This application claims the benefit of Chinese Application No. CN202111203686A, filed Oct. 15, 2021, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
The present disclosure relates to the technical field of electrical connection devices, and in particular to a connector and an intelligent lock.
Connector, as an indispensable part of electronic equipment, is widely used in various electronic equipment, which greatly improves the production and maintenance efficiency of electronic products. Connector is an electronic product connecting two active devices, which can transmit current or signal. The connector is arranged at an interruption position in a circuit or between isolated circuits to set up a bridge of communication, so that the current flows and the circuits achieve an expected function. The quality of connection is directly related to the safe and reliable operation of the whole system. The forms and structures of connector are ever changing. There are various types of connectors depending on different application objects, different frequencies, different powers, different environments, etc.
Intelligent locks are widely used on doors of live rooms, offices, warehouses, etc. The electronic intelligent lock industry generally connects the current and signals of a front panel assembly, a lock and a back panel assembly using PVC electronic wires via a connector. At present, the connector of the intelligent lock generally employs a single-row female header structure; the connector needs to be assembled many times, besides, the connector is big, thus the assembling and processing cost is raised. In addition, the connector itself is not waterproof, and a cover needs to be added outside the connector to seal and achieve water resistance, which results in a large size and complex assembling. In particular, the connection terminals of the existing connectors are easy to move, which makes it impossible to locate the contact point and leads to a poor stability of electrical connection and cooperation.
The present disclosure aims to provide a connector and an intelligent lock, so as to solve the problem of poor connection stability of connectors in existing technologies. The connector according to the present disclosure has good connection stability and can effectively transmit current or signal, enabling an effective cooperation between connected devices.
The present disclosure provides a connector, including a mounting base and a binding post, wherein the binding post has both sides symmetrically provided with a fixed fin, the mounting base defines thereon a mounting groove for mounting the binding post, two sides of the mounting groove define a limit groove, and the fixed fin is clamped in the limit groove so as to enable the binding post to be limited to the mounting groove.
In a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, the binding post includes a first connection terminal and a second connection terminal, the first connection terminal defines a horizontal jack for connecting to a first connector lug, the second connection terminal defines a vertical jack for connecting to a second connector lug, the first connection terminal is connected with the second connection terminal and the second connection terminal is arranged by extending downwards from the connection position, the fixed fin is arranged at one side of a lower end of the second connection terminal near the first connection terminal.
In a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, two sides of the first connection terminal are provided with an inward curl edge, the two inward curl edges are curled inwards opposite each other to form a horizontal jack in the first connection terminal, the second connection terminal includes two clamping jaws arranged opposite each other, the two clamping jaws are connected to two sides of the first connection terminal through a joining edge respectively and the two clamping jaws form a vertical jack therebetween, and the fixed fin is arranged on an outer side of the joining edge.
In a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, the mounting groove includes a horizontal accommodation groove for mounting the first connection terminal and a vertical accommodation groove for mounting the second connection terminal, the limit groove is provided between the horizontal accommodation groove and the vertical accommodation groove, the limit groove, the horizontal accommodation groove and the vertical accommodation groove are intercommunicated with one another.
In a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, the horizontal accommodation groove has a depth of a, the limit groove has a depth of b, and the vertical accommodation groove has a depth of c, and they meet a<b<c; a limit post is arranged between the limit grooves on two sides, and the limit post is formed by a bottom surface of the horizontal accommodation groove extending towards the vertical accommodation groove.
In a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, a plurality of binding posts are arranged, the mounting base defines a central hole at a center thereof, a plurality of mounting grooves are defined, the plurality of mounting grooves are arranged symmetrically in two rows on two sides of the central hole, each binding post is mounted in one mounting groove respectively, and the horizontal accommodation groove is provided on one side of the mounting groove near the central hole.
In a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, two side edges of the central hole are provided with a shunting baffle respectively, and the two rows of mounting grooves are symmetrical with respect to a connection line between the centers of the two shunting baffles.
In a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, the connector further includes a baseplate, an upper cover and a sealing ring, wherein the baseplate defines a recess thereon, the mounting base is mounted in the recess of the baseplate, the upper cover covers on the mounting base and is fixed in the recess of the baseplate; an outer side of the recess defines a clamping groove along the periphery of the baseplate, the sealing ring is provided with a flange matched with the clamping groove, and the sealing ring is arranged on the baseplate along the periphery of the upper cover; the upper cover defines a wiring hole at a position thereof corresponding to the vertical accommodation groove, the second connector lug is inserted into the wiring hole to connect to the second connection terminal; the baseplate defines a wire through hole at a position thereof corresponding to the central hole, a transmission wire passes through the wire through hole and the central hole so that the first connector lug extends to the mounting groove of the mounting base and connects to the first connection terminal.
In a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, two sides of the mounting base and the upper cover define an inward shrinking notch respectively, the notch is arranged on an outer side of the shunting baffle correspondingly, two sides of the sealing ring are provided with a connection fin extending inwards respectively, the connection fin is arranged on the baseplate corresponding to the notches of the mounting base and the upper cover, two sides of the baseplate define a connection hole respectively, and the sealing ring is connected onto the baseplate through a connection piece which penetrates through the connection hole and the connection fin.
The present disclosure further provides an intelligent lock, including the above connector.
Compared with existing technologies, the present disclosure has the following beneficial effects.
The connector provided in the present disclosure is provided with a mounting base and a binding post, wherein the binding post has both sides symmetrically provided with a fixed fin, the mounting base defines thereon a mounting groove for mounting the binding post, two sides of the mounting groove define a limit groove, and the fixed fin is clamped in the limit groove so as to enable the binding post to be limited to the mounting groove. The connector of the present embodiment makes the binding post limited to the mounting groove by arranging the fixed fin on the binding post and defining the limit groove on the mounting base; when the connector connects two different devices, two wires are connected on the binding post of the connector; the binding post is fixed in position, which enables a good connection stability and an effective transmission of current or signal between the two wires, and enables an effective cooperation between the connected devices.
The connector provided in the present embodiment is provided with a baseplate, an upper cover and a sealing ring, wherein an outer side of the recess defines a clamping groove along the periphery of the baseplate, the sealing ring is provided with a flange matched with the clamping groove, and the sealing ring is arranged on the baseplate along the periphery of the upper cover. The sealing ring provides a good waterproof performance for the connector, so that the connector can be normally used in a damp environment while having a small volume.
For a better understanding of the technical scheme in the embodiments of the present disclosure or in existing technologies, accompanying drawings needed in the description of the embodiments or existing technologies are simply illustrated below. Obviously, the accompanying drawings described below are some embodiments of the present disclosure. For the ordinary skill in the field, other accompanying drawings may be obtained according to these accompanying drawings without creative work.
Description of designators in drawings: 1 represents a sealing ring, 11 represents a connection fin, 12 represents a flange, 2 represents an upper cover, 21 represents a wiring hole, 3 represents a binding post, 31 represents a first connection terminal, 311 represents an inward curl edge, 312 represents a horizontal jack, 32 represents a second connection terminal, 321 represents a clamping jaw, 322 represents a joining edge, 323 represents a vertical jack, 33 represents a fixed fin, 4 represents a mounting base, 41 represents a mounting groove, 411 represents a horizontal accommodation groove, 412 represents a vertical accommodation groove, 413 represents a limit groove, 414 represents a limit post, 42 represents a central hole, 43 represents a shunting baffle, 44 represents a notch, 5 represents a baseplate, 51 represents a recess, 52 represents a clamping groove, 53 represents a connection hole, 54 represents a wire through hole, 6 represents a transmission wire, 61 represents a first connector lug, and 7 represents a connection piece.
In the description of the present disclosure, unless otherwise stated, it is to be noted that “a plurality of” means two or more than two; directional or positional relations indicated by terms such as “upper”, “lower”, “front”, “back”, “left”, “right”, “top”, “bottom”, “inner”, “outer”, “front end”, “rear end”, “head”, “tail” etc. are directional or positional relations shown based on the drawings, merely to conveniently describe the present disclosure and simplify the description, but to indicate or imply the designated device or element to be constructed and operated in a specific position or in a specific direction; therefore, the used directional terms cannot be understood as a limit to the present disclosure. In addition, terms such as “first”, “second” “third”, etc. are merely for the purpose of description, but cannot be understood as the indication or implication of relative importance.
In the present disclosure, unless otherwise specifically stated and defined, terms “install”, “interconnect”, “connect”, etc. should be interpreted expansively. For example, they may be fixed connection, also may be detachable connection, or integrated connection; may be mechanical connection, also may be electrical connection; may be direct connection, also may be indirect connection through an intermediate. The ordinary skill in this field can understand the specific implication of the above terms in the present disclosure in accordance with specific conditions.
A further detailed description is provided to specific embodiments of the present disclosure in conjunction with accompanying drawings.
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The present embodiment provides an intelligent lock, including a connector described in Embodiment 1. The connector connects a front panel assembly, a lock and a back panel assembly of the intelligent lock to transmit current or signal, achieving a good stability for the current or signal of the intelligent lock of the present embodiment. The connector has a good waterproof performance while having a small volume.
The other structure part of the intelligent lock not described in the present disclosure belongs to existing technologies.
The above are the preferred embodiments of the present disclosure merely; however, the protection scope of the present disclosure is not limited to this. It should be noted that, for those skilled in this art, multiple improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the principle of the present disclosure, and these improvements and modifications shall fall into the scope of protection of the present disclosure.
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CN202111203686A | Oct 2021 | CN | national |