WO2023184965A1

WO2023184965A1 - Connector

Info

Publication number: WO2023184965A1
Application number: PCT/CN2022/128714
Authority: WO
Inventors: 谈松林; 龚小龙; 陈少华; 刘明非; 张林林; 庞世冉
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2022-03-30
Filing date: 2022-10-31
Publication date: 2023-10-05
Also published as: CN116937217A

Abstract

Provided is a connector. The connector comprises: a connector body (100) and a detection probe (312). The detection probe (312) is disposed in the connector body (100), and is configured to detect a fault point inside the connector body (100) and send fault point information to a specified terminal by means of a detection signal. The detection probe (312) is provided in the connector, so that the fault point inside the connector can be effectively detected by means of the detection probe (312), and then fault information of the connector can be fed back to the background, thereby responding to and disposing of a fault in real time.

Description

a connector

Cross-references to related applications

This application is based on the Chinese patent application CN202210326076.8 with the invention title "A Connector" submitted on March 30, 2022, and claims the priority of this patent application. All the disclosed contents are incorporated into this application by reference. .

Technical field

Embodiments of the present invention relate to the technical field of base station systems, and specifically, to a connector.

Background technique

With the rapid development and promotion of 5G communication technology, the new generation of equipment is becoming more and more integrated compared to 4G machines. The size of the whole machine is getting smaller and smaller, but the power of the whole machine is getting larger and larger, which has a great impact on the whole machine. The transmission power of connectors for mechanical power supply also puts forward various requirements such as high power transmission, easy installation and operation, and high reliability. As a bridge connecting two modules, the connector has strong requirements for operational standardization. Especially for power connectors, sparks can easily occur on the mating surface, welding surface or crimping surface if the operation is improper. , burning damage and other problems. If these connector faults cannot be discovered in time, it may lead to loss of life and property.

Contents of the invention

Embodiments of the present invention provide a connector to at least solve the problem in the related art that faults in connectors are not easy to be discovered in time.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a connector is provided, including: a connector body and a detection probe. The detection probe is arranged in the connector body and is configured to detect fault points inside the connector body and detect faults through The detection signal sends the fault point information to the designated terminal.

In an exemplary embodiment, the type of detection probe includes at least one of the following: a thermistor probe, a photoresistor probe, a harmful gas probe or a flood probe.

In an exemplary embodiment, the fault point inside the connector body includes at least one of the following: a mating surface between a plug and a socket in the connector body, a connection between a wire and the connector body mating surface.

In an exemplary embodiment, the connector body includes: a socket, a flange adapter, a plug, and a sheath, wherein the socket and the plug are respectively plugged into both ends of the flange adapter, so The sheath is arranged outside the plug.

In an exemplary embodiment, the plug includes a plug core and a plug shell, and the plug core and the plug shell are fixedly connected through protrusions and grooves.

In an exemplary embodiment, the plug core includes: a plug core shell, a plug signal pin bracket, a plug signal pin, a plug power pin and a plug power pin pressure wire frame assembly, wherein the detection probe passes through the plug The plastic elastic piece of the core shell is fixed on the plug core shell; the plug power pin pressure wire frame assembly is plugged into the plug core shell; the plug signal pin is plugged into the plug signal pin bracket, so The plug signal pin bracket is plugged into the plug inner core shell.

In an exemplary embodiment, the detection probe and the plug power pin are bonded to each other, and a heat-resistant insulating thermal conductive sheet is provided on the bonding surface of the detection probe and the plug power pin.

In an exemplary embodiment, the plug signal pin is welded to the detection probe through a detection probe welding hole thereon.

In an exemplary embodiment, the flange adapter includes a signal power pin fixing bracket, an adapter signal pin, an adapter power pin, an adapter housing, and an adapter housing disposed on the adapter housing. The signal power pin fixing pin, wherein the signal power pin fixing bracket, the adapter signal pin, and the adapter power pin are plugged and connected in sequence, and the signal power pin fixing pin fixes the adapter power pin on the on the adapter housing.

In an exemplary embodiment, the socket includes: a socket shell, a socket power signal pin fixing pin provided on the socket shell, a socket signal pin, a socket signal pin bracket, and a socket power pin, wherein, the The socket signal pin, the socket signal pin bracket and the socket power pin are plugged and connected in sequence, and are fixed inside the socket shell through the socket power signal pin fixing pin.

In an exemplary embodiment, the type of connector includes at least one of the following: a power connector, a radio frequency connector, a high-speed connector or an electrical signal connector.

In an exemplary embodiment, the material of the heat-resistant insulating and thermally conductive sheet is at least one of the following: thermally conductive gel, ceramic sheet or high-temperature resistant plastic sheet.

Description of drawings

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a fault point prone to abnormality according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of a connector according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of a connector according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 4 is an exploded schematic diagram of the connector structure according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 5 is an exploded schematic diagram of a socket structure according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 6 is an exploded schematic structural diagram of a flange adapter according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 7 is an exploded schematic diagram of the plug structure according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 8 is an exploded schematic diagram of the structure of the plug inner core according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 9 is a schematic assembly diagram of various parts in the plug core according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 10 is a schematic diagram of the overall detection link structure of a thermistor probe according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of the overall detection link structure of the thermistor probe according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed ways

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

Connector faults often occur on the mating surface and the surface where the single board or wire is crimped. Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of fault points that are prone to abnormality according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 1, the fault points include: Crimping surface (a): The wire is crimped to the connector. When workers do not assemble as required and the crimping is poor, the contact resistance between the wire and the fitting surface of the connector plug power pin will increase. At this time, it will Continuous heating will occur, leading to problems such as sparking and burning; when the plug and adapter are plugged together on the mating surface (b), improper operation (such as not inserting in place, virtual contact) will result in contact resistance. increase, causing heating and burning problems.

In order to solve the problem in the prior art that connector faults cannot be discovered in time, an embodiment of the present invention provides a connector. As shown in Figure 2, the connector includes: a connector body 100 and a detection probe 312. The detection probe is disposed on Within the connector body, it is configured to detect fault points inside the connector body and send fault point information to designated terminals through detection signals.

In this embodiment, since a detection probe is provided in the connector, the fault point inside the connector can be effectively detected through the detection probe, and the fault information of the connector can be fed back to the whole machine through the detection signal to respond to the fault in real time. and disposal.

In this embodiment, different types of detection probes can be used according to the application scenario. For example, the type of detection probe can be a thermistor probe, a photoresistor probe, a harmful gas probe or a flood probe.

In this embodiment, the type of connector is not limited. For example, the connector may be a power connector, a radio frequency connector, a high-speed connector or an electrical signal connector.

In this embodiment, the detection probe can be arranged at different parts of the connector according to actual needs. For example, it can be arranged on the shell of the connector or inside the connector. As described above, the detection probe is mainly used to detect, for example, the mating surface between the plug and the socket of the connector body, the mating surface between the wire and the connector body, as long as it is convenient to detect the fault point of the connector , the installation position of the detection probe is not restricted.

In this embodiment, the connection method between the detection probe and the connector is not limited. For example, it can be fixed by plugging, snapping or welding.

In addition, in this embodiment, in order to avoid damaging the detection probe, some components can be added to protect the detection probe. For example, for thermistor probes, heat-resistant insulating thermal conductive sheets can be added around the detection probe.

In order to facilitate understanding of the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present invention, a detailed description will be given below taking a connector containing a thermistor probe as an example.

The embodiment of the present invention proposes a connection containing a thermistor probe. When the thermistor probe detects a fault point of abnormal heating in the connector, the fault point information will be transmitted to the entire machine for fault detection. The thermistor probe is used to upload the fault information to the whole machine for power consumption reduction and other actions, which can effectively avoid sparking, burning and other problems on the mating surface, welding, and crimping surface due to improper operation.

Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the connector according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 4 is an exploded schematic diagram of the connector structure according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figures 3 and 4, the overall structure of the connector includes the following components: socket 1, Flange adapter 2, plug 3, sheath 4.

Figure 5 is an exploded schematic diagram of the socket structure according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 5, the socket 1 includes the following parts: socket shell 11, socket power signal pin fixing pin 12, socket signal pin 13, socket signal pin Bracket 14 and socket power pin 15.

Specifically, as shown in Figure 5, the assembly relationship between various parts in the socket assembly includes: the socket signal pin 13 is inserted into the signal pin bracket 14, and as a whole is inserted into the socket shell 11 together with the socket power pin 15, and then the socket power signal pin The fixing pin 12 is inserted into the fixing pin slot 16 of the signal pin bracket 14 and the socket power pin 15 to fix the signal pin bracket 14 and the socket power pin 15 together in the socket shell 11 .

Figure 6 is an exploded schematic diagram of the structure of the flange adapter according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 6, the flange adapter 2 includes the following parts: signal power pin fixing bracket 21, adapter signal pin 22. Adapter power pin 23, adapter shell 24, signal power pin fixing pin 25.

Specifically, as shown in Figure 6, the assembly relationship between various parts in the flange adapter assembly includes: the adapter power pin 23 passes through the through groove 28 on the signal power pin fixing bracket 21, as shown in Figure 6 , the raised structure 26 on the adapter power pin 23 will stabilize the signal power pin fixing bracket 21 in a fixed position, so that the power pin fixing bracket 21 cannot come out in the opposite direction of the Z axis; then the adapter signal pin 22 extends Z Insert the signal power pin fixing bracket 21 in the opposite direction of the axis. The signal power pin fixing bracket 21, the adapter signal pin 22 and the adapter power pin 23 are inserted into the adapter shell 24 as a whole. The adapter signal power pin fixing pin 25 Insert the adapter power pin 23 into the fixing pin slot 27 to completely fix the adapter power pin 23 on the adapter housing 24 .

Figure 7 is an exploded schematic view of the plug structure according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 7, the plug 3 includes the following parts: plug inner core 31, plug shell 32, and plug tail clamp 33.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7 , the assembly relationship between various parts in the plug assembly includes: the plug inner core 31 is inserted into the plug shell 32 and fixed through the cooperation of the protruding structure 34 and the groove structure 35 .

Figure 8 is an exploded schematic diagram of the structure of the plug core according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 8, the plug core 31 also includes the following parts: plug core shell 311, thermal probe 312, plug signal pin bracket 313, Plug signal pin 314, plug power pin 315, heat-resistant insulating thermal conductive sheet 316, plug power pin pressure wire frame group 317, plastic spring piece 318, thermal signal line welding hole 319.

Figure 9 is a schematic assembly diagram of various parts in the plug core according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figures 8 and 9, the assembly relationship between various parts in the plug core includes: the plug signal pin 314 is inserted into the plug signal pin The bracket 313 is fixed by metal insert injection molding process; the plug signal pin 314 is inserted into the plug signal pin bracket 313 as a whole and inserted into the plug inner core shell 311; the thermal probe 312 is plugged into the plug inner core shell 311, and the plug inner core shell The plastic spring piece 318 of 311 completely fixes the thermal probe 312 at the target position; the thermal probe 312 is welded through the thermal signal line welding hole 319 and the plug signal pin 314; the heat-resistant insulating thermal conductive sheet 316 is attached to the plug power pin 315 on the plug power pin pressing wire frame assembly 317 at the same time. The plug power pin 315, the heat-resistant insulating thermal conductive sheet 316, and the plug power pin pressing wire frame assembly 317 are inserted into the plug inner core shell 311 as a whole to complete the inner core assembly.

Figure 10 is a schematic diagram of the overall detection link structure of the thermistor probe according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 11 is a schematic diagram of the overall detection link structure of the thermistor probe according to the embodiment of the present invention. Figure As shown in Figure 10 and Figure 11, the power pins, signal pins and other parts of each component in the connector are structurally connected into a link as a whole, so that the thermistor type probe installed in the connector can detect the connection between the plug and the socket. Check whether there are fault points with abnormal heating on the mating surface and the mating surface between the wire and the connector, so that the abnormal heating fault points can be dealt with in a timely manner.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the thermal probe in the connector feeds back fault point information in the form of a signal; the connector can be of power type, radio frequency type, high speed type, electrical signal type, etc., and its form includes at least indoor and outdoor.

In the above embodiments of the present invention, by adding heat-resistant insulating heat-conducting sheets around the probe, insulation protection between the probe and the power needle is achieved, and at the same time, abnormal high temperatures can prevent the probe from melting. Among them, the heat-resistant insulating heat-conducting sheets can It is thermal conductive gel, ceramic sheet, high-temperature resistant plastic sheet, etc.; the thermistor is attached to the overall thermal detection link, which can simultaneously detect the high temperature at the crimping position and the high temperature between the plug and socket insertion; among them, the thermal detection The overall link includes the probe fixation method, signal transmission link and other structures.

In this embodiment, for other application scenarios, the thermal probe can also be replaced with other types of detection probes such as photoresistor probes, harmful gas probes, flood probes, etc. The installation method is similar to that of the thermal probe. , for specific examples in this embodiment, reference may be made to the examples described in the above-mentioned embodiments and exemplary implementations, and the details of this embodiment will not be repeated here.

Obviously, those skilled in the art should understand that each module or each step of the above-mentioned embodiments of the present invention can be implemented by a general-purpose computing device. They can be concentrated on a single computing device, or distributed among multiple computing devices. over a network, they may be implemented with program code executable by a computing device, such that they may be stored in a storage device for execution by the computing device, and in some cases, may be executed in a sequence different from that described here. The steps shown or described may be implemented by fabricating them separately into individual integrated circuit modules, or by fabricating multiple modules or steps among them into a single integrated circuit module. As such, embodiments of the present invention are not limited to any specific combination of hardware and software.

The above descriptions are only preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention. For those skilled in the art, various modifications and changes may be made to the embodiments of the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the principles of the embodiments of the present invention shall be included in the protection scope of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

A connector, characterized in that it includes a connector body (100) and a detection probe (312). The detection probe (312) is arranged in the connector body (100) and is configured to detect the connector body (100). ) fault point, and send the fault point information to the designated terminal through the detection signal.
The connector according to claim 1, wherein the type of the detection probe (312) includes at least one of the following: a thermistor probe, a photoresistor probe, a harmful gas probe or a flood probe.
The connector according to claim 1, wherein the fault point of the connector body (100) is located at at least one of the following: between the plug of the connector body (100) and the socket of the connector body (100). The mating surface between the wire and the connector body (100).
The connector according to claim 1, wherein the connector body (100) includes: a socket (1), a flange adapter (2), a plug (3) and a sheath (4), wherein the The socket (1) and plug (3) are respectively plugged into both ends of the flange adapter (2), and the sheath (4) is set on the outside of the plug (3).
The connector according to claim 4, wherein the plug (3) includes a plug core (31) and a plug shell (32), and the plug core (31) and the plug shell (32) are connected by a protrusion. fixedly connected to the groove.
The connector according to claim 5, wherein the plug core (31) includes: a plug core shell (311), a plug signal pin bracket (313), a plug signal pin (314), and a plug power pin (315). ) and the plug power acupuncture wire frame assembly (317), wherein the detection probe (312) is fixed on the plug inner core shell (311) through the plastic elastic piece of the plug inner core shell (311); the plug power acupressure The wire frame assembly (317) is plugged into the plug inner core shell (311); the plug signal pin (314) is plugged into the plug signal pin bracket (313), and the plug signal pin bracket (313 ) is plugged into the plug inner core shell (311).
The connector according to claim 6, wherein the detection probe (312) and the plug power pin (315) fit each other, and the fitting surface of the detection probe (312) and the plug power pin (315) A heat-resistant insulating heat-conducting sheet (316) is provided on it.
The connector according to claim 6, wherein the plug signal pin (314) is welded to the detection probe (312) through a detection probe welding hole thereon.
The connector according to claim 4, wherein the flange adapter (2) includes a signal power pin fixing bracket (21), an adapter signal pin (22), an adapter power pin (23), The adapter housing (24) and the signal power pin fixing pin (25) provided on the adapter housing (24), wherein the signal power pin fixing bracket (21), the adapter signal pin (22) ) and the adapter power pin (23) are plugged and connected in sequence, and the signal power pin fixing pin (25) fixes the adapter power pin (23) on the adapter shell (24).
The connector according to claim 4, wherein the socket (1) includes: a socket shell (11), a socket power signal pin fixing pin (12) provided on the socket shell (11), a socket signal pin (13), socket signal pin bracket (14) and socket power pin (15), wherein the socket signal pin (13), the socket signal pin bracket (14) and the socket power pin (15) are plugged and connected in sequence , and is fixed inside the socket shell (11) through the socket power signal pin fixing pin (12).
The connector according to claim 1, wherein the type of the connector includes at least one of the following: a power connector, a radio frequency connector, a high-speed connector or an electrical signal connector.
The connector according to claim 7, wherein the material of the heat-resistant insulating and thermally conductive sheet (316) is at least one of the following: thermally conductive gel, ceramic sheet or high-temperature resistant plastic sheet.