US 12,334,682 B2
Mechanical lock and charging connector with improved locking features
Peiwei Lin, Shanghai (CN); Peiquan Lin, Shanghai (CN); Xingran Tang, Shanghai (CN); and Yunbo Linghu, Shanghai (CN)
Assigned to LUXSHARE PRECISION INDUSTRY (JIANGSU) CO., LTD., Jiangsu (CN)
Filed by LUXSHARE PRECISION INDUSTRY (JIANGSU)CO.,LTD., Jiangsu (CN)
Filed on Jan. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/095,212.
Claims priority of application No. 202211593993.9 (CN), filed on Dec. 13, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0195123 A1, Jun. 13, 2024
Int. Cl. H01R 13/639 (2006.01); B60L 53/16 (2019.01); H01R 13/627 (2006.01); H01R 13/70 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 13/639 (2013.01) [B60L 53/16 (2019.02); H01R 13/701 (2013.01); H01R 13/6275 (2013.01); H01R 2201/26 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A mechanical lock configured to be used in a charging connector; the charging connector comprising a housing and a hook; the hook comprising an engaging portion and an operating portion; the engaging portion being engaged or disengaged with a mating connector when the operating portion is moved by an external force; the mechanical lock comprising a push rod, a swing lever and a first elastic member;
wherein the first elastic member is configured to be able to provide the push rod with a force opposite to a direction of the external force which is applied to the push rod;
the push rod is slidably arranged on the housing along a first direction; the push rod has a heart-shaped cam and a heart-shaped groove; the heart-shaped groove surrounds a peripheral of the heart-shaped cam;
one end of the swing lever is fixed to the housing, and another end of the swing lever is located in the heart-shaped groove;
the heart-shaped groove has an unlocking position and a locking position;
when the another end of the swing lever is located at the locking position, the operating portion is locked by the push rod, and the operating portion cannot move; and
when the another end of the swing lever is located at the unlocking position, the push rod unlocks the operating portion, and the operating portion is movable.