Photovoltaic connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9325124-B2
Application number	US-201313955558-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 31, 2013
Priority date	Aug 3, 2012
Publication date	Apr 26, 2016
Grant date	Apr 26, 2016

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a photovoltaic (PV) connector, comprising a first connecting unit and a second connecting unit detachably connected with the first connecting unit, wherein the first connecting unit includes a first conductor, a first stop ring, a first housing and a first conductor core provided inside and detachably connected to the first housing; the first conductor is electrically connected with a pressing end of the first conductor core; the first stop ring is detachably connected with the first housing; the second connecting unit includes a second conductor, a second housing, a second stop ring and a second conductor core provided inside and detachably connected to the second housing; the second conductor is electrically connected with a pressing end of the second conductor core; the second stop ring is detachably connected with the second housing.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A photovoltaic connector, comprising:
a first connecting unit and a second connecting unit detachably connected with the first connecting unit,
wherein the first connecting unit includes a first conductor, a first housing and a first conductor core provided inside the first housing and detachably connected to the first housing;
wherein the first conductor is electrically connected with a pressing end of the first conductor core;
wherein the second connecting unit includes a second conductor, a second housing and a second conductor core provided inside the second housing and detachably connected to the second housing;
wherein the second conductor is electrically connected with a pressing end of the second conductor core
wherein the first conductor is electrically connected with the pressing end of the first conductor core by a press connection, and
wherein the first conductor is in wave shape at its end section which is press-connected with the pressing end of the first conductor core to deform the pressing end of the first conductor.

2. The photovoltaic connector according to claim 1 , wherein the first connecting unit further includes a first stop ring, the second connecting unit further includes a second stop ring, the first stop ring is detachably connected with the first housing; and the second stop ring is detachably connected with the second housing.

3. The photovoltaic connector according to claim 2 , wherein the outer surface of the first housing is provided with an external thread, and the first stop ring is provided with an internal thread and the first stop ring is threadably connected with the first housing by an engagement between the external thread and the internal thread.

4. The photovoltaic connector according to claim 1 , wherein the inner surface of the first housing is provided with an internal thread, and the first conductor core is provided with an external thread, and the first conductor core is threadably connected with the first housing by an engagement between the internal thread and the external thread.

5. The photovoltaic connector according to claim 1 , wherein a locking ring is provided outside the second housing, the inner surface of the locking ring is provided with an internal thread; the outer surface of the first housing is provided with an external thread; and the second connecting unit is threadably connected with the first connecting unit by an engagement between the internal thread of the locking ring and the external thread of the first housing.

6. The photovoltaic connector according to claim 1 , wherein the second conductor is electrically connected with the pressing end of the second conductor core by a press connection.

7. The photovoltaic connector according to claim 2 , wherein the outer surface of the second housing is provided with an external thread, and the second stop ring is provided with an internal thread and the second stop ring is threadably connected with the second housing by an engagement between the external thread and the internal thread.

8. The photovoltaic connector according to claim 1 , wherein the inner surface of the second housing is provided with an internal thread; and the second conductor core is provided with an external thread and the second conductor core is threadably connected with the second housing by an engagement between the internal thread and the external thread.

9. The photovoltaic connector according to claim 2 , wherein a waterproof rubber pad is provided between the first housing and the first stop ring, and a waterproof rubber pad is provided between the second housing and the second stop ring.

10. The photovoltaic connector according to claim 5 , wherein a waterproof gasket is provided between the second housing and the locking ring, and a waterproof gasket is provided between the first housing and the first stop ring.

11. A photovoltaic connector, comprising:
a first connecting unit and a second connecting unit detachably connected with the first connecting unit,
wherein the first connecting unit includes a first conductor, a first housing and a first conductor core provided inside the first housing and detachably connected to the first housing;
wherein the first conductor is electrically connected with a pressing end of the first conductor core;
wherein the second connecting unit includes a second conductor, a second housing and a second conductor core provided inside the second housing and detachably connected to the second housing; wherein the second conductor is electrically connected with a pressing end of the second conductor ore,
wherein the first conductor is electrically connected with the pressing end of the first conductor core by a press connection,
wherein the second conductor is electrically connected with the pressing end of the second conductor core by a press connection,
wherein the first conductor is in wave shape at its end section which is press-connected with the pressing end of the first conductor core to deform the pressing end of the first conductor, and
wherein the second conductor is in wave shape at its end section which is press-connected with the pressing end of the second conductor core to deform the pressing end of the second conductor.

Assignees

• Boe Technology Group Co Ltd
• Beijing Boe Energy Technology Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhao Peng
• Yang Peihuan
• Zheng Ping
• Wang Xuyang
• Cui Ming

Classifications

• H01R24/38 Primary

  having concentrically or coaxially arranged contacts · CPC title

• H01R13/5205

  Sealing means between cable and housing, e.g. grommet (H01R13/5221 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01R2101/00

  One pole · CPC title

• H01R13/622

  Screw-ring or screw-casing (H01R13/623 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01R13/59 Primary

  Threaded ferrule or bolt operating in a direction parallel to the cable or wire · CPC title