Structure and method for connecting conducting lines to terminals

• US 7,118,405 B2
• Filed: 12/30/2004
• Issued: 10/10/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: John Peng
• Original Assignee: John Peng
• Inventors: Peng, John
• Primary Examiner(s): Dinh, Phuong
• Application Number:
  US11/026,599
• Publication Number:
  US 20060148299A1
• Time in Patent Office: 649 Days
• Field of Search: 439/417, 439/409, 439/395, 439/404, 439/418, 439/935, 439/934
• US Class Current: 439/417
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 4/2433 one part of the base being movable to push the cable into the slot

Abstract

A connector structure is provided. The connector structure includes a terminal base having plural terminals, a clip device vertically arranged with the terminal base via a positioning piece and including plural conducting lines and a rotating device located on the clip device.

Claims

1. A connector structure, comprising:

a terminal base comprising plural terminals; and

a clip device vertically arranged with said terminal base via a positioning piece having a rotating rod with a fastening end, and comprising plural conducting lines,

wherein said fastening end of the rotating rod is mounted to said terminal base such that rotation of the rotating rod from a first rotated position to a second rotated position engages the fastening end to said terminal base, and

wherein said clip device is vertically movable along the rotating rod between a first place in which the plural conducting lines are displaced from the plural terminals, and a second place in which the plural conducting lines contact the plural terminals wherein said positioning piece further comprises a rotating plate, and said plural terminals are connected to said plural conducting lines simultaneously when said clip device is vertically moved from said first place to said second plate when a user presses said rotating plate.

2. The connector structure according to claim 1, wherein said connector structure is an insulation displacement connector structure.

3. The connector structure according to claim 1, wherein said positioning piece is detachably connected to said terminal base.

4. The connector structure according to claim 1, wherein said terminal base is located on a connecting body, and said plural terminals comprise knife-edges for stabbing through said plural conducting lines.

5. The connector structure according to claim 1, wherein said clip device comprises an opening for said positioning piece passing therethrough.

6. The connector structure according to claim 1, wherein said terminal base comprises a fastening concavity for passing therethrough said fastening end.

7. A connector structure, comprising:

a terminal base comprising plural terminals;

a clip mounted on said terminal base and comprising an upper wall defining an opening, the clip also including a plurality of conducting lines located between the upper wall and the terminal base; and

a positioning piece including a rod having a fastening end and a linking end, and a cam member rotatably mounted to said linking end of the rod,

wherein the positioning piece is mounted such that the rod is slidably received in the opening of the upper wall of the clip, the fastening end of the rod connected to said terminal base, and the cam member is disposed over the upper wall of the clip, and

wherein the cam member is arranged such that when the cam member is rotated from a first state to a second state, the cam member presses the upper wall of the clip toward the terminal base.

8. The connector structure according to claim 7, wherein said plural terminals are connected to said plural conducting lines simultaneously after said clip is moved from a first place when the cam member is in the first state to a second place when the cam member is in the second state.

9. The connector structure according to claim 8, wherein the cam member includes a short arm and a long arm having a pressing surface, and wherein said clip device is moved from said first place to said second place when a user presses said pressing surface such that the short arm is rotated against the upper wall of the clip.

10. The connector structure according to claim 8, wherein said terminal base is located on a connecting body, and said plural terminals comprise knife-edges for stabbing through said plural conducting lines.

11. The connector structure according to claim 8, wherein said connector structure is an insulation displacement connector structure.

12. A method for connecting plural conducting lines and plural terminals, comprising steps of:

a) providing a terminal base having said plural terminals;

b) providing a clip device vertically arranged with said terminal base via a positioning piece having a rotating plate and a rotating rod with a fastening end and having said plural conducting lines; and

c) operating said rotating plate from a first state to a second state so as to move said clip device from a first place to a second place along said rotating rod.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein said clip device is connected to said terminal base and said plural conducting lines are connected to said plural terminals after said step c).

14. The method according to claim 12, wherein said terminal base is located on a receiving body, said rotating plate comprises a surface for receiving a force provided by a user, and said plural terminals comprise knife-edges for stabbing through said plural conducting lines.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein said clip device is capable of sliding on a slide surface of said receiving body.

16. The method according to claim 12, wherein said clip device is vertically moved to said terminal base along said rotating rod in said step c).

17. The method according to claim 12, wherein said rotating plate comprises two arms.

18. The method according to claim 12, wherein said clip device comprises plural U-shaped concavities for containing and holding said plural conducting lines.