Servo motor connector

By using hydrolysis-resistant plastic and a metal elastic locking design, the waterproof and dustproof problem of servo motor connectors in harsh environments is solved, improving connection stability and assembly/disassembly efficiency, reducing production costs, and making it suitable for high-density, high-frequency servo motor connectors.

CN223462529UActive Publication Date: 2025-10-21ELECTRIC CONNECTOR TECH
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Application Number
CN202422607619.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-10-28
Publication Date
2025-10-21
Estimated Expiration
2034-10-28

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Technical Problem

Existing servo motor connectors have poor waterproof and dustproof performance in harsh environments, insufficient connection stability, and excessive height, which affects the installation of servo motors.

Method used

The support base and sealing ring are integrally injection molded from hydrolysis-resistant plastic, combined with metal elastic buckles and potting compound, to achieve quick connection and interference seal between plug and socket, reducing production costs and improving waterproof and dustproof performance.

Benefits of technology

It improves the efficiency and stability of connector assembly and disassembly, reduces production costs, ensures stable signal transmission and power output in harsh environments, and saves working space for servo motors.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a servo motor connector which comprises a socket connector and a plug connector. The socket connector comprises a supporting seat which is integrally formed by injection molding and is provided with a bottom plate and a butt joint, a socket terminal which is arranged in the butt joint in a penetrating manner, and lock hooks which are symmetrically formed on the two sides of the butt joint; the plug connector comprises a plug shell with a butt joint cavity and a cable clamp interface, a terminal fixing rubber core arranged in the butt joint cavity, a plurality of plug terminals inserted in the terminal fixing rubber core in a penetrating mode, and a cable clamp assembly arranged on the cable clamp interface in a sleeving mode and used for clamping and fixing a cable. And the elastic lock catches are fixedly arranged on the two sides of the plug shell and used for being clamped and matched with the lock hooks. According to the utility model, the plug connector and the socket connector are connected through the elastic lock catch instead of a screw, the assembly and disassembly efficiency and the connection stability are greatly improved, and the multiple sealing forms of the pouring sealant and the sealing ring are adopted, so that the production cost is low, the assembly efficiency is high, and the waterproof and oil-proof performance is good.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of electric connector, especially relates to a servo motor connector. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the field of industrial automation, servo motors are widely used in various high-precision and high-speed control scenarios. Whether on production lines or in mechanical equipment, servo motors play a crucial role. As an industrial connector designed specifically for servo systems, the power connector of a servo motor is mainly used for power connection of the servo motor, ensuring the normal operation of the entire servo system. As one of the important components of a servo motor, the servo motor connector is usually installed on the surface of the servo motor and uses a socket and plug-in method to achieve power access. The existing servo motor, considering the simultaneous transmission of power and signals, usually integrates power pins and signal pins on the socket and integrates power terminals and signal terminals on the plug, enabling stable power transmission in high-speed, high-load, and complex working environments.

[0003] With the market's demand for connectors to develop towards high performance, high density, and high frequency technology, connectors are required to not only meet basic functions but also have good waterproof, dustproof, and strong anti-interference functions in some humid and dusty environments to prevent water and dust from entering the connector and protect electronic components from damage. However, the current industrial servo motor connectors on the market have the following drawbacks: 1. The plug connector and the socket connector are fixed with screws, which is time-consuming and tedious to assemble and disassemble. The screws can easily loosen due to machine vibration or other external factors, affecting the connection stability between the plug connector and the socket connector. 2. There is a lack of design structure specifically for waterproof and oil-proof, and the waterproof and oil-proof performance is poor. Water or oil can easily penetrate into the connector, corrode the internal circuit components, cause short circuits or other electrical faults, and reduce the service life of the power connector. 3. The height of the connector is too high, directly affecting the overall size of the servo motor, causing the servo motor to be unable to install. Therefore, it is necessary to further improve and upgrade the existing servo motor connector to better meet the new market demand direction. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0004] The utility model aims to design a power connector that has waterproof and dustproof, anti-interference, and strong external impact resistance, and has a smaller height size, to solve the shortcomings of the prior art and provide stable signal transmission and power output for motors in harsh environments, improving the stability of the overall performance of industrial products.

[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solutions:

[0006] A kind of servo motor connector, including socket connector and plug connector;Wherein: the socket connector includes integrally injection molded support seat with bottom plate and mating head, socket terminal is arranged in the mating head along the direction of plug-in, and locking hook is symmetrically shaped in the both sides of the mating head;The plug connector includes plug shell with mating cavity and wire clamp interface, terminal fixed rubber core is arranged in the mating cavity, a plurality of plug terminals are inserted in the terminal fixed rubber core along the direction of connector plug-in, flexible sealing sleeve is partially plugged into the wire clamp interface, wire clamp plastic is sleeved on the deformation section of the flexible sealing sleeve, locking nut is sleeved on the wire clamp plastic and is screwed with the outer wall of the wire clamp interface, and elastic lock catch is fixed on the both sides of the plug shell for being engaged with the locking hook.

[0007] Further, the elastic lock catch is integrally bent and formed by sheet metal, including fixed part embedded in the plug shell, elastic arm formed by outwardly folding and extending from the fixed part, and lock opening matched with the locking hook is formed on the elastic arm.

[0008] Further, the fixed part is further stamped and formed with barb and anti-skid protrusion to make the elastic lock catch more firm.

[0009] Further, the elastic arm is partially outwardly extended to form limiting support arm, and correspondingly, the plug shell is provided with limiting groove capable of accommodating the limiting support arm to limit the maximum deformation degree of the elastic arm.

[0010] Further, the outer side wall of the mating head is circumferentially provided with second sealing groove, and second sealing ring is arranged in the second sealing groove.

[0011] Further, the bottom plate is provided with fixing hole to facilitate the installation of the connector on the servo motor, and the bottom of the bottom plate is further provided with a first sealing groove surrounding the socket terminal, and first sealing ring is arranged in the first sealing groove.

[0012] Further, the socket terminal is filled with potting glue at the joint with the mating head.

[0013] Further, the wire clamp interface is provided on the side of the mating cavity and protrudes outward, and the included angle between the axis of the wire clamp interface and the side wall of the mating cavity is 20°-70°.

[0014] Further, the wire clamp plastic includes cylindrical main body and a plurality of elastic clamp arms circumferentially and uniformly arranged at the end of the cylindrical main body and axially outwardly extended.

[0015] Further, the mating cavity of the plug shell is provided with buckle, and the terminal fixed rubber core is clamped and fixed in the mating cavity through the buckle.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the servo motor connector has the beneficial technical effects that:

[0017] 1. The elastic lock catch made of metal stamping is used to replace the screw to connect the plug connector and the socket connector, greatly improving the assembly and disassembly efficiency and the connection stability, and avoiding the human error of missing the screw.

[0018] 2. The support seat is integrally injection molded by hydrolysis-resistant plastic, the gap between the support seat and the socket terminal is sealed by the potting glue, and the interference seal of the plug connector and the socket connector is realized by arranging the sealing ring on the side wall of the connector, which not only has low production cost and high assembly efficiency, but also has good waterproof and oil-proof performance.

[0019] 3. The wire clamp interface is arranged on the side wall of the metal shell at a certain angle, which facilitates the plugging and unplugging of the connector and saves the working space of the servo motor. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] The following description of the drawings is only some embodiments, and other drawings can be obtained from the drawings by those skilled in the art without creative labor. In the drawings:

[0021] Figure 1 A working state schematic view of the plug connector and the socket connector in the servo motor connector provided by the embodiment of the utility model is shown;

[0022] Figure 2 A working state schematic view of the plug connector and the socket connector in the servo motor connector provided by the embodiment of the utility model is shown;

[0023] Figure 3 A working state schematic view of the plug connector and the socket connector in the servo motor connector provided by the embodiment of the utility model is shown;

[0024] Figure 4 A working state schematic view of the plug connector and the socket connector in the servo motor connector provided by the embodiment of the utility model is shown;

[0025] Figure 5 A working state schematic view of the plug connector and the socket connector in the servo motor connector provided by the embodiment of the utility model is shown;

[0026] Figure 6 A working state schematic view of the plug connector and the socket connector in the servo motor connector provided by the embodiment of the utility model is shown;

[0027] Figure 7 A working state schematic view of the plug connector and the socket connector in the servo motor connector provided by the embodiment of the utility model is shown;

[0028] Figure 8 A connection relationship diagram of a plug connector and a socket connector in a servo motor connector is provided in the embodiment of the utility model;

[0029] Figure 9 A partial enlarged diagram of the connection relationship of the plug connector and the socket connector in the servo motor connector is provided in the embodiment of the utility model;

[0030] Figure 10 A structure diagram of an elastic lock catch in the servo motor connector is provided in the embodiment of the utility model.

[0031] In the drawings, the components represented by each reference numeral are listed as follows:

[0032] 1-bottom plate, 101-fixed hole, 102-lock hook, 103-first sealing ring, 2-adapter, 201-potting glue, 202-second sealing groove, 203-second sealing ring, 3-socket terminal, 4-plug shell, 401-adapter cavity, 402-wire clamp interface, 403-buckle, 5-elastic lock catch, 501-fixed part, 502-elastic arm, 503-lock opening, 504-limiting support arm, 6-plug terminal, 7-terminal fixed glue core, 8-flexible sealing sleeve, 801-plug-in section, 802-deformation section, 9-wire clamp plastic, 901-cylindrical main body, 902-elastic clamp arm, 903-protruding part, 10-locking nut, 11-cable. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0033] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0034] The embodiment of the utility model provides a servo motor connector, which comprises a socket connector and a plug connector, and specifically:

[0035] As Figures 1 to 5As shown in the embodiment, the socket connector can provide a connection point for the power input of the servo motor, and the socket connector comprises a support seat and socket terminals 3, the support seat is integrally injection molded by hydrolysis-resistant plastic, the production cost is lower and the quality is lighter, the working load of the servo motor is small, and the support seat comprises a rectangular bottom plate 1 and a butt joint 2 located at the middle of the bottom plate 1. Among them, four fixing holes 101 for installing screws are arranged at the four corners of the bottom plate 1, and the socket connector is fixedly installed on the shell of the servo motor by screws. A first sealing groove is also formed in the bottom of the bottom plate 1, which surrounds the socket terminals 3, a first sealing ring 103 is arranged in the first sealing groove, the first sealing ring 103 is a silica gel ring with good oil resistance, and the first sealing ring 103 at the bottom of the support seat can be compressed by tightening the screw, so that the bottom of the support seat is tightly attached to the matching surface of the servo motor, thereby preventing water, dust and other impurities from entering the inside of the connector, and realizing the functions of waterproof and dustproof. The bottom plate 1 is also formed with a lock hook 102, the lock hook 102 has two opposite and symmetrical sides located on both sides of the butt joint 2, and can be clamped with the elastic lock 5 on both sides of the plug connector to realize the quick docking and separation of the plug connector and the socket connector.

[0036] As Figures 3 to 5 shown, the butt joint 2 is provided with a mounting groove for mounting the socket terminals 3, and the socket terminals 3 are arranged in the butt joint 2 along the plug-in direction through the mounting groove, which provides a stable connection position for the plug connector and ensures that the plug connector and the socket connector can be accurately plugged and reliably electrically connected. In addition, the gap between the socket terminals 3 and the butt joint 2 is filled with potting glue 201, which can not only play a buffering role to prevent the terminals from loosening or moving under the action of external force impact, vibration or plugging, but also effectively improve the waterproof and moisture-proof performance of the connector. The outer wall of the butt joint 2 is circumferentially provided with a second sealing groove 202, and a second sealing ring 203 is arranged in the second sealing groove 202, the second sealing ring 203 is also a silica gel ring with good oil resistance, which is used to fill the plug-in gap between the plug connector and the socket connector, and improve the waterproof and oil-proof performance of the connector.

[0037] As Figures 6 to 9As shown, as a preferred embodiment, the plug connector comprises a plug shell 4, a terminal assembly and a cable clamp assembly. The plug shell 4 is used to provide external protection for internal electronic components, and comprises a mating cavity 401 matching the shape of the mating head 2 and a cable clamp interface 402 for fixing the cable 11, which is opened on the side of the mating cavity 401 and protrudes outward, and is in communication with the inside of the mating cavity 401, so that the cable 11 can be connected with the terminal assembly in the mating cavity 401. The angle between the axis of the cable clamp interface 402 and the side wall of the mating cavity 401 is 20°-70°, so as to facilitate plugging and save motor working space.

[0038] As shown in the drawings, Figures 8 to 10 The outer wall of the plug shell 4 is formed with two elastic latches 5 for clamping cooperation with the locking hooks 102 in the connector plugging direction. The elastic latches 5 are integrally bent and formed by a metal sheet, comprising a fixed part 501 embedded in the plug shell 4, an elastic arm 502 formed by outwardly folding and extending from the upper end of the fixed part 501, and a lock opening 503 formed on the elastic arm 502 and matched with the locking hooks 102. The fixed part 501 is also stamped and formed with barbs and anti-skid protrusions, so that the elastic latches 5 can be more firmly fixed and installed on the plug shell 4. The elastic arm 502 extends outward on one side to form a limiting support arm 504, and correspondingly, the plug shell 4 is provided with a limiting groove along the movement path of the limiting support arm 504, which can accommodate the limiting support arm 504 and limit the maximum deformation of the elastic arm 502.

[0039] In this embodiment, the terminal assembly comprises a cable 11, a plurality of plug terminals 6 and a terminal fixing glue core 7. One end of the cable 11 without insulation is pressed and connected with the plug terminal 6 by a pressing tool to form a reliable electrical connection, so as to ensure stable transmission of current between the servo motor and the power supply. The terminal fixing glue core 7 is provided with a plurality of insertion grooves spaced apart in the connector plugging direction, and the plug terminals 6 connected with the cable 11 are inserted from the cable clamp interface 402 of the plug shell 4 and correspondingly inserted into the insertion grooves of the terminal fixing glue core 7. The plug shell 4 is also formed with a buckle 403 in the mating cavity 401, and the terminal fixing glue core 7 is clamped and fixed in the mating cavity 401 by the buckle 403.

[0040] As shown in the drawings, Figure 7As shown, the clamp assembly comprises a flexible sealing sleeve 8, a hollow clamp plastic 9 and a locking nut 10. The flexible sealing sleeve 8 comprises a plug-in section 801 and a deformation section 802, the plug-in section 801 is plugged inside the clamp interface 402, the clamp plastic 9 is sleeved on the deformation section 802 of the flexible sealing sleeve 8, the clamp plastic 9 comprises a cylindrical main body part 901 and a plurality of elastic clamping arms 902 which are uniformly arranged on the end of the cylindrical main body part 901 and extend axially outward. And the deformation section 802 of the clamp plastic 9 adopts a closing design (i.e. the end of the elastic clamping arm 902 is bent radially inward to form a convex part 903 with a limiting effect), which limits the flexible sealing sleeve 8 and better clamps and fixes the cable 11. The locking nut 10 is sleeved on the deformation section 802 of the clamp plastic 9 and is screwed with the outer wall of the clamp interface 402.

[0041] By tightening the locking nut 10, the deformation section 802 can be clamped inward, the flexible sealing sleeve 8 can be shrunk to tightly fit the outer wall of the cable 11, the cable 11 can be tightly clamped in the clamp interface 402, and the cable 11 can be prevented from being accidentally pulled during use to cause loose connection or damage, so as to realize firm clamping and fixing of the cable 11 while providing good sealing effect.

[0042] The above-mentioned embodiments only express the implementation of the present application, and the description is more specific and detailed, but it cannot be understood as the limitation of the scope of the invention patent. It should be noted that for ordinary skilled in the art, without departing from the concept of the present application, a number of modifications and improvements can be made, which belong to the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application patent should be subject to the appended claims.

Claims

1. A servo motor connector, characterized in that: The utility model relates to a socket connector and a plug connector, and relates to the technical field of connectors. The socket connector comprises a support seat integrally injection molded with a bottom plate (1) and a mating head (2), socket terminals (3) arranged through the mating head (2) in the insertion direction, and locking hooks (102) symmetrically formed on both sides of the mating head (2). The plug connector comprises a plug shell (4) with a mating cavity (401) and a wire clamp interface (402), a terminal fixing glue core (7) arranged in the mating cavity (401), plug terminals (6) arranged through the terminal fixing glue core (7) in the connector insertion direction, a flexible sealing sleeve (8) partially inserted into the wire clamp interface (402), a wire clamp plastic (9) sleeved on a deformation section (802) of the flexible sealing sleeve (8), a locking nut (10) sleeved on the wire clamp plastic (9) and threadedly matched with the outer wall of the wire clamp interface (402), and elastic latches (5) fixed on both sides of the plug shell (4) for clamping cooperation with the locking hooks (102). The elastic latches (5) are integrally bent and formed from a metal sheet, comprising a fixed portion (501) embedded in the plug shell (4), and an elastic arm (502) formed by outwardly and forwardly extending from the fixed portion (501), wherein a lock opening (503) matched with the locking hooks (102) is formed in the elastic arm (502).

2. A servo motor connector according to claim 1, wherein: The fixed portion (501) is further stamped and formed with barbs and anti-skid protrusions for fixing the elastic latches (5) more firmly.

3. A servo motor connector according to claim 2, wherein: A limiting support arm (504) is formed on one side of the elastic arm (502) and extends outward, and correspondingly, a limiting groove capable of accommodating the limiting support arm (504) is arranged on the plug shell (4) to limit the maximum deformation degree of the elastic arm (502).

4. A servo motor connector according to claim 2, wherein: A second sealing groove (202) is formed in the outer wall of the mating head (2) in the circumferential direction, and a second sealing ring (203) is arranged in the second sealing groove (202).

5. A servo motor connector according to claim 1, wherein: A fixed hole (101) is formed in the bottom plate (1) to facilitate the mounting of the connector on a servo motor, and a first sealing groove is formed in the bottom of the bottom plate (1) to surround the socket terminals (3), and a first sealing ring (103) is arranged in the first sealing groove.

6. A servo motor connector according to claim 1, wherein: The joint between the socket terminals (3) and the mating head (2) is filled with potting glue (201).

7. A servo motor connector according to claim 1, wherein: The wire clamp interface (402) is arranged on the side of the mating cavity (401) and protrudes outward, and the included angle between the axis of the wire clamp interface (402) and the side wall of the mating cavity (401) is 20°-70°.

8. A servo motor connector according to claim 1, wherein: The wire clamp plastic (9) comprises a cylindrical main body (901) and a plurality of elastic clamp arms (902) arranged uniformly in the circumferential direction on the end of the cylindrical main body (901) and extending axially and outward.

9. A servo motor connector according to claim 1, wherein: A buckle (403) is arranged in the mating cavity (401) of the plug shell (4), and the terminal fixing glue core (7) is clamped and fixed in the mating cavity (401) through the buckle (403).

10. A servo motor connector according to claim 1, wherein: ​