KR101454440B1 - Pin hole changing device and underwater connector having this - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a pin hole changing device and an underwater connector applying the same. The pin hole changing device, according to an embodiment of the present invention, is a female type connector which is connected to a control box. The pin hole changing device includes a cylindrical body which includes a plurality of pin holes formed on the front side thereof. A fixed part and a rotating part are alternately arranged on the cylindrical body in a longitudinal direction. A control bar to control the penetration of at least one pin hole among the pin holes is formed on the rotating part.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a pin hole changing device,

The present invention relates to a pin hole changing device and a watertight connector using the same.

In the case of a conventional underwater connector, a panel type female type connector is attached to a control box and a cable type male type connector is connected.

Depending on the number of pins, the shape of the pin of the connector is determined. The shape of the connector is the same, and the material of the connector is elastic enough to have a certain elasticity such as rubber. Can occur. If such an erroneous connection is established, the pin hole of the female connector is enlarged, causing damage to the connector, and there is a possibility that water-tight destruction occurs.

Further, when the number of connectors used is large, the number of connectors having the same number of pins can be increased. For example, in the case of three 4-pin connectors (EA), each pin position may be confused. If the power is applied while connected incorrectly, it may cause the product to malfunction.

Further, when the watertight connector is used, the molding operation is accompanied. In the connector part, watertight breakage often occurs. If the watertight can not be known in advance, the watertight may be destroyed to the control panel in the control box, which may cause a dangerous problem to the entire system.

In the water-tight connector used at present, various problems are likely to occur and it is difficult to maintain and repair the connector.

The above-described background technology is technical information that the inventor holds for the derivation of the present invention or acquired in the process of deriving the present invention, and can not necessarily be a known technology disclosed to the general public prior to the filing of the present invention.

In the present invention, a general connector having a fixed number of pins is used as a connector having various pin numbers by using a pin hole changing device and a connector adapter, and even when used with the same number of pins, various types of connectors can be used And to provide a watertight connector using the same.

The present invention provides a pinhole changing apparatus and a watertight connector using the pinhole changing apparatus that can prevent a connection error through another type of connector adapter by changing the pinhole of the pinhole changing apparatus to correspond to a specific type of connector adapter .

The present invention relates to a pin hole changing device for inserting a leakage sensor into a pin hole changing device so as to enable leak detection to enable quick response at a point of time when no leakage occurs to a control panel and a watertight connector using the pin hole changing device will be.

Other objects of the present invention will become readily apparent from the following description.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pin hole changing device, which is a female type connector connected to a control box, wherein a plurality of pin holes are formed in a front surface thereof, Wherein the rotating portion is provided with an adjusting bar for adjusting the penetration of at least one of the plurality of pin holes.

The adjusting bar may have a long rod shape and may have a through hole corresponding to the pin hole at an inner end located inside the body.

The adjustment bar may rotate in accordance with the rotation of the rotation unit to adjust the penetration of at least one of the plurality of pin holes.

The adjustment bar can be pushed and pulled. The through hole at the inner end is located corresponding to the pin hole at the center in the full state, and is located corresponding to the pin hole at the edge in the push state. A first adjustment bar of a long type that rotates in correspondence with the rotation of the first adjustment bar; And at least one of a short type second adjustment bar rotating in correspondence to the rotation of the rotation part while the through hole at the inner end is positioned corresponding to the center pin hole.

At least one of the number and arrangement of the pin holes that can be passed through the plurality of pin holes can be changed through the rotation, push and pull operations of the first adjustment bars and the rotation operation of the second adjustment bars.

And a leakage sensor inserted into the outer surface of the pin hole of the front surface to detect a leak.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pin hole changing device for changing the number and arrangement of pin holes that can be passed through a plurality of pin holes formed on the front surface by adjusting the state of the adjusting bar; And a pin connector adapter connected to an end of a cable for establishing an electrical connection with the control box, the pin connector adapter having a predetermined number and arrangement of protrusions arranged on a front surface thereof, The pin hole state of the connector is changed.

The pinhole changing device may change the pinhole state by performing at least one of rotation and push / pull operation of the adjustment bar.

The pin hole changing device further includes a leakage sensor inserted into the outer surface of the pin hole of the front surface to detect leakage of water, and the connector can function as a watertight connector.

Other aspects, features, and advantages will become apparent from the following drawings, claims, and detailed description of the invention.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, a general connector having a fixed number of pins using a pinhole changing device and a connector adapter is utilized as a connector having various numbers of pins, and even when used with the same number of pins, It is possible to change and use it.

Further, there is an effect that it is possible to prevent a connection error through another type of connector adapter by changing the pin hole of the pin hole changing device so as to correspond to a specific type of connector adapter.

In addition, leakage detection is enabled by inserting a leak sensor into the pinhole changing device, so that it is possible to quickly cope with the leakage of the water to the control panel.

1 is a perspective view of a watertight connector to which a pinhole changing device and a connector adapter according to an embodiment of the present invention are applied,
2 is a front view and a perspective view of the pinhole changing device,
FIGS. 3 and 4 are diagrams showing a method of changing the pin hole state of the pin hole changing device,
5 illustrates an example of using a pin hole changing device according to an embodiment of the present invention in a connector adapter of the same number of pins.

While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the drawings and will herein be described in detail. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not to be limited to the specific embodiments, but includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.

It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, . On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that there are no other elements in between.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this specification, the terms "comprises" or "having" and the like refer to the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

The terms first, second, etc. may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.

Also, the terms " part, "" module," and the like, which are described in the specification, mean a unit for processing at least one function or operation, and may be implemented by hardware or software or a combination of hardware and software.

It is to be understood that the components of the embodiments described with reference to the drawings are not limited to the embodiments and may be embodied in other embodiments without departing from the spirit of the invention. It is to be understood that although the description is omitted, multiple embodiments may be implemented again in one integrated embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the like elements throughout. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail.

2 is a front view and a perspective view of a pin hole changing device, and Figs. 3 and 4 are views showing a pin hole changing device and a connector adapter according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. Fig. 8 is a diagram showing a method for changing the pin hole state of the device. Fig.

1 to 3, the control box 1, the cable 2, the pin hole changing device 10, the connector adapter 20, the body 11, the fixing portion 12, the rotation portions 13a and 13b A pin hole 15, a leakage sensor 16, an adapter body 22, an adjusting pin 24, and an adjusting pin 24, A pinhole 26 is shown.

Hereinafter, the 6-pin connector will be described for convenience of understanding and explanation of the present invention. However, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto.

The watertight connector according to an embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that a general cable type connector is connected to a control box through a connector adapter for changing the state of a male type adjusting pin and a pin hole changing device for changing a pin hole state of a female type Make it electrically connected. Here, the arrangement and / or the number of the pinholes of the pinhole changing device can be adjusted to correspond to the arrangement and / or number of the adjustment pins of the connector adapter, thereby preventing connection errors.

1, a watertight connector according to an embodiment of the present invention is an apparatus for maintaining watertightness while establishing an electrical connection between a control box 1 and a cable 2. The watertight connector includes a control box 1, And a connector adapter 20 directly connected to a male type cable connector provided at an end of the cable 2 to change the number and position of the pins.

The pinhole changing apparatus 10 includes a cylindrical body 11 and a plurality of pinholes 15 are passed through while passing through the body 11 so that the electrical connection to the control box 1 is continuous .

The body 11 has the fixing portion 12 and the rotation portion 13 alternately arranged in the longitudinal direction so that the rotation portion 13 is rotated clockwise and / or counterclockwise relative to the fixing portion 12 by 360 degrees Respectively.

The rotating portion 13 is provided with an adjusting bar 14a so that the adjusting bar 14a is rotated in accordance with the rotation of the rotating bar 13 so as to adjust the penetration of each of the plurality of pin holes 15. [

The adjustment bar 14 may also change the pinhole through which a plurality of pinholes 15 are pierced or blocked through a push and / or pull operation.

The adjusting bar 14 may have a rod shape having a long length and a through hole corresponding to the pin hole 15 formed at the inner end located inside the body 11. The through hole is the same as the pin hole 15 or has a larger diameter than the pin hole 15, so that when the pin hole 15 is overlapped with the specific pin hole, the corresponding pin hole can be penetrated.

The length of the adjustment bar 14 may vary, and in this embodiment, a long adjustment type first adjustment bar 14a and a short type second adjustment bar 14b are illustrated have.

The first adjustment bar 14a of the long type can be rotated and pushed / pulled, and the through hole at the inner end is located corresponding to the central pin hole in the pulled state, and in the push state, And can be positioned correspondingly. That is, in the full state, one of the pinholes on the edge is blocked by the rotation, and in the pushing state, one of the pinholes on the edge can be further blocked while blocking the pinhole in the center.

The second adjustment bar 14b of the short type performs only the rotation and the through hole at the inner end is positioned corresponding to the pin hole at the center while blocking one of the pin holes at the edge by rotation.

Referring to Fig. 3, a change in the number of pin holes according to the state of this adjustment bar is illustrated. Here, it is assumed that the upper side is 0 degrees, the lower side is 180 degrees, and the rotation angle increases clockwise with reference to the drawing.

3 (a), when the first adjusting bar 14a and the second adjusting bar 14b are positioned at 180 degrees and the inner end is located at the center, the through hole of the first adjusting bar 14a and the through- The through hole of the second adjusting bar 14b is overlapped with the pin hole (the sixth pin hole) located at the center so that the six pin holes in which the pin hole changing device 10 is formed are both penetrated can do.

Even in the same position, the adjustment bar can change the through-hole granting / blocking of the pinhole through pushing and / or pulling action.

3B, the first adjustment bar 14a and the second adjustment bar 14b are both positioned at the same 180 degree as compared with the first adjustment bar 14a in FIG. 3 (a) The pin hole (the sixth pin hole) located at the center is blocked by the body of the first adjusting bar 14a in the pushed state, so that only the five pin holes (the first through fifth pin holes) are in the penetrating state, And can function as a 5-pin connector.

3C shows a case where the first adjustment bar 14a is at the position of 300 degrees and the second adjustment bar 14b is at the 120 degrees position and the first adjustment bar 14a is pushed. In this case, the 2nd pin hole and the 6th pin hole are blocked by the first adjusting bar 14a and the 5th pin hole is blocked by the second adjusting bar 14b, so that the three pin holes 1, 3, Pin hole 4) is in a through state, so that it can function as a 3-pin connector.

Referring to FIG. 4, there is illustrated a change in the pinhole state with the same number of pinholes but different arrangements depending on the state of the adjustment bar. Here, it is assumed that the upper side is 0 degrees, the lower side is 180 degrees, and the rotation angle increases clockwise with reference to the drawing.

In Fig. 4 (a), the first adjustment bar 14a is at the 0 degree position and the second adjustment bar 14b is at the 60 degree position. In this case, the first adjustment bar 14a blocks the third pinhole and the fourth adjustment pin 14b blocks the fourth pinhole.

In FIG. 4 (b), the first adjustment bar 14a is located at 120 degrees and the second adjustment bar 14b is located at 240 degrees. In this case, the fifth adjusting pin 14a blocks the fifth pinhole, and the second adjusting bar 14b blocks the first pinhole.

In FIG. 4C, both the first adjustment bar 14a and the second adjustment bar 14b are at the position of 300 degrees, and they are pushed in the case of the first adjustment bar 14a. In this case, the first adjusting bar 14a and the second adjusting bar 14b have a 4-pin connector shape in which the 2nd pin hole and the 6th pin hole are blocked.

4 (a) to 4 (c), the number of the pinholes is all four, but the arrangement of the pinholes to which the through holes are provided may be different depending on the state of the adjustment bar.

That is, the number and / or arrangement of the pinholes can be changed by adjusting the rotation and the push / pull operation of the adjustment bar as illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 4, so that the pinhole changing apparatus 10 can be used as various types of connectors .

In addition, the pin hole state can be changed even when the rotation unit 13 and the adjustment bar 14 are provided one by one. In the case where a plurality of (two in this embodiment) The number and / or arrangement of the pinholes to be passed through the plurality of pinholes 15 may be more variously combined depending on the rotation angle of the adjustment bar 14a and the second adjustment bar 14b and whether the push / pull operation is performed .

Further, a circular leak sensor 16 may be inserted into the front face of the pinhole changing apparatus 10. [

The leakage sensor 16 senses whether there is leakage between the control box 1 and the cable 2 and generates an alarm signal when water leakage is broken and water leakage is generated. Lt; / RTI >

In the case of the conventional watertight connector, since the connector is integrally formed through the molding with the cable 2, leakage may occur to the inner control panel due to damage to the connector portion. In this embodiment, (16), it is possible to compensate for the inability or inefficiency of the prior action. That is, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to promptly respond to the alarm signal of the leakage sensor 16 at a time when leakage does not proceed to the control panel.

The connector adapter 20 is connected to the end of a conventional 6-pin cable connector to adjust the number and position of the male type pins.

In the connector adapter 20, an adjustment pin 24 having a predetermined number and / or arrangement is provided on the front surface of the cylindrical adapter body 22, and on the rear surface thereof, a pin 6 pin A hole 26 is formed.

The connector adapter 20 is provided with various types according to the state of the adjustment pin 24 projected on the front surface of the adapter body 22 (that is, the number and / or arrangement of the adjustment pins 24) .

Therefore, in this embodiment, the connector adapter 20 having the adjustment pin state corresponding to the pinhole state determined by the adjustment bar 14 in the pinhole changing apparatus 10 is used, or the connector adapter 20 By changing the pin hole state by adjusting the rotation and pushing / pulling operation of the adjustment bar 14 in the pin hole changing device 10 according to the kind It can be prevented in advance.

According to this embodiment, the connector adapter 20 having various numbers of pins and / or arrangement is mounted on the end of the cable 2 to which the number of pins and the arrangement is fixed, and the connector adapter 20 The pin hole changing device 10 connected to the control box 1 can be changed in pinhole state by rotating and / or pushing / unlocking the adjusting bar 14 according to the type of the control box 14, thereby achieving a smooth electrical connection.

In this case, when the pin hole state of the pinhole changing apparatus 10 and the state of the adjusting pin of the connector adapter 20 do not correspond to each other, that is, the number of adjusting pins and the number of pin holes are different, They can not be connected to each other.

5 is a view showing an example in which the pin hole changing device according to the embodiment of the present invention is used for the same number of pin connector adapters.

5, there are three cables 2 connected to different devices (for example, various sensors), and in order to prevent connection errors of each cable when it is necessary to be connected to one control box 1 Pin hole changing devices and connector adapters are used.

The connector adapters 20a, 20b, and 20c having the same number of pins (four) but different in arrangement are connected to the ends of the three cables 2a, 2b, and 2c, respectively.

Three identical pin hole changing devices 10 are provided in the control box 1 and the pin hole changing states of the pin hole changing devices 10 are adjusted so as to match the connector adapters 20a, 20b and 20c (First mode (mode 1) to third mode (mode 3)).

In this case, the first connector adapter 20a, the second connector adapter 20b and the third connector adapter 20c may be connected only to the pinhole changing apparatus 10 of the first mode, the second mode and the third mode, respectively It can not be connected to the pinhole changing apparatus 10 of the other mode.

Therefore, it is possible to prevent a system malfunction caused by mistakenly connecting a connector as in the past.

According to the present embodiment, not only can the 6-pin connector of the general watertight connector be used as a variety of 3 to 6-pin connectors by using the pinhole changing device and the connector adapter, but also when using the same 4-pin connector, Connector.

Further, since the leak sensor is also inserted into the pin hole changing device to perform the leakage detection function, it can also function as a watertight connector, and prevent leaks due to watertight breakage before leakage to the control panel.

In addition, by making the number of pins and / or the arrangement according to the cable to establish the connection, the state of the adjustment pin of the connector adapter and the pinhole state of the pinhole changing device do not correspond to each other unless the pin number and / The connector is not connected and the connector position is confused, so that it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a failure due to erroneous connection establishment as before.

Therefore, it is possible to use various kinds of connectors with one kind of connector by using the above-mentioned pin hole changing device and connector adapter having the function of the existing watertight connector, and it is possible to improve the inventory cost And the water-tight destruction can be confirmed in advance, so that the risk of water-tight destruction can be reduced.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as defined in the following claims And changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

1: Control box 2: Cable
10: Pinhole changing device 11: Body
12: fixing part 13a, 13b:
14a, 14b: adjusting bar 15: pin hole
16: Leak sensor 20: Connector adapter
22: Adapter body 24: Adjusting pin
26: Pin hole

Claims (9)

A pin hole changing device, which is a female type connector connected to a control box,
And a cylindrical body having a plurality of pin holes formed in a front surface thereof and having a fixed portion and a rotating portion alternately arranged in the longitudinal direction,
Wherein the rotating portion is provided with an adjusting bar for adjusting the penetration of at least one of the plurality of pin holes. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the adjusting bar has a long rod shape and has a through hole corresponding to the pin hole at an inner end located inside the body. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the adjusting bar rotates in accordance with the rotation of the rotating part and adjusts the penetration of the adjusting pin to at least one of the plurality of pin holes. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the adjustment bar comprises:
The through hole at the inner end is positioned corresponding to the pin hole at the center in the pull state and the pin hole is located at the position corresponding to the pin hole at the edge in the push state, A first adjustment bar of a rotating long type;
And at least one of a short type second adjustment bar which rotates in correspondence to the rotation of the rotation part while the through hole at the inner end is located corresponding to the center pin hole. 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein at least one of the number and arrangement of the pin holes that can be passed through the plurality of pin holes is changed through rotation, pushing and pulling operations of the first adjustment bars and rotation of the second adjustment bars. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a leakage sensor inserted in the outer surface of the pin hole of the front surface to detect a leak. A pinhole changing device for changing the number and arrangement of the pinholes which can be inserted into the plurality of pinholes formed on the front surface by adjusting the state of the adjusting bar;
And a pin connector adapter connected to an end of the cable for establishing an electrical connection with the control box, the pin connector adapter having a predetermined number and arrangement of adjustment pins projecting thereon,
And changes the pin hole state of the pin hole changing device according to the state of the adjusting pin. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the pin hole changing device changes the pin hole state by performing at least one of rotation and push / pull operation of the adjustment bar. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the pin hole changing device further comprises a leakage sensor inserted into the outer surface of the pin hole of the front surface to detect leakage of water,
Wherein the connector functions as a watertight connector.

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