Electrical cable connector and connector assembly thereof
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H01R-013/10
H01R-013/436
H01R-009/24
H01R-004/18
출원번호
US-0105919
(2014-12-18)
등록번호
US-9960518
(2018-05-01)
우선권정보
SG-201309382-8 (2013-12-18)
국제출원번호
PCT/SG2014/000603
(2014-12-18)
국제공개번호
WO2015/094120
(2015-06-25)
발명자
/ 주소
Tai, Kenny
Chen, Kenny
Fu, Beer
출원인 / 주소
Amphenol FCI Asia Pte. Ltd.
대리인 / 주소
Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.
인용정보
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초록▼
Embodiments of the present invention provide high performance and reliable electrical cable connectors and connector assembly. An electrical cable connector according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a housing (110) and terminals (140) disposed in compartments (111) of the housing
Embodiments of the present invention provide high performance and reliable electrical cable connectors and connector assembly. An electrical cable connector according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a housing (110) and terminals (140) disposed in compartments (111) of the housing (110). The housing (110) has a mating face (101) for connecting to a counterpart connector, and each compartment (111) has a mating end (111a) adjacent to the mating face (101) and an entrance (111b) opposite to the mating end (111a). Each terminal (140) is disposed in one of the compartments (111) by being inserted into the compartment (111) from the entrance (111b). A cover (120) is assembled to the housing (110) to block the entrance (111b) of each compartment (111), such that removal of the terminals (140) from the housing (110) through the entrance (111b) is prevented. The cover (120) has openings (126, 128) formed thereon to allow electrical cables (130) to pass through to connect to the terminals (140).
대표청구항▼
1. An electrical cable connector comprising: a housing having a mating face and a plurality of compartments, each compartment having a mating end adjacent to the mating face and an entrance opposite to the mating end;a plurality of terminals each being disposed in one of the compartments;a cover to
1. An electrical cable connector comprising: a housing having a mating face and a plurality of compartments, each compartment having a mating end adjacent to the mating face and an entrance opposite to the mating end;a plurality of terminals each being disposed in one of the compartments;a cover to allow a plurality of cables to pass through to connect to the terminals, wherein the cover comprises a plurality of openings, each opening of the plurality of openings comprising a through hole and being associated with a terminal from the plurality of terminals such that a cable from the plurality of cables can pass through the opening to connect to the associated terminal,wherein the cover being assembled to the housing to block the entrance of each compartment by which removal of the terminals from the housing through the entrance is prevented; andwherein each of the compartments is aligned along a first direction from the mating end to the entrance, and the cover is assembled to the housing along a second direction orthogonal to the first direction to block the entrance of each compartment. 2. The electrical cable connector as recited in claim 1, wherein the housing includes a retaining member and the cover includes a fastening member, and wherein the cover is assembled to the housing through the engagement of the fastening member and the retaining member by which movement of the cover relative to the housing along the first direction is prevented. 3. The electrical cable connector as recited in claim 2, wherein the retaining member includes a plurality of first recesses and first projections, and the fastening member includes a plurality of second recesses and second projections, wherein each of the first projections is received in one of a corresponding second the recesses and each of the second projections is received in one of a corresponding first recesses by which the cover is assembled to the housing. 4. The electrical cable connector as recited in claim 3, wherein each of the first projections and second projections has an outer diameter slightly greater than an inner dimension of the corresponding first recesses and second recesses by which the engagement of the fastening member and the retaining member being of a interference-fit manner to secure the cover to the housing. 5. The electrical cable connector as recited in claim 1, wherein each terminal has a head portion at one end for mating with a counterpart connector, a tail portion at an opposite end for connecting to a cable, and a first and a second link portions between the head portion and the tail portion, wherein one of the first and the second link portions is deformed by which the head portion and the tail portion are angled with respect to each other. 6. The electrical cable connector as recited in claim 5, wherein the compartments includes a first group of compartments arranged along a first row of the housing and a second group of compartment arranged along a second row of the housing, wherein the cover includes a partition wall blocking the entrance of each of the first group of compartments, and a back wall blocking the entrance of the second group of compartments, and wherein the first link portion of each of the terminals disposed in a corresponding one of the first group of compartments is deformed, and the second link portion of each of the terminals disposed in a corresponding one of the second group of compartments is deformed. 7. The electrical cable connector as recited in claim 6, wherein the plurality of openings of the cover includes a first group of openings arranged along a first row and a second group of openings arranged along a second row, wherein the partition wall is positioned between the first group of openings and the second group of openings, and the second group of openings are positioned between the partition wall and the back wall. 8. The electrical cable connector as recited in claim 7, wherein the second link portion of each of the terminals disposed in one of the first group of compartments is in alignment with a corresponding first group of openings of the cover. 9. The electrical cable connector as recited in claim 8, wherein the tail portion of each of the terminals disposed in one of the first group of compartments is in alignment with a corresponding first group of openings of the cover. 10. An electrical connector assembly comprising: a housing having a plurality of compartments;a plurality of terminals each being disposed in one of the plurality of compartments;a plurality of cables each being attached to one of the plurality of terminals; anda cover through which the plurality of cables pass, the cover being attached to the housing to block an entrance of each compartment by which removal of the terminals from the housing through the entrance is prevented, wherein each terminal is aligned along a first direction of the housing, and each cable is aligned along a second direction of the housing orthogonal to the first direction, and wherein the cover is assembled to the housing along the second direction to prevent each terminal from being removed from the housing through the entrance of each compartment;wherein the housing includes a retaining member that includes a plurality of first recesses and first projections and the cover includes a fastening member that includes a plurality of second recesses and second projections, and wherein the cover is assembled to the housing through the engagement of the fastening member and the retaining member such that each of the first projections is received in one of a corresponding second recesses and each of the second projections is received in one of a corresponding first recesses, by which movement of the cover relative to the housing along the first direction is prevented. 11. The electrical cable connector as recited in claim 10, wherein each of the first projections and second projections has an outer dimension slightly greater than an inner dimension of the corresponding first recesses and second recesses by which the engagement of the fastening member and the retaining member being of a interference-fit manner to secure the cover to the housing. 12. The electrical cable connector as recited in claim 10, wherein each terminal has a head portion at one end for mating with a counterpart connector, a tail portion at an opposite end for connecting to a cable, and a first and a second link portions between the head portion and the tail portion, wherein one of the first and the second link portions is deformed by which the head portion and the tail portion are angled with respect to each other. 13. The electrical cable connector as recited in claim 12, wherein the compartments includes a first group of compartments arranged along a first row of the housing and a second group of compartment arranged along a second row of the housing, wherein the cover includes a partition wall blocking the entrance of each of the first group of compartments, and a back wall blocking the entrance of each of the second group of compartments, and wherein the first link portion of each of the terminals disposed in a corresponding one of the first group of compartments is deformed, and the second link portion of each of the terminals disposed in a corresponding one of the second group of compartments is deformed. 14. The electrical cable connector as recited in claim 13, wherein the cover includes a first group of openings arranged along a first row and a second group of openings arranged along a second row, wherein the partition wall is positioned between the first group of openings and the second group of openings, and the second group of openings are positioned between the partition wall and the back wall. 15. The electrical cable connector as recited in claim 14, wherein the second link portion of each of the terminals disposed in one of the first group of compartments is in alignment with a corresponding first group of openings of the cover. 16. The electrical cable connector as recited in claim 14, wherein the tail portion of each of the terminals disposed in one of the first group of compartments is in alignment with a corresponding first group of openings of the cover. 17. An electrical cable connector comprising: a housing having: a mating face and a plurality of compartments, each compartment having a mating end adjacent to the mating face and an entrance opposite to the mating end; anda plurality of first recesses and first projections;a plurality of terminals each being disposed in one of the compartments; anda cover to allow a plurality of cables to pass through to connect to the terminals, the cover comprising a plurality of second recesses and second projections;wherein each of the first projections is received in one of a corresponding second recesses and each of the second projections is received in one of a corresponding first recesses, by which the cover is assembled to the housing to block the entrance of each compartment by which removal of the terminals from the housing through the entrance is prevented. 18. The electrical cable connector of claim 17, wherein each of the plurality of compartments is aligned along a first direction from the mating end to the entrance, and the cover is assembled to the housing along a second direction orthogonal to the first direction to block the entrance of each compartment. 19. The electrical cable connector of claim 17, wherein each terminal has a head portion at one end for mating with a counterpart connector, a tail portion at an opposite end for connecting to a cable, and a first and a second link portions between the head portion and the tail portion, wherein one of the first and the second link portions is deformed by which the head portion and the tail portion are angled with respect to each other. 20. The electrical cable connector of claim 19, wherein each of the plurality of compartments includes a first group of compartments arranged along a first row of the housing and a second group of compartment arranged along a second row of the housing, wherein the cover includes a partition wall blocking the entrance of each of the first group of compartments, and a back wall blocking the entrance of the second group of compartments, and wherein the first link portion of each of the terminals disposed in a corresponding one of the first group of compartments is deformed, and the second link portion of each of the terminals disposed in a corresponding one of the second group of compartments is deformed.
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