upper cover (12).
The connector according to any one of claims 1 to 13, wherein a connection plate (30) is provided on the side of the housing (1) provided with the first conductive cable (2), so that The connecting plate (30) is fixedly connected with the casing (1), and two ends of the connecting plate (30) are provided with mounting holes (301) for connecting with devices.
A vehicle comprising the connector according to any one of claims 1 to 14.