POF connector having power supply

Abstract

A POF connector having a power supply, comprising a POF female connector (100) and a POF male connector (200). The POF female connector (100) comprises: an insulating seat (1), provided with a counter-insertion slot (12) and a power supply slot (15), a mounting position (11) being disposed at the bottom of the insulating seat (1); two electrode terminals (16), fastened in the insulating seat (1), upper ends of the electrode terminals (16) being exposed in the power supply slot (15), and forming a power supply socket together with the power supply slot (15); and a lens module (300), mounted in the mounting position (11), the lens module (300) comprising a plastic optical fiber lens (2), an input end (221) of a lens body (22) in the plastic optical fiber lens (2) being exposed in the counter-insertion slot (12), and an output end (222) of the lens body (22) being exposed at a lower end of the insulating seat (1). The POF male connector (200) comprises an insulator (5), a plastic core barrel (6), and an optical fiber line (7), a front part of the insulator (5) being provided with a counter-insertion protrusion (51), a front end of the plastic core barrel (6) being exposed at a front end surface of the counter-insertion protrusion (51), and a power plug (9) being further disposed on an outer side of the counter-insertion protrusion (51). The counter-insertion protrusion (51) is inserted into the counter-insertion slot (12), the optical fiber line (7) corresponds to the input end (221) of the lens body (22), the power plug (9) is inserted into the power supply slot (15), and the power supply terminal (92) is in butt joint with the electrode terminal (16).

Description

A POF connector with power supply Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of connectors, in particular to a POF connector with power supply. Background Art

[0002] With the continuous development of fiber optic communication technology, the requirements for supporting fiber optic cables and fiber optic connectors are becoming higher and higher.

[0003] Plastic Optical Fiber (POF) is a type of optical fiber (optical fiber) made of a highly transparent polymer core material, such as polystyrene (PS), polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), or polycarbonate (PC), and a sheath material, such as PMMA or fluoroplastics. As an alternative to quartz fiber, POF offers a low-cost, lightweight, and easy-to-install data transmission medium. It is particularly well-suited for short-distance, small- to medium-capacity systems (such as access networks) that utilize numerous connectors. Compared with multimode quartz optical fiber, plastic optical fiber is softer, has good mechanical flexibility, is dust-resistant, and is easy to install and maintain. Of particular importance is that the core diameter of POF is usually 0.5mm or larger, while the core diameter of multimode quartz optical fiber is 62.5 microns or 50 microns. POF, which has a core diameter about 10 times larger, is easy to connect and align. For step-index POF with a core diameter of 980 microns and gradient-index POF with a core diameter of 500 microns, even a ±30 micron offset in the connection does not seriously affect the coupling loss (increasing the loss by approximately 0.03dB), allowing the use of inexpensive injection-molded connectors, thereby significantly reducing the total cost of the system. Plastic optical fiber is widely used in civilian fields such as electricity, medical care, and automobiles. Technical issues

[0004] Chinese invention patent (CN205562890U) discloses a plastic fiber optic socket structure, which includes: a plastic fiber optic socket, including two grooves and fiber holes respectively located in the grooves, the lower side walls of the grooves each having a notch, the left and right sides each including a card slot, and the bottom including a fixed buckle position; an optical fiber chip, including a main body and a tube pin, the main body including an optical fiber chip receiving port, which is accommodated in the groove, and the tube pin extends through the notch of the groove; a plastic optical fiber cover plate, each side of which has a card buckle, the card buckle fixed in the card slot so that the front end surface of the plastic optical fiber cover plate supports the main body of the optical fiber chip; a PCB, including a fixing hole for fixing the fixing buckle position and a welding hole for welding to the tube pin; a plastic optical fiber line, which passes through the optical fiber hole and is connected to the optical fiber chip receiving port; a plastic optical fiber handle, which fixes the plastic optical fiber line to the plastic optical fiber socket.

[0005] However, the above-mentioned plastic optical fiber socket structure can only realize optical signal transmission, and does not have a power conduction function, and cannot meet the usage scenarios that require power conduction, causing great trouble to users.

[0006] In addition, the Chinese invention patent number ZL202320232951.6 discloses an optical fiber plug structure, which includes: an optical cable, a fixed sleeve fixedly installed on the outer surface of the optical cable, an installation component provided on the outer surface of the optical cable near one end, and a plug body provided at one end of the optical cable, which is used to be inserted into the slot of the optical fiber socket to form optical signal transmission.

[0007] However, the above-mentioned optical fiber plug structure can only realize optical signal transmission, and does not have a power conduction function, and cannot meet the usage scenarios that require power conduction, causing great trouble to users. Technical Solutions

[0008] In view of this, the inventors propose the following technical solutions.

[0009] Summary of the Invention

[0010] The purpose of the present invention is to overcome the deficiencies of the prior art and provide a POF connector with a power supply.

[0011] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions: the POF connector with power supply includes a POF female connector and a POF male connector plugged into the POF female connector, the POF female connector includes: an insulating seat, which has a mating slot for mating with the POF male connector and a power slot located beside the mating slot and connected to the mating slot, the bottom of the insulating seat is provided with a mounting position connected to the mating slot; two electrode terminals, which are fixed in the insulating seat, the upper ends of the electrode terminals are exposed in the power slot and form a power socket with the power slot, and the lower ends of the electrode terminals extend out of the lower end surface of the insulating seat; a lens module, which is installed in the mounting position; the lens module includes a plastic optical fiber lens, the plastic optical fiber lens The input end of the lens body in the mirror is exposed in the socket, and the output end of the lens body is exposed at the lower end of the insulating seat; the POF male connector includes an insulator, a plastic core barrel installed in the insulator, and an optical fiber fixedly installed in the plastic core barrel. The front part of the insulator is provided with a plug-in protrusion, and the front end of the plastic core barrel is exposed at the front end surface of the plug-in protrusion. A power plug is also provided on the outside of the plug-in protrusion. The power plug includes a plastic shell fixed on the outside of the plug-in protrusion, a power terminal fixed in the plastic shell, and a first wire connected to the power terminal and extending out of the plastic shell; the plug-in protrusion is inserted into the socket, the optical fiber corresponds to the input end of the lens body, and the power plug is inserted into the power slot, and the power terminal is connected to the electrode terminal.

[0012] Furthermore, in the above technical solution, the lens module also includes a bracket, and the plastic optical fiber lens is fixed in the bracket; wherein, an undercut is provided on the outer side of the bracket, and a buckle hole is provided on the inner wall of the mounting position, the undercut is snapped into the buckle hole and can move up and down relative to the buckle hole, and a metal spring is also provided between the bracket and the mounting position, and the metal spring elastically supports the bracket relative to the insulating seat, so that the bracket is fixed in the mounting position in an elastically floating manner.

[0013] Furthermore, in the above technical solution, a mounting groove is provided at the lower end of the bracket, and a docking window passing through the mounting groove is provided at the upper end of the bracket, the plastic fiber optic lens is installed in the mounting groove, the input end of the plastic fiber optic lens is exposed in the docking window, and the output end of the plastic fiber optic lens is exposed outside the surface; the metal shrapnel is embedded in the limit groove provided at the upper end of the bracket, and the metal shrapnel is formed with multiple elastic force arms protruding upward, and the elastic force arms are all in contact with the bottom surface of the mounting position; a non-circular positioning buckle is also provided in the mounting groove; the plastic fiber optic lens is provided with a through second positioning hole, and the positioning buckle passes through the second positioning hole to engage with the plastic fiber optic lens for positioning; a plurality of pressing protrusions are also formed inside the mounting groove, and the pressing protrusions press against the periphery of the plastic fiber optic lens to limit the plastic fiber optic lens.

[0014] Furthermore, in the above technical solution, the plastic optical fiber lens includes a base and a lens body integrally fixed to the base, the lens body having an input end and an output end, the input end and the output end being distributed correspondingly; the insulating seat is installed on the PCB board, the output end of the lens body is connected to the optical fiber chip installed on the PCB board; the lower end of the electrode terminal is electrically connected to the PCB board.

[0015] Furthermore, in the above technical solution, the lower end surface of the bracket is also provided with a recess for accommodating the optical fiber chip, and the output end of the plastic optical fiber lens is exposed in the recess; the lower end surface of the insulating seat is formed with a plurality of positioning bosses; the positioning bosses are divided into a first positioning boss and a second positioning boss by a slit opening upward along the bottom surface thereof, and a buckle protruding outward is also formed on the outer periphery of the lower end of the second positioning boss; the four corners of the insulating seat are provided with guide grooves passing through the mounting position; the four corners of the bracket are provided with guide blocks, which are embedded in the guide grooves.

[0016] Furthermore, in the above technical solution, a detachable structure is formed between the power plug and the plug-in protrusion; wherein, a guide groove with a T-shaped cross-section is provided on the outside of the plastic shell, and a first positioning groove is provided at the rear end of the guide groove; an anti-derailment device with a T-shaped cross-section is integrally formed on the outside of the plug-in protrusion, and a first positioning buckle is provided at the rear end of the anti-derailment device, the plastic shell is sleeved on the anti-derailment device through the guide groove, and the first positioning buckle is fastened and fixed with the first positioning groove, so that the plastic shell is fixed to the outside of the plug-in protrusion, and the rear end face of the plastic shell is also in contact with the front of the insulator.

[0017] Furthermore, in the above technical solution, the plastic shell is provided with a terminal hole passing through the front and rear ends, the power terminal is inserted and fixed in the terminal hole, and the first wire partially extends into the terminal hole, and a first sealing ring is provided between the outside of the first wire and the terminal hole; the front end of the plastic shell is also sleeved with a second sealing ring; the outer side surface of the front end of the plug-in protrusion is provided with an annular groove and a stop groove located beside and connected to the annular groove; the sealing ring is sleeved in the annular groove, and the stop protrusion on the outside of the sealing ring is embedded in the stop groove, and the front end of the plug-in protrusion is in sealing contact with the bottom of the plug-in slot through the sealing ring.

[0018] Furthermore, in the above technical solution, an elastic arm is formed on the insulator, and a buckle body is provided on the elastic arm; the rear end of the insulator is also provided with a secondary buckle seat that can be pushed and slid forward and backward and is used to push the elastic arm upward to support the elastic arm.

[0019] Furthermore, in the above technical solution, a secondary buckle is formed at the front end of the secondary buckle seat, and a slope is provided on the top surface of the front end of the secondary buckle; the secondary buckle is placed in the guide groove of the lower end surface of the elastic arm, and when the secondary buckle seat is pushed forward, the slope of the secondary buckle contacts the lower end surface of the elastic arm, and pushes the elastic arm upward to support the elastic arm, wherein the rear end of the insulator is provided with a sliding groove, and the inner walls on both sides of the sliding groove are provided with rail grooves, and convex rails adapted to the rail grooves are provided on both sides of the secondary buckle seat, and the secondary buckle seat is slidably installed in the sliding groove, wherein the convex rail is embedded in the rail groove, and the anti-slip pushing part on the secondary buckle seat is exposed outside the upper end surface of the insulator; travel grooves are also provided on both sides of the bottom surface of the sliding groove; inclined sliders adapted to the travel grooves are also provided on both sides of the lower end of the secondary buckle seat, and the inclined sliders are placed in the travel groove.

[0020] Furthermore, in the above technical solution, the rear end of the plastic core tube is provided with an O-ring and a positioning ring groove located at the rear end of the O-ring, and is sealed and assembled with the insulator through the O-ring; the insulator is provided with a core hole passing through the front end face along the front end face of the rear end face, and the lower end face of the insulator is also provided with a buckle groove passing through the core hole and in the shape of a semi-square frame, and the buckle groove of the lower end face of the insulator is also snap-fitted with a limiting seat, and the limiting protrusion formed in the limiting seat is embedded in the positioning ring groove to prevent the plastic core tube from retreating; elastic buckle bodies are formed on both sides of the limiting seat, and buckle groove bodies are formed on both sides of the buckle groove, and the elastic buckle body is snap-fitted to the buckle groove body. Beneficial effects

[0021] After adopting the above technical solution, the present invention has the following beneficial effects compared with the prior art:

[0022] 1. The power socket formed by the electrode terminals of the POF female connector and the power slot in the present invention can be used for docking with a power plug to achieve the power conduction function, that is, the present invention can simultaneously realize optical signal transmission and power transmission, meeting the use scenarios that require power conduction and optical signal transmission to meet different usage requirements without the need to add an additional set of independent power plugs and power sockets, which can simplify the product structure and make it more convenient to use.

[0023] 2. The POF female connector in the present invention does not carry an optical fiber chip and does not require an additional structure to fix the optical fiber chip. Its structure is relatively simple. It only connects to the optical fiber chip through the lens body in the plastic optical fiber lens, and transmits the optical signal to the optical fiber chip, and finally the optical fiber chip receives the optical signal. The POF female connector in the present invention is particularly suitable for use in scenarios where the optical fiber chip has been soldered and fixed on the PCB board and only needs to transmit the optical signal.

[0024] 3. The bracket of the POF female connector in the present invention and the plastic optical fiber lens fixed on the bracket can float elastically relative to the insulating seat, so that in actual use, after the POF female connector in the present invention is fixedly installed on the PCB board, elastic contact is formed between the plastic optical fiber lens and the optical fiber chip on the PCB board, which can avoid the formation of a gap between the two, thereby ensuring the optical signal transmission quality of the plastic optical fiber lens, and preventing rigid contact from causing damage to the plastic optical fiber lens or optical fiber chip, thereby ensuring the service life and quality of the product.

[0025] 4. The POF male connector in the present invention sets the power plug on the outside of the plug-in protrusion, so that the POF male connector comes with a power plug; when the present invention is in use, the plug-in protrusion and the power plug are simultaneously inserted into the plug-in slot and the power slot of the POF female connector, wherein the optical fiber line corresponds to the input end of the lens body, and the power plug is inserted into the power slot, and the power terminal is connected to the electrode terminal, thereby realizing optical signal transmission and power transmission at the same time, meeting the use scenarios that require power conduction and optical signal transmission, to meet different use requirements, without the need to add an additional set of independent power plugs and power sockets, which can simplify the product structure and make it more convenient to use. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0026] FIG1 is a perspective view of a POF female connector from a first perspective in the present invention;

[0027] FIG2 is a perspective view of the POF female connector of the present invention from a second perspective;

[0028] FIG3 is an exploded perspective view of the POF female connector of the present invention;

[0029] FIG4 is a perspective view of the POF female connector of the present invention from a third perspective;

[0030] FIG5 is a perspective view of the insulating seat of the present invention;

[0031] FIG6 is an assembly diagram of the lens module of the present invention;

[0032] FIG7 is a perspective view of the bracket of the present invention;

[0033] FIG8 is a perspective view of the POF female connector and the optical fiber chip docking in the present invention;

[0034] FIG9 is an assembly diagram of the POF female connector and the PCB board in the present invention.

[0035] FIG10 is a perspective view of a POF male connector according to the present invention;

[0036] FIG11 is a perspective view of the POF male connector of the present invention from another perspective;

[0037] FIG12 is an exploded perspective view of the POF male connector of the present invention;

[0038] FIG13 is a cross-sectional view of the POF male connector of the present invention;

[0039] FIG14 is a perspective view of the POF male connector of the present invention after the limit seat is removed;

[0040] Figure 15 is a perspective view of the secondary buckle seat of the present invention;

[0041] FIG16 is a perspective view of the POF male connector of the present invention after the power plug is removed;

[0042] FIG17 is a perspective view of the present invention. Modes for Carrying Out the Invention

[0043] The present invention will be further described below with reference to specific embodiments and accompanying drawings.

[0044] As shown in FIG. 17 , a POF connector is shown, which includes a POF female connector 100 and a POF male connector 200 that plugs into the POF female connector 200 .

[0045] 1-9 , the POF female connector 100 with power supply is mounted on the PCB board 4 and is used to transmit optical signals to the optical fiber chip 41 mounted on the PCB board 4 , and the optical fiber chip 41 receives the optical signals.

[0046] The POF female connector 100 includes an insulating seat 1 , a lens module 300 , and two electrode terminals 16 .

[0047] In which, the insulating seat 1 has a mating slot 12 for mating with a POF male connector and a power slot 15 located next to the mating slot 12 and connected to the mating slot 12. The bottom of the insulating seat 1 is provided with a mounting position 11 connected to the mating slot 12; two electrode terminals 16 are fixed in the insulating seat 1, the upper ends of the electrode terminals 16 are exposed in the power slot 15, and form a power socket with the power slot 15, and the lower ends of the electrode terminals 16 extend out of the lower end surface of the insulating seat 1; the lens module 300 is installed in the mounting position 11; the lens module 300 includes a plastic optical fiber lens 2, the input end 221 of the lens body 22 of the plastic optical fiber lens 2 is exposed in the mating slot 12, and the output end 222 of the lens body 22 is exposed at the lower end of the insulating seat 1; the insulating seat 1 is installed on the PCB board 4, and the output end 222 of the lens body 22 is docked with the optical fiber chip 41 installed on the PCB board 4. That is to say, the POF female connector 100 in the present invention does not carry the optical fiber chip 41, and does not require an additional structure to fix the optical fiber chip. Its structure is relatively simple. It only connects with the optical fiber chip 41 through the lens body 22 in the plastic optical fiber lens 2, and transmits the optical signal to the optical fiber chip 41. Finally, the optical signal is received by the optical fiber chip 41. The present invention is particularly suitable for use in scenarios where the optical fiber chip has been soldered and fixed on the PCB board and only needs to transmit the optical signal. In addition, the power socket formed by the electrode terminal 16 and the power slot 15 of the POF female connector 100 in the present invention can be used for connecting with the power plug to achieve the power conduction function, that is, the present invention can realize optical signal transmission and power transmission at the same time, meeting the use scenarios that require power conduction and optical signal transmission, so as to meet different use requirements, without the need to add an additional set of independent power plugs and power sockets, which can simplify the product structure and make it more convenient to use.

[0048] The insulating seat 1 is provided with a mounting flange 18 on its periphery, a groove body is provided on the mounting flange 18, and an O-ring 17 is provided in the groove body. When in use, the insulating seat 1 is passed through the mounting hole of the casing, and the O-ring 17 contacts the surface of the casing to achieve a sealed assembly.

[0049] The lens module 300 also includes a bracket 3, in which the plastic optical fiber lens 2 is fixed. The bracket 3 has an undercut 31 on its outer side, and a retaining hole 111 on the inner wall of the mounting position 11. The undercut 31 engages with the retaining hole 111 and can move up and down relative to the retaining hole 111. A metal spring 32 is also provided between the bracket 3 and the mounting position 11. The metal spring 32 elastically supports the bracket 3 relative to the insulating seat 1, allowing the bracket 3 to be fixed to the mounting position 11 in an elastically floating manner. In other words, the bracket 3 and the plastic optical fiber lens 2 fixed thereto can elastically float relative to the insulating seat 1. In actual use, after the POF female connector 100 of the present invention is fixedly mounted on a PCB board, elastic contact is formed between the plastic optical fiber lens 2 and the optical fiber chip 41 on the PCB board 4, thereby avoiding the formation of a gap between the two. This ensures the optical signal transmission quality of the plastic optical fiber lens 2 and prevents rigid contact that could damage the plastic optical fiber lens or optical fiber chip, thereby ensuring the product's service life and quality.

[0050] The specific assembly structure of the bracket 3 and the plastic optical fiber lens 2 is as follows:

[0051] The bracket 3 has a mounting groove 33 at its lower end and a docking window 34 extending through the mounting groove 33 at its upper end. The plastic fiber lens 2 is mounted in the mounting groove 33, with the input end 221 of the plastic fiber lens 2 exposed in the docking window 34 and in the docking slot 12, while the output end 222 of the plastic fiber lens 2 is exposed. A non-circular positioning buckle 331 is also provided within the mounting groove 33. The plastic fiber lens 2 has a second positioning hole 201 extending therethrough, and the positioning buckle 331 passes through the second positioning hole 201 to engage with the plastic fiber lens 2 for positioning, thereby ensuring that the plastic fiber lens 2 is stably mounted within the mounting groove 33. To further enhance the stability of the assembly structure, a plurality of pressing protrusions 332 are formed within the mounting groove 33. The pressing protrusions 332 abut against the periphery of the plastic fiber lens 2 to constrain the plastic fiber lens 2, thereby enhancing the stability of the assembly structure.

[0052] The metal spring piece 32 is embedded in the limiting groove 35 provided at the upper end of the bracket 3. The metal spring piece 32 is formed with multiple elastic force arms 321 protruding upward. The elastic force arms 321 are all in contact with the bottom surface of the mounting position 11, thereby eliminating the gap between the bracket 3 and the mounting position 11, and at the same time can stably elastically support the bracket 3, so that the bracket 3 can achieve elastic floating relative to the insulating seat 1.

[0053] The plastic optical fiber lens 2 includes a base 21 and a lens body 22 integrally fixed to the base 21 . The lens body 22 has an input end 221 and an output end 222 . The input end 221 and the output end 222 are correspondingly distributed.

[0054] The lower end surface of the bracket 3 is further provided with a recess 36 for accommodating the optical fiber chip 41 , and the output end 222 of the plastic optical fiber lens 2 is exposed in the recess 36 , thereby achieving a light shielding effect, thereby improving the transmission performance of the optical signal.

[0055] The lower end surface of the insulating seat 1 is formed with a plurality of positioning protrusions 13, which are used to be embedded and fixed with the PCB board. The positioning protrusions 13 are divided into a first positioning post 131 and a second positioning post 132 by a slit 130 opening upward along the bottom surface of the positioning protrusion 13. The lower end of the second positioning post 132 is also formed with a buckle 133 protruding outward. This not only realizes the function of being embedded and fixed with the PCB board, but also prevents the insulating seat 1 from accidentally detaching from the PCB board.

[0056] The four corners of the insulating seat 1 are each provided with a guide groove 14 that passes through the mounting position 11; the four corners of the bracket 3 are each provided with a guide block 37, which is embedded in the guide groove 14 to ensure that the bracket 3 is stably assembled in the mounting position 11 and can play a guiding role.

[0057] In summary, the POF female connector 100 in the present invention does not carry an optical fiber chip 41, and does not require an additional structure to fix the optical fiber chip. Its structure is relatively simple. It only connects to the optical fiber chip 41 through the lens body 22 in the plastic optical fiber lens 2, and transmits the optical signal to the optical fiber chip 41. Finally, the optical signal is received by the optical fiber chip 41. The POF female connector 100 in the present invention is particularly suitable for use in scenarios where the optical fiber chip has been soldered and fixed on the PCB board and only needs to transmit optical signals. In addition, the power socket formed by the electrode terminal 16 and the power slot 15 of the POF female connector 100 in the present invention can be used for connecting with the power plug to achieve the power conduction function, that is, the present invention can realize optical signal transmission and power transmission at the same time, meeting the use scenarios that require power conduction and optical signal transmission, so as to meet different use requirements, without the need to add an additional set of independent power plugs and power sockets, which can simplify the product structure and make it more convenient to use.

[0058] 10-16 , the POF male connector 200 includes an insulator 5 , two plastic core barrels 6 inserted into the insulator 5 , and an optical fiber 7 fixedly inserted into the plastic core barrels 6 .

[0059] The front of the insulator 5 is provided with a plug-in protrusion 51, and the front end of the plastic core tube 6 is exposed at the front end surface of the plug-in protrusion 51. In order to enable the present invention to transmit power, the following design is also made: a power plug 9 is also provided on the outside of the plug-in protrusion 51, and the power plug 9 includes a plastic shell 91 fixed to the outside of the plug-in protrusion 51, a power terminal 92 fixed in the plastic shell 91, and a first wire 93 connected to the power terminal 92 and extending out of the plastic shell 91. That is to say, the POF male connector 200 in the present invention sets the power plug 9 on the outside of the plug-in protrusion 51, so that the POF male connector 200 comes with a power plug 9; when the present invention is in use, the plug-in protrusion 51 and the power plug 9 are simultaneously inserted into the plug-in slot 12 and the power slot 15 of the POF female connector 100, wherein the optical fiber line 7 corresponds to the input end 221 of the lens body 22, and the power plug 9 is inserted into the power slot 15, and the power terminal 92 is connected to the electrode terminal 16, thereby realizing optical signal transmission and power transmission at the same time, meeting the use scenarios that require power conduction and optical signal transmission, to meet different use requirements, without the need to add an additional set of independent power plugs and power sockets, which can simplify the product structure and make it more convenient to use.

[0060] The power plug 9 and the plug-in protrusion 51 are detachable structures, that is, when the power conduction function is not needed, the power plug 9 can be removed from the plug-in protrusion 51, which is extremely convenient to use.

[0061] The assembly structure of the power plug 9 and the plug-in protrusion 51 is as follows: a guide groove 911 with a T-shaped cross-section is provided on the outside of the plastic shell 91, and a first positioning groove 912 is provided at the rear end of the guide groove 911; an anti-derailment anti-derailment 513 with a T-shaped cross-section is integrally formed on the outside of the plug-in protrusion 51, and a first positioning buckle 514 is provided at the rear end of the anti-derailment anti-derailment 513. The plastic shell 91 is sleeved on the anti-derailment anti-derailment 513 through the guide groove 911, and the first positioning buckle 514 is fastened and fixed with the first positioning groove 912, so that the plastic shell 91 is fixed to the outside of the plug-in protrusion 51. The assembly structure is simple and easy to assemble, and the rear end surface of the plastic shell 91 is also in contact with the front of the insulator 5, thereby ensuring that the power plug 9 will not retreat and ensuring the stability of the assembly structure.

[0062] The plastic shell 91 is provided with a terminal hole 913 that passes through the front and rear ends. The power terminal 92 is inserted and fixed in the terminal hole 913, and the first wire 93 partially extends into the terminal hole 913. A first sealing ring 94 is provided between the outside of the first wire 93 and the terminal hole 913, thereby achieving a dustproof and waterproof effect; the front end of the plastic shell 91 is also provided with a second sealing ring 95.

[0063] An elastic arm 52 is formed on the insulator 5, and a buckle body 521 is provided on the elastic arm 52; the rear end of the insulator 5 is also provided with a secondary buckle seat 8 that can be pushed and slid forward and backward and is used to push the elastic arm 52 upward to support the elastic arm 52. When the present invention is in use, the POF male connector 200 with power supply is plugged into the POF female connector 100, and the elastic arm 52 and the plug-in protrusion 51 of the POF male connector 200 with power supply are inserted into the slot 12 of the POF female connector 100, and the buckle body 521 is buckled and fixed with the buckle hole 120 of the POF female connector 100, so that the POF male connector 200 with power supply and the POF female connector 100 form a stable connection, and the plastic core barrel 6 corresponds to the plastic optical fiber lens in the POF female connector 100 to realize the transmission of optical signals. In addition, the secondary buckle seat 8 added to the insulator 5 of the present invention can be pushed and slid forward and backward and is used to push the elastic arm 52 upward to support the elastic arm 52, thereby achieving secondary locking of the elastic arm 52, which can effectively prevent the elastic arm 52 from being pressed down, thereby achieving the purpose of locking, and avoiding the buckle body 521 of the elastic arm 52 from being disengaged from the buckle hole 120 of the POF female connector 100 and the phenomenon of accidental unlocking, so that the POF male connector 200 with power supply and the POF female connector 100 form a stable connection and will not be accidentally disengaged, which can further ensure the quality of the optical signal transmission of the present invention.

[0064] Specifically, the front end of the secondary buckle seat 8 is provided with a secondary buckle 81, and the top surface of the front end of the secondary buckle 81 is provided with a bevel 811, which plays a guiding role; the secondary buckle 81 is placed in the guide groove 522 of the lower end surface of the elastic arm 52. When the secondary buckle seat 8 is pushed forward, the bevel 811 of the secondary buckle 81 contacts the lower end surface of the elastic arm 52, and pushes the elastic arm 52 upward to support the elastic arm 52, thereby achieving secondary locking of the elastic arm 52, which can effectively prevent the elastic arm 52 from being pressed down, achieving the purpose of locking, and avoiding the buckle body 521 of the elastic arm 52 from being disengaged from the buckle hole 120 of the POF female connector 100 and the phenomenon of accidental unlocking, so that the POF male connector 200 with power supply and the POF female connector 100 form a stable connection and will not be accidentally disengaged, which can further ensure the quality of the optical signal transmission of the present invention.

[0065] A groove 60 is formed between the front end of the plastic core tube 6 and the front end surface of the inserting protrusion 51 , which prevents the fiber core 71 in the plastic core tube 6 from being exposed and damaged, thereby playing a good protective role.

[0066] The rear end of the insulator 5 is provided with a sliding groove 53 connected to the guide groove 522, and the inner walls on both sides of the sliding groove 53 are provided with rail grooves 531. The two sides of the secondary buckle seat 8 are provided with convex rails 82 adapted to the rail groove 531. The secondary buckle seat 8 is slidably installed in the sliding groove 53, wherein the convex rail 82 is embedded in the rail groove 531 and can achieve a stable sliding action. The anti-slip push part 85 on the secondary buckle seat 8 is exposed outside the upper end surface of the insulator 5, so that the anti-slip push part 85 can be pressed to unlock the secondary buckle seat 8 and the elastic arm 52, which is more convenient to operate.

[0067] Travel grooves 532 are also provided on both sides of the bottom surface of the sliding groove 53; inclined sliders 83 adapted to the travel groove 532 are also provided on both sides of the lower end of the secondary buckle seat 8, and the inclined slider 83 is placed in the travel groove 532, so that the inclined slider 83 can only slide in the travel groove 532, thereby limiting the forward and backward sliding stroke of the secondary buckle seat 8 and achieving a stop-retreat effect, which can prevent the secondary buckle seat 8 from accidentally falling out of the sliding groove 53, thereby ensuring the quality of the product.

[0068] The outer side of the front end of the mating protrusion 51 is provided with an annular groove 511 and a rotation-stopping groove 512 located adjacent to and connected to the annular groove 511. A sealing ring 54 is sleeved within the annular groove 511, and the rotation-stopping protrusion 541 on the outer side of the sealing ring 54 engages with the rotation-stopping groove 512. This prevents the sealing ring 54 from rotating, ensuring the stability of the assembly structure and achieving a better sealing effect. The front end of the mating protrusion 51 is in sealing contact with the bottom of the mating slot 12 via the sealing ring 54, thereby achieving effective waterproofing.

[0069] The rear end of the plastic core tube 6 is provided with an O-ring 61 and a positioning ring groove 63 located at the rear end of the O-ring 61, and is sealed and assembled with the insulator 5 through the O-ring 61, thereby achieving a waterproof effect; the insulator 5 is provided with a core hole 55 that passes through the front end face along its rear end face, and the lower end face of the insulator 5 is also provided with a buckle groove 56 that passes through the core hole 55 and is in the shape of a semi-square frame. The buckle groove 56 of the lower end face of the insulator 5 is also snap-fitted and fixed with a limiting seat 58, and the limiting protrusion 581 formed in the limiting seat 58 is embedded in the positioning ring groove 63 to prevent the plastic core tube 6 from retreating, further stably positioning the plastic core tube 6 in the insulator 5, and better protecting the plastic core tube 6 to prevent the plastic core tube 6 from being accidentally damaged.

[0070] The optical fiber 7 is also covered with a sealing ring 72 , which is also embedded in the core hole 55 to form a sealed contact.

[0071] Elastic buckle bodies 582 are formed on both sides of the limiting seat 58, and buckle groove bodies 561 are formed on both sides of the buckle groove 56. The elastic buckle bodies 582 are buckled and fixed to the buckle groove bodies 561 to ensure the stability of the assembly structure.

[0072] The elastic arm 52 is J-shaped, and the arcuate end 523 of the elastic arm 52 is integrally connected to the insulator 5. The arcuate end 523 is also provided with strip holes 524 distributed along its length and used to enhance its elastic deformation ability, so as to enhance its elastic deformation ability.

[0073] To sum up, the POF male connector 200 in the present invention sets the power plug 9 on the outside of the plug-in protrusion 51, so that the POF male connector 200 comes with a power plug 9; when the present invention is in use, the plug-in protrusion 51 and the power plug 9 are simultaneously inserted into the plug-in slot 12 and the power slot 15 of the POF female connector 100, wherein the optical fiber line 7 corresponds to the input end 221 of the lens body 22, and the power plug 9 is inserted into the power slot 15, and the power terminal 92 is connected to the electrode terminal 16, thereby realizing optical signal transmission and power transmission at the same time, meeting the use scenarios that require power conduction and optical signal transmission, to meet different use requirements, without the need to add an additional set of independent power plugs and power sockets, which can simplify the product structure and make it more convenient to use.

[0074] Of course, the above description is only a specific embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the scope of implementation of the present invention. Any equivalent changes or modifications made based on the structure, features and principles described in the scope of the patent application of the present invention should be included in the scope of the patent application of the present invention.

Claims

1. A POF connector with power supply, comprising a POF female connector (100) and a POF male connector (200) plugged into the POF female connector (200), characterized in that: The POF female connector (100) comprises: an insulating seat (1) having a mating slot (12) for mating with a POF male connector and a power supply slot (15) located beside the mating slot (12) and connected to the mating slot (12); a mounting position (11) connected to the mating slot (12) is provided at the bottom of the insulating seat (1); and two electrode terminals (16) fixed in the insulating seat (1), the upper ends of the electrode terminals (16) being exposed in the power supply slot (15). The electrode terminal (16) is mounted in the mounting position (11) and forms a power socket with the power slot (15), the lower end of the electrode terminal (16) extending out of the lower end surface of the insulating seat (1); a lens module (300) installed in the mounting position (11); the lens module (300) comprises a plastic optical fiber lens (2), the input end (221) of the lens body (22) in the plastic optical fiber lens (2) is exposed in the slot (12), and the output end (222) of the lens body (22) is exposed at the lower end of the insulating seat (1); The POF male connector (200) comprises an insulator (5), a plastic core barrel (6) inserted and installed in the insulator (5), and an optical fiber (7) fixedly inserted and installed in the plastic core barrel (6); a plug-in convex portion (51) is arranged at the front of the insulator (5); the front end of the plastic core barrel (6) is exposed at the front end surface of the plug-in convex portion (51); a power plug (9) is also arranged at the outside of the plug-in convex portion (51); the power plug (9) comprises a plastic shell (91) fixed to the outside of the plug-in convex portion (51), a power terminal (92) fixed in the plastic shell (91), and a first wire (93) connected to the power terminal (92) and extending out of the plastic shell (91); The plug-in protrusion (51) is inserted into the plug-in slot (12), the optical fiber line (7) corresponds to the input end (221) of the lens body (22), the power plug (9) is inserted into the power slot (15), and the power terminal (92) is connected to the electrode terminal (16) for conduction.

2. A POF connector with power supply according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lens module (300) further comprises a bracket (3), wherein the plastic optical fiber lens (2) is fixed in the bracket (3); wherein an undercut (31) is arranged on the outer side of the bracket (3), and a buckle hole (111) is arranged on the inner wall of the mounting position (11), wherein the undercut (31) is inserted into the buckle hole (111) and can move up and down relative to the buckle hole (111), and a metal spring sheet (32) is further arranged between the bracket (3) and the mounting position (11), wherein the metal spring sheet (32) elastically supports the bracket (3) relative to the insulating seat (1), so that the bracket (3) is fixed in the mounting position (11) in an elastically floating manner.

3. A POF connector with power supply according to claim 2, characterized in that: The lower end of the bracket (3) is provided with a mounting groove (33), and the upper end of the bracket (3) is provided with a docking window (34) penetrating the mounting groove (33); the plastic optical fiber lens (2) is installed in the mounting groove (33); the input end (221) of the plastic optical fiber lens (2) is exposed in the docking window (34), and the output end (222) of the plastic optical fiber lens (2) is exposed outside the surface; the metal spring (32) is embedded in the limiting groove (35) provided at the upper end of the bracket (3); the metal spring (32) is formed with a plurality of elastic springs protruding upward. A force arm (321), the elastic force arm (321) is in contact with the bottom surface of the installation position (11); a non-circular positioning buckle (331) is also provided in the installation groove (33); the plastic optical fiber lens (2) is provided with a through second positioning hole (201), the positioning buckle (331) passes through the second positioning hole (201) to be engaged with the plastic optical fiber lens (2) for positioning; a plurality of pressing convex portions (332) are also formed inside the installation groove (33), the pressing convex portions (332) are pressed against the periphery of the plastic optical fiber lens (2) to limit the plastic optical fiber lens (2).

4. A POF connector with power supply according to claim 2, characterized in that: The plastic optical fiber lens (2) comprises a base (21) and a lens body (22) integrally fixed to the base (21), the lens body (22) having an input end (221) and an output end (222), the input end (221) and the output end (222) being arranged correspondingly; the insulating seat (1) is mounted on a PCB board (4), the output end (222) of the lens body (22) is butt-jointed with an optical fiber chip (41) mounted on the PCB board (4); and the lower end of the electrode terminal (16) is electrically connected to the PCB board (4).

5. A POF connector with power supply according to claim 2, characterized in that: The lower end surface of the bracket (3) is also provided with a clearance groove (36) for accommodating the optical fiber chip (41), and the output end (222) of the plastic optical fiber lens (2) is exposed in the clearance groove (36); the lower end surface of the insulating seat (1) is formed with a plurality of positioning protrusions (13); the positioning protrusions (13) are provided with a slit (130) opening upward along the bottom surface thereof, so that the positioning protrusions (13) are divided into a first positioning column (131) and a second positioning column (132), and the lower end periphery of the second positioning column (132) is also formed with a buckle (133) protruding outward; the four corners of the insulating seat (1) are all provided with guide grooves (14) penetrating the mounting position (11); the four corners of the bracket (3) are all provided with guide blocks (37), and the guide blocks (37) are embedded in the guide grooves (14).

6. A POF connector with power supply according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: The power plug (9) and the plug-in convex portion (51) are provided with a detachable structure; wherein a guide groove (911) with a T-shaped cross section is provided on the outer side of the plastic shell (91), and a first positioning groove (912) is provided at the rear end of the guide groove (911); an anti-derailment (513) with a T-shaped cross section is integrally formed on the outer side of the plug-in convex portion (51), and a first positioning buckle (514) is provided at the rear end of the anti-derailment (513); the plastic shell (91) is sleeved on the anti-derailment (513) through the guide groove (911), and the first positioning buckle (514) is buckled and fixed with the first positioning groove (912), so that the plastic shell (91) is fixed to the outer side of the plug-in convex portion (51), and the rear end surface of the plastic shell (91) is also in contact with the front part of the insulator (5).

7. A POF connector with power supply according to claim 6, characterized in that: The plastic shell (91) is provided with a terminal hole (913) passing through the front and rear ends, the power terminal (92) is inserted and fixed in the terminal hole (913), and the first wire (93) partially extends into the terminal hole (913), and a first sealing ring (94) is provided between the outside of the first wire (93) and the terminal hole (913); the front end of the plastic shell (91) is also sleeved with a second sealing ring (95); the front end outer side surface of the plug-in protrusion (51) is provided with an annular groove (511) and a stop groove (512) located beside and connected to the annular groove (511); the sealing ring (54) is sleeved in the annular groove (511), and the stop groove (541) on the outer side of the sealing ring (54) is embedded in the stop groove (512), and the front end of the plug-in protrusion (51) is in sealing contact with the bottom of the plug-in slot (12) through the sealing ring (54).

8. A POF connector with power supply according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: An elastic arm (52) is formed on the insulator (5), and a buckle body (521) is arranged on the elastic arm (52); a secondary buckle seat (8) is also arranged at the rear end of the insulator (5) and can be pushed, pulled and slid forward and backward and is used to push the elastic arm (52) upward to support the elastic arm (52).

9. A POF connector with power supply according to claim 8, characterized in that: The front end of the secondary buckle seat (8) is provided with a secondary buckle (81), and the top surface of the front end of the secondary buckle (81) is provided with an inclined surface (811); the secondary buckle (81) is placed in the guide groove (522) of the lower end surface of the elastic arm (52), and when the secondary buckle seat (8) is pushed forward, the inclined surface (811) of the secondary buckle (81) contacts the lower end surface of the elastic arm (52), and pushes the elastic arm (52) upward to support the elastic arm (52), wherein the rear end of the insulator (5) is provided with a sliding groove (53), and the inner walls on both sides of the sliding groove (53) are provided with rail grooves (531), so that The two sides of the secondary buckle seat (8) are provided with convex rails (82) adapted to the rail groove (531), and the secondary buckle seat (8) is slidably installed in the sliding groove (53), wherein the convex rail (82) is embedded in the rail groove (531), and the anti-slip pushing part (85) on the secondary buckle seat (8) is exposed outside the upper end surface of the insulator (5); the two sides of the bottom surface of the sliding groove (53) are also provided with travel grooves (532); the two sides of the lower end of the secondary buckle seat (8) are also provided with inclined sliding blocks (83) adapted to the travel groove (532), and the inclined sliding blocks (83) are placed in the travel groove (532).

10. A POF connector with power supply according to claim 9, characterized in that: The rear end of the plastic core barrel (6) is provided with an O-ring (61) and a positioning ring groove (63) located at the rear end of the O-ring (61), and is sealed and assembled with the insulator (5) through the O-ring (61); the insulator (5) is provided with a core hole (55) penetrating the front end surface along its rear end surface, and the lower end surface of the insulator (5) is also provided with a buckle groove (56) penetrating the core hole (55) and in a semi-square frame shape. A limiting seat (58) is also fixedly fastened in the buckling groove (56) of the end face, and a limiting protrusion (581) formed in the limiting seat (58) is embedded in the positioning ring groove (63) to prevent the plastic core tube (6) from retreating; elastic buckle bodies (582) are formed on both sides of the limiting seat (58), and buckle groove bodies (561) are formed on both sides of the buckling groove (56), and the elastic buckle body (582) is buckled and fixed to the buckle groove body (561).

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