Electrical connector

• US 9,923,313 B1
• Filed: 07/27/2017
• Issued: 03/20/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jetmax Lighting Industrial Co., Limited
• Original Assignee: Jetmax Lighting Industrial Co., Limited
• Inventors: Yang, Ping
• Primary Examiner(s): Duverne, Jean F
• Application Number:
  US15/661,410
• Time in Patent Office: 236 Days
• Field of Search: 439358
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/04 Pins or blades for co-operation with sockets
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/111 co-operating with pins having a circular transverse section
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/115 U-shaped sockets having inwardly bent legs, e.g. spade type
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/17 with spring member on the pin
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/2457 consisting of at least two resilient arms contacting the same counterpart
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/2492 multiple contact points
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/502 composed of different pieces H01R13/514 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/506 assembled by snap action of the parts
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/5213 Covers
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6273 comprising two latching arms
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2103/00 Two poles
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/20 Coupling parts carrying sockets, clips or analogous contacts and secured only to wire or cable
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/28 Coupling parts carrying pins, blades or analogous contacts and secured only to wire or cable

Abstract

An electrical connector includes a male insertion piece and a female insertion piece. The male insertion piece has an insulation base, an insulation tube being hollow and formed on one end of the insulation base, an outer electrode securely mounted around the insulation tube, and a conductive needle mounted in the insulation tube. The female insertion piece has an insulation sleeve having a guiding slot for the insulation tube to be inserted therein, an outer connection electrode mounted inside the insulation sleeve and mounted around the outer electrode, and an inner connection electrode having a first conductive part abutting against a top portion of the conductive needle and at least two second conductive parts holding two lateral portions of the conductive needle. When the male insertion piece engages the female insertion piece, there are at least three contact positions forming a firm and stable triangular connection.

Claims

1. An electrical connector comprising:

a male insertion piece having;

an insulation base;

an insulation tube being hollow and formed on one end of the insulation base;

an outer electrode securely mounted around a periphery of the insulation tube; and

a conductive needle mounted in the insulation tube;

a female insertion piece having;

an insulation sleeve having a guiding slot formed inside the insulation sleeve for the insulation tube to be inserted into the guiding slot;

an outer connection electrode mounted inside the insulation sleeve, the outer connection electrode mounted around and contacting a periphery of the outer electrode of the male insertion piece; and

an inner connection electrode mounted inside the insulation sleeve, contacting the conductive needle of the male insertion piece, and having;

a first conductive part abutting against a top portion of the conductive needle; and

at least two second conductive parts holding two lateral portions of a periphery of the conductive needle;

wherein when the male insertion piece engages the female insertion piece, the insulation tube is inserted into the guiding slot, an inner surface of the outer connection electrode abuts against an outer surface of the outer electrode, and the top portion and the lateral portions of the periphery of the conductive needle abut against the first conductive part and the at least two conductive parts of the inner connection electrode respectively.

2. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least two second conductive parts of the inner connection electrode include two second conductive parts located on two lateral sides of the first conductive part.

3. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least two second conductive parts of the inner connection electrode include two second conductive parts formed on a front side and/or a rear side of the first conductive part.

4. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the outer connection electrode is tubular and has two positioning legs formed on an edge of one of two openings of the outer connection electrode, and the insulation sleeve has two limiting grooves formed in an inner wall of the insulation sleeve and engaging the respective positioning legs.

5. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the outer electrode has an arced slice formed on the periphery of the insulation tube, the insulation tube has a bulged portion formed around a central portion of the outer electrode, and the arced slice has multiple slits centrally formed through the arced slice.

6. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the outer electrode has a first wiring terminal formed on one end of the outer electrode adjacent to the insulation base, and the insulation base has an insertion slot formed therein for the first wiring terminal of the outer electrode to be inserted in the insertion slot.

7. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 5, wherein the outer electrode has a first wiring terminal formed on one end of the outer electrode adjacent to the insulation base, and the insulation base has an insertion slot formed therein for the first wiring terminal of the outer electrode to be inserted in the insertion slot.

8. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the insulation sleeve includes:

a left half sleeve having;

an inner holding recess for the inner connection electrode to be mounted therein; and

an outer holding recess for the outer connection electrode to be mounted therein; and

a right half sleeve.

9. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 8, further comprising an inner protection tube, wherein the insulation base has two first engagement legs formed on and protruding outwardly from one end thereof distal to the insulation tube, each first engagement leg has a first protrusion formed on an outer surface thereof, one end of the inner protection tube is mounted around a periphery of the insulation sleeve, and the other end of the inner protection tube has two first engagement holes respectively formed through two opposite locations of a peripheral wall of the inner protection tube and respectively engaging the first protrusions of the two first engagement legs and is mounted around a periphery of the insulation base.

10. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 9, further comprising an outer protection tube, wherein the female insertion piece has an outer connection tube formed on one end of the insulation sleeve distal to the outer holding recess, an outer diameter of the outer connection tube is greater than an inner diameter of the inner protection tube, the outer connection tube has two second engagement legs formed on and protruding outwardly from the outer connection tube, each second engagement leg has a second protrusion formed on an outer surface of the second engagement leg, the outer protection tube has two second engagement holes engaging the respective second protrusions, one end of the outer protection tube is mounted around a periphery of the inner protection tube, and the other end of the outer protection tube is mounted around the outer connection tube with the second engagement holes engaging the respective second protrusions.

11. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 10, wherein the insulation base has at least two first engagement legs formed thereon and protruding outwardly, and the outer connection tube has at least two second engagement legs formed thereon and protruding outwardly.