TWI392161B - Cable connector assembly and the method for making the same - Google Patents

Description

Cable connector combination and wire leveling method thereof

The present invention relates to a cable connector assembly and a wire leveling method thereof, and more particularly to a cable connector assembly for an electronic device interior and a wire leveling method thereof.

As shown in the Chinese Patent Publication No. CN2689526Y, a power connector is disclosed, which includes an insulative housing, a conductive terminal received in the insulating body, and a lead electrically connected to the conductive terminal. Generally, the wires of the power connector are of a single-wire structure, so that the electrical performance can be saved and the cost can be saved. The power connector disclosed in the Chinese Patent Publication No. CN2689526Y includes only six wires, but according to the power supply requirements. Differently, the number of wires selected is also different, sometimes even dozens. Such power connectors are often placed in a small space between the power supply and the chassis of the chassis. However, when the number of wires of the power connector is large, the wires of some parts tend to be messy, and one is pressed. The other one, and the installation space at this location is relatively small, so that the installation space of the power supply makes the power supply difficult to install.

Therefore, it is indeed necessary to provide a cable connector combination that overcomes the above drawbacks.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a cable connector assembly that accommodates the internal space requirements of an electronic device and facilitates cable management, and a wire leveling method thereof.

To solve the foregoing technical problem, the cable connector combination of the present invention adopts the following technical solution: a cable connector combination, which is applied to an electronic device The cable connector includes an insulative housing, a plurality of conductive terminals corresponding to the insulative housing, and a plurality of wires electrically connected to the corresponding conductive terminals and extending out of the insulative housing; a flat plate and a tape for finishing the wires; The plate includes a smaller plate and a larger plate, the plurality of wires including a plurality of wires having different diameters including at least a first group of wires having a smaller diameter and a second group of wires having a larger diameter, the diameter being The small first set of wires are flatly bound between the two small plates and the acetate tape wrapped around the two small plates, and the second set of wires having a larger diameter and the first set of wires having a smaller diameter are jointly bound to the two. The large flat plate is wrapped between the acetic acid tape around the two large plates.

In order to solve the foregoing technical problem, the wire leveling method of the cable connector combination of the present invention comprises the following steps: preparing two small flat plates, two large flat plates and a tape; and straightening out the first set of wires having a smaller diameter, using a small flat plate The first set of wires having a smaller diameter is layered such that portions of the first set of wires having a smaller diameter are arranged on the small plate without interleaving and stacking; the tape is wound on the outside of the small plate and the first set of wires having a smaller diameter. The first set of wires having a smaller diameter is flattened therein; the second set of wires having a larger diameter is straightened, and the second set of wires having a larger diameter and the set of wires having a smaller diameter are arranged in parallel in two large blocks. The flat plate is wrapped with a layer of tape on the outside of the two large plates, and the second set of wires having a larger diameter and the first set of wires having a smaller diameter are flattened therein.

The cable connector assembly of the present invention and its wire are leveled compared to the prior art The method has the following effects: by flattening the wires side by side between the two plates, and then fixing the two plates with a tape, so that the wires are straight and juxtaposed without deformation and bending, so as to meet the requirements for installation in a small space. .

Referring to the first to third figures, the cable connector assembly 100 of the present invention includes a cable connector 1, a flat plate 2, and a blanket 3.

The cable connector 1 is a power connector, and includes an insulative housing 11 , a plurality of conductive terminals (not shown) received in the insulative housing 11 , and a plurality of wires 12 electrically connected to the conductive terminals. The insulative housing 11 is provided with a plurality of terminal receiving slots 110 penetrating the insulative housing 11 , and the plurality of conductive terminals are received in the corresponding terminal receiving slots 110 . The wire 12 is electrically connected to the corresponding conductive terminal by means of riveting or soldering, and extends out of the insulating body 11. The cable connector 1 has a plug portion 111 through which the power supply or signal of the cable connector 1 and the mating connector are turned on by mating with the mating connector (not shown). Each of the two sides of the insulative housing 11 of the cable connector 1 is provided with a latching arm 112. When the cable connector 1 is mated with the mating connector, the latching arm 112 cooperates with a corresponding latching device on the mating connector. In order to ensure the stability of the cooperation of the cable connector 1 and the mating connector, it is not easy to loosen. The latch arm 112 has a T shape, and the latching and opening of the latch arm 112 can be achieved by pressing the operating portion 1121 of the end of the latch arm 112.

The wire 12 includes a first group of wires 121 having a smaller diameter and a second group of wires 122 having a larger diameter. In the present embodiment, the size of the first group of wires 121 is 22 AWG (American wire gauge). The two sets of wires 122 have a specification of 12 AWG. In this embodiment, the first group The wire 121 includes ten, and the second wire 122 includes eight.

In a preferred embodiment of the cable connector assembly 100 of the present invention, the flat plate 2 is a thin Mylar plate, and PET (polyethylene terephthalate) is used in this embodiment. A plate includes a small plate 21 that holds a first set of wires 121 of smaller diameter and a large plate 22 that holds a second set of wires 122 that are larger in diameter. The tape 3 is an acetate tape which is resistant to high temperature, strong in adhesion, and has high strength and high temperature properties.

The wire leveling method of the cable connector assembly 100 of the present invention is as shown in the second figure. First, two small flat plates 21 are prepared, and all the first set of wires 121 are straightened, so that five parallel rows of the first set of wires 121 are sandwiched between the two small flat plates 21, and the first set of wires 121 are arranged in the lower row. The five sets of parallel wires are arranged under the small flat plate 21 of the lower layer, and the first set of wires 121 are parallel to each other without being staggered and stacked; and then a layer of acetic acid tape 3 is wound around the first set of wires 121 and the two small plates 21; Following the second set of wires 122, the second set of wires 122 are arranged in parallel next to the first set of wires 121; then, two large plates 22 are prepared, and the first set of wires 121 and the second set of wires 122 are sandwiched between two blocks. Between the plates 22; then, a layer of acetate tape 3 is wound around the two large plates 22. Thus, the first set of wires 121 and the second set of wires 122 are firmly flattened between the two large plates 22. Since the length of the wire 12 of the cable connector assembly 100 of the present invention is long, the wire 12 can be processed in multiple places by the above-described leveling method, so that the wire 12 is fixed in parallel and juxtaposed, so that it is suitable for the wire 12 Requirements for installation in tight spaces.

The cable connector assembly 100 of the present invention can be placed in a narrow space inside the electronic device to avoid affecting the interior of the electronic device due to scattered wires. The other components are installed and the interior of the electronic device can be kept clean and tidy.

The wire leveling method of the cable connector assembly 100 of the present invention is not limited to the power connector, and other connectors having similar wire structures can be applied to the wire leveling. A pair of grooves may be provided between the two plates 2 of the cable connector assembly 100 of the present invention to receive the wires 12 therein to effectively prevent the wires 12 from moving between the plates 2. One side of the flat plate 2 of the cable connector assembly 100 of the present invention may be coated with some glue to better secure the wires 12.

1‧‧‧Cable connector

100‧‧‧ cable connector combination

11‧‧‧Insulation body

110‧‧‧Terminal receiving slot

111‧‧‧Interface

112‧‧‧Lock arm

1121‧‧‧Operation Department

12‧‧‧ wire

121‧‧‧First set of wires

122‧‧‧Second set of wires

2‧‧‧ tablet

21‧‧‧Small tablet

22‧‧‧ Large flat plate

3‧‧‧ Tape

The first figure is a perspective view of the cable connector assembly of the present invention, wherein the flat panel flattens the cable and the tape completely secures the panel.

The second figure is a perspective view of the cable connector assembly of the present invention in which the panel flattens the wires of the cable connector and the tape does not completely secure the panel.

The third figure is a perspective view of the cable connector assembly of the present invention in which the flat plate and the tape are placed outside the connector.

100‧‧‧ cable connector combination

11‧‧‧Insulation body

110‧‧‧Terminal receiving slot

111‧‧‧Interface

112‧‧‧Lock arm

1121‧‧‧Operation Department

121‧‧‧First set of wires

122‧‧‧Second set of wires

21‧‧‧Small tablet

22‧‧‧ Large flat plate

3‧‧‧ Tape

Claims (10)

A cable connector assembly for use in an electronic device, comprising: a cable connector, comprising: an insulating body, a plurality of conductive terminals corresponding to the insulating body, and a plurality of electrically conductive terminals connected to the corresponding conductive terminals and extending out of the insulating body a wire; a flat plate and a tape for arranging the wire, the plate comprising a smaller plate and a larger plate, the plurality of wires comprising a plurality of wires having different diameters, the at least comprising the first group of wires having a smaller diameter and a diameter a large second set of wires, the first set of wires having a smaller diameter being flatly bound between two small plates and an acetate tape wound around the two small plates, the second set of wires and diameters having a larger diameter The smaller first set of wires are commonly bound to two large plates and wrapped between layers of acetic acid tape around the two large plates. The cable connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the flat plate is a Mylar plate, and the adhesive tape is an acetate tape. The cable connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the Mylar plate is made of PET. The cable connector assembly of claim 2, wherein one of the two plates is coated with glue to adhere the wire between the two plates. The cable connector assembly of claim 2, wherein the two plates are provided with grooves that cooperate to sandwich the wire therebetween. The cable connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the first set of wires having a smaller diameter is layered between two small plates and an acetate tape wrapped around the two small plates. The cable connector assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the insulative housing is provided with a locking device that can be coupled to the mating connector Fitted locking arm. A wire flattening method for a cable connector assembly, comprising the steps of: preparing two small flat plates, two large flat plates and a tape; aligning the first set of wires with a smaller diameter, and using a small flat plate to make the smaller diameter A set of wires are arranged in a layered manner such that portions of the first set of wires having a smaller diameter are arranged on the small plate without interleaving and stacking each other; the tape is wound on the outside of the small plate and the first set of wires having a smaller diameter to make the diameter smaller The first set of wires is flatly bound therein; the second set of wires having a larger diameter is straightened, and the second set of wires having a larger diameter and the first set of wires having a smaller diameter are arranged in parallel between the two large plates; The two large plates are wound with a layer of tape, and the second group of wires having a larger diameter and the first group of wires having a smaller diameter are flattened therein. The wire leveling method of the cable connector combination according to claim 8, wherein the flat plate is a Mylar plate, and the adhesive tape is an acetate tape. The wire leveling method of the cable connector assembly of claim 8, wherein the two large plates are coated with glue on one side to form the second set of wires having a larger diameter and a smaller diameter. The first set of wires are glued between the two plates.