CN112086839A - Switching structure and curved socket connector using same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an adapter structure and an angled socket connector using the adapter structure. The adapter structure includes a sheath and a contact body positioned and assembled in the sheath. The contact body has two Jacks to which the contacts to be switched are connected. The switching structure of the invention is simple and reliable, and the connection method can relatively easily realize the connection between the tail of the curved socket connector and the inside of the device by means of copper bars or printed boards, which reduces the time when the space of the curved socket connector is particularly limited. The risk of excessive bending of wires improves the reliability of the product, and at the same time is conducive to the realization of automatic assembly inside the equipment, and by changing the direction and position of the tail copper bar or printed board, the product can be adapted to more internal structural designs of the equipment, Improve the adaptability of the product and increase the versatility of the product.

Description

A switching structure and an angled socket connector using the switching structure

technical field

The invention belongs to the technical field of curved connectors, and in particular relates to a switching structure and a curved socket connector using the switching structure.

Background technique

With the rapid development of new energy vehicles, the requirements for product miniaturization, light weight and automated assembly are getting higher and higher. In order to meet the above requirements, equipment manufacturers have different implementation methods, which leads to a variety of new energy vehicle equipment designs. , the connectors used are also different due to the limitation of the device structure.

At present, vehicle high-voltage connectors, especially low-current connectors below 50A, mostly use wiring methods to meet the internal switching requirements of different devices. However, due to the high current specification and the large diameter of the connecting wire, the vehicle power connector cannot adapt to various equipment connection requirements by bending the wire to the limit. Especially for the angled socket connector, when the vehicle space is extremely limited, for the connection inside the device, the use of wire transfer will lead to excessive bending of the wire, which will greatly shorten its service life under long-term current-carrying conditions. At the same time, due to the excessive bending of the wire, the pinhole fitting of the connector will always be under stress, and there is a risk of virtual connection in long-term use, which may lead to ablation of the connector in severe cases.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In order to solve the problem that the above-mentioned angled socket connector is used in a device with a particularly limited internal space, the present invention proposes a transition structure and an angled socket connector using the transition structure whose tails are connected by copper bars or printed boards , to facilitate its connection to the inside of the device. In this transfer mode, a jack that can be bidirectionally matched with the pins is inserted into the pins at both ends respectively, so as to connect two pins that are not connected to each other in the vertical direction.

The purpose of the present invention and the solution to its technical problems are achieved by adopting the following technical solutions. A switching structure proposed according to the present invention includes a sheath and a contact body positioned and assembled in the sheath. The contact body has two sockets for connecting with the contacts that need to be switched.

The purpose of the present invention and the solution to its technical problems can be further achieved by adopting the following technical measures.

In the aforementioned transfer structure, the positioning between the contact body and the sheath is achieved by a concave-convex structure.

In the aforementioned switching structure, wherein the two sockets on the contact body are arranged opposite to each other to realize the switching between the two contact parts of the two contact pieces located on the same straight line.

In the aforementioned transition structure, the outer side of the sheath is provided with a positioning elastic sheet for realizing the positioning of the transition structure in the connector.

In the aforementioned switching structure, the sockets at the front and rear ends of the contact body are composed of two cantilevered elastic pieces arranged opposite each other. pressure contact part.

In the aforementioned transition structure, the outer side of the front end of the contact cantilever is provided with a connecting structure for guiding and cooperating with the guiding structures provided on the upper and lower sides of the two ends of the sheath, respectively.

In the aforementioned transition structure, at least one side of the contact body is further provided with a fixing cutout for the fixing elastic piece on the side wall of the sheath extending along the axial direction of the sheath to be snapped to realize the front and rear positioning of the two.

The purpose of the present invention and the solution to its technical problems can also be achieved by adopting the following technical solutions. An angled socket connector using the above-mentioned transition structure proposed according to the present invention includes a angled socket outer shell and a front end insulator and a device end insulator that are angled in the socket shell, wherein a plug-in connector assembled in the front end insulator is provided. The surface pins and the device end copper bars assembled in the device end insulator realize the transfer through the transfer structure positioned and assembled in the socket shell body.

The purpose of the present invention and the solution to its technical problems can be further achieved by adopting the following technical measures.

In the aforementioned angled socket connector, the protruding angle of the copper bar at the device end is any angle within the hemispherical range based on the vertical copper bar.

In the aforementioned angled socket connector, different copper bars protrude from different stepped surfaces of the tail end of the insulator at the device end to prevent mutual interference of different copper bars when the protruding angle is satisfied.

The present invention can achieve considerable technical progress and practicability, and has extensive industrial value, and at least has the following advantages:

The switching structure of the invention is simple and reliable, and the use of the switching structure can relatively easily realize the connection between the tail of the bent socket connector and the inside of the device by means of copper bars or printed boards, thereby reducing the particularly limited space of the bent socket connector. At the same time, it is conducive to the realization of automatic assembly inside the equipment, and by changing the direction and position of the tail copper bar or printed board, the product can be adapted to more internal structural designs of the equipment , which improves the adaptability of the product and increases the versatility of the product.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the overall structure schematic diagram of the switching structure of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the sheath schematic diagram of the switching structure of the present invention;

3 is a schematic diagram of a contact body of the switching structure of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a contact piece of an angled socket connector using the transfer structure according to the present invention;

5 is a schematic diagram of the positioning of the transfer copper bar of the bent socket connector using the transfer structure according to the present invention;

6 is a schematic diagram of positioning of another transfer copper bar of the bent socket connector using the transfer structure according to the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the angled socket connector using the transfer structure according to the present invention;

FIG. 8 is another overall structural schematic diagram of the angled socket connector using the transfer structure according to the present invention;

9 is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the angled socket connector using the transfer structure according to the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of the positioning of the transfer structure of the bent socket connector using the transfer structure according to the present invention.

【Description of main component symbols】

1: Transfer structure

2: Sheath

3: touch the body

4: Bootstrap structure

5: Fixed shrapnel

6: Position the shrapnel

7: Connection structure

8: Shrapnel cantilever

9: Contact shrapnel

10: Fixed incision

11: Mating end pins

12: Device side copper bar

13: Power transfer copper bar

14: Signal transfer copper bar

15: Equipment end insulator

16: Signal wiring

17: Signal copper bar

18: Socket Outer Body

Detailed ways

In order to further illustrate the technical means and effects adopted by the present invention to achieve the predetermined purpose of the invention, the following describes the transition structure and the angled socket connector using the transition structure according to the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings and preferred embodiments. The specific implementation, structure, features and effects thereof are described in detail as follows.

Please refer to FIGS. 1-3 , which are schematic diagrams of each part of an adapter structure of the present invention; the adapter structure includes a sheath 2 and a contact body 3 assembled in the sheath 2 , wherein the contact body 3 has Two sockets are used for connection with the contact piece. In the embodiment of the present invention, the contact body realizes the connection between the front and rear contact pieces through the sockets at the front and rear ends of the contact body. Positioning is achieved between the contact body 3 and the sheath 2 through a concave-convex structure. The outer side of the sheath 2 is also provided with a positioning elastic piece 6 for realizing the positioning of the transfer structure in the connector.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the sockets at the front and rear ends of the contact body 3 are composed of two opposing elastic cantilevers 8, and the contact elastics 9 of the elastic cantilevers are bent inward to form contact with the plug-in contact and provide The contact part of the contact pressure. The outer side of the front end of the contact cantilever 8 is provided with a connecting structure 7 for guiding and cooperating with the guiding structures 4 provided on the upper and lower sides of the two ends of the sheath respectively to realize the assembly of the contact body and the sheath. Preferably, the guide structure 4 and the connection structure 7 realize guide fit through a concave-convex structure. In the embodiment of the present invention, the guide structure 4 is a protruding structure formed by folding the upper and lower side parts of the sheath inward, and the connecting structure 7 is provided at the front end of the elastic piece cantilever and is adapted to the guide structure. A limit groove, the two sides of the guide structure are blocked and limited by the groove walls of the limit groove, so as to realize the left and right positioning of the sheath and the contact body.

At least one side of the contact body 3 is further provided with a fixed cutout 10 for the fixing elastic pieces 5 extending along the axial direction of the sheath at corresponding positions on the side wall of the sheath 2 to enter into the front and rear positioning of the two. The front and rear sides of the fixing cutout 10 limit the position of the fixing elastic piece, so that the fixing elastic piece is just stuck in the fixing cutout to realize the front and rear positioning of the contact body and the sheath. Preferably, there are two fixed elastic pieces adapted to each fixed incision, which are located on the opposite side of the through hole corresponding to the fixed incision on the side wall of the sheath, and the size of the through hole is larger than that of the fixed incision, so as to facilitate contact. The separation of the body and the sheath is not limited to this.

The present invention also provides an angled socket connector using the above-mentioned switching structure. Please refer to FIGS. 4-10 , which are schematic diagrams of each part of the angled socket connector of the present invention. The angled socket connector includes a socket outer shell. 18. The socket is provided with a front-end insulator for realizing the positioning of the insertion surface pins 11 and an equipment-side insulator 15 for realizing the positioning of the equipment-side copper bar 12 with a curved connection in the housing 18, and inside the socket shell. It is also positioned and equipped with a switching structure 1 for switching between the pins 11 on the mating surface and the copper bars 12 at the equipment end. Specifically, the tail of the insertion surface pin 11 has a folded edge that is bent in the direction of the copper bar at the device end, and the front and rear jacks of the transition structure 1 are respectively folded with the end of the insertion surface pin and the copper bar at the device end. Plug to realize the transfer between the two.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the device end copper bar 12 and the device end insulator 15 are integrally formed and assembled at the end of the socket housing 18, and are connected with the pins on the mating surface through a transfer structure.

The function of the adapter in the angled socket connector is to effectively connect the mating end pins and the equipment end copper bars, the mating end pins are fixed in the socket connector, and the device end copper bars and a plastic positioning piece After forming a whole, it is assembled on the socket outer shell. At this time, the adapter of the adapter is formed inside the angled socket connector.

In the adapter structure, the contact shrapnel contacting the body is plugged with the pins of the mating end and the copper bar of the equipment end. During the plug-in process, the cantilever of the shrapnel provides a positive pressure acting on the mating end of the plug-in pair, which ensures that the adapter pieces are inserted into each other. Efficient electrical transmission between male-end pins and device-side copper bars.

The fixed elastic piece on the sheath cooperates with the fixed cutout on the contact body to provide the front and rear positioning of the adapter parts, and the guide structure on the outer sheath cooperates with the connection structure on the contact body to provide the left and right positioning of the adapter parts, and at the same time The outer sheath acts as a limit part to prevent the pinhole fit failure caused by the unrestricted deformation of the contact spring on the contact body.

The protruding angle of the copper bar at the equipment end of the present invention is any angle within the hemispherical range based on the vertical copper bar (such as straight out and 90° out), and the connection between the copper bar at the equipment end and the equipment can be installed by screws, printed Plate welding, riveting and other forms. In the case of a low-voltage loop, the signal is available in two forms: outgoing lines and copper bars. In order to realize that the copper bars at the equipment end can protrude at any angle within the reference range, the tail of the insulator at the equipment end is in a stepped structure according to the distribution position of the copper bars, so that the reference planes of different rows of copper discharge lines are different, so as to prevent different copper rows in the same row. Mutual interference when the outlet angles are the same is not convenient for subsequent connections.

The above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention in any form. Although the present invention has been disclosed above with preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Technical personnel, within the scope of the technical solution of the present invention, can make some changes or modifications to equivalent examples of equivalent changes by using the technical content disclosed above, but any content that does not depart from the technical solution of the present invention, according to the present invention. Any simple modifications, equivalent changes and modifications made to the above embodiments by the technical essence of the invention still fall within the scope of the technical solutions of the present invention.

Claims (10)

What is claimed is: 1. A switching structure, characterized by comprising a sheath and a contact body positioned and assembled in the sheath, the contact body having two sockets for connecting with a contact piece to be switched. 2 . The transfer structure according to claim 1 , wherein positioning between the contact body and the sheath is achieved by a concave-convex structure. 3 . 3 . The transfer structure according to claim 1 , wherein the two sockets on the contact body are arranged opposite to each other to realize the transfer of two contact parts of the two contact pieces located on the same straight line. 4 . 4 . The transfer structure according to claim 1 , wherein the outer side of the sheath is provided with a positioning elastic piece for realizing the positioning of the transfer structure in the connector. 5 . 5 . The transfer structure according to claim 1 , wherein the sockets at the front and rear ends of the contact body are composed of two cantilevered elastic pieces arranged opposite each other, and the contact elastic pieces of the elastic piece cantilevers are bent inward to form A contact portion that is in contact with the plugged contact piece and provides contact pressure. 6 . The transfer structure according to claim 5 , wherein the outer side of the front end of the contact cantilever is provided with a connecting structure for guiding and cooperating with the guiding structures provided on the upper and lower sides of the two ends of the sheath, respectively. 7 . 7 . The transfer structure according to claim 6 , wherein at least one side of the contact body is further provided with a fixed elastic piece on the side wall of the sheath extending in the axial direction of the sheath to be snapped to realize the front and rear of the two. 8 . Fixed incision for positioning. 8. An angled socket connector using the transition structure according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that it comprises a angled socket outer shell and a front-end insulator and equipment for angled connection in the socket outer shell The end insulator, wherein the insertion surface pins assembled in the front end insulator and the device end copper bars assembled in the device end insulator realize the transfer through the transfer structure positioned and assembled in the socket shell. 9 . The bent socket connector according to claim 8 , wherein the protruding angle of the copper bar at the device end is any angle within a hemispherical range based on the vertical copper bar, which satisfies the Requirements for connecting with devices from different angles. 10. The angled socket connector according to claim 9, characterized in that: wherein different rows of copper bars protrude from different stepped surfaces of the tail of the insulator at the device end to prevent mutual interference of different copper bars when the extension angle is satisfied .

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