Connector and electrical equipment

Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of household appliances, particularly relates to a connector and electrical equipment, and aims to solve the technical problem of poor assembly efficiency of a signal line on the connector to a certain extent. The connector comprises a body and a rotating shaft, a connecting hole is formed in the body, a first opening is formed in the side wall of the connecting hole and penetrates in the axial direction of the connecting hole, part of the rotating shaft is connected into the connecting hole of the body, the other part of the rotating shaft protrudes out of the surface of the body, and a second opening is formed in the side wall of the rotating shaft. And the second opening is through along the axial direction of the rotating shaft and is communicated with the first opening for the wiring terminal to pass through. The assembly efficiency of the signal line on the connector can be improved, and the connector has good practicability.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application belongs to the technical field of household appliances, and specifically relates to a connector and an electrical device. Background Art

[0002] Some electrical equipment is assembled with a door body through a connector such as a hinge. In the related art, if the size of the wiring terminal adapted to the signal line used in the electrical equipment is too large, it cannot pass through the rotating shaft of the connector, resulting in a technical problem of poor assembly efficiency when assembling the signal line on the connector. Summary of the invention

[0003] The present application provides a connector and an electrical device, aiming to solve the technical problem of poor assembly efficiency of signal lines on the connector to at least a certain extent.

[0004] In a first aspect of the present application, a connector is provided, comprising: a body, provided with a connecting hole, a side wall of the connecting hole provided with a first opening, the first opening extending through the connecting hole in an axial direction; a rotating shaft, partly connected to the connecting hole of the body, the other part protruding out of the surface of the body, the side wall of the rotating shaft provided with a second opening, the second opening extending through the shaft in an axial direction, the second opening communicating with the first opening for passage of a wiring terminal.

[0005] A connector provided by the present application has a first opening on the side wall of a connecting hole, a part of a rotating shaft is assembled in the connecting hole, and a second opening is arranged on the side wall of the rotating shaft. The second opening is communicated with the first opening. When assembling a signal line with a large-sized terminal, the terminal of the signal line can pass through the rotating shaft with the second opening and the connecting hole with the first opening, so that the terminal can be pre-assembled on the signal line, so that the signal line and the terminal pass through the rotating shaft of the connector together, so as to improve the assembly efficiency of the signal line on the connector, and the connector has good practicality.

[0006] In some embodiments, a central angle of the first opening is less than or equal to a central angle of the second opening.

[0007] In some embodiments, the first opening is rectangular and the second opening is fan-shaped.

[0008] In some embodiments, a portion of the circumference of the rotating shaft is provided with a slot, and the side wall of the connecting hole is engaged in the slot of the rotating shaft.

[0009] In some embodiments, two clamping blocks are spaced apart on a portion of the circumference of the rotating shaft, and the two clamping blocks and the rotating shaft form the clamping groove.

[0010] In some embodiments, the body includes: a first connecting part, the connecting hole is arranged on the first connecting part; a second connecting part, and the first connecting part are located on a different plane; a third connecting part, both ends of which are respectively connected to the first connecting part and the second connecting part.

[0011] In some embodiments, the first opening is disposed on a side of the connecting hole facing away from the second connecting portion.

[0012] In some embodiments, a mounting hole is provided on the second connecting portion.

[0013] In some embodiments, a plurality of mounting holes are disposed on the second connecting portion, and the plurality of mounting holes are disposed around the outside of the periphery of the assembly hole.

[0014] In some embodiments, the connector further includes a decorative piece, which is detachably covered on the body, and the decorative piece and another part of the rotating shaft are respectively arranged on two sides of the body.

[0015] In some embodiments, a connecting plate is disposed on a side of the main body facing the decorative element, and the connecting plate abuts against and is connected to a side portion of the decorative element.

[0016] In some embodiments, two limiting portions are relatively arranged on a side of the main body facing the decorative element, and the two limiting portions abut against two sides of an inner wall of the decorative element.

[0017] In a second aspect of the present application, the present application provides an electrical device, which includes: a fixed body, a rotating body and the above-mentioned connector, wherein: the connector is connected to the fixed body, and the rotating shaft on the connector is connected to the rotating body.

[0018] An electrical device provided by the present application has a first opening on the side wall of the connecting hole of the connector, a part of the rotating shaft is assembled in the connecting hole, and a second opening is arranged on the side wall of the rotating shaft. The second opening is communicated with the first opening. When assembling a signal line with a large-sized terminal, the terminal of the signal line can pass through the rotating shaft with the second opening, so that the terminal can be pre-assembled on the signal line, so that the signal line and the terminal pass through the rotating shaft of the connector together, so as to improve the assembly efficiency of the signal line on the connector, and has good practicality.

[0019] In some embodiments, the electrical device is a disinfection cabinet. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work.

[0021] Figure 1 A schematic structural diagram of a connector in the related art is shown;

[0022] Figure 2 shows the signal line in Figure 1 The assembly diagram on the connector shown;

[0023] Figure 3 A schematic diagram showing the structure of a connector in some embodiments of the present application is shown;

[0024] Figure 4 Shows Figure 3 The structural diagram of the ontology in ;

[0025] Figure 5 Shows Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the structure of the rotating shaft in FIG.

[0026] Figure 6 shows the signal line in Figure 3 The assembly diagram on the connector shown;

[0027] Figure 7 A schematic diagram showing the structure of a decorative element in some embodiments is shown;

[0028] Figure 8-Figure 11 The schematic diagram shows the process of assembling the rotating body of the electrical equipment onto the fixed body.

[0029] Description of reference numerals:

[0030] a-connector;

[0031] Main body 1, connecting hole 101, first opening 102, first connecting portion 103, second connecting portion 104, third connecting portion 105, assembly hole 106, mounting hole 107, limiting portion 108;

[0032] Rotating shaft 2, second opening 201, clamping slot 202, clamping block 203;

[0033] Decorative pieces - 3;

[0034] Connecting plate - 4;

[0035] Terminal block-5;

[0036] Signal line - 6;

[0037] Fixed body-b;

[0038] Rotating body-c. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0039] In order to make the technical personnel in the technical field to which the present application belongs to understand the present application more clearly, the technical scheme in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in the field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0040] Figure 1 shows a schematic structural diagram of a connector in the related art, Figure 2 shows the signal line in Figure 1 The connector assembly diagram is shown. Figure 1 as well as Figure 2 The connector in the related art has a shaft 2, and the shaft 2 is provided with a through hole for the signal line 6 to pass through. The signal line 6 used on the electrical equipment is equipped with a terminal 5. If the size of the terminal 5 is too large, it cannot pass through the shaft 2 of the connector. When assembling the signal line 6, it is necessary to place the terminal in a suitable position, and then pass the unassembled signal line 6 through the shaft 2. When assembling the signal line 6 and the terminal 5 on site, there is a phenomenon that the communication is abnormal due to assembly threading errors, and the assembly efficiency is affected due to the on-site assembly of the signal line 6 and the terminal 5.

[0041] Based on the above technical problems, the present application provides a connector and an electrical device, aiming to solve the technical problem of poor assembly efficiency of the signal line 6 on the connector to at least a certain extent.

[0042] Figure 3 shows a schematic structural diagram of a connector in some embodiments of the present application, Figure 4 Shows Figure 3 The structural diagram of the ontology in Figure 5 Shows Figure 3 The schematic diagram of the structure of the rotating shaft in FIG. Figure 6 shows the signal line in Figure 3 The connector assembly diagram is shown. Figure 3-Figure 6The connector provided in the present application includes a body 1 and a rotating shaft 2, the body 1 is provided with a connecting hole 101, the side wall of the connecting hole 101 is provided with a first opening 102, the first opening 102 passes through the connecting hole 101 along the axial direction, a part of the rotating shaft 2 is connected to the connecting hole 101 of the body 1, and the other part protrudes from the surface of the body 1, the side wall of the rotating shaft 2 is provided with a second opening 201, the second opening 201 passes through the axial direction of the rotating shaft 2, and the second opening 201 is communicated with the first opening 102 for the connection terminal 5 to pass through.

[0043] A connector provided in the present application has a first opening 102 provided on the side wall of a connecting hole 101, a portion of a rotating shaft 2 is assembled in the connecting hole 101, a second opening is provided on the side wall of the rotating shaft 2, and the second opening 201 is communicated with the first opening 102. When assembling a signal line 6 having a large-sized connecting terminal 5, the connecting terminal 5 of the signal line 6 can pass through the rotating shaft 2 having the second opening 201 and the connecting hole 101 having the first opening 102, so that the connecting terminal 5 can be pre-assembled on the signal line 6, so that the signal line 6 and the connecting terminal 5 pass through the rotating shaft 2 of the connector together, thereby avoiding the phenomenon of communication abnormality caused by on-site assembly threading errors, thereby improving the assembly efficiency of the signal line 6 on the connector, and having good practicality.

[0044] Combination Figure 3-Figure 6 In some embodiments, the minimum dimension of the first opening 102 of the connecting hole along its circumference and the minimum dimension of the second opening 201 along its circumference are greater than the dimension of the terminal 5 in the thickness direction, the radial dimension of the first opening 102 can be greater than the dimension of the terminal 5 in the length direction, the radial dimension of the second opening 201 can be greater than or equal to the dimension of the terminal 5 in the length direction, or can be smaller than the dimension of the terminal 5 in the length direction. Under the condition that the radial dimension of the second opening 201 is smaller than the dimension of the terminal 5 in the length direction, when the terminal 5 passes through the connector, a part of the terminal 5 can protrude from the second opening 201 but be located in the first opening 102, so that the terminal 5 can pass through the connector smoothly.

[0045] Combination Figure 4 as well as Figure 5 In some embodiments, the center angle of the first opening 102 may be less than or equal to the center angle of the second opening 201, the first opening 102 may be rectangular, and the second opening 201 may be fan-shaped. In other embodiments, the first opening 102 may also be fan-shaped, and the second opening 201 may be rectangular, which is not described here.

[0046] Combination Figure 3 as well as Figure 5In some embodiments, a slot 202 is provided on a part of the circumference of the rotating shaft 2, and the side wall of the connecting hole 101 is engaged in the slot 202 of the rotating shaft 2, so as to realize the assembly of the rotating shaft 2 on the body 1.

[0047] Combination Figure 3 as well as Figure 5 In a specific implementation, two blocks 203 may be arranged at intervals on a part of the circumference of the shaft 2, and the two blocks 203 and the shaft 2 are configured to form the above-mentioned slot 202. In some embodiments, the block 203 may be stamped and formed by the shaft 2 to facilitate assembly of the transfer account on the body 1.

[0048] Combination Figure 3 as well as Figure 4 In some embodiments, the main body 1 may include a first connecting part 103, a second connecting part 104 and a third connecting part 105, the connecting hole is arranged on the first connecting part 103, the second connecting part 104 and the first connecting part 103 are located on different planes, and the two ends of the third connecting part 105 are respectively connected to the first connecting part 103 and the second connecting part 104, so that the main body 1 forms a stepped connection structure.

[0049] In addition, since the second connecting portion 104 and the first connecting portion 103 are located on different planes, that is, there is a height difference between the first connecting portion 103 and the second connecting portion 104, during the specific assembly, the rotating shaft 2 on the first connecting portion 103 is movably connected to the component to be assembled, and the second connecting portion 104 is fixedly installed on another component to be assembled, so that the first connecting portion 103 and the component to be assembled have movable space, so that the component can rotate smoothly around the rotating shaft 2 of the connector.

[0050] Combination Figure 3 as well as Figure 4 In some embodiments, the first opening 102 of the connecting hole 101 is disposed on a side of the connecting hole 101 facing away from the second connecting portion 104. The first opening 102 can be disposed opposite to the second connecting portion 104, or can be inclined to the length direction of the main body 1, which is not limited here.

[0051] Combination Figure 3 as well as Figure 4 In some embodiments, the second connecting portion 104 may be provided with an assembly hole 106 , which may be a waist-shaped hole whose length dimension is greater than that of the connecting terminal 5 , so that the connecting terminal 5 can pass through smoothly.

[0052] Combination Figure 3 as well as Figure 4In some embodiments, the second connection portion 104 may be provided with a plurality of mounting holes 107, and the second connection portion 104 may be fixed to the component to be installed by a plurality of connectors (such as screws) corresponding to the mounting holes 107. The plurality of mounting holes 107 may be arranged around the outer periphery of the assembly hole 106 to effectively fix and assemble the second connection portion 104 on the component to be installed.

[0053] Figure 7 FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the structure of a decorative element in some embodiments. Figure 3 , Figure 4 as well as Figure 7 In some embodiments, the connector may further include a decorative piece 3, which is detachably covered on the body 1, and the decorative piece 3 and another part of the rotating shaft 2 are respectively arranged on both sides of the body 1. After the signal line 6 with the connecting terminal 5 is assembled in place and the second connecting portion 104 is fixed to the component to be installed, the decorative piece 3 can be covered on the body 1 to seal the holes on the body 1 and the rotating shaft 2 to prevent foreign matter from entering the corresponding component through the hole, so as to improve the cleanliness of the component.

[0054] Combination Figure 3 , Figure 4 as well as Figure 7 In some embodiments, a connecting plate 4 may be provided on one side of the body 1 facing the decorative element 3, and the connecting plate 4 abuts against and is connected to the side of the decorative element 3. The connecting plate 4 may be stamped at the end of the length direction of the second connecting portion 104, and the connecting plate 4 and the first opening 102 may be disposed opposite to each other along the length direction of the body 1. Holes may be provided on the connecting plate 4 to fix the decorative element 3 to the connecting plate 4 through connecting members such as screws, so as to realize the assembly of the decorative element 3 on the body 1.

[0055] Combination Figure 3 , Figure 4 as well as Figure 7 In some embodiments, two limiting portions 108 are relatively provided on one side of the main body 1 facing the decorative part 3, and the two limiting portions abut against the two sides of the inner wall of the decorative part 3. When the decorative part 3 is assembled on the main body 1, the two limiting portions can limit the decorative part 3 so that the decorative part 3 is initially positioned on the main body 1, and then the decorative part 3 is fixedly connected to the connecting plate 4 by connecting parts such as screws to realize the assembly of the decorative part 3 on the main body 1.

[0056] Combination Figure 3 as well as Figure 4 In a specific implementation, the two limiting parts can be two protrusions arranged on the main body 1, and the two protrusions can be formed by stamping the main body 1 to facilitate the manufacturing and production of the limiting parts.

[0057] Based on the above-mentioned connector, the present application also provides an electrical device, which may include a fixed body, a rotating body and the above-mentioned connector, wherein: the connector is connected to the fixed body, and the rotating shaft 2 on the connector is connected to the rotating body so that the rotating body can rotate relative to the fixed body.

[0058] An electrical device provided by the present application has a first opening 102 provided on the side wall of the connecting hole 101 of the connector, a part of the rotating shaft 2 is assembled in the connecting hole 101, and a second opening 201 is provided on the side wall of the rotating shaft 2, and the second opening 201 is communicated with the first opening 102. When assembling a signal line 6 with a large-sized terminal 5, the terminal 5 of the signal line 6 can pass through the rotating shaft 2 with the second opening 201 and the connecting hole 101 with the first opening 102, so that the terminal 5 can be pre-assembled on the signal line 6, so that the signal line 6 and the terminal 5 pass through the rotating shaft 2 of the connector together, so as to improve the assembly efficiency of the signal line 6 on the connector, and has good practicality.

[0059] In specific implementation, the above connectors are provided at both ends of the rotating body, and the rotating shafts 2 of the two connectors are coaxially arranged so that the rotating body rotates around the rotating shafts 2 of the connectors. Under the condition that two connectors are provided, if the signal line 6 with the connecting terminal 5 is passed through from one end, therefore, the connector in the related art can be used without the need to assemble the signal line 6, and if the signal line 6 with the connecting terminal 5 is passed through from both ends, the above two connectors can use the connectors provided in this application.

[0060] Figure 8-Figure 11 The figure shows the process of assembling the rotating body of the electrical equipment onto the fixed body. Figure 8-Figure 10 In the process of assembling the rotating body c onto the fixed body b, the lower end of the rotating body c is first assembled onto the rotating shaft 2 of the connector a located at the lower side, so that the rotating body c is initially assembled onto the fixed body b ( Figure 8 As shown), the main body 1 of the connector a on the upper side is assembled on the fixed body b, and the shaft 2 of the connector a on the upper side is assembled on the upper end of the rotating body c ( Fig. 9 Then, the signal line 6 with the connection terminal 5 is assembled in place through the rotating shaft 2 of the connector and the assembly hole 106 ( Fig.10 As shown), finally, the decorative part 3 of the connector is assembled on the body 1 ( Fig.11 shown).

[0061] In some embodiments, the electrical appliance may be a disinfection cabinet, the fixed body is the cabinet body of the disinfection cabinet, and the rotating body is the door body of the disinfection cabinet. In other embodiments, the electrical appliance may also be other equipment with a rotatable door body, such as a dishwasher, a microwave oven, etc., which is not limited here.

[0062] In the present application, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, a first feature being "above" or "below" a second feature may include that the first and second features are in direct contact, or may include that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact through another feature between them. Moreover, a first feature being "above", "above" and "above" a second feature includes that the first feature is directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. A first feature being "below", "below" and "below" a second feature includes that the first feature is directly below and obliquely below the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is lower in level than the second feature.

[0063] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "clockwise" and "counterclockwise" indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as a limitation on the present application.

[0064] In this application, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "connection", "fixation", etc. should be understood in a broad sense. For example, "fixation" can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in this application can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0065] In addition, the descriptions of "first", "second", etc. in this application are only for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying their relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more features. In the description of this application, the meaning of "plurality" is two or more, unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0066] Although the embodiments of the present application have been shown and described, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present application, and that the scope of the present application is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A connector, characterized in that: The connector comprises: The body is provided with a connecting hole, a side wall of the connecting hole is provided with a first opening, and the first opening penetrates the connecting hole along the axial direction; The rotating shaft is partially connected to the connecting hole of the body and the other part protrudes from the surface of the body. The side wall of the rotating shaft is provided with a second opening, which passes through the axial direction of the rotating shaft and is connected to the first opening for the connection terminal to pass through.

2. The connector according to claim 1, characterized in that: A central angle of the first opening is smaller than or equal to a central angle of the second opening.

3. The connector according to claim 2, characterized in that: The first opening is rectangular, and the second opening is fan-shaped.

4. The connector according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: A clamping groove is arranged on a part of the circumference of the rotating shaft, and the side wall of the connecting hole is clamped in the clamping groove of the rotating shaft.

5. The connector according to claim 4, characterized in that: Two clamping blocks are arranged at intervals on a part of the circumference of the rotating shaft, and the two clamping blocks and the rotating shaft form the clamping groove.

6. The connector according to any one of claims 1 to 3 and 5, characterized in that: The body comprises: A first connecting portion, wherein the connecting hole is provided on the first connecting portion; A second connection portion, located on a different plane from the first connection portion; The third connecting part has two ends connected to the first connecting part and the second connecting part respectively.

7. The connector according to claim 6, characterized in that: The first opening is disposed on a side of the connecting hole facing away from the second connecting portion.

8. The connector according to claim 6, characterized in that: The second connecting portion is provided with an assembly hole.

9. The connector according to claim 8, characterized in that: The second connecting portion is provided with a plurality of mounting holes, and the plurality of mounting holes are arranged around the outer side of the assembling hole.

10. The connector according to any one of claims 1 to 3, 5 and 7 to 9, characterized in that: The connector further comprises a decorative piece, which is detachably covered on the body, and the decorative piece and another part of the rotating shaft are respectively arranged on two sides of the body.

11. The connector according to claim 10, characterized in that: A connecting plate is arranged on one side of the main body facing the decorative element, and the connecting plate abuts against and is connected to the side of the decorative element.

12. The connector according to claim 10, characterized in that: Two limiting portions are arranged opposite to each other on one side of the main body facing the decorative element, and the two limiting portions abut against two sides of the inner wall of the decorative element.

13. An electrical device, characterized in that: The electrical device comprises: a fixed body, a rotating body and a connector according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein: The connector is connected to the fixed body, and the rotating shaft on the connector is connected to the rotating body.

14. The electrical device according to claim 13, characterized in that: The electrical equipment is a disinfection cabinet.

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