TWM546513U - Connecting apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a connecting apparatus configured to connect to an adapter. The adapter includes an input port and a latching member. The connecting apparatus includes an inner housing, an outer housing, and an elastic member. The inner housing includes a main body and a resisting portion. The main body includes a first surface, a second surface, two side surfaces and a plurality of latching grooves defined on the two side surfaces. The outer housing includes an installing hole. The main body is positioned through the installing hole. The outer housing can be coiled round the latching groove. An end of the elastic member is positioned on the first surface or the second surface and is resisted against the resisting portion. An opposite end of the elastic member is resisted against an inner side surface of the installing hole. An end of the inner housing away from the resisting portion is inserted in the input port by engaging the latching member to the latching grooves. The elastic member is resisted against the outer housing along a direction away from the resisting portion. Thus the outer housing can be coiled around the latching groove again after the outer housing away from the latching groove configured to prevent the latching member from removing out of the latching groove.

Description

Connecting device

The present invention relates to a connecting device, and more particularly to a connecting device that is detachably coupled to an adapter.

In the design of the push-pull mechanism of the multi-core optical fiber connector, two springs are disposed on opposite sides of the outer casing and the inner casing to ensure the advancement and retreat of the outer casing. However, a spring is placed on opposite sides of the outer casing, and a card slot engaged with the adapter is opened on opposite sides of the outer casing, which occupies a large space, so that the overall length of the outer casing becomes long, so that the entire product length is long.

In order to overcome the disadvantages of the prior art described above, it is an object of the present invention to provide a connecting device that is small in size and easy to connect.

Correspondingly, the present invention provides a connecting device for connecting an adapter, the adapter comprising an input port and a holding member disposed around the input port, the connecting device comprising an inner casing, an outer casing slidingly sleeved on the inner casing, and An elastic member, the inner casing includes a body and a resisting portion disposed at one end of the body, the body including a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and two sides connecting the first surface and the second surface And a card slot formed on the two sides of the casing, the casing includes a mounting hole, the mounting hole is formed at opposite ends of the casing, the body of the inner casing is inserted into the mounting hole of the casing, and the casing is hooped One end of the elastic member is fixed on the first surface or the second surface of the body and is opposite to the card slot The other end of the elastic member is pressed against the inner side wall of the mounting hole of the outer casing, and an end of the inner casing away from the abutting portion is engaged with the retaining member of the adapter via the card slot. Inserted into the input port of the adapter, the elastic member elastically presses the outer casing away from the abutting portion to re-clamp the outer casing to the card slot along the inner casing away from the card slot to prevent the card The holder is separated from the card slot.

Further, the inner casing further includes a limiting block disposed on the body, the limiting block is disposed on the first surface or the second surface and adjacent to the abutting portion, and the elastic member comprises a fixing portion connected to each other And an elastic portion disposed between the abutting portion and the limiting block to fix one end of the elastic member, and the elastic portion is pressed against the inner side wall of the outer casing.

Further, the elastic member further includes a bent portion disposed between the fixing portion and the elastic portion, and the fixing portion, the elastic portion and the bent portion together form a Z-shaped structure.

Further, the inner casing further includes a top pillar disposed on the body, the limiting pillar is disposed on the first surface or the second surface and adjacent to the resisting portion, and the bent portion adjacent to the fixing portion is disposed at the The elastic rod is fixed between the limiting post and the abutting portion.

Further, the inner casing further includes a first stopping block disposed on the first surface, the first stopping block includes a first stopping portion, and the first stopping portion faces the damper The holding portion has two inner side walls of the mounting hole, the two inner side walls respectively facing the first surface and the second surface, and the outer casing further comprises a dam disposed on the inner side wall facing the first surface, One side of the dam disposed on the inner side wall facing the first surface is in contact with the elastic portion of the elastic member, and the other side of the rib away from the elastic member is engageable with the first stop of the first stop block The portion resists to block the outer casing from disengaging the inner casing.

Further, the first stopping block further includes a first inclined surface portion, and the outer casing further includes a second stopping block disposed on the inner side wall facing the first surface, the dam is provided with a sliding slot, the second a stop block is disposed in the sliding groove of the cross bar, the second stopping block includes a second stopping portion and a second inclined surface portion, and the second stopping block disposed on the inner side wall facing the first surface The second stopping portion is in contact with the first stopping portion of the first stopping block to block the outer casing from being separated from the inner casing, the second inclined portion of the second stopping portion and the first inclined surface of the first stopping block unit The outer casing is smoothly slid along the inner casing, and the first stopper is movable along the sliding groove to facilitate the outer casing to be sleeved on the inner casing.

Further, the inner casing further includes a guiding strip disposed on the second surface, the outer casing further comprising a dam disposed on the inner side wall facing the second surface, the side of the dam and the elasticity The resilient portion of the member is in opposition, and the other side of the rib away from the resilient member is engageable with one end of the guide strip to block the outer casing from disengaging the inner casing.

Further, the housing further includes a second stopping block disposed on the inner side wall facing the second surface, the dam is provided with a sliding slot, and the second stopping block is disposed in the sliding slot of the dam. The second stopping block includes a second stopping portion and a second inclined portion. The second stopping portion of the second stopping block is in contact with one end of the guiding strip to block the outer casing from being separated from the inner casing. The guiding strip can be Moving along the chute to facilitate the casing to be sleeved on the inner casing.

Further, the connecting device further includes a fixing member, the fixing member includes a fixing body and a claw disposed at one end of the fixing body, the free end of the clamping claw is provided with a locking portion, the body further comprises a through hole and the same a through hole communicating with the through hole, the through hole penetrating at opposite ends of the body, the card hole is formed on the two sides and adjacent to the abutting portion, the claw is inserted into the through hole of the inner casing, the card The joint is engaged in the hole of the inner casing to connect the fixing member with the inner casing.

Further, the body further includes a guiding slot capable of receiving the inside of the retaining member of the adapter and moving the adapter along the guiding slot to smoothly engage the retaining member in the latching groove of the inner casing.

Compared with the prior art, the connecting device of the present invention forms an elastic recovery mechanism by the elastic member disposed on the inner casing, and the card housing is disposed on both sides of the inner casing to avoid the elastic member. It is disposed on the same side of the inner casing, thereby reducing the length of the connecting device.

100‧‧‧Connecting device

10‧‧‧ inner shell

11‧‧‧Ontology

111‧‧‧ first surface

112‧‧‧ second surface

113‧‧‧through hole

114‧‧‧Kakong

115‧‧‧ side

116‧‧‧ card slot

117‧‧ ‧ guide slot

12‧‧‧Resistance Department

13‧‧‧Limited blocks

14‧‧‧Limited Column

15‧‧‧First stop block

151‧‧‧First stop

152‧‧‧First bevel

16‧‧‧ Guide strip

20‧‧‧ Shell

21‧‧‧Installation holes

211‧‧‧ inner side wall

22‧‧‧Second stop

221‧‧‧Second stop

222‧‧‧Second slope

23‧‧ ‧ s

30‧‧‧Flexible parts

31‧‧‧ Fixed Department

32‧‧‧Flexible Department

33‧‧‧Bends

40‧‧‧Fixed parts

41‧‧‧Fixed ontology

42‧‧‧Claws

421‧‧‧Clock Department

200‧‧‧ adapter

210‧‧‧Input port

220‧‧‧Cards

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the connection state of the connecting device and the adapter of the present invention.

2 is a perspective exploded view of the connecting device and the adapter shown in FIG. 1.

3 is a perspective exploded view of the connecting device shown in FIG. 1.

4 is a perspective view of the inner casing and the elastic member of the connecting device shown in FIG. 1.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing another perspective view of the inner casing and the elastic member of the connecting device shown in Fig. 4.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the outer casing of the connecting device shown in Figure 1.

Figure 7 is a perspective view showing another perspective of the outer casing of the connecting device shown in Figure 6.

Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view of the connecting device and the adapter shown in Figure 1 taken along line VIII-VIII.

The technical solutions in the present invention are clearly and completely described in the following with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. It is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without departing from the scope of the present invention are within the scope of the present invention.

It should be noted that when a component is referred to as being "fixed" to another component, it can be directly on the other component or can also have a central component. When a component is considered to be "connected" to another component, it can be directly connected to another component or a central component can be present at the same time. When a component is considered to be "set to" another component, it can be directly disposed on another component or a central component can be present at the same time. The terms "vertical", "horizontal", "left", "right", and the like, as used herein, are for illustrative purposes only.

Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning meaning meaning The terminology used in the description of the present invention is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments and is not intended to limit the invention. The term "and/or" used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more of the items listed.

Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 , the present invention provides a connecting device 100 detachably coupled to an adapter 200 , which includes an inner casing 10 , a casing 20 slidingly sleeved on the inner casing 10 , and a plurality of elastic members 30 . And a fixing member 40 disposed on the inner casing 10. The elastic member 30 is disposed between the inner casing 10 and the outer casing. The elastic member 30 forms an elastic return mechanism between the outer casing 20 and the inner casing 10. The fixing member 40 is disposed at one end of the inner casing for connecting and fixing the optical fiber (not shown). The adapter 200 includes an input port 210 and a plurality of holders 220 disposed around the input port 210. The input port 210 is for interposing the connection device 100. The holder 220 is for engaging with the inner casing 10 of the connecting device 100. In this embodiment, the connection device 100 is an MPO (Multi-fiber Push On) optical fiber connector. The number of the elastic members 30 is two, and the number of the holding members 220 is two, but is not limited thereto.

As shown in FIG. 2 to FIG. 7 , the inner casing 10 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and includes a body 11 , a resisting portion 12 disposed on the body 11 , a limiting block 13 disposed on the body 11 , and a limiting post 14 . The first stop block 15 and the guide strip 16 are provided. The body 11 includes a first surface 111, a second surface 112 opposite to the first surface 111, a through hole 113, a plurality of card holes 114 communicating with the through hole 113, and two side faces 115 connecting the first surface 111 and the second surface 112. The card slot 116 and the guide groove 117 are respectively formed on the two side faces 115. The through holes 113 penetrate through opposite ends of the body 11. The plurality of card holes 114 are formed on both side faces 115 and adjacent to the abutting portion 12. In this embodiment, the number of the card hole 114, the card slot 116 and the guiding groove 117 are two, which are respectively opened on the two side faces 115 of the body 11. The holding member 220 of the adapter 200 can be received in the guiding groove 117 and moved along the guiding groove 117 to smoothly engage the holding member 220 in the locking groove 116 of the inner casing 10. The catch 220 is engaged with the slot 116 of the inner casing 10 to fix the inner casing 10 to the adapter 200.

The resisting portion 12 is disposed at one end of the body 11 and protrudes from the first surface 111, the second surface 112, and the two side surfaces 115. The limiting block 13 is disposed on the first surface 111 or the second surface 112 and adjacent to the abutting portion 12 . An edge of the limiting block 13 is parallel to an edge of the abutting portion 12. The limiting post 14 is disposed on the first surface 111 or the second surface 112 and adjacent to the abutting portion 12 . The first stop block 15 is disposed on the first surface 111 and includes a first stop portion 151 and a first slope portion 152. The first stopper portion 151 faces the abutting portion 12 . The guide strip 16 is disposed on the second surface 112 for guiding the movement of the outer casing 20. In this embodiment, the number of the limiting block 13 and the limiting column 14 are respectively two, and the two limiting blocks 13 are respectively disposed on the first surface 111 and the second surface 112, and the two limiting columns 14 are respectively disposed at the first A surface 111 and a second surface 112 are, but are not limited to.

The outer casing 20 is a substantially hollow rectangular block that includes a mounting hole 21, a second stop block 22 disposed on the outer casing 20, and a baffle 23. The mounting holes 21 extend through opposite ends of the outer casing 20. The shape of the mounting hole 21 is similar to that of the inner casing 10, and the inner casing 10 is bored in the mounting hole 21. The mounting hole 21 includes two inner side walls 211 that are parallel to each other. The two inner sidewalls 211 face the first surface 111 and the second surface 112, respectively. The second stop block 22 and the baffle 23 are disposed on the inner side wall 211. A chute 231 is defined in the baffle 23. The chute 231 extends in the axial direction of the mounting hole 21. The second stopper 22 is disposed in the sliding groove 231 of the dam 23 . The second stopper 22 extends in an axial direction perpendicular to the mounting hole 21. The second stop block 22 includes a second stop portion 221 and a second slope portion 222. In this embodiment, the number of the second stopper 22 and the bar 23 is two. The second stop portion 221 of the second stop block 22 disposed on the inner side wall 211 of the first surface 111 is in contact with the first stop portion 151 of the first stop block 15 to block the outer casing 20 from being disengaged from the inner casing 10 And the second inclined surface portion 222 of the second stopping portion 221 is engaged with the first inclined surface portion 152 of the first stopper block 15 to smoothly slide the outer casing 20 along the inner casing 10. Also, the second stop portion 221 of the second stopper 22 disposed on the inner side wall 211 facing the second surface 112 is in contact with one end of the guide strip 16 to block the outer casing 20 from being detached from the inner casing 10. The sliding grooves 231 of the two bars 23 correspond to the first stoppers 15 and the guide bars 16, respectively. The first stop block 15 and the guide strip 16 are movable along the sliding slot 231 to facilitate the outer casing 20 to be sleeved on the inner casing 10.

Each of the elastic members 30 has a substantially Z-shaped structure and includes a fixing portion 31, an elastic portion 32, and two bent portions 33 disposed between the fixing portion 31 and the elastic portion 32. The fixing portion 31 is disposed between the abutting portion 12 and the stopper 13 to fix one end of the elastic member 30. The bent portion 33 near the fixing portion 31 is disposed between the limiting post 14 and the abutting portion 12 to further fix the elastic member 30, thereby preventing the elastic member 30 from being displaced during use of the connecting device 100. The elastic portion 32 can be pressed against the dam 23 of the outer casing 20 to cause the outer casing 20 to move back along the inner casing 10.

The fixing member 40 includes a fixing body 41 and a plurality of claws 42 disposed at one end of the fixing body 41. A locking portion 421 is provided on the free end of each of the claws 42. In this embodiment, the number of the claws 42 is two, which are respectively disposed on opposite sides of one end of the fixed body 41. The claw 42 can be inserted into the through hole 113 of the inner casing 10, and the engaging portion 421 is engaged with the hole 114 of the inner casing 10 to connect the fixing member 40 with the inner casing 10. In the present embodiment, the number of the claws 42 is two, but is not limited thereto.

Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 8 together, when assembling, the fixing portion 31 of each elastic member 30 is fixed between the abutting portion 12 of the inner casing 10 and the limiting block 13, and the bending of each elastic member 30 is made. The folded portion 33 is located between the limiting post 14 and the abutting portion 12 to further fix the elastic member 30. The claw 42 of the fixing member 40 is inserted into the through hole 113 of the inner casing 10, and the engaging portion 421 is engaged with the locking hole 114 of the inner casing 10 to connect the fixing member 40 with the inner casing 10. The end of the inner casing 10 away from the fixing member 40 is inserted into the mounting hole 21 of the outer casing 20, and the guiding strip 16 of the inner casing 10 is slidably received in the sliding slot 231 of the outer casing 20. The outer casing 20 is moved along the guide strip 16 so that the outer casing 20 is sleeved on the inner casing 10, and the rib 23 of the outer casing 20 is pressed against the elastic portion 32 of the elastic member 30 and the second stopper 22 of the outer casing 20 is second. The stopper portion 221 is in contact with the first stopper portion 151 of the first stopper block 15, and the outer casing 20 is hooped on the card slot 116 of the inner casing 10, completing the assembly of the entire connecting device 100.

In use, the outer casing 20 is moved along the inner casing 10 toward the fixing member 40 by an external force, and the card groove 116 of the inner casing 10 is completely exposed. The catch 220 of the input port 210 of the adapter 200 is engaged in the guide groove 117 of the inner casing 10. The inner casing 10 is inserted into the input port 210 along the retaining member, and the retaining member 220 is engaged with the slot 116 of the inner casing 10. Inside. When the external force is removed, the elastic recovery force of the elastic member 30 causes the outer casing 20 to be engaged with the card slot 116 and the retaining member 220 to cause the outer casing 20 to engage the latching groove 116 and the retaining member 220, thereby causing the retaining member. 220 cannot be detached from the card slot 116 to connect the connection device 100 to the adapter 200. When disassembling, the outer casing 20 is moved along the inner casing 10 toward the fixing member 40 by an external force, and the card slot 116 and the retaining member 220 are completely exposed. Pulling the connecting device 100 causes the holding member 220 to be disengaged from the card slot 116, thereby disengaging the inner casing 10 from the input port 210 of the adapter 200, thereby detaching the connecting device 100 from the adapter 200.

In the present embodiment, the inner casing 10 is provided with a guiding strip 16 for the outer casing 20 to be sleeved on the inner casing 10. However, the guiding strip 16 can be removed without affecting the outer casing 20 being sleeved on the inner casing 10. .

In the embodiment, the inner side wall 211 of the outer casing 20 is provided with a second stopping block 22 for contacting the first stopping block 15 or the guiding strip 16 and the dam 23 for opening the second stopping block 22 . The sliding groove 231, the second stopping block 22 and the sliding groove 231 can be removed, one side of the dam 23 is in contact with the elastic portion 32 of the elastic member 30, and the other side of the rib 23 away from the elastic member 30 can be the first The first stop 151 or the guide strip 16 of the stop 15 opposes to prevent the outer casing 20 from coming off the inner casing 10.

In the present embodiment, the elastic member 30 is substantially Z-shaped, but is not limited thereto. The elastic member 30 may be an elastic member (not shown) of other shapes, and does not affect the elastic member 30 disposed on the inner casing 10 and the outer casing 20. An elastic recovery mechanism is formed between them.

In the present embodiment, the inner casing 10 is provided with a limiting post 14 to fix the elastic member 30. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the limiting post 14 can be removed without affecting the fixing of the elastic member 30 to the inner casing 10.

The connecting device 100 provided by the present invention forms an elastic recovery mechanism by the inner casing 10 and the outer casing 20 by the elastic members 30 disposed on the first surface 111 and the second surface 112 of the inner casing 10. The card slots 116 for engaging with the adapter 200 on the two side faces 115 of the inner casing 10 are prevented from being disposed on the same side of the inner casing 10 as the elastic members 30, thereby reducing the length of the connecting device 100.

In summary, the new model complies with the new patent requirements and submits a patent application according to law. However, the above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and those who are familiar with the skill of the present invention, Yu Yu Equivalent modifications or variations in accordance with the spirit of the present invention are intended to be included in the following claims.

100‧‧‧Connecting device

10‧‧‧ inner shell

20‧‧‧ Shell

30‧‧‧Flexible parts

40‧‧‧Fixed parts

41‧‧‧Fixed ontology

42‧‧‧Claws

421‧‧‧Clock Department

Claims (10)

A connecting device for connecting an adapter, the adapter comprising an input port and a holding member disposed around the input port, wherein the connecting device comprises: an inner casing, an outer casing slidingly sleeved on the inner casing, and an elastic member The inner casing includes a body and a resisting portion disposed at one end of the body, the body including a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and two sides connecting the first surface and the second surface The housing includes a mounting hole, the mounting hole is formed at opposite ends of the housing, the body of the inner housing is disposed in the mounting hole of the housing, and the housing is clamped to the slot Upper end of the elastic member is fixed on the first surface or the second surface of the body and is pressed against the abutting portion, and the other end of the elastic member is pressed against the inner side wall of the mounting hole of the outer casing. An end of the elastic member is elastically biased against the retaining portion to elastically press the outer casing to be inserted into the input port of the adapter through the card slot. Make the shell The inner housing remote from the slot after the re-bonded onto the ferrule slot to prevent the latching member from the slot. The connecting device of claim 1, wherein the inner casing further comprises a limiting block disposed on the body, the limiting block being disposed on the first surface or the second surface and adjacent to the The elastic member includes a fixing portion and an elastic portion that are connected to each other, and the fixing portion is disposed between the abutting portion and the limiting block to fix one end of the elastic member, and the elastic portion is pressed against the outer casing On the inner side wall. The connecting device of claim 2, wherein the elastic member further comprises a bent portion disposed between the fixing portion and the elastic portion, and the fixing portion, the elastic portion and the bending portion are combined A Z-shaped structure. The connecting device of claim 3, wherein the inner casing further comprises an upper limit column disposed on the first surface or the second surface and adjacent to the resisting portion. A bent portion adjacent to the fixing portion is disposed between the limiting post and the abutting portion to fix the elastic member. The connecting device of claim 2, wherein the inner casing further comprises a first stopping block, the first stopping block is disposed on the first surface, and the first stopping block comprises a first stop a blocking portion, the first stopping portion faces the abutting portion, the number of the inner side walls of the mounting hole is two, the two inner side walls respectively face the first surface and the second surface, and the outer casing further comprises a rib on the inner side wall of the first surface, a side of the dam disposed on the inner side wall of the first surface is in contact with the elastic portion of the elastic member, and the rib is away from the other side of the elastic member A first stop portion of the first stop block may be engaged to block the outer casing from disengaging the inner casing. The connecting device of claim 5, wherein the first stopping block further comprises a first inclined surface portion, the outer casing further comprising a second stopping block disposed on an inner side wall facing the first surface, a sliding slot is disposed on the rib, the second stopping block is disposed in the sliding slot of the dam, and the second stopping block includes a second stopping portion and a second inclined surface disposed on the first surface a second stop of the second stop on the inner side wall abuts against the first stop of the first stop to block the outer casing from the inner casing, the second slope of the second stop The portion is in contact with the first inclined surface of the first stopping block to smoothly slide the outer casing along the inner casing, and the first stopping block is movable along the sliding groove to facilitate the outer casing to be sleeved on the inner casing . The connecting device of claim 2, wherein the inner casing further comprises a guiding strip disposed on the second surface, the outer casing further comprising an inner side wall disposed on the inner surface facing the second surface a rib, one side of the rib is in contact with the elastic portion of the elastic member, and the other side of the rib away from the elastic member is engageable with one end of the guide strip to block the outer casing from being disengaged from the inner casing. The connecting device of claim 7, wherein the outer casing further comprises a second stopping block disposed on the inner side wall facing the second surface, the dam being provided with a sliding slot, the second stopping a stopper is disposed in the sliding groove of the bar, the second stopping block includes a second stopping portion and a second inclined portion, and the second stopping portion of the second stopping block is in contact with one end of the guiding strip The outer casing is blocked from being disengaged from the inner casing, and the guide strip is movable along the sliding groove to facilitate the outer casing to be sleeved on the inner casing. The connecting device of claim 1, wherein the connecting device further comprises a fixing member, the fixing member comprises a fixing body and a claw disposed at one end of the fixing body, and the card has a card on the free end thereof The body further includes a through hole and a card hole communicating with the through hole, the through hole penetrating at opposite ends of the body, the card hole is formed on the two sides and adjacent to the abutting portion, the claw The engaging portion is inserted into the through hole of the inner casing, and the engaging portion is engaged with the inner casing of the inner casing to connect the fixing member with the inner casing. The connecting device of claim 1, wherein the body further comprises a guiding slot capable of receiving the inside of the retaining member of the adapter and moving the adapter along the guiding slot to make the holding member smoothly The ground is engaged in the card slot of the inner casing.