Summary of the invention
According to a first aspect of the invention, provide a kind of assembly of being connected with the sealing terminals of compressor of being used for, described assembly comprises: the protective device unit is connected to the sealing terminals of compressor; And cable concentrator unit; be used to hold the contact element that is connected with the pin of sealing terminals, wherein, when the protective device unit is connected with the sealing terminals; the cable concentrator unit can slide with respect to the protective device unit, so that contact element engages with the pin of the sealing terminals of compressor.
When the cable concentrator unit slips into the protective device unit fully, protective device unit and cable concentrator unit can collaborative work with locking cable concentrator unit.
When the cable concentrator unit slips into the protective device unit fully and can lock regularly in the six-freedom degree direction, protective device unit and cable concentrator unit can collaborative work with locking cable concentrator unit.
Slip in the process of protective device unit in the cable concentrator unit, protective device unit and cable concentrator unit can collaborative work with the guiding contact element, contact element is contacted with the pin that seals terminals.
Described assembly may further include contact element; and this contact element can comprise biasing mechanism; when the cable concentrator element slips into the protective device unit fully, this biasing element can with the collaborative work of cable concentrator element, with apply make contact element with the sealing terminals the contacted pressure of pin.
The protective device unit may further include one or more structural details of being convenient to attach it on the sealing terminals.
According to a second aspect of the invention; a kind of protective device unit of being connected with the sealing terminals of compressor of being used for is provided; this protective device unit can be provided so that the cable concentrator unit can it slide relatively, so that the contact element in the cable concentrator engages with the pin of the sealing terminals of compressor.
The protective device unit can be configured to, when the cable concentrator unit slips into the protective device unit fully, with the collaborative work of cable concentrator unit with locking cable concentrator unit.
The protective device unit can be configured to, when the cable concentrator unit slips into the protective device unit fully and can lock regularly in the six-freedom degree direction, with the collaborative work of cable concentrator unit with locking cable concentrator unit.
The protective device unit can be configured to, slip in the process of protective device unit in the cable concentrator unit, with the cable concentrator collaborative work with the guiding contact element, contact element is contacted with the pin that seals terminals.
The protective device unit may further include one or more structural details of being convenient to attach it on the sealing terminals.
According to a third aspect of the present invention; a kind of cable concentrator unit of being connected with the sealing terminals of compressor of being used for is provided; the cable concentrator unit is configured to and can slides with respect to the protective device unit that is connected to the sealing terminals, so that the contact element in the cable concentrator engages with the pin of the sealing terminals of compressor.
The cable concentrator unit can be configured to, when the cable concentrator unit slips into the protective device unit fully, with the collaborative work of protective device unit with locking cable concentrator unit.
The cable concentrator unit can be configured to, when the cable concentrator unit slips into the protective device unit fully and can lock regularly in the six-freedom degree direction, with the collaborative work of protective device unit with locking cable concentrator unit.
The cable concentrator unit can be configured to, slip in the process of protective device unit in the cable concentrator unit, with the collaborative work of protective device unit with the guiding contact element, contact element is contacted with the pin that seals terminals.
The cable concentrator unit may further include contact element; and this contact element has biasing mechanism; when the cable concentrator unit slipped into the protective device unit fully, this biasing mechanism and the collaborative work of cable concentrator unit made contact element and the contacted pressure of pin that seals terminals to apply.
According to a forth aspect of the invention, provide a kind of electrically connected method of sealing terminals of compressor, described method comprises: the sealing terminals that the protective device unit are connected to compressor; And the cable concentrator unit is slided with respect to the protective device unit, so that the contact element that is contained in the cable concentrator engages with the pin of the sealing terminals of compressor.
When the cable concentrator unit slips into the protective device unit fully, protective device unit and cable concentrator unit can collaborative work with locking cable concentrator unit.
When the cable concentrator unit slips into the protective device unit fully and can lock regularly in the six-freedom degree direction, protective device unit and cable concentrator unit can collaborative work with locking cable concentrator unit, and the degree of freedom on its six direction of lockable.
Description of drawings
Only as example and description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, can make embodiment of the present invention be easier to be understood better by following by those of ordinary skills, wherein:
What Fig. 1 (a) represented is the exploded view of terminals protection device, cable concentrator, receptacle pin and sealing terminals according to one embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 1 (b) expression be the stereogram of the compressor example that can use with one embodiment of the invention;
(a) among Fig. 2 and (b) respectively expression be sectional stereogram and vertical view after terminals protection device, cable concentrator, receptacle pin and sealing terminals according to embodiment shown in Fig. 1 (a) fit together in operating environment;
(a) among Fig. 3 and (b) expression be stereogram according to the cable concentrator of one embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 4 represents is stereogram according to the terminals protection device of one embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 5 represent according to one embodiment of the invention, be contained in the stereogram that can view the receptacle pin in the inner cable concentrator;
(a)~(c) among Fig. 6 expression be stereogram according to the receptacle pin of one embodiment of the invention;
(a)~(b) among Fig. 7 expression be stereogram according to the receptacle pin of a modified embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 8 (a)~8 (c) expression be profile after according to an embodiment of the invention terminals protection device, cable concentrator, receptacle pin and sealing terminals fit together under operating environment;
Shown in Figure 9 is the flow chart 900 that the electrically connected method according to the sealing terminals of the compressor of an exemplary of the present invention is described.
Embodiment
Exemplary of the present invention can provide a kind of be used for being connected with reciprocating compressor, designing especially cable concentrator and receptacle pin assembly with additional sealing terminals protection device.Cable concentrator in the exemplary and receptacle pin assembly can guarantee the cable concentrator assembly directly slot enter into the sealing terminals of reciprocating compressor, this cable concentrator assembly is locked in the appropriate location subsequently.Receptacle pin is guaranteed to carry out snap action, to engage and it is supported with sealing terminals pin, simultaneously the sealing terminals is applied enough pressure to guarantee the suitable connection of conduction of current.Terminals protection device for exemplary; when the cable concentrator assembly engaged with sealing terminals pin, it can be to the slip channeling conduct of cable concentrator assembly, also as locking mechanism; so that the cable concentrator assembly is fixed in the degree of freedom of all six directions, prevent that it from moving.
Fig. 1 (a) expression be terminals protection device 100, cable concentrator 102, receptacle pin 104 and comprise the exploded view of the sealing terminals 106 of terminals pin 108 according to embodiments of the present invention, said elements can be assembled on the compressor (for example compressor 110 shown in Fig. 1 (b)).(a) among Fig. 2 and (b) respectively expression be sectional stereogram and vertical view after fitting together in operating environment according to terminals protection device 100, cable concentrator 102, receptacle pin 104 in the embodiment shown in Fig. 1 (a) and the sealing terminals 106 that comprise terminals pin 108.
Terminals protection device 100 and cable concentrator 102 are made by typical injection molding technique by glass fibre filled polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) usually, and receptacle pin 104 is normally made by typical Sheet Metal Forming Technology by phosphor bronze.Be to be understood that other existing materials and the technology that can utilize this area makes terminals protection device 100, cable concentrator 102 and receptacle pin 104.
(a) among Fig. 3 and (b) expression be stereogram according to the cable concentrator 102 of embodiment of the present invention.Cable concentrator 102 has substantially and is the structure 300 of Y type, comprises chamber 301a, 301b and the 3rd chamber 301c of symmetry.Be appreciated that under the situation that does not break away from broadly described purport of the present invention or scope, can the shape and the structure of this cable concentrator be changed.
Chamber 301a, 301b are hollow, have the centre gangway 305a, the 305b that run through its whole length range.Similarly, the 3rd chamber 301c has the centre gangway that runs through its whole length range.Chamber 301a, 301b have from an outward extending protuberance in side separately; retainer 302a, 302b and outer retainer 304a, 304b in comprising; when the terminals protection device 100 shown in (a)~(b) engages among cable concentrator 102 and Fig. 2; interior retainer 302a, 302b prevent the displacement of cable concentrator 102 on x-direction 200, and outer retainer 304a, 304b prevent the excessive slip of cable concentrator 102 with respect to sealing terminals pin 108.Cable concentrator 102 further comprises from the side 308a of each chamber 301a, 301b, arm 306a, the 306b that 308b extends respectively; when the terminals protection device 100 shown in (a)~(b) engaged among cable concentrator 102 and Fig. 2, this arm 306a, 306b were used for preventing the excessive slip of cable concentrator 102 with respect to sealing terminals pin 108.Each arm 306a, 306b further comprise towards the expansion section at rear, and when the corresponding site of the terminals protection device 100 shown in (a)~(b) among cable concentrator 102 and Fig. 2 engaged, this expansion section can prevent the displacement of cable concentrator 102 along z-direction 202.Cable concentrator 102 further comprises corresponding groove 310a, 310b, the 310c of number (in this example being 3) of number and terminals pin 108.Shown in (a)~(b) among Fig. 2, groove 310a, 310b, 310c have the space that permission terminals pin 108 slides into assigned position.
Fig. 4 represents is stereogram according to the terminals protection device 100 of exemplary.This terminals protection device 100 comprises three three hemisphere portions 400 that are attached on the round base structure 402, wherein, three hemisphere portions 400 be provided with the position with three the sealing terminals configurations corresponding.Shown in (a)~(b) among Fig. 2, each hemisphere portion 400 has the hole 404 that terminals pin 108 can pass.Terminals protection device 100 further comprises arm 406a, the 406b towards the first half setting of round base structure 402 and symmetry projection.When the cable concentrator linearity slided into assigned position, parallel madial wall 408a, the 408b of each arm 406a, 406b played the effect to the cable concentrator guiding.Each arm 406a, 406b further comprise: down step- like retainer 410a, 410b, and it is used for preventing the excessive slip of cable concentrator 102 with respect to sealing terminals 108; Kayser 412a, the 412b of band groove, when the terminals protection device 100 shown in (a)~(b) engaged among cable concentrator 102 and Fig. 2, it was used for preventing that cable concentrator 102 is shifted along x-direction 200 and z-direction 202.When needs removed cable concentrator 102, kayser 412a, 412b also can play the effect that discharges kayser.As the groove of kayser 412a, 412b and arm 306a, 306b (Fig. 3) when being bonded together, can wedge between the groove and arm 306a, 306b of kayser 412a, 412b with instruments such as for example detecting pens, thereby discharge cable concentrator 102 upwards to promote kayser 412a, 412b.
Terminals protection device 100 in the exemplary further comprises the bulge-structure 414 towards the back half side setting of round base mechanism 402.Bulge-structure 414 comprises retainer 416 that is positioned at its both sides and the outer retainer 418 that is positioned at its both sides equally; wherein; interior retainer 416 is used for preventing that cable concentrator 102 is with respect to sealing terminals pin 108 excessive slip; and for outer retainer 418; after the terminals protection device 100 shown in (a)~(b) engaged among cable concentrator 102 and Fig. 2, it can be used for preventing that cable concentrator 102 is along 200 displacements of x-direction.Bulge-structure 414 further comprises securing member 420, when securing member 420 with after securing member 422 cooperates, terminals protection device 100 can be securely fixed on the sealing terminals, to guarantee close fit.
Be to be understood that; under the situation that does not break away from broadly described the spirit and scope of the invention; those skilled in the art can make various changes and/or change to shape, size, feature and the structure of cable concentrator and terminals protection device according to the structure of having the compressor of cable concentrator and terminals protection device on it.
Fig. 5 represents according to exemplary of the present invention, is received into receptacle pin 500a, the 500b in the cable concentrator 502, the stereogram of 500c.Receptacle pin 500a, 500b, 500c lay respectively in passage 504a, 504b, the 504c of corresponding chamber 506a, 506b, the 506c of cable concentrator 502.The end of every lead 508a, 508b, 508c is connected on each self- corresponding receptacle pin 500a, 500b, the 500c, and the other end is connected on the power supply subsequently.
(a)~(c) among Fig. 6 expression be the stereogram of receptacle pin 600 according to embodiments of the present invention.Receptacle pin 600 comprises elastic tongue piece 601 and 603, has the opening 604 that allows sealing terminals pin to slip between the two.Tongue piece 601 comprises the back flap 602 that wherein is formed with slit 606, when flap 602 is forced into the power that can apply when go up on the surface towards the inboard; Tongue piece 603 comprises rebound flap 605, and it can prevent to be drawn out when receptacle pin 600 is contained in the cable concentrator.Receptacle pin 600 comprises further and the groove 608 of slit 606 couplings that when receptacle pin 600 was inserted in the cable concentrator, the two was jointly to receptacle pin 600 channeling conducts.
What (a)~(b) among Fig. 7 represented is the stereogram of the receptacle pin 700 of the modified embodiment according to the present invention.Receptacle pin 700 comprises elastic tongue piece 702 and 704, has the opening 706 that allows sealing terminals pin to slip between the two. Tongue piece 702 and 704 comprises back flap 703 and 705 respectively, when flap 703 and 705 is forced into the power that can apply when go up on the surface towards the inboard. Elastic tongue piece 702 and 704 also can lock onto receptacle pin 700 with on its cable concentrator of taking in, thereby can stop receptacle pin 700 to be drawn out.Receptacle pin 700 comprises further and the groove 710 that is formed at slit 708 couplings on the flap 703 that when receptacle pin 700 was inserted in the cable concentrator, the two was jointly to receptacle pin 700 channeling conducts.
Fig. 8 (a)~8 (c) expression be terminals protection device 800, cable concentrator 802, receptacle pin 804a, 804b, 804c and the profile of sealing terminals 806 after being assembled together under the operating environment according to exemplary of the present invention; wherein; Fig. 8 (a) expression be the cross sectional plan view that obtains of the cross section A-A along Fig. 8 (c), Fig. 8 (b) expression be the cross sectional side view that the section B-B along Fig. 8 (c) obtains, Fig. 8 (c) expression be the cross sectional side view that the section B-B along Fig. 8 (b) obtains.Sealing terminals pin 807 passes the hole (for example the hole 808) of the hemisphere portion (for example hemisphere portion 809) of terminals protection device 800.Sealing terminals pin 807 is supported between the elastic tongue piece 810a and 812a, 810b and 812b, 810c and 812 that is fixed on the corresponding chambers 803a, the 803b that are contained in cable concentrator 802, the corresponding receptacle pin 804a among the 803c, 804b, 804c. Elastic tongue piece 810a and 812a, 810b and 812b, 810c and 812c can apply the power towards the inboard, with fixing sealing terminals pin 807 and/or prevent that receptacle pin 804a, 804b, 804c are drawn out from cable concentrator 802, specifically depend on the structure of elastic tongue piece 810a and 812a, 810b and 812b, 810c and 812. Receptacle pin 804a, 804b, 804c have when it is inserted into cable concentrator 802, guide rail 816 couples of receptacle pin 804a, the 804b that are provided with on the cable concentrator 802, the slit 814 of 804c channeling conduct.Corresponding each receptacle pin 804a, 804b, 804c are provided with a pair of retainer 818 in cable concentrator 802, to prevent the excessive slip in the insertion process.
Exemplary of the present invention utilizes terminals protection device to guide to comprise the slip of the cable concentrator assembly of cable concentrator and receptacle pin, when receptacle pin with after sealing terminals pin engages, also utilize this protective device that the cable concentrator assembly is locked in the appropriate location.The degree of freedom on all six directions of locking cable concentrator assembly prevents that it breaks away from the terminals pin.
For the cable concentrator assembly is fixed to the terminals pin, at first need terminals protection device is installed on the sealing terminals.Exemplary provides the securing member that is arranged on the terminals protection device, when terminals protection device engages with the sealing terminals, can improve the close fit of the two.The terminals protection device of exemplary also helps to drop to the short-circuit risks between the terminals pin minimum except being used to guide the slip of line concentration case assembly.
Receptacle pin in the exemplary is inserted in structure and the similar cable concentrator of cable concentrator shown in Figure 5.The cable concentrator assembly that comprises cable concentrator and receptacle pin aligns with terminals protection device subsequently, can suitably connect before it is locked into the terminals pin guaranteeing.This alignment procedure is realizing in abutting connection with coupling by the inwall of the protruding arm of the outer wall of cable concentrator and terminals protection device.
The terminals protection device of exemplary comprises retainer, is slided into assigned position so that receptacle pin when engaging with the terminals pin at the cable concentrator assembly, and described retainer can prevent the excessive slip of cable concentrator assembly with respect to the terminals pin.In addition, the terminals protection device of exemplary and cable concentrator also comprise the retainer that prevents that cable concentrator comes off from terminals protection device after the two interlocking.Use under the situation of the pump assembly in the compressor at needs, can the cable concentrator assembly be separated with terminals protection device by handling the kayser of terminals protection device, thereby discharge the cable concentrator assembly.
Exemplary of the present invention has advantageously provided a kind of terminals protection device, is handled to slip into when sealing the position that the terminals pin engages when the cable concentrator assembly, and this protective device is to the channeling conduct of cable concentrator assembly.Terminals protection device and cable concentrator assembly comprise retainer, and so that the cable concentrator assembly is fixed on the terminals protection device, terminals protection device is installed to the sealing terminals subsequently.This can stop any of terminals protection device and cable concentrator assembly to move, and guarantees the stable operation of compressor.
Fig. 9 represents is the flow chart 900 that is used for illustrating according to the electrically connected method of the sealing terminals of the compressor of an exemplary.In step 902, the protective device unit is connected to the sealing terminals of compressor.In step 904, the cable concentrator unit is slided, with respect to the protective device unit so that the contact element that is contained in the cable concentrator unit engages with the pin of the sealing terminals of compressor.
Those of ordinary skill in the art will be understood that under the prerequisite that does not deviate from as the spirit and scope of claims invention disclosed, can be to described the present invention carries out various modifications, variation as specific embodiments.Therefore, say in all its bearings that above-mentioned embodiment should only be regarded as illustrative, and unrestricted purpose.