Connector assembly

• US 6,494,744 B1
• Filed: 06/11/2001
• Issued: 12/17/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 06/11/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Wieson Electronic (Dongguan) Co. Ltd. (Wieson Technologies Company Limited)
• Original Assignee: Wieson Electronic (Dongguan) Co. Ltd. (Wieson Technologies Company Limited)
• Inventors: Lee, Fred
• Primary Examiner(s): VU, HIEN D
• Application Number:
  US09/876,923
• Publication Number:
  US 20020187680A1
• Time in Patent Office: 554 Days
• Field of Search: 439/502, 439/607, 439/609, 439/610, 439/505
• US Class Current: 439/607.44
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/502 composed of different pieces H01R13/514 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6581 Shield structure
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/745 separate from the housing
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2201/06 for computer periphery

Abstract

A signal wire of a connector includes a housing, a connecting casing, a plug, a soft cable, and a connector. The front side of the plug is installed with two trenches. Terminals are installed in the trenches. The trenches can be inserted by a computer peripheral. The rear side of the plug is connected to the soft cable. The soft cable encloses a plurality of wires. The soft cable and the wires pass out of the round hole of the connecting casing. One end of the wire is secured to the terminal in the trench. Another end of the wire is connected to a connector. The connector can be connected to a circuit board of a computer. The soft cable is bendable so as to avoid that the plug is only inserted to one side of the circuit board. The position of the circuit board can be adjusted conveniently.

Claims

1. A connector assembly for mounting on a computer'"'"'s casing, comprising:

a housing formed of metal and having an opening formed therein, the housing having a flange circumscribing a rear end thereof, the flange having a plurality of notches formed therein;

a connecting casing formed of metal and connected to the housing, the connecting casing having a recess formed therein and a connecting face formed on one end of the connecting casing, the connecting face being disposed in juxtaposition with the flange of the housing and having a plurality of strip members formed thereon, a first portion of the plurality of strip members being respectively bent over the flange of the housing through the plurality of notches therein, a second portion of the plurality of strip members being bent toward a rear end of the connecting casing for engaging an edge portion of an opening in the computer'"'"'s casing;

a plug enclosed in the opening of the housing and the recess of the connecting casing, the plug having a pair of slots formed therein for respectively receiving a pair of corresponding mating connectors, the plug having a plurality of terminals installed in each of the slots;

a soft cable having a first end connected to the plug, the soft cable enclosing a plurality of connecting wires respectively fixedly connected to the terminals within the slots at the first end of the soft cable; and

a connector connected to the plurality of connecting wires at a second end of the soft cable.