TW201832428A - Electrical connector - Google Patents

Abstract

An electrical connector includes a first insulative housing, at least a first terminal retained in the insulative housing, a first magnetic element and a panel member used for mounting the electrical connector to an external device. The first insulative housing has a first mating face facing forwardly. The panel member has a panel surrounding around the first insulative housing.

Description

Electric connector

The present invention relates to an electrical connector, and more particularly to a magnetic attraction type electrical connector.

Refrigerators have entered millions of households as essential appliances for home life, bringing many conveniences to people's lives. In order to provide more convenience for people, more accessory equipment is often installed on the refrigerator body. How to install these accessory equipment on the refrigerator body and be able to provide continuous power for these accessory equipment has become necessary for those skilled in the art to overcome. Technical issues.

Therefore, it is hoped to design a new scheme to solve the above technical problems.

The object to be achieved by the present invention is to provide an electrical connector, which is installed on an external device without affecting the overall appearance of the external device.

In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention provides an electrical connector including a first insulating body, a first conductive terminal fixed to the first insulating body, a first magnetic element, and a panel for mounting to an external device. The first insulating body has a first facing surface facing forward, and the panel member is provided with a panel surrounding the first insulating body.

Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following effects: the electrical connector has a panel member mounted to an external device, and the panel member has a panel, which can ensure that the overall appearance of the external device is not affected.

Referring to the first to fifth figures, the present invention provides a connector combination 1000 that can be used to connect a refrigerator body and its auxiliary equipment (such as a lighting bulb, etc.). The connector combination 1000 includes a mating electrical connector 100 and a butt joint. The connector 200 may be used for transmitting power. The electrical connector 100 and the mating connector 200 are magnetically connected. Specifically, one of the electrical connector 100 and the mating connector 200 is provided with a magnetic element, and the other is provided with a magnetically conductive element. , Or both are provided with magnetic elements. Generally speaking, the electrical connector 100 is installed on a refrigerator body, and the docking connector 200 is provided on an accessory device of the refrigerator body.

Referring to FIGS. 6 to 8, the electrical connector 100 includes a first insulating body 1, a first conductive terminal 2 fixed to the first insulating body 1, a first magnetic element 3, and a cable element ( (Not shown) holds and fastens the clip 4 and the panel 5 for mounting to an external device, such as a refrigerator body.

The first insulating body 1 has a first mating surface 11 facing forward, a first mounting surface 12 opposite to the first mating surface 11, and two connecting the first mating surface 11 and the first mounting surface 12. The longitudinal side and the two short sides are such that the first abutting surface 11 is elongated in the lateral direction. The first insulating body 1 has a docking cavity 10 recessed rearward from the first docking surface 11 and a first terminal slot 13 penetrating back and forth and communicating with the docking cavity 10. The docking cavity 10 is outwardly horned. Shape to facilitate butt-matching with the mating connector 200.

The first conductive terminal 2 is housed in the first terminal slot 13, and the first conductive terminal 2 is an elastic terminal. With reference to the eleventh figure, the first conductive terminal 2 is a Pogopin terminal in this embodiment. The first conductive terminal 2 includes a first contact portion 21 extending into the docking cavity 10, a first connection leg 22 extending out of the first mounting surface 12, and a connection between the first contact portion 21 and the first First intermediate portion 23 between the mounting surfaces 12. The first middle portion 23 includes a first section 231 and a second section 232 which are disposed forward and backward. A cross section of the first section 231 is smaller than a cross section of the second section 232. The cross section is smaller than the cross section of the first section 231 and can be elastically moved in the front and rear directions within the first section 231. The first segment 231 is provided with a first annular barb 233, and the first annular barb 233 is a vertical surface on a side close to the second segment 232, and on a side far from the second segment 232. The side is an inclined surface, and the first annular barb 233 further has a first annular outer surface 234 connected between the vertical surface and the inclined surface. With reference to the fourth and fifth figures, the first conductive terminal 2 is assembled to the first terminal slot 13 from back to front, and the first annular barb 233 interferes with the inside of the first terminal slot 13 The side wall can prevent the first conductive terminal 2 from retreating, and the second segment 232 abuts against the first insulating body 1 forward, and can prevent the first conductive terminal 2 from continuing to move forward. The first conductive terminal 2 is firmly fixed to the first insulating body 1.

The first insulating body 1 has a first receiving cavity 110 disposed directly behind the first abutting surface 11, and the first magnetic element 3 is placed in the first receiving cavity 110. The first receiving cavity 110 may be recessed forward from the first mounting surface 12 or recessed inward from the longitudinal side and the short side. In this way, when the electrical connector 100 is mated with When the connector 200 is docked, the first magnetic element 3 is not easily detached and damaged. A first fool-proof bevel 111 is provided on the inner side of the first receiving cavity 110, and the first magnetic element 3 is provided with an inclined surface corresponding to the first fool-proof bevel 111. By this arrangement, the Foolproof effect. In a lateral direction perpendicular to the front-to-rear direction, the first insulating body 1 is provided with a pair of the first receiving cavities 110, and the pair of the first receiving cavities 110 are respectively located at two of the first conductive terminals 2 The side and the axis are symmetrical, so that the operator can arbitrarily install the first magnetic element 3 during operation without worrying that the magnetic poles of the first magnetic element 3 will be reversed.

The buckle 4 and the first insulating body 1 may be a one-piece design (that is, the first insulating body 1 and the holding member 4 are integrally formed), or may be a two-piece design (as in this embodiment, the first An insulating body 1 and the holding member 4 are clamped and fixed). The buckle 4 has a buckle groove 40 penetrating back and forth, and the first connecting leg 22 of the first conductive terminal 2 extends into the buckle groove 40. Of course, in other embodiments, the buckle 4 may be omitted, and a cable on an external device may be directly connected to the first connection pin 22.

The panel member 5 and the first insulating body 1 may be a one-piece structure or a two-piece structure. In the present embodiment, the latter is selected, and the first insulating body 1 is assembled to the panel member 5. In combination with the second figure, the panel member 5 is provided with a panel 51 surrounding the first insulating body 1. In order to meet the appearance requirements of different devices, the panel 51 may be manufactured into different shapes, and the panel 51 may be plated with metal of different colors. In this embodiment, the panel 51 is in the shape of a vertical sheet, the panel is plated with metallic chromium, and the panel member 5 is provided with a receiving groove 52 penetrating the central area of the panel 51 and in the receiving groove 50 A ring-shaped plate surface is formed around, and the width of the ring-shaped plate surface is substantially the same as the width of the first abutting surface 11. The first insulating body 1 is assembled to the receiving slot 50 from the back to the front so that the first abutting surface 11 is exposed forward. According to the third figure, the first insulating body 1 is provided with abutting against the front. The abutting portion 14 of the panel member 5 is provided with a plurality of first retaining portions 53 for retaining the first insulating body 1 rearward around the receiving groove 50. The insulating body 1 is fixed to the panel member 5. With reference to the fourth and fifth figures, the panel 51 has a front plate surface 510 that is flush with the butting surface 11. The panel 51 is provided with an annular chamfered surface 540 around the first abutting surface 11 at the receiving groove 50. This arrangement can not only increase the beauty of the electrical connector 100, but also ensure the The connector combination 1000 is fully docked. The panel member 5 is further provided with a second retaining portion 54 for retaining to the external device, and the second retaining portion 54 is provided with a retaining hole 541. In other embodiments, the second retaining portion The portion 54 may be provided with a block-shaped retaining projection.

Referring to FIGS. 9 to 11, the docking connector 200 includes a second insulating body 6, a second conductive terminal 7 fixed to the second insulating body 6, a second magnetic element 8, and is disposed in the first The waterproof ring 9 and the mounting member 81 on the two insulating bodies 6.

The second insulating body 6 has a second abutting surface 61 facing forward, a second mounting surface 62 opposite to the second abutting surface 61, and two connecting surfaces connecting the second abutting surface 61 and the second mounting surface 62. The two longitudinal sides and the two short sides are such that the second abutting surface 61 is elongated in the lateral direction. With reference to the fourth and fifth figures, when the electrical connector 100 is mated with the mating connector 200, the first mating surface 11 and the second mating surface 61 abut against each other. The second insulating body 6 has a mating portion 66 protruding forward from the second mating surface 61, and the mating portion 66 is provided with a mating surface 620. Furthermore, the second insulating body 6 is provided with a front base portion 601 and a rear base portion 602. A cross section of the front base portion 601 is smaller than a cross section of the rear base portion 602. The abutting portion 66 extends from the front base portion 601. The middle position protrudes forward.

The second conductive terminal 7 has a solid block-shaped head 71, a second connection leg 72, and a second intermediate portion 73 connected between the head 71 and the second connection leg 72. The head 71 has The contact surface 710 exposed on the mating surface 620 is non-circular in cross section at least partially corresponding to the head 71 in the front-rear direction. In this embodiment, the cross section of the head 71 is rectangular. With reference to the fourth and fifth figures, the contact surface 710 is flush with the mating surface 620. When the electrical connector 100 is mated with the mating connector 200, the mating portion 66 is inserted into the mating cavity 10, so The first contact portion 21 elastically abuts the contact surface 710. Further, the cross section of the head portion 71 is larger than the cross section of the second intermediate portion 73. The second intermediate portion 73 is provided with a second annular barb 74, which is close to One side of the head 71 is a vertical surface, and the second annular barb 74 is an inclined surface on the other side away from the head 71. The second annular barb 74 also has a connection to the vertical surface. A second annular outer surface 741 from the inclined surface. The cross section of the head portion 71 is larger than the cross section of the second intermediate portion 73, and the cross section of the second intermediate portion 73 is larger than the cross section of the second connecting leg 72. The second insulating body 6 has a second terminal slot 63 penetrating the mating surface 620, and the second conductive terminal 7 is assembled to the second terminal slot 63 from one side of the mating surface 620. The head 71 abuts against the second insulating body 6 to prevent the second conductive terminal 7 from moving further backward, and the second annular barb 74 interferes with the inner wall surface of the second terminal groove 63 to prevent The second conductive terminal 7 exits outward. Therefore, the second conductive terminal 7 is firmly fixed to the second insulating body 6.

The rear base portion 602 is provided with a limiting convex portion 6021 extending forward, and a limiting groove 6020 opened forward is formed between the limiting convex portion 6021 and the front base portion 601. The rear base portion 602 forms a step surface 6022 facing forward at the boundary with the front base portion 601, the limiting convex portion 6021 extends forward from the step surface 6022, and the waterproof ring 9 is sleeved to the limit The position slot 6020 is restricted by the position limiting slot 6020. When the docking connector 200 abuts against the casing of the accessory device, the position limiting structure can prevent the waterproof ring 9 from turning backward. Furthermore, the waterproof ring 9 has a ring-shaped groove structure, and the position-limiting convex portion 6021 is arranged in the groove structure in a ring shape, so that the position-limiting effect is better.

The second insulating body 6 has a second receiving cavity 64 disposed directly behind the second abutting surface 61. The second magnetic element 8 is placed in the second receiving cavity 64. The second receiving cavity 64 A second fool-proof slope 65 is provided on the inner side of 64, and the second magnetic element 8 is provided with an inclined surface corresponding to the second fool-proof slope 65, so that the fool-proof function can be realized. In a lateral direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction, the second insulating body 6 is provided with a pair of the second receiving cavities 64, and the pair of the second receiving cavities 64 are respectively located at two of the second conductive terminals 7. The side and the axis are symmetrical, so that the operator can arbitrarily install the first magnetic element 3 during operation without worrying that the magnetic poles of the first magnetic element 3 will be reversed.

In summary, the present invention has indeed met the requirements for an invention patent, and a patent application has been filed in accordance with the law. However, the above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of rights of the present invention cannot be limited by this. For example, equivalent modifications or changes made by those with ordinary knowledge in the technical field based on the spirit of the present invention are still covered by the appended patent application. For example, the dispensing area in the second embodiment is a rough surface and The improved features such as rough surface formation are also applicable to the first embodiment.

1000‧‧‧ connector combination

100‧‧‧electrical connector

200‧‧‧ Butt Connector

10‧‧‧ Butt cavity

1‧‧‧First insulating body

11‧‧‧ the first butt face

110‧‧‧First Containment Chamber

111‧‧‧First Foolproof Bevel

12‧‧‧first mounting surface

13‧‧‧First terminal slot

14‧‧‧Abutting Department

2‧‧‧First conductive terminal

21‧‧‧First contact

22‧‧‧first connecting pin

231‧‧‧ first paragraph

232‧‧‧paragraph 2

233‧‧‧The first circular barb

234‧‧‧First annular outer surface

3‧‧‧ the first magnetic element

4‧‧‧ Clips

40‧‧‧Snap slot

5‧‧‧ Panel

51‧‧‧ Panel

510‧‧‧ front panel

52‧‧‧Container

53‧‧‧First holding section

54‧‧‧Second Deduction

540‧‧‧Circular chamfered surface

541‧‧‧holding hole

6‧‧‧Second insulation body

601‧‧‧ front base

602‧‧‧ rear base

6020‧‧‧Limit slot

6021‧‧‧ limit protrusion

6022‧‧‧step surface

61‧‧‧Second butt face

62‧‧‧Second mounting surface

620‧‧‧Mating surface

63‧‧‧Second terminal slot

64‧‧‧Second Containment Chamber

65‧‧‧Second Foolproof Bevel

66‧‧‧Docking Department

7‧‧‧Second conductive terminal

71‧‧‧Head

710‧‧‧contact surface

72‧‧‧Second connection pin

73‧‧‧Second middle section

74‧‧‧Second Ring Barb

741‧‧‧Second annular outer surface

8‧‧‧Second magnetic element

81‧‧‧Mounting parts

9‧‧‧ Waterproof ring

The first diagram is a perspective view of the connector assembly of the present invention, in which the electrical connector and the mating connector are mated with each other;

The second figure is a perspective view when the electrical connector and the mating connector shown in the first figure are not mated together;

The third diagram is a perspective view of the connector assembly shown in the second diagram at another angle;

The fourth diagram is a cross-sectional view of the connector assembly shown in the first diagram along line IV-IV;

The fifth figure is a cross-sectional view of the connector assembly shown in the second figure along the line Ⅴ-Ⅴ;

The sixth diagram is a partially exploded view of the electrical connector shown in the first diagram;

The seventh diagram is an exploded perspective view of the electrical connector shown in the first diagram;

The eighth diagram is a perspective view of the electrical connector shown in the seventh diagram at another angle;

The ninth figure is an exploded perspective view of the docking connector shown in the first figure;

The tenth diagram is a perspective view of the docking connector from another angle shown in the ninth diagram; and

The eleventh figure is a perspective view of the first conductive terminal and the second conductive terminal of the connector combination shown in the first figure.

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Claims (10)

An electrical connector includes a first insulating body, a first conductive terminal fixed to the first insulating body, a first magnetic element, and a panel member for mounting to an external device. The first insulating body has a facing surface. A front first butting surface, the panel member is provided with a panel surrounding the first insulating body. The electrical connector according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the panel member and the first insulating body are a one-piece structure. The electrical connector according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the first insulating body is assembled to the panel member. The electrical connector according to item 3 of the scope of patent application, wherein the panel is in the shape of a vertical sheet, the panel member is provided with a receiving slot penetrating through the center area of the panel, and the first insulating body is forward-backward Assembled to the receiving slot so that the first docking surface is exposed forward. The electrical connector according to item 3 of the scope of patent application, wherein the first insulating body is provided with an abutting portion abutting against the panel member, and the panel member is provided rearwardly around the receiving groove. The plurality of first holding portions of the first insulating body are held in a plurality of pieces. The electrical connector according to any one of claims 1 to 5 in the scope of patent application, wherein the panel member is provided with a second retaining portion for retaining to the external device. The electrical connector according to item 6 of the scope of patent application, wherein the second retaining portion is provided with a retaining hole. The electrical connector according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the panel has a front plate surface, and the front plate surface is flush with the butting surface. The electrical connector according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the electrical connector further comprises a snap member provided at the rear end of the first insulating body, and the snap member has snap grooves penetrating back and forth, so The first conductive terminal has a first connection leg extending into the buckle groove. The electrical connector according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the first insulating body has a first receiving cavity disposed directly behind the first abutting surface, and the first magnetic element is placed on the first In the accommodating cavity, a first fool-proof bevel is provided inside the first accommodating cavity, and the first magnetic element is provided with an inclined surface corresponding to the first fool-proof bevel.