TWI625899B - Multifunctional cable connector assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

A multi-functional cable connector assembly includes: a connector, a housing, a first connector disposed at one end of the housing, and being disposed at the other end of the housing and electrically connected to the first connector a second connector connected; and a cable assembly including the third connector that can be mated and electrically connected to the second connector and a housing that is wrapped around the third connector; The multi-function cable connector assembly further includes a connection assembly including a first connection portion and a second connection portion respectively fixed to the housing of the adapter and the cable assembly, and pivoting at both ends The pivoting portion is connected to the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion, and the pivoting portion is rotatable relative to the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion.

Description

Multi-function cable connector assembly

The invention discloses a multifunctional cable connector assembly, in particular to a multifunctional cable connector assembly for data transmission.

When the previous cable assembly is electrically connected to the electronic device, the cable assembly and the socket of the electronic device are generally required to have the same specifications and types. When the specifications and the types do not match, the cable assembly needs to be used. An additional adapter can be mated with the socket of the electronic device for electrical connection with the electronic device. However, the form of the cable assembly and the adapter are usually assembled with each other when necessary. When the adapter plug is not needed, the adapter must be disassembled and assembled again when needed, thus making the adapter easy. Lost when carried and not in use, resulting in inconvenient use.

In view of the above drawbacks, it is necessary to improve the prior art to overcome the above drawbacks.

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a multi-functional cable connector assembly in which the adapter can maintain a fixed connection with the cable assembly in a portable and non-use state.

In order to solve the above technical problem, the technical device of the present invention is: a multi-functional cable connector assembly, comprising: a adapter, comprising a housing, a first connector disposed at one end of the housing, and configured on the shell a second connector electrically connected to the other end of the body; and a cable assembly including the third connector that is pluggably and electrically connectable to the second connector and a housing that is wrapped around the third connector; wherein the multifunctional cable connector assembly A connection assembly including a first connection portion and a second connection portion respectively fixed to the housing of the adapter and the cable assembly, and two ends of which are pivotally connected to the first connection And a pivoting portion of the second connecting portion, the pivoting portion being rotatable relative to the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion.

Compared with the prior art, the multifunctional cable connector assembly of the present invention can fix the adapter to the cable by the rotation of the pivoting portion of the connecting assembly after the adapter is detached from the third connector of the cable assembly. The sides of the assembly are not lost and do not affect the use of the cable assembly.

10‧‧‧Adapter

20‧‧‧Cable components

100‧‧‧ body

110‧‧‧First connector

120‧‧‧Second connector

140,210‧‧‧shell

140a, 210a‧‧‧ part one

140b, 210b‧‧‧ part two

150‧‧‧ pivotal department

151‧‧‧ gap

150a‧‧‧First pivotal

310‧‧‧First connection

320‧‧‧Second connection

330‧‧‧ pivoting department

340‧‧‧Connecting parts

312‧‧‧Connecting piece

30‧‧‧Connecting components

220‧‧‧ third connector

200‧‧‧Multifunctional cable connector assembly

332‧‧‧ pivoting piece

152‧‧‧Pivot hole

150b‧‧‧Second pivotal

The first figure is an assembled view of the use state of the multi-function cable connector assembly of the present invention.

The second figure is an exploded view of the first figure.

The third figure is a view showing a state of use of the multi-function cable connector assembly of the present invention.

The fourth figure is another use state diagram of the multi-function cable connector assembly of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a view showing still another state of use of the multi-function cable connector assembly of the present invention.

Referring to the first figure, a preferred embodiment of the multi-function cable connector assembly 200 of the present invention includes a adapter 10, a cable assembly 20 for use with the adapter 10, and a fixed connection to the adapter 10 and A connection assembly 30 between the cable assemblies 20.

Referring to the second figure, the adapter 10 includes a housing 140 and first and second connectors 110 and 120 respectively fixed to the two ends of the housing 140. The first connector 110 is electrically connected to the second connector 120, and the electrical connection may be performed by means of a printed circuit board switch or a cable connection. In the present embodiment, the first connector 110 may be a plug type or male type connector, and the second connector 120 may be a socket type or a female type connector. The first connector 110 and the second connector are not in this embodiment. The specifications and versions of 120 are limited, that is, the first connector 110 and the second connector 120 may be of a previously known form of connector specifications and versions. The housing 140 includes a first portion 140a and a second portion 140b that are assembled in a vertically corresponding configuration.

The cable assembly 20 includes a housing 210, a third connector 220 that is open through the front end of the housing 210, and a cable 230 that is electrically connected to the third connector 220 and passes through the rear end of the housing 210. The third connector 220 can be mated with the second connector 120. The housing 210 includes a first portion 210a and a second portion 210b that are assembled in an upper and lower corresponding configuration and cover the junction of the third connector 220 and the cable 230.

One side of the housings 140 and 210 respectively extends and protrudes from the pivoting portion 150. The pivoting portion 150 includes a first pivoting portion 150a and a second pivoting portion 150b disposed opposite to each other. The first pivoting portions 150a are respectively disposed on the same side of the first portions 140a, 210a of the housings 140, 210, and the second pivoting portions 150b are respectively disposed on the second portions 140b, 210b of the housings 140, 210. Corresponding to the corresponding first pivoting portion 150a. A central gap 151 is defined in the middle of the first pivoting portion 150a and the second pivoting portion 150b. The first pivoting portion 150a and the second pivoting portion 150b respectively open a pivot hole 152 perpendicular to the gap 151 from the opposite side, and the pivot hole 152 passes through the gap 151 but does not penetrate the pivoting portion 150. .

Referring to the first and second figures at the same time, the connecting component 30 includes a first connecting portion 310 , a second connecting portion 320 , and is pivotally connected between the first connecting portion 310 and the second connecting portion 320 . The pivoting portion 330 and the four connecting members 340. The four connectors 340 are pivoting shafts or other pivotally connected connectors. The first connecting portion 310 and the second connecting portion 320 each include a pair of upper and lower parallel connecting pieces 312. Two ends of the two parallel connecting pieces 312 respectively define through holes 3121 . One end of the two parallel connecting pieces 312 of the first connecting portion 310 is respectively inserted into the gap 151 of the first pivoting portion 150a and the second pivoting portion 150b of the housing 140, and the two ends of the connecting member 340 are respectively inserted and fixed to the first a pivoting hole 152 of the pivoting portion 150a and the second pivoting portion 150b. One end of the two parallel connecting pieces 312 of the second connecting portion 320 is pivotally connected to the pivoting portion 150 of the housing 210 in the above manner. The pivoting portion 330 includes two pivoting pieces 332 that are vertically parallel. Both ends of the two parallel pivoting pieces 332 are correspondingly opened with a through hole 321. The two ends of the connecting member 340 are respectively connected to the first connecting portion 310 and the second connecting portion 320 by the through holes 3121 of the two parallel pivoting pieces 332 and the through holes 3121 of the two parallel connecting pieces 312 .

In this embodiment, the first connecting portion 310 and the second connecting portion 320 are pivotally fixed to the housing 140 and the housing 210 respectively to make the adapter 10 opposite to the first connecting portion 310 and the cable assembly 20 The second connecting portion 320 is rotated in a plane parallel to the connecting piece 312. The pivoting portion 330 is pivotally connected between the first connecting portion 310 and the second connecting portion 320 to ensure that the first connecting portion 310 can be connected to the second connecting portion 310. The portion 320 rotates in the plane of the parallel pivoting piece 332. In other embodiments, the first connecting portion 310 and the second connecting portion 320 can also be fixed to the housing 140 and the housing 210 in a non-rotatable manner, such as riveting or screwing, and only pivoting. The portion 330 is pivotally connected between the first connecting portion 310 and the second connecting portion 320 to further rotate the adapter 10 directly relative to the cable assembly 20.

In the present embodiment, the first connecting portion 310 and the adapter 10, the second connecting portion 320 and the cable assembly 20, the first connecting portion 310 and the pivoting portion 330, the second connecting portion 320, and the pivoting portion 330 Both of the shafts are pivotally connected with the connecting piece of the connecting piece, and in other embodiments, they can also be rotatably engaged by means of an articulated manner.

Referring to the first figure together, when the cable assembly 20 is used with the adapter 10, the second connecting portion 320 can be rotated relative to the cable assembly 20 to position the second connecting portion 320 and the third connector 220. The same side of the connecting portion 150, and the first connecting portion 310 is rotated relative to the adapter 10, so that the first connecting portion 310 and the second connector 120 are located on the same side of the pivoting portion 150, and the pivoting portion 330 is further rotated to Both ends of the pivoting portion 330 are relatively rotated with respect to the first connecting portion 310 and the second connecting portion 320, so that the third connector 220 and the second connector 120 can be rotated to a position suitable for plugging.

Referring to the third to fifth figures together, when the cable assembly 20 does not need to cooperate with the adapter 10, the pivoting portion 330 may be first rotated to disengage the third connector 220 from the second connector 120. The second connecting portion 320 is rotated relative to the cable assembly 20 such that the second connecting portion 320 and the third connecting portion 220 are respectively located at the front and rear sides of the pivoting portion 150, so as to facilitate the cable assembly 20 and the docking connector. In cooperation, the pivoting portion 330 can be further rotated to rotate the two ends thereof relative to the first connecting portion 310 and the second connecting portion 320, respectively, so that the adapter 10 can be located at the side or rear side of the cable assembly 20.

In summary, the present invention complies with the requirements of the invention patent and submits a patent application according to law. However, the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and those skilled in the art will be able to make equivalent modifications or variations in accordance with the spirit of the present invention. It should be covered by the following patent application.

Claims (9)

A multi-functional cable connector assembly includes: a connector, a housing, a first connector disposed at one end of the housing, and being disposed at the other end of the housing and electrically connected to the first connector a second connector connected; and a cable assembly, including a third connector that can be mated and electrically connected to the second connector, and a housing that is wrapped around the third connector; The functional cable connector assembly further includes a connection assembly including a first connection portion fixed to the housing of the adapter and rotatable relative to the adapter, a housing fixed to the cable assembly, and diametrically The second connecting portion of the cable assembly is rotated, and the two ends are respectively pivotally connected to the pivoting portions of the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion, and the pivoting portion is opposite to the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion The portion rotates to provide a movement space for the second connector to be mated with the third connector. The multi-function cable connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the pivoting portion includes a pivoting piece, the connecting component includes a connecting member, and the connecting member pivots the pivoting plate The ends are pivotally fixed to the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion respectively, and the first connecting portion is rotatable relative to the second connecting portion in a plane parallel to the pivoting piece. The multi-function cable connector assembly of claim 2, wherein the two ends of the pivoting piece are respectively provided with a through hole, and one end of the first connecting portion and the pivoting portion is provided with a through hole, One end of the second connecting portion connected to the pivoting portion defines a through hole, and the connecting member is a pivoting shaft, and two ends of each connecting member respectively pass through the corresponding through holes and the through holes to connect the pivoting piece to the first connecting portion and Between the second connections. The multi-function cable connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the housing of the adapter extends to protrude from a pivoting portion, and one end of the first connecting portion is pivotally coupled to the pivot Connection. The multi-function cable connector assembly of claim 4, wherein the housing of the cable assembly extends to protrude from a pivoting portion, and one end of the second connecting portion is pivotally connected to the line A pivotal portion of the cable assembly. The multi-function cable connector assembly of claim 5, wherein the pivoting portions of the adapter and the cable assembly each have a pivot hole, and the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion are One end of the connection of the pivoting portion defines a through hole, and the through hole of the connecting member is pivotally fixed to the pivot hole. The multi-function cable connector assembly of claim 3, wherein the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion each include a connecting piece, and the through hole is opened in each connecting piece. Both ends. The multi-function cable connector assembly of claim 7, wherein a gap is formed in a middle portion of the pivoting portion, and the pivot hole is opened in the vertical portion and the gap is opened in the pivot portion, the connection One end of the piece is inserted into the gap of the pivoting portion, and the connecting member passes through the through hole of the pivot hole and the gap and is pivotally fixed in the pivot hole. The multi-function cable connector assembly of claim 8, wherein the adapter and the housing of the cable assembly each include a first portion and a second portion assembled in a vertically corresponding configuration. The pivoting portion includes a first pivoting portion formed on one side of the first portion of the housing and a second pivoting portion formed on the second portion of the housing, wherein the first pivoting portion and the second pivoting portion are respectively opened a gap and a through hole, each of the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion includes two parallel connecting pieces corresponding to the two gaps of the first pivoting portion and the second pivoting portion, the pivoting portion includes two parallel pivoting pieces .