Electrical connector and controller assembly

Abstract

The present invention discloses an electrical connector and controller assembly, wherein the electrical connector comprises a housing assembly, a plurality of contact terminals and a pressing and clamping member; the housing assembly is formed with an installation cavity and a plurality of plug holes for installing a battery voltage monitoring circuit board, and the outer ends of the plurality of plug holes are used for inserting a battery stack bipolar plate; a plurality of contact terminals are inserted one by one into the inner ends of the plurality of plug holes and are used to connect the battery stack bipolar plate with the battery voltage monitoring circuit board; the pressing and clamping member is switchably arranged on the housing assembly in a separation position and a clamping position; in the clamping position, the pressing and clamping member is clamped with the battery stack bipolar plate to clamp and fix the battery stack bipolar plate in the plug hole; in the separation position, the pressing and clamping member is separated from the battery stack bipolar plate to allow the battery stack bipolar plate to be pulled out of the plug hole or to allow the battery stack bipolar plate to be inserted into the plug hole. The present invention provides an electrical connector, which is convenient for connecting the battery stack bipolar plate with a battery voltage monitoring controller.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of battery voltage monitoring controllers, and in particular to an electric connector and a controller assembly. Background Art

[0002] The electrical connector of the existing battery stack bipolar plate is mainly connected to the battery stack bipolar plate with an electrical connector, and then the signal or electric energy is transmitted to the cell voltage monitoring (CVM) control device through the wire for data and energy conversion. Its conversion controller needs to be allocated as required. However, when multiple connection methods are required, the structure of the cell voltage monitoring controller must be designed accordingly.

[0003] Based on this, how to improve the connection convenience between the bipolar plates of the battery stack and the battery voltage monitoring controller has become an urgent problem to be solved. Summary of the invention

[0004] The main purpose of the present invention is to provide an electrical connector, aiming to improve the connection convenience between the bipolar plates of the battery stack and the battery voltage monitoring controller.

[0005] To achieve the above object, the present invention proposes an electrical connector for connecting a battery stack bipolar plate and a battery voltage monitoring circuit board, wherein the electrical connector comprises:

[0006] A housing assembly is formed with a mounting cavity for mounting the battery voltage monitoring circuit board and a plurality of plug holes, wherein the outer ends of the plurality of plug holes are used for inserting the connecting ends of the battery stack bipolar plates;

[0007] A plurality of contact terminals, which are inserted one-to-one into the inner ends of the plurality of plug holes and are used to connect the stack bipolar plate with the battery voltage monitoring circuit board; and

[0008] A pressing and engaging component is switchably arranged on the shell assembly in a separation position and an engaging position; in the engaging position, the pressing and engaging component is engaged with the battery stack bipolar plate to engage and fix the battery stack bipolar plate in the plug-in hole; in the separation position, the pressing and engaging component is separated from the battery stack bipolar plate to allow the battery stack bipolar plate to be pulled out of the plug-in hole or to allow the battery stack bipolar plate to be inserted into the plug-in hole.

[0009] In one embodiment, the pressing and engaging component comprises:

[0010] The press clip comprises a body and a clamping arm and a pressing arm respectively arranged at two ends of the body, wherein the body is provided with two first bosses arranged opposite to each other, and the two first bosses are provided with a first plug hole; the housing component is provided with a second boss at a position corresponding to the two first bosses, and the two second bosses are provided with a second plug hole corresponding to the first plug hole;

[0011] a guide post, the guide post passing through the first insertion hole and the second insertion hole to connect the first boss and the second boss, so that the press clip is arranged on the housing assembly; and

[0012] The elastic member is sleeved on the guide column, and the elastic member is provided with a first abutting arm elastically abutting against the main body of the clamp and a second abutting arm elastically abutting against the shell component.

[0013] In one embodiment, the elastic member is a spring.

[0014] In one embodiment, a limiting rib is protruding inside the plug-in hole of the shell assembly and is used to be plugged into the limiting groove of the bipolar plate of the battery stack.

[0015] In one embodiment, the shell assembly includes a main body rubber core and a cover plate, wherein the cover plate is disposed on the main body rubber core and is provided with the installation cavity.

[0016] In one embodiment, a plurality of the plugging holes are opened on the main rubber core, and a plurality of the contact terminals are inserted into the plurality of the plugging holes one by one.

[0017] In one embodiment, the cover plate is provided with a connection port for connecting the electrical connector with a panoramic monitoring imaging system, so that the battery voltage monitoring circuit board is connected with the panoramic monitoring imaging system.

[0018] In one embodiment, the electrical connector further includes a protection member, and the protection member is disposed on the battery voltage monitoring circuit board to protect the battery voltage monitoring circuit board.

[0019] In one embodiment, a magnetic attraction member is provided on the side wall of the housing assembly to adsorb and fix two adjacent electrical connectors together.

[0020] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention further proposes a controller assembly, the controller assembly comprising a battery stack bipolar plate, a panoramic monitoring imaging system and a plurality of electrical connectors as described above connecting the battery stack bipolar plate and the panoramic monitoring imaging system, the electrical connector comprising:

[0021] A housing assembly is formed with a mounting cavity for mounting the battery voltage monitoring circuit board and a plurality of plug holes, wherein the outer ends of the plurality of plug holes are used for inserting the connecting ends of the battery stack bipolar plates;

[0022] A plurality of contact terminals, the plurality of contact terminals are inserted into the plurality of plug holes one by one and are used to connect the stack bipolar plate with the battery voltage monitoring circuit board; and

[0023] A pressing and engaging component is switchably arranged on the shell assembly in a separation position and an engaging position; in the engaging position, the pressing and engaging component is engaged with the battery stack bipolar plate to engage and fix the battery stack bipolar plate in the plug-in hole; in the separation position, the pressing and engaging component is separated from the battery stack bipolar plate to allow the battery stack bipolar plate to be pulled out of the plug-in hole or to allow the battery stack bipolar plate to be inserted into the plug-in hole.

[0024] The present invention forms an installation cavity and a plurality of plug holes for installing a battery voltage monitoring circuit board in the shell component of the electrical connector, the outer ends of the plug holes are used for inserting the connecting ends of the battery stack bipolar plates, a plurality of contact terminals are inserted one-to-one into the inner ends of the plurality of plug holes and are used to connect the battery stack bipolar plates with the battery voltage monitoring circuit board, a pressing and locking component is switchably arranged on the shell component between a separation position and a locking position, in the locking position, the pressing and locking component is engaged with the battery stack bipolar plate to lock and fix the battery stack bipolar plate in the plug holes, and in the separation position, the pressing and locking component is separated from the battery stack bipolar plate to allow the battery stack bipolar plate to be pulled out of the plug holes or to allow the battery stack bipolar plate to be inserted into the plug holes, thereby improving the connection convenience between the battery stack bipolar plate and the battery voltage monitoring controller. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0025] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on the structures shown in these drawings without paying creative work.

[0026] Figure 1 It is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of an electrical connector of the present invention (including a battery stack bipolar plate);

[0027] Figure 2 An exploded view of an embodiment of an electrical connector of the present invention (including a battery stack bipolar plate);

[0028] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of a pressing clip in an embodiment of an electrical connector of the present invention;

[0029] Figure 4 It is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a controller component of the present invention.

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[0033] The realization of the purpose, functional features and advantages of the present invention will be further explained in conjunction with embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0034] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0035] It should be noted that all directional indications in the embodiments of the present invention (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc.) are only used to explain the relative position relationship, movement status, etc. between the components under a certain specific posture (as shown in the accompanying drawings). If the specific posture changes, the directional indication will also change accordingly.

[0036] In addition, the descriptions of "first", "second", etc. in the present invention are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying their relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In addition, the meaning of "and / or" appearing in the full text is to include three parallel solutions. Taking "A and / or B" as an example, it includes solution A, or solution B, or a solution that satisfies both A and B. In addition, the technical solutions between the various embodiments can be combined with each other, but it must be based on the ability of ordinary technicians in this field to implement. When the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or cannot be implemented, it should be deemed that such a combination of technical solutions does not exist and is not within the scope of protection required by the present invention.

[0037] In an exemplary technology, the electrical connector of the battery stack bipolar plate is mainly connected to the battery stack bipolar plate with an electrical connector, and then the signal or electric energy is transmitted to the cell voltage monitoring (CVM) control device through the wire for data and energy conversion, and its conversion controller needs to be allocated as required. However, when multiple connection methods are required, the structure of the cell voltage monitoring controller must be designed accordingly, and the connection between the battery stack bipolar plate and the cell voltage monitoring controller is more troublesome.

[0038] In order to improve the connection convenience between the bipolar plate of the fuel cell stack and the battery voltage monitoring controller, the present invention proposes an electrical connector suitable for connecting the battery voltage monitoring controller of the hydrogen fuel cell and the bipolar plate of the fuel cell stack, which is not limited here.

[0039] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 2 In one embodiment of the present invention, the electrical connector 10 includes a housing assembly 100, a plurality of contact terminals 200 and a pressing and engaging member 300; the housing assembly 100 is formed with an installation cavity for installing a battery voltage monitoring circuit board 11 and a plurality of plug holes 100a, the outer ends of the plurality of plug holes 100a are used to insert the connecting ends of the battery stack bipolar plates 20; the plurality of contact terminals 200 are inserted one by one into the inner ends of the plurality of plug holes 100a and are used to connect the battery stack bipolar plates 20 to the battery voltage monitoring circuit board 11. The monitoring circuit board 11 is connected; the pressing and locking component 300 is switchably arranged on the shell assembly 100 in a separation position and a locking position; in the locking position, the pressing and locking component 300 is engaged with the battery stack bipolar plate 20 to lock and fix the battery stack bipolar plate 20 in the plug-in hole 100a; in the separation position, the pressing and locking component 300 is separated from the battery stack bipolar plate 20 to allow the battery stack bipolar plate 20 to be pulled out of the plug-in hole 100a or to allow the battery stack bipolar plate 20 to be inserted into the plug-in hole 100a.

[0040] Among them, the shell assembly 100 can be an assembly assembled from a plastic body and multiple plastic shells to enclose the above-mentioned installation cavity for the installation of the battery voltage monitoring circuit board 11; multiple plug holes 100a can be opened on the plastic body, and the inner side of the plug holes 100a can be used for multiple contact terminals 200 to be inserted, and the outer side of the plug holes 100a can be used for the connection end of the power stack bipolar plate 20 to be inserted so that it can be abutted and conductive with the contact terminal 200.

[0041] The contact terminal 200 may be a metal conductor with certain conductivity, and may be arranged in a long strip shape to be embedded and fixed in the plug hole 100a, with its two ends respectively connected to the battery stack bipolar plate 20 and the battery voltage monitoring circuit board 11.

[0042] The pressing and locking component 300 can be an elastic reset mechanism composed of components such as buckles, elastic parts and connecting rods. By setting up the elastic reset mechanism, the battery stack bipolar plate 20 can be clamped on the shell assembly 100 and electrically connected to the battery voltage monitoring circuit board 11 in the shell assembly 100 through the contact terminal 200.

[0043] It can be understood that in the technical solution of the present invention, since the housing assembly 100 of the electrical connector 10 is formed with an installation cavity for installing the battery voltage monitoring circuit board 11 and a plurality of plug holes 100a, the outer end of the plug hole 100a is used to insert the connecting end of the battery stack bipolar plate 20, and the plurality of contact terminals 200 are inserted one by one into the inner ends of the plurality of plug holes 100a and are used to connect the battery stack bipolar plate 20 with the battery voltage monitoring circuit board 11, and the pressing clamping member 300 is in the separation position. The housing assembly 100 is switchably provided with a locking position. In the locking position, the locking member 300 is pressed to engage with the battery stack bipolar plate 20 to lock and fix the battery stack bipolar plate 20 in the plug-in hole 100a. In the separation position, the locking member 300 is pressed to separate from the battery stack bipolar plate 20 to allow the battery stack bipolar plate 20 to be pulled out of the plug-in hole 100a or to allow the battery stack bipolar plate 20 to be inserted into the plug-in hole 100a, thereby improving the connection convenience between the battery stack bipolar plate 20 and the battery voltage monitoring controller.

[0044] refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 In order to realize the clamping of the stack bipolar plate 20 to the housing assembly 100, in one embodiment, the pressing clamping member 300 may include a clamp 310, a guide column 320 and an elastic member 330; Figure 3 The press clip 310 includes a main body 311 and a clamping arm 312 and a pressing arm 313 respectively arranged at both ends of the main body 311. The main body 311 is provided with two first bosses arranged opposite to each other, and the two first bosses are both provided with a first plug hole; second bosses are provided at positions corresponding to the two first bosses on the shell assembly 100, and matching second plug holes are provided at positions corresponding to the first plug holes on the two second bosses; the guide column 320 passes through the first plug hole and the second plug hole to connect the first boss and the second boss, so that the press clip 310 is arranged on the shell assembly 100; the elastic member 330 is sleeved on the guide column 320, and the elastic member 330 is provided with a first abutting arm elastically abutting against the main body 311 of the press clip 310 and a second abutting arm elastically abutting against the shell assembly 100.

[0045] In this embodiment, the elastic member 330 can be a spring or an elastic plastic body with certain elastic properties, etc., which is not limited here. The material of the guide pillar 320 can be copper, etc., which is not limited here.

[0046] When the pressing arm 313 of the pressing clip 310 is pressed, the clamping arm 312 of the pressing clip 310 can be switched to a clamping position for clamping with the battery stack bipolar plate 20 or a separation position for separating from the battery stack bipolar plate 20 through the elastic member 330; specifically, in the clamping position, the pressing clip 310 of the clamping member 300 is clamped with the battery stack bipolar plate 20 to clamp and fix the battery stack bipolar plate 20 in the plug hole 100a; in the separation position, the pressing clip 310 of the clamping member 300 is separated from the battery stack bipolar plate 20 to allow the battery stack bipolar plate 20 to be pulled out of the plug hole 100a or to allow the battery stack bipolar plate 20 to be inserted into the plug hole 100a. In this way, the clamping and fixing of the battery stack bipolar plate 20 is achieved, and it is connected to the battery voltage monitoring circuit board 11.

[0047] During production and assembly, the two first bosses on the press clip 310 can be aligned with the two second bosses on the shell assembly 100 and the middle part of the elastic member 330 can be aligned with the first plug hole and the second plug hole. Then the guide column 320 is inserted from one side and the press clip 310 is assembled to the shell assembly 100 through the first plug hole, the elastic member 330 and the second plug hole. Then the contact terminal 200 is inserted into the plug hole 100a of the assembled shell assembly 100 in a direction. Then the molded battery voltage monitoring circuit board 11 and its protective shell can be installed on the connector with the assembled contact terminal 200 in a direction by welding or the like. Then the cover plate 120 of the shell assembly 100 is covered on the main body of the shell assembly 100 in a direction to complete the assembly of the entire electrical connector 10, so that the battery stack bipolar plate 20 can be further plugged into the electrical connector 10 according to customer requirements, and then the entire assembly is inserted into the shell of the panoramic monitoring imaging system 30.

[0048] In order to limit and fix the connecting end of the battery stack bipolar plate 20, in one embodiment, a limiting rib is protruded from the plug-in hole 100a of the shell assembly 100 for plugging into the limiting groove of the battery stack bipolar plate 20, so as to limit it in the plug-in hole 100a of the shell assembly 100 and connect it to the contact terminal 200 to avoid it from moving out of position and disconnecting.

[0049] Main references Figure 2In order to form the above-mentioned installation cavity for the installation of the battery voltage monitoring circuit board 11, and to form the above-mentioned plug-in hole 100a for the battery stack bipolar plate 20 to be inserted and connected to the battery voltage monitoring circuit board 11, in one embodiment, the shell assembly 100 may include a main body rubber core 110 and a cover plate 120, and the cover plate 120 is covered on the main body rubber core 110 and is provided with an installation cavity. In this embodiment. A plurality of plug-in holes 100a are opened on the main body rubber core 110, and a plurality of contact terminals 200 are inserted into the plurality of plug-in holes 100a one by one. Among them, the inner end of the plug-in hole 100a is used for the contact terminal 200 to be embedded, and the outer end of the plug-in hole 100a is used for the connection end of the battery stack bipolar plate 20 to be inserted.

[0050] In this embodiment, reference Figure 2 The cover plate 120 may be provided with a connection port 120a for connecting the electrical connector 10 with the around view monitor (AVM) system 30, so that the battery voltage monitoring circuit board 11 is connected with the around view monitor 30. In this way, the battery voltage monitoring controller is connected with the controller of the around view monitor 30.

[0051] refer to Figure 2 In one embodiment, in order to protect the battery voltage monitoring circuit board 11 from being damaged, the electrical connector 10 may further include a protective member 130, which is disposed on the battery voltage monitoring circuit board 11 to protect the battery voltage monitoring circuit board 11. In this embodiment, the battery voltage monitoring circuit board 11 may be sleeved in the protective member 130 to protect the circuit board.

[0052] Main references Figure 4 In some embodiments, multiple electrical connectors 10 of the present invention are required to facilitate the connection between the battery voltage monitoring controller and the controller of the panoramic monitoring imaging system 30. Figure 1 and Figure 2 A magnetic attraction member 140 may be provided on the side wall of the housing assembly 100 to adsorb and fix two adjacent electrical connectors 10 together.

[0053] The present invention also provides a controller component, referring to Figure 4 The controller component includes a battery stack bipolar plate 20, a panoramic monitoring imaging system 30 and a plurality of electrical connectors 10 connecting the battery stack bipolar plate 20 and the panoramic monitoring imaging system 30. The specific structure of the electrical connector 10 refers to the above embodiment. Since the controller component proposed in the present invention includes all schemes of all embodiments of the above electrical connector 10, it has at least the same technical effect as the electrical connector 10, which will not be elaborated here one by one.

[0054] refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 In one embodiment of the present invention, the electrical connector 10 includes a housing assembly 100, a plurality of contact terminals 200 and a pressing and engaging member 300; the housing assembly 100 is formed with an installation cavity for installing a battery voltage monitoring circuit board 11 and a plurality of plug holes 100a, the outer ends of the plurality of plug holes 100a are used to insert the connecting ends of the battery stack bipolar plates 20; the plurality of contact terminals 200 are inserted one by one into the inner ends of the plurality of plug holes 100a and are used to connect the battery stack bipolar plates 20 to the battery voltage monitoring circuit board 11. The monitoring circuit board 11 is connected; the pressing and locking component 300 is switchably arranged on the shell assembly 100 in a separation position and a locking position; in the locking position, the pressing and locking component 300 is engaged with the battery stack bipolar plate 20 to lock and fix the battery stack bipolar plate 20 in the plug-in hole 100a; in the separation position, the pressing and locking component 300 is separated from the battery stack bipolar plate 20 to allow the battery stack bipolar plate 20 to be pulled out of the plug-in hole 100a or to allow the battery stack bipolar plate 20 to be inserted into the plug-in hole 100a.

[0055] The above descriptions are only optional embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the patent scope of the present invention. All equivalent structural changes made using the contents of the present invention's specification and drawings, or directly / indirectly applied in other related technical fields, are included in the patent protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An electrical connector for connecting a battery stack bipolar plate and a battery voltage monitoring circuit board, characterized in that: The electrical connector comprises: A housing assembly is formed with a mounting cavity for mounting the battery voltage monitoring circuit board and a plurality of plug holes, wherein the outer ends of the plurality of plug holes are used for inserting the connecting ends of the battery stack bipolar plates; A plurality of contact terminals, which are inserted one-to-one into the inner ends of the plurality of plug holes and are used to connect the stack bipolar plate with the battery voltage monitoring circuit board; and A pressing and engaging component is switchably arranged on the shell assembly in a separation position and an engaging position; in the engaging position, the pressing and engaging component is engaged with the battery stack bipolar plate to engage and fix the battery stack bipolar plate in the plug-in hole; in the separation position, the pressing and engaging component is separated from the battery stack bipolar plate to allow the battery stack bipolar plate to be pulled out of the plug-in hole or to allow the battery stack bipolar plate to be inserted into the plug-in hole.

2. The electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein: The pressing and engaging component comprises: The press clip comprises a body and a clamping arm and a pressing arm respectively arranged at two ends of the body, wherein the body is provided with two first bosses arranged opposite to each other, and the two first bosses are provided with a first plug hole; the housing component is provided with a second boss at a position corresponding to the two first bosses, and the two second bosses are provided with a second plug hole corresponding to the first plug hole; a guide post, the guide post passing through the first insertion hole and the second insertion hole to connect the first boss and the second boss, so that the press clip is arranged on the housing assembly; and The elastic member is sleeved on the guide column, and the elastic member is provided with a first abutting arm elastically abutting against the main body of the clamp and a second abutting arm elastically abutting against the shell component.

3. The electrical connector according to claim 2, wherein: The elastic member is a spring.

4. The electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein: A limiting rib is protruding inside the plug-in hole of the shell assembly and is used to be plugged into the limiting groove of the bipolar plate of the battery stack.

5. The electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein: The shell assembly comprises a main body rubber core and a cover plate, wherein the cover plate is arranged on the main body rubber core and is provided with the installation cavity.

6. The electrical connector according to claim 5, characterized in that: A plurality of the plugging holes are arranged on the main body rubber core, and a plurality of the contact terminals are inserted into the plurality of the plugging holes one by one.

7. The electrical connector according to claim 5, wherein: The cover plate is provided with a connecting port for connecting the electrical connector with the panoramic monitoring imaging system, so that the battery voltage monitoring circuit board is connected with the panoramic monitoring imaging system.

8. The electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein: The electrical connector further comprises a protection member, which is arranged on the battery voltage monitoring circuit board to protect the battery voltage monitoring circuit board.

9. The electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein: The housing assembly is provided with a magnetic attraction member for adsorbing and fixing two adjacent electrical connectors together.

10. A controller component, characterized in that: The controller component includes a battery stack bipolar plate, a panoramic monitoring imaging system, and a plurality of electrical connectors as described in any one of claims 1 to 9 that connect the battery stack bipolar plate and the panoramic monitoring imaging system.

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