JPH1140239A - Cable connector for communication device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To secure a space for attaching and detaching work of a connector, by inclining 2 cable outlets by a specific angle to a surface on which a male connector is engaged with a cable connector, and lapping an upper cover of the connector on a lower one, in order to shorten the length of a cable leader. SOLUTION: Cable outlets 11, 12 are placed with a 45 degree inclination with respect to a cable connector engagement surface. An upper cover of the connector 13 with 2 directional cable outlets 11, 12 is lapped on a lower cover 14 of the connector to form a connector cover body. The connector cover body holds between the upper and lower covers a housing 15 with contacts arranged. In this cable connector, since a space for accommodating a cable is determined by a mounting direction, one directional outlet can be selected from the 2 directional outlets 11, 12. In this case, a cable outlet cover 16 is mounted on the cable outlet which is not used.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a structure of a cable connector used for a communication device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional cable connector for a communication device is:
As shown in FIG. 8, it is mounted on the substrate end side 81. Attach the cable connector to the board side male connector 8
2, the cable connector 80 is inserted horizontally,
Insert until the lock 83 on the male connector and the claw 84 on the cable connector are completely engaged.

For removal, a wedge-shaped removal jig 85 is inserted into the lock 83 of the male connector, and the lock 83 and the claw 84 on the cable connector side are removed. With the lock released, the cable connector 80 can be pulled out.

A cable connector for a communication device is used for connection between units and the like, and as shown in FIG. 9, usually two to four connectors are arranged in parallel with the side surface of the board.

[0005]

However, a cable connector used for a communication device usually has a large number of terminals.
The diameter of the cable used increases, causing an increase in the radius of curvature. As a result, as shown in FIG. 9, it was necessary to secure a cable storage space 90. Also, the removal jig 85
A working space was also required to use. For this reason, in order to secure a sufficient cable accommodation space, miniaturization of the apparatus has been hindered.

[0006]

According to the present invention, two cable outlets are arranged at an angle of 45 degrees with respect to a surface where the male connector and the cable connector are fitted (hereinafter referred to as a fitting surface). The upper cover and the lower cover of the connector having the cable outlet in one direction are overlapped with each other to form a connector cover body, and the connector cover body realizes a cable connector having a configuration in which a housing in which contacts are arranged is sandwiched. .

[0007]

FIG. 1 is a structural view of a cable connector according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The cable connector is configured as follows.

The cable outlets 11 and 12 are arranged at an angle of 45 degrees with respect to the cable connector fitting surface, and the upper cover 13 and the lower cover 14 of the connector having the cable outlets 11 and 12 in two directions overlap with each other. To form a connector cover body. The connector cover main body sandwiches the housing 15 in which the contacts are aligned.

In this cable connector, the space for accommodating the cable is determined by the mounting direction, so that the one-way outlet can be selected from the two-way outlets 11, 12.

At this time, a cable outlet cover 16 is attached to an unused cable outlet.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a use state of the first embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the present cable connector can be fitted with a conventional male connector 21 for a cable connector. Hereinafter, the usage state of the present cable connector will be described.

In order to minimize the space for accommodating the cable, the cable outlet is set in one direction (11 or 12).
And the cable 24 is attached. The cover 16 is fitted into the unused cable outlet, and the cable connector 20 is assembled in the direction of the arrow in FIG.

The cable connector 20 and the board-side male connector 21 are fitted together by inserting the cable connector 20 horizontally into the board-side male connector 21 as shown in FIG. Insert until the claws 23 on the cable connector side are completely engaged.

FIG. 8 shows that the male connector lock 22 is removed.
A wedge-shaped removal jig 85 is inserted, and the lock 22 and the claw 23 on the cable connector side are removed. When the cable connector 20 is pulled out with the lock released, the male connector 21 and the cable connector 20 can be separated.

FIG. 3 is a view showing an effect example according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, a cable 3 having a diameter of 16 mm is used.
3 is used, the cable accommodation space of the conventional example is shown in FIG.
In the cable housing space 31 according to the present invention, 32 can be secured as an empty space, as compared with 90 of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a structural view of a cable connector according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The cable connector is configured as follows.

The cable outlet 41 is arranged at an angle of 45 degrees with respect to the cable connector fitting surface, and the housing 45 in which the movable cable fixing device 42 of the cable outlet 41 and the contacts are aligned is connected to the connector upper cover 43 and the connector lower. It is formed so as to be sandwiched by the cover 44.

The movable cable fixing device 42 is installed so that the direction of the cable outlet 41 can be moved up and down 45 degrees with respect to the surfaces of the connector upper cover 43 and the connector lower cover 44.

FIGS. 5A and 5B are views showing a use state of the second embodiment of the present invention, wherein FIG. 5A is a plan view and FIG. 5B is a side view.

Hereinafter, the use state of the present cable connector shown in FIG. 5 installed in the horizontal direction will be described.

The cable 54 is attached to the movable cable fixing device 42, and the contact and the cable 54 are connected in the cable connector 50. The movable cable fixing device 42 is shown in FIG.
As shown in (b), the cable withdrawal angle is determined according to the cable accommodation space.

The cable connector 50 and the board-side male connector 51 are fitted together by inserting the cable connector 50 in the board-side male connector 51 in the horizontal direction, and locking the board-side male connector 51 with the board-side male connector 51.
Insert until the zero claw 53 is completely engaged.

For removal, the wedge-shaped removal jig 85 of FIG. 8 is inserted into the lock 52 of the male connector 51 on the board side, and the lock 52 and the claw 53 are removed. When the cable connector 50 is pulled out in a state where the lock is released, the board-side male connector 5 is pulled out.
1 and the cable connector 50 can be separated.

FIG. 6 is a view showing an effect example according to the second embodiment. In the case where a cable having a diameter of 16 [mm] is used as shown in FIG. Compared with 90, the cable housing space 61 according to the present invention has a reduced space 62, which is effective for miniaturization.

In the above-described second embodiment, the housing space is secured by the present cable connector when the cable connector is arranged in the horizontal direction. However, it is necessary to consider the case where the cable connector is arranged in the vertical direction. is there.

FIG. 7 shows an example in which the second embodiment is further developed. In this example, there are a cable outlet and movable cable fixing devices 71 and 72 in both directions so that the cable outlet can be selected in two directions. As a result, the cable pull-out direction can be flexibly selected in three dimensions up, down, left, and right according to the application, and a cable accommodating space can be secured.

[0028]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Since the cable outlets are provided in two directions and inclined 45 degrees with respect to the connector fitting surface, the cable outlet length is shortened, and an effect of securing a working space in the connector attaching / detaching work can be obtained. For example, when the cable 33 having a diameter of 16 [mm] is used as shown in FIG. 3, the cable housing space according to the present invention is compared with the cable housing space 90 shown in FIG.
In 1, 32 can be secured as an empty space.

Further, in another embodiment, since the cable pulling direction can be moved up and down to a maximum of 45 degrees, the cable pulling length is shortened, and there is an effect that a work space for connector attaching / detaching work is secured. For example,
When a cable having a diameter of 16 [mm] is used as shown in FIG. 6, the cable housing space 61 according to the present invention is compared with the cable housing space 90 shown in FIG. The size is reduced, which is effective for miniaturization. Further, since the cable bend is fixed by the movable cable fixing device without applying an excessive load, the possibility of damaging the bent portion of the cable is reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a structural diagram of a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a use state of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an effect example of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a structural diagram of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5A is a plan view showing a use state of the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5B is a side view showing a use state of the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6A is a plan view illustrating an example of an effect of the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6B is a side view illustrating an example of an effect of the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an application example of the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view of a conventional cable connector.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view of a conventional cable connector.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11, 12, 41 Cable outlet 13, 43 Connector upper cover 14, 44 Connector lower cover 15, 45 Housing 16 Cable outlet cover 24, 33, 54, 63 Cable 20, 50 Cable connector 21, 51 Male connector 22, 52 Lock 23,53 Claw 31,61 Cable accommodating space 32,62 Empty space 42,71,72 Movable cable fixing device

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A cable connector comprising a housing in which contacts are aligned, and a connector upper cover and a connector lower cover overlapped with each other.
A cable connector for a communication device, comprising a cable outlet opening in a direction. 2. A cable connector in which a housing in which contacts are aligned is sandwiched, and a connector upper cover and a connector lower cover are overlapped with each other. A cable connector for a communication device, comprising: a movable cable fixing device provided at the cable outlet and capable of moving the direction of the cable outlet up and down with respect to the surface of the cable connector. 3. The cable connector according to claim 2, wherein the cable outlet and the movable cable fixing device are provided in two directions.