阅读说明：本技术 电连接总成及浮动式连接器 (Electric connection assembly and floating connector ) 是由 程恒山 胥言 包中南 陈宣豪 于 2020-05-29 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明公开一种电连接总成及浮动式连接器,所述浮动式连接器包含一浮动组件、一连接器本体、及多个弹性件。所述浮动组件内部形成有一活动区域,并且所述浮动组件具有位于所述活动区域外侧的多个通孔。所述连接器本体穿设于所述浮动组件的所述活动区域。多个所述弹性件设置于所述活动区域内并能沿一插拔方向弹性地伸缩。其中,每个所述弹性件的两端分别抵顶于所述浮动组件与所述连接器本体,以使所述连接器本体能通过任一个所述弹性件的伸缩、而相对于所述浮动组件沿所述插拔方向移动。据此,所述浮动式连接器通过设置有抵顶于所述浮动组件与所述连接器本体的多个弹性件,而能够更为精准地对接于配对连接器。(The invention discloses an electric connection assembly and a floating connector. An active region is formed inside the floating assembly, and the floating assembly has a plurality of through holes located outside the active region. The connector body is arranged in the movable area of the floating assembly in a penetrating mode. The elastic pieces are arranged in the movable area and can elastically stretch out and draw back along a plugging direction. The two ends of each elastic piece respectively abut against the floating assembly and the connector body, so that the connector body can move along the plugging direction relative to the floating assembly through the extension and retraction of any elastic piece. Accordingly, the floating connector can be more accurately butted with a mating connector by arranging a plurality of elastic pieces which are abutted against the floating component and the connector body.)

1. An electrical connection assembly for mounting to a panel, the electrical connection assembly comprising:

a floating connector, comprising:

a floating assembly, which is formed with an active area and is provided with a plurality of through holes positioned outside the active area;

the connector body is arranged in the movable area of the floating assembly in a penetrating mode; and

the elastic pieces are arranged in the movable area and can elastically stretch out and draw back along a plugging direction;

the two ends of each elastic piece respectively abut against the floating assembly and the connector body, so that the connector body can move along the plugging direction relative to the floating assembly through the extension and retraction of any elastic piece; and

a mounting assembly, which is supported against the floating assembly through a plurality of through holes and is used for being fixed on the panel;

and a part of the mounting assembly, which is positioned in any one of the through holes, is spaced from the inner wall surface of the through hole by a distance on a plane perpendicular to the plugging direction, so that the floating assembly can move on the plane relative to the mounting assembly.

2. The electrical connection assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the floating member comprises a floating housing formed with a plurality of through holes and a slot connected to the floating housing, and the slot is formed with the active region inside the slot through the floating housing; two ends of each elastic piece respectively abut against the groove body and the connector body so as to enable the connector body to be inclined to be kept to abut against the floating shell.

3. The electrical connection assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein the floating assembly includes a plurality of guiding rods for fixing the floating housing and the slot, and the guiding rods respectively pass through the elastic members along the inserting and pulling direction, and the connector body is movably mounted on the guiding rods along the inserting and pulling direction.

4. The electrical connection assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the floating member comprises a floating housing formed with a plurality of through holes and a plurality of guiding rods fixed to the floating housing, and the guiding rods pass through the floating housing to define the active regions around the guiding rods; the plurality of guide rod bodies respectively penetrate through the plurality of elastic pieces along the plugging direction, the connector body is movably arranged on the plurality of guide rod bodies along the plugging direction, and the plurality of elastic pieces tend to enable the connector body to be abutted against the floating shell.

5. The electrical connection assembly as claimed in claim 4, wherein the connector body is formed with a plurality of through holes, one end of each of the guiding rods is inserted through and fixed to the floating housing, and the guiding rods are inserted through the through holes, respectively, the end of each of the guiding rods cannot rotate relative to the corresponding through hole; the mounting assembly is stopped on one surface of the end part of each guide rod body along the plugging and unplugging direction.

6. The electrical connection assembly of claim 1, wherein the mounting assembly comprises:

the fixing plate can be used for bearing the floating assembly and is shielded on one side of the through holes along the plugging direction; and

the locking pieces are respectively arranged in the through holes in a penetrating mode and are shielded on the other sides of the through holes along the plugging direction; any one of the locking pieces is mounted on the fixing plate through the corresponding through hole, and when the floating assembly is supported on the fixing plate, a gap is reserved between any one of the locking pieces and the floating assembly in the plugging direction.

7. The electrical connection assembly as claimed in claim 6, wherein the mounting member comprises a plurality of washers respectively sleeved on the plurality of locking members, and each washer is clamped between the fixing plate and the panel by the corresponding locking member.

8. The electrical connection assembly of claim 7, wherein each of the locking members comprises:

the screw comprises a blocking section which is covered on the corresponding through hole along the plugging direction, a middle section which is positioned in the corresponding through hole, a positioning section which is embedded in the fixed plate and a tail section which penetrates through the corresponding gasket; and

and the screw is screwed on the tail section corresponding to the screw rod so as to clamp the panel between the locking piece and the corresponding gasket.

9. The electrical connection assembly of claim 1, wherein the connector body comprises an insulative housing, a plurality of conductive terminals mounted in the insulative housing, a supporting housing sleeved outside the insulative housing, and at least one pressing plate clamped between the supporting housing and the plurality of elastic members; at least one pressure plate is abutted against the insulating shell so that the insulating shell is positioned in the supporting shell.

10. A floating connector, comprising:

a floating assembly, which is internally provided with an active area and is provided with a plurality of through holes positioned outside the active area;

the connector body is arranged in the movable area of the floating assembly in a penetrating mode; and

the elastic pieces are arranged in the movable area and can elastically stretch out and draw back along a plugging direction;

the two ends of each elastic piece respectively abut against the floating assembly and the connector body, so that the connector body can move along the plugging direction relative to the floating assembly through the extension and retraction of any elastic piece.

Technical Field

The present invention relates to connectors, and particularly to an electrical connection assembly and a floating connector.

Background

The conventional floating connector can improve (or absorb) the deviation of the conventional floating connector by slightly floating a part of the components. However, the conventional floating connector is difficult to overcome the deviation generated when the connector is mated with a mating connector along a plugging direction, so that the conventional floating connector is difficult to be precisely mated with the mating connector.

The present inventors have considered that the above-mentioned drawbacks can be improved, and have made intensive studies and use of scientific principles, and finally have proposed the present invention which is designed reasonably and effectively to improve the above-mentioned drawbacks.

Disclosure of Invention

Embodiments of the present invention provide an electrical connection assembly and a floating connector, which can effectively overcome the possible defects of the existing floating connector.

The embodiment of the invention discloses an electric connection assembly, which is used for being installed on a panel, and comprises: a floating connector, comprising: a floating assembly, which is provided with an active area and a plurality of through holes positioned outside the active area; the connector body is arranged in the movable area of the floating assembly in a penetrating way; the elastic pieces are arranged in the movable area and can elastically stretch out and draw back along a plugging direction; the two ends of each elastic piece respectively abut against the floating assembly and the connector body, so that the connector body can move along the plugging and unplugging direction relative to the floating assembly through the extension and the retraction of any elastic piece; the mounting component is supported against the floating component through a plurality of through holes and is used for being fixed on the panel; the floating component can move on the plane relative to the mounting component.

Preferably, the floating assembly includes a floating housing formed with a plurality of through holes and a tank body connected to the floating housing, and the tank body is formed with a movable region therein through the floating housing; two ends of each elastic piece respectively abut against the groove body and the connector body so as to enable the connector body to be inclined to abut against the floating shell.

Preferably, the floating assembly includes a plurality of guiding rods for fixing the floating housing and the tank, the guiding rods respectively penetrate through the elastic members along the inserting and pulling direction, and the connector body is movably mounted on the guiding rods along the inserting and pulling direction.

Preferably, the floating assembly includes a floating housing formed with a plurality of through holes and a plurality of guide rods fixed to the floating housing, and the plurality of guide rods define an active area around the floating housing; the plurality of guide rod bodies respectively penetrate through the plurality of elastic pieces along the plugging direction, the connector body is movably arranged on the plurality of guide rod bodies along the plugging direction, and the plurality of elastic pieces tend to enable the connector body to be abutted against the floating shell.

Preferably, the connector body is formed with a plurality of through holes, one end of each guiding rod body penetrates and is fixed on the floating shell, the plurality of guiding rod bodies penetrate through the plurality of through holes respectively, and the end of each guiding rod body cannot rotate relative to the corresponding through hole; the mounting assembly is stopped on one surface of the end part of each guide rod body along the plugging direction.

Preferably, the mounting assembly comprises: the fixing plate can be used for bearing the floating assembly and shielding one side of the through holes along the plugging direction; the locking pieces are respectively arranged in the through holes in a penetrating way and are shielded on the other sides of the through holes along the plugging direction; any locking piece is arranged on the fixing plate through the corresponding through hole, and when the floating assembly is supported on the fixing plate, a gap is reserved between any locking piece and the floating assembly in the plugging direction.

Preferably, the mounting assembly includes a plurality of washers respectively sleeved on the plurality of fasteners, and each washer is clamped between the fixing plate and the panel by the corresponding fastener.

Preferably, each locking piece comprises: a screw rod, which comprises a blocking section which is shielded in the corresponding through hole along the plugging direction, a middle section which is positioned in the corresponding through hole, a positioning section which is embedded in the fixed plate and a tail section which is arranged in the corresponding washer in a penetrating way; and the screw is screwed on the tail section of the corresponding screw rod so as to clamp the panel between the locking piece and the corresponding gasket.

Preferably, the connector body comprises an insulating shell, a plurality of conductive terminals installed in the insulating shell, a supporting shell sleeved outside the insulating shell, and at least one pressing plate clamped between the supporting shell and the plurality of elastic members; at least one pressure plate is propped against the insulating shell so that the insulating shell is positioned in the supporting shell.

The embodiment of the invention also discloses a floating connector, which comprises: a floating assembly, which is internally provided with an active area and is provided with a plurality of through holes positioned outside the active area; the connector body is arranged in the movable area of the floating assembly in a penetrating way; and a plurality of elastic members which are arranged in the active area and can elastically stretch along a plugging direction; the two ends of each elastic piece respectively abut against the floating assembly and the connector body, so that the connector body can move along the plugging direction relative to the floating assembly through the extension and retraction of any elastic piece.

In summary, the electrical connection assembly and the floating connector disclosed in the embodiments of the present invention can enable the connector body to move relative to the floating component along the plugging/unplugging direction by providing the plurality of elastic members abutting against the floating component and the connector body, so as to enable the floating connector to be more accurately mated with a mating connector.

For a better understanding of the nature and technical content of the present invention, reference should be made to the following detailed description of the invention and the accompanying drawings, which are provided for illustration purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an electrical connection assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an electrical connection assembly from another perspective according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a rear view of fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is an exploded view of fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is an exploded view of fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is an exploded view of the floating connector of fig. 4.

Fig. 7 is an exploded view of the floating connector of fig. 5.

Fig. 8 is a schematic cross-sectional view of fig. 3 along the sectional line VIII-VIII.

Fig. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the connector body of fig. 8 moved in the plugging direction.

Fig. 10 is a cross-sectional schematic view of the floating connector of fig. 8 in plan view.

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of another electrical connection assembly in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

The following description is provided for the purpose of describing the embodiments of the present invention, and is provided for the purpose of describing the invention by way of specific embodiments, which will be apparent to those skilled in the art from this disclosure. The invention is capable of other and different embodiments and its several details are capable of modification and various other changes, which can be made in various details within the specification and without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The drawings of the present invention are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to be drawn to scale. The following embodiments will further explain the related art of the present invention in detail, but the disclosure is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

It will be understood that, although the terms "first," "second," "third," etc. may be used herein to describe various components or signals, these components or signals should not be limited by these terms. These terms are used primarily to distinguish one element from another element or from one signal to another signal. In addition, the term "or" as used herein should be taken to include any one or combination of more of the associated listed items as the case may be.

Fig. 1 to 10 show an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 1 to 3, the present embodiment discloses an electrical connection assembly 100, which is configured to be mounted on a panel 200. As shown in fig. 4 and 5, the electrical connection assembly 100 includes a floating connector 1 and a mounting member 2 for securing the floating connector 1 to the panel 200. It should be noted that, in the present embodiment, the floating connector 1 is described as being matched with the mounting component 2, but the invention is not limited thereto. For example, in other embodiments not shown, the floating connector 1 can be used alone (e.g., sold) or with other components. The specific structure of the components of the electrical connection assembly 100 in the present embodiment will be described, and then the connection relationship will be described.

As shown in fig. 6 to 8, the floating connector 1 includes a connector body 11, a floating component 12 mounted on the connector body 11, and a plurality of elastic members 13 abutting between the connector body 11 and the floating component 12. It should be noted that the connector body 11 is illustrated as a high-density wire end connector in the present embodiment, and the elastic member 13 is a compression spring, but the type of the connector body 11 and the type and number of the elastic member 13 can be adjusted and varied according to design requirements, and are not limited to the embodiments.

In this embodiment, the connector body 11 includes an insulating housing 111, a plurality of conductive terminals 112 mounted in the insulating housing 111, a supporting housing 113 sleeved outside the insulating housing 111, two pressing plates 114 clamped between the supporting housing 113 and the plurality of elastic members 13, and a plurality of cables 115 respectively connected to the plurality of conductive terminals 112.

The insulating housing 111 has an inserting end 1111 and a mounting end 1112 at opposite sides, and the plurality of conductive terminals 112 are disposed through the insulating housing 111. The supporting housing 113 surrounds the insulating housing 111, and the mating end 1111 and the mounting end 1112 of the insulating housing 111 are located in the supporting housing 113 for mating with a mating connector (not shown) along a plugging direction P. The mounting end 1112 of the insulating housing 111 is substantially coplanar with the adjacent surface of the support housing 113.

Furthermore, the connector body 11 (on the supporting housing 113) is formed with a plurality of through holes 1131, and the through holes 1131 are arranged in two rows in this embodiment, and are respectively located at two opposite sides of the supporting housing 113 adjacent to the mounting end 1112. The two pressing plates 114 are abutted against (the mounting end 1112 of the insulation shell 111 and the surface of the support shell 113 adjacent to the mounting end 1112) so as to position the insulation shell 111 in the support shell 113; in the present embodiment, the two pressing plates 114 are respectively disposed at the positions of the supporting housing 113 where two rows of the through holes 1131 are formed, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In addition, the cables 115 are respectively connected to the conductive terminals 112 adjacent to the mounting end 1112, and the cables 115 are exposed outside the supporting housing 113 and substantially fall between the two pressing plates 114.

It should be noted that, in other embodiments not shown in the present invention, the ends of the two pressing plates 114 may also be connected to each other to form an annular structure, so that the number of the pressing plates 114 of the connector body 11 is one; that is, the number of the pressing plates 114 of the connector body 11 may be at least one, and at least one of the pressing plates 114 abuts against the insulating housing 111, so that the insulating housing 111 is positioned in the supporting housing 113.

The floating member 12 is formed with an active region S, and the floating member 12 has a plurality of through holes 1211 located outside the active region S. The connector body 11 is disposed through the active region S of the floating assembly 12, and the elastic members 13 are disposed in the active region S and can elastically extend and contract along the inserting and extracting direction P, so that the connector body 11 can be kept abutting against the floating housing 121 due to the arrangement of the elastic members 13. More specifically, as shown in fig. 9, two ends of each elastic element 13 respectively abut against the floating assembly 12 and the connector body 11, so that the connector body 11 can move along the inserting and extracting direction P relative to the floating assembly 12 by the expansion and contraction of any one of the elastic elements 13.

Accordingly, in the present embodiment, the floating connector 1 can be provided with a plurality of elastic members 13 abutting against the floating component 12 and the connector body 11, so that the connector body 11 can move in the inserting and extracting direction P relative to the floating component 12 by the expansion and contraction of any one of the elastic members 13, thereby enabling the floating connector 1 to be more accurately mated with the mating connector.

It should be noted that the float assembly 12 may be of any configuration that meets the above criteria; that is, the floating assembly 12 has a plurality of embodiments, so for convenience of describing the present embodiment, the following description will be made only with respect to one embodiment of the floating assembly 12, but the floating assembly 12 is not limited thereto.

In the embodiment, the floating assembly 12 includes a floating housing 121 formed with a plurality of through holes 1211, a slot 122 connected to the floating housing 121, and a plurality of guiding rods 123 for fixing the floating housing 121 and the slot 122 (e.g., each guiding rod 123 includes a screw and a nut that are engaged with each other). The groove 122 is formed with the active region S therein through the floating housing 121; alternatively, the plurality of guide rods 123 pass through the floating shell 121 and define the moving area S around the guide rods, but the invention is not limited thereto. For example, as shown in fig. 11, the floating assembly 12 may only include a floating housing 121 and a plurality of guiding rods 123 fixed to the floating housing 121, but does not include the slots 122.

In more detail, the floating housing 121 is substantially rectangular in the present embodiment, and the floating housing 121 is formed with one through hole 1211 at each corner thereof, and the floating housing 121 is formed with a receiving hole 1212 at a substantially center thereof. The groove 122 is located at a position corresponding to a substantial center of the floating housing 121 so that the active region S communicates with the receiving hole 1212.

One part of the connector body 11 (e.g., the plugging end 1111 of the insulation shell 111 and other adjacent component parts thereof) penetrates through the receiving hole 1212 of the floating housing 121 and does not contact the hole wall of the receiving hole 1212, and the other part of the connector body 11 (e.g., the mounting end 1112 of the insulation shell 111 and other adjacent component parts thereof) penetrates through the active region S of the floating component 12.

Further, a portion of the supporting housing 113 sleeved outside the insulating housing 111 passes through the receiving hole 1212 of the floating housing 121 and may or may not contact a hole wall of the receiving hole 1212, and another portion of the supporting housing 113 (e.g., the through holes 1131, the mounting end 1112 of the insulating housing 111 adjacent thereto, and other component portions) is disposed through the active region S of the floating component 12.

Furthermore, the plurality of guide rod bodies 123 sequentially pass through the floating housing 121, the plurality of through holes 1131 of the supporting housing 113, the two pressing plates 114, the plurality of elastic members 13, and the slot 122 along the inserting and pulling direction P. The ends 1231 of the plurality of guide rod bodies 123 are respectively inserted (or engaged) and fixed to the floating shell 121 at two sides of the accommodating hole 1212, and the plurality of guide rod bodies 123 are respectively inserted through the plurality of through holes 1131 of the supporting shell 113, and the end 1231 of each guide rod body 123 (limited or blocked by the floating shell 121) cannot rotate relative to the corresponding through hole 1131.

In addition, the plurality of guiding rods 123 respectively (one-to-one) pass through the plurality of elastic members 13, so that the connector body 11 is movably mounted on the plurality of guiding rods 123 along the plugging direction P; and both ends of each elastic element 13 respectively abut against the groove 122 and the pressing plate 114 of the connector body 11, so as to tend to keep the support shell 113 of the connector body 11 abutting against the floating shell 121.

The mounting member 2 bears against the floating member 12 through the plurality of through holes 1211 and is used to fix to the panel 200, so that the floating connector 1 is mounted on the panel 200. A portion of the mounting assembly 2 (e.g., the middle segment 2212 of the screw 221) located in any one of the through holes 1211 is spaced from the inner wall surface of the through hole 1211 at a distance on a plane (e.g., fig. 10) perpendicular to the inserting and extracting direction P, so that the floating assembly 12 can move on the plane relative to the mounting assembly 2. The floating assembly 12 can move in a specific direction or any direction on the plane relative to the mounting assembly 2, and the invention is not limited thereto.

Accordingly, the electrical connection assembly 100 in the present embodiment enables the connector body 11 of the floating connector 1 to float along a plurality of different directions by the floating connector 1 and the mounting component 2, so as to effectively improve (or absorb) the deviation generated by the floating connector 1, thereby facilitating the floating connector 1 to be more precisely mated with the mating connector.

It should be noted that the mounting assembly 2 may be of any configuration that meets the above requirements; that is, the mounting assembly 2 has a plurality of embodiments, so for convenience of describing the embodiment, the following description is only about one embodiment of the mounting assembly 2 that can be matched with the floating assembly 12 of the embodiment, but the mounting assembly 2 is not limited thereto.

In the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 4 and 5, the mounting assembly 2 includes a fixing plate 21 having a contour substantially corresponding to that of the floating housing 121, a plurality of locking members 22 mounted on the fixing plate 21, and a plurality of washers 23 respectively sleeved on the locking members 22.

As shown in fig. 4 to 8, the fixing plate 21 is formed with a movable hole 211 and a plurality of fitting holes 212 located outside the movable hole 211. The fixing plate 21 can be supported by (the floating housing 121 of) the floating assembly 12 and is shielded on one side of the plurality of through holes 1211 along the inserting and extracting direction P (e.g., the through hole 1211 in fig. 8 is close to one side of the fixing plate 21 or the bottom side of the through hole 1211); that is, the mounting assembly 2 (and the fixing plate 21) is stopped on a surface of the end 1231 of each guiding rod 123 along the inserting/pulling direction P, so as to achieve the effect of stably positioning the guiding rods 123. Further, the movable holes 211 of the fixing plate 21 correspond to the receiving holes 1212 along the inserting and pulling direction P, so that the local portion of the connector body 11 can movably penetrate therethrough, and the plurality of fitting holes 212 respectively correspond to the plurality of through holes 1211 along the inserting and pulling direction P.

The locking members 22 are respectively inserted through the through holes 1211 of the fixing plate 21 and are shielded from the other side of the through holes 1211 along the inserting and pulling direction P (e.g., the through hole 1211 in fig. 8 is close to the groove 122 or the top side of the through hole 1211 of the floating component 12), and each washer 23 is clamped between the fixing plate 21 and the panel 200 through the corresponding locking member 22.

Any one of the locking members 22 is mounted on the fixing plate 21 through the corresponding through hole 1211, and when the floating assembly 12 is supported on the fixing plate 21, a gap G is left between any one of the locking members 22 and (the floating housing 121 of) the floating assembly 12 in the inserting and pulling direction P, so as to facilitate the floating assembly 12 to move on the plane relative to the mounting assembly 2. That is, the gap G is not sufficient or sufficient for the floating component 12 to move along the plugging direction P relative to the mounting component 2 in the present embodiment.

In more detail, each of the locking members 22 includes a screw 221 and a screw 222 that are engaged with each other in the embodiment, and since the structures of a plurality of the locking members 22 are substantially the same in the embodiment, for convenience of description, only the structure of a single locking member 22 will be described below, but the invention is not limited thereto. For example, in other embodiments not shown in the present disclosure, the structure of the plurality of locking members 22 may also be slightly different.

The screw 221 includes a stop segment 2211 covering the through hole 1211 along the inserting/pulling direction P, a middle segment 2212 located in the through hole 1211, a positioning segment 2213 engaged with (the engaging hole 212 of) the fixing plate 21, and a tail segment 2214 passing through the washer 23. The screw 222 is screwed to the tail 2214 of the corresponding screw 221, so as to clamp the panel 200 between the locking member 22 and the corresponding washer 23.

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In summary, the electrical connection assembly and the floating connector disclosed in the embodiments of the present invention can enable the connector body to move relative to the floating component along the plugging/unplugging direction by providing the plurality of elastic members abutting against the floating component and the connector body, so as to enable the floating connector to be more accurately mated with a mating connector.

Furthermore, the electrical connection assembly disclosed in the embodiments of the present invention enables the connector body of the floating connector to float along a plurality of different directions by the cooperation of the floating connector and the mounting component, so as to effectively improve (or absorb) the deviation generated by the floating connector, thereby facilitating the floating connector to be more precisely mated with the mating connector.

The disclosure is only a preferred embodiment of the invention and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, so that all equivalent technical changes made by using the contents of the specification and drawings are included in the scope of the invention.