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KR-102959974-B1 - Connector Apparatus for Stable Coupling of Slider

KR102959974B1KR 102959974 B1KR102959974 B1KR 102959974B1KR-102959974-B1

Abstract

The present invention relates to a connector device for stable connection of a slider, which enables the stable connection of the slider during the assembly process, thereby improving productivity and work efficiency. When the slider is inserted into the first main body, the free-locking part is free-locked to the catch part, thereby restricting the arbitrary movement of the slider. Consequently, there is no need to readjust the position of the slider, which has the effect of improving work efficiency. Furthermore, when the slider is inserted into the first main body, the slider slides stably without leaning to one side, thereby preventing shaking or sagging during operation.

Inventors

  • 이주현
  • 권오태

Assignees

  • (주)우주일렉트로닉스

Dates

Publication Date
20260511
Application Date
20240806

Claims (11)

  1. A first connector having a first main body having an insertion portion formed on one side and a first terminal coupled to the other side; A second connector having a second main body that is inserted into an insertion portion, has a second terminal coupled thereto that is electrically connected to the first terminal, and has a guide projection formed protruding from the outer surface; and It includes a slider that is installed to be able to move forward or backward while inserted into the first body in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the second body is inserted into the insertion part, and has a guide groove formed on one surface to guide the guide projection. When the slider is fully inserted into the first body, and the second body is partially inserted into the insertion part, the guide projection slides along the guide groove, thereby inducing the slider to partially retract into the first body. When the second main body is partially inserted into the insertion part and the slider is partially inserted into the first main body, when the slider is fully inserted into the first main body, the guide projection slides along the guide groove to induce the second main body to be fully inserted into the first main body. The above guide groove includes a first guide rail formed inclined toward the interior direction of the slider on one side in the longitudinal direction of the slider, a direction changing part provided at one end of the first guide rail, and a second guide rail formed inclined toward the other side in the longitudinal direction of the slider in a state switched to the opposite direction of the first guide rail at the direction changing part. The first guide rail and the second guide rail are formed to extend at an angle so as to move further apart from each other as they move toward the rear of the slider, with respect to the direction change part. When the slider is fully inserted into the first body, and the second body is partially inserted into the insertion part, the guide projection slides along the first guide rail, thereby inducing the slider to partially retract into the first body. When the second main body is partially inserted into the insertion part and the slider is partially inserted into the first main body, the guide projection is positioned in the direction change part, and When the second main body is partially inserted into the insertion part and the slider is partially inserted into the first main body, when the slider is fully inserted into the first main body, the guide projection slides along the second guide rail to induce the second main body to be fully inserted into the first main body. With the slider fully inserted into the first main body, An elastic free-locking portion is formed protruding from the other end of the first guide rail, and An insertion space is formed on the inner side of the first main body so that the slider is inserted therein, and When the slider is fully inserted into the first main body along the insertion space, the free-locking part is engaged with a locking part formed on one side of the insertion space, and A connector device for stable coupling of a slider, characterized in that when the slider is fully inserted into the first main body and the second main body is partially inserted into the insertion part, the guide projection presses the free-locking part to release the coupling between the free-locking part and the locking part, and then slides along the first guide rail.
  2. A first connector having a first main body having an insertion portion formed on one side and a first terminal coupled to the other side; A second connector having a second main body that is inserted into an insertion portion, has a second terminal coupled thereto that is electrically connected to the first terminal, and has a guide projection formed protruding from the outer surface; and It includes a slider that is installed to be able to move forward or backward while inserted into the first body in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the second body is inserted into the insertion part, and has a guide groove formed on one surface to guide the guide projection. When the slider is fully inserted into the first body, and the second body is partially inserted into the insertion part, the guide projection slides along the guide groove, thereby inducing the slider to partially retract into the first body. When the second main body is partially inserted into the insertion part and the slider is partially inserted into the first main body, when the slider is fully inserted into the first main body, the guide projection slides along the guide groove to induce the second main body to be fully inserted into the first main body. The above guide groove includes a first guide rail formed inclined toward the interior direction of the slider on one side in the longitudinal direction of the slider, a direction changing part provided at one end of the first guide rail, and a second guide rail formed inclined toward the other side in the longitudinal direction of the slider in a state switched to the opposite direction of the first guide rail at the direction changing part. The first guide rail and the second guide rail are formed to extend at an angle so as to move further apart from each other as they move toward the rear of the slider, with respect to the direction change part. When the slider is fully inserted into the first body, and the second body is partially inserted into the insertion part, the guide projection slides along the first guide rail, thereby inducing the slider to partially retract into the first body. When the second main body is partially inserted into the insertion part and the slider is partially inserted into the first main body, the guide projection is positioned in the direction change part, and When the second main body is partially inserted into the insertion part and the slider is partially inserted into the first main body, when the slider is fully inserted into the first main body, the guide projection slides along the second guide rail to induce the second main body to be fully inserted into the first main body. An insertion space is formed on the inner side of the first main body so that the slider is inserted therein, and A sliding guide is formed on one side of the above-mentioned insertion space, and When the slider is inserted into the first main body along the insertion space, a sagging prevention guide is formed along one longitudinal side of the slider so that it slides in a state of male-female coupling with the sliding guide. With the slider fully inserted into the first main body, A first flow prevention part is formed protrudingly on the longitudinal side of the above slider so as to abut the longitudinal side of the above sliding guide part, or, A connector device for stable coupling of a slider, characterized in that a second flow prevention part is formed protrudingly on the longitudinal side of the sliding guide part so as to abut the longitudinal side of the slider.
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  5. In paragraph 2, The sliding guide is formed on the longitudinal rear side of the insertion space, a first locking part is provided on the longitudinal front side of the insertion space, and a second locking part is provided between the first locking part and the sliding guide part. The sagging prevention guide is formed on the longitudinal rear side of the above slider, and A movement limiting part is formed on the longitudinal front side of the above slider to be engaged with the first locking part or the second locking part, and The above movement limiting member includes an elastic support member formed in a cantilever shape in the rearward direction on the longitudinal front side of the slider, a locking protrusion formed protruding obliquely at the end of the elastic support member, and a concave locking member formed concavely on one side of the locking protrusion. When the slider is partially inserted into the first main body along the insertion space, the anti-sagging guide is arranged to be slidable in a state of male-female coupling with the sliding guide, the locking protrusion is engaged with the second locking part, and the concave locking part is configured to be inserted into the front side of the sliding guide extending in the direction of the second locking part. A connector device for stable coupling of a slider, characterized in that when the slider is fully inserted into the first main body along the insertion space, the locking protrusion is engaged with the first locking part.
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  7. In paragraph 1 or 2, The above slider includes a pair of plates inserted into a pair of insertion spaces formed on both sides of the first main body, and a connecting part that connects one end of the pair of plates. When a pair of the above plates are fully inserted into the insertion space, the connecting portion is positioned on the outer side between both sides of the first main body, and On both sides of the first main body or on the outer side of the first main body, a gripping guide groove is formed concavely so as to face the connecting part, and A connector device for stable coupling of a slider, characterized in that the rim of the above-mentioned connecting portion has a protruding gripping portion formed so that a worker's finger guided to the above-mentioned gripping guide groove is caught.
  8. In paragraph 1 or 2, A first terminal guide portion formed protrudingly so that the first terminal is disposed inside the first main body, and It further includes a watertight portion formed to integrally surround the outer edge of the first terminal guide portion, and A connector device for stable coupling of a slider, characterized in that when the second body is fully inserted into the first body, the second body is configured to come into contact with the watertight portion.
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  10. A first connector having a first main body having an insertion portion formed on one side and a first terminal coupled to the other side; A second connector having a second main body that is inserted into an insertion portion, has a second terminal coupled thereto that is electrically connected to the first terminal, and has a guide projection formed protruding from the outer surface; and It includes a slider that is installed to be able to move forward or backward while inserted into the first body in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the second body is inserted into the insertion part, and has a guide groove formed on one surface to guide the guide projection. When the slider is fully inserted into the first body, and the second body is partially inserted into the insertion part, the guide projection slides along the guide groove, thereby inducing the slider to partially retract into the first body. When the second main body is partially inserted into the insertion part and the slider is partially inserted into the first main body, when the slider is fully inserted into the first main body, the guide projection slides along the guide groove to induce the second main body to be fully inserted into the first main body. The above insertion part is composed of a first insertion part, and A second insertion part is formed on one side of the second main body so that the first terminal is guided when the second main body is inserted into the first insertion part, and a second terminal is coupled to the other side of the second main body so as to be electrically connected to the first terminal guided into the second insertion part. A position guarantee member is inserted in the second insertion part to guarantee the position of the second terminal, and is configured such that the degree to which the second terminal penetrating the position guarantee member is exposed to the second insertion part varies depending on the change in the depth at which the position guarantee member is inserted into the second insertion part. The above position guarantee unit is composed of a second position guarantee unit, and It further includes a first position guarantee member inserted into the first insertion part, and When the second main body is partially inserted into the second insertion part before the second main body is inserted into the first insertion part, the free-locking part of the second position guarantee part is engaged with the locking guide part of the second insertion part, and the contact part of the second terminal that is male-female coupled with the first terminal is partially exposed to the outside of the second insertion part while penetrating the second position guarantee part. When the second position guarantee part is partially inserted into the second insertion part, and the second main body is fully inserted into the first main body, if the release part formed in the first position guarantee part presses the free locking part, the locking coupling between the free locking part and the locking guide part is released. A connector device for stable coupling of a slider, characterized in that when the locking coupling between the free locking part and the locking guide part is released, the first position guarantee part inserted into the first main body presses the second position guarantee part, the second position guarantee part is fully inserted into the second insertion part, and the contact part is entirely exposed to the outside of the second insertion part so as to be coupled with the first terminal guided to the first insertion part.
  11. In Paragraph 10, The free locking part and the fastening locking part are respectively formed on the outer side of the second position guarantee part, and The above-mentioned fastening member includes an elastic support member having elasticity, a first locking guide member protruding outwardly from one end of the elastic support member, and a second locking guide member protruding inwardly from one end of the elastic support member. When the second main body is fully inserted into the first main body and the second position guarantee part is fully inserted into the second insertion part, an internal guide part is formed concavely on the outer side of the first position guarantee part so as to guide the second locking guide part, and In the inner part of the second main body, a concave fastening portion and a fastening pressure portion that is more convex than the fastening concave portion are formed sequentially along the direction in which the second position guarantee portion is inserted, and a stepped portion is formed at the boundary point between the fastening concave portion and the fastening pressure portion. When the second main body is fully inserted into the first main body, the fastening pressure part is positioned to come into contact with the first locking guide part, and the second locking guide part is pressed to be locked and coupled to the internal guide part, thereby restricting the movement of the second position guarantee part. A connector device for stable coupling of a slider, characterized in that when the second locking guide is in a state of being engaged with the inner guide, and the second main body is moved so as to be partially inserted into the first main body, the first locking guide is guided past the fastening pressure part to the fastening concave part and is engaged with the stepped part, and the second locking guide is removed from the inner guide, and the second position guarantee part moves along the second main body.

Description

Connector Apparatus for Stable Coupling of Slider The present invention relates to a connector device for stable coupling of sliders, and more specifically, to a connector device for stable coupling of sliders that enables stable coupling of sliders during the slider assembly process, thereby improving productivity and work efficiency. Connectors electrically connect various electronic components in vehicles and play a crucial role in ensuring the efficient operation and safety of a vehicle's electrical and electronic systems. Furthermore, connectors are designed for efficient space utilization, enabling the installation of diverse electronic systems even within the limited space of a vehicle. For example, connectors transmit electrical signals between various electronic components installed in a vehicle, such as sensors, control modules, and actuators, enabling the vehicle's various systems to communicate and cooperate with one another. In addition, connectors can reliably supply power to headlights, audio systems, navigation systems, and more. These connectors are configured to combine male and female connectors, and the corresponding male and female terminals are electrically connected by male and female coupling. Recently, as the number of male and female terminals has increased, a large coupling force has been required to combine them, and accordingly, a lever-type connector has been provided to effectively perform coupling between connectors using a lever. Meanwhile, the connector must adopt an optimal assembly method considering the usage environment, required performance, and manufacturing costs. In particular, due to the nature of the assembly process involving the repeated connection and disconnection of multiple connectors, the connectors must be easy to detach and assemble. For example, the lever must not move arbitrarily while the operator is assembling the parts, so that the lever's position does not need to be readjusted. Additionally, the lever must slide stably without sagging to one side during assembly. However, conventional technology has the problem of reducing productivity and lowering work efficiency because it does not have a free-locking structure to prevent the lever from moving arbitrarily during the design and manufacturing process of the connector or a sagging prevention structure to prevent the lever from sagging to one side. FIG. 1 is a disassembled view of a connector device for stable coupling of a slider according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a drawing illustrating the state in which a slider is coupled to a first connector according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the state in which a slider is coupled to a first connector according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which a slider is coupled to a first connector according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating the process of a second connector being coupled to a first connector according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a drawing illustrating the state in which a second connector is inserted into a first connector according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Figure 7 is a drawing showing the A-A' section of Figure 6. FIG. 8 is a drawing illustrating a state in which a second body is partially inserted into a first body according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a drawing showing a state in which a second body is fully inserted into a first body according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a drawing illustrating a gripping guide groove formed in a first main body according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating the process of separating a second connector from a first connector according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 12 is a schematic drawing illustrating the trajectory of a guide projection that moves along a first guide rail during the process in which a second body according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is partially inserted into a first body. FIG. 13 is a schematic drawing illustrating the trajectory of a guide projection that moves along a second guide rail during the process in which a second body is fully inserted into a first body according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 14 is a schematic drawing illustrating the trajectory of a guide projection moving along a second guide rail during the process of the second main body being detached from the first main body according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 15 is a drawing illustrating a reverse insertion prevention structure according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 16 is a dr