Electrical connector and inverter for solar cell module including same
AssigneeHanwha Solutions Corporation
InventorsJoong Tae Kim, Ju Hwan Yun, Jung Guen Kim
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Abstract
An electrical connector according to an aspect includes: a first connector and a second connector arranged to electrically and physically couple an inverter and a power connector to each other or release same from each other; a bracket for coupling the first connector and the second connector together; and a lens unit coupled to the bracket, wherein the lens unit includes a lens exposed to the outside of a case, and an induction pipe connected to the lens and a light source.
Claims12
An electrical connector included in an inverter, the electrical connector comprising:
- a first connector and a second connector that enable electrical and physical connection and disconnection between the inverter and a connector physic of a power source;
- a bracket that couples the first connector and the second connector to each other;
- and
- a lens unit coupled to the bracket,
- wherein the lens unit comprises a lens exposed to outside of a case, and an induction pipe connected to the lens and a light source,
- the first connector and the second connector are formed to protrude more than the bracket in forward and backward directions of the bracket, and
- the first connector, the second connector, the bracket, and the lens unit are coupled together to form an integral structure.
An inverter for a solar cell module, the inverter comprising:
- a substrate on which a light source is arranged, the light source operating in conjunction with an operation of the solar cell module;
- a case accommodating the substrate therein;
- a bracket mounted on the case;
- a first connector and a second connector both coupled to the bracket;
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- a lens unit coupled to the bracket,
- wherein the lens unit comprises a lens exposed to outside of the case, and an induction pipe connected to the lens and the light source,
- the first connector comprises a first annular step surface, a second annular step surface spaced apart from the first annular step surface, a third annular step surface spaced apart from the second annular step surface, a first tooth connecting the first annular step surface and the second annular step surface, and a first cylindrical outer circumferential surface connecting the second annular step surface and the third annular step surface,
- the second connector comprises a fourth annular step surface, a fifth annular step surface spaced apart from the fourth annular step surface, a sixth annular step surface spaced apart from the fifth annular step surface, a second tooth connecting the fourth annular step surface and the fifth annular step surface, and a second cylindrical outer circumferential surface connecting the fifth annular step surface and the sixth annular step surface,
- the bracket comprises a first contact surface in contact with the first annular step surface, a third tooth engaging with the first tooth, a second contact surface in contact with the second annular step surface, a third contact surface in contact with the third annular step surface, a fourth contact surface in contact with the fourth annular step surface, a fourth tooth engaging with the second tooth, a fifth contact surface in contact with the fifth annular step surface, and a sixth contact surface in contact with the sixth annular step surface, and
- the lens is in contact with an outer surface of the bracket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.