阅读说明：本技术 连接器 (Connector with a locking member ) 是由 徐倩 于 2018-07-25 设计创作，主要内容包括：一种连接器,用于导向线材的方向,所述连接器包括导向件、连接器本体及壳体；所述导向件连接于所述壳体的一端,所述连接器本体连接于所述壳体的另一端,其中,所述连接器本体用于固定所述线材的一端并用于于外部构件连接；所述导向件转动连接于所述壳体中,线材固定连接于所述导向件上并通过导向件的旋转调整延伸方向。所述连接器可进行多方位连接,降低成本,简化连接器的转向过程。(A connector for guiding the direction of a wire, the connector comprising a guide, a connector body and a housing; the guide is connected to one end of the housing, and the connector body is connected to the other end of the housing, wherein the connector body is used for fixing one end of the wire and connecting the wire to an external member; the guide piece is rotatably connected in the shell, and the wire is fixedly connected to the guide piece and the extending direction of the wire is adjusted through the rotation of the guide piece. The connector can be connected in multiple directions, so that the cost is reduced, and the steering process of the connector is simplified.)

1. A connector for guiding the direction of a wire, the connector comprising a connector body and a housing, characterized in that: the connector further comprises a guide; the guide is connected to one end of the housing, the connector body is connected to the other end of the housing, and the connector body is used for fixing one end of the wire and connecting the wire with an external member; the guide piece is connected in the shell in a rotating mode, and the wire is adjusted in the extending direction through rotation of the guide piece.

2. The connector of claim 1, wherein: the shell comprises an upper cover and a connector outer die, the upper cover is connected to one end of the connector outer die and plays a role in positioning the guide piece, and the connector outer die provides a space for the guide piece so that the guide piece can rotate in the connector outer die.

3. The connector of claim 2, wherein: the upper cover includes lid, connecting piece and locating part, the connecting piece connect perpendicularly in the one end of lid, the locating part connect perpendicularly in the other end of lid, the connecting piece with the locating part with the connector external mold is connected, and is right the upper cover plays the fixed action and prevents the upper cover rotates.

4. The connector of claim 3, wherein: the upper cover is provided with a through hole, the upper cover comprises a limiting table and a second gear, the limiting table and the second gear are respectively arranged at two ends of the through hole, the limiting table limits the guide piece, and one end of the guide piece is contained in the through hole and is clamped and positioned through the second gear.

5. The connector of claim 3, wherein: the connector outer die comprises a limiting groove and a protruding stretching piece, the limiting groove is connected to one side face of the connector outer die, and the protruding stretching piece is connected to the other side face of the connector outer die; the limiting piece is fixed in the limiting groove, the protruding extending piece is fixed on the connecting piece, and the upper cover is fixedly connected to the outer connector die.

6. The connector of claim 5, wherein: the connector outer die further comprises a blocking piece, a cylindrical groove and a rotating groove, the rotating groove and the cylindrical groove are arranged on the same end face of the connector outer die and are coaxial, and the blocking piece is arranged between the rotating groove and the cylindrical groove and separates the rotating groove from the cylindrical groove.

7. The connector of claim 1, wherein: the guide piece comprises a first gear, and the first gear is fixed outside the guide piece and clamped with the shell.

8. The connector of claim 7, wherein: a guide hole is formed in the guide piece, a steering groove is formed in one end of the guide piece, and the steering groove is formed in the side wall of the guide piece and communicated with the guide hole; the wire rod extends along the guiding hole and is clamped in the steering groove, and when the guiding piece is rotated, the guiding piece drives the wire rod to move through the steering groove and adjusts the extending direction of the wire rod.

9. The connector of claim 8, wherein: the other end of the guide piece is provided with a groove, the guide piece further comprises an elastic component clamped between the groove and the guide piece body, the elastic component is used for resetting the guide piece, when the guide piece is pressed, the guide piece moves towards one side of the connector body, the second gear is released from being clamped with the first gear, and the elastic component generates elastic deformation; when the guide piece is released, the elastic component drives the guide piece to move in the direction back to the connector body through restoring force, and the second gear is connected with the first gear in a clamping mode.

10. The connector of claim 9, wherein: the angles of the first gear and the second gear are both 15 degrees.

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a connector, and more particularly, to a connector capable of turning.

Background

The main board in the desktop market is diversified nowadays, so that the wire outgoing directions of wires in the host are diversified, and in the actual production process, a new external mold is required to be opened in each wire outgoing direction of the wires, so that the number of the external molds in the wire outgoing directions is increased, and the production cost is also increased.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above, there is a need for a connector that can achieve multi-directional wire outlet function.

The connector comprises a guide piece, a connector body and a shell; the guide is connected to one end of the housing, the connector body is connected to the other end of the housing, and the connector body is used for fixing one end of the wire and connecting the wire with an external member; the guide piece is connected in the shell in a rotating mode, and the wire is adjusted in the extending direction through rotation of the guide piece.

In at least one embodiment, the housing includes an upper cover connected to one end of the connector overmold and positioning the guide, and a connector overmold providing space for the guide to be rotatable within the connector overmold.

In at least one embodiment, the upper cover includes a cover body, a connecting member and a limiting member, the connecting member is vertically connected to one end of the cover body, the limiting member is vertically connected to the other end of the cover body, and the connecting member and the limiting member are externally molded with the connector to fix the upper cover and prevent the upper cover from rotating.

In at least one embodiment, a through hole is formed in the upper cover, the upper cover comprises a limiting table and a second gear, the limiting table and the second gear are respectively arranged at two ends of the through hole, the limiting table limits the guide piece, and one end of the guide piece is accommodated in the through hole and is clamped and positioned through the second gear.

In at least one embodiment, the connector overmold includes a limiting groove and a protruding member, the limiting groove is connected to one side surface of the connector overmold, and the protruding member is connected to the other side surface of the connector overmold; the limiting piece is fixed in the limiting groove, the protruding extending piece is fixed on the connecting piece, and the upper cover is fixedly connected to the outer connector die.

In at least one embodiment, the connector outer mold further includes a blocking member, a cylindrical groove, and a rotation groove, the rotation groove and the cylindrical groove are disposed on the same end surface of the connector outer mold, and the rotation groove is coaxial with the cylindrical groove, and the blocking member is disposed between the rotation groove and the cylindrical groove to space the rotation groove from the cylindrical groove.

In at least one embodiment, the guide includes a first gear fixed to an exterior of the guide and snap-fit to the housing.

In at least one embodiment, a guide hole is formed in the guide piece, one end of the guide piece is provided with a steering groove, and the steering groove is formed in the side wall of the guide piece and is communicated with the guide hole; the wire rod extends along the guiding hole and is clamped in the steering groove, and when the guiding piece is rotated, the guiding piece drives the wire rod to move through the steering groove and adjusts the extending direction of the wire rod.

In at least one embodiment, a groove is formed in the other end of the guide piece, the guide piece further comprises an elastic component clamped between the groove and the guide piece body, the elastic component is used for resetting the guide piece, when the guide piece is pressed, the guide piece moves towards one side of the connector body, the second gear is released from clamping with the first gear, and the elastic component generates elastic deformation; when the guide piece is released, the elastic component drives the guide piece to move in the direction back to the connector body through restoring force, and the second gear is connected with the first gear in a clamping mode.

In at least one embodiment, the first gear and the second gear are both at an angle of 15 °.

The guide piece of the connector can be turned from multiple directions through the guide hole and the turning groove in the guide piece, so that the function of multi-directional wire outgoing of the connector is realized.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a connector according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is an exploded view of the connector of fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the connector shown in fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is an angular schematic view of a gear in the connector of fig. 1.

Description of the main elements

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. The terms "top," "bottom," "upper," "lower," "left," "right," "front," "rear," and the like as used herein are for illustrative purposes only.

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. The terminology used in the description of the invention herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention.

Referring to fig. 1, a connector 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a guide 10, a connector body 40, and a housing 50. One end of the guide 10 is rotatably coupled to the housing 50, the connector body 40 fixes one end of the wire and is coupled to an external member, and the connector body 40 is coupled to the other end of the housing 50. The guide 10 is used for guiding the wire outlet direction of the wire, and the wire is fixed on the guide 10 and the extension direction is adjusted by the rotation of the guide 10; the housing 50 is used for clamping the guide 10 and provides enough space for the guide 10 to rotate in the housing 50 to adjust the orientation of the guide 10.

Referring to fig. 2 and 3, the guiding element 10 is substantially cylindrical and includes a turning groove 11, a groove 12, and an elastic member, in this embodiment, a spring 13, a first gear 14, and a guiding hole 15. Turn to the groove 11 and set up on the lateral wall of guide 10 one end, and turn to and communicate between groove 11 and the guiding hole 15, the wire rod extends and the joint in turning to the inslot 11 along guiding hole 15, and when rotating guide 10, guide 10 drives the wire rod through turning to groove 11 and rotates and adjust the extending direction of wire rod. It will be appreciated that the diameter of the turning groove 11 and the guide hole 15 may be designed in accordance with the diameter of the wire. The other end of the guide 10 is provided with a groove 12 in the guide 10 itself, the length of the groove 12 extending from the one end of the guide 10 to the deflection groove 11. It will be appreciated that the length of the groove 12 may be set as desired. An elastic member, in this embodiment, a spring 13, is disposed inside the groove 12, and in other embodiments, the elastic member may be replaced by another member that can perform the same function, and the spring 13 is used to assist the guide 10 to reset. At the same end of the recess 12, the guide 10 is connected on the outside to a first gear 14, the teeth of the first gear 14 extending outwardly in the opposite direction to the guide 10. It is understood that in other embodiments, guide 10 may be replaced with other shapes, such as square.

Referring to fig. 2 and 3, the housing 50 includes an upper cover 20 and a connector overmold 30. The upper cover includes a cover body 21, a first through hole 22, and a connecting member, which is a buckle 23 and a limiting member 24 in this embodiment. The first through hole 22 includes a limit block 221 and a second gear 222. The cover 21 is substantially rectangular, a first through hole 22 is formed in the substantially center of the cover 21, a limit table 221 is disposed at one end of the first through hole 22, a second gear 222 is disposed at the other end of the first through hole 22, and gear teeth of the second gear 222 extend toward the outer side of the first through hole 22. The buckle 23 is substantially perpendicularly connected to a wide surface of the cover 21, the limiting member 24 is substantially perpendicularly connected to a long surface close to the second gear 222, the number of the limiting members 24 is two in the present embodiment, it can be understood that the number of the limiting members 24 may be other in other embodiments, the buckle 23 and the limiting member 24 are substantially parallel, and the buckle 23 and the limiting member 24 extend in the opposite direction toward the long surface connected to the limiting member 24. It will be appreciated that in other embodiments, the catch 23 could be replaced by other connectors, such as a hook, etc., which would achieve the same effect.

The guide 10 passes through the upper cover 20 through one end with a steering groove 11, the second gear 222 and the limiting table 221 sequentially pass through the steering groove 11, one end of the guide 10 is accommodated in the through hole 22, the limiting table 221 limits the first gear 14 of the guide 10, and the first gear 14 and the second gear 222 are meshed with each other, so that the guide 10 is clamped and fixed. Referring to fig. 4 again, the angles between adjacent teeth of the first gear 14 and the second gear 222 are 15 °.

Referring to fig. 2 and 3, the connector outer mold 30 is substantially a square body, and includes a protruding member 31, a limiting groove 32, a cylindrical groove 33, a rotating groove 34 and a blocking member 35. The protruding member 31 is connected to one side surface of the connector outer mold 30, and the limiting grooves 32 are disposed on the end surface connected to the upper cover 20, where the number of the limiting grooves 32 is two in this embodiment, and it is understood that the number of the limiting grooves 32 may be other numbers in other embodiments. The cylindrical groove 33 and the rotation groove 34 are fixed on the same end surface of the connector outer mold 30, the end surface is the surface of the connector outer mold 30 contacted with the upper cover 20, the diameter of the rotation groove 34 is larger than that of the cylindrical groove 33, and the depth of the rotation groove 34 is smaller than that of the cylindrical groove 33. The stopper 35 is disposed between the cylindrical groove 33 and the rotation groove 34 to separate the cylindrical groove 33 from the rotation groove 34, and the stopper 35 is higher than a surface of the connector outer 30 contacting the upper cover 20.

The guide 10 is connected to the connector overmold 30, wherein the blocking member 35 is higher than a portion of the connector overmold 30 contacting the upper cover 20, the higher portion extending into the groove 12 of the guide 10. The guide 10, the cylindrical groove 33, and the rotation groove 34 are coaxially disposed.

The upper cover 20 is connected with the connector outer mold 30, wherein the buckle 23 of the upper cover 20 is buckled with the protruding part 31 of the connector outer mold 30, the limiting part 24 of the upper cover 20 is inserted into the limiting groove 32 of the connector outer mold 30, the upper cover 20 is fixed on the connector outer mold 30 through the buckle 23 and the limiting part 24, and the phenomenon that the upper cover 20 slides on the connector outer mold 30 due to wire outgoing is prevented.

If the wire does not need to be bent, the adjustment is not needed; if the wire needs to be bent, please refer to fig. 3 again. The guide 10 is pressed down by an external force, the spring 13 is contacted with the blocking member 35 after receiving the downward force of the guide, the spring 13 is compressed, the guide 10 moves to one side of the connector body 40 integrally, at this time, the first gear 14 is separated from the second gear 222, the first gear 14 enters the rotating groove 34, the rotating groove 34 provides a space for the first gear 14, the guide 10 is rotated, and the first gear 14 rotates in the rotating groove 34, so that the direction of the steering groove 11 is changed. After the external force is removed, the spring 13 springs open by the restoring force, the whole guide 10 moves in the direction away from the connector body 40, at this time, the first gear 14 and the second gear 222 are clamped again, and the guide 10 is reset.

After the guide 10, the upper cover 20 and the connector outer mold 30 are connected, the connector body 40 is connected to the other end of the connector outer mold 30, the connector body 40 is opposite to the connection end of the guide 10 and the upper cover 20 on the connector outer mold 30, and the connector body 40 is used for connecting components other than the connector 100.

In summary, the connector provided in the embodiment of the present invention can perform multi-directional steering, is convenient to use, does not need to manufacture multiple sets of dies to steer the wires, simplifies the connection process, and reduces the loss of manpower and material resources.

In addition, those skilled in the art should recognize that the foregoing embodiments are illustrative only, and not limiting, and that appropriate changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.