TWI457952B - Cable assembly - Google Patents

Description

Cable assembly

The present invention relates to a cable assembly, and more particularly to a cable assembly having a shielded outer casing.

In practical applications, cables often need to be split into multiple sub- cables to achieve different functions. For example, Taiwan Patent No. D107659 discloses a cable assembly in which one end of a cable is split into a plurality of sub-cables, and the ends of the sub-cables are electrically connected to a plurality of plugs respectively, and the plugs are exposed to the air. The plug is easily contaminated by dust or other foreign matter and affects its working performance. When the plug is not in use, each plug takes up a large space and becomes messy.

Therefore, it is necessary to design a cable assembly to overcome the aforementioned deficiencies.

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a cable assembly which can save space and protect the plug.

In order to achieve the foregoing objective, the technical solution of the present invention is a cable assembly, which comprises a cable, a plurality of plugs, and a casing that can be sleeved on the plug, the cable has a connecting end, and the connecting end extends out of the plurality of sub-cables, each The plugs are respectively electrically connected to the corresponding sub-cables, the housing is slidably assembled to the sub-cables, and the housing is provided with a receiving space for accommodating the plugs.

Compared with the prior art, the cable assembly of the present invention has the following effects: the housing can be inserted When the head is not in use, the plug is housed in the accommodating space to prevent external foreign matter from contaminating the plug, and the space occupied by the plug is saved.

100‧‧‧Cable components

1‧‧‧ Cable

11‧‧‧Connected end

12‧‧‧Sub Cable

13‧‧ ‧ Splitter

14‧‧‧Depression

16‧‧‧ joint surface

17‧‧‧Positioning holes

2‧‧‧ plug

3‧‧‧Shell

31‧‧‧ accommodating space

32‧‧‧ Positioning wall

321‧‧‧through hole

33‧‧‧ perimeter wall

34‧‧‧Flange

The first drawing is an exploded perspective view of the cable assembly of the present invention; the second drawing is an exploded perspective view of the cable assembly of the present invention; the third drawing is a perspective view of the cable assembly of the present invention in normal use; and the fourth drawing is the present invention. A perspective view of the cable assembly when it is not in use.

Referring to the first figure, the cable assembly 100 includes a cable 1, a plurality of plugs 2, and a housing 3 that can be sleeved on the plug 2.

Referring to the first figure and the second figure, the cable 1 has a connecting end 11 , and the connecting end 11 extends out of the plurality of sub-cables 12 , and each plug 2 is electrically connected to the corresponding sub-cable 12 respectively, and the connecting end 11 is provided with a connecting line 11 The cable 1 is decomposed into a splitter 13 of a plurality of sub-cables 12, which is integrally formed with the cable 1. The splitter 13 has a substantially conical shape, and the splitter 13 has a joint surface 16 opposite to the plug 2 and a positioning hole 17 of the plurality of locator cables 12. The positioning hole 17 penetrates the joint surface 16 and is provided with a recess 14 at the periphery of the joint surface 16.

The housing 3 is injection molded, and the housing 3 is provided with a receiving space 31 for accommodating the plug 2. The housing 3 includes a positioning wall 32, a peripheral wall 33 extending from the periphery of the positioning wall 32 toward the plug 2, and a flange 34 extending from the periphery of the positioning wall 32 toward the splitter 13, the flange being engageable with the recess 14 . The peripheral wall 33 and the flange 34 are continuous, and the positioning wall 32 and the peripheral wall 33 are enclosed to form a receiving space 31 for accommodating the plug 2. The positioning wall 32 is further provided with a plurality of through holes 321 respectively extending from the corresponding positioning holes 17 of the splitter 13 and passing through the corresponding through holes 321 of the positioning wall 32, thus realizing the housing 3 sliding Assembled to the sub-cable 12, the housing 3 is slidable along the sub-cable 12 between the splitter 13 and the plug 2.

Each plug 2 is electrically connected to the end of the sub-cable 12, and in the embodiment, the plug 2 is an RCA connector. With reference to the third and fourth figures, when the plug 2 is mated with the mating connector (not shown), the housing 3 can be fixed to the splitter 13 by the cooperation of the recess 14 and the flange 34. At this time, the housing 3 and the line splitter 13 have a tulip shape as a whole, and the appearance is beautiful; when the plug 2 is not in use, the housing 3 slides to one end of the plug 2, and the positioning wall 32 has a stop function at this time, and it abuts against the plug. At one end, each plug 2 is accommodated in the accommodating space 31, which reduces the space occupied by the plurality of plugs 2, and the plug is not easily contaminated by dust or foreign matter in the air to affect its working performance.

1‧‧‧ Cable

11‧‧‧Connected end

12‧‧‧Sub Cable

13‧‧ ‧ Splitter

16‧‧‧ joint surface

2‧‧‧ plug

3‧‧‧Shell

31‧‧‧ accommodating space

Claims (7)

A cable assembly, comprising: a cable having a connecting end and extending a plurality of sub-cables at the connecting end; a plurality of plugs respectively electrically connected to the corresponding sub-cables; a housing; wherein the housing is slidably assembled to the sub-wire The cable is reciprocally slidable along the sub-cable between the connecting end and the plug, the housing is provided with a receiving space for receiving the plug; when the plug is used, the housing slides to the connecting end and the plug is bare; when the plug is not in use, the shell The body slides to the plug, and the plug is received in the receiving space. The cable assembly of claim 1, wherein each of the plugs is electrically connected to an end of the sub-cable. The cable assembly of claim 1, wherein the housing comprises a positioning wall and a peripheral wall extending from the periphery of the positioning wall toward the plug, the positioning wall and the peripheral wall enclosing a receiving space. The cable assembly of claim 3, wherein the positioning wall is provided with a plurality of positioning holes, and each of the sub-cables respectively passes through the corresponding through holes. The cable assembly of claim 4, wherein the connecting end is provided with a splitter that splits the cable into a plurality of sub-cables, and the housing slides between the plug and the splitter. The cable assembly of claim 5, wherein the splitter has a joint surface and a positioning hole opposite to the plug, and the positioning hole penetrates the joint surface. The cable assembly of claim 6, wherein the joint surface of the aforementioned splitter is provided with a recessed portion, and the periphery of the positioning wall extends toward the splitter with a flange that cooperates with the recessed portion.