Connector with button unlocking mechanism

Abstract

The utility model relates to a connector with a button unlocking mechanism, which comprises a socket, a plug and the button unlocking mechanism, the plug is matched with the socket in a plugging way, the button unlocking mechanism is arranged on the plug, the button unlocking mechanism comprises a button, and the button is configured to release the plugging state between the plug and the socket after being pressed; the button unlocking mechanism is further provided with a locking piece arranged on the plug, and the locking piece is configured to rotate back and forth in the axial direction of the locking piece and move up and down in the radial direction of the locking piece so as to correspondingly lock the button to be in a static state and release locking of the button in the static state. Therefore, by controlling the locking piece to move up and down and rotate back and forth in the plug, the button is locked and unlocked by the locking piece, so that the button cannot be pressed and moved even if the button is mistakenly touched or operated under the state that the button is locked by the locking piece, and the safety of the plug is ensured. Therefore, potential safety hazards caused by misoperation of the button are avoided.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of connectors, in particular to a connector with a button unlocking mechanism. Background Art

[0002] The existing connector structure usually includes a plug, a socket and a button, the plug and the socket are plugged together, and the button is configured to release the connection between the plug and the socket by pressing it again. That is to say, when it is necessary to release the plug-in connection between the plug and the socket, it can usually be easily achieved by applying a pressing force to the button.

[0003] However, there is a problem with the existing connector structure: once the button is accidentally touched or unlocked by a non-professional, the button will release the plug-in connection state after being pressed, which will bring great safety hazards. Utility Model Content

[0004] The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to provide a connector with a button unlocking mechanism which can avoid the potential safety hazard caused by the misoperation of the button in view of the above-mentioned prior art.

[0005] The technical solution adopted by the utility model to solve the above technical problems is: a connector with a button unlocking mechanism, comprising:

[0006] socket;

[0007] Plug, which is mated with the socket;

[0008] A button unlocking mechanism is provided on the plug, and the button unlocking mechanism comprises a button; wherein the button is configured to release the plug-in state between the plug and the socket after being pressed;

[0009] The button unlocking mechanism is characterized in that the button unlocking mechanism also has a locking member arranged on the plug, and the locking member is configured to produce back and forth rotation along its own axial direction and up and down movement along its own radial direction to correspond to the locking button being in a static state and to release the lock of the button in the static state.

[0010] Improved, in the connector with the button unlocking mechanism, the plug is provided with a vertical groove perpendicular to the direction of the pressing force on the button, the vertical groove has an upper end opening and a lower end opening, and a limited position surface is formed on the side wall of the vertical groove; the locking member has a rod body and a force-bearing end portion configured to receive the rotational force applied by an external tool, and a boss is formed on the side wall of the force-bearing end portion;

[0011] In addition, the button unlocking mechanism also has:

[0012] An elastic member is elastically compressed and arranged in the vertical groove of the plug along the direction in which the vertical groove is formed; wherein the lower end of the elastic member is located in the vertical groove, and the upper end of the elastic member is pressed by the force-bearing end of the locking member;

[0013] A stopper is fixed at the upper end opening of the vertical groove, the stopper has a cavity with two ends opening, a guide groove is formed on the side wall portion located on the stopper and forming the cavity, and the guide groove has a guide section formed by tilting from the lower end of the side wall portion toward the upper end of the side wall portion; wherein the cavity cooperates with the locking member to enter to generate the said back and forth rotation and the said up and down movement, and the guide section is configured to allow the boss of the force-bearing end of the locking member to enter from the lower end of the guide section and slide back and forth along the direction formed by the guide section;

[0014] Among them, the button is provided with a vertical through hole for inserting and removing the lower end of the rod body of the locking piece; the boss at the force-bearing end of the locking piece can be moved into the limiting space formed by the limiting surface of the vertical groove and the lower end of the side wall of the limiting piece after rotation.

[0015] Furthermore, in the connector with a button unlocking mechanism, a protrusion is provided on the side wall of the limiting member, and a slot for the protrusion to be inserted into is formed on the side wall of the vertical groove; wherein the slot is located above the limiting surface.

[0016] As a further improvement, in the connector with the button unlocking mechanism, a notch communicating with the lower end of the guide section is formed on the side wall portion of the limiting member.

[0017] As an improvement, in the connector with the button unlocking mechanism, the locking member is in the shape of a screw, and the upper end surface of the force-bearing end of the locking member has a force-bearing groove for cooperating with an external tool to apply a rotational force.

[0018] As a further improvement, in the connector with a button unlocking mechanism, a button assembly hole for fitting a button is formed on the side wall of the plug, and the button assembly hole is formed in a direction perpendicular to the vertical slot and communicated with the lower end opening of the vertical slot.

[0019] Further, in the connector with the button unlocking mechanism, the vertical slot includes:

[0020] The upper tank body is formed with the upper end opening for placing the limiting member;

[0021] The middle groove is used to place the compressed elastic member and the non-locking section of the locking member rod; wherein the non-locking section is the rod portion located on the locking member rod and not inserted into the vertical through hole of the button;

[0022] The lower groove body is formed with the lower end opening for the non-locking section of the locking member rod body to move in and out.

[0023] Compared with the prior art, the advantages of the present invention are: in the connector of the present invention, on the basis of the button being provided on the plug, a locking member is further provided on the plug which can rotate back and forth along its own axial direction and move up and down along its own radial direction. By controlling the up and down movement and back and forth rotation of the locking member in the plug, the locking member can lock and unlock the button, thereby ensuring that when the button is locked by the locking member, even if the button is touched or operated incorrectly, the button will not be pressed and moved, thereby avoiding safety hazards caused by incorrect operation of the button. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a connector with a button unlocking mechanism in an embodiment of the utility model;

[0025] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of the plug in the connector shown;

[0026] Figure 3 for Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the structure of the plug shown;

[0027] Figure 4 for Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the corresponding states of the components in the plug when they are assembled;

[0028] Figure 5 for Figure 2 A partial cross-sectional view of the plug shown in FIG. 1 corresponding to the connector being in a locked state;

[0029] Figure 6 for Figure 5 A magnified schematic diagram of part A in FIG.

[0030] Figure 7 for Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the arrangement state between the limiting member, the locking member and the elastic member;

[0031] Figure 8 It is a schematic diagram of the state when the rod body of the locking member is inserted into the vertical through hole of the button;

[0032] Fig. 9 for Figure 2 A partial cross-sectional view of the plug shown when the connector is in an unlocked state;

[0033] Fig.10 for Fig. 9 An enlarged schematic diagram of part B in FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0034] The present invention will be described in further detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0035] This embodiment provides a connector with a button unlocking mechanism. Figures 1 to 7 As shown, the connector with a button unlocking mechanism of this embodiment includes a socket 1, a plug 2 and a button unlocking mechanism, and the plug 2 is plugged into the socket 1; the button unlocking mechanism is arranged on the plug 2, and the button unlocking mechanism has a button 3, and the button 3 is configured to release the plugged state between the plug 2 and the socket 1 after being pressed; and the button unlocking mechanism also has a locking member 4 arranged on the plug 2, and the locking member 4 is configured to generate a back-and-forth rotation along its own axial direction and an up-and-down movement along its own radial direction, so as to correspond to the locking button 3 being in a static state and to release the lock of the static state of the button 3.

[0036] Specifically, in this embodiment, see Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, the plug 2 is provided with a vertical groove 20 perpendicular to the direction of the pressing force on the button 3, the vertical groove 20 has an upper opening 20a and a lower opening 20b, and a limited position surface 201 is formed on the side wall of the vertical groove 20; the locking member 4 has a rod body 41 and a force-bearing end 42 configured to receive the rotational force applied by an external tool, and a boss 421 is formed on the side wall of the force-bearing end 42; and the button unlocking mechanism also has an elastic member 5 and a limit member 6. For example, the locking member 4 is in the shape of a screw, and the upper end surface of the force-bearing end 42 of the locking member has a force-bearing groove 420 that cooperates with the rotational force applied by the external tool. Among them:

[0037] The elastic member 5 is elastically compressed and arranged in the vertical groove 20 of the plug 2 along the direction in which the vertical groove 20 is formed; the lower end of the elastic member 5 is located in the vertical groove 20, and the upper end of the elastic member 5 is pressed by the force-bearing end 42 of the locking member 4;

[0038] The stopper 6 is fixed at the upper opening 20a of the vertical groove 20. The stopper 6 has a cavity 60 with two openings at both ends. A guide groove 62 is formed on the side wall portion 61 located on the stopper 6 and forming the cavity 60. The guide groove 62 has a guide section 621 formed by tilting from the lower end 61a of the side wall portion toward the upper end 61b of the side wall portion; wherein the cavity 60 cooperates with the locking member 4 to enter to generate the said back and forth rotation and the said up and down movement, and the guide section 621 is configured to allow the boss 421 of the force-bearing end 42 of the locking member to enter from the lower end of the guide section and slide back and forth along the direction formed by the guide section;

[0039] Among them, the button 3 is provided with a vertical through hole 30 for inserting and removing the lower end of the rod body 41 of the locking member 4; the boss 421 of the force-bearing end 42 of the locking member can be moved into the limiting space formed by the limiting surface 21 of the vertical groove 20 and the lower end 61a of the side wall portion 61 of the limiting member after rotation.

[0040] In order to stably fix the stopper to the upper end opening of the vertical slot, in this embodiment, refer to Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, a protrusion 611 is provided on the side wall portion 61 of the stopper 6, and a clamping groove 200 is formed on the side wall of the vertical groove 20 for the protrusion 611 to be clamped into; wherein the clamping groove 200 is located above the stopper surface 21. In this way, through the clamping effect of the clamping groove on the protrusion of the stopper, the stopper cannot move upward toward the direction of the upper end opening of the vertical groove, thereby stably fixing the stopper in the vertical groove.

[0041] Of course, according to actual needs, the side wall portion 61 of the stopper 6 is formed with a notch 612 connected to the lower end of the guide section 621. By providing the notch 612, the boss of the locking member can easily enter from the lower end of the guide section and slide back and forth along the direction formed by the guide section.

[0042] In order to assemble the button on the plug and insert the lower end of the rod of the locking member into the vertical through hole of the button and remove it from the vertical through hole, see Figure 3 As shown, in this embodiment, a button assembly hole 21 for fitting a button is formed on the side wall of the plug 2, and the button assembly hole 22 is formed in a direction perpendicular to the vertical slot 20 and communicates with the lower end opening 20b of the vertical slot 20. In this way, the lower end of the locking member rod body located in the vertical slot can be inserted into the vertical through hole of the button and removed from the vertical through hole.

[0043] In order to place the above-mentioned limiting member, locking member and elastic member, see Figure 4 As shown, in this embodiment, the vertical slot 20 on the plug includes an upper slot body 201, a middle slot body 202 and a lower slot body 203 arranged from top to bottom, the upper slot body 201 is formed with the above-mentioned upper end opening 20a, the upper slot body 201 is used to place the limit member 6; the middle slot body 202 is used to place the compressed elastic member 5 and the non-locking section of the locking member rod body 41; wherein the non-locking section is the rod body portion located on the locking member rod body and not inserted into the vertical through hole of the button; the lower slot body 203 is formed with the above-mentioned lower end opening 20b, and the lower slot body 203 is used for the non-locking section of the locking member rod body 41 to move in and out.

[0044] The following combination Figures 1 to 7 , the connector lock and unlocking process with the button unlocking mechanism in this embodiment are described:

[0045] When it is necessary to lock the button of the connector, an external tool such as a screwdriver is inserted into the force-bearing end of the locking piece and snapped into its force-bearing groove, and the screwdriver is used to press the force-bearing end of the locking piece downward. Because the boss at the force-bearing end of the locking piece and the guide groove (guide section) of the limiting piece are in sliding fit, the locking piece will slide downward as a whole (including the rod body and the force-bearing end) in the cavity formed by the side wall of the limiting piece after being pressed downward, and the lower end surface of the force-bearing end of the locking piece touches the limiting surface in the vertical groove; then, the screwdriver is used to drive the locking piece to rotate clockwise by a certain angle until the locking piece is pressed. When the side surface of the boss at the force end touches the side wall portion at the notch of the limiter, the locking piece will move upward under the restoring movement of the compressed elastic piece until the boss at the force end of the locking piece touches the stop portion of the side wall portion of the limiter, and the locking piece cannot move further upward. At this time, the locking section of the locking piece rod body is just located in the vertical through hole of the button. In this way, even if the button is pressed in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the rod body, the button cannot move because it is locked by the locking piece rod body. In this way, even if the button on the plug is accidentally touched, the button will not move, thereby ensuring the safety of the entire connector state.

[0046] When the button needs to be unlocked, an external tool such as a screwdriver is used to press the locking member down for a certain distance, and then the locking member is rotated by the external tool until the boss of the locking member enters the guide groove from the lower end of the guide groove, and then the locking member continues to move along the guide end of the guide groove for a certain distance under the reset movement of the elastic member, and at this time, the locking section of the locking member rod body after moving up for a certain distance moves out of the vertical through hole of the button. In this way, the button is unlocked. In this state, if a pressing force is applied to the button, the button will move downward, thereby unlocking the connection state between the plug and the socket.

[0047] Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention are described in detail above, it should be clearly understood that the present invention may be modified and varied by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent substitution, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention shall be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A connector having a push button unlocking mechanism, comprising: Socket (1); A plug (2) is plugged into and matched with the socket (1); A button unlocking mechanism is arranged on the plug (2), and the button unlocking mechanism comprises a button (3); wherein the button (3) is configured to release the plug-in state between the plug (2) and the socket (1) after being pressed; The button unlocking mechanism is characterized in that the button unlocking mechanism also has a locking member (4) arranged on the plug (2), and the locking member (4) is configured to generate a back-and-forth rotation along its own axial direction and an up-and-down movement along its own radial direction to correspond to the locking button (3) being in a static state and to release the locking of the button (3) in the static state.

2. The connector with a button unlocking mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The plug (2) is provided with a vertical groove (20) perpendicular to the direction of the pressing force applied to the button (3), the vertical groove (20) having an upper opening (20a) and a lower opening (20b), and a limited position surface (21) is formed on the side wall of the vertical groove (20); the locking member (4) has a rod body (41) and a force-bearing end (42) configured to receive a rotational force applied by an external tool, and a boss (421) is formed on the side wall of the force-bearing end (42); In addition, the button unlocking mechanism also has: An elastic member (5) is elastically compressed and arranged in the vertical groove (20) of the plug (2) along the direction in which the vertical groove (20) is formed; wherein the lower end of the elastic member (5) is located in the vertical groove (20), and the upper end of the elastic member (5) is pressed by the force-bearing end (42) of the locking member (4); A limiting member (6) is fixed at the upper end opening (20a) of the vertical groove (20), the limiting member (6) having a cavity (60) with two ends opening, a guide groove (62) formed on the side wall portion (61) located on the limiting member (6) and forming the cavity (60), the guide groove (62) having a guide section (621) inclined from the lower end (61a) of the side wall portion toward the upper end (61b) of the side wall portion; wherein the cavity (60) cooperates with the locking member (4) to enter to generate the said back and forth rotation and the said up and down movement, and the guide section (621) is configured to allow the boss (421) of the force-bearing end (42) of the locking member to enter from the lower end of the guide section and slide back and forth along the direction formed by the guide section; The button (3) is provided with a vertical through hole (30) for inserting and removing the lower end of the rod body (41) of the locking member (4); the boss (421) of the force-bearing end (42) of the locking member can be moved into the limiting space formed by the limiting surface (21) of the vertical groove (20) and the lower end (61a) of the side wall (61) of the limiting member after rotation.

3. The connector with a button unlocking mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that: A protrusion (611) is provided on the side wall portion (61) of the limiting member (6), and a slot (200) for the protrusion (611) to be inserted into is formed on the side wall of the vertical groove (20); wherein the slot (200) is located above the limiting surface (21).

4. The connector with a button unlocking mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that: A notch (612) communicating with the lower end of the guide section (621) is formed on the side wall portion (61) of the limiting member (6).

5. The connector with a button unlocking mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that: The locking member (4) is in the shape of a screw, and the upper end surface of the force-bearing end portion (42) of the locking member has a force-bearing groove (420) for cooperating with an external tool to apply a rotational force.

6. The connector with a button unlocking mechanism according to any one of claims 2 to 5, characterized in that: A button assembly hole (22) for fitting a button is formed on the side wall of the plug (2), and the button assembly hole (22) is formed in a direction perpendicular to the vertical slot (20) and is connected to the lower end opening (20b) of the vertical slot (20).

7. The connector with a button unlocking mechanism according to claim 6, characterized in that: The vertical groove (20) comprises: The upper tank body (201) is formed with the upper end opening (20a) for placing the limiting member; The middle groove (202) is used to place the compressed elastic member and the non-locking section of the locking member rod; wherein the non-locking section is the rod portion located on the locking member rod and not inserted into the vertical through hole of the button; The lower groove body (203) is formed with the lower end opening (20b) for the non-locking section of the locking member rod to move in and out.

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