Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a sleeve which can effectively avoid short circuit caused by contact of a terminal monomer with an outer conductor of a mating device in the plugging process, can effectively ensure the position degree among a terminal component, the sleeve, a bracket and a connector main body after assembly, is insulated and separated by the sleeve and limits all the terminal monomers, avoids deviation of the terminal monomers due to external force and short circuit among the terminal monomers, and effectively improves the stability of the connector.
Another objective of the present invention is to provide a sleeve-type connector, which can effectively avoid the short circuit caused by the contact between the terminal unit and the outer conductor of the mating device during the plugging process, and can effectively ensure the position degree between the assembled terminal assembly, sleeve, bracket and connector main body, and the sleeve is insulated to separate and limit all the terminal units, so as to avoid the deviation of the terminal units due to external force and the short circuit between the terminal units, and effectively improve the stability of the connector.
In order to achieve the purpose, the invention discloses a sleeve which is suitable for a terminal assembly, wherein the terminal assembly comprises a plurality of terminal monomers, a plurality of terminal channels into which the terminal monomers are inserted are arranged at intervals on the sleeve, the terminal channels correspond to the terminal monomers one to one, when all the terminal monomers are respectively inserted into the corresponding terminal channels, the sleeve is insulated to separate all the terminal monomers, and the terminal channels cover the terminal monomers and enable the end parts of the terminal monomers to be exposed to the external environment.
Preferably, the sleeve is provided with a receiving window corresponding to each terminal channel, and the receiving window can accommodate deformation of the end of the terminal monomer caused by expansion.
Preferably, the terminal channels are parallel to each other, and the sleeve is a plastic member.
Correspondingly, the invention also discloses a sleeve-type connector, which comprises a terminal component, a sleeve and a bracket for fixing the terminal component, wherein the sleeve is as described above, the bracket is fixed in the sleeve, and when a mating component is plugged into the sleeve-type connector, the sleeve can isolate the contact between the terminal monomer and an outer conductor of the mating component.
Preferably, the terminal unit is fixed to the bracket by a first engaging structure.
Specifically, the terminal monomer protrudes and extends to form a first protrusion, and the bracket is provided with a notch for clamping and fixing the first protrusion.
Preferably, the bracket is fixed in the sleeve by a second clamping structure.
Specifically, the sleeve protrudes and extends to form a second protrusion, and the bracket is provided with a groove for clamping and fixing the second protrusion.
Preferably, the sleeve-type connector is a female connector, the end of the terminal unit is located in the terminal passage, and the sleeve forms a guiding structure at the position of the terminal passage close to the end of the terminal unit.
Preferably, the sleeve-type connector is a male connector, and the end of the terminal single body extends out of the terminal passage.
Compared with the prior art, the sleeve-type connector carries out secondary protection on the terminal assembly by additionally arranging the sleeve, the sleeve is provided with a plurality of terminal channels for the terminal monomers to be inserted at intervals, when all the terminal monomers are respectively inserted into the corresponding terminal channels, the sleeve is insulated to separate all the terminal monomers, and the terminal channels coat the terminal monomers and enable the end parts of the terminal monomers to be exposed to the external environment; on the other hand, the sleeve is fixed with the bracket after the terminal single bodies are respectively limited and isolated, so that the position degree among the assembled terminal component, the sleeve, the bracket and the connector main body is effectively ensured; on the other hand, the sleeve can separate and limit all the terminal monomers in an insulating way, so that the terminal monomers are prevented from being deviated due to external force and short circuit among the terminal monomers is avoided, and the stability of the sleeve-type connector is effectively improved; on the other hand, the sleeve covers the terminal assembly, so that the part of the terminal monomer directly exposed to the external environment is effectively reduced, and the service life of the terminal monomer is effectively prolonged.
Detailed Description
In order to explain technical contents, structural features, and objects and effects of the present invention in detail, the following detailed description is given with reference to the accompanying drawings in conjunction with the embodiments.
First embodiment
Referring to fig. 1, the sleeve-type connector 100 of the present embodiment is a female connector, and is mainly used as an on-vehicle sleeve-type connector, but may also be used as other conventional sleeve-type connectors, and the use of the sleeve-type connector 100 of the present embodiment is not limited herein. In connection with this, the counterpart 1 here is a female and male connector with male terminals 101.
Referring to fig. 1 to 6, the sleeve-type connector 100 of the present embodiment includes a terminal assembly 20, a sleeve 10, and a bracket 30 for fixing the terminal assembly 20, wherein the bracket 30 is fixed in the sleeve 10. The terminal assembly 20 includes four terminal monomers 21, the sleeve 10 is provided with four terminal channels 11 at intervals for the terminal monomers 21 to be inserted into, and the terminal channels 11 correspond to the terminal monomers 21 one to one.
It can be understood that each terminal unit 21 is inserted into the corresponding terminal channel 11, and after all the terminal units 21 are inserted into the corresponding terminal channels 11 in an aligned manner, the terminal assembly 20 and the sleeve 10 are mounted, at this time, the sleeve 10 fixes the terminal units 21 to the bracket 30 after performing spacing and isolation respectively, and the sleeve 10 additionally provides fixing and spacing between the terminal units 21 and the bracket 30, thereby effectively ensuring the positional accuracy between the assembled terminal assembly 20, the sleeve 10, the bracket 30 and the connector body. The alignment insertion here means that the terminal unit 21 is completely inserted into the terminal passage 11 to achieve the installation of the terminal unit 21 in the sleeve 10.
Specifically, the sleeve 10 is a plastic member, after all the terminal units 21 are inserted into the corresponding terminal channels 11 in an aligned manner, the terminal units 21 are insulated and separated by the sleeve 10, and the terminal units 21 cannot touch the other terminal units 21 even if being stressed to shift or deflect, thereby effectively avoiding short circuit of the terminal units 21 due to shift. In other embodiments, the sleeve 10 may be made of other materials with insulating properties, and is not limited herein.
When the mating device 1 is plugged into the sleeve-type connector 100, that is, when the male terminal 101 is inserted into the end of the terminal single body 21 in a contraposition manner, the end of the terminal single body 21 expands in a radial direction as shown in fig. 6 under the compression of the mating device 1, because the sleeve 10 is sleeved outside the terminal assembly 20, the terminal assembly 20 is covered by the sleeve 10, the terminal single body 21 is prevented from contacting with the outer conductor 102 of the mating device 1 during the plugging process, the short circuit between the terminal assembly 20 and the outer conductor 102 of the mating device 1 is effectively avoided, and the terminal single body 21 cannot cause the short circuit between the terminal single bodies 21 even if the terminal single body 21 is deflected.
Preferably, all the terminal channels 11 are parallel to each other, and particularly, all the terminal channels 11 are arranged at intervals in a matrix form as shown in fig. 4, so as to satisfy the plugging standard. The diameter of the terminal channel 11 is slightly larger than that of the terminal unit 21, so that the terminal unit 21 can be easily inserted into and limited in the terminal channel 11, and a gap is formed between the outer wall of the terminal unit 21 and the inner wall of the terminal channel 11, so as to allow the mating device 1 to be plugged.
It should be noted that the arrangement of the terminal channels 11 is selected according to actual requirements, and the arrangement of the terminal channels 11 is not limited herein.
It is understood that the terminal channels 11 include an inlet and an outlet, the central axis lines of the inlet and the outlet of each terminal channel 11 are parallel to each other, the inlets of all the terminal channels 11 are located on one surface of the sleeve 10, the outlets of all the terminal channels 11 are located on the opposite surface of the sleeve 10 to the inlets, the terminal units 21 are inserted from the inlets of the terminal channels 11, and the ends of the terminal units 21 are exposed to the external environment through the outlets of the terminal channels 11, so that the mating device 1 can be plugged with the ends of the terminal units 21 through the outlets of the terminal channels 11.
Further, the sleeve 10 forms a guiding structure at the end position of the terminal channel 11 close to the terminal single body 21, specifically, the sleeve 10 forms a guiding inclined plane 14 guiding the plugging portion of the counterpart device 1 into the outlet of the terminal channel 11 corresponding to the outlet position of each terminal channel 11, thereby effectively avoiding damage caused by the plugging misalignment of the counterpart device 1.
It should be noted that the number of the terminal units 21 and the number of the terminal channels 11 in the present embodiment are four, and of course, the number of the terminal units 21 and the number of the terminal channels 11 may also be two, three, five, etc., different numbers of the terminal units 21 and the terminal channels 11 meet different standards of the sleeve-type connector 100, and the number of the terminal units 21 and the number of the terminal channels 11 are set according to actual application requirements, and are not limited herein.
When all the terminal units 21 are inserted into the corresponding terminal channels 11 in an aligned manner, the sleeve 10 separates all the terminal units 21 in an insulating manner, and the terminal channels 11 cover the terminal units 21 and expose the ends of the terminal units 21 to the external environment. On one hand, each terminal single body 21 is coated and limited by the corresponding terminal channel 11, so that the terminal single bodies 21 can be effectively prevented from being deviated and short-circuited due to external forces such as extrusion, vibration and the like, and the stability of the sleeve-type connector 100 is effectively improved; on the other hand, each terminal unit 21 is covered and protected by the terminal channel 11, so that the portion of the terminal unit 21 directly exposed to the external environment is effectively reduced, and the service life of the terminal unit 21 is effectively prolonged.
Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the sleeve 10 of the present embodiment has a receiving window 12 corresponding to each terminal channel 11, and the receiving window 12 can accommodate deformation of the end of the terminal unit 21 caused by expansion. Specifically, when the mating device 1 is plugged into the sleeve-type connector 100, that is, when the male terminal 101 is inserted into the end of the terminal unit 21 in a para-position manner, since the end of the terminal unit 21 is of an elastic structure, the end of the terminal unit 21 can be radially expanded under the extrusion of the mating device 1, the receiving window 12 provides a receiving space for the end of the terminal unit 21 to be radially expanded and deformed, so as to avoid the terminal unit 21 from deforming and yielding due to interference between the terminal unit 21 and the sleeve 10, and effectively avoid the end of the terminal unit 21 from being permanently deformed and losing elasticity on the sleeve 10 due to the abutting against, effectively prolong the service life of the terminal unit 21, and ensure good contact of the male and female terminals, thereby improving the stability of the sleeve-type connector 100. In addition, since the terminal units 21 are isolated and separated by the sleeve 10, when the male and female terminals are plugged, the terminal units 21 are not short-circuited even if the terminal units 21 deflect, and the sleeve 10 is sleeved outside the terminal assembly 20, so that the terminal units 21 are prevented from contacting with the outer conductor 102 of the mating device 1 in the plugging process, and the terminal assembly 20 is effectively prevented from being short-circuited with the outer conductor 102 of the mating device 1.
Referring to fig. 2, 3 and 5, the terminal unit 21 of the present embodiment is fixed on the bracket 30 by a first engaging structure. Specifically, the bracket 30 is formed with a limiting channel 33 through which the terminal unit 21 passes, the terminal unit 21 protrudes and forms a first protrusion 211, and the bracket 30 is provided with a notch 31 on the limiting channel 33, through which the first protrusion 211 is engaged and fixed. In use, each terminal unit 21 is sequentially pushed into the corresponding limiting channel 33, and the first protrusions 211 of the terminal units 21 are clamped into the corresponding notches 31, so that the terminal assembly 20 is fixed on the bracket 30.
The terminal unit 21 may be fixed to the bracket 30 by means of a screw bolt, riveting, or bonding, which is not limited herein.
Referring to fig. 3-5, the bracket 30 of the present embodiment is fixed in the sleeve 10 by a second engaging structure. Specifically, the sleeve 10 protrudes to form a second protrusion 13, and the bracket 30 is provided with a groove 32 for the second protrusion 13 to be engaged and fixed. During the use, after rotating sleeve 10 to the counterpoint position with support 30, embolia support 30 with sleeve 10 in, at this moment, second arch 13 card is gone into in the recess 32 to realize support 30 and sleeve 10's fixed, at this moment, because support 30 and terminal monomer 21 further spacing, fixed through sleeve 10, effectively guaranteed the position degree between each part.
The terminal unit 21 may be fixed to the bracket 30 by means of a screw bolt, riveting, or bonding, which is not limited herein.
Referring to fig. 1-5, the assembly and use of the sleeve connector 100 of the present embodiment will be described in detail as follows:
1. firstly, clamping each terminal monomer 21 on a corresponding position of the bracket 30;
2. after the sleeve 10 is rotated to the position opposite to the support 30, the sleeve 10 is sleeved into the support 30, at this time, each terminal unit 21 is inserted into the corresponding terminal channel 11 and is coated by the corresponding terminal channel 11, and all the terminal units 21 form an insulation separation state through the sleeve 10;
3. in use, the mating part of the mating device 1 is inserted after being aligned with the respective outlets of the terminal channels 11, and the mating part of the mating device 1 is guided into the outlets of the terminal channels 11 by the guiding slopes 14, thereby completing the mating of the mating device 1 with the sleeve-type connector 100.
It is to be noted that the counterpart 1 according to the present embodiment is a device that can be inserted into the sleeve connector 100 according to the present embodiment, such as a male connector that is adapted to the sleeve connector 100. In addition, the terminal channels of the sleeve connector 100 of the present embodiment may be designed in a straight line shape, a right-angle shape or other shapes to meet different application requirements.
Second embodiment
Referring to fig. 6, the difference between the present embodiment and the first embodiment is that the sleeve-type connector 200 of the present embodiment is a male connector, and at this time, the end of the terminal unit 21 extends out of the terminal channel 11 for being plugged with the mating device 1. The sleeve 10 partially covers the terminal assembly 20 and insulates and separates all the terminal monomers 21, and at this time, the sleeve 10 further fixes the terminal assembly 20 and makes the ends of all the terminal monomers 21 spaced apart from each other, thereby preventing the short circuit from being deviated by external force.
The remaining structure of the hub connector 200 of this embodiment is substantially the same as that of the first embodiment, and the methods of using the male and female connectors are well known in the art and will not be described in detail herein.
With reference to fig. 1 to 7, in the sleeve-type connector 100,200 of the present invention, the sleeve 10 is additionally provided to perform secondary protection on the terminal assembly 20, and the sleeve 10 is provided with a plurality of terminal channels for the terminal units 21 to be inserted into at intervals, when all the terminal units 21 are respectively inserted into the corresponding terminal channels, the sleeve 10 insulates and separates all the terminal units 21, and the terminal channels cover the terminal units 21 and expose the end portions of the terminal units 21 to the external environment, on one hand, the terminal units 21 are prevented from contacting with the outer conductor 102 of the counterpart device 1 during the plugging process by the sleeve 10, and short circuit is effectively avoided; on the other hand, the sleeve 10 respectively limits and isolates the terminal single bodies 21 and then fixes the terminal single bodies with the bracket 30, so that the position degree among the assembled terminal assembly 20, the sleeve 10, the bracket 30 and the connector main body is effectively ensured; on the other hand, the sleeve 10 can separate and limit all the terminal monomers 21 in an insulating manner, so that the terminal monomers 21 are prevented from shifting due to external force and short circuit among the terminal monomers 21 is avoided, and the stability of the sleeve-type connectors 100 and 200 is effectively improved; on the other hand, the sleeve 10 covers the terminal assembly 20, which effectively reduces the portion of the terminal unit 21 directly exposed to the external environment, and effectively prolongs the life of the terminal unit 21.
The above disclosure is only for the purpose of illustrating the preferred embodiments of the present invention and is not to be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention, therefore, the present invention is not limited by the appended claims.