An adapter structure and connector

Abstract

The application provides a switching structure and a connector, wherein the switching structure comprises an RJ45 plug connector and a power connector which are connected to each other; the plug connector comprises a first insulating shell and a first contact element, the first insulating shell is uniformly provided with a groove for arranging the first contact element on one side, the groove is open at the upper end of the side surface, the upper part of the first contact element is flush with the contact position of the side surface, the lower part of the first contact element protrudes from the bottom end of the groove, and the contact feet of the first contact element protruding from the bottom end of the groove are staggered; the power connector comprises a second insulating shell and a second contact element, the second insulating shell is provided with a first mounting hole, the second contact element is mounted in the first mounting hole, the second contact element is retracted into the top of the first mounting hole and protrudes from the bottom of the first mounting hole; and the top of the plug connector is higher than the top of the power connector. The application adds a switching socket, which is welded with a power distribution switch monitoring terminal printed board, and uses a printed circuit to replace a cable and other elements, so that the production efficiency is high, the standardization degree is high, and the quality is stable.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of smart grid connection device, in particular to a switching structure and a connector. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the development of national power grid technology, the power grid adopts primary switch control main line and secondary equipment for monitoring the operation of the switch. When the power grid line fails, the secondary equipment can timely monitor, measure and control the operation of the primary equipment. The signal feedback by the power switch is voltage or current signal, which is collected by PT (voltage transformer) and CT (current transformer) respectively. The collected information is fed back to FTU (distribution switch monitoring terminal), and FTU exchanges information with the master station. The master station issues corresponding commands according to the situation to adjust and control the distribution equipment, so as to realize functions such as fault positioning, fault isolation and rapid recovery of power supply in non-fault area. The RJ45 connector is used for FTU to transmit communication signals.

[0003] In recent years, with the upgrading of domestic smart grid, the application of intelligent switch and corresponding controller (FTU) for smart grid special network transformation is becoming more and more popular. In the latest national grid standard, the controller and the switch are connected by aviation connectors for electrical and signal connection, which greatly improves the product construction speed and maintenance convenience.

[0004] The RJ45 connector on the controller needs to be connected with another connection seat on the printed board by a switching cable. This connection method has the disadvantages of complex wiring relationship, easy wiring error in the production process, many quality control points, various types of defects, low production efficiency and high production cost. SUMMARY

[0005] The main purpose of the present application is to provide a switching structure and a connector to solve the problems of low production efficiency, easy wiring error, high production cost caused by the connection of the existing controller and internal components by wires.

[0006] The technical scheme adopted by the present application is as follows:

[0007] In a first aspect, the present application provides a switching structure, comprising an RJ45 plug connector and a power connector fixedly connected with each other; the RJ45 plug connector comprises a first insulating shell and a first contact; the first insulating shell is uniformly provided with a groove on one side for arranging the first contact; the groove is open at the upper end of the side surface; the upper part of the side surface of the first contact is flush at the contact position; the lower part of the first contact protrudes from the bottom end of the groove; the contact feet of the first contact protruding from the bottom end of the groove are staggered arranged; the power connector comprises a second insulating shell and a second contact; the second insulating shell is provided with a first mounting hole; the second contact is mounted in the first mounting hole; the second contact is retracted into the top of the first mounting hole and protrudes from the bottom of the first mounting hole; the top of the RJ45 plug connector is higher than the top of the power connector.

[0008] Further, the first insulating shell is provided with a first fixing part with a pre-buried nut, and the second insulating shell is provided with a second fixing part with a pre-buried bolt; the RJ45 plug connector and the power connector are fixed by the bolt and the nut.

[0009] Further, the first insulating shell is provided with a positioning groove on the side facing the power connector, and the second insulating shell is provided with a positioning column corresponding to the positioning groove on the side facing the RJ45 plug connector.

[0010] Further, the RJ45 plug connector further comprises a conductive grounding pin; the first insulating shell is provided with a through hole for mounting the grounding pin; the upper part of the grounding pin protrudes from the top end of the through hole of the first insulating shell; the radially protruding end of the upper part of the grounding pin is exposed outside the side edge of the first insulating shell; the lower part of the grounding pin protrudes from the bottom end of the first insulating shell; the grounding pin is two, respectively located on both sides of the first insulating shell.

[0011] Further, the first contact is in the shape of a sheet, and the top of the sheet is provided with a rounded corner on both sides.

[0012] Further, the first contact is in the shape of a sheet; the first contact is provided with a first groove structure for positioning at different longitudinal positions on both sides; the side surface of the lower end of the first contact is provided with a protruding upper end side step; the two adjacent grooves are provided with a second protruding block structure corresponding to the first groove structure and arranged in a staggered manner; all the first contact structures are the same, and the adjacent first contacts are installed by rotating 180 degrees horizontally.

[0013] Further, the first contact piece is in a sheet shape, first protruding block structures for positioning are arranged at different longitudinal positions on two sides of the first contact piece, a protruding upper end side step is arranged on the side of the lower end of the first contact piece, the two adjacent grooves are provided with second recess structures arranged in a staggered manner corresponding to the first protruding block structures, all the first contact pieces are of the same structure, and adjacent first contact pieces are installed with a horizontal rotation of 180 degrees.

[0014] In another aspect, the application provides a connector, which comprises a main body jack and an adapter structure, the main body jack comprises a jack shell, a jack mounting surface, a jack RJ45 socket and a jack power socket located on the upper and lower sides of the jack mounting surface and communicated with each other, the jack RJ45 socket and the jack power socket are arranged in the jack shell, the jack power socket comprises a third insulator and a conductive third contact piece, a second mounting hole is arranged in the middle of the third insulator, the third contact piece is arranged in the second mounting hole, the jack power socket is in a hole type mechanism on the upper side of the jack mounting surface and in a pin type structure on the lower side of the jack mounting surface, the end face of the jack RJ45 socket on the upper side of the jack mounting surface is flush with the end face of the jack power socket on the upper side of the jack mounting surface, and the third contact piece of the jack RJ45 socket on the lower side of the jack mounting surface and the third contact piece of the jack power socket on the lower side of the jack mounting surface are respectively connected with the top of the RJ45 plug connector and the first mounting hole of the power connector.

[0015] Further, the jack shell is in a circular shape, and a rotating groove for fixing is arranged on the side surface of the jack shell.

[0016] Further, the jack RJ45 socket is provided with a conductive shielding cover, when the top of the RJ45 plug connector is inserted into the jack RJ45 socket on the lower side of the jack mounting surface, the grounding pin is in contact with the shielding cover.

[0017] From the above technical solutions, the application has the following advantages: by adding an adapter socket, welding with an internal printed board in the FTU, using a printed circuit to replace a cable and other elements, the internal wiring is greatly simplified, the adapter socket and the printed board are welded by using a highly efficient wave peak, and then are connected with an aviation socket of a national grid standard interface, the part outside the FTU panel is connected by the aviation socket and a standard aviation plug, and the application has the advantages of small space, less materials, fast production speed, high standardization degree of production, stable quality and the like. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0018] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments and prior art description will be briefly introduced. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without any creative effort.

[0019] Figure 1 is an exploded view of the conversion structure of Embodiment 1 of the present application;

[0020] Figure 2 is a schematic view of the first contact structure of Embodiment 1 of the present application;

[0021] Figure 3 is a schematic view of the first insulating shell groove structure of Embodiment 1 of the present application;

[0022] Figure 4 is a first direction exploded view of the connector of Embodiment 2 of the present application;

[0023] Figure 5 is a second direction exploded view of the connector of Embodiment 2 of the present application;

[0024] Figure 6 is a first direction sectional view of the connector of Embodiment 2 of the present application;

[0025] Figure 7 is a second direction sectional view of the connector of Embodiment 2 of the present application.

[0026] Reference signs:

[0027] 1000, conversion structure;

[0028] 2000, main body jack;

[0029] 10, RJ45 plug connector; 11, first insulating shell; 111, groove; 1111, second protrusion (recess) structure; 112, positioning recess; 114, first fixing member; 12, first contact; 121, rounded corner; 122, first protrusion (recess) structure; 123, step; 13, grounding pin; 14, nut;

[0030] 20, power connector; 21, second insulating shell; 211, first mounting hole; 213, positioning column; 214, second fixing member; 22, second contact; 23, bolt;

[0031] 30, jack shell; 31, rotation groove;

[0032] 40, jack mounting surface; 41, through hole;

[0033] 50, jack RJ45 socket; 51, shielding cover;

[0034] 60. Power socket for aircraft; 61. Third insulator; 611. Second mounting hole; 62. Third contact. Detailed Implementation

[0035] To enable those skilled in the art to better understand the present invention, the technical solutions of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort should fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0036] The terms "first," "second," "third," etc., used in the specification, claims, and accompanying drawings of this invention are used to distinguish different objects, not to describe a specific order. Furthermore, the terms "comprising" and "having," and any variations thereof, are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion. For example, a process, method, system, product, or apparatus that includes a series of steps or units is not limited to the listed steps or units, but may optionally include steps or units not listed, or may optionally include other steps or units inherent to these processes, methods, products, or apparatuses.

[0037] The present invention will be described in detail below through specific embodiments.

[0038] Example 1: Example 1 is a specific implementation of the adapter structure.

[0039] like Figures 1-3 As shown, this embodiment provides an adapter structure, including an RJ45 plug connector 10 and a power connector 20 fixedly connected to each other. The RJ45 plug connector 10 includes a first insulating shell 11 and a conductive first contact 12. The first insulating shell 11 has a groove 111 evenly provided on one side for accommodating the first contact 12. The upper end of the side of the groove 111 is open. The upper part of the first contact 12 is flush with the side contact position. The lower part of the first contact 12 extends out of the bottom end of the groove 111. The contact feet of the first contact 12 extending out of the bottom end of the groove 111 are arranged alternately. The power connector 20 includes a second insulating shell 21 and a conductive second contact 22. The second insulating shell 21 has a first mounting hole 211. The second contact 22 is installed in the first mounting hole 211. The second contact 22 is retracted into the top of the first mounting hole 211 and extends out of the bottom of the first mounting hole 211. The top of the RJ45 plug connector 10 is higher than the top of the power connector 20.

[0040] In this embodiment, there are 3 first mounting holes 211, but it is not limited to this, and the specific number can be set as needed.

[0041] RJ45 is a kind of information socket (i.e. communication lead-out end) connector in wiring system, the connector is composed of plug (joint, crystal head) and socket (module), the plug has 8 grooves and 8 contacts.RJ is the abbreviation of Registered Jack, which means "registered socket".In FCC (U.S.Federal Communications Commission standard and regulation), RJ is the interface of public telecommunication network, and the RJ45 of computer network is the common name of standard 8-bit modular interface.

[0042] As shown in Figure 1 , the first insulating shell 11 is provided with the first fixing part 114 with embedded nut 14, and the second insulating shell 21 is provided with the second fixing part 214 with embedded bolt 23, and the RJ45 plug connector 10 and the power connector 20 are fixed by the bolt 23 and the nut 14, but not limited to this, in other embodiments, the RJ45 plug connector 10 and the power connector 20 can also be fixed together by other conventional ways, or can be made into one body, which will not be described in detail here.

[0043] As shown in Figure 1 , the first insulating shell 11 is provided with the first fixing part 114 with embedded nut 14, and the second insulating shell 21 is provided with the second fixing part 214 with embedded bolt 23, and the RJ45 plug connector 10 and the power connector 20 are fixed by the bolt 23 and the nut 14, but not limited to this, in other embodiments, the RJ45 plug connector 10 and the power connector 20 can also be fixed together by other conventional ways, or can be made into one body, which will not be described in detail here.

[0044] As shown in Figure 1 and Figure 6 , the RJ45 plug connector 10 further includes a conductive grounding pin 13, the first insulating shell 11 is provided with a through hole for mounting the grounding pin 13, the upper part of the grounding pin 13 extends out of the top end of the through hole of the first insulating shell 11, the radial protrusion of the exposed end of the upper part of the grounding pin 13 is out of the side of the first insulating shell 11, the lower part of the grounding pin 13 extends out of the bottom end of the first insulating shell 11, the grounding pin 13 is two, respectively located on both sides of the first insulating shell 11, and the grounding pin 13 contacts the shielding cover 51 to shield electromagnetic waves and resist interference, but not limited to this, the specific number of grounding pins 13 can be set according to the needs.

[0045] As shown in Figure 2 and Figure 7 , the first contact 12 is sheet-shaped, and the top two sides are provided with rounded corners 121 to facilitate the plug-in and plug-out of the RJ45 plug and socket.

[0046] As shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3As shown, the first contact 12 is in a sheet shape, and first recess structures 122 for positioning are arranged at different longitudinal positions on both sides of the first contact 12. The side surface of the lower end of the first contact 12 is provided with a protruding upper end side step 123. The two adjacent grooves 111 are provided with second protruding block structures 1111 arranged in a staggered manner corresponding to the first recess structures 122. All the first contacts 12 are of the same structure, and the adjacent first contacts 12 are installed with a horizontal rotation of 180 degrees.

[0047] As another embodiment, the first contact 12 is in a sheet shape, and first protruding block structures 122 for positioning are arranged at different longitudinal positions on both sides of the first contact 12. The side surface of the lower end of the first contact 12 is provided with a protruding upper end side step 123. The two adjacent grooves 111 are provided with second recess structures 1111 arranged in a staggered manner corresponding to the first protruding block structures 122. All the first contacts 12 are of the same structure, and the adjacent first contacts 12 are installed with a horizontal rotation of 180 degrees.

[0048] In the above manner, the eight first contacts 12 of the RJ45 plug can be designed to have the same structure, and the mold is simplified. By installing the adjacent first contacts 12 with a horizontal rotation of 180 degrees, the bottom end contact positions of the RJ45 plug connector 10 are arranged in a staggered manner, and the pin electrical performance index is ensured.

[0049] The installation process of the embodiment is as follows: the assembly of the first insulating shell 11 of the RJ45 plug connector 10 after assembling other parts is connected with the assembly of the second insulating shell 21 of the power connector 20 after assembling other parts, and then assembled and fastened to form a whole as the adapter structure 1000.

[0050] Embodiment 2: Embodiment 2 is a specific embodiment of the connector.

[0051] As Figures 4-7As shown, a connector includes a main body connector 2000 and an adapter structure 1000, the main body connector 2000 includes a connector shell 30, a connector mounting surface 40, a connector RJ45 socket 50 and a connector power socket 60 located on the upper and lower sides of the connector mounting surface 40 and communicated with each other, the connector RJ45 socket 50 and the connector power socket 60 are arranged in the connector shell 30, the connector power socket 60 includes a third insulator 61 and a conductive third contact 62, the third insulator 61 is provided with a second mounting hole 611 in the middle, and the third contact 62 is mounted in the second mounting hole 611, the connector power socket 60 is a hole type mechanism on the upper side of the connector mounting surface 40 and is a pin type structure on the lower side of the connector mounting surface 40, the end surface of the connector RJ45 socket 50 on the upper side of the connector mounting surface 40 is flush with the end surface of the connector power socket 60 on the upper side of the connector mounting surface 40, and the third contact 62 of the connector RJ45 socket 50 on the lower side of the connector mounting surface 40 and the third contact 62 of the connector power socket 60 on the lower side of the connector mounting surface 40 are respectively connected with the top of the RJ45 plug connector 10 and the first mounting hole 211 of the power connector 20.

[0052] As shown in the figure, Figure 4 The connector shell 30 is circular, and a rotating groove 31 for fixation is arranged on the side surface to facilitate firm connection with an external connector, and the connector mounting surface 40 is provided with a through hole 41 for fixation, and the main body connector 2000 is fixed on the equipment through the through hole 41.

[0053] As shown in the figure, Figure 6 The connector RJ45 socket 50 is provided with a conductive shielding cover 51, when the top of the RJ45 plug connector 10 is inserted into the connector RJ45 socket 50 on the lower side of the connector mounting surface 40, the grounding pin 13 contacts the shielding cover 51 to play a role of electromagnetic shielding and anti-interference.

[0054] The installation process of the embodiment is as follows: first, the first contact 12, the grounding pin 13 and the second contact 22 of the adapter structure 1000 (i.e. the conversion seat) are welded on the printed board, and then the main body connector 2000 is inserted into the adapter structure 1000 from the outside to the inside of the panel of the FTU to realize the connection of the circuit.

[0055] The size of the main body connector interface (the part outside the panel of the FTU) is unchanged, only the internal connection mode is changed, so that the FTU product can be seamlessly transitioned to the new product after internal upgrading.

[0056] The technical solutions of the present application are described in detail above through specific embodiments. In the above embodiments, the description of each embodiment has its own focus, and the parts not described in detail in a certain embodiment can be referred to the relevant description of other embodiments.

[0057] It should be understood that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, but not limit them. Those skilled in the art can modify the technical solutions described in the above embodiments, or make equivalent replacement for part of the technical features; and these modifications or replacements do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions deviate from the spirit and protection scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application.

Claims

1. A transition structure, characterized in that, The device includes an RJ45 plug connector (10) and a power connector (20) that are fixedly connected to each other. The RJ45 plug connector (10) includes a first insulating shell (11) and a conductive first contact (12). The first insulating shell (11) has a groove (111) evenly provided on one side for accommodating the first contact (12). The upper end of the side of the groove (111) is open. The upper part of the first contact (12) is flush with the side contact position. The lower part of the first contact (12) extends out of the bottom end of the groove (111). The contact feet of the first contact (12) extending out of the bottom end of the groove (111) are arranged alternately. The power connector (20) includes a second insulating shell (21) and a conductive second contact (22). The second insulating shell (21) has a first mounting hole. 211), the second contact (22) is installed in the first mounting hole (211), the second contact (22) is retracted into the top of the first mounting hole (211) and extends out of the bottom of the first mounting hole (211); the top of the RJ45 plug connector (10) is higher than the top of the power connector (20); the power connector (20) is located on the open side of the slot (111), the first insulating shell (11) is provided with a first fixing component (114), the first fixing component (114) is located on both sides of the slot (111), the second insulating shell (21) is provided with a second fixing component (214), and the RJ45 plug connector (10) and the power connector (20) are fixed by the first fixing component (114) and the second fixing component (214).

2. The adapter structure according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first fixing component (114) has a pre-embedded nut (14), and the second fixing component (214) has a pre-embedded bolt (23).

3. The adapter structure according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first insulating shell (11) has a positioning groove (112) on the side facing the power connector (20), and the second insulating shell (21) has a positioning post (213) corresponding to the positioning groove (112) on the side facing the RJ45 plug connector (10).

4. The adapter structure according to claim 1, characterized in that, The RJ45 plug connector (10) also includes a conductive grounding pin (13). The first insulating shell (11) is provided with a through hole for installing the grounding pin (13). The upper part of the grounding pin (13) extends out of the top of the through hole of the first insulating shell (11). The exposed upper part of the grounding pin (13) radially protrudes from the side of the first insulating shell (11). The lower part of the grounding pin (13) extends out of the bottom of the first insulating shell (11). There are two grounding pins (13), which are located on both sides of the first insulating shell (11).

5. The adapter structure according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first contact (12) is sheet-shaped with rounded corners (121) on both sides of the top.

6. The adapter structure according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first contact (12) is sheet-shaped. The first contact (12) has a first groove structure (122) for positioning at different longitudinal positions on both sides. The side of the lower end of the first contact (12) has a step (123) protruding from the upper side. The two adjacent grooves (111) have a second protrusion structure (1111) that is staggered with the first groove structure (122). All the first contact (12) have the same structure. The adjacent first contact (12) are installed by rotating 180 degrees horizontally.

7. The adapter structure according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first contact (12) is sheet-shaped. The first contact (12) has a first protrusion structure for positioning at different longitudinal positions on both sides. The side of the lower end of the first contact (12) has a step (123) protruding from the upper side. The two adjacent grooves (111) have a second groove structure that is staggered and corresponds to the first protrusion structure. All the first contact (12) have the same structure. The adjacent first contact (12) are installed by rotating 180 degrees horizontally.

8. A connector, characterized in that, The system includes a main aviation connector (2000) and an adapter structure (1000) as described in any one of claims 1-6. The main aviation connector (2000) includes an aviation connector housing (30), an aviation connector mounting surface (40), an aviation connector RJ45 socket (50) and an aviation connector power socket (60) that are connected to each other on the upper and lower sides of the aviation connector mounting surface (40). The aviation connector RJ45 socket (50) and the aviation connector power socket (60) are disposed inside the aviation connector housing (30). The aviation connector power socket (60) includes a third insulator (61) and a conductive third contact (62). A second mounting hole (611) is provided in the middle of the third insulator (61), and the third contact (62) is mounted on the third insulator. In the second mounting hole (611), the power socket (60) on the upper side of the mounting surface (40) is a hole-type mechanism, and the power socket (60) on the lower side of the mounting surface (40) is a pin-type structure. The end face of the RJ45 socket (50) on the upper side of the mounting surface (40) and the end face of the power socket (60) on the upper side of the mounting surface (40) are flush. The third contact (62) of the RJ45 socket (50) on the lower side of the mounting surface (40) and the power socket (60) on the lower side of the mounting surface (40) respectively engages with the top of the RJ45 plug connector (10) and the first mounting hole (211) of the power connector (20).

9. The connector according to claim 8, characterized in that, The aircraft plug housing (30) is circular, with a rotating groove (31) on the side for fixing, and the aircraft plug mounting surface (40) is provided with a through hole (41) for fixing.

10. The connector according to claim 8, characterized in that, The RJ45 socket (50) is provided with a conductive shield (51), and the RJ45 plug connector (10) is provided with grounding pins (13) on both sides. When the top of the RJ45 plug connector (10) is inserted into the RJ45 socket (50) located on the lower side of the mounting surface (40), the grounding pin (13) contacts the shield (51).

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