A connector

Abstract

The present invention provides a connector, which relates to the technical field of electrical connectors and solves the technical problem in the prior art that the small adjustability of terminals leads to great installation difficulty or even impossible installation. The device includes a connecting terminal, a strip hole is provided in the length direction of the connecting terminal, and sequentially includes a first connecting portion, a second connecting portion, a third connecting portion and a fourth connecting portion along the length direction of the connecting terminal. The first connecting portion and the second connecting portion are connected by a first bending portion, the second connecting portion and the third connecting portion are connected by a second bending portion, the fourth connecting portion is connected to the third connecting portion, the fourth connecting portion is folded in half to form a third bending portion, and the length direction of the third bending portion is the same as the length direction of the strip hole. The present invention is used to make the connecting terminal have more adjustability in more directions by providing a strip hole and three bending portions on the connecting terminal, thereby reducing the installation difficulty and precision.

Description

Technical Field

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

[0002] A connector is a commonly used connecting piece on electrical equipment. In the connector, the plug-in type terminal is fixedly installed. During installation, due to the position deviation between the terminal and the hole, it cannot be installed into the hole. At this time, the terminal needs to be adjustable. However, at present, the terminals of the connectors on the market can often only be adjusted left and right, up and down, or front and back. However, the adjustments required in actual installation are not limited to the adjustments in only two directions. Therefore, the connectors on the market at present have problems such as difficult installation or even inability to install during installation.

[0003] Secondly, the lateral direction of the terminal tail is the width of the terminal. Since the width of the terminal is usually relatively wide, to ensure the creepage distance between the two terminals, the width of the connector needs to be increased. However, such a connector structure is larger and the cost is higher. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a connector, which solves the technical problem of difficult installation or even inability to install caused by small adjustability of the terminal in the prior art. The many technical effects that can be produced by the preferred technical solutions provided by the present invention are described in detail below.

[0005] To achieve the above purpose, the present invention provides the following technical solutions:

[0006] The connector provided by the present invention includes a connection terminal. A slotted hole is provided in the length direction of the connection terminal. Along the length direction of the connection terminal, it sequentially includes a first connection portion, a second connection portion, a third connection portion, and a fourth connection portion. The first connection portion and the second connection portion are connected by a first bending portion. The second connection portion and the third connection portion are connected by a second bending portion. The fourth connection portion is connected to the third connection portion. The fourth connection portion is folded in half to form a third bending portion. The length direction of the third bending portion is the same as the length direction of the slotted hole.

[0007] Preferably, the connection terminal is a sheet-like body. The slotted hole is provided in the middle of the connection terminal. The slotted hole extends from the first connection portion to the fourth connection portion.

[0008] Preferably, the first connection portion and the third connection portion are perpendicular to each other.

[0009] Preferably, the connector is an integral structure.

[0010] Preferably, the included angle α between the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion is greater than 90°, and the included angle β between the second connecting portion and the third connecting portion is β = α - 90°.

[0011] Preferably, an isolation sheet is further included, and the isolation sheet is arranged between adjacent connecting terminals.

[0012] Preferably, a mounting shell is further included, and ribs are arranged in the inner cavity of the mounting shell corresponding to the groove.

[0013] Preferably, the connector is a three - pin connector, and the three - pin connector includes a first connector head, a second connector head, and a third connector head, and both the second connector head and the third connector head are connected to the first connector head.

[0014] The present application adopts the above technical solutions and at least has the following beneficial effects:

[0015] The connector includes connecting terminals. A slot is arranged in the length direction of the connecting terminal. Along the length direction of the connecting terminal, it sequentially includes a first connecting portion, a second connecting portion, a third connecting portion, and a fourth connecting portion. The first connecting portion and the second connecting portion are connected by a first bending portion, the second connecting portion and the third connecting portion are connected by a second bending portion, the fourth connecting portion is connected to the third connecting portion, the fourth connecting portion is folded in half to form a third bending portion, and the length direction of the third bending portion is the same as the length direction of the slot. By arranging the first bending portion, the second bending portion, and the third bending portion on the connecting terminal, when the connecting terminal is actually installed, the connecting terminal can have more adjustability in more directions through the slot and the bending effects of the first bending portion and the second bending portion, thereby reducing the installation difficulty and precision.

[0016] It should be understood that the above general description and the following detailed description are only exemplary and explanatory, and cannot limit the present application. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the following drawings are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those of ordinary skill in the art, without creative efforts, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings.

[0018] Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of the connecting terminal provided by the embodiment of the present invention;

[0019] Figure 2 is a schematic structural diagram of the 3 - pin connector provided by the embodiment of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 3It is a schematic structural diagram of a 4-pin connector provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 4 It is a schematic structural diagram of a three-pin connector provided by an embodiment of the present invention.

[0022] In the figure, 1 is a strip hole; 2 is a first connecting portion; 3 is a second connecting portion; 4 is a third connecting portion; 5 is a fourth connecting portion; 6 is a first bending portion; 7 is a second bending portion; 8 is a third bending portion; 9 is an isolation sheet; 10 is a mounting shell; 11 is a groove; 12 is a rib; 13 is a first connector; 14 is a second connector; 15 is a third connector. Detailed implementation manners

[0023] To make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions of the present invention will be described in detail below. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other implementation manners obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts shall fall within the scope protected by the present invention.

[0024] A specific embodiment of the present invention provides a connector. As shown in the attached Figure 1 figures, it includes connection terminals. A strip hole 1 is provided in the length direction of the connection terminals. The connection terminals are in a sheet-like body structure and sequentially include a first connecting portion 2, a second connecting portion 3, a third connecting portion 4, and a fourth connecting portion 5 along the length direction of the connection terminals. The first connecting portion 2 and the second connecting portion 3 are connected by a first bending portion 6. The second connecting portion 3 and the third connecting portion 4 are connected by a second bending portion 7. The fourth connecting portion 5 is connected to one end of the third connecting portion 4 away from the second connecting portion 3. The fourth connecting portion 5 is folded in half to form a third bending portion 8. The length direction of the third bending portion 8 is the same as the length direction of the strip hole 1. It should be noted that the length of the strip hole 1 can extend from the first connecting portion 2 to the fourth connecting portion 5. In this way, the third connecting portion 4 is a structure of two side-by-side sheet-like bodies. Since the third connecting portion 4 is folded in half to form the third bending portion 8, and the two sheet bodies at the third connecting portion 4 are not folded against each other, a bent sheet body portion can be formed between the fourth connecting portion 5 and the third connecting portion 4. In this way, such connection terminals in the present application have adjustability in multiple directions, thereby reducing the difficulty and precision during installation.

[0025] In a specific embodiment of the present application, the connection terminals are in a sheet-like body. The strip hole 1 is provided in the middle of the connection terminals. The strip hole 1 extends from the first connecting portion 2 to the fourth connecting portion 5, so that both the second connecting portion 3 and the third connecting portion 4 are structures of two side-by-side sheet bodies.

[0026] In some embodiments, the first connecting portion 2 and the third connecting portion 4 are perpendicular to each other. As shown in the attached Figure 1As shown, the second connecting portion 3 is arranged obliquely upward with respect to the first connecting portion 2, while the third connecting portion 4 is arranged obliquely downward with respect to the second connecting portion 3, so that ultimately, the first connecting portion 2 and the third connecting portion 4 are perpendicular to each other. In the present application, the included angle α between the first connecting portion 2 and the second connecting portion 3 is > 90°, such as α being 135°, 145°, 155°, etc., and the included angle β between the second connecting portion 3 and the third connecting portion 4 = α - 90°.

[0027] In some embodiments, the connector is of an integral structure, that is, it is formed by punching and bending through a single integral structure.

[0028] In some embodiments, the connector further includes a separator 9. As shown in the attached Figure 2 and the attached Figure 3 figure, a separator 9 is arranged between adjacent connection terminals. In this way, the creepage distance between adjacent two connection terminals is increased through the separator 9, so that it is not necessary to increase the creepage distance by increasing the width of the connector, and thus the size of the connector can be reduced and the production cost can be lowered.

[0029] In some embodiments, the connector further includes a mounting shell 10. Ribs 12 are arranged in the inner cavity of the mounting shell 10 corresponding to the groove 11, so that the groove 11 can be ensured not to shrink inward toward its inner cavity while the groove 11 is retained.

[0030] In some embodiments, as shown in the attached Figure 4 figure, the connector is a three - head connector. The three - head connector includes a first connector head 13, a second connector head 14, and a third connector head 15. Both the second connector head 14 and the third connector head 15 are connected to the first connector head 13. In this way, it can be directly docked to the device, reducing the adapter cable, so as to reduce the overall cost of the device and the installation cost.

[0031] In the present invention, the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "example", "specific example", "some examples", etc. mean that the specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics described in connection with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics described can be combined in a suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. In addition, without contradiction, those skilled in the art can combine and combine the different embodiments or examples described in this specification and the features of different embodiments or examples.

[0032] As described above, it is only the specific implementation manner of the present invention, but the protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed by the present invention can easily think of changes or substitutions, which should all be covered within the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims described above.

Claims

1. A connector, characterized in that: It includes a connecting terminal, a strip hole is arranged in the length direction of the connecting terminal, and the first connecting part, the second connecting part, the third connecting part and the fourth connecting part are sequentially included along the length direction of the connecting terminal, the first connecting part and the second connecting part are connected by a first bending part, the second connecting part and the third connecting part are connected by a second bending part, the fourth connecting part is connected to the third connecting part, the fourth connecting part is folded in half to form a third bending part, the third connecting part is not folded in half to form a bent sheet part between the third connecting part and the fourth connecting part, and the length direction of the third bending part is the same as the length direction of the strip hole; the connecting terminal is a sheet-like body, the strip hole is arranged in the middle of the connecting terminal, and the strip hole extends from the first connecting part to the fourth connecting part.

2. The connector according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first connection portion and the third connection portion are perpendicular to each other.

3. The connector according to claim 1, characterized in that: The connecting terminal is an integrated structure.

4. The connector according to claim 1, characterized in that: The included angle α between the first connection portion and the second connection portion is greater than 90°, and the included angle β between the second connection portion and the third connection portion is equal to α-90°.

5. The connector according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes an isolation sheet, which is arranged between adjacent connection terminals.

6. The connector according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a mounting shell, wherein a rib is arranged in the inner cavity of the mounting shell corresponding to the groove.

7. The connector according to claim 1, characterized in that: The connector is a three-head connector, which includes a first connector, a second connector and a third connector, and the second connector and the third connector are both connected to the first connector.

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