Locking mechanism of new energy vehicle charging gun

By designing a locking mechanism on the charging gun for new energy vehicles, and utilizing the cooperation of sleeves and springs, the problems of loosening and falling off the charging gun and the inconvenience of disassembly are solved, achieving a stable connection and convenient disassembly.

CN223680495UActive Publication Date: 2025-12-16JIANGSU ZILONG NEW ENERGY TECH CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202422457961.7
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-10-11
Publication Date
2025-12-16
Estimated Expiration
2034-10-11

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Technical Problem

Existing charging guns for new energy vehicles have a simple structure, relying solely on friction for connection. This makes them prone to loosening and detachment, leading to poor contact at the charging connector. Furthermore, they are inconvenient to disassemble and have poor practicality.

Method used

A locking mechanism was designed, comprising a charging gun body, a housing, a sleeve, a ball, a push plate, a fixing rod, and a spring. The push plate drives the sleeve to slide and compress the spring, releasing the ball from its limit position. The ball is then engaged with the slot through elastic restoring force, achieving a locking effect.

Benefits of technology

It achieves stable connection and convenient disassembly of the charging gun, avoids loosening and falling off, and improves the contact reliability and operation convenience of the charging connector.

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Abstract

The utility model belongs to the field of automobile charging equipment, particularly relates to a locking mechanism of a charging gun of a new energy vehicle, and aims to solve the problem that the existing locking mechanism of the charging gun of the new energy vehicle is inconvenient to release the limiting of a limiting block on the charging gun in the process of disassembling the charging gun. In order to overcome the defects that a charging gun needs to be pulled out of a charging seat by a user with brute force, and the charging gun is inconvenient to disassemble and assemble, the utility model provides the following scheme that the charging gun comprises a charging gun main body, a charging seat main body and a fixing mechanism; the charging gun body is fixedly sleeved with a shell, the charging gun body and the shell are both connected with the charging base body in an inserted mode, and a fixing mechanism is arranged on the shell. According to the utility model, through cooperation of all the components, the problem that a user needs to pull out the charging gun from the charging seat by brute force because the limiting of the charging gun by a limiting block is inconvenient to release in the prior art is solved, the structure is simple, the operation is easy, and the convenience and the practicability are improved.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to a new energy vehicle charging gun locking mechanism. BACKGROUND

[0002] New energy electric vehicles are the key development objects of the national energy industry, and compared with fuel vehicles, they do not emit carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxide and other toxic and harmful gases; the charging gun is an important component for charging new energy electric vehicles, and when charging, it only needs to be inserted into the charging connector on the vehicle, which can effectively prevent the charging gun from abnormally separating or being pulled out during use;

[0003] The existing new energy vehicle charging gun structure is relatively simple, only connected by friction, without locking mechanism, and the charging gun is easy to loosen and fall off after being touched by the outside, which causes the charging connector to be prone to poor contact. To solve the above problems, the document with application number 202111350412.4 discloses a new energy vehicle charging gun locking mechanism and a buckle structure matched therewith, which comprises a charging gun body, a charging connector fixedly connected to the top of the charging gun body, an installation block fixedly connected to the top of the charging connector, a cavity formed in the inside of the installation block, the cavity being in communication with the outside of the installation block, a control button embedded in the top of the installation block, and the control button penetrating into the inner cavity of the cavity.

[0004] However, after reading the above patent document, the following deficiencies are found: during the disassembly of the charging gun, it is not convenient to release the limiting block from limiting the charging gun, so the user needs to use brute force to pull out the charging gun from the charging seat, which has the disadvantage of not being convenient for disassembling the charging gun, poor practicability and room for improvement. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT

[0005] The utility model aims at solving the shortcomings in the prior art and provides a new energy vehicle charging gun locking mechanism.

[0006] In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme:

[0007] The utility model provides a locking mechanism of new energy vehicle charging gun, including charging gun main part, charging seat main part and fixed mechanism, the fixed sleeve is equipped with the casing on charging gun main part, and charging gun main part and casing are all with the insertion of charging seat main part, and the fixed mechanism is connected with charging seat main part, the fixed mechanism includes sleeve, ball, push plate, fixed link and spring, and the sliding groove three is seted up on the casing, and the sleeve slides in the sliding groove three, and the sleeve is connected with charging gun main part slidingly, and the sliding groove one is seted up on the casing, and the ball is slidably connected in the sliding groove one, and the ball is connected with the sleeve, and the ball is connected with the charging seat main part, and the sleeve is driven to slide a certain distance between charging gun main part and casing through the action of two push plates, at this moment, the sleeve compresses four springs, so that four springs store energy, and the sleeve is separated from the ball, so that the purpose that the ball is limited is achieved, then, charging gun main part and casing are inserted into charging seat main part, and the electrically conductive sleeve is inserted with the electrically conductive column, and the ball is correspondingly matched with the clamping groove, then, the push plate is loosened, and under the action of the elastic potential energy of four springs, the sleeve is slid between charging gun main part and casing, and the sleeve restores to the original state, and the ball is matched with the corresponding clamping groove, and the effect that charging gun main part is locked is achieved.

[0008] Specifically, four grooves are formed in the sleeve, and four springs are fixedly installed in the four grooves.

[0009] Specifically, two sliding grooves are formed in the casing, and the push plates are slidably connected in the two sliding grooves.

[0010] Specifically, the fixed rods are fixedly connected to the two sides of the balls, and the fixed rods are slidably connected with the casing.

[0011] Specifically, the clamping grooves are formed in the charging seat main part, and the clamping grooves are matched with the balls.

[0012] Specifically, the electrically conductive sleeve is arranged in the charging seat main part, and the electrically conductive column is arranged at one end of the charging gun main part.

[0013] Specific, the shell is provided with a plurality of sliding grooves two, a plurality of fixed rods are respectively in a plurality of sliding grooves two sliding, facilitate a plurality of fixed rods sliding, the shell is provided with a groove two, the insulating sealing ring is fixedly installed in the groove two, the insulating sealing ring is in contact with the charging seat main body, improves the sealing property and safety.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the advantages that:

[0015] The locking mechanism of the new energy vehicle charging gun of the utility model drives the sleeve to slide a certain distance rightwards between the charging gun main body and the shell through the action of the two push plates, at this time, the sleeve compresses the four springs, so that the four springs store energy, and the sleeve is separated from the plurality of balls, so that the purpose of releasing the limiting of the plurality of balls is achieved, then, the charging gun main body and the shell are inserted into the charging seat main body together, and the conductive sleeve is inserted with the conductive column, and the plurality of balls correspond to the plurality of clamping grooves respectively, then, the push plates are loosened, and under the action of the elastic potential energy of the four springs, the sleeve slides leftwards between the charging gun main body and the shell, and the sleeve returns to the original state, and the plurality of balls are clamped in the corresponding clamping grooves respectively, so that the effect of locking the charging gun main body is achieved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0016] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments or the prior art description. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only exemplary, and the structures, proportions, sizes, etc. shown in the drawings are only used to cooperate with the content disclosed in the description, so as to be understood and read by those skilled in the art, and do not limit the implementation conditions of the utility model, so it does not have the technical essence, any modification of the structure, change of the proportion relationship or adjustment of the size.

[0017] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional structure schematic diagram of the locking mechanism of the new energy vehicle charging gun of the utility model;

[0018] Figure 2 It is a main view structure dissection schematic diagram of the locking mechanism of the new energy vehicle charging gun of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 3 It is Figure 2 It is an enlarged structure schematic diagram of the position A in the middle;

[0020] Figure 4 It is a structure schematic diagram of the charging gun main body, the shell, the sleeve and the spring;

[0021] Figure 5 It is an assembly structure schematic diagram of the locking mechanism of the new energy vehicle charging gun of the utility model.

[0022] In the figure: 1, the main body of the charging gun; 2, the shell; 3, the sleeve; 4, the ball; 5, the main body of the charging seat; 6, the conductive sleeve; 7, the conductive column; 8, the mounting plate; 9, the push plate; 10, the fixed rod; 11, the handle; 12, the spring; 13, the clamping groove; 14, the sliding groove one; 15, the sliding groove two; 16, the insulating sealing ring. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] The following specific embodiments illustrate the embodiments of the present application, and those skilled in the art can easily understand other advantages and effects of the present application from the disclosed content. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, not all. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor belong to the scope of protection of the present application.

[0024] Reference Figures 1-5 A locking mechanism of a new energy vehicle charging gun, comprising a charging gun body 1, a charging seat body 5 and a fixing mechanism; the charging gun body 1 is fixedly sleeved with a shell 2, the charging gun body 1 and the shell 2 are both inserted with the charging seat body 5, the shell 2 is provided with a fixing mechanism, and the fixing mechanism is connected with the charging seat body 5; the fixing mechanism comprises a sleeve 3, a ball 4, a push plate 9, a fixed rod 10 and a spring 12, the shell 2 is provided with a sliding groove three, the sleeve 3 slides in the sliding groove three, the sleeve 3 is slidingly connected with the charging gun body 1, the shell 2 is provided with a plurality of sliding grooves one 14, the plurality of sliding grooves one 14 are all slidingly connected with the ball 4, the plurality of balls 4 are all in contact with the sleeve 3, and the plurality of balls 4 are all clamped with the charging seat body 5; the sleeve 3 is driven to slide a certain distance right between the charging gun body 1 and the shell 2 by the action of the two push plates 9, at this time, the sleeve 3 compresses the four springs 12, so that the four springs 12 store energy, and the sleeve 3 is separated from the plurality of balls 4, so as to achieve the purpose of releasing the limitation of the plurality of balls 4, then the charging gun body 1 and the shell 2 are inserted into the charging seat body 5 together, the conductive sleeve 6 is inserted with the conductive column 7, and the plurality of balls 4 are respectively corresponding to the plurality of clamping grooves 13, then the push plate 9 is loosened, and under the action of the elastic potential energy of the four springs 12, the sleeve 3 slides left between the charging gun body 1 and the shell 2, and the sleeve 3 returns to the original state, and the plurality of balls 4 are respectively clamped with the corresponding clamping grooves 13, thereby achieving the effect of locking the charging gun body 1.

[0025] In the embodiment, four grooves one are opened on the sleeve 3, the four grooves one are all fixedly installed with the spring 12, one end of the four springs 12 is all fixedly connected with the shell 2, and under the action of the elastic potential energy of the four springs 12, the sleeve 3 returns to the original state.

[0026] In the embodiment, two sliding grooves four are formed on the shell 2, two push plates 9 are slidingly connected in the two sliding grooves four, and the two push plates 9 are fixedly connected with the sleeve 3, so that the sleeve 3 is driven by the two push plates 9 to slide between the charging gun body 1 and the shell 2, and the two push plates 9 are also facilitated to slide.

[0027] In the embodiment, the plurality of spherical bodies 4 are fixedly connected with a plurality of fixed rods 10 on two sides, and the plurality of fixed rods 10 are slidingly connected with the shell 2, so that the plurality of spherical bodies 4 are prevented from being separated from the shell 2 through the action of the plurality of fixed rods 10.

[0028] In the embodiment, a plurality of clamping grooves 13 are formed in the charging seat body 5, the plurality of clamping grooves 13 are respectively matched with the plurality of spherical bodies 4, and the charging seat body 5 is fixedly connected with a mounting plate 8, so that the plurality of spherical bodies 4 are clamped with the charging seat body 5.

[0029] In the embodiment, the charging seat body 5 is provided with an electrically conductive sleeve 6, one end of the charging gun body 1 is provided with an electrically conductive column 7, the electrically conductive column 7 is inserted with the electrically conductive sleeve 6, and the charging gun body 1 is provided with a handle 11, so that the charging gun body 1 is connected with the charging seat body 5.

[0030] In the embodiment, a plurality of sliding grooves two 15 are formed on the shell 2, the plurality of fixed rods 10 respectively slide in the plurality of sliding grooves two 15, so that the plurality of fixed rods 10 are facilitated to slide, a recess two is formed on the shell 2, an insulating sealing ring 16 is fixedly installed in the recess two, the insulating sealing ring 16 is in contact with the charging seat body 5, and the sealing property and the safety are improved.

[0031] Working principle: in use, first, the sleeve 3 is driven by the two push plates 9 to slide a certain distance between the charging gun body 1 and the shell 2 to the right, at this time, the sleeve 3 compresses the four springs 12, so that the four springs 12 store energy, and the sleeve 3 is separated from the plurality of spherical bodies 4, so as to achieve the purpose of releasing the limiting of the plurality of spherical bodies 4, and then the plurality of spherical bodies 4 can move in the plurality of sliding grooves one 14 respectively, then the charging gun body 1 and the shell 2 are inserted into the charging seat body 5, the electrically conductive sleeve 6 is inserted with the electrically conductive column 7, and the plurality of spherical bodies 4 are respectively matched with the plurality of clamping grooves 13, then the push plates 9 are loosened, and under the action of the elastic potential energy of the four springs 12, the sleeve 3 slides between the charging gun body 1 and the shell 2 to the left, and the sleeve 3 returns to the original state, in the process, the sleeve 3 acts on the plurality of spherical bodies 4, and the plurality of spherical bodies 4 move to the outside of the shell 2, and the plurality of spherical bodies 4 are respectively clamped with the corresponding clamping grooves 13, at this time, the plurality of spherical bodies 4 are limited through the blocking of the sleeve 3, and at the same time, the charging gun body 1 is locked through the interaction between the plurality of spherical bodies 4 and the plurality of clamping grooves 13;

[0032] When the charging is completed, the push plate 9 is pushed again, and the charging gun body 1 is pulled out from the charging seat body 5, so that the quick disassembly effect of the charging gun body 1 is achieved.

[0033] The utility model discloses relative to prior art obtained technical progress is: through the cooperation of various components solved the existing due to the inconvenience of removing its limiting block to the limiting of charging gun, leading to the problem that the user needs to use the brute force to pull out the charging gun from its charging seat, and the structure is simple, easy to operate, improves the convenience and practicality.

Claims

1. A locking mechanism of a new energy vehicle charging gun, characterized in that, It include charging gun body (1), charging seat body (5) and fixed mechanism; The charging gun body (1) is fixedly provided with a shell (2), the charging gun body (1) and the shell (2) are connected with the charging seat body (5), the shell (2) is provided with a fixed mechanism, and the fixed mechanism is connected with the charging seat body (5); The fixed mechanism includes a sleeve (3), a ball (4), a push plate (9), a fixed rod (10) and a spring (12), the shell (2) is provided with a sliding groove three, the sleeve (3) slides in the sliding groove three, the sleeve (3) is connected with the charging gun body (1), the shell (2) is provided with a plurality of sliding grooves one (14), a plurality of sliding grooves one (14) are connected with the ball (4), a plurality of ball (4) are connected with the sleeve (3), and a plurality of ball (4) are connected with the charging seat body (5).

2. The locking mechanism of a new energy vehicle charging gun according to claim 1, characterized in that, Four recesses one are formed in the sleeve (3), four springs (12) are fixedly installed in the four recesses one, and one end of the four springs (12) is fixedly connected with the shell (2).

3. The locking mechanism of a new energy vehicle charging gun according to claim 2, characterized in that, Two sliding grooves four are formed in the shell (2), two push plates (9) are slidably connected in the two sliding grooves four, and the two push plates (9) are fixedly connected with the sleeve (3).

4. The locking mechanism of a new energy vehicle charging gun according to claim 1, characterized in that, A plurality of fixed rods (10) are fixedly connected to the two sides of the plurality of balls (4), and the plurality of fixed rods (10) are slidably connected with the shell (2).

5. The locking mechanism of a new energy vehicle charging gun according to claim 1, characterized in that, A plurality of clamping grooves (13) are formed in the charging seat body (5), the plurality of clamping grooves (13) are matched with the plurality of balls (4) respectively, and the charging seat body (5) is fixedly connected with a mounting plate (8).

6. The locking mechanism of a new energy vehicle charging gun according to claim 5, characterized in that, The charging seat body (5) is provided with a conductive sleeve (6), one end of the charging gun body (1) is provided with a conductive column (7), the conductive column (7) is connected with the conductive sleeve (6), and the charging gun body (1) is provided with a handle (11).

7. The locking mechanism of a new energy vehicle charging gun according to claim 4, characterized in that, A plurality of sliding grooves two (15) are formed in the shell (2), a plurality of fixed rods (10) slide in the plurality of sliding grooves two (15) respectively, a recess two is formed in the shell (2), an insulating sealing ring (16) is fixedly installed in the recess two, and the insulating sealing ring (16) is connected with the charging seat body (5).

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