JPH0150066B2 - - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a connector cover assembly that closes the rear part of an electrical connector and includes a cable outlet, and more particularly to a connector cover assembly that allows cables to be drawn out from the electrical connector in two or more directions. Concerning solids.

It has been common practice in the past to provide electrical connectors with cable covers that have cable outlets in one direction. Therefore, it is not always possible to pull out the cable from the connector in a desired direction. Some covers have devices for changing the cable exit angle, but these usually require a fairly complex assembly of parts and it is not always possible to achieve the desired angular effect. It is. An example of a well-known cable exit cover is U.S. Pat. No. 3,904,265, no.
No. 3995947, No. 4108527, and No. 4169648.

The present invention includes a yoke and a pair of combined flat plate members 18, 20, the yoke having a pair of parallel and spaced apart side walls 24, 26, the side walls 24, 26 being spaced apart from each other. 26, each side wall 24, 26 is joined along a first edge by an intermediate wall extending laterally with respect to the plane of 26; an elongated ear extending on the outer surface of each side wall 24, 26 and angularly disposed with respect to the connector engagement device, each of said combination plate members having an inner surface having an elongated ear engagement groove therein. a device for releasably securing the flat plate members to each other; and a cable exit opening, the groove of the flat plate member being engaged with the ear of the yoke;
A two-way cover assembly for an electrical connector may be provided, the two-way cover assembly for an electrical connector being adapted to provide a cable outlet in a second direction when the planar members 18, 20 are disposed transposed relative to the yoke to provide a cable outlet in a second direction. .

Also in accordance with the present invention, a multi-directional cover assembly 16, 18, 20, 22 for an electrical connector includes a yoke 16 including devices 30, 32 for engaging the electrical connector 10, and a cable stress relief device 22. flat plate members 18, 20, and the flat plate member 18,
device 3 for fixing 20 to the yoke 16;
6, 38, said yoke 16 having a connector surface, a cable exit surface disposed at a selected angle to said connector surface, and a passageway extending between said connector surface and said cable exit surface;
The yoke 16 is fixed to the connector 10 in at least two angular directions with respect to the connector surface parallel to the combination of the connectors 10, and the flat plate members 18, 20 are fixed to the front surface, and a cable exit surface disposed at a selected angle, and a passageway extending between the front surface and the cable exit surface, the cable stress relief device 22 being positioned proximate the cable exit surface; The plate members 18, 20 are fixed to the yoke 16 by the fixing devices 36, 38 in at least two angular directions with respect to the front surface of the yoke 16 parallel to the cable exit surface. The angular direction of the yoke 16 with respect to the connector 10 and the flat plate members 18 and 20 with respect to the yoke 16 are
a multi-directional cable pull-out cover assembly 16 in which the angular orientation of the cable 12 is selected such that the cable 12 can be pulled out of the assembly of the connector 10, the yoke 16, and the plate members 18, 20 in any of a plurality of directions; , 18, 20, 22 can also be provided.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a cover assembly that can be easily mounted to an electrical connector without the need for any equipment.

Another object of the invention is to provide a cover assembly that allows cables to be routed from electrical connectors of known configurations in either 90 degree or 180 degree directions.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a multi-directional cable cover assembly for an electrical connector that is easy and economical to manufacture.

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. A cover assembly according to the present invention is disclosed in U.S. Pat.
3002176 in conjunction with a known elongate electrical connector 10 of the type disclosed in US Pat. No. 3,002,176. Connector 10 has a peripheral mounting flange 14 . According to the present invention, the cover assembly includes a mounting yoke 16;
First flat plate member, that is, first cover member 18
and a second flat plate member, that is, a second cover member 2
0 and a cable gripping device 22 which is a cable stress relief device. The yoke 16 of the first embodiment has a pair of spaced apart side walls 24, 26 joined by an intermediate wall 28 extending substantially perpendicular to the planes of the side walls 24, 26. be done. Opposing surfaces of the side walls 24 and 26 are parallel to each other and have first and second mounting flange receiving grooves 3 spaced apart from each other.
Construct 0 and 32, respectively. Each side wall 24, 26
It also has an elongated mounting ear 34 on the outwardly facing surface opposite the opposing surface. The yoke 16 has a connector surface 17, a cable exit surface 19 disposed at a selected angle to the connector surface 17, and a passageway 21 extending between the connector surface 17 and said cable exit surface 19. The connector surface 1
7 is parallel to the mating surface 12 of the connector 10.

First cover member 18 and second cover member 20
have locking devices 36, 38 for releasably securing said members 18, 20 in a known manner. The cover members 18, 20 each further have an elongated groove 40 in the front face 33 thereof, which groove 40 receives a respective elongated ear 34 of the yoke 16. Cover members 18, 20 further include cable exit ports 42, 44, respectively, in cable exit surfaces 35 disposed at selected angles to said front surface 33;
At least one of the outlets 42, 44 may be configured to receive the cable gripping device 22 therein. Front surface 3 of the cover members 18, 20
A passageway 37 extends between the cable outlet surface 35 and the cable outlet surface 35 .

The cover assembly according to the invention is similar to that of the well-known connector 1.
The yoke 16 is first mounted on the electrical connector by sliding it over the connector 10 so that the edge portions of the peripheral flanges 14 of the yoke 10 are located within the grooves 30 and 32, respectively. The wall 28 forms a barrier, and the barrier connects the connector 1
0 into the yoke 16, and
0 and correctly position the yoke 16. If a cable gripping device 22 is used, the gripping device 22 can now be placed on the cover members 18, 20 and the cover can take either of the configurations shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. Member 18, 2
0 to each other so that the cable can be pulled out in the required direction. When the first cover member 18 is placed on the upper side as shown in FIG.
The cable will be pulled out in a 90 degree direction as shown in FIG. If the yoke 16 is used in the orientation shown in FIG. 1 and the second cover member 20 is placed on the upper side, the cable will be pulled out in a 180 degree direction as shown in FIG. This is because the first cover member 18 and the second cover member 20 have a symmetrical shape, so by reversing the vertical positions of the two cover members, dislocation with respect to the cable extraction surface 19 of the yoke 16 can be avoided. The cable pull-out direction can be changed from 90° to 180°. Also yoke 16
As shown in FIG. 1, the side walls 24 and 26 supported by the intermediate wall 28 have symmetrical shapes, and in FIG. However, when the second cover member 20 is placed on the upper side, the cable can be pulled out in a direction of 90 degrees to the left, and as a result,
The cable will be pulled out in two or more directions.

Another embodiment of yoke 46 is illustrated in FIG. This embodiment includes a pair of mutually spaced side walls 4
8, 50 and a peripheral flange 54, the side walls 48, 50 are joined by an intermediate 52 extending perpendicular to their planes, the peripheral flange 54 extending from the aligned edges of the side walls 48, 50. put out Side wall 48,5
0 also includes outwardly directed elongated loading ears 56.
Flange 54 includes mounting openings 58, 60 that align with similar mounting openings in the connector.

The operation of yoke 46 in this embodiment is similar to yoke 16. The yoke 46 is assembled into the connector 10 by bringing the flanges 14 and 54 into abutment and securing the flanges 14 and 54 together using well-known equipment (not shown). Covers 18, 20 are then attached to the yoke as previously described.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a first embodiment of a cover assembly according to the present invention and a known electrical connector, and FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a first embodiment of a cover assembly according to the present invention engaged with the known electrical connector for pulling out a cable in a 90 degree direction. A perspective view of the first embodiment of the cover assembly, Figure 3 taken at 180 degrees from the connector.
FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of another embodiment of the yoke member of the cover assembly according to the present invention; FIG. be. 18, 20... flat plate member, 24, 26... side wall.

Claims (1)

Claims: 1. A two-way cover assembly for an electrical connector, comprising a yoke and a pair of mating flat plate members 18, 20, the yoke having a pair of parallel and spaced apart side walls 24, 26. , said both side walls 24,2
6 are joined along a first edge by an intermediate wall extending laterally with respect to the plane of said side walls 24, 26, each said side wall 24, 26 having a connector engagement device along a second edge; Each of the side walls 24, 2 along the edge
6, each of said combination plate members has an inner surface having an elongated ear engagement groove on an inner side thereof, and an elongated ear extending on the outer surface of said flat plate 6 and disposed at an angle with respect to said connector engagement device; a device for releasably securing the members to each other, and a cable outlet, the groove of the plate member engaging the ear of the yoke to provide a cable outlet in a first direction; A two-way cover assembly for an electrical connector, wherein said planar members 18, 20 are disposed transposed relative to said yoke to provide a cable outlet in a second direction. 2. A two-way cover assembly for an electrical connector as set forth in claim 1, wherein the connector engaging device is provided on each inner surface of the side wall for accommodating a peripheral mounting flange portion of the connector therein. A two-way cover assembly for an electrical connector containing opposing parallel spaced grooves. 3. The two-way cover assembly for an electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein the connector engaging device is integral with the side wall and extends along the second edge perpendicular to the plane of the side wall. A two-way cover assembly for an electrical connector including a peripheral flange extending therefrom, the flange being adapted to abut a mounting flange similar to the flange of the connector. 4. In the two-way cover assembly for an electrical connector according to claim 1, the cover assembly further includes a cable grip formed to be accommodated in the cable outlet of at least one of the combination flat plate members. A two-way cover assembly for an electrical connector containing equipment. 5. In the two-way cover assembly for an electrical connector according to claim 1, the device for releasably securing the flat plate members to each other is provided on one of the flat plate members and on the ear of the other flat plate member. A two-way cover assembly for an electrical connector containing a locking device positioned for engagement with the electrical connector. 6 Multi-directional cover assembly for electrical connectors 16,1
8, 20, 22, a yoke 16 including devices 30, 32 for engaging the electrical connector 10, a plate member 18, 2 including a cable stress relief device 22;
0, and the flat plate members 18 and 20 are connected to the yoke 1.
6, said yoke 16 comprises a connector surface, a cable exit surface disposed at a selected angle to said connector surface, and a cable exit surface extending between said connector surface and said cable exit surface. the yoke 16 is adapted to be fixed to the connector 10 in at least two angular directions with respect to the connector plane parallel to the mating plane of the connector 10, and the yoke 16 is adapted to be fixed to the connector 10 in at least two angular directions with respect to the connector plane parallel to the mating plane of the connector 10; has a front surface, a cable exit surface disposed at a selected angle with respect to the front surface, and a passageway extending between the front surface and the cable exit surface, and the cable stress relief device 22 is connected to the cable exit surface. The plate members 18, 20 are fixed to the yoke 16 by the fixing devices 36, 38 in at least two angular directions with respect to the front surface parallel to the cable exit surface of the yoke 16. As a result, the angular direction of the yoke 16 with respect to the connector 10 and the angular direction of the flat plate members 18 and 20 with respect to the yoke 16 are selected, and the cable 12 is connected to the connector 10, the yoke 16, and a multidirectional cable pull-out cover assembly 1 that can be pulled out in any of a plurality of directions from the assembly of the flat plate members 18, 20.
6, 18, 20, 22. 7. In the cover assembly 16, 18, 20, 22 according to claim 6, the yoke 1
6 and the front surface of the flat plate members 18, 20 are both substantially larger than the diameter of the cable 12, thereby allowing the plurality of conductors of the cable 12 to the cover assembly being spaced apart within the openings and the passageways and extending to respective spaced apart terminal passageways of the connector 10; 8. In the cover assembly 16, 18, 20, 22 according to claim 6, the flat plate members 18, 20 have locking devices 36, 3 that can be identified from each other.
A pair of facing cover members 18, 20 having 8
The yoke 16 includes ears 34 extending outward from opposite sides of the yoke 16 along the cable exit surface, and the cover member 18,
20 each extend along the front surface of the cover members 18, 2 to receive respective ears 34 while locking the cover members 18, 20 together.
0 for securing said cover members 18, 20 to said yoke 16 in a relationship in which said front surface of said cover members 18, 20 is parallel to said cable exit surface of said yoke 16; Members 18, 20. 9. A cover assembly 16, 18, 20, 22 according to claim 8, wherein the connector engagement device is attached to a peripheral flange 14 of the connector 10.
flange receiving grooves 30, 32 extending along the connector surface into opposing inner surfaces of the yoke 16 for receiving opposing edges of the yoke 16, the flange 14 being parallel to the mating surface of the connector 10; , thereby fixing the connector 10 to the yoke 16 with the connector surface parallel to the mating surface.
0. 10. A cover assembly 16, 18, 20, 22 according to claim 8, wherein the yoke 16 is an integral member having opposing side walls joined by a side wall 28 along a corresponding first side thereof. with a corresponding second side forming a connector receiving opening;
The flange accommodation grooves 30 and 32 extend from the connector receiving opening along the connector surface, and the flat plate members 18 and 20 are fixed to the yoke 16 so that the connector 10 is fixed to the flat plate member 18. , 20, the cover assembly is adapted to close the connector receiving opening, thereby securing the yoke 16 and the plate members 18, 20 to the connector 10.