JP5945877B2 - Connector holding mechanism and cable connector holding member - Google Patents

Description

Embodiments described herein relate generally to a connector holding mechanism and a cable connector holding member that hold a connector connecting portion of an electronic device device.

Various electronic device devices are incorporated in the electronic apparatus. For example, a personal computer incorporates electronic device devices such as a magnetic disk device (HDD), a compact disk or DVD drive device, and a power supply device. Magnetic disk devices and compact disc and DVD drive devices have an input / output interface unit for exchanging signals with the main unit, and the interface unit is connected by a connector cable. In addition, the power supply device supplies power to various parts of the device through connector cable connection.

For example, a magnetic disk device and a drive device for a compact disk or a DVD have a built-in rotation drive motor, and thus a slight vibration is generated during use. For this reason, if the connector is used for a long period of time, the connector connecting portion to which the signal cable is connected may come off due to vibration or the like. In addition to the vibration of the motor, a portable electronic device or the like may hit somewhere during movement. Depending on the strong impact and the angle of impact at that time, the connector connecting portion to which the signal cable is connected may be disconnected.

Japanese Patent No. 3411892

In a conventional general connector connection mechanism, a fixing screw is provided on both sides of the connector on the insertion side, and the fixing screw is screwed to the connector portion of the electronic device device, thereby firmly fixing the signal cable connector. It was a thing. However, the conventional structure is expensive because it has a threaded portion, and has a drawback of increasing the shape of the connector. Also, screwing has a drawback of poor work efficiency.
An object of the present invention is to provide a connector holding mechanism and a cable connector holding member that can maintain connector connection with a simple configuration.

The cable connector holding mechanism according to the present embodiment includes an electronic device attached to a housing case and having a first connector, and a connection connector cable having a second connector connected to the first connector of the electronic device at the tip of the cable. And a connector cable in which a fixed portion at one end is fixed to the cable of the connection connector cable, and an adapter portion having a spring structure at the other end contacts the housing case and maintains the connection between the first connector and the second connector. And a holding member.

The cable connector holding member according to the embodiment is a cable connector holding member that is attached to a connection connector cable that a second connector that connects to a first connector of an electronic device attached to a housing case has at the tip of the cable. A fixed portion fixed to the cable of the connection connector cable at one end, and an adapter portion having a spring structure that contacts the housing case and holds the connection between the first connector and the second connector at the other end. It is characterized by having.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, connector connection can be maintained with a simple configuration with respect to a connector connection portion such as an electronic device device.

It is a perspective view (a) and (b) from which the angle of the cable connector holding mechanism concerning an embodiment differs. They are the top view (a) of the cable connector holding mechanism which concerns on embodiment, the side view (b) of a longitudinal direction, and the side view (c) of a transversal direction. It is a perspective view (a) thru / or (d) showing a process of fixing a connector of a cable connector holding member concerning an embodiment. It is the top view (a) of the cable connector holding member which concerns on embodiment, the side view (b) of a longitudinal direction, and the side view (c) of a transversal direction. It is a figure which shows the other shape of the cable connector holding member which concerns on embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIGS. 1 and 2 are views showing a configuration after the assembly of the cable connector holding mechanism according to the embodiment is completed. 1A and 1B are perspective views seen from two different angles. FIG. 2 shows a top view (a), a side view (b) in the longitudinal direction, and a side view (c) in the short direction of the cable connector holding mechanism. Here, the connector holding mechanism will be described using a 2.5 type HDD SATA connector cable as an example.

A 2.5-inch HDD (hereinafter simply referred to as HDD) 100 has a rectangular shape that is slightly longer to the left and right in the drawing. The HDD 100 is stored in a storage case 200 having the same shape. The storage case 200 is fixed to the bottom surface 400 of the housing case 300 of an electronic device such as a personal computer by means of mounting screws 20a, 20b, 20c, 20d provided at the four corners.

The input / output interface unit with the outside of the HDD 100 is provided with a receiving connector (not shown). A connection connector cable 550 having an insertion side connector 500 is connected to the receiving side connector. A connector cable holding member 600 is attached to the connection connector cable 550 in order to hold the connection between the receiving side connector and the insertion side connector 500.

The connector cable holding member 600 is in contact with the housing case 300 at the other end on the opposite side to the fixing portion 630 that is fixed by sandwiching the cable 550a close to the connector 500 attached to the tip of the connection connector cable 550. And an adapter portion 660 having a spring structure for holding the connector connection. The connector cable holding member 600 is formed of a material having a large elastic force such as nylon.

Here, the shape of the adapter portion 660 of the connector cable holding member 600 is a Y-shape. The two Y-shaped tip portions 660a and 660b come into contact with a vertical surface 430 different from the mounting bottom surface 400 of the electronic device of the housing case 300 and exhibit spring characteristics. Protrusions 450a and 450b are provided at the upper and lower portions of the vertical surface 430 where the front end portions 660a and 660b come into contact with each other with a Y-shaped front end width interval, and the front end portions 660a and 660b contacting the vertical surface 430 are provided. The enclosure is formed so as not to move up and down. The fixed connection connector cable 550 is twisted and wired to the right side (upper side in FIG. 1), for example, 90 degrees.

Next, the fixing structure of the fixing portion 630 of the connector cable holding member 600 will be described. 3A, 3B, 3C, and 3D are diagrams showing the fixing process. FIGS. 3A and 3B show the fixing structure from the same angle, and FIGS. 3C and 3D show the fixing structure from a different angle from FIGS.

First, as shown in FIG. 3 (a) or (c), a connector cable holding member 600 is inserted below the cable 550a at a position close to the connector 500 attached to the tip of the connection connector cable 550, and fixed. The cable 550a is held by the portion 630.

The fixing portion 630 of the connector cable holding member 600 has a rectangular block shape having a width for firmly holding the cable 550a. Then, as shown in FIG. 4C, a structure that can be freely opened and closed is formed, and the rotating tip 630a1 of the rotating piece 630a is engaged with the engaging protrusion 630b on the receiving side, so that FIG. As shown in d), the fixing portion 630 can be fixed to the cable 550a.

By adjusting the cable fixing position, the distance between the connector 500 and the distal end portions 660a and 660b of the adapter portion 660 can be arbitrarily adjusted. However, although it depends on the hardness of the connection connector cable 550, the cable fixing position needs to be a distance that does not cause the cable 550a at the attachment location to be bent. If the distance between the mounting position of the electronic device device and the casing vertical surface 430 is long, the connector cable holding member 600 having a long distance between the fixing portion 630 and the adapter portion 660 is used according to the distance. Here, although the engagement fixing of the tip end portion 630a1 of the rotating piece 630a and the engagement protrusion 630b on the receiving side is made, other fixing methods such as hook fixing may be used.

On the other hand, since the two Y-shaped tip portions 660a and 660b of the connector cable holding member 600 are thin, as shown in FIG. 4A, the connector cable holding member 600 has a spring (elastic) characteristic. Since the two Y-shaped tip portions 660 a and 660 b of the connector cable holding member 600 come into contact with the gaps between the protrusions 450 a and 450 b of the vertical surface 430 of the housing case 300, the connection connector cable 550 is connected via the fixing portion 630. The connector 500 receives a force pressed against the HDD 100 side. Accordingly, the connector connection holding force is always applied to the receiving connector of the HDD 100 and the insertion connector 500 of the connection connector cable 550. Therefore, it is possible to maintain the connector connection with a simple configuration with respect to the connector connection portion of the electronic device device or the like.

As described above, according to the cable connector holding mechanism of the embodiment, the electronic device attached to the housing case and having the connector, the connection connector cable having the connector connected to the connector of the electronic device at the tip of the cable, and the fixing portion at one end Is fixed to the cable of the connection connector cable, and the connector part with the spring structure adapter part at the other end contacts the housing case and holds the connection of the connector. Connector connection can be maintained.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and modifications thereof, and can be carried out by being modified into various forms using conventionally known techniques without departing from the spirit of the invention. it can. Moreover, they are also included in the invention described in the scope of claims and the equivalents thereof.

For example, in the embodiment, the connector connection of the 2.5-inch HDD has been described as an example.

Further, in the embodiment, the adapter portion of the connector cable holding member has a Y shape, but is not limited to this, and may have a shape shown in, for example, FIGS. In the case of FIGS. 5A and 5B, the adapter portion 660 has a shape that exhibits spring (elasticity) characteristics by a shape that spreads outward. On the other hand, in FIG.5 (c), it was set as the shape which exhibits a spring (elasticity) characteristic with the shape narrowed inside.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... HDD, 120 ... Storage case, 20a thru | or 20d ... Mounting screw, 300 ... Case case, 400 ... Bottom surface, 430 ... Vertical surface, 500 ... Insertion side connector, 550 ... Connection connector cable, 600 ... Connector cable holding member, 630 ... fixed portion, 630a ... movable piece, 630a1 ... rotation tip, 630b ... engagement projection, 660 ... adapter, 660a, 660b ... Y tip

Claims (8)

An electronic device attached to the housing case and having a first connector;
A connection connector cable having a second connector connected to the first connector of the electronic device at a tip of the cable;
A connector cable holding member in which a fixed portion at one end is fixed to the cable of the connection connector cable, and an adapter portion having a spring structure at the other end is in contact with the housing case and holds the connection between the first connector and the second connector When,
A cable connector holding mechanism characterized by comprising: The adapter portion of the connector cable holding member has two end portions that are shaped to expand outward or narrow inward, and the two end portions contact a surface different from the mounting surface of the electronic device of the housing case. The cable connector holding mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the cable connector holding mechanism exhibits spring characteristics. The distance between the second connector and the adapter portion is adjusted by fixing the fixing portion to the cable at a location close to the second connector and adjusting the fixing position. The cable connector holding mechanism according to 1 or 2. The cable connector holding mechanism according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the connector cable holding member is formed of a material having high elasticity. A cable connector holding member attached to a connection connector cable having a second connector connected to a first connector of an electronic device attached to a housing case at a tip of the cable;
A fixing portion fixed to the cable of the connection connector cable at one end;
An adapter portion having a spring structure that contacts the housing case at the other end and holds the connection between the first connector and the second connector;
A cable connector holding member comprising: The adapter portion has two end portions that are shaped to expand outward or narrow inward, and the two end portions contact a surface different from the mounting surface of the electronic device of the housing case to exhibit spring characteristics. The cable connector holding member according to claim 5. The distance between the second connector and the adapter portion is adjusted by fixing the fixing portion to the cable at a location close to the second connector and adjusting the fixing position. The cable connector holding mechanism according to 5 or 6. The cable connector holding member according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the adapter portion is formed of a material having high elasticity.

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