CN106560957B - Power connector adapter and assembling method thereof - Google Patents

Adapter of power connector	1	First end	10
First insulationPiece	11	A first accommodating space	110
The second accommodating space	210	Bolt hole	111
Butt joint groove	112，212	Accommodating groove	113，213
Projection part	114，214	Through hole	115，215
First terminal	12	Butt joint end	120，220
Butt joint hole	121，221	End tip	123，223
Flange part	124，224	Accommodating channel	126，226
'O' shaped ring	13，23	Sealing ring	14，24
Lock catch mechanism	15	Lock fastener	151
Push button	152	Spring	153
Lock cover	154	Second end	20
Second insulating member	21	Second terminal	22
Intermediate section	30	Connecting assembly	31
Conducting wire	311	Elastic part	312
Containing cavity	313	Side opening	314
Intermediate body	32	Upper half part	320
Lower half part	321	Butt joint rib	323

As shown in fig. 1-11, a

power connector adapter

1 according to the present invention includes a

first end

10 for mating with a first mating connector (not shown), a

second end

20 for mating with a second mating connector (not shown), and an

intermediate portion

30 connecting the

first end

10 and the

second end

20. The first mating connector conforms to a first standard, such as, but not limited to, GB/T20234.2-2011. The second docking connector conforms to a second standard, such as, but not limited to, IEC 62196-2.

As shown in fig. 1-6 and 11, the

first end

10 includes a first

insulating member

11, a plurality of

first terminals

12 fixed and received in the first insulating

member

11, a plurality of "O"

rings

13 respectively mounted on the

first terminals

12, a

sealing ring

14, and a

locking mechanism

15 mounted on the first insulating

member

11. The first insulating

member

11 includes a

first receiving space

110 disposed at a front end thereof for receiving the first mating connector, a

pin hole

111 disposed at the front end of the first insulating

member

11 for mating with a latch plate of the first mating connector, a

mating groove

112 disposed at a rear end of the first insulating

member

11 opposite to the front end, and a receiving

groove

113 disposed at the rear end of the

mating groove

112 for receiving the

sealing ring

14. The first

insulating member

11 includes a plurality of

protrusions

114 protruding into the first

receiving space

110, and each

protrusion

114 is provided with a

through hole

115 for receiving a corresponding

first terminal

12. The

first terminals

12 each include a

mating end

120 having a

mating hole

121 for mating with the first mating connector, a

terminal end

123 opposite to the

mating end

120 for electrically connecting with the

middle portion

30, and a

flange portion

124 disposed between the

mating end

120 and the

terminal end

123. The

flange portion

124 is provided with a

receiving channel

126 for receiving the "O"

ring

13.

First terminals

12 are each sealed and held floating by an "O"

ring

13. The

latching mechanism

15 is used to latch or unlatch the latch plate of the first mating connector. The

latch mechanism

15 includes a

latch member

151, a

push button

152, a

spring

153, and a

latch cover

154. The

latching pieces

151 may be horizontally driven from an initial position, where the first mating connector latch piece and the

latch hole

111 may be unlatched, to a latching position, where the first mating connector latch piece and the

latch hole

111 may not be unlatched. When the

button

152 is pressed downward, the

locking piece

151 can be actuated. The

spring

153 is used to drive the

button

152 to return and maintain the initial position.

As shown in fig. 1-4 and 9-11, the

second end

20 includes a second

insulating member

21, a plurality of

second terminals

22 received and fixed in the second

insulating member

21, a plurality of O-

rings

23 and

sealing rings

24 respectively mounted on the

second terminals

22. The second insulating

member

21 includes a

second receiving space

210 disposed at a front end thereof for receiving the second mating connector, a

mating groove

212 disposed at a rear end of the second insulating

member

21 opposite to the front end, and a receiving

groove

213 disposed at a rear end of the

mating groove

212 for receiving the

sealing ring

24. The second

insulating member

21 includes a plurality of protruding

portions

214 protruding into the second receiving

space

210, and each of the protruding

portions

214 is provided with a

through hole

215 for receiving the

second terminal

22. The

second terminals

22 each include a

mating end

220 having a

mating hole

221 for mating with the second mating connector, a

terminal end

223 opposite the

mating end

220 for electrically connecting with the

middle portion

30, and a

flange portion

224 disposed between the

mating end

220 and the

terminal end

223. The

flange portion

224 includes a receiving

channel

226 for receiving the "O"

ring

23. The thickness of the "O"

ring

23 is 1.5 mm. Each

second terminal

22 is sealed and kept floating by an "O"

ring

23.

As shown in fig. 1-4, 7, 8 and 11, the

middle portion

30 includes a connecting

member

31 disposed between the

first end

10 and the

second end

20, and a

middle body

32 wrapped around the connecting

member

31. The connecting

component

31 is electrically connected to the

first terminal

12 and the

second terminal

22, respectively. The

intermediate body

32 connects the

first insulator

11 and the

second insulator

21 to clamp the

first end

10 and the

second end

20 and the connecting

assembly

31 together. The connecting

assembly

31 includes a

spacer

310, a plurality of

conductive wires

311 received in the

spacer

310, and a pair of

elastic portions

312 respectively disposed at two opposite ends of the

spacer

310. The

elastic portion

312 is pressed and applies a force forward to the first and

second terminals

12 and 22, respectively. The thickness of the

elastic portion

312 is 2.8 mm. The first and

second terminals

12 and 22 are each held in a floating state by the

elastic portion

312. The

conductive wires

311 are electrically connected to the

first terminals

12 and the

second terminals

22, respectively. The

spacers

310 include a plurality of receiving

cavities

313, and the

receiving cavities

313 are each provided with a side opening 314 for receiving the

conductive wires

311. The

intermediate body

32 includes an

upper half

320 and a

lower half

321. The

upper half

320 and the

lower half

321 each include a pair of

abutment ribs

323 disposed at opposite ends, and the pair of

abutment ribs

323 are caught in the

abutment grooves

112, 212 of the first and second insulating

members

11, 21, respectively.

As shown in fig. 1-11, a method for assembling a

power connector adapter

1 according to the present invention includes the following steps: connecting a

connecting assembly

31 with a plurality of

first terminals

12 and

second terminals

22, inserting the

first terminals

12 into a first

insulating member

11 to form a

first end

10, inserting the

second terminals

22 into a second

insulating member

21 to form a

second end

20, and pressing an

elastic part

312 of the connecting

assembly

31, wherein the

elastic part

312 elastically presses the

first terminals

12 or the

second terminals

22; the connecting

assembly

31 is covered with an

intermediate body

32, and the

intermediate body

32 is connected to the first and

second insulators

11 and 21, thereby clamping the first and

second ends

10 and 20 and the connecting

assembly

31 together. Preferably, the step of assembling the connecting

assembly

31 to the first and

second terminals

12, 22 includes: electrically and physically connecting the

conductive wires

311 of the connecting

components

31 with the

first terminals

12 and the

second terminals

22; the

wires

311 are disposed in the

spacers

310 of the

connection member

31. Preferably, the step of assembling the

elastic part

312 to the

spacer

310 includes: the two

elastic portions

312 are assembled to opposite ends of the

spacer

310, respectively, with the

first terminal

12 and the

second terminal

22 being respectively advanced. After the two

elastic portions

312 are disposed on the

spacer

310, the

conductive wires

311 are assembled with the first and

second terminals

12 and 22 in the receiving

cavities

313 of the

spacer

310 and pass through the

corresponding side openings

314 of the

spacer

310.

1. A power connector adapter comprises a first end, a second end, a connecting component and a middle body, wherein the first end is used for being in butt joint with a first butt-joint connector, the second end is used for being in butt joint with a second butt-joint connector, the connecting component is arranged between the first end and the second end, the middle body covers the connecting component, the first end comprises a first insulating part and a plurality of first terminals fixed on the first insulating part, the second end comprises a second insulating part and a plurality of second terminals fixed on the second insulating part, the power connector adapter is characterized in that the connecting component is electrically connected with the first terminals and the second terminals, the connecting component comprises at least one elastic part, the elastic part is pressed forwards by the first terminals or the second terminals, the middle body is connected with the first insulating part and the second insulating part to clamp the first end, the second end and the connecting component together, the middle body comprises an upper half part and a, The second insulating part is provided with a butt joint groove respectively, the upper half part and the lower half part comprise a pair of butt joint ribs arranged at two opposite ends, and the pair of butt joint ribs are clamped in the butt joint grooves of the first insulating part and the second insulating part respectively.

2. The power connector adapter of claim 1 wherein said connecting assembly includes a spacer and a plurality of conductors received in the spacer.

3. The power connector adapter of claim 2 wherein said spacer members include a plurality of receiving cavities, each of said receiving cavities having a side opening for receiving a wire.

4. A power connector adapter according to claim 2 wherein one said resilient portion is provided at each of opposite ends of said spacer.

5. The power connector adapter according to claim 1, wherein each of said first and second terminals is sealed and held floating by an "O" ring.

6. The power connector adapter of claim 1 wherein said first end includes a latch aperture and a latching mechanism, said latching mechanism including a latching member and an actuating member.

7. The power connector adapter of claim 6 wherein said actuator member comprises a key and a spring for retaining the key in an initial position.

8. A method of assembling a power connector adapter comprising the steps of:

connecting the connecting assembly with a plurality of first terminals and second terminals respectively;

inserting a first terminal into a first insulator to form a first end;

inserting a second terminal into the second insulator to form a second end;

pressing an elastic part of the connection assembly, the elastic part elastically pressing the first terminal or the second terminal;

coating an intermediate body on the connecting component, wherein the intermediate body is connected with a first insulating piece and a second insulating piece to clamp the first end, the second end and the connecting component together;

electrically and physically connecting the wires of the connecting components with the first terminals and the second terminals;

the conductor is arranged in the spacer of the connecting assembly.

The biasing step of the method of assembling a power connector adapter includes assembling two spring portions at opposite ends of the spacer, the spring portions urging the first and second terminals, respectively, forward.

The method for assembling the power connector adapter comprises the steps of assembling the leads in a plurality of accommodating cavities of the spacing piece, and after the two elastic parts are arranged on the spacing piece, the leads respectively pass through the side openings of the spacing piece.