Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a waterproof single-pair differential connector, which can constantly correct a connector body to the axial direction of an accommodating cavity, can avoid the connector body from deviating due to deviation of plugging angles and/or force, and effectively prolongs the plugging service life and plugging experience of the connector.
In order to achieve the purpose, the invention discloses a waterproof single-pair differential connector which comprises a connector body, a clamping ring and a sheath, wherein the sheath is of a hollow structure with openings at two ends, the hollow structure forms an accommodating cavity, the connector body is arranged in the accommodating cavity along the axial direction of the accommodating cavity, and the clamping ring is arranged in the accommodating cavity and constantly provides elastic force for correcting the connector body to the axial direction of the accommodating cavity.
Compared with the prior art, the clamping ring is additionally arranged in the sheath, the clamping ring constantly provides elastic force for correcting the connector body to the axial direction of the accommodating cavity, and the connector body can be constantly corrected to the axial direction of the accommodating cavity, so that the connector body is prevented from deviating due to deviation of the plugging angle and/or force, the plugging service life of the connector is effectively prolonged, and plugging experience is effectively improved.
Preferably, the snap ring is of a U-shaped structure, the snap ring is fixed in the accommodating cavity, and the snap ring elastically clamps the connector body.
Specifically, the snap ring comprises a spring plate main body and two spring plate side wings, the spring plate main body is respectively connected with the two spring plate side wings, the two spring plate side wings and the spring plate main body jointly enclose the U-shaped structure, and the connector body is elastically clamped between the two spring plate side wings.
Specifically, the elastic sheet flank is provided with a clamping elastic sheet, the connector body is provided with a clamping hole, and when the clamping ring elastically clamps the connector body, the clamping elastic sheet is clamped and connected with the clamping hole.
Preferably, the elastic sheet side wings extend inwards and are bent to form bent portions, the accommodating cavities are provided with accommodating grooves, and when the connector body is installed in the accommodating cavities, the bent portions are connected with the accommodating grooves in a clamping mode.
Preferably, it is equipped with first mounting groove to accept the chamber, first mounting groove is followed the axial of accepting the chamber is equipped with first arch and second arch respectively, the snap ring install in the first mounting groove to spacing in between first arch and the second arch.
Preferably, the waterproof single-pair differential connector further comprises a cable and a first sealing ring, the cable is electrically connected with the connector body, a second mounting groove is formed in the accommodating cavity, and the first sealing ring is mounted in the second mounting groove and sleeved on the connecting position of the cable and the electric connector in a sealing manner.
Preferably, the waterproof single-pair differential connector further comprises a bottom cover, the bottom cover is provided with a through hole for the cable to pass through, and the bottom cover can be connected with the sheath in a covering mode.
Preferably, the waterproof single-pair differential connector further comprises a second sealing ring, the accommodating cavity is provided with a third mounting groove, and the second sealing ring is mounted in the third mounting groove and is sleeved on the end portion of the connector body in a sealing manner.
Preferably, the connector body can slightly move along the radial direction of the containing cavity.
Preferably, the connector body is provided with a clamping protrusion, and the sheath is internally provided with a groove for clamping and matching the clamping protrusion.
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.
Referring to fig. 1, the waterproof single-pairdifferential connector 100 of the present embodiment is a female connector, and is suitable for being used as a vehicle-mounted ethernet connector, and of course, can also be used as a common connector, and is particularly suitable for being used as a connector with high requirements for waterproof and dustproof. The structure of the waterproof single-pairdifferential connector 100 of the present embodiment is described in detail below.
Referring to fig. 1-7, the waterproof single-pairdifferential connector 100 of the present embodiment includes aconnector body 10, aretainer ring 20 and asheath 30, wherein thesheath 30 is a hollow structure with openings at two ends, the hollow structure forms areceiving cavity 31, theconnector body 10 is installed in thereceiving cavity 31 along an axial direction of thereceiving cavity 31, at this time, an end of theconnector body 10 is exposed to an external environment through a front end opening of thereceiving cavity 31 for mating device insertion, and a tail of theconnector body 10 is exposed to the external environment through a rear end opening of thereceiving cavity 31 for electrical connection with acable 40.
Theretainer ring 20 is disposed in thehousing cavity 31 and constantly provides an elastic force for aligning theconnector body 10 to the axial direction of thehousing cavity 31. It can be understood that, since the mating device is inserted into theconnector body 10 with a deviation in the inserting force and/or angle of the mating device, when the mating device is forcibly inserted, theconnector body 10 is easily forced to deviate from the axial position in theaccommodating cavity 31, which causes theconnector body 10 to shift in theaccommodating cavity 31, thereby causing a failed insertion or damaging the terminals of theconnector body 10 due to the forcible insertion.
Thesnap ring 20 is used to correct and adjust theconnector body 10 after being deflected to an axial position by an elastic force, so as to restore to an initial position in thereceiving cavity 31 for normal insertion and removal. The normal plugging can be understood as restoring theconnector body 10 to the axial position for plugging and unplugging the current mating device, and restoring theconnector body 10 to the axial position for plugging and unplugging the subsequent mating device.
Preferably, theconnector body 10 can slightly move along the radial direction of theaccommodating cavity 31, so that theconnector body 10 can be adaptively and finely adjusted along the radial direction in the plugging process to adapt to different plugging angles, thereby avoiding the damage of theconnector body 10 caused by the deviated plugging angle. Theconnector body 10 can be returned to the initial position by thesnap ring 20 even if theconnector body 10 can slightly move in the radial direction of thehousing cavity 31 by thesnap ring 20.
It should be noted that the mating device according to the present embodiment is a device that can be plugged into the waterproof single-pairdifferential connector 100 of the present embodiment, such as a male connector that is adapted to the waterproof single-pairdifferential connector 100.
Referring to fig. 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7, preferably, thesnap ring 20 of the present embodiment is U-shaped, thesnap ring 20 is fixed in thereceiving cavity 31, and thesnap ring 20 elastically clamps theconnector body 10. Preferably, thesnap ring 20 is a metal elastic sheet, which provides a large elastic force and can effectively and rapidly correct and adjust theconnector body 10 to the axial position.
Specifically, thesnap ring 20 includes a springmain body 21 and twospring flanks 22, and the springmain body 21 and thespring flanks 22 are integrally formed to improve the rigidity of thesnap ring 20. The springmain body 21 is connected to the twospring flanks 22, the twospring flanks 22 and the springmain body 21 enclose a U-shaped structure, and theconnector body 10 is elastically clamped between the twospring flanks 22.
It can be understood that, since the plug of theconventional connector body 10 is flat, the offset of theconnector body 10 often occurs at the shorter side of the plug, and therefore, the twospring wings 22 of the present embodiment are clamped together at the shorter side of the plug of theconnector body 10 to apply an elastic force to the shorter side of the plug of theconnector body 10 to correct the offset at the shorter side of the plug of theconnector body 10.
Of course, in other embodiments, theconnector body 10 may also be corrected and adjusted to the axial position by providing the elastic force, such as elastic rubber, and the acting direction of the elastic force may not be limited to the shorter side of the plug of theconnector body 10, but may be distributed along the circumference of theconnector body 10 to provide more angle correction.
Referring to fig. 2-7, in order to maintain the integrity of the shape of thesheath 30, theelastic wing 22 of the present embodiment is provided with a lockingelastic piece 221, theconnector body 10 is provided with alocking hole 11, and when theconnector body 10 is elastically clamped by thesnap ring 20, the lockingelastic piece 221 is locked with thelocking hole 11. In the above manner, the clamping positioning between theclamping spring piece 221 and theclamping hole 11 is utilized, so that the installation of thesheath 30 is effectively simplified, the aesthetic degree of thesheath 30 is improved, thesheath 30 and theconnector body 10 are prevented from being fixed by a stopper or a cover conventionally, and the number of assembling parts is effectively reduced.
Preferably, the elasticsheet side wings 22 extend inward and are bent to formbent portions 222, and preferably, thebent portions 222 are arc-shaped structures, and the receivingcavities 31 are provided with receiving grooves 32 matched with the arc-shaped structures. When theconnector body 10 is installed in theaccommodating cavity 31, thebending portion 222 presses and is engaged with the accommodating groove 32, so that theelastic sheet flank 22 is engaged with and connected with the accommodating groove 32, thesnap ring 20 is more stably positioned in theaccommodating cavity 31, and the installation stability of thesnap ring 20 is further improved.
Further, afirst installation groove 33 is formed in the middle of theaccommodating cavity 31, afirst protrusion 331 and asecond protrusion 332 are respectively formed in thefirst installation groove 33 along the axial direction of theaccommodating cavity 31, and thesnap ring 20 is installed in thefirst installation groove 33 and is limited between thefirst protrusion 331 and thesecond protrusion 332. Specifically, the upper end of thesnap ring 20 abuts thefirst projection 331, and the lower end of thesnap ring 20 abuts thesecond projection 332. The purpose of the above design is to limit the movement of thesnap ring 20 along the axial direction of theaccommodating cavity 31, improve the installation stability of thesnap ring 20, and avoid the correction failure caused by the displacement of thesnap ring 20.
Referring to fig. 1 to fig. 6, in order to make the waterproof single-pairdifferential connector 100 of the present embodiment have better waterproof and dustproof effects, the waterproof single-pairdifferential connector 100 of the present embodiment further includes acable 40 and afirst sealing ring 50, thecable 40 is electrically connected to theconnector body 10, asecond mounting groove 34 is disposed at the tail portion of thereceiving cavity 31, and thefirst sealing ring 50 is mounted in thesecond mounting groove 34 and hermetically sleeved on thecable 40. Preferably, thefirst sealing ring 50 is sleeved on thecable 40 at a position close to the rear portion of theconnector body 10, so as to ensure the waterproof and dustproof effects at the connection portion between thecable 40 and the rear portion of theconnector body 10.
Preferably, thefirst sealing ring 50 is a waterproof ring with elasticity, and the volume of thefirst sealing ring 50 is slightly larger than the volume of thesecond mounting groove 34, so that under the extrusion effect of thesheath 30, thefirst sealing ring 50 can more closely fill the gap between thecable 40 and thesecond mounting groove 34, and further improve the waterproof and dustproof effects.
Further, the waterproof single-pairdifferential connector 100 further includes abottom cover 60, thebottom cover 60 is provided with athrough hole 61 for thecable 40 to pass through, and thebottom cover 60 can cover theconnection sheath 30. When thebottom cover 60 covers the connectingsheath 30, thebottom cover 60 enables thefirst sealing ring 50 to be more tightly sleeved on thecable 40 by extruding thesheath 30, so as to further improve the waterproof and dustproof effects.
Correspondingly, the waterproof single-pairdifferential connector 100 further includes asecond sealing ring 70, athird mounting groove 35 is disposed at an end position of theaccommodating cavity 31, and thesecond sealing ring 70 is mounted in thethird mounting groove 35 and is hermetically sleeved on an end of theconnector body 10.
Preferably, thesecond sealing ring 70 is a waterproof ring with elasticity, and the volume of thesecond sealing ring 70 is slightly larger than the volume of thethird mounting groove 35, so that under the extrusion action of thesheath 30, thesecond sealing ring 70 can more tightly fill the gap between the end of theconnector body 10 and thethird mounting groove 35, and further improve the waterproof and dustproof effects.
In order to improve the degree of combination between thesecond sealing ring 70 and thesheath 30 and reduce the assembling process, thesecond sealing ring 70 of the present embodiment is injection molded into thethird mounting groove 35 of thesheath 30 through a mold, and of course, thesecond sealing ring 70 may also be fixed into thethird mounting groove 35 through embedding and bonding, which is not described herein again.
Preferably, theconnector body 10 is provided with aclamping protrusion 12, a groove 36 for theclamping protrusion 12 to be in clamping fit is formed in thesheath 30, and when theconnector body 10 is installed in thesheath 30, theclamping protrusion 12 is clamped with the connecting groove 36, so as to realize clamping fixation of thesheath 30 and the connecting body.
Referring to fig. 1-7, the assembly of the waterproof single-pairdifferential connector 100 of the present embodiment will be described in detail as follows:
1. pre-installing thesnap ring 20 within thesheath 30;
2. thefirst sealing ring 50 is sleeved on thecable 40;
3. pushing theconnector body 10 into thesheath 30 from the front end opening or the rear end opening of the receivingcavity 31 until the front end of theconnector body 10 is sleeved in thefirst seal ring 50 and the rear end of theconnector body 10 is sleeved in thesecond seal ring 70, and ensuring that thesnap ring 20 is clamped between thefirst protrusion 331 and thesecond protrusion 332;
4. adjusting the position of thefirst sealing ring 50 to ensure that thefirst sealing ring 50 is embedded and fixed in the second mountinggroove 34 of thesheath 30;
5. the free end of thecable 40 is passed through the throughhole 61 of thebottom cover 60 and thebottom cover 60 is tightly fitted to the rear of thejacket 30, thereby achieving locking of thecable 40 and theconnector body 10.
It should be noted that the waterproof single-pairdifferential connector 100 is used as the female connector in the present embodiment, and it is understood that the waterproof single-pairdifferential connector 100 is used as the male connector, which has a structure substantially the same as that described above, and the differences between the male connector and the female connector are well known in the art and will not be described in detail here.
With reference to fig. 1 to 7, in the waterproof single-pairdifferential connector 100 of the present invention, theretainer ring 20 is additionally disposed in thesheath 30, and theretainer ring 20 constantly provides an elastic force for correcting theconnector body 10 to the axial direction of the receivingcavity 31, and can constantly correct theconnector body 10 to the axial direction of the receivingcavity 31, so as to avoid deviation of theconnector body 10 due to deviation of the plugging angle and/or force, and effectively improve the plugging life and plugging experience of the connector.
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.