CN114243344A

CN114243344A - Cable intercommunication device and electronic equipment

Info

Publication number: CN114243344A
Application number: CN202111662831.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 钱佳锋; 陈红龙; 王羽; 叶展
Original assignee: Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-12-31
Filing date: 2021-12-31
Publication date: 2022-03-25

Abstract

The application discloses cable intercommunication device. Based on the application, the cable intercommunication device is provided with a cable convergence component and an intercommunication configuration component, wherein the cable intercommunication state among the cables penetrating through the cable convergence component can be determined by the contact interconnection state among the conductive contacts of the intercommunication configuration component; moreover, the conductive intercommunication state among the conductive contacts of the intercommunication configuration component can be configured arbitrarily according to different loop construction requirements, so that the cable intercommunication state can be matched with any loop construction requirements. In addition, in order to improve the assembly efficiency of cable interconnection, a conductive thimble for ensuring the conductive performance between the cable end and the conductive contact can be fixed in the cable convergence component, so that a terminal is not required to be arranged at the cable end; the cable convergence member can utilize the end locking member to pin-plug the cable end and lock the cable end to omit the tightening crimping of the cable convergence member plugged with the cable end.

Description

Cable intercommunication device and electronic equipment

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to cable connection, and more particularly, to a cable interconnection device and an electronic device using the same.

Background

Electronic devices often need to communicate through cables to build a signal loop. For example, the electronic device may construct a signal loop for implementing signal short circuit (or short circuit) between internal signals thereof through cable intercommunication, or the electronic device may construct a signal loop for supplying power or for signal short circuit between the electronic device and a power supply through cable intercommunication, or the electronic device may construct a signal loop for data signal transmission between the electronic device and other data processing devices through cable intercommunication.

No matter what kind of signal circuit is constructed, the interconnection of cables requires the use of cable interconnection devices such as cable connectors. However, the conventional cable interconnection apparatus often only provides a fixed interconnection state of N to N (N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1) for cables to be interconnected. For example, a cable plugged into one or a group of ports of a cable interconnection device can only be interconnected with a cable plugged into another or another group of designated ports of the cable interconnection device.

Therefore, each cable interconnection device can only meet the specific loop construction requirements of N to N, but cannot meet different loop construction requirements, limited by the fixed interconnection state of N to N. That is, the conventional cable interconnection apparatus has poor versatility for differentiated loop construction requirements.

Disclosure of Invention

In various embodiments, a cable interconnection device and an electronic device using the same are provided, which are helpful for improving the universality of the requirement for differentiated loop construction.

In one embodiment, a cable interconnection apparatus is provided that may include:

a cable collection member having a plurality of threading lumens for threading cables therethrough;

an intercommunicating configuration member including a number of conductive contacts equal to the number of threading cavities and separated from each other;

wherein a contact interconnection status between a plurality of the conductive contacts is configurable;

and when the plurality of conductive contacts and the plurality of threading cavities are aligned one by one, the cables respectively penetrating through the different threading cavities are in conductive connection with the aligned conductive contacts to form a cable intercommunication state matched with the currently configured contact interconnection state.

Optionally, said contact interconnection state between a plurality of said conductive contacts is configured by means of a conductive bridge selectively provided between any of said conductive contacts.

Optionally, the conductive contact has a mounting slot; the bridging end of the conductive bridge piece is detachably fixed to the conductive contact by physical fitting in the mounting groove.

Optionally, the interworking configuration member comprises an insulating substrate; a plurality of the conductive contacts are fixed to the insulating substrate so as to be separated from each other; wherein the mounting groove is recessed inward from a circumferential surface of the conductive contact in a direction parallel to the insulating substrate, and the bridge end of the conductive bridge piece is fitted in the mounting groove in parallel to the insulating substrate so that a bridge piece main body of the conductive bridge piece is arranged in the direction parallel to the insulating substrate.

Optionally, the mounting groove extends in a direction perpendicular to the insulating substrate; the conductive contact is further provided with a limiting groove, the limiting groove is positioned at the end part of the mounting groove close to the insulating substrate, and the groove width of the limiting groove is larger than that of the mounting groove; the width of the bridging end of the conductive bridge piece is larger than the groove width of the mounting groove, and when the bridging end reaches the limiting groove through the mounting groove, the bridging end extruded and deformed by the mounting groove restores to be flat in the limiting groove in response to the disappearance of the extrusion, and the bridging end restored to be flat is blocked in the limiting groove by the mounting groove.

Optionally, a conductive thimble is fixed in each threading cavity; when the plurality of conductive contacts are aligned with the plurality of threading cavities one by one, the conductive thimble in each threading cavity is in conductive contact with the aligned conductive contact; when the end of the cable penetrating through the threading cavity is abutted to the conductive thimble, the cable is in conductive connection with the aligned conductive contact through the conductive thimble.

Optionally, the cable convergence member has a tip locking member; when the cable end head of the cable penetrating through the threading cavity is in conductive connection with the aligned conductive contact, the end head locking component feeds towards the inside of the cable convergence component in response to external operation and carries out limit locking on the cable end head through needle insertion with the cable end head.

Optionally, the cable convergence member further has a lock operation member; wherein the lock operation member is configured to push the tip lock member to be fed in response to the external operation.

Optionally, the cable convergence member further has an operation stop member; wherein the locking operating member is snap-fit with the operating stop member in response to the external operation, the snap-fit holding the tip locking member in the feed state.

Optionally, the cable convergence member further has an unlocking assisting member; wherein the unlocking assisting member generates an elastic force urging the tip locking member to retreat toward the cable converging member.

In another embodiment, an electronic device may include an appliance module, and a cable interconnection apparatus connected to the appliance module through an appliance cable, wherein at least two cables include the appliance cable.

Based on the above-mentioned embodiment, the cable intercommunication device has the cable convergence component for threading the cables, and the intercommunication configuration component for facilitating the interconnection of the cables, wherein the cable intercommunication state among the cables threaded through the cable convergence component can be determined by the contact interconnection state among the conductive contacts of the intercommunication configuration component; moreover, the conductive intercommunication states among the conductive contacts of the intercommunication configuration component can be configured randomly according to different loop construction requirements, so that the cable intercommunication state can be matched with any loop construction requirement, and the universality of the cable intercommunication device for different loop construction requirements is improved.

Further optionally, to improve the assembly efficiency of the cable interconnection:

the contact interconnection state between the plurality of conductive contacts may be configured by using a conductive bridge piece selectively provided between arbitrary conductive contacts, whereby a solder coating or welding process may be omitted; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

a conductive thimble for ensuring the conductive performance between the cable end and the conductive contact can be fixed in the cable converging component, so that a terminal can be omitted from being arranged at the cable end; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

the cable convergence member can utilize the end locking member to perform needle insertion on the cable end to lock the cable end, so that the tight hoop compression joint implemented on the cable convergence member inserted with the cable end can be omitted, and the assembly efficiency of cable interconnection can be improved.

Drawings

The following drawings are only schematic illustrations and explanations of the present application, and do not limit the scope of the present application:

FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a cable interconnection arrangement in one embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the assembled construction of the cable interconnection device of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1;

FIGS. 3 a-3 c are schematic diagrams of example contact interconnections of the interworking configuration member in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1;

FIGS. 4a and 4b are schematic diagrams of a process for configuring the interworking configuration member in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1;

FIGS. 5a and 5b are schematic views illustrating the locking principle of the head locking structure of the cable convergence member in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1;

fig. 6a to 6c are schematic views illustrating a head locking process of the cable convergence member in the embodiment shown in fig. 1.

Description of the reference numerals

10 cable

20 cable end

21 wire core

22 thread sheath

30 cable convergence member

300 component casing

31 mating end face

32 clamping bulge

33 threading cavity

34 conductive thimble

35 end locking member

350 pricking pin

351 mounting plate

352 operating arm

36 latch operation member

37 operating stop member

38 unlock assist member

50 intercommunicating configuration member

51 insulating substrate

52 assembling buckle

60 conductive contact

61 mounting groove

62 spacing groove

70 conductive bridge piece

71 main body of bridge piece

72 bridge terminal

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present application more apparent, the present application is further described in detail below by referring to the accompanying drawings and examples.

Fig. 1 is an exploded view of a cable interconnection device according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the assembled construction of the cable interconnection device of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1. Referring to fig. 1 in conjunction with fig. 2, the cable interconnection apparatus in this embodiment may include a cable convergence member 30 and an interconnection configuration member 50. The cable interconnection device may also be referred to as a cable connector, and correspondingly, the cable convergence member 30 may also be referred to as a connector housing or a cable sheath.

The cable convergence member 30 may have a plurality of threading cavities 33 for threading the cables 10.

Where "plurality" as referred to herein may be any number of 3 or more than 3, although in fig. 1 it is shown that 20 stringing cavities 33 are in a 2 x 10 double row arrangement in the member housing 300 of the cable collection member 30, it is understood that the representation in fig. 1 does not constitute an unnecessary limitation to the number and arrangement of stringing cavities 33, i.e., the number and arrangement of stringing cavities 33 may not be limited to the representation shown in fig. 1. Furthermore, the threading of the cable 10 in the threading cavity 33 means that the threading cavity 33 is sufficient to accommodate the cable end 20 of the cable 10, and not that the cable 10 is entirely fed into the threading cavity 33.

The cable convergence member 30 mainly serves to converge and fix the cables 10 without intending to communicate between the cables 10 which are passed therethrough, and therefore, the cable convergence member 30 is preferably made of an insulating material. Also, each threading cavity 33 may allow the threading of only one cable 10, and the plurality of threading cavities 33 of the cable convergence member 30 may be isolated from each other to avoid the cables 10 threaded through the different threading cavities 33 from communicating due to direct contact therebetween.

The intercommunication configuration member 50 comprises a plurality of conductive contacts 60 equal in number to the threading cavities 33 and separated from each other. In this embodiment, the interworking configuration member 50 may include an insulating substrate 51, and the plurality of conductive contacts 60 may be fixed to the insulating substrate 51 separately from each other, for example, the plurality of conductive contacts 60 may be fixed to the insulating substrate 51 by riveting or snapping.

The relative positional relationship between the plurality of conductive contacts 60 matches the relative positional relationship between the plurality of threading cavities 33, and the plurality of conductive contacts 60 are fixed at the deployment position of the interconnection configuration member 50 (or the insulating base plate 51), so that when the interconnection configuration member 50 is mounted (e.g., detachably mounted) on the cable convergence member 30, the plurality of conductive contacts 60 can be aligned with the plurality of threading cavities 33 one by one, preferably, when the interconnection configuration member 50 is mounted (e.g., detachably mounted) on the cable convergence member 30, the insulating base plate 51 of the interconnection configuration member 50 can be abutted against the mating end surface 31 of the cable convergence member 30, and the plurality of conductive contacts 60 protruding from the insulating base plate 51 can be respectively inserted into the respective aligned threading cavities 33.

Wherein, the interworking configuration member 50 may have an assembly catch 52, and the cable convergence member 30 may have a catching protrusion 32, so that the interworking configuration member 50 may be detachably mounted to the cable convergence member 30 by the catching engagement of the assembly catch 52 with the catching protrusion 32. In fig. 1, it is exemplified that the fitting catches 52 are arranged in pairs at opposite ends of the insulating base plate 51 and the catching projections 32 are arranged in pairs at opposite side walls of the component housing 300, but it is to be understood that the illustration in fig. 1 should not constitute an unnecessary limitation on the arrangement manner of the fitting catches 52 and the catching projections 32, that is, the arrangement manner of the fitting catches 52 and the catching projections 32 is not limited thereto.

The plurality of conductive contacts 60 that are separated from each other may be configurably conductively interconnected, i.e., the contact interconnection status between the plurality of conductive contacts 60 is configurable.

When the plurality of conductive contacts 60 are aligned with the plurality of threading cavities 33 one by one, the cables 10 respectively threaded through the different threading cavities 33 are conductively connected with the aligned conductive contacts 60 to form a cable intercommunication state matched with the currently configured contact interconnection state.

Wherein, the matching of the cable universal state and the contact interconnection state described herein means: if the current contact interconnection state between any two conductive contacts 60 is conductive, the cable interconnection state between the cables 10 penetrating into the threading cavities 33 where the two conductive contacts 60 are respectively aligned and respectively conductively connected with the two conductive contacts 60 is also conductive; on the contrary, if the current contact interconnection state between any two conductive contacts 60 is off, the cable interconnection state between the cables 10 threaded into the threading cavities 33 where the two conductive contacts 60 are respectively aligned and respectively conductively connected to the two conductive contacts 60 is also off.

Fig. 3 a-3 c are schematic diagrams of example contact interconnections of the interworking configuration member in the embodiment shown in fig. 1.

In fig. 3a, the plurality of conductive contacts 60 are selectively arranged in a contact interconnection state in which all the conductive contacts 60 are conductive, and in this case, the cables 10 inserted through any of the threading holes 33 and conductively connected to the conductive contacts 60 in the alignment can be in a cable interconnection state in which they are conductive with the cables 10 inserted through other threading holes 33 and conductively connected to the conductive contacts 60 in the alignment. That is, when all the threading holes 33 are provided with the cables 10, as long as the cables 10 are respectively electrically connected to the aligned conductive contacts 60, a Full-intercommunication loop C _ Full that is mutually conducted between all the cables 10 can be constructed.

In fig. 3b, it is shown that the plurality of conductive contacts 60 are selectively arranged such that all the conductive contacts 60 are divided into two groups, and each conductive contact 60 is in conductive connection with only the other conductive contacts 60 in the group, and at this time, the cable 10 inserted through any threading hole 33 and electrically connected to the conductive contact 60 in the opposite position may be in a cable communicating state in which the cable 10 inserted through the threading hole 33 in the opposite position of the conductive contact 60 in the same group is in conductive connection with only the cable 10 inserted through the threading hole 33 in the opposite position of the conductive contact 60 in the different group is in a disconnected cable communicating state. That is, when all the threading holes 33 are penetrated with the wires 10, these wires 10 can be constructed to form two sets of partially intercommunicating loops C _ Pa and C _ Pb by electrically conductive connection with the conductive contacts 60 in alignment.

In fig. 3C, based on the same principle as fig. 3b, when all the wire passing holes 33 are penetrated by the wires 10, the wires 10 can be configured to form four sets of partial intercommunication loops C _ Pc, C _ Pd, C _ Pe and C _ Pf by conductive connection with the conductive contact 60 in alignment, wherein the intercommunication loops C _ Pc and C _ Pe through which only two wires 10 are conducted can be regarded as the minimum intercommunication unit.

In the contact interconnection examples shown in fig. 3a to 3c, all the threading holes 33 are provided with the cables 10, which is to more fully reflect the difference that the cable interconnection caused by the configurability of the contact interconnection can satisfy the requirements of different circuit configurations, but it is understood that, in actual use, not all the threading holes 33 need to be provided with the cables 10 at the same time, but only a part of the threading holes 33 can be allowed to be threaded for use, and the configurability effect is the same.

Based on the above-mentioned embodiment, the cable interconnection device may have the cable convergence member 30 for threading the cables 10 (i.e., the cable heads 20), and the interconnection configuration member 50 for facilitating interconnection of the cables 10, wherein the cable interconnection state between the cables 10 threaded through the cable convergence member 30 may be determined by the contact interconnection state between the conductive contacts 60 possessed by the interconnection configuration member 50; moreover, the conductive communication state between the conductive contacts 60 of the communication configuration member 50 can be configured arbitrarily according to the different circuit construction requirements, so the cable communication state between the cables 10 passing through the cable convergence member 30 can match any circuit construction requirements, thereby contributing to improving the universality of the cable communication device for the differentiated circuit construction requirements.

In actual use, the contact interconnection relationship between the plurality of conductive contacts 60 may be configured in a disassembled state in which the interconnecting configuration member 50 is separated from the cable convergence member 30.

The configuration of the contact interconnection relationship may be achieved, for example, by applying solder wires to the insulating substrate 51, or by soldering flexible wires between the conductive contacts 60. However, both of these methods require additional use of a solder application tool or a soldering tool and the configuration process is relatively complicated and time consuming, so that the efficiency of assembly for achieving cable interconnection using the cable interconnection device cannot be expected.

In order to improve the assembly efficiency of the interconnection of the cables using the cable interconnection device, in this embodiment, the contact interconnection state between the plurality of conductive contacts 60 may be configured by using a conductive bridge 70 selectively provided between any of the conductive contacts 60. That is, any two of the conductive contacts 60 may be brought into a conductive contact interconnection state by removably attaching a conductive bridge 70, and the conductive contacts 60 that are conducted through the conductive bridge 70 are selected according to the requirements of the circuit member.

The solder coating process or the soldering process can be omitted based on the arrangement in which the conductive bridge 70 implements the contact interconnection state.

Fig. 4a and 4b are schematic diagrams of a process of configuring the interworking configuration member in the embodiment shown in fig. 1. Referring to fig. 4a and 4b, in order to facilitate the detachable mounting of the conductive bridge piece 70 to the conductive contact 60, the conductive contact 60 may have a mounting groove 61, and the bridging end 72 of the conductive bridge piece 70 may be detachably fixed to the conductive contact 60 by physical engagement in the mounting groove 61.

Wherein the mounting groove 61 may be recessed inwardly from the circumferential surface of the conductive contact 60 in a direction parallel to the insulating substrate 51, and the bridging end 72 of the conductive bridge piece 70 may be fitted in the mounting groove 61 in parallel to the insulating substrate 51, so that the bridge piece main body 71 of the conductive bridge piece 70 is arranged in a direction parallel to the insulating substrate 51, i.e., the bridge piece main body 71 of the conductive bridge piece 70 conducted between the adjacent two conductive contacts 60 may be flat.

In order to provide a certain stability for the physical engagement of the bridging end 72 of the conductive bridge piece 70 in the mounting groove 61, in this embodiment, the mounting groove 61 may extend in a direction perpendicular to the insulating substrate 51, the conductive contact 60 may further have a limiting groove 62, the limiting groove 62 is located at an end of the mounting groove 61 close to the insulating substrate 51, and the width of the limiting groove 62 is larger than that of the mounting groove 61. Accordingly, the width of the bridging end 72 of the conductive bridge piece 70 may be greater than the groove width of the mounting groove 61, and, as can be seen from fig. 4b, when the bridging end 72 reaches the position-limiting groove 62 via the mounting groove 61, the bridging end 72, which is pressed and deformed by the mounting groove 61, is restored to be flat in the position-limiting groove 62 in response to the disappearance of the pressing, and the bridge end 72, which is restored to be flat, is blocked in the position-limiting groove 62 by the mounting groove 61.

In this case, if it is necessary that the bridge piece main body 71 of the conductive bridge piece 70 ensuring conduction between the adjacent two conductive contacts 60 is flat, the width of the bridge piece main body 71 of the conductive bridge piece 70 may be smaller than the groove width of the mounting groove 61 to avoid the bridge piece main body 71 from being wrinkled due to being pressed by the mounting groove 61.

Referring back to fig. 2, in this embodiment, an electrically conductive thimble 34 may be fixed in each threading cavity 33, that is, the thimble 34 in one threading cavity 33 may be regarded as a PIN, and correspondingly, one threading cavity 33 fixed with the electrically conductive thimble 34 may be regarded as a PIN for plugging the cable 10. In practical design, the conductive pins 34 in the threading cavities 33 may be installed independently of each other, or the conductive pins 34 equal in number to the threading cavities 33 may be integrated into an insulating carrier, and the integrated implantation in each threading cavity 33 may be realized through the insulating carrier.

No matter how the conductive thimble 34 is fixed in the threading cavities 33, when the conductive contacts 60 are aligned with the threading cavities 33 one by one, the conductive thimble 34 in each threading cavity 33 can be in conductive contact with the aligned conductive contact 60, and when the cable end 20 of the cable 10 inserted into the threading cavity 33 abuts against the conductive thimble 34, the cable 10 (i.e., the cable end 20) can be in conductive connection with the aligned conductive contact 60 through the conductive thimble 34.

In this way, since the conductive thimble 34 for ensuring the electrical conductivity between the cable header 20 and the conductive contact 60 is fixed inside the cable convergence member 30, it is possible to omit the installation of the terminal on the cable header 20, which contributes to further improving the assembly efficiency of the cable interconnection.

In addition, when the cable end 20 of the cable 10 inserted into the threading cavity 33 is conductively connected to the aligned conductive contact 60, the cable end 20 is preferably subjected to the anti-drop process. For example, a clinch crimp may be applied to the member housing 300 of the cable convergence member 30 to cause the stringing cavity 33 to contract and the cable termination 20 therein. However, the tight crimp is performed with external tools and is time consuming to operate, and the tight crimp is also susceptible to repeated use and service life of the cable convergence member 30, the arrangement causing damage to the member housing 300 of the cable convergence member 30.

In order to avoid the above problem, embodiments of the present application provide an anti-drop processing structure that can omit the clinch crimping.

Fig. 5a and 5b are schematic views illustrating the principle of locking the head locking structure of the cable convergence member in the embodiment shown in fig. 1. Referring to fig. 5a and 5b, the cable convergence member 30 has an end locking member 35, and the end locking member 35 can be a member having a lancet structure such as a wire-pricker, wherein when the cable end 20 of the cable 10 inserted into the threading cavity 33 is conductively connected with the conductive contact 60 aligned with the needle, the end locking member 35 is fed to the inside of the cable convergence member 30 in response to an external operation and performs a limit locking on the cable end 20 by inserting the needle into the cable end 20.

If the cable convergence member 50 locks the cable termination 20 by means of the needle insertion of the termination locking member 35 into the cable termination 20, the tight crimping of the cable convergence member 30 into which the cable termination 20 is inserted can be omitted, which helps to further improve the assembly efficiency of the cable interconnection, and the improvement of the assembly efficiency can be more remarkable as the number of the cables to be interconnected increases.

The end locking members 35 may be disposed in a one-to-one correspondence with the threading cavities 33, i.e., one end locking member 35 is disposed per threading cavity 33, and each end locking member 35 may include a mounting plate 351 and at least one lancet 350 disposed on the mounting plate 351, with the lancet 350 protruding from the mounting plate 351 toward a side surface of the threading cavity 33. Preferably, the end locking member 35 is advanced to a degree that the spike 350 pierces the sheath 22 of the cable end 20 and does not contact the core 21 which is surrounded by the sheath 22.

In fig. 5a and 5b, it is exemplified that each end locking member 35 comprises a plurality of lancet needles 350, wherein the plurality of lancet needles 350 can be arranged in a plurality of rows in the length direction of the threading cavity 33 (as shown in fig. 5 a) and in a plurality of rows in the circumferential direction of the threading cavity 33 (as shown in fig. 5 b), and further, the length of each row of lancet needles 350 in the circumferential direction of the threading cavity 33 can be set to be different so that the needle ends of each row of lancet needles 350 can form an envelope surface avoiding the wire core 21.

Fig. 6a to 6c are schematic views illustrating a head locking process of the cable convergence member in the embodiment shown in fig. 1. Referring to fig. 6a to 6c, in order to facilitate the operation of urging the tip locking member 35 of each threading cavity 33 to feed, in this embodiment, the cable convergence member 33 may further have a locking operation member 36, wherein the locking operation member 36 may push the tip locking member 35 to feed toward the inside of the cable convergence member 30 in response to an external operation (e.g., a manual pressing operation).

For example, the tip locking member 35 may further have an operating arm 352 located on a side of the mounting plate 351 facing away from the threading cavity 33, the member housing 300 may have an opening exposing the operating arm 352, and the locking operating member 36 may include an elastic lug on an exterior of the member housing 300, such that the elastic lug included in the locking operating member 36 may operate in response to an external force to press the operating arm 352 of the tip locking member 35 through the opening to urge the tip locking member 35 to advance toward the interior of the cable converging member 30 and to cause the lancet 350 of the tip locking member 35 to pierce the sheath 22 of the cable tip 20.

Referring back to fig. 1 while referring to fig. 6a to 6c, the locking operation member 36 (e.g., an elastic lug) may extend in the arrangement direction of the threading cavities 33 so as to synchronously push (e.g., push by pressing the operation arm 352) the plurality of tip locking members 35 to the inside of the cable converging member 30 in response to an external force operation, thereby achieving mass locking of the cable tips 20 in the respective threading cavities 33.

It is understood that, for the 20 threading cavities 33 shown in fig. 1, the two rows of 2 × 10 of the component housing 300 of the cable converging member 30 are arranged, the locking operation members 36 (e.g., elastic lugs) for batch locking may be arranged in two, and each locking operation member 36 (e.g., elastic lug) may synchronously push all the end locking members 35 of one row of threading cavities 33, but since the arrangement of the threading cavities 33 is not limited to the two rows of 2 × 10, the locking operation members 36 (e.g., elastic lugs) for batch locking should not be limited by the illustration.

With particular attention to fig. 6c, and with particular reference to fig. 6 a-6 c, to further enhance the reliability of the locking of the tip locking member 35 to the cable tip 20, the cable convergence member 30 may further have an operation stop member 37, wherein a locking operation member 36 (e.g., a resilient lug) may snap-fit with the operation stop member 37 in response to the aforementioned external operation, the snap-fit maintaining the tip locking member 35 in a feed state sufficient for a needle-insertion with the cable tip 20.

If it is desired to communicate the cables between the contact cables 10, the locking engagement between the locking operation member 36 (e.g., resilient lugs) and the operation stop member 37 can be released, and the end locking member 35 can be retracted out of the threading cavity 33 by picking up the end locking member 35 (e.g., the operation arm 352), thereby releasing the end locking member 35 from being inserted into the cable end 20, and allowing the cable end 20 to be pulled out of the threading cavity 33.

To assist in plucking the tip locking member 35 (e.g., the operating arm 352), in this embodiment, the cable converging member 30 may further have an unlocking assist member 38, wherein the unlocking assist member 38 may generate an elastic force that urges the tip locking member 35 to retreat toward the cable converging member 30.

For example, the unlock assist member 38 may comprise a spring, and the spring may be connected between the mounting plate 351 of the tip lock member 35 and the wall of the threading lumen 33. However, in actual design, the arrangement of the unlocking assisting member 38 may not be limited thereto.

In another embodiment, an electronic device is provided, the electronic device may include an electrical module, for example, the electrical module may include components which have power supply requirements and can transmit and receive signals, and the electrical module may be connected with a cable interconnection apparatus as in the foregoing embodiments through a device cable, and the at least one cable 10 mentioned in the foregoing embodiments may be the device cable of the electronic device.

Thus, when the device cable of the electronic device is inserted into the cable interconnection device in the foregoing embodiments, the electrical module of the electronic device may be in a signal loop for implementing signal short circuit (or referred to as short circuit) or a signal loop for supplying power or for signal short circuit or a signal loop for data signal transmission, which is constructed based on the cable interconnection device.

The above description is only exemplary of the present application and should not be taken as limiting the present application, as any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present application should be included in the scope of protection of the present application.

Claims

1. A cable interconnection apparatus, comprising:

a cable convergence member (30), the cable convergence member (30) having a plurality of threading cavities (33) for threading cables (10);

an intercommunication configuration member (50), said intercommunication configuration member (50) comprising a plurality of conductive contacts (60) equal in number to said threading cavities (33) and separated from each other;

wherein a contact interconnection status between a plurality of the conductive contacts (60) is configurable;

when the plurality of conductive contacts (60) and the plurality of threading cavities (33) are aligned one by one, the cables (10) respectively threaded through the different threading cavities (33) are in conductive connection with the aligned conductive contacts (60), and a cable intercommunication state matched with the currently configured contact interconnection state is formed.

2. The cable interconnection arrangement of claim 1,

the contact interconnection state between a plurality of the conductive contacts (60) is configured by using a conductive bridge piece (70) selectively provided between any of the conductive contacts (60).

3. The cable interconnection arrangement of claim 2,

the conductive contact (60) has a mounting groove (61);

the bridging end (72) of the conductive bridge piece (70) is detachably fixed to the conductive contact (60) by physical fitting in the mounting groove (61).

4. The cable interconnection arrangement of claim 3,

the intercommunication configuration member (50) comprises an insulating substrate (51);

a plurality of the conductive contacts (60) are fixed to the insulating substrate (51) separately from each other;

wherein the mounting groove (61) is recessed inward from a peripheral surface of the conductive contact (60) in a direction parallel to the insulating substrate (51), and the bridge end (72) of the conductive bridge piece (70) is fitted in the mounting groove (61) in parallel to the insulating substrate (51) such that the bridge piece main body (71) of the conductive bridge piece (70) is arranged in a direction parallel to the insulating substrate (51).

5. The cable interconnection arrangement of claim 4,

the mounting groove (61) extends in a direction perpendicular to the insulating substrate (51);

the conductive contact (60) is further provided with a limiting groove (62), the limiting groove (62) is positioned at the end part of the mounting groove (61) close to the insulating substrate (51), and the groove width of the limiting groove (62) is larger than that of the mounting groove (61);

the width of the bridging end (72) of the conductive bridge piece (70) is larger than the groove width of the installation groove (61), and when the bridging end (72) reaches the limiting groove (62) through the installation groove (61), the bridging end (72) pressed and deformed by the installation groove (61) returns to be flat in the limiting groove (62) in response to disappearance of the pressing, and the bridging end (72) returned to be flat is blocked in the limiting groove (62) by the installation groove (61).

6. The cable interconnection arrangement of claim 1,

a conductive thimble (34) is fixed in each threading cavity (33);

when a plurality of the conductive contacts (60) are aligned with a plurality of the threading cavities (33) one by one, the conductive thimble (34) in each threading cavity (33) is in conductive contact with the aligned conductive contact (60);

when the cable end (20) of the cable (10) penetrating through the threading cavity (33) abuts against the conductive thimble (34), the cable (10) is in conductive connection with the aligned conductive contact (60) through the conductive thimble (34).

7. The cable interconnection arrangement of claim 1,

the cable convergence member (30) has a tip locking member (35);

when the cable end head (20) of the cable (10) which is arranged in the threading cavity (33) is in conductive connection with the aligned conductive contact (60), the end head locking component (35) responds to external operation to feed to the inside of the cable convergence component (30) and carries out limit locking on the cable end head (20) through acupuncture insertion with the cable end head (20).

8. The cable interconnection arrangement of claim 7,

the cable convergence member (30) further has a lock operation member (36);

wherein the lock operation member (36) is for pushing the tip lock member (35) to feed in response to the external operation.

9. The cable interconnection arrangement of claim 8,

the cable convergence member (30) further has an operation stop member (37);

wherein the locking operation member (36) is snap-fitted with the operation stop member (37) in response to the external operation, the snap-fitting holding the tip locking member (35) in the feeding state.

10. The cable interconnection arrangement of claim 9,

the cable convergence member (30) further has an unlocking assisting member (38);

wherein the unlocking assisting member (38) generates an elastic force urging the head locking member (35) to retreat toward the cable converging member (30).

11. An electronic device, characterized in that it comprises an appliance module connected to a cable interconnection device according to any one of claims 1 to 10 by means of an appliance cable, and in that at least one of said cables (10) is said appliance cable.