Connectors

Abstract

The present invention discloses a connector, comprising: a housing; a plurality of terminals, which are all arranged in the housing, and the heads of the plurality of terminals simultaneously extend out of the housing, and are respectively used to be plugged into a plurality of sockets of a connecting device; wherein a certain space is provided between the terminals and the housing, so that when the terminals are correspondingly plugged into the sockets, the terminals can be moved in the space to be respectively aligned with the sockets and inserted into the sockets at the same time. When the plurality of terminals of the connector of the present invention are correspondingly plugged into the plurality of sockets, the plurality of terminals can be moved in the space to adjust the relative positions between the terminals, so that the relative positions between the terminals are completely consistent with the relative positions between the sockets, so that the plurality of terminals can be strictly aligned with the plurality of sockets one by one, and finally can be smoothly inserted into the sockets.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of data transmission, and in particular to a connector. Background Art

[0002] The connector in the prior art has only one terminal for plugging, and the connector can only be plugged into one socket of the connected device. However, some connected devices, such as workstations, usually have two sockets side by side, and the two sockets are both used to connect to the fan so that the fan can achieve dual air outlet.

[0003] At present, the method for solving the connection problem of two parallel sockets is to insert the terminals of two connectors into the two sockets respectively. This solution will inevitably increase the complexity of the operation of connecting the connector to the connected device.

[0004] In addition, technicians have tried to set two terminals respectively adapted to two sockets on one connector to complete the connection of the two sockets by plugging them in once. However, since the two sockets have high requirements on the relative position accuracy of the terminals to be plugged in, if the relative position accuracy of the two terminals is poor, they cannot be plugged into the two sockets at the same time. Summary of the invention

[0005] In view of the defects existing in the prior art, an embodiment of the present invention provides a connector.

[0006] In order to solve the above technical problems, the technical solution adopted in the embodiments of the present invention is:

[0007] A connector, comprising:

[0008] case;

[0009] A plurality of terminals are arranged in the housing, and the heads of the plurality of terminals extend out of the housing at the same time, and are respectively used for plugging into a plurality of sockets corresponding to the connection device one by one; wherein,

[0010] There is a certain space between the terminal and the housing, so that when the terminal is inserted into the socket, the terminal can move in the space to align with the corresponding socket and be inserted into the socket at the same time.

[0011] Preferably, the terminals include two; an elastic body is arranged in the space, and the elastic body is used to keep the two terminals in respective assembly positions.

[0012] Preferably, a partition is provided in the shell, and the partition divides the interior of the shell into two chambers. The two terminals are respectively arranged in the two chambers, and a subspace of the space is formed between each terminal and the cavity wall of the corresponding chamber, and an elastomer is provided in each of the subspaces.

[0013] Preferably, the elastic body is an elastic rubber arranged in the space.

[0014] Preferably, the elastic body is an annular sleeve made of elastic rubber and wrapped around the terminal.

[0015] Preferably, the elastic body is a spring arranged in the space.

[0016] Preferably, a frame is sleeved on the tail of the terminal, and the frame and the cavity form a plurality of pairs of planes corresponding to each other, and a spring is arranged between each pair of the planes.

[0017] Preferably, at least two springs are arranged between each pair of the planes.

[0018] Preferably, the shell is a metal shell.

[0019] Preferably, the exterior of the shell is covered with a sheath made of insulating material.

[0020] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effect of the connector provided by the embodiment of the present invention is that during the process of correspondingly inserting the multiple terminals of the connector of the present invention into the multiple sockets, the relative positions between the terminals are adjusted by moving in space, so that the relative positions between the terminals are completely consistent with the relative positions between the sockets, thereby enabling the multiple terminals to be strictly aligned with the multiple sockets one by one and finally be successfully inserted into the sockets. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the appearance structure of a connector provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 2 for Figure 1 AA section view (where the space is filled with elastic rubber);

[0023] Figure 3 for Figure 1 AA sectional view (wherein a spring is provided in the space);

[0024] In the figure:

[0025] 10-housing; 11-space; 12-partition; 13-sheath; 20-terminal; 21-frame; 30-elastic rubber; 40-spring. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the technical solution of the present invention, the present invention is described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific implementation methods.

[0027] like Figures 1 to 3 As shown, an embodiment of the present invention discloses a connector, which is used to simultaneously and one-to-one plug multiple terminals 20 into multiple sockets of a connection device. The following description may be made by taking a connector with two terminals 20 as an example. For example, the connector is used to be plugged into two sockets of a workstation to power a fan of the workstation so that the fan can achieve dual air outlets. The connector includes a housing 10 and two terminals 20. Both terminals 20 are arranged in the housing 10, and the heads of the two terminals 20 extend out of the housing 10 from the same end of the housing 10 at the same time and are respectively used to plug into the two sockets of the connection device. The key to the present invention is to form a certain space 11 between the two terminals 20 and the housing 10 so that the two terminals 20 can move in the space 11, and the two terminals 20 can change the relative position between the two by moving in the space 11.

[0028] According to the above, when the two terminals 20 are inserted into the two sockets respectively, they move in the space 11 to adjust the relative position between them, so that the relative position between them completely matches the relative position between the two sockets, so that the two terminals 20 can be strictly aligned with the two sockets, and then, can be smoothly inserted into the two sockets.

[0029] It should be noted that in the mechanical field, mechanical products all have processing and assembly errors. The purpose of the present invention to form a certain space 11 between the housing 10 and the terminal 20 is to adjust the relative position between the two terminals 20 by allowing the terminal 20 to move in the space 11 to compensate for the error between the relative position of the two terminals 20 and the relative position of the two sockets caused by assembly, so that the relative position of the two terminals 20 is strictly corresponding to the relative position of the two sockets, so that the two terminals 20 can be smoothly inserted into the two sockets respectively through one plug-in.

[0030] During the process of inserting the terminal 20 of the connector into the socket, the terminal 20 can be directly moved by hand to adjust the relative position between the two terminals 20. Of course, during the plugging process of the terminal 20, the terminal 20 can be adjusted by itself. For example, the ends of the two sockets are set to be bell mouths. When the terminal 20 is inserted into the socket, the inclined surface or arc surface on the bell mouth forces the terminal 20 to move in the direction facing the socket so that the terminal 20 is automatically aligned with the socket.

[0031] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 and Figure 3As shown, an elastomer is arranged in the space 11 formed by the terminal 20 and the housing 10. The function of the elastomer is: when the two terminals 20 are not plugged in, the elastomer keeps the two terminals 20 in an initial relative assembly position. In most cases, the initial relative assembly position has a certain error with the relative position of the two sockets, but the error is not too large, so that when the two terminals 20 are inserted into the two sockets, the terminals 20 can be inserted into the sockets without too much movement.

[0032] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, a partition 12 is provided in the housing 10, and the partition 12 divides the interior of the housing 10 into two chambers. Two terminals 20 are respectively provided in the two chambers, and a space 11 is formed between each terminal 20 and the corresponding chamber, and an elastic body is provided in each of the two spaces 11. The advantage of arranging the two terminals 20 in the two chambers is that the two terminals 20 can move independently, and the two terminals 20 will not affect each other when moving. For example, when one of the terminals 20 moves, the deformation of the elastic body corresponding to the terminal 20 will not force the elastic body corresponding to the other terminal 20 to deform, so as not to affect the movement of the other terminal 20.

[0033] The material and structure of the elastomer can be various. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 As shown, the elastic body is an elastic rubber 30 disposed in the space 11. When the two terminals 20 are disposed in one chamber (i.e., there is no partition 12 in the housing 10, and there is only one chamber), the elastic rubber 30 is used to fill the space 11 between the terminal 20 and the housing 10 and between the two terminals 20. When the two terminals 20 are respectively disposed in two chambers (i.e., a partition 12 is disposed in the housing 10, and the partition 12 forms two chambers in the housing 10), the elastic rubber 30 is made into an annular sleeve, and the two terminals 20 are covered with the annular sleeve; or, the elastic body is configured as a columnar body, and the columnar body is disposed between the terminal 20 and the chamber wall (the columnar structure of the elastic body is not shown in the drawings).

[0034] In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3As shown, the elastic body is a spring 40 disposed in the space 11. When the two terminals 20 are disposed in one chamber (that is, there is no partition 12 in the housing 10, and there is only one chamber), the spring 40 is disposed in the space 11 between the terminal 20 and the housing 10 and between the two terminals 20. When the two terminals 20 are disposed in two chambers respectively (at this time, a partition 12 is disposed in the housing 10, and the partition 12 forms two chambers in the housing 10), the spring 40 is disposed between the terminal 20 and the housing 10 and between the terminal 20 and the partition 12. In this embodiment, the tail of the terminal 20 is sleeved with a frame 21, and the frame 21 and the chamber form a plurality of pairs of planes corresponding to each other, and at least two springs 40 are disposed between each pair of planes.

[0035] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the housing 10 is made of metal material, and the outside of the housing 10 is covered with a sheath 13 made of insulating material (for example, the sheath 13 is made of plastic material). The housing 10 made of metal material has high rigidity and strength, and can well protect the terminal 20 inside it. The sheath 13 has an insulating effect to prevent the terminal 20 from leaking through the housing 10.

[0036] The above embodiments are only exemplary embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention. The protection scope of the present invention is defined by the claims. Those skilled in the art may make various modifications or equivalent substitutions to the present invention within the essence and protection scope of the present invention, and such modifications or equivalent substitutions shall also be deemed to fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A connector, characterized in that: include: case; A plurality of terminals are arranged in the housing, and the heads of the plurality of terminals extend out of the housing at the same time, and are respectively used for plugging into a plurality of sockets corresponding to the connection device one by one; wherein, There is a certain space between the terminal and the housing, so that when the terminal is inserted into the socket, the terminal can move in the space to align with the corresponding socket and be inserted into the socket at the same time; The terminals include two; an elastomer is arranged in the space, and the elastomer is used to keep the two terminals in their respective assembly positions; a partition is arranged in the shell, and the partition divides the interior of the shell into two chambers, and the two terminals are respectively arranged in the two chambers, and a subspace of the space is formed between each terminal and the cavity wall of the corresponding chamber, and an elastomer is arranged in each of the two subspaces.

2. The connector according to claim 1, characterized in that: The elastic body is elastic rubber arranged in the space.

3. The connector according to claim 2, characterized in that: The elastic body is an annular sleeve made of elastic rubber and covering the terminal.

4. The connector according to claim 1, characterized in that: The elastic body is a spring arranged in the space.

5. The connector according to claim 4, characterized in that: The tail of the terminal is sleeved with a frame body, and the frame body and the cavity form a plurality of pairs of planes corresponding to each other, and a spring is arranged between each pair of the planes.

6. The connector according to claim 5, characterized in that: At least two springs are arranged between each pair of the planes.

7. The connector according to claim 1, characterized in that: The shell is a metal shell.

8. The connector according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outside of the shell is covered with a sheath made of insulating material.

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