Connector capable of leading out wires in all directions

Abstract

The connector comprises a rotary plug and a rotary socket, the rotary socket comprises a socket shell assembly, a socket inner container, a socket rotary lock catch and a socket terminal, the rotary plug comprises a plug shell assembly, a rotary terminal positioning mechanism and a plug terminal, and the socket inner container is arranged in the socket shell assembly; the socket rotary lock catch adopts a circular ring belt-shaped structure and is arranged around the outer wall of the socket shell assembly; the socket terminal is arranged in the socket shell assembly; the plug shell assembly is used for being connected with the socket rotary lock catch structure; the rotatable terminal is rotatably connected with the plug shell assembly and is used for being connected with a socket inner container structure; the plug terminal is arranged in the plug shell assembly and is matched with the socket terminal. According to the utility model, the wire outlet angle of the plug can be changed at 360 degrees in the matching process of one or more terminal connectors, and a client can conveniently adjust the angle of a cable at any time in the installation process.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of connectors, and in particular to a connector that can output cables in all directions. Background Technology

[0002] A connector is an electromechanical component used to connect circuits or devices. It is widely used in electronics, electrical engineering, communications, automotive, and many other fields, and is an indispensable basic component in modern industry and technology. Its main functions include enabling the transmission, connection, and disconnection of current or signals, while ensuring distortion-free signals and minimizing energy loss between systems, and providing modular design to improve equipment maintainability and flexibility.

[0003] Existing connectors, when having multiple terminals, cannot meet the requirements for multi-directional cable output due to the need for terminal positioning, making them inconvenient to use in different application scenarios. Utility Model Content

[0004] This invention aims to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. To this end, this invention proposes a connector with omnidirectional cable exit, capable of allowing 360° adjustment of the plug's cable exit angle during mating of one or more terminal connectors. This facilitates easy adjustment of the cable angle by the customer during installation, enhancing user convenience.

[0005] A connector with omnidirectional cable exit according to an embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that it includes a rotating plug and a rotating socket, wherein the rotating socket includes:

[0006] A socket housing assembly having a first cavity;

[0007] The socket inner liner is disposed within the first cavity;

[0008] A socket rotary latch is disposed around the outer wall of the socket housing assembly and is rotatably connected to the outer wall of the socket housing assembly;

[0009] The socket terminal is disposed within the first cavity;

[0010] The rotary plug includes:

[0011] The plug housing assembly is provided with a second cavity, and the plug housing assembly is used to connect with the socket rotary locking structure;

[0012] A rotatable terminal positioning mechanism is disposed in the second cavity and rotatably connected to the plug housing assembly. The rotatable terminal positioning mechanism is used to connect to the socket inner shell structure.

[0013] The plug terminal is disposed within the second cavity and is adapted to the socket terminal.

[0014] In some embodiments of this utility model, the rotary socket further includes:

[0015] The socket fixing latch retaining ring has a circular structure, is set around the outer wall of the socket housing assembly, and slides in contact with the socket rotating latch.

[0016] In some embodiments of this utility model, the socket rotary latch is provided with a limiting boss, the plug housing assembly is provided with a limiting groove, and the limiting boss is used to connect with the limiting groove structure.

[0017] In some embodiments of this utility model, the outer wall of the socket inner liner is provided with a plurality of strip-shaped protrusions along the axial direction, and the inner wall of the rotatable terminal positioning mechanism is provided with a plurality of strip-shaped grooves along the axial direction. The number of strip-shaped protrusions and the number of strip-shaped grooves are equal and the structures are adapted to each other. The strip-shaped protrusions are used to connect with the structure of the strip-shaped grooves.

[0018] In some embodiments of this utility model, the socket terminals include:

[0019] The socket power terminal is fixedly installed inside the socket housing;

[0020] The socket signal terminal is fixedly disposed on the outer wall of the socket inner tube.

[0021] In some embodiments of this utility model, the rotating plug further includes a plug inner liner, which has a hollow cylindrical structure and is fixedly disposed within the cavity enclosed by the plug housing assembly. The outer wall diameter of the plug inner liner is less than or equal to the inner wall diameter of the socket inner liner. The plug terminal includes:

[0022] The plug power terminal is fixedly disposed inside the plug inner tube and is used to cooperate with the socket power terminal for power transmission.

[0023] A plug signal terminal is fixedly mounted on the rotatable terminal positioning mechanism and is used to cooperate with the socket signal terminal for signal transmission.

[0024] In some embodiments of this utility model, the inner wall of the plug housing assembly is further provided with a positioning boss, and the outer wall of one end of the socket housing assembly is provided with positioning stripes, which are used to cooperate with the positioning boss structure for connection.

[0025] The omnidirectional cable exit connector of this utility model has at least the following beneficial effects: This utility model adopts a rotatable terminal positioning mechanism that cooperates with the socket inner tube, and at the same time, the plug housing assembly cooperates with the socket rotating latch, so that the plug housing assembly drives the socket rotating latch to rotate at all angles relative to the socket housing assembly and the socket inner tube. This allows the cable exit angle of the plug to be changed 360° during the mating of one or more terminal connectors, making it convenient for customers to adjust the cable angle at any time during installation and making it convenient for customers to use.

[0026] Additional aspects and advantages of this invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention. Attached Figure Description

[0027] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments, wherein:

[0028] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the omnidirectional cable exit connector according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0029] Figure 2 This is an exploded view of the socket structure of the omnidirectional cable exit connector according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0030] Figure 3 This is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the socket of the connector with omnidirectional cable exit according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0031] Figure 4 This is a front view of the plug of the omnidirectional connector according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0032] Figure label:

[0033] Rotary socket 100, socket housing assembly 110, positioning stripe 111, socket inner tube 120, strip-shaped boss 121, socket rotating latch 130, limiting boss 131, socket fixing latch limiting retaining ring 140, socket power terminal 151, socket signal terminal 152; Rotary plug 200, plug housing assembly 210, limiting groove 211, positioning boss 212, rotatable terminal positioning mechanism 220, strip-shaped groove 221, plug power terminal 231, plug signal terminal 232, plug inner tube 240. Detailed Implementation

[0034] The embodiments of this utility model are described in detail below. Examples of these embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals denote the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are only used to explain this utility model, and should not be construed as limiting this utility model.

[0035] In the description of this utility model, it should be understood that the directional descriptions, such as up, down, front, back, left, right, etc., indicate the directional or positional relationship based on the directional or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing this utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on this utility model.

[0036] In the description of this utility model, "several" means one or more, "multiple" means two or more, "greater than," "less than," and "exceeding" are understood to exclude the stated number, while "above," "below," and "within" are understood to include the stated number. The use of "first" and "second" in the description is merely for distinguishing technical features and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance, or implicitly indicating the number of indicated technical features, or implicitly indicating the order of the indicated technical features.

[0037] In the description of this utility model, unless otherwise explicitly defined, terms such as "setting," "installation," and "connection" should be interpreted broadly, and those skilled in the art can reasonably determine the specific meaning of the above terms in this utility model in conjunction with the specific content of the technical solution.

[0038] In the description of this utility model, the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "illustrative embodiment," "example," "specific example," or "some examples," etc., refer to specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics described in connection with that embodiment or example, which are included in at least one embodiment or example of this utility model. In this specification, the illustrative expressions of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments or examples.

[0039] The following is in conjunction with the appendix Figure 1-4 This describes in detail the omnidirectional cable exit connector of the present invention.

[0040] Reference Figure 1 This utility model proposes a connector with omnidirectional cable exit, characterized in that it includes a rotating plug 200 and a rotating socket 100, wherein the rotating socket 100 includes:

[0041] The socket housing assembly 110 has a first cavity.

[0042] The socket inner liner 120 is located inside the first cavity;

[0043] A socket rotation lock 130 is disposed around the outer wall of the socket housing assembly 110 and is rotatably connected to the outer wall of the socket housing assembly 110.

[0044] The socket terminal is disposed within the first cavity;

[0045] Rotary plug 200 includes:

[0046] The plug housing assembly 210 is provided with a second cavity and is used to connect with the socket rotary latch 130 structure.

[0047] A rotatable terminal positioning mechanism 220 is disposed in the second cavity and is rotatably connected to the plug housing assembly 210. The rotatable terminal positioning mechanism 220 is used to connect with the socket inner tube 120 structure.

[0048] The plug terminal is located in the second cavity and is adapted to the socket terminal.

[0049] Specifically, in this embodiment, referring to Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3 The socket housing assembly 110 has a hollow cylindrical structure, forming a first cavity. The socket inner liner 120 also has a hollow cylindrical structure and is fixedly installed within the first cavity formed by the socket housing assembly 110. The socket rotating latch 130 has a ring-shaped structure, surrounds the outer wall of the socket housing assembly 110, and is rotatably connected to the outer wall of the socket housing assembly 110. The socket terminals include a power terminal 151 and a signal terminal 152. The power terminal 152 is fixedly installed inside the socket inner liner 120, and the signal terminal 152 is fixedly installed on the outer wall of the socket inner liner 120. (Refer to...) Figure 1 and Figure 4 The plug housing assembly 210 has a hollow structure, forming a second cavity. The plug housing assembly 210 is used to connect with the socket rotating latch 130. The rotatable terminal positioning mechanism 220 has a hollow cylindrical structure and is disposed within the second cavity formed by the plug housing assembly 210, and is rotatably connected to the plug housing assembly 210. The rotatable terminal positioning mechanism 220 is used to connect with the socket inner tube 120. The plug terminals include a plug power terminal 231 and a plug signal terminal 232. The plug power terminal 231 is fixedly disposed within the plug inner tube 120 and is used to transmit power in conjunction with the socket power terminal 231. The plug signal terminal 232 is fixedly disposed in the rotatable terminal positioning mechanism 220 and is used to transmit signals in conjunction with the socket signal terminal 152.

[0050] When the rotary socket 100 mates with the rotary plug, the socket rotary latch 130 and the plug housing assembly 210 are structurally riveted together and thus relatively fixed; the socket inner tube 120 and the rotatable terminal positioning mechanism 220 are structurally riveted together and thus relatively fixed, and are also relatively fixed to the socket housing assembly 110. That is, the plug housing assembly 210 can drive the socket rotary latch 130 to achieve a 360° rotation on the surface of the socket housing assembly 110, while keeping the socket power terminal 151, socket signal terminal 152, plug power terminal 231 and plug signal terminal 232 relatively fixed. This allows the plug's cable exit angle to be changed 360° during the mating of one or more terminal connectors, making it convenient for customers to adjust the cable angle at any time during installation and for customer use. After adjusting to the appropriate angle, press the entire rotating plug 200 further, so that the positioning strip 111 on the outer wall of the socket housing assembly 110 and the positioning boss 212 on the inner wall of the plug housing assembly 210 engage with each other to achieve a fixed fit, so that the rotating plug 200 and the rotating socket 100 are relatively fixed and cannot be rotated, so that the socket rotating lock 130 and the plug housing assembly 210 are completely locked and fixed under their own structural limiting action, thereby achieving a fixed connection between the rotating plug 200 and the rotating socket 100 at this angle.

[0051] Reference Figure 2 Furthermore, in some embodiments of this utility model, the rotary socket 100 further includes:

[0052] The socket fixing latch retaining ring 140 has a circular structure, surrounds the outer wall of the socket housing assembly 110, and slides in contact with the socket rotating latch 130.

[0053] Specifically, in this embodiment, the socket fixing buckle retaining ring 140 adopts a circular structure, surrounds the outer wall of the socket housing assembly 110, and slides in contact with the socket rotating buckle 130. The socket fixing buckle retaining ring 140 is used to limit the socket rotating buckle 130 to the outer wall surface of the socket housing assembly 110, so that the socket rotating buckle 130 can only rotate along the outer wall surface of the socket housing assembly 110.

[0054] Reference Figure 2 and Figure 4 Furthermore, in some embodiments of this utility model, the socket rotary lock 130 is provided with a limiting boss 131, and the plug housing assembly 210 is provided with a limiting groove 211. The limiting boss 131 is used to connect with the limiting groove 211.

[0055] Specifically, in this embodiment, the socket rotary latch 130 is provided with a strip-shaped limiting protrusion 131 along its axial direction, and the plug housing assembly 210 is provided with a strip-shaped limiting groove 211. The limiting protrusion 131 is used to adapt to the limiting groove 211 for structural connection. When the rotary socket 100 and the rotary plug 200 are docked, after adjusting the appropriate angle, it is necessary to press the entire rotary plug 200 further so that the socket rotary latch 130 and the plug housing assembly 210 are completely locked and fixed under their own structural limiting action. Only when the limiting protrusion 131 and the limiting groove 211 are in corresponding positions can the entire rotary plug 200 be further pressed so that it is completely docked with the rotary socket 100.

[0056] Reference Figure 2 and Figure 4 Furthermore, in some embodiments of this utility model, a plurality of strip-shaped protrusions 121 are provided on the outer wall of the socket inner liner 120 along the axial direction, and a plurality of strip-shaped grooves 221 are provided on the inner wall of the rotatable terminal positioning mechanism 220 along the axial direction. The number of strip-shaped protrusions 121 and strip-shaped grooves 221 are equal and their structures are adapted to each other. The strip-shaped protrusions 121 are used to connect with the strip-shaped grooves 221.

[0057] Specifically, in this embodiment, the outer wall of the socket inner liner 120 is asymmetrically provided with eight strip-shaped protrusions 121 along the axial direction, and the inner wall of the rotatable terminal positioning mechanism 220 is asymmetrically provided with eight strip-shaped grooves 221 along the axial direction. The number of strip-shaped protrusions 121 and strip-shaped grooves 221 are equal and their positions correspond and their structures are compatible. The strip-shaped protrusions 121 are used to connect with the strip-shaped grooves 221, so that when the rotatable socket 100 and the rotatable plug 200 are docked, the socket inner liner 120 and the rotatable terminal positioning mechanism 220 are relatively fixed.

[0058] Reference Figure 3 Furthermore, in some embodiments of this utility model, the socket terminals include:

[0059] The socket power terminal 151 is fixedly installed inside the socket inner tube 120.

[0060] The socket signal terminal 152 is fixedly installed on the outer wall of the socket inner tube 120.

[0061] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 4 Furthermore, in some embodiments of this utility model, the rotary plug 200 further includes a plug inner liner 240, which has a hollow cylindrical structure and is fixedly disposed within the cavity enclosed by the plug housing assembly 110. The outer wall diameter of the plug inner liner 240 is less than or equal to the inner wall diameter of the socket inner liner 120; the plug terminals include:

[0062] The plug power terminal 231 is fixedly installed inside the plug inner tube 240 and is used to cooperate with the socket power terminal 151 for power transmission.

[0063] The plug signal terminal 232 is fixedly mounted on the rotatable terminal positioning mechanism 220 and is used to cooperate with the socket signal terminal 152 for signal transmission.

[0064] Specifically, in this embodiment, the rotary plug 200 further includes a plug inner tube 240. The plug inner tube 240 has a hollow cylindrical structure and is fixedly disposed within the cavity enclosed by the plug housing assembly 110. The outer wall diameter of the plug inner tube 240 is less than or equal to the inner wall diameter of the socket inner tube 120. When the rotary socket 100 and the rotary plug 200 are mated, the plug inner tube 240 is nested within the socket inner tube 120, the plug power terminal 231 is connected to the socket power terminal 151, and the plug signal terminal 232 is connected to the socket signal terminal 152.

[0065] Reference Figure 2 and Figure 4 Furthermore, in some embodiments of this utility model, the inner wall of the plug housing assembly 210 is also provided with a positioning boss 212, and the outer wall of one end of the socket housing assembly 110 is provided with a positioning stripe 111, which is used to cooperate with the positioning boss 212 for structural connection.

[0066] Specifically, in this embodiment, after adjusting the appropriate angle between the rotating socket 100 and the rotating plug 200, the entire rotating plug 200 is further pressed, so that the positioning strip 111 on the outer wall of the socket housing assembly 110 and the positioning boss 212 on the inner wall of the plug housing assembly 210 engage with each other to achieve fixation, so that the rotating plug 200 and the rotating socket 100 are relatively fixed and cannot be rotated, so that the socket rotating lock 130 and the plug housing assembly 210 are completely locked and fixed under their own structural limiting action, thereby achieving a fixed connection between the rotating plug 200 and the rotating socket 100 at this angle.

[0067] This utility model employs a rotatable terminal positioning mechanism that cooperates with the socket inner tube, while the plug housing assembly 210 cooperates with the socket rotation lock 130. This allows the plug housing assembly 210 to drive the socket rotation lock 130 to rotate at all angles relative to the socket housing assembly 110 and the socket inner tube 120. This enables the plug's cable exit angle to be changed 360° during the mating of one or more terminal connectors, allowing customers to easily adjust the cable angle during installation and making it convenient for them to use.

[0068] The embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. Within the scope of knowledge possessed by those skilled in the art, various changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Furthermore, the embodiments of the present invention and the features thereof can be combined with each other unless otherwise specified.

Claims

1. A connector capable of omnidirectional cable exit, characterized in that, Includes a rotary plug and a rotary socket, wherein the rotary socket includes: A socket housing assembly having a first cavity; The socket inner liner is disposed within the first cavity; A socket rotary lock is disposed around the outer wall of the socket housing assembly and is rotatably connected to the outer wall of the socket housing assembly; The socket terminal is disposed within the first cavity; The rotary plug includes: The plug housing assembly is provided with a second cavity, and the plug housing assembly is used to connect with the socket rotary locking structure; A rotatable terminal positioning mechanism is disposed in the second cavity and rotatably connected to the plug housing assembly. The rotatable terminal positioning mechanism is used to connect to the socket inner shell structure. The plug terminal is disposed within the second cavity and is adapted to the socket terminal.

2. The connector with omnidirectional cable exit according to claim 1, characterized in that, The rotary socket also includes: The socket fixing latch retaining ring has a circular structure, is set around the outer wall of the socket housing assembly, and slides in contact with the socket rotating latch.

3. The connector with omnidirectional cable exit according to claim 1, characterized in that, The socket rotary latch is provided with a limiting boss, and the plug housing assembly is provided with a limiting groove. The limiting boss is used to connect with the limiting groove structure.

4. The connector with omnidirectional cable exit according to claim 1, characterized in that, The outer wall of the socket inner liner is provided with a plurality of strip-shaped protrusions along the axial direction, and the inner wall of the rotatable terminal positioning mechanism is provided with a plurality of strip-shaped grooves along the axial direction. The number of strip-shaped protrusions and the number of strip-shaped grooves are equal and the structures are adapted to each other. The strip-shaped protrusions are used to connect with the structure of the strip-shaped grooves.

5. The connector with omnidirectional cable exit according to claim 1, characterized in that, The socket terminals include: The socket power terminal is fixedly installed inside the socket housing; The socket signal terminal is fixedly disposed on the outer wall of the socket inner tube.

6. The connector with omnidirectional cable exit according to claim 5, characterized in that, The rotary plug also includes a plug inner liner, which has a hollow cylindrical structure and is fixedly disposed within the cavity enclosed by the plug housing assembly. The outer wall diameter of the plug inner liner is less than or equal to the inner wall diameter of the socket inner liner. The plug terminals include: The plug power terminal is fixedly disposed inside the plug inner tube and is used to cooperate with the socket power terminal for power transmission. A plug signal terminal is fixedly mounted on the rotatable terminal positioning mechanism and is used to cooperate with the socket signal terminal for signal transmission.

7. The connector with omnidirectional cable exit according to claim 1, characterized in that, The inner wall of the plug housing assembly is also provided with a positioning boss, and the outer wall of one end of the socket housing assembly is provided with positioning stripes, which are used to connect with the positioning boss structure.

Images