Industrial connector giving consideration to power and signal transmission

Abstract

The utility model provides an industrial connector giving consideration to both power and signal transmission, which comprises a protective shell, a protective cover, a power connecting device and a signal connecting device, each signal terminal assembly comprises a signal shell and a plurality of signal terminals, the protective shell is provided with two assembly ports, one assembly port is used for installing a plurality of power terminal assemblies, and the other assembly port is used for installing a plurality of signal terminals. One wire nose is used for being connected with a power wire, the other wire nose is used for installing a signal terminal assembly, the signal terminal assembly is used for being connected with a signal wire, the power wire and the signal wire can be led out from the wire leading port, and the insulating cap covers the wire leading end, so that the protection performance during high-voltage and large-current application is improved, and interference on transmission of the signal wire is avoided; and in cooperation with the protective shell and the protective cover, the protective property of the whole industrial connector is improved again, and the design of the protective cover is utilized to facilitate wiring operation and use. In addition, the two assembling ports and the connecting devices are arranged in a high-low staggered mode, and therefore assembling of the power connector and the signal connector is facilitated.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of connectors, in particular to an industrial connector that takes both power and signal transmission into consideration. Background Art

[0002] A connector is a commonly used component in electrical engineering. Its function is to connect circuits on different devices or different modules in a circuit, so that current or signals can flow or be transmitted, so that the circuit can achieve its intended function.

[0003] An existing industrial connector is provided with multiple connection ports, one of which is provided with a plug, the outward end of the plug is used to connect to another connector, and the inward end of the plug is used to connect to a cable. With the application of more and more electrification and intelligent equipment, in addition to the access requirements of power cables, there is also a need for access requirements of signal cables for control. For this reason, more types of terminals need to be configured in a single industrial connector. At the same time, the simultaneous access of power cables and signal cables also needs to consider their protection. Utility Model Content

[0004] The utility model aims to provide an industrial connector which takes both power and signal transmission into consideration.

[0005] In order to achieve the purpose of the utility model, the utility model provides an industrial connector that takes into account both power and signal transmission, including a protective shell and a protective cover, the protective shell is provided with an installation cavity, the vertical lower end of the installation cavity is provided with a first assembly port and a second assembly port, the first assembly port and the second assembly port both extend in the horizontal arrangement direction, the first assembly port and the second assembly port are arranged in the horizontal lead-out direction, the vertical upper end of the installation cavity is provided with an operation port, the protective cover covers the operation port and is connected to the protective shell, and the horizontal side end of the installation cavity is provided with a lead port; the industrial connector includes a power connection device and a signal connection device, the power connection device includes a power installation frame and a plurality of power terminal assemblies, the power installation frame is provided with a plurality of power installation holes penetrating along the insertion direction, the plurality of power installation holes are arranged in a single row along the horizontal arrangement direction, the power installation frame is installed at the first assembly port, the power terminal assembly includes a power shell, a conductive column, an insulating cap and a wire nose, a power shell is fixedly installed in a power installation hole, the power shell is provided with a power terminal hole penetrating along the insertion direction, the conductive column is installed at the power terminal hole, the conductive column is provided with a connection end at the outward end, the conductive column A wiring terminal is arranged at the inward end, the wire nose extends in the horizontal lead-out direction and is connected to the wiring terminal, the insulating cap is located in the installation cavity and is sleeved on the wire nose and the wiring terminal; the signal connection device includes a signal installation frame, a support frame and a plurality of signal terminal assemblies, the support frame includes two frames, the frame includes a bottom wall and side walls located on both sides of the bottom wall, the bottom wall is provided with a plurality of bayonet holes along the horizontal arrangement direction, the side wall is provided with a hinge, the two frames are hinged by the hinge, the signal terminal assembly includes a signal housing and a plurality of signal terminals, the signal housing is provided with a plurality of signal terminal holes along the insertion direction A signal terminal is arranged in the signal terminal hole, and the signal housing is provided with card blocks on two opposite sides respectively, and the card block on one side is engaged with the card port on one side, and a connecting plate is connected to the side wall, and the connecting plate is perpendicular to the side wall, and a first positioning hole is penetrated through the connecting plate along the plug-in direction, and a signal installation frame is penetrated through the signal installation hole along the plug-in direction, and a second positioning hole is provided on the inner wall of the signal installation hole, and a first fixing hole is provided at the edge of the second assembly opening, and the support frame is installed in the signal installation hole, and a first connecting screw passes through the first positioning hole, the second positioning hole and the first fixing hole to be connected.

[0006] A further solution is that the industrial connector includes a signal protection cover, which has a third positioning hole penetrating through it at the edge, and a signal mounting frame has a second fixing hole on the periphery of the signal mounting hole, the signal protection cover covers the outside of the signal mounting hole, and the second connecting screw passes through the third positioning hole and is connected to the second fixing hole.

[0007] A further solution is that the first assembly opening is closer to the lead opening than the second assembly opening, and the first assembly opening is located below the second assembly opening.

[0008] A further solution is that the industrial connector includes a fixed installation frame, a through-hole is arranged through the fixed installation frame along the horizontal lead-out direction, a third fixing hole is arranged on the outer periphery of the through-hole, a fourth positioning hole is arranged on the outer periphery of the lead-in opening of the protective shell, the third connecting screw passes through the fourth positioning hole and is connected to the third fixing hole, the fixed installation frame and the protective shell are used to clamp the fixed object, and the through-hole is connected to the lead-in opening.

[0009] A further solution is that the hinge part on one side is arranged as a hinge hole, and the hinge part on the other side is arranged as a hinge column, the hinge hole is hinged to the hinge column, and the two side walls located on the same side of the horizontal arrangement direction are arranged in the same plane.

[0010] A further solution is that the two connecting plates located on the same side of the horizontal arrangement direction are arranged in the same plane.

[0011] The beneficial effect of the utility model is that two assembly ports are provided in the protective shell, one of which is used to install multiple power terminal assemblies, and a wire nose is used to connect the power line, while the other is used to install the signal terminal assembly, and the signal terminal assembly is installed to connect the signal line. The power line and the signal line can be led out from the lead-in port, and the insulating cap is used to cover the terminal, thereby improving the protection in high-voltage and high-current applications to avoid interference with the transmission of the signal line. In combination with the protective shell and the protective cover, the protection of the overall industrial connector is further improved, and the design of the protective cover is used to facilitate wiring operations. In addition, the two assembly ports and the connecting device are arranged in a high-low staggered arrangement, thereby facilitating the assembly of the power connector and the signal connector. In addition, the provision of a fixed installation frame is also used to improve the assembly stability of the protective shell, and the use of a support frame in a hinged arrangement can facilitate better assembly of the signal terminal assembly. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0012] Figure 1 It is a connection schematic diagram of an embodiment of the industrial connector of the utility model.

[0013] Figure 2 It is a connection schematic diagram of the industrial connector embodiment of the utility model from another perspective.

[0014] Figure 3 It is an exploded view of an embodiment of the industrial connector of the utility model.

[0015] Figure 4 It is an exploded view of the signal connection device in the industrial connector embodiment of the utility model.

[0016] Figure 5 It is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the industrial connector of the utility model.

[0017] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0018] Reference Figures 1 to 5 The industrial connector includes a protective shell 11, a protective cover 12, a power connection device 2 and a signal connection device 3. The protective shell 11 is provided with an installation cavity 111. The vertical lower end of the installation cavity 111 is provided with a first assembly port 113 and a second assembly port 114 arranged in a rectangular shape. The first assembly port 113 and the second assembly port 114 both extend along the horizontal arrangement direction X. The first assembly port 113 and the second assembly port 114 are arranged along the horizontal lead-out direction Y. The first assembly port 113 is closer to the lead-in port 112 than the second assembly port 114. The first assembly port 113 is located below the second assembly port 114. An operation port is provided at the vertical upper end of the installation cavity 111. The protective cover 12 covers the operation port and is connected to the protective shell 11. The horizontal side end of the installation cavity 111 is provided with a lead-in port 112.

[0019] The power connection device 2 includes a power installation frame 21 and multiple power terminal assemblies 22. The power installation frame 21 is provided with multiple power installation holes 211 along the insertion direction Z. The multiple power installation holes 211 are arranged in a single row along the horizontal arrangement direction X. The power installation frame 21 is installed at the first assembly port 113. The power terminal assembly 22 includes a power shell 221, a conductive column 222, an insulating cap 24 and a wire nose 23. A power shell 221 is fixedly installed in a power installation hole 211. The power shell 221 is provided with a power terminal hole along the insertion direction Z. The conductive column 222 is installed at the power terminal hole. The conductive column 222 is provided with a connection end at the outward end, and the conductive column 222 is provided with a wiring terminal at the inward end. The wire nose 23 extends along the horizontal lead-out direction Y and is connected to the wiring terminal. The insulating cap 24 is located in the installation cavity 111 and is sleeved outside the wire nose 23 and the wiring terminal.

[0020] The signal connection device 3 includes a signal installation frame 31, a support frame and multiple signal terminal assemblies 33. The support frame includes two frames 32. The frame 32 includes a bottom wall 321 and side walls 323 located on both sides of the bottom wall 321. The bottom wall 321 is provided with multiple bayonet holes 322 along the horizontal arrangement direction X. The side wall 323 is provided with a hinge part. The hinge part on one side is provided in the form of a hinge hole 3231, and the hinge part on the other side is provided in the form of a hinge column 3232. The hinge hole 3231 is hinged to the hinge column 3232, and then the two frames 32 are hinged through the hinge part, and the two side walls 323 located on the same side of the horizontal arrangement direction X are arranged in the same plane.

[0021] The signal terminal assembly 33 includes a signal housing 331 and a plurality of signal terminals. Different signal terminal assemblies 33 have different forms. The signal housing 331 is provided with a plurality of signal terminal holes along the insertion direction Z. One signal terminal is provided in the signal terminal hole. The signal housing 331 is provided with a clamping block 332 on opposite sides. By rotating and opening the two frames 32, the signal housing 331 can be conveniently installed in the supporting frame. The clamping block 332 on one side is engaged with the clamping port 322 on one side. The signal housing 331 is gap-assembled between the two bottom walls 321. A connecting plate 324 is connected to the side wall 323. The connecting plate 324 is vertically On the side wall 323, after the two frames 32 are put together, the two connecting plates 324 located on the same side of the horizontal arrangement direction X are arranged in the same plane, and the connecting plate 324 is penetrated with a first positioning hole 3241 along the insertion direction Z, and the signal installation frame 31 is penetrated with a signal installation hole 311 along the insertion direction Z, and the inner wall of the signal installation hole 311 is provided with a second positioning hole 312, and the edge of the second assembly port 114 is provided with a first fixing hole 115, the support frame is installed in the signal installation hole 311, and the first connecting screw 325 passes through the first positioning hole 3241 and the second positioning hole 312 to be connected with the first fixing hole 115.

[0022] The industrial connector includes a signal protection cover 34, which has a third positioning hole 341 extending through the edge thereof. The signal mounting frame 31 has a second fixing hole 314 disposed on the periphery of the signal mounting hole 311. The signal protection cover 34 covers the outside of the signal mounting hole 311, and the second connecting screw 342 passes through the third positioning hole 341 and is connected to the second fixing hole 314.

[0023] The industrial connector includes a fixed installation frame 32, which is penetrated by a through hole 132 along the horizontal lead-out direction Y, and a third fixing hole 131 is arranged on the outer periphery of the through hole 132 of the fixed installation frame 32, and a fourth positioning hole 115 is arranged on the outer periphery of the lead-in port 112 of the protective shell 11, and a third connecting screw 116 passes through the fourth positioning hole 115 and is connected to the third fixing hole 131, and the fixed installation frame 32 and the protective shell 11 are used to clamp a fixed object 14, and the fixed object 14 can be a fixed object, a fixed plate or a fixed wall. The fixed object 14 is also provided with a wire hole, and the wire hole is connected between the through hole 132 and the lead-in port 112, and the outer side of the power connection device 2 is used to connect with another power connector 4, and a plurality of connection terminals are arranged in the power connector 4, and one connection terminal is connected to a power terminal assembly 22, and the signal connection device 3 is used to connect with another signal connector.

[0024] As can be seen from the above, by setting two assembly ports in the protective shell, one of which is used to install multiple power terminal assemblies, and the wire nose is used to connect the power line, and the other is used to install the signal terminal assembly, and the signal terminal assembly is installed to connect the signal line. The power line and the signal line can be led out from the lead-in port, and the insulating cap is used to cover the terminal, thereby improving the protection in high-voltage and high-current applications to avoid interference with the transmission of the signal line. In combination with the protective shell and the protective cover, the protection of the overall industrial connector is further improved, and the design of the protective cover is used to facilitate wiring operations. In addition, the two assembly ports and the connecting device are arranged in a high and low staggered arrangement, thereby facilitating the assembly of the power connector and the signal connector. In addition, the setting of a fixed installation frame is also used to improve the assembly stability of the protective shell, and the use of a support frame in a hinged arrangement can facilitate the better assembly of the signal terminal assembly.

Claims

1. An industrial connector that takes into account both power and signal transmission, comprising a protective shell and a protective cover, the protective shell is provided with a mounting cavity, the vertical lower end of the mounting cavity is provided with a first assembly port and a second assembly port, the first assembly port and the second assembly port both extend in a horizontal arrangement direction, the first assembly port and the second assembly port are arranged in a horizontal lead-out direction, the vertical upper end of the mounting cavity is provided with an operation port, the protective cover covers the operation port and is connected to the protective shell, and the horizontal side end of the mounting cavity is provided with a lead-in port; Features: The industrial connector includes a power connection device and a signal connection device, the power connection device includes a power installation frame and a plurality of power terminal assemblies, the power installation frame is provided with a plurality of power installation holes along the insertion direction, the plurality of power installation holes are arranged in a single row along the horizontal arrangement direction, the power installation frame is installed at the first assembly port, the power terminal assembly includes a power housing, a conductive column, an insulating cap and a wire nose, one power housing is fixedly installed in one power installation hole, the power housing is provided with a power terminal hole along the insertion direction, the conductive column is installed at the power terminal hole, the conductive column is provided with a connection end at one end facing outward, the conductive column is provided with a wiring terminal at one end facing inward, the wire nose extends along the horizontal lead-out direction and is connected to the wiring terminal, the insulating cap is located in the installation cavity and is sleeved outside the wire nose and the wiring terminal; The signal connection device comprises a signal installation frame, a support frame and a plurality of signal terminal assemblies. The support frame comprises two frames. The frame comprises a bottom wall and side walls located on both sides of the bottom wall. The bottom wall is provided with a plurality of bayonet holes along the horizontal arrangement direction. The side wall is provided with a hinge portion. The two frames are hinged through the hinge portion. The signal terminal assembly comprises a signal housing and a plurality of signal terminals. The signal housing is provided with a plurality of signal terminal holes along the insertion direction. One signal terminal is provided in the signal terminal hole. The signal housing is provided with card blocks on opposite sides respectively. The card blocks on one side are engaged with the bayonet holes on one side. A connecting plate is connected to the side wall. The connecting plate is perpendicular to the side wall. The connecting plate is provided with a first positioning hole through the connecting plate along the insertion direction. The signal installation frame is provided with a signal installation hole through the insertion direction. The inner wall of the signal installation hole is provided with a second positioning hole. A first fixing hole is provided at the edge of the second assembly port. The support frame is installed in the signal installation hole. A first connecting screw passes through the first positioning hole, and the second positioning hole is connected with the first fixing hole.

2. The industrial connector according to claim 1, characterized in that: The industrial connector includes a signal protection cover, which is provided with a third positioning hole at an edge position, and the signal installation frame is provided with a second fixing hole on the periphery of the signal installation hole. The signal protection cover covers the outside of the signal installation hole, and a second connecting screw passes through the third positioning hole and is connected to the second fixing hole.

3. The industrial connector according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first assembly opening is closer to the lead opening than the second assembly opening, and the first assembly opening is located below the second assembly opening.

4. The industrial connector according to claim 1, characterized in that: The industrial connector includes a fixed installation frame, the fixed installation frame is penetrated with a through opening along the horizontal lead-out direction, the fixed installation frame is provided with a third fixing hole on the periphery of the through opening, the protective shell is provided with a fourth positioning hole on the periphery of the lead-in opening, the third connecting screw passes through the fourth positioning hole and is connected to the third fixing hole, the fixed installation frame and the protective shell are used to clamp a fixed object, and the through opening is connected to the lead-in opening.

5. The industrial connector according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The hinge part on one side is arranged as a hinge hole, and the hinge part on the other side is arranged as a hinge column. The hinge hole is hinged to the hinge column, and the two side walls located on the same side of the horizontal arrangement direction are arranged in the same plane.

6. The industrial connector according to claim 5, characterized in that: The two connecting plates located on the same side of the horizontal arrangement direction are arranged in the same plane.

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