Vehicle-mounted Ethernet waterproof connector

Abstract

The utility model relates to a vehicle-mounted Ethernet waterproof connector, comprising a housing, an electric connection assembly and a support, the support is provided with an elastic clamping projection, the elastic clamping projection deforms outwards, after the electric connection assembly passes through smoothly, the elastic clamping projection recovers deformation and abuts against the electric connection assembly, and the electric connection assembly and the support penetrate into the housing together. And the elastic clamping bulge interferes with the inner surface of the shell and deforms inwards, so that the elastic clamping bulge keeps a holding force for extruding the electric connection assembly forwards. The utility model aims to provide a vehicle-mounted Ethernet waterproof connector, and solves the problem of clamping stability of an electric connection assembly on a vehicle-mounted Ethernet connector. Another purpose of the utility model is to solve the waterproof problem of the vehicle-mounted Ethernet connector by adopting a three-section waterproof sealing ring.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of Ethernet connectors, in particular to a vehicle-mounted Ethernet connector with a waterproof function. Background Art

[0002] Ethernet refers to the most common communication protocol standard used in the existing local area networks. If electronic devices are to be connected to Ethernet and exchange data with Ethernet, using data cables is the most common and direct means of implementation. Connectors, as the intermediate components connecting electronic devices and data cables, have been produced and used on a large scale in daily life.

[0003] With the development of my country's automobile industry, consumers' requirements for automobile functions are gradually increasing. Now, waterproof function is also a key direction for automobile development. A car with good waterproof function means that it can adapt to more complex terrains and roads and has higher driving safety performance.

[0004] The utility model with Chinese patent authorization announcement number CN21745374223U discloses a waterproof automotive connector, which includes a shell, an outer conductor, an insulator and an inner conductor from the outside to the inside. The outer conductor is snapped into the shell, that is, the outer conductor can be stably configured in the shell. The outer circumference of the outer conductor is provided with at least one snap-in groove. Correspondingly, the inner wall of the shell is convexly provided with a snap-in protrusion, and the snap-in protrusion is configured in the snap-in groove. The snap-in protrusion is an elastic deformable structure, such as a spring structure, so that when the outer conductor is inserted into the accommodating cavity of the shell, the snap-in protrusion can be deformed so that it can be reliably snap-into the shell.

[0005] The clamping protrusion is an elastic and deformable structure, and when it is reversely squeezed by the outer conductor, it will deform outwards. The clamping stability between the clamping protrusion and the clamping groove opened on the outer circumference of the outer conductor needs to be improved. Utility Model Content

[0006] In view of the deficiencies in the prior art, the utility model provides a vehicle-mounted Ethernet waterproof connector, which aims to solve the problem of the stability of the electrical connection components on the vehicle-mounted Ethernet connector.

[0007] Another object of the utility model is to provide a vehicle-mounted Ethernet waterproof connector, which aims to solve the problem of waterproofing the vehicle-mounted Ethernet connector by using a three-section waterproof sealing ring.

[0008] In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solutions:

[0009] A vehicle-mounted Ethernet waterproof connector, comprising a shell and an electrical connection component, the electrical connection component is inserted into the shell, and an axial limiting structure for limiting the electrical connection component from penetrating into an extreme position is provided in the shell, characterized in that: it also includes a bracket, the bracket is provided with an elastic clamping protrusion, the electrical connection component is inserted into the bracket, the elastic clamping protrusion is deformed outwardly, and after the electrical connection component passes smoothly, the elastic clamping protrusion recovers the deformation and abuts against the electrical connection component to prevent the electrical connection component from retreating; the electrical connection component and the bracket are inserted into the shell together, the elastic clamping protrusion that holds the electrical connection component interferes with the inner surface of the shell and deforms inwardly, so that the elastic clamping protrusion maintains a holding force for pressing the electrical connection component forward, and the electrical connection component is pressed toward each other by the axial limiting structure and the elastic clamping protrusion, so that the electrical connection component is held between the shell and the bracket.

[0010] The above-mentioned in-vehicle Ethernet waterproof connector is characterized in that: the shell is provided with one or more card slots 1 for holding the bracket, and the bracket is correspondingly provided with a card block 1 that can slide into the card slot 1 along the insertion direction. At the end of the stroke in which the electrical connection component and the bracket are inserted into the shell together, the card block 1 is inserted into the card slot 1 to prevent the bracket from retreating.

[0011] The vehicle-mounted Ethernet waterproof connector as described above is characterized in that: there are multiple elastic clamping protrusions, and the multiple elastic clamping protrusions are evenly distributed around the circumference of the bracket.

[0012] The vehicle-mounted Ethernet waterproof connector as described above is characterized in that: a clamping groove cooperating with the elastic clamping protrusion is provided on the outer wall of the electrical connection component, the clamping groove is arranged around the circumference of the electrical connection component, and the elastic clamping protrusion abuts against the front side wall of the clamping groove.

[0013] The above-mentioned in-vehicle Ethernet waterproof connector is characterized in that: the tail end of the electrical connection component is connected to a cable, a bracket sealing ring is arranged between the bracket and the shell, a cable sealing ring is arranged between the bracket and the cable, and the shell sealing ring is fixed to the inner wall of the front end plug interface of the shell.

[0014] The above-mentioned in-vehicle Ethernet waterproof connector is characterized in that: a rear cover is clamped at the rear end of the shell, and the rear cover abuts against the outer side of the cable sealing ring to prevent the cable sealing ring from retreating and falling out.

[0015] Compared with the prior art, the technical solution of this application has the following beneficial effects:

[0016] 1. The bracket has one or more elastic snap-in protrusions for fixing the electrical connection component. This elastic snap-in protrusion allows the bracket to be used after the electrical connection component is assembled properly. Unlike the back cover and cable sealing ring, it is not necessary to insert the cable before the electrical connection component is assembled, thereby improving the manufacturability of the product.

[0017] 2. The bracket has one or more fixed structures that cooperate with the shell. This structure cooperates with the shell to prevent the bracket from falling out after being installed in the shell, ensuring that the electrical connection components are in the correct position in the shell and improving the manufacturability of the product. Without this structure, the bracket may fall out, affecting the production efficiency of subsequent processes.

[0018] 3. This connector mechanism has three layers of waterproof sealing rings, which can effectively prevent the intrusion of external water, thereby achieving the purpose of waterproofing. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the structure decomposition of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the bracket of the utility model;

[0022] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the shell of the utility model;

[0023] Figure 5 This is an overall cross-sectional view of the utility model;

[0024] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of inserting the electrical connection assembly of the utility model;

[0025] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the connection and fixation of the utility model.

[0026] In the figure:

[0027] 1. Cable;

[0028] 2. Back cover; 21. Card slot 2;

[0029] 3. Cable sealing ring;

[0030] 4. Electrical connection assembly; 41. Outer conductor shoulder; 42. Snap-fit ​​groove;

[0031] 5. bracket; 51. notch; 52. elastic clamping protrusion; 53. clamping block 1;

[0032] 6. Bracket sealing ring;

[0033] 7. Shell; 71. Shell positioning step; 73. Back cover connector; 731. Block 2; 74. Slot 1;

[0034] 8. Shell sealing ring. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention.

[0036] See also Figure 1-7 A vehicle-mounted Ethernet waterproof connector in the present application includes an electrical connection component 4, a bracket 5 and a housing 7, and a cable 1 is connected to the rear end of the electrical connection component 4.

[0037] In the present application, the electrical connection component 4 is composed of an outer conductor, an insulator and an inner conductor from the outside to the inside, and the inner conductor and the outer conductor are respectively electrically connected to the cable 1.

[0038] The bracket 5 is in the shape of a hollow tube, and a notch 51 is provided on the circumferential wall in the middle of the bracket 5. An elastic clamping protrusion 52 is provided in the notch. The elastic clamping protrusion 52 is in the shape of a strip and is arranged along the axial direction. The root of the elastic clamping protrusion 52 is connected to the rear side of the notch as a whole, and the front end of the elastic clamping protrusion 52 is a free end, and protrudes outwardly from the outer wall of the bracket 5 and inwardly from the inner wall of the bracket 5.

[0039] During the first assembly, the electrical connection component 4 is first inserted into the bracket 5, and the elastic snap-fit ​​protrusion 52 is deformed outward. After the electrical connection component 4 passes smoothly, the elastic snap-fit ​​protrusion 52 recovers its deformation and abuts against the electrical connection component 4 to prevent the electrical connection component 4 from retreating.

[0040] An axial limiting structure for limiting the penetration of the electrical connection component 4 into the limit position is provided in the housing 7, and the axial limiting structure can be a housing clamping step 71 protruding from the inner wall. The middle part of the electrical connection component 4 is protruded to form an outer conductor shoulder 41. When the electrical connection component 4 is previously penetrated into the housing 7, the front end of the outer conductor passes through the housing clamping step 71 until the outer conductor shoulder 41 abuts against the inner side of the housing clamping step 71, and the electrical connection component 4 cannot move forward any further.

[0041] When reassembling, the electrical connection component 4 and the bracket 5 are inserted into the shell 7 together, and the elastic snap-in protrusion 52 that holds the electrical connection component 4 interferes with the inner surface of the shell 7 and deforms inward, so that the elastic snap-in protrusion 52 maintains a holding force to squeeze the electrical connection component 4 forward, and the electrical connection component 4 is squeezed toward the elastic snap-in protrusion 52 through the axial limiting structure, so that the electrical connection component 4 is held between the shell 7 and the bracket 5.

[0042] In the present application, there are multiple elastic snap-fit ​​protrusions 52, and the multiple elastic snap-fit ​​protrusions 52 are evenly distributed around the circumference of the bracket 5. A snap-fit ​​groove 42 cooperating with the elastic snap-fit ​​protrusion 52 is provided on the outer wall of the electrical connection component 4, and the snap-fit ​​groove 42 is arranged around the circumference of the electrical connection component 4, and the elastic snap-fit ​​protrusion 52 abuts against the front side wall of the snap-fit ​​groove 42.

[0043] In order to hold the bracket 5, a block 53 cooperating with the shell is provided on the outer side of the rear end of the bracket 5 in the insertion direction, and a slot 74 for fixing the bracket 5 is provided on the rear end of the shell 7 along the insertion direction of the bracket 5. The block 53 and the slot 74 are interlocked to prevent the bracket 5 from falling off from the inside and ensure that the electrical connection component 4 in the bracket 5 is in the correct position, thereby playing the role of holding and positioning.

[0044] In the present application, the rear portion of the housing 7 is provided with one or more card slots 74 for retaining the bracket 5, and the bracket 5 is correspondingly provided with a plurality of card blocks 53 that can slide into the card slots 74 along the insertion direction. At the end of the stroke when the electrical connection component 4 and the bracket 5 are inserted into the housing 7 together, the card block 53 is inserted into the card slot 74 to prevent the bracket 5 from retreating.

[0045] To improve the waterproof performance, a bracket sealing ring 6 is provided between the bracket 5 and the shell 7, a cable sealing ring 3 is provided between the bracket 5 and the cable 1, and a shell sealing ring 8 is fixed to the inner wall of the front end plug interface of the shell 7.

[0046] In order to prevent the cable sealing ring 3 from falling out, the rear end of the housing 7 is clamped with the rear cover 2, which abuts against the outside of the cable sealing ring to prevent the cable sealing ring from falling out. The clamping structure of the housing 7 and the rear cover 2 is as follows: the rear end of the housing 7 is a rear cover joint 73, and the outer circumference of the rear cover joint 73 is provided with a second clamping block 731, the rear cover 2 is rotated outside the rear cover joint 73, and the inner wall of the rear cover 2 is provided with a second clamping groove 21 clamped with the above-mentioned second clamping block.

[0047] When assembling the cable 1, the front end of the cable 1 first passes through the rear cover 2, then passes through the cable sealing ring 3, and is riveted to the inner and outer conductors of the electrical connection component 4. The electrical connection component 4 is then passed through the bracket 5 to seal the bracket 5 and the cable 1. The electrical connection component 4 and the bracket 5 are then passed through the outer shell 7 together until an end point is formed. The electrical connection component 4 is held between the outer shell 7 and the bracket 5. Finally, the rear cover 2 is clamped to the tail of the outer shell 7.

[0048] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An in-vehicle Ethernet waterproof connector, comprising a housing (7) and an electrical connection component (4), wherein an axial limit structure for limiting the electrical connection component (4) from penetrating into an extreme position is provided in the housing (7), characterized in that: The invention also comprises a bracket (5), on which an elastic clamping protrusion (52) is provided. When the electrical connection component (4) is inserted into the bracket (5), the elastic clamping protrusion (52) is deformed outwards. After the electrical connection component (4) passes smoothly, the elastic clamping protrusion (52) recovers its deformation and abuts against the electrical connection component (4) to prevent the electrical connection component (4) from retreating. When the electrical connection component (4) and the bracket (5) are inserted into the housing (7) together, the elastic clamping protrusion (52) that holds the electrical connection component (4) interferes with the inner surface of the housing (7) and deforms inwards, so that the elastic clamping protrusion (52) maintains a holding force that presses the electrical connection component (4) forwards.

2. The in-vehicle Ethernet waterproof connector according to claim 1, characterized in that: The housing (7) is provided with one or more than one card slot (74) for holding the bracket (5), and the bracket (5) is correspondingly provided with a card block (53) that can slide into the card slot (74) along the insertion direction.

3. The in-vehicle Ethernet waterproof connector according to claim 1, characterized in that: There are a plurality of elastic clamping protrusions (52), and the plurality of elastic clamping protrusions (52) are evenly distributed around the circumference of the bracket (5).

4. The vehicle-mounted Ethernet waterproof connector according to claim 1 or 3, characterized in that: The outer wall of the electrical connection assembly (4) is provided with a clamping groove (42) that cooperates with the elastic clamping protrusion (52).

5. The in-vehicle Ethernet waterproof connector according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rear end of the electrical connection component (4) is connected to a cable (1), a bracket sealing ring is provided between the bracket (5) and the housing (7), a cable sealing ring is provided between the bracket (5) and the cable (1), and the housing sealing ring is fixedly held on the inner wall of the front plug interface of the housing (7).

6. The in-vehicle Ethernet waterproof connector according to claim 5, characterized in that: The rear end of the housing (7) is clamped with a rear cover (2), and the rear cover (2) abuts against the outside of the cable sealing ring to prevent the cable sealing ring from retreating and falling out.

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