Coupling structure of cable connector

• US 10,340,631 B1
• Filed: 08/20/2018
• Issued: 07/02/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Amphenol LTW Technology Co., Ltd. (Amphenol Corporation), Kunshan Amphenol Zhengri Electronics Co., Ltd. (Amphenol Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kunshan Amphenol Zhengri Electronics Co., Ltd. (Amphenol Corporation)
• Inventors: Hung, Jen-Yuan, Hu, Chih-Wen, Ko, Kun-Te
• Primary Examiner(s): Paumen, Gary F
• Application Number:
  US16/105,287
• Time in Patent Office: 316 Days
• Field of Search: 439180, 439253-257
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/622 Screw-ring or screw-casing H01R13/623 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/62927 Comprising supplementary or additional locking means
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/631 for engagement only
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/635 by mechanical pressure, e.g. spring force
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/639 Additional means for holding or locking coupling parts together, after engagement, e.g. separate keylock, retainer strap
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/64 Means for preventing incorrect coupling

Abstract

A coupling structure of a cable connector includes a first connection head and a second connection head. The first connection head includes a first joint part, multiple insertion terminals, and an external threaded portion disposed on the first joint part. The second connection head includes a second joint part, multiple insertion holes, a fastening sleeve, a socket formed between the fastening sleeve and the second joint part, a positioning ring receiving the fastening sleeve, a plurality of fastening elements arranged between the positioning ring and the fastening sleeve, and a quick-release fastening ring. The quick-release fastening ring rotatably presses on the fastening elements. An internal threaded portion of each fastening element is engaged with the external threaded portion. Therefore, the first connection head and the second connection head can be securely fastened to each other and can be quickly detached from each other.

Claims

1. A coupling structure of a cable connector, comprising:

a first connection head (1) including a first joint part (11), a plurality of insertion terminals (12) disposed in the first joint part (11), and an external threaded portion (13) formed on an outer peripheral surface of the first joint part (11); and

a second connection head (2) including a second joint part (21), a plurality of insertion holes (22) disposed in the second joint part (21), a fastening sleeve (23) surroundingly disposed outside the second joint part (21), a socket (24) formed between the fastening sleeve (23) and the second joint part (21), a positioning ring (25) receiving the fastening sleeve (23), a plurality of fastening elements (26) arranged spaced apart from each other between the positioning ring (25) and the fastening sleeve (23), and a quick-release fastening ring (27) detachably fastening the fastening elements (26), wherein the first joint part (11) is inserted into the socket (24), the insertion terminals (12) are correspondingly inserted into the respective insertion holes (22), the quick-release fastening ring (27) rotatably presses on the fastening elements (26), and an internal threaded portion (261) of each fastening element (26) is engaged with the external threaded portion (13) of the first joint part (11).

2. The coupling structure of the cable connector according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of pressing portions (271) spaced apart from each other protrude from an inner surface of the quick-release fastening ring (27), the fastening elements (26) are disposed corresponding to the pressing portions (271) respectively, each fastening element (26) includes an inclined surface (262) and a protruding portion (263) connected to the inclined surface (262), and each pressing portion (271) is rotated to press from each inclined surface (262) onto each protruding portion (263).

3. The coupling structure of the cable connector according to claim 2, wherein the fastening sleeve (23) includes a plurality of fastening holes (231) for accommodating the fastening elements (26) respectively, and the positioning ring (25) includes two connection strips (251) to limit movement of each fastening element (26) and includes a plurality of connection plates (252) connected to the connection strips (251).

4. The coupling structure of the cable connector according to claim 3, wherein each of the connection plates (252) has a protruding resilient plate (253) and at least one positioning hole (254), the inner surface of the quick-release fastening ring (27) is disposed with a stopper (276) near the pressing portion (271), the stopper (276) blocks the protruding resilient plate (253) to limit a rotation direction of the quick-release fastening ring (27), and the fastening sleeve (23) includes a positioning block (232) disposed corresponding to the positioning hole (254) to position the positioning ring (25).

5. The coupling structure of the cable connector according to claim 3, wherein two sheet portions (264) protrude from two side edges of each fastening element (26) respectively along a direction of each connection strip (251), and the fastening sleeve (23) includes two recesses (233) arranged corresponding to the two sheet portions (264) respectively.

6. The coupling structure of the cable connector according to claim 3, wherein each fastening element (26) is an arc-shaped plate, and each fastening element (26) includes two cut grooves (265) disposed corresponding to the two connection strips (251) respectively.

7. The coupling structure of the cable connector according to claim 1, wherein the second connection head (2) further includes a flange (28) perpendicularly connected to the fastening sleeve (23), the quick-release fastening ring (27) includes a plurality of pressing portions (271) disposed spaced apart from each other, at least one hook (273) engaged with the flange (28), and an accommodating space (274) formed between the flange (28) and the pressing portions (271).

8. The coupling structure of the cable connector according to claim 7, wherein a plurality of limitation blocks (234) protrude from an end portion of the fastening sleeve (23) and are disposed spaced apart from each other, each limitation block (234) is disposed at one end of the fastening sleeve (23) opposite to the flange (28), and the quick-release fastening ring (27) forms a plurality of breaches (275) disposed corresponding to the limitation blocks (234) respectively.

9. The coupling structure of the cable connector according to claim 7, further comprising a resilient element (31) received in the accommodating space (274), wherein the resilient element (31) provides a resilient force to restore the quick-release fastening ring (27) to its original position.

10. The coupling structure of the cable connector according to claim 8, wherein a size of each breach (275) is larger than a size of each limitation block (234).

11. The coupling structure of the cable connector according to claim 1, wherein the first joint part (11) further includes a guide block (14) disposed adjacent to the insertion terminals (12), and the second joint part (21) includes a guide slot (29) disposed corresponding to the guide block (14), so that the first joint part (11) can be inserted into the second joint part (21) in a predetermined direction.

12. The coupling structure of the cable connector according to claim 1, wherein the first connection head (1) further includes a first rod (15) connected to the first joint part (11), and the second connection head (2) includes a second rod (30) connected to the second joint part (21).