KR20020027799A - A cable connector with rotatable signal cable - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A cable connector having a rotatable signal cable is provided to make the signal cable freely rotate on a part connected with the cable connector, so as to reduce an installation space as well as preventing the cable connector from being transformed too much. CONSTITUTION: A cable connector(10) comprises as follows. A signal cable(12) transmits a signal. A signal cable connector(14) has stoppers(14a, 14b) on a 90-degree position of a rotor, to make the signal cable(12) rotate on the connector(10) by a 90-degree rotation. A cable connector body(11) has a connection pin terminal(13) for connecting the cable connector(10) with a computer body for signal transmissions. The cable connector body(11) has a push button(15) for easily rotating the signal cable(12) when the cable connector(10) is connected to the computer body.

Description

Cable connector with rotatable signal cable {A CABLE CONNECTOR WITH ROTATABLE SIGNAL CABLE}

The present invention relates to a signal cable connector, and more particularly to a cable connector having a rotatable signal cable freely rotatable so as to be easily connected to a computer main body from a monitor.

Conventionally, such a cable connector connected to a computer main body has a shape in which a plurality of signal lines respectively connected to a plurality of connection pins located at ends of the cable connector are molded by fixing with plastic. This prior art cable connector is shown in FIG. According to FIG. 1, the cable connector 1 has a signal cable 2 connected between a computer main body and a monitor to transfer signals between the two, and an approximately rectangular parallelepiped which mediates the signal cable to be easily connected to the computer main body. It takes the structure provided with the connector main body. At this time, the connector main body includes a signal cable side molding part 3 to which a signal cable is connected, a computer main body side connecting pin terminal 5 to be connected to the computer main body, and a screw fastening part for connecting and fixing the main body to the computer main body side. (4) is provided on both sides of the signal cable side plane. 2 shows a state in which a signal cable is connected to the computer main body 6 and the monitor 7 via the cable connector 1 of the prior art.

However, such a cable connector 1, as shown in Figure 1, integrally plastic molding the part where the signal cable is connected to the connector body to fix the signal cable to the connector, so that the signal cable is When connecting to the main body, as shown in FIG. 2, sufficient installation space as much as the molding part is required to the rear of the computer main body, and when the signal cable needs to be pulled forward as needed, the cable easily bends due to the strength of the molding part. The bending deformation force is transmitted to the connecting pin terminal 5 or the screw fastening part 4 of the computer main body through the signal cable connector even in the uncurved state, and even in the curved state, causing deformation that adversely affects the connection of the cable connector. There was a problem that could be.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a cable connector which solves the problems of the related art by increasing installation space and generating deformation of a cable connector by configuring the signal cable to be rotatable freely at a portion connected to the cable connector.

1 is a perspective view of a cable connector of the prior art;

FIG. 2 is a view showing a state in which a computer main body and a monitor are interconnected through a conventional cable connector shown in FIG.

3 is a perspective view of a cable connector according to the present invention in a state in which the signal cable is not rotated and rotated 90 degrees in one view;

4 is a side cross-sectional view of the cable connector of FIG.

5 shows the internal arrangement of signal lines in a cable connector with the rotatable signal cable of FIG.

6 is a cross-sectional view showing the internal structure of the cable connector of the present invention without being connected to the computer main body.

7 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which the cable connector of FIG. 6 is connected to a computer main body.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a portion indicated by a circle in FIG. 7; FIG.

9 is a view corresponding to FIG. 2, showing a state in which the computer main body and the monitor are interconnected through the cable connector of the present invention.

Description of the main parts of the drawing

1: prior art cable connector

3: signal cable connector

4: screw connection

6: computer body

7: monitor

10: Cable connector of the present invention

11: cable connector

11a, 11b: front and rear major surfaces of the cable connector body

11a ': projection of the front main surface

12: signal cable

12a, 12b, 12c: signal line binder means

13: connecting pin terminal

14: signal cable connection

14a, 14b: stopper

15: push button

16: leaf spring

16a: hole

17: support frame of leaf spring

18: outer casing

19: Signal cable connection support frame

20: connection part of the computer main body

21: protrusion of the vertical bent shape

21a: vertical bending tip

As a configuration for achieving the above object, the present invention provides a cable connector for connecting a signal cable connected to the monitor and transmitting a signal to the computer body, the cable connector is a signal cable, the signal cable to the cable connector And a cable connector body having a signal cable connecting portion for rotatably connecting, and a connecting pin terminal connected to the connecting portion of the computer main body to mediate signal transmission therebetween.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the cable connector main body further includes a push button for smoothly rotating the signal cable to facilitate connection when the cable connector is connected to the computer main body.

At this time, it is preferable that the signal cable connecting portion is provided with one stopper at each 90 degree position of the rotation source to connect the signal cable to the cable connector so as to be rotatable 90 degrees.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the cable connector body further includes an elastic means interposed between the push button and the support frame to resist the pressing action of the push button.

At this time, the elastic means is a leaf spring, one end is in contact with the push button, the other end is formed with a hole, and the opposite end is composed of a recessed portion of the concave shape, and is coupled to the hole, the computer body It is preferable to have a connection portion of the projection of the vertical bending form for a firm coupling with the cable connector.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, while pressing the push button, one end of the hole formed leaf spring is moved in the direction opposite to the pressing direction by the recessed portion against the support frame to vertical bending of the projection When the front end and the holes of the leaf spring are aligned with each other and the push button is released, the leaf spring is returned to its original position by the elastic force, and the holes of the leaf spring and the protrusion of the connection part of the computer main body are returned. The bent tip is coupled to each other so that the cable connector and the computer main body are firmly connected.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A preferred embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings.

3 is a view illustrating a cable connector 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which the signal cable 12 connected to the cable connector 10 is not rotated (indicated by a dotted line) and rotated. It is shown together. According to FIG. 3, the cable connector 10 of the present invention has one signal cable 12 for transmitting a signal and one at a 90 degree position of the rotation source to connect the signal cable to the connector, preferably 90 degrees. And a cable connector main body 11 having a signal cable connecting portion 14 having stoppers 14a and 14b of a pair, and a connecting pin terminal 13 for connecting a cable connector to a computer main body to mediate signal transmission therebetween. . The cable connector body 11 preferably further includes a push button 15 for smoothly rotating the signal cable when the cable connector is connected and fixed to the computer body.

FIG. 4 is a side cross-sectional view of the cable connector of FIG. 3, showing that the signal cable 12 is not rotated (shown in broken lines) and is connected to the cable connector body in a state where it is rotated 90 degrees. A good look at the internal structure. According to the figure, the connecting portion 14 of the signal cable 12 is provided with two stoppers 14a and 14b positioned at each other at a 90 degree position of an imaginary rotation source formed when the connecting portion is rotated. It takes the form of the protrusion part in which the recess is formed. The signal cable connecting portion 14 connected to the cable connector main body is located between both main surfaces of the main body, that is, between the front main surface 11a and the rear main surface 11b, and both stoppers of the connection portion in the state in which the signal cable is not rotated. 14a and 14b are engaged with and connected to both main surfaces 11a and 11b of the main body, respectively. At this time, one stopper 14a has the projection 11a 'of the front main surface 11a inserted into the recess, and the other stopper 14b has a state in which the protruding portion is in contact with the inner wall of the rear main surface 11b. do. On the other hand, when the signal cable is rotated, for example, by 90 degrees in the direction of the arrow, the one stopper 14a is released from the projection of the front main surface and the projection 11a 'of the front main surface in the recess of the other stopper 14b. ) Is inserted.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating the internal wiring of the cable connector of FIG. 3. According to this figure, the signal cable consists of a plurality of signal lines 12 ', and it can be seen an arrangement in which a plurality of signal lines are divided into two bundles so that the signal cable can freely rotate at the connection portion. Specifically, the plurality of signal lines 12 ′ are signal line binder means 12c for weaving the signal lines together in a bundle near the signal cable connection portion, and branching the signal lines in two at the cable connector body part, respectively. Branch line binder means 12a, 12b are provided for weaving the branch lines in a bundle. From this internal arrangement the signal cable is freely rotatable in the connector.

FIG. 6 is a plan sectional view of one embodiment shown in cross-sectional view so as to better examine the internal structure of the cable connector of FIG. According to FIG. 6, in the arrangement of the signal lines according to FIG. 5, the cable connector body has a push button 15 positioned at both ends in openings on both sides of the main body, and one end of which is connected to the push button 15. The concave leaf spring 16 having a hole (shown in FIG. 8) formed adjacent to the other end and having a protrusion (shown in FIG. 8) for interconnecting the cable connector and the computer main body connection part, and a cable connector main body. A plate spring support frame 17 having a shape opened to the connecting pin terminal side from the inner surface of the cable connector body and having a concave portion of the leaf spring 16 in contact with both sides in the direction along the inner surface of the cable connector body is provided. In addition, one side of the push button 15 is in contact with the inner wall of the outer casing 18 toward the signal cable connection side, and the signal cable connection support frame 19 is in contact with the inner side of the push button.

FIG. 7 is a view showing a state when the push button is pressed in the cable connector of FIG. 6. When both push buttons 15 are pushed inward toward each other, the signal cable connection support frame that is in contact with one end of the button is levered. By the action, the other end side is opened in the direction opposite to the pressing direction of the button, and the signal cable connecting portion side is released in a fixed state, thereby freeing the rotation of the signal cable. Further, with the push button pressed, the other end of the leaf spring in contact with the push button is pressed against the leaf spring support frame as the leaf spring is pressed by the push button, so that the direction opposite to the pushing direction of the push button is reached. In this state, the signal cable connector is connected to the connection portion 20 of the computer main body. In this case, the connection portion of the computer main body is provided with a projection 21 which is vertically bent to both sides of the connection portion of the computer main body in addition to the connection pin terminal accommodation portion into which the connection pin terminal of the cable connector is fitted. ) Is aligned with the hole 16a formed at one end of the leaf spring 16, and in this state, the push button is released, so that the leaf spring is returned to its original position by the elasticity of the leaf spring. By moving to the original position, the vertical bending tip portion 21a of the projection is inserted into the hole 16a, so that the cable connector is firmly fixed to the computer body connection portion. This connection state is shown in detail in FIG. 8, where the dotted line shows the state in which the tip portion 21a of the protrusion 21 is aligned with the hole 16a while the push button is pressed, and is shown in solid line. The part shows a state in which the tip portion 21a of the protruding portion 21 is inserted into the hole 16a when the pressed state is released.

9 is a view showing a state in which the computer main body and the monitor are connected to each other through the cable connector of the present invention described above.

According to the configuration of the cable connector of the present invention described above, since the signal cable is rotatable freely at the portion connected to the cable connector, it is possible to reduce the installation space and to prevent the strain on the cable connector.

Claims (6)

A cable connector that connects a signal cable that connects to the monitor to carry a signal to the computer. And a cable connector body having a signal cable, a signal cable connecting portion for rotatably connecting the signal cable to the cable connector, and a connecting pin terminal connected to the connecting portion of the computer main body to mediate signal transmission therebetween. Cable connector. The cable connector of claim 1, wherein the cable connector body further comprises a push button for facilitating the connection and smoothly rotating the signal cable when the cable connector is fixed to the computer body. 2. The cable connector according to claim 1, wherein the signal cable connecting portion includes one stopper at a 90 degree position of the rotation source so as to rotatably connect the signal cable to the connector by 90 degrees. 3. The cable connector of claim 2, wherein the cable connector body further includes elastic means interposed between the push button and the support frame to resist the pushing action of the push button. The method of claim 4, wherein the elastic means is a leaf spring, one end is in contact with the push button, the other end is formed with a hole, the end portion is composed of a recessed portion of the concave shape, the portion coupled to the hole The cable connector of claim 1, wherein the connecting portion of the computer main body includes a projection in the form of a vertical bend for tightly coupling with the cable connector. According to claim 5, While pressing the push button, one end of the hole-formed leaf spring is moved in a direction opposite to the pressing direction by the recess portion against the support frame to the projection and plate of the vertical bending form When the holes of the spring are aligned with each other and the push button is released, the leaf spring is returned to its original position by the elastic force, and the holes of the leaf springs in the aligned state and the vertical bent portions of the protrusions of the connection portions of the computer body The cable connector, characterized in that the cable connector and the computer main body is firmly connected by being coupled.