Cable connector having fastening member

• US 7,214,087 B2
• Filed: 09/26/2006
• Issued: 05/08/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Kuo, Peter
• Primary Examiner(s): DINH, PHUONG K
• Application Number:
  US11/527,284
• Publication Number:
  US 20070082536A1
• Time in Patent Office: 224 Days
• Field of Search: 439/362, 439/364, 439/363, 439/953
• US Class Current: 439/364
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/725 containing contact members presenting a contact carrying strip, e.g. edge-like strip
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6215 using one or more bolts
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2201/18 for television

Abstract

A cable connector (100) in accordance with the present invention includes an insulative housing (1) defining a number of passageways (13) therethrough, a number of contacts (2) assembled to the insulative housing and respectively received in the passageways, a cable (5) including a number of conductors (50) respectively electrically connecting with connecting portions of the contacts to form a number of junctions, a cover (6) enclosing the rear end of the housing (1) and junctions between the contacts (2) and the cable (5), the cover (6) having a mating face (620) having at least a longer edge (622) and a projection (621) formed on outer periphery of the cover (6) with front surface coplanar with the mating face of the cover the projection and defining a fastening hole (6210) therethrough; and a fastening member (7) inserted into the cover and coupling with the fastening hole (6210) for fastening the cable connector (100) to a coupling device.

Claims

1. A cable connector, comprising:

an insulative housing defining a plurality of passageways therethrough;

a plurality of contacts assembled to the insulative housing and respectively received in the passageways;

a cable comprising a plurality of conductors respectively electrically connecting with the contacts to form a plurality of junctions;

a cover enclosing the rear end of the housing and junctions between the contacts and the cable, the cover having a mating face having at least a long edge, a short edge and a projection formed on an outer periphery of the cover and along the long edge with a front surface coplanar with the mating face of the cover and defining a fastening hole therethrough; and

a fastening member fixed to the cover and coupling with the fastening hole for fastening the cable connector to a coupling device wherein the cover further comprises a step formed in the inner periphery of the fastening hole, the diameter of the rear portion of the fastening hole is different from that of the front portion of the fastening hole, and the length of the wider portion of the fastening hole is different from that of the narrower portion, wherein the fastening member comprises an operating portion, a fastening portion, and a flange protruding outwardly from the end of the base portion and adjoining the fastening portion to couple with the step in the fastening hole in the cover, wherein the cover of the cable connector comprises an inner mold enclosing the junctions of the contacts and the conductors of the cable and an outer mold enclosing the inner mold and the cable wherein the projection is formed on the out periphery of the outer mold, a conductive shell enclosing the insulative housing, and wherein the rear portion of the conductive shell is enclosed by the inner mold, wherein the cable connector further comprises a spacer sealing the rear portion of the insulative housing, wherein the spacer has at least a protrusion on upper and lower surfaces and wherein the conductive shell defines an engaging hole coupling with the projection, wherein the cable connector is in accordance with HDMI (High-Definition Digital Multimedia Interface) standard, wherein the insulative housing comprises an upper wall, a lower wall and a receiving space formed therebetween, the upper wall parallels the lower wall and is shorter than the lower wall, wherein the passageways are formed in the inner surfaces of the upper wall and lower wall; and

wherein the numbers of the passageways on the upper wall and lower wall are not equal to each other.

2. A cable connector assembly comprising:

an insulative housing defining a mating port in a front portion thereof and defining a mating direction along a front-to-back direction;

a plurality of contacts disposed in the housing and exposed to the mating port;

a cable having a plurality of conductors electrically connected to the corresponding contacts, respectively;

an insulative cover integrally molded over a rear portion of the housing and a front portion of the cable; and

said cover defines a protrusion with a locking screw attached thereto and back and forth moveable along said front-to-back direction;

wherein

said mating port defines a long side and a short side, and the locking screw is located on the long side and accessibly operable from two sides of said locking screw along said long side wherein the cover further comprises a step formed in the inner periphery of the fastening hole, the diameter of the rear portion of the fastening hole is different from that of the front portion of the fastening hole, and the length of the wider portion of the fastening hole is different from that of the narrower portion, wherein the fastening member comprises an operating portion, a fastening portion, and a flange protruding outwardly from the end of the base portion and adjoining the fastening portion to couple with the step in the fastening hole in the cover, wherein the cover of the cable connector comprises an inner mold enclosing the junctions of the contacts and the conductors of the cable and an outer mold enclosing the inner mold and the cable wherein the projection is formed on the out periphery of the outer mold, a conductive shell enclosing the insulative housing, and wherein the rear portion of the conductive shell is enclosed by the inner mold, wherein the cable connector further comprises a spacer sealing the rear portion of the insulative housing, wherein the spacer has at least a protrusion on upper and lower surfaces and wherein the conductive shell defines an engaging hole coupling with the projection, wherein the cable connector is in accordance with HDMI (High-Definition Digital Multimedia Interface) standard, wherein the insulative housing comprises an upper wall, a lower wall and a receiving space formed therebetween, the upper wall parallels the lower wall and shorter than the lower wall, wherein the passageways are formed in the inner surfaces of the upper wall and lower wall; and

wherein the numbers of the passageways on the upper wall and lower wall are not equal to each other.

3. The connector assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein said cover and said housing are made from different materials.

4. The connector assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein a surface of said cover, which the locking screw is located on, is raised for protecting a tail of the locking screw.

5. The connector assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein said protrusion defines a peak configuration and the locking screw is close to said peak.