Metal sealing connector with buffer spring and connecting method thereof
By designing a metal-sealed connector with a flip-cover protection component and a quick-release component, the problem of dust accumulation in the jacks of signal connectors is solved, achieving automatic sealing and quick assembly/disassembly, thus improving connection reliability and lifespan.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202511091602.7
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-08-05
- Publication Date
- 2025-11-07
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
AI Technical Summary
In existing signal connectors, dust easily accumulates in the socket after the female socket is disconnected from the male plug, leading to signal attenuation and corrosion of metal contacts, which affects connection reliability and lifespan.
The design incorporates a metal-sealed connector with a flip-top protective assembly and a quick-release assembly. It utilizes a buffer spring and gear mechanism to achieve automatic plug-socket sealing and rapid disconnection. The linkage between the flip-top cover and the lever provides protection and a stable connection.
It automatically seals the socket when the plug and socket are separated to prevent dust from entering, improving the reliability and lifespan of the connection, and supports quick disassembly and assembly, reducing the risk of thermal damage during plugging and unplugging.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of connector, in particular to a metal sealed connector with buffer spring and a connecting method thereof. BACKGROUND
[0002] The male plug and the female socket in the signal connector are the core components for realizing reliable and pluggable electrical connection in the electronic system, and they jointly constitute a separable interface to allow the devices, modules or cables to be conveniently connected and disconnected; At present, after the female socket in the signal connector is separated from the male plug, the socket is directly exposed to the air, which causes some dust and impurities to enter the socket and be accumulated, and the dust adhered to the metal spring will form an insulating layer, so that the signal transmission is attenuated when the subsequent male plug is inserted into the female socket, and the oxidizing impurities will corrode the metal contact and increase the contact resistance, which is easy to cause the subsequent male plug to be damaged by heating when being inserted into the female socket. Therefore, the present application provides a metal sealed connector with buffer spring and a connecting method thereof to make up for and improve the shortcomings of the prior art. SUMMARY
[0003] To solve the above technical problems, the present application provides a metal sealed connector with buffer spring, which comprises a female socket body, and a male plug body detachably connected to the interface end of the female socket body. The flip cover protection assembly comprises a two-way threaded rod rotatably connected to the female socket body, a gear ring fixedly connected to the middle section of the two-way threaded rod, a moving block threadedly connected to the outer surface of the two-way threaded rod, a cover plate slidably connected to the open end of the female socket body, a main connecting rod hingedly connected between the moving block and the cover plate, a plug plate fixedly connected to the outer surface of the male plug body, and a rack fixedly connected to the outer surface of the plug plate.
[0004] Preferably, the inner wall of the female socket body is fixedly connected with a sliding groove, the outer surface of the cover plate is rotatably connected with a sliding block, and the sliding block slides on the sliding groove.
[0005] Preferably, the outer surface of the cover plate is fixedly connected with a support block, the outer surface of the support block is hingedly connected with a secondary connecting rod, and the end of the secondary connecting rod away from the support block is hingedly connected with the female socket body.
[0006] Preferably, a quick release assembly is arranged between the female socket body and the male plug body, and the quick release assembly comprises a pressing piece rotatably connected to the outer surface of the plug plate, and a positioning frame fixedly connected to the outer surface of the female socket body.
[0007] Preferably, the quick release assembly further comprises a bearing cylinder fixedly connected to the outer surface of the female socket body, a return spring fixedly connected to the inner wall of the bearing cylinder, and a bearing block slidably connected to the inner wall of the bearing cylinder.
[0008] As preferred, the quick release assembly further comprises a top rod fixedly connected to the outer surface of the male plug body, and the top rod is in abutment with the bearing block.
[0009] A connecting method for metal seal connector with buffer spring, comprising the following steps: S1, the male plug body provided with a rack at the bottom is moved towards the female socket body, so that the cover plate blocked at the open end of the female socket body is first turned to open, thereby providing a moving space for the subsequent insertion of the metal plug rod into the socket; S2, with the continuous movement of the male plug body, the metal plug rod in the male plug body is smoothly inserted into the socket in the female socket body for electrical connection; S3, the pressure exerted by the top rod on the movement of the reset spring, so that the reset spring can buffer and protect the metal plug rod and the socket; S4, the flip piece is turned and buckled into the positioning frame, which further provides stable protection for the insertion of the metal plug rod into the socket, so that the elastic force provided by the reset spring is locked between the metal plug rod and the socket, and the subsequent disassembly of the metal plug rod and the socket is facilitated.
[0010] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present application are: The flip cover protection assembly can automatically block the open end of the female socket body when the female socket body and the male plug body are disassembled, thereby increasing the service life of the female socket body. The flip cover protection assembly and the quick release assembly are used in cooperation, the flip piece is turned and separated from the positioning frame, and the reset spring is used in cooperation with the top rod to make the male plug body automatically move away from the female socket body, and the rack carried by the plate is moved in cooperation with the rack, thereby making the symmetrically distributed cover plates turn towards each other. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0011] Figure 1 The overall structure of a preferred embodiment of the present application is shown in the figure. Figure 2 The disassembly structure of the female socket body and the male plug body is shown in the figure. Figure 3 The cross-sectional structure of the female socket body is shown in the figure. Figure 4 The disassembly structure of the female socket body and the male plug body is shown in the figure. Figure 3An enlarged structural schematic view at point A in the middle; Figure 5 A schematic view of a male plug body and a board connecting structure shown in the present application; Figure 6 A schematic view of a male plug body and a board connecting structure shown in the present application; Figure 5 An enlarged structural schematic view at point B in the middle.
[0012] Reference numerals in the figure are: 1, female socket body; 2, male plug body; 3, flip cover protection assembly; 31, bidirectional threaded rod; 32, gear ring; 33, moving block; 34, main connecting rod; 35, cover plate; 36, support block; 37, auxiliary connecting rod; 38, board; 39, rack; 4, quick release assembly; 41, positioning frame; 42, push piece; 43, bearing cylinder; 44, return spring; 45, bearing block; 46, jacking rod. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0013] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the present application.
[0014] Embodiments of the present application Please refer to Figures 1 to 6 Fig. 1 shows a metal sealing connector with a buffer spring, which comprises a female socket body 1, and a detachable male plug body 2 connected to the interface end of the female socket body 1. A flip cover protection assembly 3 is arranged on the female socket body 1, which comprises a bidirectional threaded rod 31 rotatably connected to the female socket body 1, a gear ring 32 fixedly connected to the middle segment of the bidirectional threaded rod 31, a moving block 33 threadedly connected to the outer surface of the bidirectional threaded rod 31, a cover plate 35 slidably connected to the opening end of the female socket body 1, and a main connecting rod 34 hingedly connected between the moving block 33 and the cover plate 35. The moving block 33, the main connecting rod 34 and the cover plate 35 are all arranged in two symmetrical groups. The two moving blocks 33 are threadedly connected to the two threaded portions of the bidirectional threaded rod 31, respectively. When the bidirectional threaded rod 31 is rotated, the symmetrical cover plates 35 are drawn by the main connecting rod 34 to be close to each other to be flipped and blocked or to be away from each other to be flipped and avoided, so as to conveniently block and protect the opening end of the female socket body 1 when it is not used, and to provide an avoiding space for the movement and insertion of the male plug body 2 when the female socket body 1 needs to be connected with the male plug body 2. The outer surface of the male plug body 2 is fixedly connected with a board 38, and the outer surface of the board 38 is fixedly connected with a rack 39. The inner wall of the female socket body 1 is fixedly connected with a U-shaped moving groove, the outer surface of the cover plate 35 is rotatably connected with a convex sliding block, and the sliding block slides on the moving groove, which provides guidance for the cover plate 35 during movement, so that the symmetrically distributed cover plates 35 can be smoothly flipped and leveled to block the opening end of the female socket body 1; The outer surface of the cover plate 35 is fixedly connected with a support block 36, the outer surface of the support block 36 is hingedly connected with a secondary connecting rod 37, and the secondary connecting rod 37 limits the stroke of the cover plate 35 with the primary connecting rod 34, so that when the symmetrically distributed cover plates 35 are flipped away from each other, the two cover plates 35 are parallelly distributed to provide a space for the male plug body 2 to move in, and the end of the secondary connecting rod 37 away from the support block 36 is hingedly connected with the female socket body 1; The above scheme: by setting the flip cover protection assembly 3, when the male plug body 2 moves towards the direction of separating from the female socket body 1, the plug plate 38 carries the rack 39 to follow the movement to drive the gear ring 32 and the bidirectional threaded rod 31 to rotate, and through the primary connecting rod 34 and the secondary connecting rod 37, the symmetrically distributed cover plates 35 are linked to flip towards each other, which can automatically block the opening end of the female socket body 1 when the female socket body 1 and the male plug body 2 are separated, thereby increasing the service life of the female socket body 1.
[0015] Please refer to Figures 2 to 5 The female socket body 1 and the male plug body 2 are provided with a quick release assembly 4, the quick release assembly 4 includes a tab 42 rotatably connected to the outer surface of the plug plate 38, the outer surface of the female socket body 1 is fixedly connected with a positioning frame 41, and the positioning frame 41 is provided with an arc-shaped buckle groove, when the male plug body 2 is connected with the female socket body 1, the tab 42 is flipped and can be buckled into the arc-shaped buckle groove on the outer surface of the positioning frame 41, which further reinforces the connection between the female socket body 1 and the male plug body 2; The quick release assembly 4 further includes a bearing cylinder 43 fixedly connected to the outer surface of the female socket body 1, the inner wall of the bearing cylinder 43 is fixedly connected with a return spring 44, the inner wall of the bearing cylinder 43 is slidingly connected with a bearing block 45, one end of the return spring 44 is fixed to the inner bottom surface of the bearing cylinder 43, and the other end of the return spring 44 abuts against the bearing block 45; The quick release assembly 4 further includes a top rod 46 fixedly connected to the outer surface of the male plug body 2, the diameter of the top rod 46 is smaller than the diameter of the bearing cylinder 43, and the top rod 46 is in close contact with the bearing block 45, which is used for the top rod 46 to move towards the bearing cylinder 43 following the male plug body 2, so as to enter the bearing cylinder 43 to press the return spring 44, and cooperate with the tab 42 flipped into the arc-shaped buckle groove on the outer surface of the positioning frame 41, so as to ensure that the female socket body 1 and the male plug body 2 have a buffering force when connected; With the above scheme: through the cooperation of the flip cover protection assembly 3 and the quick release assembly 4, the tab 42 can be flipped and separated from the positioning frame 41, and the spring 44 can be used to rebound the top rod 46, so that the male plug body 2 is automatically moved away from the female socket body 1, and the plate 38 carries the rack 39 to move, and the linkage makes the symmetrically distributed cover plates 35 close to each other and flip, so that the female socket body 1 and the male plug body 2 can be quickly separated, and the symmetrically distributed cover plates 35 can automatically block the female socket body 1; A connecting method for metal sealing connector with buffer spring, comprising the following steps: S1, the male plug body 2 provided with the rack 39 at the bottom is moved towards the female socket body 1, so that the cover plate 35 blocked at the opening end of the female socket body 1 is flipped and opened by linkage, providing moving space for the subsequent insertion of the metal plug rod into the socket; S2, with the continuous movement of the male plug body 2, the metal plug rod in the male plug body 2 is smoothly inserted into the socket in the female socket body 1 for electrical connection; S2, the pressure exerted by the top rod 46 on the reset spring 44 can make the reset spring 44 buffer and protect the metal plug rod and the socket; S3, the tab 42 is flipped and buckled into the positioning frame 41, further providing stable protection for the insertion of the metal plug rod into the socket, so that the rebound force provided by the reset spring 44 is locked between the metal plug rod and the socket, and convenience is provided for the subsequent disassembly of the metal plug rod and the socket.
[0016] The working principle and use process of the application: For the convenience of description and understanding of the working process, the connection state and the disassembly state are mainly described: In the connection state: the worker first holds the male plug body 2 and moves it towards the female socket body 1, so that the plate 38 carries the rack 39 to move, drives the gear ring 32 and the bidirectional threaded rod 31 to rotate clockwise, and cooperates with the limiting of the cover plate 35 by the sliding groove to make the symmetrically distributed cover plates 35 flip towards the direction of moving away from each other, until the two cover plates 35 are parallelly distributed at the opening end of the female socket body 1, at this time, with the continuous movement of the male plug body 2, the metal plug rod in the male plug body 2 is smoothly inserted into the socket in the female socket body 1 for electrical connection, and the top rod 46 enters the bearing cylinder 43 to extrude the reset spring 44 and the bearing block 45, so that the reset spring 44 is compressed and shrunk, and then the tab 42 is flipped to be buckled to the arc-shaped buckle groove on the outer surface of the positioning frame 41, locking the connection of the female socket body 1 and the male plug body 2; In the disassembled state: from the above working process, the staff only need to dial the dial 42, make the dial 42 from the positioning frame 41, and cooperate with the reset spring 44 to rebound the top rod 46, so that the male plug body 2 automatically moves away from the female socket body 1, and cooperates with the plate 38 to carry the rack 39 to move, linkage makes the gear ring 32 and the bidirectional screw rod 31 follow the counterclockwise rotation, and the symmetrically distributed cover plates 35 are turned over to each other, until the male plug body 2 is completely separated from the female socket body 1, and the symmetrically distributed cover plates 35 are sealed to the female socket body 1. The inlet end can realize the quick disassembly of the female socket body 1 and the male plug body 2, and automatically seal the symmetrically distributed cover plates 35 to the female socket body 1.
[0017] It should be noted that in this document, the terms "first" and "second" and the like are used merely to distinguish one entity or action from another, without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. Also, the terms "comprises", "comprising", or any other variation thereof are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but can also include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.
[0018] Although embodiments of the present application have been shown and described, it is to be understood that various modifications, substitutions, replacements and variations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present application, and the scope of the present application is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
Claims
1. A metal seal connector with a buffer spring, characterized by, Include: The interface end of the female socket body (1) is detachably connected with the male plug body (2); The flip cover protection assembly (3) includes a two-way threaded rod (31) rotatably connected to the female socket body (1), a gear ring (32) fixedly connected to the middle section of the two-way threaded rod (31), a moving block (33) threadedly connected to the outer surface of the two-way threaded rod (31), a cover plate (35) slidably connected to the open end of the female socket body (1), a main connecting rod (34) hingedly connected between the moving block (33) and the cover plate (35), a plug plate (38) fixedly connected to the outer surface of the male plug body (2), and a rack (39) fixedly connected to the outer surface of the plug plate (38).
2. The metal seal connector with a cushion spring according to claim 1, wherein, The inner wall of the female socket body (1) is fixedly connected with a moving groove, and the outer surface of the cover plate (35) is rotatably connected with a sliding block which slides on the moving groove.
3. The metal seal connector with a cushion spring according to claim 1, wherein The outer surface of the cover plate (35) is fixedly connected with a support block (36), the outer surface of the support block (36) is hingedly connected with a secondary connecting rod (37), and the end of the secondary connecting rod (37) away from the support block (36) is hingedly connected with the female socket body (1).
4. The metal seal connector with a cushion spring according to claim 1, wherein The female socket body (1) and the male plug body (2) are provided with a quick release assembly (4), the quick release assembly (4) includes a tab (42) rotatably connected to the outer surface of the plug plate (38), and the female socket body (1) is fixedly connected with a positioning frame (41).
5. The metal seal connector with a cushion spring according to claim 4, wherein, The quick release assembly (4) further includes a bearing cylinder (43) fixedly connected to the outer surface of the female socket body (1), a return spring (44) fixedly connected to the inner wall of the bearing cylinder (43), and a bearing block (45) slidably connected to the inner wall of the bearing cylinder (43).
6. The metal seal connector with a cushion spring according to claim 5, wherein, The quick release assembly (4) further includes a top rod (46) fixedly connected to the outer surface of the male plug body (2), and the top rod (46) is in close contact with the bearing block (45).
7. A method of connecting a metal seal connector with the buffer spring according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that, The steps include: S1, move the male plug body (2) provided with the rack (39) at the bottom towards the female socket body (1) for plug-in connection, so that the cover plate (35) blocked at the open end of the female socket body (1) is first turned on by linkage to provide moving space for the subsequent insertion of the metal plug rod into the jack; S2, as the male plug body (2) moves continuously, the metal plug rod in the male plug body (2) is smoothly inserted into the jack in the female socket body (1) for electrical connection; S2, use the pressure exerted by the top rod (46) on the moving return spring (44) to enable the return spring (44) to buffer and protect the metal plug rod and the jack; S3, turn the tab (42) and buckle it into the positioning frame (41) to further provide stable protection for the insertion of the metal plug rod into the jack, so that the rebound force provided by the return spring (44) is locked between the metal plug rod and the jack, and convenience is provided for subsequent disassembly of the metal plug rod and the jack.