CN102771018A

CN102771018A - Cable connector

Info

Publication number: CN102771018A
Application number: CN2010800617891A
Authority: CN
Inventors: N·范斯蒂普特; R·德布利克; J·德布吕津
Original assignee: FCI SA
Current assignee: FCI SA
Priority date: 2009-12-18
Filing date: 2010-12-15
Publication date: 2012-11-07
Anticipated expiration: 2030-12-15
Also published as: CN102771018B; WO2011073259A1

Abstract

A cable connector (1) comprises a first portion (2) and a second portion (3) couplable to the first portion, a first channel (7) with a first dimension configured to receive a first cable (4) and a second channel (8) with a second dimension configured to receive a second cable (5). The first channel is defined by the first portion and the second portion. The second channel is defined within the second portion. The second channel is in communication with the first channel to receive the second cable.

Description

Wire and cable connector

Technical field

The disclosure relates to the wire and cable connector field, especially relates to the wire and cable connector that comprises a plurality of cables, relates more specifically to comprise the for example wire and cable connector of different-diameter cable of different size.

Background technology

In wire and cable connector especially cable connector, should prevent to be attached to the mechanical force on the cable of connector usually, such as from tractive and/or crooked stress and strain, the internal part that is passed to connector is avoided damaging to protect them with joint.Therefore known a kind of wire and cable connector is provided, it has the cable clamp structure in order to cable is anchored to connector (housing), so further transmits such as welding point towards meticulousr parts in order to avoid be derived from the power that moves freely part of cable.

On the one hand, cable gripping apparatus should provide enough chucking powers to be used to keep cable to resist various power, helps gripping and holds.In comprising the wire and cable connector of a plurality of cables, expect the clamping of each cable.On the other hand, cable gripping apparatus should be relatively easily and is not mounted to cable with can not damaging cable.In addition, the interference of different cables should be retained to minimum so that cable operation and/or assembling as far as possible easily to be provided.

In addition, desired size reduces to reduce with manufacturing cost always.

Summary of the invention

For solve one or more above the needs of general introduction, of the present disclosure aspect first in, the wire and cable connector according to claim 1 is provided.

For with the assembling of this connector and first and second cables, second cable via first channel layout in second groove.Then, first cable is arranged in first groove, and this help is maintained at second cable in second groove.First cable is maintained in first groove when first and second parts link together.Because first cable helps second cable is maintained in second groove, prevented when combining first and second parts pinch off (pinching off) or otherwise damaged second cable.In addition, when first cable had than the big size of second cable, this second cable of assigning provided that prevent maybe pinch off and/or the protection effect of damage.Thereby when the assembling connector and first and second cables, the operator in fact only need handle and/or concentrate on first cable or second cable.

Comparable first and second grooves of connector provided by the invention will be arranged side by side in wherein and will little the wire and cable connector that first and second portion limit (with regard to volume).In addition, in this connector, should be all careful in case the damage of principal vertical line cable and pinch off when combining first and second parts to these two cables.

Thereby, utilize the connector that provides at present, assembling and the product reliability of being convenient to connector and cable improve.This especially possibly exist the flexibility of first and/or second cable or the relevant difference of rigidity exactly when the difference between the first size and second size is very big.For example, first cable can be the electric power cable with first diameter in the cm range, and second cable can be the holding wire with second diameter in several millimeters scopes.Manufacturing comprises that the equipment of the wire and cable connector provided by the invention and first and second cables is very convenient.

Allow first and/or second cable attaching to be used to limit the inside that the power that puts on first and/or second cable is passed to connector according to the connector of claim 3 and/or 4 to connector.To be held in second groove can be because the shape of second groove and/or the combined effect of (shape) because second groove and first cable to second cable clamp in the connector of claim 3.

The connector of claim 5 provides the secure fixation of first and/or second cable to the connector.

The connector of claim 6 provides the maintenance to first and second cables with different mechanical properties; For example adopt different cable character such as robustness on the bearing of trend or flexibility; For example crooked flexibility; And/or radial deformation property, for example whether cable can press or comprise whether the cable of a plurality of lead-in wires can allow the reallocation that goes between.Also can adopt dissimilar cables, for example first cable is that the electric power cable and second cable are electricity or the optical signalling cables that wherein the signal transmission may be under pressure significantly and/or bending stress influences.

In the connector of claim 7, first cable keeps resisting having at the pulling force perpendicular to the component on the direction of first bearing of trend on all directions basically basically.

Have been found that; All confining forces about equally that directly make progress are by providing on tangential (or angular direction) along about 270 degree of the circumferential extension of cable or bigger cable gripping apparatus; Promptly interruption is provided along about 90 degree or littler circumference, its corresponding to the circular cable (less than) interruption of only about half of diameter.This layout is suitable for size less than the second only about half of cable of first cable.

In the connector of claim 8, second cable is maintained in the second portion and has prevented the excessive force or the pinch off of second cable between first cable and the second portion, because second cable can be shifted " step down " for first cable.

In the connector of claim 9, second cable is in place with respect to the first cable basic fixed.Be connected under the situation on the direction of second cable in the power straight on first cable; For example; Under the situation that first cable is bent, prevented basically on second cable since the excessive force that first cable causes or second cable since first cable and with respect to second portion by pinch off.

First and second parts can be included in the cable gripping apparatus that is included in the connector, for example as its part, or are included in the connector, as the part of connector shell and/or connector cover.The benefit that being included in the cable gripping apparatus that separates in the connector provides is that it can comprise and connector shell and/or connector cover material different, for example improves opposing confining force and/or flexibility more energetically.

The wire and cable connector of claim 12 is provided on the other hand.This connector is convenient to the assembling of the wire and cable connector and first and second cables, and first cable is held and protects second cable to avoid damaging between assembling and operating period, especially by pinch off.

Aspect another, the wire and cable connector of claim 13 is provided, it is convenient to the assembling of the wire and cable connector and first and second cables.First and second cables are fixed to connector and avoid or prevent the especially damage of second cable.

These will more fully be explained with reference to accompanying drawing with the mode of non-limiting example with other aspects and benefit hereinafter.

Description of drawings

In the accompanying drawings, identical element is by identical reference symbol indication.

Fig. 1 is the schematic exploded front view with wire and cable connector of two cables;

Fig. 2 is the fragmentary, perspective view of wire and cable connector lid;

Fig. 3 and 4 schematically illustrated more embodiment.

Embodiment

Should be noted that for or element and the aspect discussed about specific embodiment can be compatibly combined with element and the aspect of other embodiment, only if explicit state is arranged in addition.

Fig. 1 illustrates wire and cable connector 1, and it comprises first lid, 2 and second lid 3, and is provided with first cable 4 and second cable 5.First and

second lids

2,3 comprise the trench portions 6 that limits first groove 7 together.Second groove 8 is defined in second lid 3 fully.The perspective view of second lid 3 is shown in Fig. 2.First groove 7 extends on the first bearing of trend A and second groove 8 is roughly parallel to the extension of first groove, 7 ground.Second groove 8 communicates with first groove 7.

In the embodiment shown, second groove 8 upwards extends in the roughly footpath with respect to the first direction A in first groove 7 as groove.With respect to first direction, radially R and tangential T (or angular direction) can as shown in limit.In essentially rectangular is arranged (with reference to below with Fig. 3 discussed in detail), direction H that substitutes and W can limit so that the right angle reference coordinate to be provided with respect to the first bearing of trend A.

First groove 7 is provided with holding device 9 and second groove 8 is provided with holding device 10.As can seeing among Fig. 2, connector 1 comprises adjacent two group of first and

second groove

7,8, be used to other contact terminals (not shown) of being connected to the contact terminals 11 of first cable 4 and being used to be connected to second cable 5.Here, all contact terminals are arranged in second lid 3.Connector also comprises fixer 12, is here to be used to hold the for example another groove of bolt or rivet of fixture separately.

First groove 7 has first size and second groove 8 has second size less than first groove 7.First groove 7 is configured to receive first cable 4; First and

second lids

2,3 are configured to first cable 4 is held in first groove 7 so that first cable 4 is fixed to connector 1.Second groove 8 is configured to second cable 5 is received and remains in second groove 8 so that second cable 5 is fixed to connector 1.

At the assembly process of the connector 1 and first and second cables 4,5, second cable 5 inserts second groove 8 via first trench portions 6 of second connector cover 3.Then, first cable 4 inserts in first trench portions 6 of second connector cover 3.Then, first and

second parts

2,3 are used fixer 12 connections to be used for the maintenance of first cable and are held in first groove 7.

Because first cable, 4 to the second cables 5 are much wide; Here its diameter is the twice at least of the diameter of second cable 5; First cable 4 sealing second grooves 8 and protect second cable 5 with well protected against external influences, especially protect second cable 5 so as not to be clamped to first and second lids 2, between 3.Thereby in the connector shown in Fig. 1 and 21, the operator that connector 1 and cable 4 and 5 are assembled only should be noted that at one time that power concentrates on a pair of cable but not two pairs of cables.This is convenient to assembling and is convenient to the automation assembling.

In order to increase confining force, first groove 7 is provided with maintenance characteristic/holding device 9, is the form of tooth 9 here, is arranged on the inwall of first groove 7 to circular.Tooth 9 " is stung " and is gone into first cable 4 (sheath) with fixed cable 4.Second groove 8 is provided with maintenance characteristic/holding device 10, is the form of rib 10 here, on the relative wall part of second groove 8, roughly extends parallel to each other (in Fig. 2, the most clearly seeing) with staggered form.Different with tooth 9, rib 10 causes that second cable 5 fluctuates between rib 10, confining force is provided and does not apply the local chucking power that is caused by tooth 9 for second cable 5.This makes can use the connector 1 that has as second cable 5 of optical cable.This has prevented that also the circumference in the groove 8 from shrinking (circumferential constriction), and like what provided by the tooth of arranging circularly 9, this may make second cable 5 be created in the weakness that second cable ruptures easily when shrinking.Large diameter cable is not easy to occur this blockage effect.Holding device 10 is at fixing second cable 5 on the direction of the first bearing of trend A and on the vertical with it tangential T.In the radially R perpendicular to aforementioned direction A and T, second cable 8 is kept by the friction between the sidewall of second cable 5 and the rib 10 and second groove 8, but second cable is unfixing by tightly.First or

second groove

7,8 can comprise the holding device of other types.

In the illustrated embodiment of Fig. 1 and 2, first cable, 4 clampings and being fixed in first groove 7.First groove 7 also is provided with the flared end 13 of cutting sth. askew, and limits the bending radius of first cable 4.Be at the bending force on first cable 4 under the situation on the direction of second cable 5, for example someone tractive cable 4 replaces tractive connectors 1 with under the situation that connector 1 and another equipment are broken off, and second cable 5 can be shifted and get out of the way first cable 4.Thereby, prevented the damage of second cable 5.

The invention is not restricted to the foregoing description, it can change within the scope of the claims in many ways.For example, connector can comprise more multi-thread cable, like Fig. 3 and 4 schematically illustrated.

Fig. 3 illustrates an embodiment, and it comprises and is configured to receive first groove 7 of first cable 4 and is configured to two second grooves 8 that each receives second cable 5.Groove 7,8 has the essentially rectangular cross section.Two second cables 5 are gone into second groove 8 by 4 protections of single first cable and by its clamping.

Fig. 4 illustrates the embodiment of cable gripping apparatus, and it comprises two 2A of first, 2B and a second portion 3.Connector also comprises first groove 7 that is configured to receive first cable 4 with first size, have less than second size of first size be configured to receive the second groove 8A of the second cable 5A and have the 3rd groove 8B that is configured to receive the 3rd cable 5B less than the 3rd size of second size.First groove 7 is limited the trench portions 6 among the first and second part 2A, the 2B, 3.Each 2A of first, 2B are attached to second portion 3 by hinge 14, thereby are convenient to combine the first and second part clampings, first cable 4.The second and the

3rd groove

8A, 8B are defined in the second portion 3.The 3rd groove 8B communicates with the second groove 8A.Between assembling and operating period, the second cable 5A keeps and protects the 3rd cable 5B, keeps with to protect the second cable 5A the same as first cable 4.Thereby a plurality of cables can be handled and use safely.

The number of cable can increase.Adjacent trenches and cable can have the size that is equal to each other.

In connector provided by the invention, adjacent trenches and cable are arranged as with respect to the angle that is partitioned between first and second parts, replace adjacent one another are on the direction at the interval between first and second parts.Thereby the connector that provides at present not only has the width narrower than normal line cable connector, but also has limited height.In fact, the advantage of wire and cable connector of the present invention is that in case assembling, first cable can contact and be pressed onto on second cable, thereby the overall height of flattening effect and allowing to reduce connector is provided.

Claims

1. a wire and cable connector (1) comprising:

First (2,2A, 2B) and can be bonded to the second portion (3) of first,

Second groove with second size (8,8A, 8B) that is configured to receive first groove (7) with first size of first cable (4) and is configured to receive second cable (5,5A, 5B); First groove is limited said first and said second portion, and wherein second groove is defined in the said second portion and second groove passes to reception second cable mutually with first groove.

2. according to the wire and cable connector (1) of claim 1, wherein second size is less than first size.

3. according to the wire and cable connector (1) of claim 1 or 2, wherein first (2,2A, 2B) and second portion (3) are configured to first cable (4) is held in first groove (7).

4. according to the wire and cable connector (1) of any aforementioned claim, wherein second groove (8,8A, 8B) is configured to second cable (5,5A, 5B) is held in second groove.

5. according to the wire and cable connector (1) of any aforementioned claim, wherein at least one in first groove (7) and second groove (8,8A, 8B) comprises and is used for first cable (4) is fixed in first groove (7) and/or second cable (5,5A, 5B) is fixed in the holding device (9 in second groove (8,8A, 8B); 10).

6. according to the wire and cable connector (1) of claim 5, the holding device (9 of first groove (7) and second groove (8,8A, 8B) wherein; 10) comprise the holding device of the type that differs from one another.

7. according to the wire and cable connector (1) of any aforementioned claim, wherein first groove (7) is gone up at first bearing of trend (A) and is extended, wherein first and second parts (2,2A, 2B; 3) be configured in the plane that is approximately perpendicular to first bearing of trend, on first cable (4), to provide at least the chucking power of at least 200 degree, preferably surpass about 270 degree.

8. according to the wire and cable connector (1) of any aforementioned claim; Wherein first groove (7) first bearing of trend (A) go up to extend and wherein second groove (8,8A, 8B) be roughly parallel to the first ditch trough and extend, wherein second trench structure is at direction (W, a H perpendicular to first bearing of trend; R, T) go up second cable (5,5A, 5B) is fixed in second groove and allows second cable at another direction (H, W perpendicular to first bearing of trend; T, R) go up at the second groove internal shift.

9. according to Claim 8 wire and cable connector (1); Wherein first groove (7) first bearing of trend (A) go up to extend and wherein second groove (8,8A, 8B) be roughly parallel to the first ditch trough and extend, wherein second trench structure is gone up at the second groove internal shift and with respect to the roughly tangential (T) of first bearing of trend be roughly parallel at least one direction in the direction of first bearing of trend the second cable basic fixed in second groove at roughly radially (R) with respect to first bearing of trend for allowing second cable (5).

10. according to the wire and cable connector (1) of any aforementioned claim, wherein first and second parts are included in the cable gripping apparatus.

11. according to any one described wire and cable connector (1) among the aforementioned claim 1-9, wherein first (2,2A, 2B) and second portion (3) are included at least one in connector shell and the connector cover.

12. a wire and cable connector (1) comprising:

First (2,2A, 2B) and can be bonded to the second portion (3) of first,

Wherein wire and cable connector comprises:

First groove (7) with first size, it extends on first bearing of trend (A) and is configured to receive first cable (4), and

Have second groove less than second size of first size (8,8A, 8B), second groove is roughly parallel to the first ditch trough and extends and be configured to receive second cable (5,5A, 5B),

Wherein first groove is limited said first and said second portion, and said first and second parts are defined as first cable clamp is held in first groove,

Wherein second groove is defined in the second portion and passes to reception second cable mutually with first groove, and is configured at direction (W, a H perpendicular to first bearing of trend; R, T) go up the second cable basic fixed in second groove and allow second cable at another direction (H, W perpendicular to first bearing of trend; T, R) go up at the second groove internal shift.

13. a wire and cable connector (1) comprising:

First connector cover (2,2A, 2B) and can be bonded to second connector cover (3) of first connector cover,

Wherein said connector comprises: have first groove (7) of first size, it extends on first bearing of trend (A) and is configured to receive first cable (4); And have second groove less than second size of first size (8,8A, 8B), second groove is roughly parallel to the first ditch trough and extends and be configured to receive second cable (5,5A, 5B),

Wherein first connector part and second connector part are configured to limit first groove and first cable clamp are held in first groove,

Wherein second groove is defined in second connector part and passes to mutually with first groove and receives second cable, so that allow second cable to go up at the second groove internal shift and second cable with respect to the roughly tangential (T) of first bearing of trend be roughly parallel at least one direction in the direction of first bearing of trend basic fixed in second groove at roughly radially (R) with respect to first bearing of trend.