CN106785592B - Connectors and smart clothing - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to the field of intelligent wearing, in particular to an annular connector and intelligent clothing comprising the annular connector. The annular connector comprises a first insulating seat, a first terminal group, a second insulating seat and a second terminal group, wherein the first insulating seat and the second insulating seat are annular and are oppositely arranged in parallel; the first terminal group comprises a plurality of first terminals, the first terminals are mutually insulated and are used for being fixed on the first insulating seat along a first direction and encircling into a ring shape, and the first direction is a direction perpendicular to a ring-shaped plane formed by the first insulating seat; the second terminal group comprises a plurality of second terminals, and the second terminals are mutually insulated and fixed on the second insulating seat along the first direction and encircle to form a ring shape. The annular connector reduces the size of the circuit board, has compact structure, has no requirement on the direction, and has good reliability.

Description

Connectors and smart clothing

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of smart wear, and in particular, to a connector and smart clothing including the connector.

Background technique

With the rapid advancement of science and technology and the improvement of people's living standards, people's awareness of sports and fitness is also increasing. The advancement of technology has also promoted the development of smart clothing. Current smart clothing usually includes a signal processing device set at a certain location on the clothing and various sensors, such as ECG sensors and EMG sensors. These sensors are located at the detection site and are collected into the signal processing device through wires. The sensor records in real time various data related to the athlete's sports or health in various parts of the athlete's movement, and transmits the data to the signal processing device. At the gathering point of the wires, there is usually a connector with a plurality of contacts, which are electrically connected to the signal processing device.

However, the current connector is in an in-line shape, takes up a large volume, and has weak vibration resistance. During movement, it will cause misalignment of the contacts and the signal processing device, resulting in poor contact, poor reliability, and affecting the electrical signal. transmission.

Contents of the invention

In view of this, the present invention provides a ring connector that is small in size, compact in structure, and highly reliable.

The ring connector provided by the present invention at least includes: a first insulating seat, a first terminal group, a second insulating seat, and a second terminal group. The first insulating seat and the second insulating seat are both annular and arranged relatively parallel; The first terminal group includes a plurality of first terminals. The plurality of first terminals are insulated from each other and used to be fixed on the first insulating base along a first direction and form a ring shape. The first direction is The direction perpendicular to the annular plane formed by the first insulating seat; the second terminal group includes a plurality of second terminals, the plurality of second terminals are insulated from each other and fixed to the second terminal along the first direction. on the insulating seat and forming a ring shape; the first terminal and the second terminal are used for electrical connection between the first insulating seat and the second insulating seat, and the first terminal is opposite to the second insulating seat. There is a first connection part on one side of the second terminal, and a second connection part is formed on the side of the second terminal opposite to the first insulating seat. The first connection part is used to electrically connect the first device, and the second The connection part is used to electrically connect the second device.

In the ring connector provided by the present invention, the first terminal has a first butt portion on a side opposite to the second insulating seat, and the second insulating seat has a first connecting portion on a side opposite to the first insulating seat. An annular storage groove, the second terminal has an open concave structure relative to one end of the first insulating seat, the open concave structure is located on opposite sides of the annular storage groove and forms a second docking portion, the The first butt portion is used for electrical connection with the second butt portion when inserted into the annular receiving groove.

In the ring connector provided by the present invention, the first terminal is n-shaped, the first connecting part is an n-shaped tail, which protrudes outside the first insulating seat in a barb shape, and the first butt-joining part is An n-shaped head, the first insulating seat has a first annular protrusion, and the n-shaped head covers the first annular protrusion.

In the annular connector provided by the present invention, the second butt portion is elastic in a direction parallel to the annular plane where the second insulating seat is located, and when the first butt portion is inserted into the second butt portion The first docking part will be stuck.

In the ring connector of the present invention, the second connecting portion has two connected contacts, which are distributed on a side of the second insulating seat opposite to the first insulating seat.

In the annular connector provided by the present invention, the annular connector further includes an annular covering piece, the annular covering piece is located between the two contacts and fixes the second terminal group to the second insulation. Take your seat.

In the ring connector provided by the present invention, a plurality of the first terminals and the second terminals are respectively fused to the first insulating seat and the second insulating seat through cold pressing.

In the annular connector provided by the present invention, the annular connector further includes an annular insulating gap located between the first insulating seat and the second insulating seat.

In the ring connector provided by the present invention, the edge of the first insulating seat and/or the second insulating seat has an outwardly protruding fixing portion, which is used to fix the first insulating seat to the first insulating seat. on the device, and/or fix the second insulating seat on the second device.

In the annular connector provided by the present invention, the outer edge of the first annular protrusion has at least a second annular protrusion, and the second annular protrusion and the first annular protrusion are in an upward stepped shape. , the second insulating seat has a third annular protrusion on the outer edge of the annular receiving groove, and the third annular protrusion abuts the second annular protrusion when the first butt portion is inserted into the annular receiving groove. bulge.

The present invention also provides a smart garment, which includes a plurality of sensors, a base fixed on the garment, a signal processing device, and a ring connector as described above. The plurality of sensors are collected at the base through wires, and the The base is connected to the signal processing device through the connector, the sensor is used to transmit sensed data to the signal processing device, and the signal processing device is used to process the data.

In the smart clothing provided by the present invention, the first device is the base, the second device is the signal processing device, or the first device is the signal processing device, and the third device is the signal processing device. The second device is the base.

In the smart clothing provided by the present invention, the number of the sensors is equal to the number of the first terminals and the second terminals.

The ring connector provided by the present invention is a high-density connector, because the first insulating seat has a plurality of first terminals, the second insulating seat has a plurality of corresponding second terminals, and a plurality of corresponding second terminals are provided. The first terminal and the plurality of second terminals are annular. Therefore, compared with the prior art, it reduces the size and structure of the circuit board when transmitting multiple electrical signals in the first device to the second device. It is compact, and because it has no requirements on direction, the forces in all directions are relatively balanced during plugging and unplugging, and has good reliability; at the same time, the ring connector can be directly patched using SMT, which reduces processing costs.

Description of drawings

Figure 1 is a schematic exploded structural diagram of a ring connector 100 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Figures 2a and 2b are respectively a schematic bottom view and a schematic side view of the first insulating seat 101 provided with the first terminal group 102 in a preferred embodiment;

Figure 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a preferred embodiment of the first terminal 12 shown in Figure 1;

Figures 4a-4c are respectively a schematic bottom view, a top view and a side view of a preferred embodiment of the second insulating seat 103 shown in Figure 1;

Figure 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a preferred embodiment of the second terminal 14 shown in Figure 1;

Figure 6 is a schematic circuit structure diagram of a smart garment according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of the base 200 in a preferred embodiment.

Detailed ways

The present invention will be further described in detail below through specific embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

The ring connector provided by the present invention is a high-density connector with a large number of metal terminals for connecting multiple electrical signals. Any device that needs to transmit multiple electrical signals can use the ring connector. Specifically, the ring connector can be used in the field of smart wear, especially smart clothing, and can also be used in medical, aviation and other fields.

As shown in FIG. 1 , it is an exploded structural diagram of a ring connector 100 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The ring connector in this embodiment is applied to smart clothing as an example. The annular connector 100 includes: a first insulating seat 101 , a first terminal group 102 , a second insulating seat 103 , a second terminal group 104 , an insulating gap 106 and an annular cover sheet 105 .

The first insulating seat 101 and the second insulating seat 103 are annular and arranged relatively parallel; the first terminal group 102 includes a plurality of first terminals 12, which are fixed on the first insulating seat 101 and surround In a ring shape; the second terminal group 104 includes a plurality of second terminals 14. The plurality of second terminals 14 are insulated from each other and fixed on the second insulating base 103 and form a ring shape. The first terminals 12 It is electrically connected to the second terminal 14 between the first insulating seat 101 and the second insulating seat 103. The first terminal 12 has a first connecting portion 12b on a side opposite to the second insulating seat 103, The second terminal 14 forms a second connection part 14b on the side opposite to the first insulating seat 101. The first connection part 12b is used to electrically connect the first device. The second connection part 14b is used for electrical connection. For electrically connecting the second device; the insulating gap 106 is located between the first insulating seat 101 and the second insulating seat 103; the annular covering sheet 105 fixes the second terminal group 104 to the on the second insulating seat 103, and it can maintain the flatness of each second terminal 14 in the second terminal group 104, prevent the second terminal 14 from falling off the second insulating seat 103, and facilitate the subsequent patching process. .

In order to further describe the structure of the first insulating seat 101, as shown in Figure 2a and Figure 2b, which are respectively a bottom view and a schematic diagram of the first insulating seat 101 provided with the first terminal group 102 in a preferred embodiment. In a schematic side view, the first insulating seat 101 is in the shape of a truncated cone, and the corresponding first terminal group 102 forms an annular shape. The first insulating seat 101 has a first annular protrusion 101a and a second annular protrusion 101b. The second annular protrusion 101b and the first annular protrusion 101a are in an upward stepped shape. A plurality of the The first terminals 12 are insulated from each other and fixed on the first insulating base 101 along a first direction to form a ring shape. The first direction is a direction perpendicular to the annular plane formed by the first insulating base 101. That is, the first insulating base 101 has a plurality of through holes, and a plurality of first terminals 12 pass through the through holes and are fixed on the first insulating base 101 . The edge of the first insulating seat 101 has an outwardly protruding first fixing portion 101c, which is used to fix the first insulating seat 101 on the first device.

To further describe the structure of the first terminal 12 , as shown in FIG. 3 , it is a schematic structural diagram of a preferred embodiment of the first terminal 12 shown in FIG. 1 . The first terminal 12 is made of a metal conductive material or other conductive material. Preferably, the material is copper. The side of the first terminal 12 opposite to the second insulating seat 103 has a first connecting portion 12b (also shown in FIG. 2b), and the side opposite to the second insulating seat 103 has a first connecting portion 12b. A pair of connecting portions 12a (also shown in Figure 2b). In this embodiment, the first terminal 12 is n-shaped, and its first connecting portion 12b is an n-shaped tail protruding out of the first insulating seat 101 in a barb shape. 12a is an n-shaped head, and the n-shaped head covers the first annular protrusion. The plurality of first terminals 12 are fused to the first insulating seat 101 by cold pressing.

In order to further describe the structure of the second insulating seat 103, as shown in Figures 4a to 4c, which are respectively a bottom view, a top view and a side view of a preferred embodiment of the second insulating seat 103 shown in Figure 1 . The second insulating seat 103 is in the shape of a truncated cone, and the corresponding second terminal group 104 is formed into a circular ring. The second insulating seat 103 has an annular receiving groove 103a on the side opposite to the first insulating seat 101. The second insulating seat 103 has a third annular protrusion 103b on the outer edge of the annular receiving groove 103a. When the first butt portion 12a is inserted into the annular receiving groove 103a, the third annular protrusion 103b abutting the second annular protrusion 101b to prevent the first butt portion 12a of the first terminal group 102 from being overly inserted into the second butt portion 14a of the second terminal group 104; the edge of the second insulating seat 103 has The outwardly protruding second fixing portion 103c has a through hole, which is used to fix the second insulating base 103 to the first device.

To further describe the structure of the second terminal 14 , as shown in FIG. 5 , it is a schematic structural diagram of a preferred embodiment of the second terminal 14 shown in FIG. 1 . The second terminal 14 is made of metal conductive material or other conductive material. Preferably, the material is copper. The second terminal 14 has an open concave shape relative to one end of the first insulating seat 101. The open concave shape is located on opposite sides of the annular receiving groove and forms a second butt portion 14a (shown in Figure 4a ), the first docking part 12a is electrically connected to the second docking part when inserted into the annular receiving groove. The second butt portion 14a is elastic in a direction parallel to the annular plane where the second insulating seat 103 is located, and will block the first butt portion 12a when it is inserted into the second butt portion 14a. The first docking portion 12a. The second connecting portion 14b is formed on the side of the second terminal 14 opposite to the first insulating seat 101 . Preferably, the second connecting portion 14b has two connected contacts, the two contacts are in a figure-eight shape and are distributed on the side of the second insulating seat 103 opposite to the first insulating seat 101 . The second terminal 14 also has a bridge portion 14c, which electrically connects the two contacts of the second connection portion 14b. Providing two contacts in the second connection part 14b can play a double insurance role, which allows any one of the two contacts to be electrically connected to the second device, thereby improving the performance of the ring connector. reliability. In other embodiments, the second connection part 14b may have only one contact point.

Preferably, the plurality of second terminals 14 are fused to the second insulating base 103 by cold pressing. The number of the first terminals 12 is equal to the number of the second terminals 14 and the number of the sensors. The structure of the second terminal 14 in this embodiment is convenient for plugging and unplugging the first terminal 12, and there is no requirement on the direction.

In other embodiments, the second mating portion of the second terminal 14 can also adopt other structures, such as inverted Ω type, linear type, etc., as long as it can be electrically connected to the first mating portion 12a of the first terminal. Can.

In other embodiments, the ring connector 100 as a whole may also be oval or square, and the corresponding first insulating seat 101 and the second insulating seat 103 may be oval or square, and the first terminal group 102 and the second terminal group 104 may form an oval ring or a square ring.

The ring connector provided in this embodiment is a high-density connector, because the first insulating base has a plurality of first terminals, the second insulating base has a plurality of corresponding second terminals, and a plurality of The first terminal and the plurality of second terminals are annular. Therefore, compared with the prior art, it reduces the size of the circuit board when transmitting multiple electrical signals in the first device to the second device. The structure is compact, and because it has no direction requirements, the forces in all directions during plugging and unplugging are relatively balanced, and has good reliability; at the same time, the ring connector can be directly patched using SMT, which reduces processing costs.

In order to illustrate an application scenario of the ring connector provided by this embodiment, this embodiment takes smart clothing as an example, as shown in Figure 6, which is a schematic circuit structure diagram of the smart clothing according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. . The smart clothing includes a plurality of sensors (such as heart rate sensors, myoelectric sensors, etc.) and a base fixed on the clothing, a signal processing device and the ring connector 100. The plurality of sensors are collected at the base through wires. The base has a plurality of contacts, and the base is connected to the signal processing device through the connector. The ring connector is fixed on the base through the fixing part. As shown in Figure 7, it is a structural schematic diagram of the base 200 in a preferred embodiment. In the figure, the ring connector is fixed on the base. The base 200 has a receiving space 201. The receiving space is There is a buckle seat 201 on the side, and the signal processing device has a buckle hole (not shown in the figure), and the signal processing device is buckled on the base. The sensor is used to transmit sensed data to the signal processing device, and the signal processing device is used to process the data. The above-mentioned first device is the base, and the second device is the signal processing device, or the first device is the signal processing device, and the second device is the base. That is, using the ring connector 100, electrical signals in the first device can be transmitted to the second device.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise expressly stipulated and limited, the terms "connected" and "connected" should be understood in a broad sense. It can be an electrical connection within two components; it can be a direct connection, or a direct connection. It can be connected indirectly through an intermediate medium. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms can be understood according to the specific situation. In addition, the terms “first” and “second” are used for descriptive purposes only and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the quantity of indicated technical features. Therefore, features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of these features. In addition, "relative" in the present invention means facing each other, and "opposite" means facing away from each other.

The above content is a further detailed description of the present invention in combination with specific implementation modes. It cannot be concluded that the specific implementation of the present invention is limited to these descriptions. For those of ordinary skill in the technical field to which the present invention belongs, several simple improvements or substitutions can be made without departing from the concept of the present invention. All such improvements or substitutions should be within the scope of protection of the present invention, that is, the scope of protection of the present invention should be subject to the claims.

Claims (13)

1. A ring connector, characterized in that it at least includes: a first insulating seat, which is annular and consists of a single component, A first terminal group. The first terminal group includes a plurality of first terminals that are insulated from each other. The plurality of first terminals are fixed on the first insulating base and form a ring. The first terminals include opposite sides. to the first connecting portion of the second insulating seat and to the first butt portion relative to the second insulating seat, a second insulating seat, which is annular and consists of a single component, The second terminal group includes a plurality of second terminals that are insulated from each other. The plurality of second terminals are fixed on the second insulating base and form a ring. a second connecting portion to the first insulating seat and a second butt portion relative to the first insulating seat; Wherein, the first connection part is used to electrically connect the first device, the second connection part is used to electrically connect the second device, the first butt joint part and the second butt joint part are connected between the first insulating seat and the third When the two insulating seats are joined, they join each other to electrically connect the first device and the second device; The first insulating seat has a first annular protrusion and a second annular protrusion located on the outer edge of the first annular protrusion, and the second annular protrusion and the first annular protrusion are stepped, The first butt portion is arranged along the first annular protrusion and covers the first annular protrusion; The second insulating seat has an annular receiving groove for receiving the first annular protrusion and a third annular protrusion located on the outer edge of the annular receiving groove. One end of the second terminal relative to the first insulating seat In the shape of an opening, the concave shape is located on opposite sides of the annular receiving groove to form the second docking portion; When the first docking part located on the first annular protrusion is inserted into the annular receiving groove, the second docking part blocks the first docking part and is electrically connected, and the third annular protrusion is in The first butt portion contacts the second annular protrusion when inserted into the receiving groove. 2. The ring connector according to claim 1, wherein the first terminal is n-shaped, and the first mating part is an n-shaped head. 3. The ring connector according to claim 2, characterized in that: The first connecting portion is an n-shaped tail portion and protrudes outside the first insulating seat. 4. The ring connector according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the second butt portion is elastic in a direction parallel to the plane of the second insulating seat, and is elastic in the direction parallel to the plane of the second insulating seat. When the first docking part is inserted into the second docking part, the second docking part blocks the first docking part. 5. The ring connector of claim 1, wherein the second connecting portion has two contacts, and the contacts are distributed on the second insulating seat opposite to the first insulating seat. side. 6. The annular connector of claim 5, wherein the annular connector further includes an annular covering piece located between the two contacts and connecting the second terminal to the second terminal. The group is fixed on the second insulating base. 7. The ring connector according to claim 1, wherein the first terminal is fused to the first insulating seat through cold pressing. 8. The ring connector according to claim 1, wherein the second terminal is fused to the second insulating seat through cold pressing. 9. The ring connector of claim 1, further comprising an insulating gap located between the first insulating seat and the second insulating seat. 10. The ring connector according to claim 1, characterized in that: The ring connector is fixed on the first device through a fixing portion on the first insulating seat or the second insulating seat. 11. A smart garment, which includes a sensor, a first device fixed on the smart garment, a second device and a ring connector according to any one of claims 1-10, the sensor is connected by a wire In the first device, the first device is connected to the second device through the ring connector. 12. The smart clothing of claim 11, wherein the first device is a base and the second device is a signal processing device. 13. The smart clothing of claim 12, wherein the number of the sensors is equal to the number of the first terminals and the second terminals respectively.