Female plug connector

Abstract

The invention provides a female plug connector. The female plug connector at least comprises an insulating body, a conductive piece, a ball and a sliding block, the insulation body is provided with a slot, a sliding groove and a communication channel, and the communication channel is connected to one side of the slot and one side of the sliding groove. The conductive member is arranged in the slot, and one side of the conductive member is configured corresponding to the communication channel. The ball is arranged in the communication channel. The sliding block is arranged in the sliding groove and provided with a slope surface. And the sliding block can slide to a locking position along the sliding groove, so that the slope surface pushes and abuts against the ball, and the ball is pushed into the slot and pushes and abuts against the conductive piece.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present invention relates to a female connector, in particular, a female connector with a locking mechanism. BACKGROUND

[0002] Generally, a power extension has a plug at one end and at least one female connector at the other end. The female connector can be moved with the extension cord, so it is easy to be detached from the plug by mistake.

[0003] In view of the above, the present invention is developed to solve the above-mentioned problems by means of the application of the theory, and the improvement of the present invention is the target. SUMMARY

[0004] The present invention provides a female connector with a locking mechanism.

[0005] The present invention provides a female connector, which comprises an insulating body, a conductive member, a ball, and a slider. The insulating body has a slot, a sliding groove, and a communication passage. The communication passage is connected to one side of the slot and one side of the sliding groove. The conductive member is arranged in the slot, and one side of the conductive member corresponds to the communication passage. The ball is arranged in the communication passage. The slider is arranged in the sliding groove, and the slider has a slope surface. The slider can slide along the sliding groove to a locking position, so that the slope surface pushes the ball and pushes the ball into the slot and against the conductive member.

[0006] In an embodiment of the present invention, the slider has a push button, and the push button protrudes out of the insulating body to push the slider.

[0007] In an embodiment of the present invention, an insertion port is arranged at one end of the insulating body to connect one end of the slot.

[0008] In an embodiment of the present invention, the slider has a hook, and when the ball is in the slot, the hook is engaged with the inner wall of the sliding groove.

[0009] In an embodiment of the present invention, a window is arranged on one side surface of the insulating body, and the window communicates with the sliding groove. When the slider is away from the locking position and the ball is out of the slot, the hook is in the window.

[0010] In an embodiment of the present invention, the slider has a push button and a push button, and the hook and the push button are arranged on the elastic arm and connected with the elastic arm.

[0011] In an embodiment of the present invention, the push button protrudes out of the insulating body through the window to press the elastic arm.

[0012] In an embodiment of the present invention, an elastic member is arranged in the sliding groove, and the elastic member is arranged along the longitudinal direction of the sliding groove. The elastic member respectively abuts against the inner wall of the sliding groove and the slider, so that the slider can be pushed away from the locking position.

[0013] In one embodiment of the present application, the conductive member comprises a pair of clamping jaws, which are oppositely arranged, and one of the clamping jaws is arranged corresponding to the communication passage.

[0014] The female connector of the present application is used to connect with a corresponding plug, and each plug terminal on the plug is connected with a corresponding conductive member by inserting into a corresponding slot through a corresponding plug-in interface. After the plug terminal is inserted between the two clamping jaws of the conductive member, the push button of the corresponding slider is operated to push the slider along the longitudinal direction of the insulating body to the locking position, thereby moving the corresponding ball into the slot to tightly fix the plug terminal. When the plug is to be removed, the push button of the corresponding slider is pressed along the lateral direction of the insulating body to drive the hook to release the slider, and after the slider leaves the locking position, the ball is removed from the slot to release the plug terminal.

[0015] The present application will be described in detail below in combination with the drawings and specific embodiments, but not as a limitation to the present application. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 It is a perspective view of the female connector of one embodiment of the present application.

[0017] Figure 2 It is a perspective view of the female connector of one embodiment of the present application. Figure 3

[0018] Figures 4 to 5 It is a sectional view of the female connector of one embodiment of the present application.

[0019] Figure 6 It is a sectional view of the female connector of one embodiment of the present application. Figure 7

[0020] In the drawings, the reference signs are as follows:

[0021] 10: plug terminal

[0022] 100: insulating body

[0023] 101: slot

[0024] 102: sliding groove

[0025] 103: communication passage

[0026] 104: window

[0027] 105: plug-in interface

[0028] 110a, 110b, 110c: structural member

[0029] 120: elastic outer layer

[0030] 200: conductive member​​

[0031] 201: through hole

[0032] 210, 220: clamping jaw

[0033] 221: elastic sheet

[0034] 300: ball

[0035] 400: slider

[0036] 401: slope

[0037] 410: elastic arm

[0038] 420: clamping hook

[0039] 430: push button

[0040] 500: elastic member DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0041] In the description of the present application, it needs to be understood that the terms "front side", "rear side", "left side", "right side", "front end", "rear end", "end", "longitudinal", "lateral", "vertical", "top", "bottom", and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore should not be understood as a limitation on the present application.

[0042] As used herein and otherwise, the terms "substantially" and "approximately" are used to describe and account for small variations. When used in conjunction with an event or circumstance, the terms can encompass the precise occurrence of the event or circumstance as well as variations thereof that are close in timing or state to the precise occurrence. For example, when used in conjunction with a numerical value, the terms can encompass a range of variation less than or equal to ±10% of the numerical value, such as less than or equal to ±5%, less than or equal to ±4%, less than or equal to ±3%, less than or equal to ±2%, less than or equal to ±1%, less than or equal to ±0.5%, less than or equal to ±0.1%, or less than or equal to ±0.05%.

[0043] The detailed description and technical content of the present application will be described below in conjunction with the drawings, however the accompanying drawings are only used for illustration purposes, and are not used to limit the present application.

[0044] Reference Figures 1 to 5An embodiment of the present application provides a female connector for connecting power transmission. In the simplest embodiment, the female connector of the present application at least includes an insulating body 100, a conductive member 200, a ball 300, and a slider 400. In this embodiment, the female connector at least includes an insulating body 100, three conductive members 200, two balls 300 and two sliders 400 corresponding to two of the conductive members 200, but the present application is not limited thereto. The three conductive members 200 are respectively used for positive, negative and ground, and the two balls 300 and the two sliders 400 are respectively configured as locking mechanisms for the conductive members 200 used for positive and negative. The two locking mechanisms have the same configuration and actuation mode, so in the following only one of the conductive members 200 for positive and negative and the corresponding components configured to act are used as examples to illustrate the configuration of the locking mechanism without repeated description.

[0045] The insulating body 100 at least has a slot 101, a sliding groove 102 corresponding to the slot 101, and a communication channel 103 connected to one side of the slot 101 and one side of the sliding groove 102. In this embodiment, the insulating body 100 has three slots 101 corresponding to three conductive members 200, and the conductive members 200 for positive and negative are respectively provided with a slot 101, a sliding groove 102 and a communication channel 103. That is, the insulating body 100 has two slots 101, two sliding grooves 102 and two communication channels 103.

[0046] In this embodiment, the insulating body 100 is columnar but the present application is not limited thereto, and the insulating body 100 includes at least one structural member 110a, 110b, 110c and an elastic outer layer 120. In this embodiment, the insulating body 100 has three structural members 110a, 110b, 110c, and the present application does not limit the number of structural members 110a, 110b, 110c, which can be changed according to the needs of production and assembly. The slot 101, the sliding groove 102 and the communication channel 103 are respectively formed in the structural members 110a, 110b, 110c and have sufficient structural strength to allow the operation of the force. The structural members 110a, 110b, 110c are embedded in the elastic outer layer 120, and the elastic outer layer 120 resists unintended external force. Moreover, each slot 101 and each sliding groove 102 are parallel to the longitudinal extension of the insulating body 100.

[0047] In this embodiment, an insertion port 105 is provided on one end of the insulating body 100 corresponding to each slot 101, and a window 104 is provided on at least one side surface of the insulating body 100 corresponding to each sliding slot 102. The insertion port 105 communicates with one end of the corresponding slot 101, and the window 104 communicates with the corresponding sliding slot 102. The three insertion ports 105 are provided on the same end surface of the insulating body 100.

[0048] Each conductive member 200 is arranged in the corresponding slot 101. The conductive members 200 of the positive and negative electrodes have the same structure, and only one of them will be described below. Specifically, the conductive member 200 includes a pair of clamping jaws 210, 220, which are arranged oppositely.

[0049] The ball 300 can be a conductor or an insulator, and each ball 300 is arranged in the corresponding communication channel 103.

[0050] Each sliding block 400 is arranged in the corresponding sliding slot 102, and the structures of the two sliding blocks 400 and their actions are the same, and only one of them will be described below. The sliding block 400 has a slope surface 401, and the sliding block 400 has a spring arm 410, a hook 420, and a push button 430.

[0051] The sliding block 400 can slide along the sliding slot 102 to a locking position as shown in Figure 6 and Figure 7 The slope surface 401 pushes the ball 300 to push the ball 300 into the slot 101. The hook 420 and the push button 430 are arranged on the spring arm 410, and the push button 430 protrudes out of the insulating body 100 to push the sliding block 400. Specifically, the push button 430 protrudes out of the insulating body 100 through the window 104.

[0052] When the sliding block 400 is in the locking position, the ball 300 is in the slot 101, and the hook 420 is engaged with the inner wall of the sliding slot 102 (any recessed or protruding structure on the inner wall that can be engaged) to position the sliding block 400 in the locking position and the ball 300 in the slot 101. The hook 420 and the push button 430 are arranged on the spring arm 410 and are connected with the spring arm 410, and the push button 430 protrudes out of the insulating body 100 through the window 104 to press the spring arm 410. When the sliding block 400 is positioned in the locking position, pressing the push button 430 can press the spring arm 410 to deform the spring arm 410 and drive the hook 420 to retreat from the inner wall of the sliding slot 102 to release the sliding block 400.

[0053] The aforementioned locking mechanism can further include a resilient member 500, which is arranged in the sliding slot 102. The resilient member 500 is arranged along the longitudinal direction of the sliding slot 102, and the resilient member 500 abuts against the inner wall of the sliding slot 102 and the sliding block 400 to push the sliding block 400 away from the locking position. AsFigure 4 and Figure 5 As shown, when the slider 400 leaves the locked position and the ball 300 exits the slot 101, the hook 420 is located inside the window 104.

[0054] like Figure 6 and Figure 7 As shown, the female connector of the present invention is used to mate with a corresponding plug. Generally, the corresponding plug has at least a pair of plug terminals 10 corresponding to the positive and negative conductive elements 200. Therefore, the locking mechanism of the female connector of the present invention corresponds to the positive and negative conductive elements 200 configuration. When the female connector of the present invention mates with the plug, each plug terminal 10 on the plug is inserted into the corresponding slot 101 through the corresponding plug interface 105 to mate with the corresponding conductive element 200. Similarly, the following description only uses one of the positive and negative conductive elements 200 and its corresponding plug terminal 10 as an example. After the plug terminal 10 is inserted between the two jaws 210 and 220 of the conductive member 200, the corresponding slider 400 is pushed along the longitudinal direction of the insulating body 100 to the locking position by operating the push button 430 of the corresponding slider 400. This moves the corresponding ball 300 into the slot 101 and presses against the conductive member 200 to tighten and fix the plug terminal 10. The conductive member 200 may be elastically deformed due to the pressure. Specifically, it presses against the corresponding jaws 210 and 220 on the conductive member 200.

[0055] In this embodiment, the conductive member 200 can be stamped to form a spring piece 221 on one of the grippers 220 corresponding to the connecting channel 103 to abut against the plug terminal 10, and the stamping also forms a through hole 201, which is configured corresponding to the connecting channel 103 to allow the ball 300 to pass through and press against the spring piece 221.

[0056] To remove the plug, press the push button 430 of the corresponding slider 400 along the side of the insulating body 100 to drive the hook 420 to release the slider 400. After the slider 400 leaves the locked position, the ball 300 immediately exits the slot 101 and releases the plug terminal 10.

[0057] When the push button 430 is operated to push the slider 400 longitudinally along the insulating body 100 to the locked position, the pushing direction is towards the plug interface 105 (i.e. towards the plug), thus aligning with the direction of force applied during operation and facilitating operation. Furthermore, when removing the plug, pressing the push button 430 laterally along the insulating body 100 simultaneously clamps the insulating body 100 to facilitate plug removal.

[0058] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the patent scope of the present invention. Other equivalent variations that utilize the patent spirit of the present invention should all fall within the patent scope of the present invention.

[0059] Of course, the present application can have other various embodiments, and those skilled in the art can make various corresponding changes and modifications according to the present application without departing from the spirit and essence of the present application, and these corresponding changes and modifications shall all belong to the protection scope of the claims of the present application.

Claims

1. A female connector, characterized by, The utility model relates to an electric connector, comprising: an insulating body having a slot, a sliding slot and a communication channel connecting one side of the slot and one side of the sliding slot; an electrically conductive member disposed in the slot, one side of the electrically conductive member corresponding to the communication channel; a ball disposed in the communication channel; and a sliding block disposed in the sliding slot, the sliding block having a slope surface; wherein the sliding block can slide along the sliding slot to a locking position so that the slope surface pushes against the ball to push the ball into the slot and against the electrically conductive member. The sliding block has a push button protruding out of the insulating body for pushing the sliding block. An insertion port is provided at one end of the insulating body, which communicates with one end of the slot. The sliding block has a hook, and when the ball is in the slot, the hook engages the inner wall of the sliding slot. A window is provided on one side surface of the insulating body, which communicates with the sliding slot, and when the sliding block is away from the locking position and the ball exits the slot, the hook is in the window. The sliding block has a push button and a spring arm, and the hook and the push button are disposed on the spring arm together and linked with the spring arm.

2. The female connector of claim 1, wherein, A window is provided on one side surface of the insulating body, which communicates with the sliding slot, and the push button protrudes out of the insulating body through the window to press against the spring arm.

3. The female connector of claim 1, wherein, An elastic member is disposed in the sliding slot, which is arranged along the longitudinal direction of the sliding slot, and the elastic member respectively abuts against the inner wall of the sliding slot and the sliding block to push the sliding block away from the locking position.

4. The female connector of claim 1, wherein, The electrically conductive member comprises a pair of clamping jaws, which are arranged oppositely, and one of the clamping jaws is arranged corresponding to the communication channel.

5. The female connector of claim 4, wherein, ​ 6. The female connector of claim 4, wherein, ​ 7. The female connector of claim 6, wherein, ​ 8. The female connector of claim 1, wherein, ​ 9. The female connector of claim 1, wherein, ​

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