Waterproof combined connector for steer-by-wire

By designing a waterproof combination connector for steer-by-wire, the problem of limited connector types and large space occupation of separate structures in steer-by-wire controllers is solved. This enables fast, simple, and accurate assembly and space reduction, making it suitable for micro and small products.

CN223911907UActive Publication Date: 2026-02-13QINGCHE ZHIXING (SUZHOU) ELECTRONIC TECH CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202423317954.3
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-30
Publication Date
2026-02-13
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-30

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

There are relatively few types of controller connectors for steer-by-wire systems on the market, and most of them are separate structures, which result in large space occupation, inconvenience of use, and reduced applicability.

Method used

Design a waterproof combination connector for steer-by-wire, including a mounting plate, a housing, a connector body, and an insulator, forming an integral structure. It is injection molded and coated with sealant to achieve waterproofing. The contact parts include flat inserts and square pins, simplifying the assembly method and reducing space.

Benefits of technology

It enables rapid, simple, and accurate assembly of multiple electronic components, reduces assembly space, and is suitable for micro and small products.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a waterproof combined connector for steer-by-wire, which belongs to the technical field of connectors and comprises a mounting plate, a plurality of shells are arranged on one side of the mounting plate, and the shells are uniformly distributed on the surface of the mounting plate. The connector assembly comprises a shell, a mounting plate and a connector assembly body, the connector assembly body is located in the shell, the connector assembly body comprises a contact piece and an insulator, the contact piece is connected with the insulator, and the insulator, the mounting plate and the shell form an integral structure. According to the waterproof combined connector for steer-by-wire, the plurality of contact pin groups are respectively and fixedly connected with the insulator to form an integral structure according to the requirements of a steer-by-wire redundant power supply and redundant signals, and compared with the prior art, the waterproof combined connector for steer-by-wire can be connected with a plurality of electronic components, so that the waterproof combined connector for steer-by-wire is convenient to use. On one hand, the assembling mode of the multiple electronic components is simplified, the assembling speed of the multiple electronic components is increased, and assembling is easier, more convenient, quicker and more accurate; on the other hand, the assembly space is greatly reduced, and the steering-by-wire high-integration-level installation scene is well suitable for steering-by-wire high-integration-level installation scenes.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of connector, especially relates to a waterproof combined connector for by-wire steering. BACKGROUND

[0002] The connector is a kind of electronic device commonly used in automobile, also called connector, is divided into plug and socket, to connect two active devices, realizes the transmission and feedback of current and signal.

[0003] However, the controller connector for by-wire steering is less on the market, and most are of separate structure, so in actual use, it will occupy larger space, will lead to the inconvenience of connector use, and reduces the applicability of connector. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0004] The utility model overcomes the insufficient of prior art, provide a waterproof combined connector for by-wire steering to solve the problems in prior art.

[0005] To achieve the above object, the utility model adopts the technical scheme as follows: a waterproof combined connector for by-wire steering, comprising

[0006] Mounting plate, one side of the mounting plate is provided with a plurality of housings, the housings are evenly distributed on the surface of the mounting plate;

[0007] Connector body, the connector body is located in the housing, the connector body includes contact and insulator, the contact is connected with the insulator, the insulator and the mounting plate and the housing form integral structure.

[0008] In a preferred embodiment of the utility model, the number of the housing and the connector body is five.

[0009] In a preferred embodiment of the utility model, the contact includes flat tab and square pin, and the contact is press-fitted on the insulator.

[0010] In a preferred embodiment of the utility model, the insulator is a plastic part.

[0011] In a preferred embodiment of the utility model, a plurality of mounting holes are arranged on the mounting plate to mount the mounting plate and external structure.

[0012] In a preferred embodiment of the utility model, the mounting plate is provided with positioning column on the side away from the housing to position the mounting plate.

[0013] The utility model solves the defects in the background art, and has the following beneficial effects:

[0014] The waterproof combined connector for the by-wire steering is formed as an integral structure by fixing the multiple pin groups together with the insulator, compared with the prior art, the combined connector can be connected with multiple electronic components, on one hand, the assembly mode between the multiple electronic components is simplified, the assembly speed between the multiple electronic components is improved, and the assembly is more convenient, fast and accurate; on the other hand, the assembly space is greatly reduced, and the combined connector is well suitable for miniature products. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0015] The utility model is further explained below in combination with the drawings and embodiments;

[0016] Figure 1 It is the overall structure schematic view of preferred embodiment one of the utility model;

[0017] Figure 2 It is Figure 1 the top view;

[0018] Figure 3 It is another overall structure schematic view of preferred embodiment of the utility model;

[0019] In the drawing: 10, mounting plate; 11, shell; 20, connector body; 21, contact; 22, insulator; 30, mounting hole; 40, positioning column. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] The multiple embodiments of the utility model will be disclosed below by means of the drawings, for the purpose of clear illustration, many details on the actual object will be described in the following description. However, it should be understood that these details on the actual object should not be used to limit the utility model. That is to say, in some embodiments of the utility model, these details on the actual object are unnecessary. In addition, for the purpose of simplifying the drawings, some conventional structures and components will be drawn in a simple schematic way in the drawings.

[0021] In addition, the description such as "first", "second" and the like in the utility model is only for the purpose of description, and does not mean to specially indicate the order or sequence, nor to limit the utility model, it is only to distinguish the components or operations described by the same technical terms, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying the relative importance of the indicated technical features or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features limited by "first" and "second" can explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In addition, the technical solutions of various embodiments can be combined with each other, but it must be based on the realization of ordinary skilled in the art, when the combination of technical solutions appears contradictory or unachievable, it should be considered that the combination of technical solutions does not exist, and is not within the protection scope required by the utility model.

[0022] The waterproof combined connector for steer-by-wire is formed as an integral structure by fixing a plurality of pin groups to the insulator 22, and can be connected to a plurality of electronic components, which simplifies the assembly mode between the electronic components, improves the assembly speed between the electronic components, and makes the assembly more convenient, fast and accurate.

[0023] In combination Figures 1 to 3 As shown in the drawings, the waterproof combined connector for steer-by-wire includes a mounting plate 10 and a connector body 20, and the connector body 20 is arranged on the mounting plate 10. The connector body 20 of the present embodiment is formed by injection molding, and the back of the mounting plate 10 is coated with sealing glue for waterproof sealing. Therefore, the present embodiment has the advantages of simple production process, compact structure, small size, waterproofness and the like.

[0024] In the present embodiment, the mounting plate 10 is provided with a plurality of housings 11, which are uniformly distributed on the surface of the mounting plate 10. The connector body 20 is located in the housing 11. The connector body 20 includes a contact 21 and an insulator 22. The contact 21 is connected to the insulator 22. The insulator 22 forms an integral structure with the mounting plate 10 and the housing 11. The number of the housings 11 and the connector bodies 20 of the present embodiment is five. According to the requirements of the steer-by-wire redundancy architecture, the connector bodies 20 are respectively 2PIN, 6PIN, 6PIN, 12PIN and 2PIN, which are used to distinguish the power supply 1, the vehicle body 1, the vehicle body 2, the torque and the power supply 2 signal. There are anti-stupid structures between the power supply 1 and 2 and the vehicle body 1 and 2, respectively, to avoid the phenomenon of incorrect insertion.

[0025] Further, the contact 21 includes a flat tab and a square pin. The contact 21 is press-fitted on the insulator 22. The insulator 22 is a plastic part. After the contact 21 and the insulator 22 are press-fitted, the mounting plate 10 and the housing 11 form an integral structure.

[0026] In combination Figure 1 With Figure 3 As shown in the drawings, the mounting plate 10 is provided with a plurality of mounting holes 30 to mount the mounting plate 10 with an external structure. The mounting plate 10 is provided with a positioning column 40 away from the housing 11 to position the mounting plate 10. The presence of the mounting hole 30 facilitates the mounting of the mounting plate 10 with the external structure. The positioning column 40 can position the mounting plate 10, thereby improving the installation stability of the mounting plate 10 in actual use.

[0027] In summary, the waterproof combined connector for the steer-by-wire system of the embodiment is formed as an integral structure by fixing the multiple pin groups passing through the waterproof combined connector to the insulator 22 respectively, compared with the prior art, the combined connector can be connected with multiple electronic components, on the one hand, the assembly mode between the multiple electronic components is simplified, the assembly speed between the multiple electronic components is improved, and the assembly is more convenient, fast and accurate; on the other hand, the assembly space is greatly reduced, and the combined connector is well suitable for small products.

[0028] While the present application has been described with reference to various embodiments, it will be understood that many changes and modifications can be made and will equate to the scope of the present application. That is, the methods, systems or devices discussed above are examples. Various configurations can omit, substitute, or add various procedures or components as appropriate. For instance, the methods described can be performed in an order different from that described, and / or various stages can be added, omitted, and / or combined. Also, features described with respect to certain configurations can be combined in other configurations. Different aspects and elements of the configurations can be combined in a similar manner. Also, technology evolves and, thus, many of the elements are examples and do not limit the scope of the disclosure or claims. One of ordinary skill in the art will readily recognize a variety of methods and / or elements from the description and associated drawings detailed above.

[0029] In the description specific details have been set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the exemplary configurations including implementations. However, configurations can be practiced without these specific details, e.g., described well-known circuits, processes, algorithms, structures, and techniques have not been described in order to avoid obscuring the configurations. The description provides examples of configurations, and does not limit the scope, applicability, or configurations of claims. Rather, the preceding description of configurations will provide enabling descriptions for a skilled artisan to make or use the described technologies. Various changes can be made to the function and arrangement of elements without departing from the spirit or scope of the disclosure.

[0030] Also, although each operation can be described as a sequential process, many of the operations can be performed in parallel, or concurrently. In addition, the order of the operations can be rearranged. A process might have other steps not included in the figure. Furthermore, examples of the methods can be implemented by hardware, software, firmware, middleware, code, hardware description languages, or any combination thereof. When implemented in software, the program code, or code segments, for performing the necessary tasks can be stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium such as a storage medium and executed by a processor to perform the described tasks.

[0031] In view of the foregoing, it will be seen that the summary is considered to be illustrative of the application rather than limiting, and that it is the intention of the application to encompass all such changes and modifications as fall within the scope of the appended claims (including all equivalents). The above embodiments are to be understood as being merely illustrative of the application and not restrictive of the scope thereof. Various modifications and changes can be made by those skilled in the art which fall within the scope of the present application as defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A waterproof combined connector for steer-by-wire, characterized by, The utility model relates to a kind of connector, including Mounting plate (10), the mounting plate (10) is provided with several housings (11) on one side, the housings (11) are evenly distributed on the surface of the mounting plate (10); Connector body (20), the connector body (20) is located in the housing (11), the connector body (20) includes contact (21) and insulator (22), the contact (21) is connected with the insulator (22), and the insulator (22) is integrated with the mounting plate (10) and the housing (11).

2. The waterproof combined connector for steer-by-wire according to claim 1, characterized in that, The number of the housing (11) and the connector body (20) is five.

3. The waterproof combined connector for steer-by-wire according to claim 1, characterized in that, The contact (21) includes flat tab and square pin, and the contact (21) is press-fitted or injection molded on the insulator (22).

4. The waterproof combined connector for steer-by-wire according to claim 3, characterized in that, The insulator (22) is a plastic part.

5. The waterproof combined connector for steer-by-wire according to claim 1, characterized in that, The mounting plate (10) is provided with a plurality of mounting holes (30) to mount the mounting plate (10) with external structure.

6. The waterproof combined connector for steer-by-wire according to claim 1, characterized in that, The mounting plate (10) is provided with a positioning column (40) on the side away from the housing (11) to position the mounting plate (10).