Electric connector

By incorporating reflective elements and through slots in the male and female plug structures, the problem of not being able to visually determine connector looseness in existing technologies is solved, enabling rapid assessment and improved connector tightness.

CN224036739UActive Publication Date: 2026-03-24SHANGHAI CHARLES PHOTOELECTRIC TECH CO LTD
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-03-17
Publication Date
2026-03-24

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Technical Problem

The existing male and female connectors cannot be visually inspected during routine inspections, resulting in connector problems only being discovered when equipment alarms are triggered, making it impossible to detect and resolve them in advance.

Method used

The design incorporates male and female plug structures. By setting reflective sheets on the surface of the male plug and through grooves on the outside of the female plug, and utilizing the interlocking of convex and concave rings, the reflective sheets are exposed in the through grooves when loose, allowing inspection personnel to determine the looseness through the light.

Benefits of technology

This technology enables rapid assessment of looseness at the connector ends of the wire harness during inspections, improving inspection efficiency and ensuring connector tightness.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of wire harness connection, and particularly discloses an electric connector, which comprises a male plug structure and a female plug structure, a convex ring A, a convex ring B and a convex ring C are integrally formed on the surface of the male plug structure from left to right in sequence, and a concave ring groove A, a concave ring groove B and a concave ring groove C are formed in an inner cavity of the female plug structure from left to right in sequence. Reflectors are fixedly arranged on the surface of the male plug structure in a surrounding mode, a through groove is formed in the outer circumferential face of the female plug structure, and the through groove and the reflectors are staggered when the male plug structure and the female plug structure are tightly matched. According to the device, the convex rings are matched with the concave ring grooves, so that the matching tightness of the male plug and the female plug is improved, when the male plug structure and the female plug structure are loosened, the reflector is exposed at the through groove, and an inspector can judge whether the plug is loosened or not by illuminating the joint of the connector through a lamp and observing whether the through groove reflects light or not; and the loosening condition of the wire harness connector end can be quickly judged during inspection.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of wiring harness connection, specifically relates to an electric connector. BACKGROUND

[0002] Manufacturers produce male and female connectors according to uniform standards to ensure that connectors of different brands and models are compatible with each other. This standardized design not only reduces production costs, but also facilitates user selection and use. The standardized connector design greatly improves the interoperability between devices, promoting the development and application of technology. The design of male and female connectors allows them to fit tightly and achieve secure physical connection. The current male and female connectors use interference assembly of matching holes to achieve physical connection. During the inspection process, the loosening of male and female connectors cannot be determined by the naked eye, which leads to the conclusion that only when the corresponding alarm of the device occurs can it be determined which wiring harness connector is problematic. This cannot detect connector joint loosening in advance during routine inspection and needs to be improved. Therefore, we propose an electric connector. SUMMARY

[0003] To solve the above problems in the related art, the utility model provides an electric connector.

[0004] To achieve the above technical purposes, the technical scheme of the utility model is as follows:

[0005] An electric connector includes a male plug structure and a female plug structure. The surface of the male plug structure is integrally formed with a convex ring A, a convex ring B, and a convex ring C from left to right. The inner cavity of the female plug structure is provided with a concave ring groove A, a concave ring groove B, and a concave ring groove C from left to right. The surface of the male plug structure is fixedly provided with a reflector around it. The outer circumferential surface of the female plug structure is provided with a through groove. When the male plug structure and the female plug structure fit tightly, the through groove and the reflector are staggered.

[0006] Further, the bottom of the male plug structure is provided with a blind insertion plane, and the inner cavity of the female plug structure is provided with a blind insertion flat mouth matched with the blind insertion plane.

[0007] Further, the convex ring A is inlaid cooperation with the concave ring groove A, the convex ring B is inlaid cooperation with the concave ring groove B, and the convex ring C is inlaid cooperation with the concave ring groove C.

[0008] Further, the reflector is located between the convex ring A and the convex ring B, and the reflector is close to the convex ring B. The position of the through groove is located between the concave ring groove A and the concave ring groove B, and the through groove is close to the concave ring groove A.

[0009] Further, the distance between the convex ring B and the convex ring C, and the distance between the concave ring groove B and the concave ring groove C are both set to 5mm-8mm.

[0010] Further, the number of through grooves is two, and the two through grooves are located on the front and rear sides of the female plug structure.

[0011] The beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows: when the male plug structure and the female plug structure are plugged, the plurality of convex rings and the concave ring grooves are matched to improve the fastening of the male and female plug matching, when the male plug structure and the female plug structure are loose, the reflective sheet is exposed at the through groove, the inspection personnel can judge whether the plug is loose by observing whether the through groove is reflective through the light irradiation of the connector joint, and the loose condition of the wiring harness connector end can be quickly judged during the inspection. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0012] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical scheme in the embodiments of the utility model or the prior art, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments will be briefly introduced as follows, obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the utility model, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor on the premise of not paying creative labor.

[0013] The utility model will be further described in detail according to the drawings.

[0014] Fig. 1 It is the explosion view of the male plug structure and the female plug structure in the electric connector;

[0015] Fig. 2 It is the sectional view when the male plug structure and the female plug structure are matched.

[0016] In the drawings:

[0017] 1, male plug structure;2, convex ring A;3, reflective sheet;4, convex ring B;5, convex ring C;6, female plug structure;601, concave ring groove A;602, concave ring groove B;603, concave ring groove C;7, through groove. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0018] The technical scheme in the embodiments of the utility model will be clearly and completely described in combination with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model, obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the utility model, not all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art belong to the protection scope of the utility model.

[0019] As Figs. 1-2As shown, the utility model discloses a kind of electric connectors, including male plug structure 1 and female plug structure 6, male plug structure 1 surface is integrally formed with convex ring A2, convex ring B4 and convex ring C5 from left to right in turn, female plug structure 6 inner cavity is provided with concave ring groove A601, concave ring groove B602 and concave ring groove C603 from left to right in turn, male plug structure 1 surface is fixedly provided with reflector 3 around, female plug structure 6 outer circumferential surface is provided with through slot 7, and through slot 7 is staggered with reflector 3 when male plug structure 1 and female plug structure 6 are closely matched.

[0020] Example one: male plug structure 1 is composed of the insulating layer of surface and the electric core part of inner cavity, the wire of male plug structure one end is integrated with electric core part connection, the insulating layer of surface is used to protect the electric core structure inside, and female plug structure 6 inner cavity is also provided with electric core part similarly, when male plug structure 1 is inserted into the inner cavity of female plug structure 6, the electric core part of female plug structure 6 is embedded in male plug structure 1 and is electrically connected with the electric core structure inside;

[0021] Male plug structure 1 bottom is provided with plane, and the vertical section size shape of female plug structure 6 inner cavity and male plug structure 1 is consistent, so that male plug structure 1 can be blindly inserted without error with female plug structure 6 inner cavity cooperation, when male plug structure 1 and female plug structure 6 are inserted tightly, the position of reflector 3 needs to be staggered with through slot 7, only when male plug structure 1 and female plug structure 6 occur transverse displacement loosening, reflector 3 will gradually expose in through slot 7, and inspection personnel can judge whether plug loosens by whether the light of through slot 7 place is reflected when watching through the connector joint place by lamp irradiation, to facilitate the loosening condition of wire harness connector end when quickly judging, male plug structure 1 and female plug structure 6 are inserted tightly, convex ring A2 and concave ring groove A601 inlay cooperation, convex ring B4 and concave ring groove B602 inlay cooperation, and convex ring C5 and concave ring groove C603 inlay cooperation, when male plug structure 1 and female plug structure 6 appear loosening and convex ring C5 retreat to inlay cooperation with concave ring groove B602, male plug structure 1 and female plug structure 6 can be further limited to loosen.

[0022] In preferred technical scheme, male plug structure 1 bottom is provided with blind insertion plane, and female plug structure 6 inner cavity bottom is provided with blind insertion flat mouth matched with blind insertion plane, to facilitate male plug structure 1 can be blindly inserted without error with female plug structure 6 inner cavity cooperation.

[0023] In preferred technical scheme, reflector 3 is located between convex ring A2 and convex ring B4, and reflector 3 is close to convex ring B4;The position of through slot 7 is located between concave ring groove A601 and concave ring groove B602, and through slot 7 is close to concave ring groove A601, so that the position of reflector 3 is staggered with through slot 7 when male plug structure 1 and female plug structure 6 are inserted tightly.

[0024] In the preferred technical solution, the distance between the convex ring B4 and the convex ring C5 and the distance between the concave ring groove B602 and the concave ring groove C603 are both set to 5-8 mm, and when the male plug structure 1 and the female plug structure 6 are loose, the convex ring C5 can be retracted to fit with the concave ring groove B602.

[0025] In the preferred technical solution, the number of the through grooves 7 is two, and the two through grooves 7 are located on the front and rear sides of the female plug structure 6, and the front and rear sides can timely observe whether the reflective sheet 3 is exposed through the through grooves 7, so as to judge the connection condition of the connector.

[0026] In the specific use, the male plug structure 1 is blindly inserted into the inner cavity of the female plug structure 6, and when the male plug structure 1 is inserted into the inner cavity of the female plug structure 6, the electric core part of the female plug structure 6 is embedded into the male plug structure 1 to be electrically connected with the internal electric core structure, and when the male plug structure 1 and the female plug structure 6 are tightly fitted, the position of the reflective sheet 3 is staggered with the through groove 7, and when the male plug structure 1 and the female plug structure 6 are transversely displaced and loose, the reflective sheet 3 will be gradually exposed in the through groove 7, and the inspection personnel can judge whether the plug is loose by observing whether the through groove 7 is reflective when the lamp irradiates the connector joint, and timely press the loose connector male and female joints.

[0027] The above only describes the preferred embodiments of the present application, and does not limit the present application, and any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. An electrical connector, characterized in that, The device includes a male plug structure (1) and a female plug structure (6). The male plug structure (1) has a raised ring A (2), a raised ring B (4) and a raised ring C (5) integrally formed from left to right on its surface. The female plug structure (6) has a concave ring groove A (601), a concave ring groove B (602) and a concave ring groove C (603) formed from left to right on its inner cavity. A reflector (3) is fixedly arranged around the surface of the male plug structure (1). A through groove (7) is formed on the outer circumferential surface of the female plug structure (6). When the male plug structure (1) and the female plug structure (6) are tightly fitted, the through groove (7) is offset from the reflector (3).

2. An electrical connector according to claim 1, characterized in that, The male plug structure (1) has a blind insertion plane at the bottom, and the female plug structure (6) has a blind insertion flat opening at the bottom of its inner cavity that matches the blind insertion plane.

3. An electrical connector according to claim 1, characterized in that, The convex ring A (2) is fitted with the concave ring groove A (601), the convex ring B (4) is fitted with the concave ring groove B (602), and the convex ring C (5) is fitted with the concave ring groove C (603).

4. An electrical connector according to claim 1, characterized in that, The reflector (3) is located between the convex ring A (2) and the convex ring B (4), and the reflector (3) is close to the convex ring B (4); the through groove (7) is located between the concave ring groove A (601) and the concave ring groove B (602), and the through groove (7) is close to the concave ring groove A (601).

5. An electrical connector according to claim 3, characterized in that, The distance between the convex ring B (4) and the convex ring C (5), and the distance between the concave ring groove B (602) and the concave ring groove C (603) are both set to 5m~8mm.

6. An electrical connector according to claim 1, characterized in that, The number of the through slots (7) is two, and the two through slots (7) are located on the front and rear sides of the outside of the female plug structure (6).