Connector with automatic locking function
By combining the design of alignment plates, guide slides, and wedge-shaped blocks, the shortcomings of existing connectors in automatic locking are solved, achieving fast and convenient docking and locking, and improving the stability and accuracy of the connectors.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520000356.9
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-01-02
- Publication Date
- 2026-01-13
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-01-02
AI Technical Summary
Existing connectors have shortcomings in terms of quick and convenient automatic mating and locking operations, which affects the convenience and stability of the connectors.
The design employs a combination of alignment plate, guide plate, wedge block, support device, and limiting device. The automatic locking function is achieved through the cooperation of the guide plate and the fixed guide groove. The sliding limit of the wedge block and the locking plate improves the docking accuracy and stability.
It enables quick and convenient automatic locking of connectors, improving the accuracy and stability of the mating process.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of connector equipment technology, specifically to a connector with an automatic locking function. Background Technology
[0002] A connector is an electronic component primarily used to connect wires or cables. They provide a convenient and reliable way to connect and disconnect wires and enable the transmission of current, signals, or data. Cable connectors typically consist of two or more mating connectors, each with pins and sockets, which are used to connect and disconnect the wires through insertion and removal operations.
[0003] For example, the utility model patent disclosed in announcement number CN217281441U discloses a radio frequency signal connector with a self-locking structure, comprising: a body including a connector head and a connecting groove, a plug disposed on the inner side of the connector head, a connecting cylinder fixedly connected to the surface of the connector head, and a slot fixedly connected to the surface of the connecting groove; a self-locking mechanism including a limiting groove formed on the inner side of the connector head, a stop rod penetrating the outer surface of the connector head, a locking rod fixedly connected to the outer surface of the slot, and a locking block fixedly connected to the side of the locking rod away from the slot. This utility model achieves self-locking between the connector head and the connecting groove through the sliding connection of the locking rod and the limiting groove, and the insertion connection of the locking block and the slot. The stop block clamps and fixes the connecting wire inside the connecting cylinder, and the connection between the rotating ring and the stop block fixes the position of the stop block within the connecting cylinder.
[0004] Although the above-mentioned connectors can perform connection operations, they are not convenient for quick and easy automatic docking and locking operations, which reduces the convenience of connecting subsequent connectors and also reduces the stability of the connectors after docking. Therefore, there is an urgent need for a connector with an automatic locking function to solve the above-mentioned problems. Utility Model Content
[0005] The purpose of this invention is to provide a connector with an automatic locking function to solve the problems mentioned in the background art.
[0006] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following technical solution: a connector with an automatic locking function, comprising an alignment plate, wherein a connecting cable is disposed at the center of the rear end face of the alignment plate, and an alignment sleeve is fixedly disposed at the front end face of the alignment plate.
[0007] The guide slide plate is provided in four sets, and the four sets of guide slide plates are equidistantly arranged on the outer end face of the alignment sleeve;
[0008] The wedge-shaped blocks are provided in three sets, and the three sets of wedge-shaped blocks are fixedly arranged at equal intervals on the outer end face of the guide slide.
[0009] The support device is slidably engaged with the outer end face of the aligning sleeve, and four sets of limiting devices are equidistantly engaged with the inner end face of the support device, and a guide ring is slidably engaged with the outer end face of the support device.
[0010] Preferably, the support device includes a fixed bracket, a limiting cable is provided at the center of the rear end face of the fixed bracket, and plugs are provided at equal intervals on the inner end face of the fixed bracket. Four sets of fixed guide grooves are provided at equal intervals on the inner wall of the fixed bracket, and a guide groove is provided on the side end face of the fixed bracket opposite to the fixed guide groove.
[0011] Preferably, the limiting device includes a fixed guide plate, a supporting base plate is provided at the center of the lower end face of the fixed guide plate, two sets of spring retaining rings are provided on the upper end face of the supporting base plate, and three sets of snap-fit sliding plates are provided at equal intervals on the lower end face of the supporting base plate.
[0012] Preferably, the guide slide plate is adapted to the fixed guide groove, and the alignment sleeve is slidably inserted into the fixed card seat through the adaptation of the guide slide plate and the fixed guide groove, which can improve the accuracy and stability of the subsequent docking between the fixed card seat and the alignment sleeve.
[0013] Preferably, the spring retaining ring is fixedly connected to the top wall of the fixed guide groove, and the fixed guide plate is slidably connected to the guide slide groove. The locking slide plate is fixedly locked to the wedge-shaped locking block. The hook setting allows the wedge-shaped locking block to slide inward and cooperate with the inclined surface of the locking slide plate, improving the ease of entry. At the same time, the two sets of vertical wedge-shaped locking blocks and locking slide plate can improve the stability of subsequent locking.
[0014] Preferably, the guide slip ring has a fixed chamfer at the front, and the guide slip ring is slidably connected to the fixed guide plate through the fixed chamfer. The fixed chamfer can lift the fixed guide plate when the guide slip ring moves toward the fixed guide plate, thereby releasing the locking of the locking slide plate to the wedge-shaped block.
[0015] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows:
[0016] 1. When the alignment sleeve is docked, it can be initially positioned by the guide plate and the fixed guide groove. At the same time, when the alignment sleeve is inserted into the fixed card seat, the three sets of wedge-shaped blocks on the upper part of the guide plate can be limited by the inclined surface and the sliding limit of the carding plate, so that the three sets of wedge-shaped blocks are automatically limited to the bottom of the carding plate, which effectively improves the convenience and stability of docking and locking the fixed card seat and the alignment sleeve. Attached Figure Description
[0017] Figure 1 This is an exploded view of the main body of this utility model;
[0018] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the main structure of the present utility model;
[0019] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the support device of this utility model;
[0020] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the limiting device of this utility model.
[0021] In the diagram: 1-aligning sleeve, 2-support device, 3-guide slip ring, 4-limiting device, 5-wedge block, 6-aligning plate, 7-connecting cable, 8-guide slide plate, 21-fixed bracket, 22-limiting cable, 23-guide groove, 24-fixed guide groove, 25-plug connector, 41-fixed guide plate, 42-spring snap ring, 43-clamping slide plate, 44-support base plate. Detailed Implementation
[0022] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.
[0023] Please see Figure 1-4 One embodiment of this utility model provides a connector with an automatic locking function, including an alignment plate 6, a connecting cable 7 disposed at the center of the rear end face of the alignment plate 6, and an alignment sleeve 1 fixedly disposed at the front end face of the alignment plate 6.
[0024] The guide slide plate 8 is provided in four sets, and the four sets of guide slide plates 8 are equidistantly arranged on the outer end face of the alignment sleeve 1.
[0025] The wedge-shaped locking block 5 is provided in three sets, and the three sets of wedge-shaped locking blocks 5 are fixedly installed at equal intervals on the outer end face of the guide slide plate 8.
[0026] The support device 2 is slidably engaged with the outer end face of the alignment sleeve 1, and four sets of limiting devices 4 are equidistantly engaged with the inner end face of the support device 2, and a guide slip ring 3 is slidably engaged with the outer end face of the support device 2.
[0027] The support device 2 includes a fixed card seat 21. A limiting cable 22 is provided at the center of the rear end face of the fixed card seat 21, and plugs 25 are provided at equal intervals on the inner end face of the fixed card seat 21. Four sets of fixed guide grooves 24 are provided at equal intervals on the inner wall of the fixed card seat 21, and a guide groove 23 is provided on the side end face of the fixed card seat 21 opposite to the fixed guide grooves 24.
[0028] The limiting device 4 includes a fixed guide plate 41, a supporting base plate 44 is provided at the center of the lower end face of the fixed guide plate 41, two sets of spring retaining rings 42 are provided on the upper end face of the supporting base plate 44, and three sets of snap-fit sliding plates 43 are provided at equal intervals on the lower end face of the supporting base plate 44.
[0029] The guide slide plate 8 is adapted to the fixed guide groove 24, and the alignment sleeve 1 is slidably inserted into the fixed card seat 21 through the adaptation of the guide slide plate 8 and the fixed guide groove 24, which can improve the accuracy and stability of the subsequent docking of the fixed card seat 21 and the alignment sleeve 1.
[0030] The spring retainer 42 is fixedly connected to the top wall of the fixed guide groove 24, and the fixed guide plate 41 is slidably connected to the guide slide 23. The snap-fit slide plate 43 is fixedly snapped into the wedge-shaped snap-fit block 5. The hook setting allows the wedge-shaped snap-fit block 5 to slide inward and cooperate with the inclined surface of the snap-fit slide plate 43, improving the ease of entry. At the same time, the two sets of vertical wedge-shaped snap-fit blocks 5 and snap-fit slide plate 43 can improve the stability of subsequent locking.
[0031] The guide slip ring 3 has a fixed chamfer at the front and the guide slip ring 3 is slidably connected to the fixed guide plate 41 through the fixed chamfer. When the guide slip ring 3 moves toward the fixed guide plate 41, the fixed chamfer can lift the fixed guide plate 41, thereby releasing the locking of the locking slide plate 43 to the wedge-shaped locking block 5.
[0032] Working principle: During use, if it is necessary to automatically align and lock the fixed bracket 21 with the alignment sleeve 1, the user can hold the fixed bracket 21 and the alignment sleeve 1 together and align them coaxially. Then, the alignment sleeve 1 is aligned into the fixed guide groove 24 through the four sets of guide slides 8 to complete the initial positioning. Then, the alignment sleeve 1 and the fixed bracket 21 are pushed to align. At this time, the wedge-shaped block 5 on the upper part of the guide slide 8 can slide and guide the plate 43 to the support base plate 44. At the lower part, the supporting base plate 44 is elastically lifted until the vertical rear walls of the three sets of wedge-shaped blocks 5 are completely limited to the vertical rear wall of the snap-fit slide plate 43, thereby completing the automatic insertion. If it is necessary to separate the fixed card seat 21 from the alignment sleeve 1, the user can hold the guide slip ring 3 and then slide and press it towards the limiting device 4. At this time, the guide slip ring 3 can drive the fixed guide plate 41 to rise, thereby releasing the limitation of the snap-fit slide plate 43 on the wedge-shaped blocks 5, thus completing the separation of the alignment sleeve 1 from the fixed card seat 21.
[0033] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, the scope of which is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
Claims
1. A connector with automatic locking function, comprising a positioning card (6), a connecting cable (7) is arranged at the center of the rear end surface of the positioning card (6), and a positioning sleeve (1) is fixedly arranged at the front end surface of the positioning card (6), characterized in that: a guide sliding plate (8) is provided in four groups, and the four groups of guide sliding plates (8) are equidistantly arranged at the outer end surface of the positioning sleeve (1); a wedge-shaped clamping block (5) is provided in three groups, and the three groups of wedge-shaped clamping blocks (5) are equidistantly fixedly arranged at the outer end surface of the guide sliding plate (8); a supporting device (2) is slidingly clamped at the outer end surface of the positioning sleeve (1), four groups of limiting devices (4) are equidistantly slidingly clamped at the inner end surface of the supporting device (2), and a guide sliding ring (3) is slidingly clamped at the outer end surface of the supporting device (2).
2. The connector with automatic locking function according to claim 1, characterized in that: The supporting device (2) comprises a fixed clamping seat (21), a limiting cable (22) is arranged at the center of the rear end surface of the fixed clamping seat (21), a plug connector (25) is equidistantly arranged at the inner end surface of the fixed clamping seat (21), four groups of fixed guide grooves (24) are equidistantly arranged on the inner wall of the fixed clamping seat (21), and a guide sliding groove (23) is arranged at the side end surface of the fixed clamping seat (21) opposite to the fixed guide grooves (24).
3. The connector with automatic locking function according to claim 2, characterized in that: The limiting device (4) comprises a fixed guide plate (41), a supporting bottom plate (44) is arranged at the center of the lower end surface of the fixed guide plate (41), two groups of spring clamping rings (42) are arranged at the upper end surface of the supporting bottom plate (44), and three groups of clamping sliding plates (43) are equidistantly arranged at the lower end surface of the supporting bottom plate (44).
4. The connector with automatic locking function according to claim 3, characterized in that: The guide sliding plate (8) is matched with the fixed guide groove (24), and the positioning sleeve (1) is slidingly inserted into the fixed clamping seat (21) through the matching of the guide sliding plate (8) and the fixed guide groove (24).
5. The connector with automatic locking function according to claim 3, characterized in that: The spring clamping ring (42) is fixedly connected with the top wall of the fixed guide groove (24), the fixed guide plate (41) is slidingly connected with the guide sliding groove (23), and the clamping sliding plate (43) is fixedly clamped with the wedge-shaped clamping block (5).
6. The connector with automatic locking function according to claim 3, characterized in that: The front part of the guide sliding ring (3) is provided with a fixed chamfer, and the guide sliding ring (3) is slidingly connected with the fixed guide plate (41) through the fixed chamfer.
Citation Information
Patent Citations
Radio frequency signal connector with self-locking structure
CN217281441U