Connector positioning device

Abstract

The application discloses a connector positioning device, and belongs to the technical field of connector processing equipment, which comprises a detection seat, a material groove extending in a first direction and a guide groove, the guide groove is communicated with the material groove and is located below the material groove, and the material groove is used for placing a mounting part of a connector; the detection seat has a supporting surface, the supporting surface is arranged in the material groove, an opening of the guide groove is arranged on the supporting surface, and the supporting surface is used for abutting against a main body part of the connector; and a positioning assembly is used for fixing the connector. The mounting part of the connector is inserted into the material groove, the main body part of the connector is supported on the supporting surface, the terminal of the connector is kept parallel to a second direction, the positioning assembly fixes the connector in the material groove, and the relative position of the connector is fixed, so that the connector is positioned during detection, and the detection efficiency and accuracy are improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of connector processing equipment technology, and in particular to a connector positioning device. Background Technology

[0002] European connectors are widely used in electronic equipment, industrial control, and communications, and are typically divided into male and female types. During the manufacturing process, quality inspection of connectors is crucial to ensure their electrical performance and mechanical reliability.

[0003] Quality inspection includes a dynamic contact resistance test on connectors, simulating the change in contact resistance after a certain number of insertions and removals. To automate connector inspection, the relative position of each connector needs to be consistent during testing; therefore, proper connector positioning is a critical issue that needs to be addressed. Utility Model Content

[0004] To improve the efficiency of connector dynamic contact resistance testing, this application provides a connector positioning device.

[0005] The connector positioning device provided in this application adopts the following technical solution: A connector positioning device, comprising: The testing base is provided with a material groove and a guide groove extending in a first direction. The material groove is used to receive a portion of the connector. The material groove has a clearance opening on one side along a second direction. The guide groove communicates with the material groove and is located below the material groove. The material groove is used to insert the mounting portion of the connector. The testing base has a support surface disposed within the material groove. The opening of the guide groove is disposed on the support surface. The support surface is used for the main body portion of the connector to abut against. Positioning components are used to secure the connector.

[0006] Optionally, the positioning component includes a positioning seat, a positioning slider, positioning claws, and a power unit. The positioning seat is disposed on the detection seat, the positioning slider is slidably connected to the positioning seat, and a positioning claw is connected to each end of the positioning slider along the first direction. The two positioning claws are used to clamp the two ends of the connector along its own length direction. The power unit is disposed on the positioning seat and is used to drive the positioning slider to move along a third direction.

[0007] Optionally, the positioning claw is provided with a waist-shaped hole extending along the first direction, and the positioning slider is provided with a plurality of connecting holes spaced apart along the first direction, wherein the waist-shaped hole coincides with at least one of the connecting holes.

[0008] Optionally, the two inner wall surfaces of the guide groove, which are distributed opposite to each other along the second direction, are respectively used to abut against the first side and the second side of the mounting part.

[0009] Optionally, the detection seat has a first limiting surface, which is disposed on the material trough and located above the guide groove. The first limiting surface and the clearance opening are disposed opposite to each other in a second direction. The first limiting surface is used to abut against the second side of the mounting part.

[0010] Optionally, the detection seat has a second limiting surface, which is disposed on the material trough and located above the guide groove. One side of the second limiting surface along the second direction is connected to the first limiting surface, and the other side of the second limiting surface along the second direction is located at the clearance opening. The second limiting surface is used to abut against the side of the mounting part away from the guide groove.

[0011] Optionally, the material trough includes a first section and a second section, with the clearance opening and the guide channel disposed in the first section; The second section is disposed on the side of the first section away from the clearance opening. The dimension of the second section along the third direction is smaller than the dimension of the first section along the third direction. The second section and the first section form the first limiting surface at the junction. The second section is used for the connector terminal to be inserted.

[0012] Optionally, the material trough and the guide groove are arranged through the detection seat.

[0013] In summary, this application includes at least one of the following beneficial technical effects: the mounting part of the connector is inserted into the material groove, and the main body of the connector is supported on the support surface, so that the terminals of the connector remain parallel to the second direction. At the same time, the positioning component fixes the connector in the material groove, so that the relative position of the connector is fixed. This achieves the positioning of the connector during inspection, which helps to improve inspection efficiency and accuracy. Attached Figure Description

[0014] Figure 1 This is a perspective view of the connector positioning device according to an embodiment of this application; Figure 2 This is a side view of the connector positioning device according to an embodiment of this application; Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the material trough structure according to an embodiment of this application; Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the connector structure according to an embodiment of this application.

[0015] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached drawings: 61, detection seat; 611, guide groove; 612, material trough; 6121, clearance opening; 613, support surface; 614, first limiting surface; 615, second limiting surface; 616, first section; 617, second section; 63, positioning component; 631, positioning seat; 632, positioning slider; 6321, connecting hole; 633, positioning claw; 6331, oblong hole; 634, power unit; 400; connector; 4001, first side; 4002, second side; 4003, main body; 4004, mounting part; X, first direction; Y, second direction; Z, third direction. Detailed Implementation

[0016] The present invention will now be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific preferred embodiments.

[0017] In the description of this utility model, it should be understood that the terms "left side," "right side," "upper part," "lower part," etc., indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation 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 component referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. "First," "second," etc., do not indicate the importance of the components, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation of this utility model. The specific dimensions used in this embodiment are only for illustrating the technical solution and do not limit the protection scope of this utility model.

[0018] like Figure 4 The connector 400 in this embodiment includes a main body 4003 and a mounting portion 4004 disposed around the outer periphery of the main body 4003. The main body 4003 is provided with terminals, and the length of the mounting portion 4004 is greater than the length of the main body 4003. The mounting portion 4004 has a first side surface 4001 and a second side surface 4002 disposed opposite to each other along its own width direction.

[0019] like Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 4 This application discloses a connector positioning device, including a detection seat 61 and a positioning component 63.

[0020] The testing base 61 is provided with a material groove 612 and a guide groove 611 extending in a first direction X. The material groove 612 is used to receive a portion of the connector 400. The material groove 612 has a clearance opening 6121 on one side along the second direction Y, so that the main body portion 4003 of the connector 400 can extend out. The guide groove 611 communicates with the material groove 612 and is located below the material groove 612 along the third direction Z. The material groove 612 is used to accommodate a portion of the mounting portion 4004. In the first direction X, the groove depth of the guide groove 611 is adapted to the dimension of one side of the mounting portion 4004; in the second direction Y, the groove width of the material groove 612 is adapted to the width of the mounting portion 4004. The testing base 61 has a support surface 613, which is disposed in the material groove 612. The opening of the guide groove 611 is disposed in the support surface 613, and the support surface 613 is used for the main body portion 4003 of the connector 400 to abut against. The first direction X corresponds to the length direction of the detection seat 61, the second direction Y corresponds to the width direction of the detection seat 61, and the third direction Z corresponds to the height direction of the detection seat 61. The first direction X, the second direction Y, and the third direction Z intersect each other.

[0021] Positioning component 63 is located at the first detection point and is used to fix connector 400.

[0022] The mounting part 4004 of the connector 400 is inserted into the material tray 612, so that its main body 4003 is just supported on the support surface 613, so that the terminals of the connector 400 remain parallel to the second direction Y. At the same time, the positioning component 63 fixes the connector 400 in the material tray 612, so that the relative position of the connector 400 is fixed. This achieves the positioning of the connector 400 during testing, which helps to improve testing efficiency and accuracy.

[0023] like Figure 1 In some embodiments, the positioning component 63 includes a positioning seat 631, a positioning slider 632, positioning claws 633, and a power unit 634. The positioning seat 631 is disposed on the detection seat 61, and the positioning slider 632 is slidably connected to the positioning seat 631. A positioning claw 633 is connected to each end of the positioning slider 632 along the first direction X. The two positioning claws 633 are used to clamp the two ends of the connector 400 along its own length. The power unit 634 is disposed on the positioning seat 631 and is used to drive the positioning slider 632 to move along the third direction Z. Specifically, the two positioning claws 633 are used to clamp the two ends of the main body 4003 along the first direction X. The power unit 634 can be a cylinder, a servo cylinder, or a hydraulic cylinder, or it can adopt a transmission structure that combines a motor and a lead screw. In this embodiment, a cylinder is preferred. The piston rod of the cylinder is connected to the positioning slider 632 to drive the positioning slider 632 to move up and down along the third direction Z.

[0024] The power unit 634 drives the positioning slider 632 to move downward, which in turn causes the two positioning claws 633 to clamp the connector 400, thus clamping and positioning the connector 400, which is convenient and quick.

[0025] like Figure 1 In some embodiments, the positioning claw 633 is provided with a waist-shaped hole 6331 extending along the first direction X, and the positioning slider 632 is provided with a plurality of connecting holes 6321 arranged at intervals along the first direction X, wherein the waist-shaped hole 6331 coincides with at least one connecting hole 6321.

[0026] In this embodiment, the positioning claw 633 is fixed to the slider by a screw (not shown in the figure). The screw passes through the oblong hole 6331 and is threaded into the connecting hole 6321. By cooperating with the oblong hole 6331 on the positioning claw 633 and the multiple spaced connecting holes 6321 on the positioning slider 632, the position of the positioning claw 633 in the first direction X is adjustable. This allows for adjustment of the spacing between the positioning claws 633 by selecting different overlapping positions of the connecting holes 6321 and the oblong hole 6331, thereby clamping connectors 400 of different lengths.

[0027] like Figure 2 , Figure 3 and Figure 4 In some embodiments, the two inner wall surfaces of the guide groove 611, which are distributed opposite to each other along the second direction Y, are respectively used to abut against the first side surface 4001 and the second side surface 4002 of the mounting part 4004 to limit the displacement of the connector 400 in the second direction Y, thereby improving the stability of the connector 400 in the material groove 612 and reducing the possibility of the connector 400 falling off the material groove 612.

[0028] like Figure 2 , Figure 3 and Figure 4 In some embodiments, the detection seat 61 has a first limiting surface 614, which is disposed in the material groove 612 and located above the guide groove 611. The first limiting surface 614 and the clearance opening 6121 are disposed opposite each other along the second direction Y. The first limiting surface 614 is used to abut against the second side surface 4002 of the mounting part 4004. The limiting surface and the two inner wall surfaces of the guide groove 611 that are distributed opposite each other along the second direction Y cooperate to increase the contact surface with the connector 400, and at the same time limit the relative position of the connector 400 and the material groove 612 in the second direction Y, which plays a positioning role for the connector 400 and helps to further improve the positional accuracy of the connector 400.

[0029] like Figure 2 , Figure 3 and Figure 4In some embodiments, the detection seat 61 has a second limiting surface 615, which is disposed in the material groove 612 and located above the guide groove 611. One side of the second limiting surface 615 along the second direction Y is connected to the first limiting surface 614, and the other side of the second limiting surface 615 along the second direction Y is located at the clearance opening 6121. The second limiting surface 615 is used to abut against the side of the mounting part 4004 opposite to the guide groove 611. The second limiting surface 615 and the inner bottom surface of the guide groove 611 respectively abut against the two sides of the mounting part 4004 along the third direction Z, limiting the tilt of the connector 400 and improving the positional accuracy of the connector 400.

[0030] like Figure 2 , Figure 3 and Figure 4 In some embodiments, the feed trough 612 includes a first section 616 and a second section 617, with an avoidance opening 6121 and a guide groove 611 disposed in the first section 616.

[0031] The second section 617 is disposed on the side of the first section 616 opposite to the clearance opening 6121. The dimension of the second section 617 along the third direction Z is smaller than the dimension of the first section 616 along the third direction Z, and the second section 617 and the first section 616 form a first limiting surface 614 at the junction. The second section 617 is used to accommodate the terminals of the connector 400. The second section 617 provides accommodating space for the portion of the connector 400 terminals that protrude beyond the mounting portion 4004, reducing the possibility of interference between the terminals and the structure on the device.

[0032] like Figure 1 In some embodiments, the feed trough 612 and the guide groove 611 are disposed through the detection seat 61. When installing or removing the connector 400, the connector 400 can be slid in from the same side of the feed trough 612 and the guide groove 611 and slid out from the other side, which is convenient and flexible.

[0033] The above description is only a specific embodiment of this utility model, but the protection scope of this utility model is not limited thereto. Any changes or substitutions that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in this utility model should be included within the protection scope of this utility model.

Claims

1. A connector positioning device, characterized in that, include: The detection seat (61) is provided with a material groove (612) and a guide groove (611) extending in a first direction (X). The material groove (612) is used to receive a portion of the connector (400). The material groove (612) has a clearance opening (6121) on one side along a second direction (Y). The guide groove (611) communicates with the material groove (612) and is located below the material groove (612). The material groove (612) is used to place the mounting part (4004) of the connector (400). The detection seat (61) has a support surface (613). The support surface (613) is disposed in the material groove (612). The opening of the guide groove (611) is disposed in the support surface (613). The support surface (613) is used to allow the main body part (4003) of the connector (400) to abut against it. Positioning component (63) for securing connector (400).

2. The connector positioning device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The positioning component (63) includes a positioning seat (631), a positioning slider (632), positioning claws (633), and a power unit (634). The positioning seat (631) is disposed on the detection seat (61). The positioning slider (632) is slidably connected to the positioning seat (631). The positioning slider (632) is connected to one of the positioning claws (633) at each end along the first direction (X). The two positioning claws (633) are used to clamp the two ends of the connector (400) along its own length direction. The power unit (634) is disposed on the positioning seat (631) and is used to drive the positioning slider (632) to move along the third direction (Z).

3. The connector positioning device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The positioning claw (633) is provided with a waist-shaped hole (6331) extending along the first direction (X), and the positioning slider (632) is provided with a plurality of connecting holes (6321) spaced apart along the first direction (X), and the waist-shaped hole (6331) coincides with at least one of the connecting holes (6321).

4. The connector positioning device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The two inner wall surfaces of the guide groove (611) distributed opposite to each other along the second direction (Y) are respectively used to abut against the first side surface (4001) and the second side surface (4002) of the mounting part (4004).

5. The connector positioning device according to claim 4, characterized in that, The detection seat (61) has a first limiting surface (614), which is disposed on the material trough (612) and located above the guide groove (611). The first limiting surface (614) and the clearance opening (6121) are disposed opposite to each other along the second direction (Y). The first limiting surface (614) is used to abut against the second side surface (4002) of the mounting part (4004).

6. The connector positioning device according to claim 5, characterized in that, The detection seat (61) has a second limiting surface (615), which is disposed on the material trough (612) and located above the guide groove (611). The second limiting surface (615) is connected to the first limiting surface (614) on one side along the second direction (Y), and the other side of the second limiting surface (615) along the second direction (Y) is located at the clearance opening (6121). The second limiting surface (615) is used to abut against the side of the mounting part (4004) away from the guide groove (611).

7. The connector positioning device according to claim 5, characterized in that, The material trough (612) includes a first section (616) and a second section (617), and the clearance opening (6121) and the guide groove (611) are disposed in the first section (616); The second section (617) is disposed on the side of the first section (616) away from the clearance opening (6121). The size of the second section (617) along the third direction (Z) is smaller than the size of the first section (616) along the third direction (Z). The second section (617) and the first section (616) form the first limiting surface (614) at the junction. The second section (617) is used for the insertion of the terminals of the connector (400).

8. The connector positioning device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The material trough (612) and the guide groove (611) are disposed through the detection seat (61).

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