Radial floating self-resetting blind-mating docking device
By using a radial floating self-resetting blind mating device, the design of a guide sleeve and floating components solves the problems of blind mating and floating self-resetting after mating in narrow and confined spaces, thus improving mating efficiency and signal stability.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-12-23
- Publication Date
- 2026-04-07
AI Technical Summary
Traditional connectors are difficult to use in confined spaces for blind docking and self-resetting after docking, making them prone to damage and causing signal interruption.
The device employs a radial floating self-resetting blind mating mechanism, which includes a guide sleeve and a floating assembly. It provides the plug with a certain range of radial movement, uses the flared structure of the guide sleeve to guide the plug and socket to align, and combines a spring top ball and a retaining ring structure to ensure a stable connection.
It improves the efficiency and success rate of plug and socket mating, reduces the risk of connector damage, and ensures the stability of signal transmission.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present application relates to the field of docking devices, in particular to a radial floating self-resetting blind-mating docking device. BACKGROUND
[0002] Traditional circular connectors are mostly manually docked and separated, provided that the connector is installed in a visible space and can be directly operated by hand, but in some cases, due to the layout of the device, the connector needs to be installed in a basically closed space and cannot be directly seen with the eye, and the installation space is narrow and closed and cannot be directly operated. Moreover, it is hard connected during use, which can easily cause the connector contact to be bent, resulting in signal interruption. Therefore, the existing traditional device cannot realize blind docking and floating self-resetting after docking. SUMMARY
[0003] Therefore, the radial floating self-resetting blind-mating docking device provided by the present application solves the problems in the prior art, reduces the risk of damage when the connector is docked, and improves the stability of the signal transmission of the connector.
[0004] The radial floating self-resetting blind-mating docking device provided by the present application adopts the following technical solution: A radial floating self-resetting blind-mating docking device, comprising: A guide sleeve is fixed to the outer periphery of the socket on the airborne rack, and the inner wall profile of the end of the guide sleeve facing away from the tail of the socket is configured as a flared structure; A floating assembly, comprising a mounting frame and a circular ring-shaped limiting assembly, the mounting frame is used to mount the floating assembly on the load docked with the airborne rack, and the circular ring-shaped limiting assembly is used to mount a plug docked with the socket, the outer peripheral sidewall of the plug is provided with a ring groove structure, the circular ring-shaped limiting assembly is arranged around the outer periphery of the ring groove structure, and the end surface of the circular ring-shaped limiting assembly perpendicular to the length direction of the plug is used to avoid abutting against the opposite ring groove structure, the plug is movably arranged in the circular ring-shaped limiting assembly, and the moving direction of the plug is perpendicular to the length direction of the plug.
[0005] Optionally, the radial floating self-resetting blind-mating docking device further comprises a convex ring and a snap ring, the convex ring and the plug are fixedly connected, the snap ring is located at the tail of the plug, the area between the snap ring and the convex ring forms the ring groove structure accommodating the circular ring-shaped limiting assembly, the circular ring-shaped limiting assembly comprises a mounting plate and a plurality of spring top beads, the mounting plate is located at the tail of the plug and on the side of the snap ring facing the convex ring, the spring top beads are mounted on the side of the mounting plate facing away from the snap ring, the mounting plate and the spring top beads are located between the convex ring and the snap ring, and the tail of the plug is provided with a clamping block, the clamping block is used to abut against the side of the snap ring facing away from the mounting plate. The mounting plate is provided with a through hole for the cable of the plug to pass through, a plurality of spring top beads are distributed circumferentially along the through hole, the outer periphery of the socket is provided with a groove corresponding to the position of the spring top bead, the opening of the groove is a closed and centrally symmetric arc, the inner wall surface of the groove is a smooth curved surface with a deep inner part and a shallow outer part, the length of the shortest line segment passing through the center of symmetry of the opening profile of the groove is greater than the diameter of the top bead of the spring top bead, and the top bead of the spring top bead abuts in the groove; when all the springs of the spring top beads are in the maximum compression state, the top beads of all the spring top beads enclose a circle with a radius greater than the radius of a circle enclosed by the groove bottom.
[0006] Optionally, the clamping ring is provided with a tail cover on the side opposite to the plug-in end of the plug, and the tail cover is provided with an opening on the side parallel to the length direction of the plug for the cable of the plug to pass through.
[0007] Optionally, the mounting plate is provided with mounting ears at opposite ends, and the mounting ears are used as the mounting frame to mount the floating assembly on a load connected with an airborne rack.
[0008] Optionally, the guide sleeve comprises a connecting sleeve and a guide sleeve, the connecting sleeve is used for fixed connection with the socket, one end of the guide sleeve extends into the connecting sleeve, the other end of the guide sleeve extends out of the connecting sleeve, and the outer diameter of the end of the guide sleeve extending out of the connecting sleeve is greater than or equal to the outer diameter of the connecting sleeve.
[0009] Optionally, the first annular clamping groove is arranged on the outer wall of the end of the guide sleeve extending into the connecting sleeve, the second annular clamping groove is arranged on the inner wall of the connecting sleeve, and the clamping spring is located in the first annular clamping groove and the second annular clamping groove.
[0010] Optionally, the end of the guide sleeve close to the tail of the socket and the inner diameter of the connecting sleeve are consistent to form a cylindrical inner wall, and the inner diameter of the guide sleeve gradually increases from the middle part to the end part extending out of the connecting sleeve to form a tapered inner wall.
[0011] Optionally, the inner wall of the guide sleeve is provided with a positioning groove matched with the positioning key on the outer wall of the plug-in end of the plug, one part of the positioning groove is located on the tapered inner wall, and the other part is located on the cylindrical inner wall, the end face of the part of the guide sleeve extending out of the connecting sleeve is provided with a tapered notch in communication with the positioning groove, and the width of the small end of the tapered notch is greater than or equal to the width of the positioning groove.
[0012] In summary, the present application has the following beneficial technical effects: The floating component of this application ensures that the plug provides a certain range of radial movement when the plug and load are connected. When mating the plug and socket, the plug can move radially under the guidance of the guide sleeve flare structure to align the plug and socket, which improves the efficiency and success rate of plug and socket mating, reduces the risk of connector damage during plug and socket mating, and ensures the stability of signal transmission. Attached Figure Description
[0013] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of this application, the drawings used in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this application. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.
[0014] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the overall structure of the radial floating self-resetting blind mating device; Figure 2 This is an exploded structural diagram of a radially floating self-resetting blind mating device; Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the guide sleeve structure; Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the guide sleeve.
[0015] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached drawings: 1. Guide sleeve; 11. Connecting sleeve; 12. Guide sleeve; 13. First annular groove; 14. Second annular groove; 15. Positioning groove; 16. Conical notch; 17. Snap ring; 2. Floating assembly; 21. Spring ball; 22. Mounting plate; 23. Through hole; 24. Mounting ear; 3. Plug; 31. Protruding ring; 32. Snap ring; 33. Snap block; 34. Groove; 35. Tail cover. Detailed Implementation
[0016] The embodiments of this application will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0017] The following specific examples illustrate the implementation of this application. Those skilled in the art can easily understand other advantages and effects of this application from the content disclosed in this specification. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of this application, and not all of them. This application can also be implemented or applied through other different specific embodiments, and the details in this specification can also be modified or changed based on different viewpoints and applications without departing from the spirit of this application. It should be noted that, in the absence of conflict, the following embodiments and features in the embodiments can be combined with each other. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this application.
[0018] It should be noted that various aspects of embodiments within the scope of the appended claims are described below. It will be apparent that the aspects described herein can be embodied in a wide variety of forms, and any particular structure and / or function described herein is merely illustrative. Based on this application, those skilled in the art will understand that one aspect described herein can be implemented independently of any other aspect, and two or more of these aspects can be combined in various ways. For example, any number of aspects set forth herein can be used to implement the device and / or practice the method. Additionally, this device and / or method can be implemented using structures and / or functionalities other than one or more of the aspects set forth herein.
[0019] It should also be noted that the illustrations provided in the following embodiments are only schematic representations of the basic concept of this application. The illustrations only show the components related to this application and are not drawn according to the number, shape and size of the components in actual implementation. In actual implementation, the form, quantity and proportion of each component can be arbitrarily changed, and the layout of the components may also be more complex.
[0020] Furthermore, specific details are provided in the following description to facilitate a thorough understanding of the examples. However, those skilled in the art will understand that the described aspects can be practiced without these specific details.
[0021] This application provides a radial floating self-resetting blind mating device.
[0022] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, a radial floating self-resetting blind mating device includes: Guide sleeve 1 is fixed to the outer periphery of the socket on the airborne bracket. The inner wall of the end of the guide sleeve 1 facing away from the tail of the socket is flared.
[0023] The floating component 2 includes a mounting frame and an annular limiting component. The mounting frame is used to install the floating component 2 on a load that docks with an airborne rack. The annular limiting component is used to install a plug 3 that docks with the socket. The plug 3 has an annular groove structure on its outer peripheral sidewall. The annular limiting component surrounds the annular groove structure, and the end face of the annular limiting component perpendicular to the length direction of the plug 3 is used to avoid contact with the inner side of the annular groove structure. The plug 3 is movably disposed within the annular limiting component, and the direction of movement of the plug 3 is perpendicular to the length direction of the plug 3.
[0024] The floating component 2 of this application provides a certain amount of radial movement range for the plug 3 when it is connected to the load. When docking the plug 3 and the socket, under the guidance of the flared structure of the guide sleeve 1, the plug 3 can move radially to align the plug 3 and the socket, which improves the efficiency and success rate of docking the plug 3 and the socket, reduces the risk of damage to the connector when docking the plug 3 and the socket, and ensures the stability of signal transmission.
[0025] The radial floating self-resetting blind mating device also includes a convex ring 31 and a retaining ring 32. The convex ring 31 and the outer periphery of the plug 3 are fixedly connected. The retaining ring 32 is located at the tail of the plug 3. The area between the retaining ring 32 and the convex ring 31 forms the annular groove structure for accommodating the annular limiting component. The annular limiting component includes a mounting plate 22 and a plurality of spring top beads 21. The mounting plate 22 is located at the tail of the plug 3 and is located on the side of the retaining ring 32 facing the convex ring 31. The spring top beads 21 are installed on the side of the mounting plate 22 facing away from the retaining ring 32. The mounting plate 22 and the spring top beads 21 are located between the convex ring 31 and the retaining ring 32. The tail of the plug 3 is provided with a locking block 33, which is used to abut against the side of the retaining ring 32 facing away from the mounting plate 22.
[0026] The mounting plate 22 has a through hole 23 for the cable of the plug 3 to pass through. Several spring top beads 21 are distributed circumferentially along the through hole 23. The springs of the spring top beads 21 are arranged radially along the plug 3. In this application, there are six spring top beads 21, which are divided into two groups. The two groups of spring top beads 21 are symmetrically arranged about the axis of the plug 3. The opening of the groove 34 is a closed and centrally symmetrical arc. The inner wall of the groove 34 is a smooth curved surface that is deeper inside and shallower outside. The length of the shortest line segment of the opening contour of the groove 34 passing through the center of symmetry is greater than the diameter of the top bead of the spring top bead 21. The top bead of the spring top bead 21 abuts in the groove 34. When the springs of all the spring top beads 21 are in the maximum compressed state, the radius of the circle formed by the top beads of all the spring top beads 21 is greater than the radius of the circle formed by the bottom of all the grooves 34. In this embodiment, the opening profile of the groove 34 is elliptical, and the elliptical opening profile is curved along the circumferential outer wall of the plug 3. The major semi-axis of the elliptical opening is perpendicular to the axis of the plug 3, and the length of the minor semi-axis of the elliptical opening is greater than the radius of the top bead. The inner wall surface of the groove 34 is spherical.
[0027] The spring ball 21 abuts against the groove 34 to stabilize the plug 3 in the initial position. When the plug 3 and the socket are connected, if the plug 3 cannot be aligned with the socket, the plug 3 will shift to one side to compress the spring of the spring ball 21. The spring of the spring ball 21 on the opposite side of the compressed spring ball 21 will extend. All the spring balls 21 can stably abut against the annular groove structure to ensure a stable connection between the plug 3 and the load.
[0028] The retaining ring 32 has a tail cover 35 on the side opposite to the plug end of the plug 3. The tail cover 35 has an opening on the side parallel to the length direction of the plug 3 for the cable of the plug 3 to pass through.
[0029] The mounting plate 22 has mounting ears 24 at opposite ends. The mounting ears 24 serve as the mounting bracket for mounting the floating component 2 onto the load that docks with the airborne rack.
[0030] like Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, the guide sleeve 1 includes a connecting sleeve 11 and a guide sleeve 12. The connecting sleeve 11 is used for fixed connection with the socket. One end of the guide sleeve 12 extends into the connecting sleeve 11, and the other end of the guide sleeve 12 extends out of the connecting sleeve 11. The outer diameter of the end of the guide sleeve 12 extending out of the connecting sleeve 11 is greater than or equal to the outer diameter of the connecting sleeve 11. The guide sleeve 12 extends into the connecting sleeve 11 and has a first annular groove 13 on its outer wall. The connecting sleeve 11 has a second annular groove 14 corresponding to the first annular groove 13 on its inner wall. A retaining spring 17 is provided between the guide sleeve 12 and the connecting sleeve 11, and the retaining spring 17 is located in the first annular groove 13 and the second annular groove 14.
[0031] The guide sleeve 12, near the end of the socket, has the same inner diameter as the connecting sleeve 11, forming a cylindrical inner wall. The inner diameter of the guide sleeve 12 gradually increases from the middle to the end extending out of the connecting sleeve 11, forming a tapered inner wall. The tapered inner wall is used to guide the docking of the plug 3 and the socket.
[0032] The inner wall of the guide sleeve 12 is provided with a positioning groove 15 that mates with the positioning key on the outer wall of the plug end of the plug 3. A portion of the positioning groove 15 is located on the conical inner wall, and another portion is located on the cylindrical inner wall. The end face of the portion of the guide sleeve 12 extending out of the connecting sleeve 11 is provided with a conical notch 16 that communicates with the positioning groove 15. The width of the smaller end of the conical notch 16 is greater than or equal to the width of the positioning groove 15. The conical notch 16 facilitates the docking of the positioning key and the positioning groove 15. Furthermore, in this embodiment, the front section of the positioning key is also conical.
[0033] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of this application, but the scope of protection of this application is not limited thereto. Any variations or substitutions that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in this application should be included within the scope of protection of this application. Therefore, the scope of protection of this application should be determined by the scope of the claims.
Claims
1. A radially floating self-resetting blind mating device, characterized in that, include: Guide sleeve (1) is fixed on the outer periphery of the socket on the airborne bracket. The inner wall of the guide sleeve (1) facing away from the tail of the socket is flared. The floating component (2) includes a mounting frame and an annular limiting component. The mounting frame is used to install the floating component (2) on a load that docks with an airborne rack. The annular limiting component is used to install a plug (3) that docks with the socket. The plug (3) has an annular groove structure on its outer peripheral sidewall. The annular limiting component surrounds the annular groove structure, and the end face of the annular limiting component perpendicular to the length direction of the plug (3) is used to avoid contact with the annular groove structure. The plug (3) is movably disposed within the annular limiting component, and the direction of movement of the plug (3) is perpendicular to the length direction of the plug (3).
2. The radial floating self-resetting blind mating device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The radial floating self-resetting blind mating device also includes a convex ring (31) and a retaining ring (32). The convex ring (31) and the outer periphery of the plug (3) are fixedly connected. The retaining ring (32) is located at the tail of the plug (3). The area between the retaining ring (32) and the convex ring (31) forms the annular groove structure that accommodates the annular limiting component. The annular limiting component includes a mounting plate (22) and a plurality of spring top beads (21). The mounting plate (22) is located at the tail of the plug (3). The tail of the plug (3) is located on the side of the retaining ring (32) facing the protruding ring (31). The spring ball (21) is installed on the side of the mounting plate (22) facing away from the retaining ring (32). The mounting plate (22) and the spring ball (21) are located between the protruding ring (31) and the retaining ring (32). The tail of the plug (3) is provided with a locking block (33). The locking block (33) is used to abut against the side of the retaining ring (32) facing away from the mounting plate (22). The mounting plate (22) is provided with a through hole (23) for the cable of the plug (3) to pass through. Several spring top beads (21) are distributed circumferentially along the through hole (23). The outer periphery of the socket is provided with a groove (34) corresponding to the spring top beads (21) at the position of the spring top beads (21). The opening of the groove (34) is a closed and centrally symmetrical arc. The inner wall surface of the groove (34) is a smooth curved surface with a deeper inner surface and a shallower outer surface. The length of the shortest line segment of the opening outline of the groove (34) passing through the center of symmetry is greater than the diameter of the spring top beads (21). The spring top beads (21) abut against the groove (34). When all the spring top beads (21) are in the maximum compression state, the radius of the circle formed by all the spring top beads (21) is greater than the radius of the circle formed by the bottom of all the grooves (34).
3. The radial floating self-resetting blind mating device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The retaining ring (32) has a tail cover (35) on the side opposite to the plug end of the plug (3). The tail cover (35) has an opening on the side parallel to the length direction of the plug (3) for the cable of the plug (3) to pass through.
4. The radial floating self-resetting blind mating device according to claim 3, characterized in that, The mounting plate (22) has mounting ears (24) at opposite ends. The mounting ears (24) serve as the mounting bracket for mounting the floating component (2) on the load that docks with the airborne rack.
5. The radial floating self-resetting blind mating device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The guide sleeve (1) includes a connecting sleeve (11) and a guide sleeve (12). The connecting sleeve (11) is used to fix the connection to the socket. One end of the guide sleeve (12) extends into the connecting sleeve (11), and the other end of the guide sleeve (12) extends out of the connecting sleeve (11). The outer diameter of the end of the guide sleeve (12) extending out of the connecting sleeve (11) is greater than or equal to the outer diameter of the connecting sleeve (11).
6. The radial floating self-resetting blind mating device according to claim 5, characterized in that, The guide sleeve (12) has a first annular groove (13) on the outer wall of the end into the connecting sleeve (11), and the connecting sleeve (11) has a second annular groove (14) corresponding to the first annular groove (13) on the inner wall. A retaining spring (17) is provided between the guide sleeve (12) and the connecting sleeve (11), and the retaining spring (17) is located in the first annular groove (13) and the second annular groove (14).
7. The radial floating self-resetting blind mating device according to claim 5, characterized in that, The guide sleeve (12) has a cylindrical inner wall with the same inner diameter as the connecting sleeve (11) at one end near the end of the socket, and the inner diameter of the guide sleeve (12) gradually increases from the middle to the end extending out of the connecting sleeve (11) to form a conical inner wall.
8. The radial floating self-resetting blind mating device according to claim 7, characterized in that, The inner wall of the guide sleeve (12) is provided with a positioning groove (15) that cooperates with the positioning key on the outer wall of the plug end of the plug (3). Part of the positioning groove (15) is located on the conical inner wall and the other part is located on the cylindrical inner wall. The end face of the part of the guide sleeve (12) that extends out of the connecting sleeve (11) is provided with a conical notch (16) that communicates with the positioning groove (15). The width of the small end of the conical notch (16) is greater than or equal to the width of the positioning groove (15).