Electrical connector for charging
An electrical connector for charging has a connector base, a first conductive terminal, a second conductive terminal, and an insulation base. The first conductive terminal is mounted in the connector base and has an upper chamber and a lower chamber. The second conductive terminal is located in and coaxial with the first conductive terminal and is electrically isolated from the first conductive terminal. The insulation base is mounted between the first and the second conductive terminals. An end of the second conductive terminal is located in the upper chamber and another end protrudes out of a bottom of the insulation base. The insulation base has at least one first groove lower than an imaginary datum plan and at least one platform higher than the imaginary datum plane and coaxial with the first groove. By the first groove and the platform, the creepage distance is increased.
1. An electrical connector for charging, comprising:
a connector base;
a first conductive terminal mounted in the connector base; an end of the first conductive terminal mounted in the connector base and another end of the first conductive terminal protruding out of the connector base; the first conductive terminal being a hollow cylinder and having
an upper chamber; and
a lower chamber;
a second conductive terminal mounted in the connector base, located in the first conductive terminal, being coaxial with the first conductive terminal, and electrically isolated from the first conductive terminal; and
an insulation base mounted between the first conductive terminal and the second conductive terminal, mounted in the lower chamber of the first conductive terminal, and being shape-complementary with the lower chamber; the second conductive terminal mounted at a center of the insulation base; an end of the second conductive terminal located in the upper chamber of the first conductive terminal and another end of the second conductive terminal protruding out of a bottom of the insulation base; the insulation base having
an imaginary datum plane; and
an undulating structure formed on the imaginary datum plane and having
at least one first groove being lower than the imaginary datum plane and ring-shaped; and
at least one platform being higher than the imaginary datum plane, ring-shaped, and coaxial with the at least one first groove.
2. The electrical connector for charging as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first groove of the undulating structure is located on an outer side of the platform of the undulating structure.
3. The electrical connector for charging as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a depth of the first groove of the undulating structure is larger than a half of a thickness of the insulation base.
4. The electrical connector for charging as claimed in claim 2 , wherein a depth of the first groove of the undulating structure is larger than a half of a thickness of the insulation base.
5. The electrical connector for charging as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the platform of the undulating structure protrudes from the imaginary datum plane and is higher than a bottom of the upper chamber of the first conductive terminal.
6. The electrical connector for charging as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the platform of the undulating structure protrudes from the imaginary datum plane and is higher than a bottom of the upper chamber of the first conductive terminal.
7. The electrical connector for charging as claimed in claim 1 , wherein
an outer diameter of the platform of the undulating structure is equal to an inner diameter of the first groove; and
an outer annular wall of the platform is formed by an inner side wall of the first groove extending upward.
8. The electrical connector for charging as claimed in claim 6 , wherein
an outer diameter of the platform of the undulating structure is equal to an inner diameter of the first groove; and
an outer annular wall of the platform is formed by an inner side wall of the first groove extending upward.
9. The electrical connector for charging as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the undulating structure has
a second groove located on an inner side of the platform.
10. The electrical connector for charging as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the undulating structure has
a second groove located on an inner side of the platform.
11. The electrical connector for charging as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second conductive terminal is a hollow cylinder and has
an upper channel formed in the second conductive terminal;
a lower channel formed in the second conductive terminal and communicating with the upper channel; a diameter of the upper channel being larger than a diameter of the lower channel;
a contacting spring mounted in the upper channel and located in a bottom end of the upper channel; and
an elastic contacting unit mounted in the upper channel, located in a top end of the upper channel, and located above the contacting spring; the elastic contacting unit being a crown spring and having
an upper ring
a lower ring
multiple contacting elastic pieces; two ends of each of the contacting elastic pieces respectively connected to the upper ring and the lower ring; each of the contacting elastic pieces protruding along a radial direction of the upper ring and the lower ring and having
a contact point; a distance between the contact point and the lower ring being larger than a distance between the contact point and the upper ring.
12. The electrical connector for charging as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the second conductive terminal is a hollow cylinder and has
an upper channel formed in the second conductive terminal;
a lower channel formed in the second conductive terminal and communicating with the upper channel; a diameter of the upper channel being larger than a diameter of the lower channel;
a contacting spring mounted in the upper channel and located in a bottom end of the upper channel; and
an elastic contacting unit mounted in the upper channel, located in a top end of the upper channel, and located above the contacting spring; the elastic contacting unit being a crown spring and having
an upper ring
a lower ring
multiple contacting elastic pieces; two ends of each of the contacting elastic pieces respectively connected to the upper ring and the lower ring; each of the contacting elastic pieces protruding along a radial direction of the upper ring and the lower ring and having
a contact point; a distance between the contact point and the lower ring being larger than a distance between the contact point and the upper ring.
13. The electrical connector for charging as claimed in claim 11 , wherein
the contacting spring has
a convergent segment formed on a top end of the contacting spring and located below the contact point of the elastic contacting unit; an outer diameter of the convergent segment being smaller than an inner diameter of the lower ring of the elastic contacting unit and being larger than an inner diameter of the contacting elastic pieces located on the contact points of the contacting elastic pieces of the elastic contacting unit; and
a high coil-density segment formed on a lower end of the contacting spring and having dense coils;
the lower channel of the second conductive terminal is a screw hole; and
a screw rod is mounted in a lower end of the high coil-density segment of the contacting spring and screwed with the lower channel of the second conductive terminal.
14. The electrical connector for charging as claimed in claim 12 , wherein
the contacting spring has
a convergent segment formed on a top end of the contacting spring and located below the contact point of the elastic contacting unit; an outer diameter of the convergent segment being smaller than an inner diameter of the lower ring of the elastic contacting unit and being larger than an inner diameter of the contacting elastic pieces located on the contact points of the contacting elastic pieces of the elastic contacting unit; and
a high coil-density segment formed on a lower end of the contacting spring and having dense coils;
the lower channel of the second conductive terminal is a screw hole; and
a screw rod is mounted in a lower end of the high coil-density segment of the contacting spring and screwed with the lower channel of the second conductive terminal.
15. The electrical connector for charging as claimed in claim 1 , wherein
a first conductive piece is mounted on a bottom of the connector base; an end of the first conductive piece is fixed on a bottom of the first conductive terminal and is electrically connected to the first conductive terminal; another end of the first conductive piece extends out of the bottom of the connector base and is turned perpendicularly toward a side of the bottom of the connector base;
a second conductive piece is mounted on the bottom of the connector base; an end of the second conductive piece is fixed on a bottom of the second conductive terminal and is electrically connected to the second conductive terminal; another end of the second conductive piece extends out of the bottom of the connector base and is turned perpendicularly toward a side opposite to the first conductive piece of the bottom of the connector base; and
a partition wall is mounted on the bottom of the connector base, protrudes from a bottom surface of the connector base, and is located between the first conductive piece and the second conductive piece to separate the first conductive piece and the second conductive piece.
16. The electrical connector for charging as claimed in claim 14 , wherein
a first conductive piece is mounted on a bottom of the connector base; an end of the first conductive piece is fixed on a bottom of the first conductive terminal and is electrically connected to the first conductive terminal; another end of the first conductive piece extends out of the bottom of the connector base and is turned perpendicularly toward a side of the bottom of the connector base;
a second conductive piece is mounted on the bottom of the connector base; an end of the second conductive piece is fixed on a bottom of the second conductive terminal and is electrically connected to the second conductive terminal; another end of the second conductive piece extends out of the bottom of the connector base and is turned perpendicularly toward a side opposite to the first conductive piece of the bottom of the connector base; and
a partition wall is mounted on the bottom of the connector base, protrudes from a bottom surface of the connector base, and is located between the first conductive piece and the second conductive piece to separate the first conductive piece and the second conductive piece.
17. The electrical connector for charging as claimed in claim 15 , wherein a width of the partition wall is larger than a width of the first conductive piece and a width of the second conductive piece.
18. The electrical connector for charging as claimed in claim 16 , wherein a width of the partition wall is larger than a width of the first conductive piece and a width of the second conductive piece.