Stacked battery combination connector

Abstract

The invention discloses a stacked battery combination connector which comprises a connector male end and an output structure connected with the connector male end, and the output structure is provided with a female end structure connected with the connector male end in a matched mode. The connector male end and the connector female end are provided with signal terminal protection structures. The signal terminal protection structure comprises a guide groove arranged on the male end of the connector and a guide protrusion arranged on the female end structure and matched with the guide groove. According to the invention, the stacked combination design of the output structure with the male end and the female end is adopted, so that the application requirements of different scenes can be met; wherein the male end structure and the female end structure of the connector are provided with signal terminal protection structures, so that the connector can be prevented from being inserted askew to touch signal terminals; in addition, the switching female end adopts the design of the double-end signal male terminal and the double-end power supply female terminal, and can be suitable for the scene of battery stacking; and the double-end signal male terminal in the adapter female end is in interference fit in the adapter female end shell, so that the reliability of the adapter female end can be improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of battery connectors, and in particular relates to a stacked battery combination connector. Background Art

[0002] Most devices require batteries to provide continuous power. The battery sends electricity out of the battery through the battery connector or stores the DC power converted from the external power source in the battery. The male end is an important part of the connector. The existing male end of the battery connector is not highly adaptable and cannot meet the needs of different scenarios. Therefore, different male end connectors need to be replaced in different scenarios, which has certain limitations.

[0003] The information disclosed in this background technology section is only intended to enhance the understanding of the overall background of the invention and should not be regarded as an acknowledgment or any form of suggestion that the information constitutes the prior art already known to a person skilled in the art. Summary of the invention

[0004] The object of the present invention is to provide a stacked battery combination connector to overcome the above-mentioned defects in the prior art.

[0005] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a stacked battery combination connector, comprising a connector male end, an output structure connected to the connector male end, and the output structure is provided with a female end structure matched with the connector male end; The connector male and female end structures are provided with signal terminal protection structures; The signal terminal protection structure comprises a guide groove arranged on the male end of the connector and a guide protrusion arranged on the female end structure and matched with the guide groove.

[0006] Further, as a preference, the male end of the connector comprises a male end housing, a plurality of signal female terminals arranged in the male end housing, and a symmetrically arranged power male terminal, and the guide groove is arranged outside the male end housing; The female end structure comprises a female end housing, a plurality of signal male terminals arranged in the female end housing and matched with the signal female terminals, and a power female terminal matched with the power male terminal. The guide protrusion is arranged in the female end housing.

[0007] Further, preferably, the male end shell adopts a plate end shell or a welding shell.

[0008] Further, as a preference, a male terminal positioning piece is provided in the male terminal housing, and the signal female terminal and the power male terminal are both provided on the male terminal positioning piece; A female terminal positioning piece is arranged in the female terminal housing, and the signal male terminal and the power female terminal are both arranged on the female terminal positioning piece.

[0009] Further, as a preference, the signal female terminal is provided with a plurality of female terminal spring clips, and the female terminal spring clips clamp the signal female terminal on the male terminal positioning piece; The signal male terminal is provided with a plurality of male terminal spring pieces, and the male terminal spring pieces clamp the signal male terminal on the female terminal positioning piece.

[0010] Furthermore, as a preference, a floating waterproof gasket and a plug sealing ring are provided on the male end housing.

[0011] Further, as a preference, the output structure is a connector female end, a transfer male end with a transfer female end, or a line-end plug female end, and the connector female end, the transfer female end, and the line-end plug female end are all provided with a female end structure that mates with the connector male end.

[0012] Further, as a preference, the transfer female end comprises a transfer female end housing, a double-headed signal male terminal arranged in the transfer female end housing, and a double-headed power female terminal symmetrically arranged in the transfer female end housing, and a guide protrusion cooperating with the guide groove is provided in the transfer female end housing; The transfer female end as a whole constitutes two female end structures arranged opposite to each other, and the two female end structures are respectively connected to the connector male end and the transfer male end.

[0013] Further, as a preference, the double-ended signal male terminal is interference fit in the adapter female end housing.

[0014] Further, as a preference, the female end of the line end plug includes a rubber-coated outer mold, a rubber-coated inner mold arranged in the rubber-coated outer mold, and a female end structure arranged at the front end of the rubber-coated outer mold.

[0015] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects: The present invention adopts a stacked combination design of a male end and an output structure with a female end structure, which can meet the application requirements of different scenarios; The male and female end structures of the connector of the present invention are provided with a signal terminal protection structure, which can prevent the connector from being inserted crookedly and hitting the signal terminal; The adapter female end of the present invention adopts a double-ended signal male terminal and a double-ended power female terminal design, which can be applied to the battery stacking scenario; The double-headed signal male terminal in the transfer female end of the present invention is interference-fitted in the transfer female end housing, which can improve the reliability of the transfer female end. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the male end of the connector of the present invention; Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of the male end of the connector of the present invention; Figure 3 It is an exploded schematic diagram of the male end of the connector of the present invention; Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the output structure in Embodiment 1 of the present invention; Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view of the output structure in Embodiment 1 of the present invention; Figure 6 It is a decomposition schematic diagram of the output structure in Example 1 of the present invention; Figure 7 It is an enlarged schematic diagram of the signal female terminal in Embodiment 1 of the present invention; Figure 8 It is an enlarged schematic diagram of the signal male terminal in Embodiment 1 of the present invention; Fig. 9 It is a schematic diagram of the matching of the male end of the connector and the output structure in Embodiment 1 of the present invention; Fig.10 It is a front view of the male end of the connector and the output structure matched in the embodiment 1 of the present invention; Fig.11 It is a schematic structural diagram of the male end of the connector in Embodiment 2 of the present invention; Fig.12 is a cross-sectional view of the male end of the connector in Embodiment 2 of the present invention; Fig.13 It is an exploded schematic diagram of the male end of the connector in Embodiment 2 of the present invention; Fig.14 It is a schematic diagram of the matching of the male end of the connector and the output structure in Embodiment 2 of the present invention; Fig.15 It is a front view of the male end of the connector and the output structure matched in the second embodiment of the present invention; Fig.16 It is a structural schematic diagram of the transfer female end in embodiment 3 of the present invention; Fig.17 is a cross-sectional view of the transfer female end in embodiment 3 of the present invention; Fig.18 It is an enlarged schematic diagram of the interference fit of the double-ended signal male terminal in the housing of the transfer female end in Example 3 of the present invention; Fig.19 It is an exploded schematic diagram of the transfer female end in embodiment 3 of the present invention; Fig. 20 It is a schematic diagram of the matching of the male end of the connector and the output structure in Embodiment 3 of the present invention; Fig.21 This is a front view of the male end of the connector and the output structure in embodiment 3 of the present invention; Fig. 22 It is a structural diagram of the output structure in Embodiment 4 of the present invention; Fig.23 is a cross-sectional view of an output structure in Embodiment 4 of the present invention; Fig.24 It is a decomposition schematic diagram of the output structure in Example 4 of the present invention; Fig.25 It is a schematic diagram of the matching of the male end of the connector and the output structure in Embodiment 4 of the present invention; Fig.26 It is a front view of the male end of the connector and the output structure matched in the fourth embodiment of the present invention; Figure numerals: 1-connector male end, 101-guide groove, 102-male end housing, 103-signal female terminal, 104-power male terminal, 105-male terminal positioning piece, 106-female end spring clip, 107-floating waterproof gasket, 108-plug sealing ring, 2-female end structure, 201-guide protrusion, 202-female end housing, 203-signal male terminal, 204-power female terminal, 205-female Terminal positioning piece, 206-male terminal spring clip, 3-adapter female terminal, 301-female terminal housing, 302-double-ended signal male terminal, 303-double-ended power female terminal, 4-adapter male terminal, 5-wire end plug female terminal, 501-rubber-coated outer mold, 502-rubber-coated inner mold, 503-cable. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0017] The specific embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, but it should be understood that the protection scope of the present invention is not limited by the specific embodiments.

[0018] A brief summary of one or more aspects is given below to provide a basic understanding of these aspects. This summary is not an exhaustive overview of all conceived aspects, and is neither intended to identify the key or critical elements of all aspects nor to define the scope of any or all aspects. Its only purpose is to give some concepts of one or more aspects in a simplified form as a prelude to a more detailed description that will be given later.

[0019] like Figure 1-10 As shown, the stacked battery combination connector includes a connector male end 1, an output structure connected to the connector male end, and the output structure is provided with a female end structure 2 matched with the connector male end 1; The connector male end 1 and the female end structure 2 are provided with a signal terminal protection structure to prevent the connector from being inserted crookedly and hitting the signal terminal; The signal terminal protection structure includes a guide groove 101 arranged on the male end 1 of the connector and a guide protrusion 201 arranged on the female end structure 2 and matched with the guide groove 101 .

[0020] In this embodiment, as a specific solution, the connector male end 1 includes a male end housing 102, a plurality of signal female terminals 103 arranged in the male end housing 102, and a symmetrically arranged power male terminal 104, and the guide groove 101 is arranged outside the male end housing 102; In this embodiment, as a specific solution, the female end structure 2 includes a female end shell 202, a plurality of signal male terminals 203 arranged in the female end shell 202 and matching the signal female terminal 103, and a power female terminal 204 matching the power male terminal 104, and the guide protrusion 201 is arranged in the female end shell 202.

[0021] In this embodiment, as a specific solution, the male end housing 102 adopts a plate end housing.

[0022] In this embodiment, as a specific solution, a male terminal positioning member 105 is provided in the male terminal housing 102, and the signal female terminal 103 and the power male terminal 104 are both provided on the male terminal positioning member 105; A female terminal positioning member 205 is disposed in the female end housing 202 , and the signal male terminal 203 and the power female terminal 204 are both disposed on the female terminal positioning member 205 .

[0023] In this embodiment, as a more specific solution, the female signal terminal 103 is provided with a plurality of female terminal spring clips 106, and the female terminal spring clips 106 clamp the female signal terminal 103 on the male terminal positioning member 105; The signal male terminal 203 is provided with a plurality of male terminal spring clips 206 , and the male terminal spring clips 206 clamp the signal male terminal 203 on the female terminal positioning member 205 .

[0024] In this embodiment, as a more specific solution, a floating waterproof gasket 107 and a plug sealing ring 108 are provided on the male end housing 102 .

[0025] In this embodiment, as a specific solution, the output structure is a female connector, and the female connector has the female structure 2 described above; In this embodiment, as a more specific solution, the female end of the connector also adopts a board end housing, and a floating waterproof gasket 107 is also provided on the female end housing 202 .

[0026] When in use, the male end 1 of the connector and the female end of the connector are plugged together to form a stacked upper and lower structure. The male end 1 of the connector and the female end of the connector can be connected to a battery respectively, which can meet the needs of charging and discharging applications between two batteries; the male end 1 of the connector can also be connected to the battery, and the female end of the connector can be connected to the control system, which can meet the need of the battery to power the control system.

[0027] like Figure 11-15 As shown, the difference from the first embodiment is that the male end housing 102 is a PCB welding housing.

[0028] like Figure 16-21As shown, the difference from the embodiment 1 is that the output structure is a transfer male end 4 with a transfer female end.

[0029] In this embodiment, as a specific solution, the transfer female end 3 includes a transfer female end housing 301, a double-headed signal male terminal 302 arranged in the transfer female end housing 301, and a double-headed power female terminal 303 symmetrically arranged in the transfer female end housing 301, and a guide protrusion 201 cooperating with the guide groove 101 is provided in the transfer female end housing 301; The transfer female end 3 as a whole constitutes two female end structures 2 arranged opposite to each other, and the two female end structures 2 are respectively connected to the connector male end 1 and the transfer male end 4.

[0030] In this embodiment, as a specific solution, the double-ended signal male terminal 302 is interference-fitted in the transfer female end housing 301. Fig.18 As shown in A, the reliability of the transfer female end can be improved.

[0031] When in use, the connector male end 1 and the adapter male end 4 are respectively connected to a battery, and the adapter female end 3 is plugged into the connector male end 1 and the adapter male end 4 to form a stacked upper and lower structure, which can meet the needs of charging and discharging applications of two batteries with male ends.

[0032] like Figure 22-26 As shown, the difference from Embodiment 1 is that the output structure is a line-end plug female terminal 5 .

[0033] In this embodiment, as a specific solution, the female end 5 of the line end plug includes a rubber-coated outer mold 501, a rubber-coated inner mold 502 arranged in the rubber-coated outer mold 501, and a female end structure 2 arranged at the front end of the rubber-coated outer mold 501.

[0034] In this embodiment, as a specific solution, the rubber-coated inner mold 502 is connected to a cable 503 .

[0035] When in use, the male end 1 of the connector and the female end structure 2 are plugged into each other to form a stacked upper and lower structure. The male end 1 of the connector is connected to the battery, and the cable 503 is connected to the home appliance, which can meet the need of the battery to power the home appliance.

[0036] The present invention adopts a stacked combination design of an output structure with a male end and a female end structure, which can meet the application requirements of different scenarios; wherein the male and female end structures of the connector are provided with a signal terminal protection structure, which can prevent the connector from being inserted crookedly and hitting the signal terminal.

[0037] The foregoing description of specific exemplary embodiments of the present invention is for the purpose of illustration and demonstration. These descriptions are not intended to limit the present invention to the precise form disclosed, and it is clear that many changes and variations can be made based on the above teachings. The purpose of selecting and describing the exemplary embodiments is to explain the specific principles of the present invention and its practical application, so that those skilled in the art can realize and utilize various different exemplary embodiments of the present invention and various different selections and changes. The scope of the present invention is intended to be limited by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. Stacked battery combination connector, characterized in that: It includes a connector male end and an output structure connected to the connector male end, wherein the output structure is provided with a female end structure matched with the connector male end; The connector male and female end structures are provided with signal terminal protection structures; The signal terminal protection structure comprises a guide groove arranged on the male end of the connector and a guide protrusion arranged on the female end structure and matched with the guide groove.

2. The stacked battery combination connector according to claim 1, characterized in that: The connector male end comprises a male end housing, a plurality of signal female terminals arranged in the male end housing, and a symmetrically arranged power male terminal, and the guide groove is arranged outside the male end housing; The female end structure comprises a female end housing, a plurality of signal male terminals arranged in the female end housing and matched with the signal female terminals, and a power female terminal matched with the power male terminal. The guide protrusion is arranged in the female end housing.

3. The stacked battery combination connector according to claim 2, characterized in that: The male end shell adopts a plate end shell or a welding shell.

4. The stacked battery combination connector according to claim 2, characterized in that: A male terminal positioning piece is provided in the male terminal housing, and the signal female terminal and the power male terminal are both arranged on the male terminal positioning piece; A female terminal positioning piece is arranged in the female terminal housing, and the signal male terminal and the power female terminal are both arranged on the female terminal positioning piece.

5. The stacked battery combination connector according to claim 4, characterized in that: The signal female terminal is provided with a plurality of female terminal spring clips, and the female terminal spring clips clamp the signal female terminal on the male terminal positioning piece; The signal male terminal is provided with a plurality of male terminal spring pieces, and the male terminal spring pieces clamp the signal male terminal on the female terminal positioning piece.

6. The stacked battery combination connector according to claim 2, characterized in that: The male end housing is provided with a floating waterproof gasket and a plug sealing ring.

7. The stacked battery assembly connector according to claim 1, characterized in that: The output structure is a connector female end, a transfer male end with a transfer female end, or a line end plug female end. The connector female end, the transfer female end, and the line end plug female end are all provided with a female end structure that matches the connector male end.

8. The stacked battery combination connector according to claim 7, characterized in that: The transfer female end comprises a transfer female end housing, a double-headed signal male terminal arranged in the transfer female end housing, and a double-headed power female terminal symmetrically arranged in the transfer female end housing, and a guide protrusion matched with the guide groove is arranged in the transfer female end housing; The transfer female end as a whole constitutes two female end structures arranged opposite to each other, and the two female end structures are respectively connected to the connector male end and the transfer male end.

9. The stacked battery combination connector according to claim 8, characterized in that: The double-ended signal male terminal is interference-fitted in the transfer female end housing.

10. The stacked battery assembly connector according to claim 7, characterized in that: The female end of the line end plug includes a rubber-coated outer mold, a rubber-coated inner mold arranged in the rubber-coated outer mold, and a female end structure arranged at the front end of the rubber-coated outer mold.

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