Pivot plug connector

• US 7,811,136 B1
• Filed: 09/15/2009
• Issued: 10/12/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/12/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Advanced-Connectek Incorporated (ACON Holding, Inc.), Advanced-Connectek Limited
• Original Assignee: Advanced-Connectek Incorporated (ACON Holding, Inc.), Advanced-Connectek Limited
• Inventors: Hsieh, Juchu, Tomomi, Nakahara
• Primary Examiner(s): Hammond; Briggitte R
• Application Number:
  US12/559,514
• Time in Patent Office: 392 Days
• Field of Search: 439/31, 439/165, 439/467
• US Class Current: 439/640
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/516 Means for holding or embracing insulating body, e.g. casing , hoods
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/5841 allowing different orientations of the cable with respect to the coupling direction
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/5845 the strain relief being achieved by molding parts around cable and connections
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2107/00 Four or more poles
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/60 Contacts spaced along planar side wall transverse to longitudinal axis of engagement
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 35/04 Turnable line connectors with limited rotation angle with frictional contact members

Abstract

A pivot plug connector has a cable mount, a pivoting member, a rotating member and a plug head. The cable mount is mounted on a cable. The pivoting member is connected pivotally to the cable mount. The rotating member is connected rotatably to the pivoting member. The plug head is mounted on the rotating member. When plugged into a socket connector, the pivot plug connector pivots and rotates to change its configuration and prevent interfering with nearby plug connectors.

Claims

1. A pivot plug connector comprising:

a cable mount having a transverse axis and a cavity defined in the cable mount;

a pivoting member connected pivotally to the front end of the cable mount so that the pivoting member is capable of pivoting around the transverse axis, the pivoting member having a front end, a rear end, a longitudinal axis and a chamber defined in the pivoting member;

a rotating member connected rotatably to the pivoting member so that the rotating member is capable of rotating around the longitudinal axis of the pivoting member, the rotating member having a front end, a rear end and further having

an internal space defined in the rotating member; and

a fastening hole defined in the front end of the rotating member and communicating with the internal space;

a plug head mounted in the internal space of the rotating member, extending out through the fastening hole and having multiple terminals mounted in the plug head; and

an internal cable made of resilient material, connected to the rear ends of the terminals, extending through the internal space of the rotating member and the chamber of the pivoting member and extending into the cavity of the cable mount.

2. The pivot plug connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein

the cable mount further has two pivot brackets formed on and protruding from the front end;

the pivoting member further has

a pivot segment mounted pivotally on the pivot brackets of the cable mount; and

a supporting segment formed on the pivot segment and having a front end and a rotating element formed on the front end;

the rotating member is mounted rotatably on the front end of the supporting segment of the pivoting member and further has a rotating portion formed on the rear end of the rotating member and engaging rotatably with the rotating element of the pivoting member.

3. The pivot plug connector as claimed in claim 2, wherein

the cable mount further has

an interval defined between the pivot brackets;

and

two pivot pins formed respectively on and protruding from the pivot brackets;

the pivot segment of the pivoting member is mounted in the interval between the pivot brackets and has two sides and a pivot hole defined transversely through the pivot segment and having two opposite openings respectively and rotatably accommodating the pivot pins of the cable mount;

the rotating element of the pivoting member is a pintle hole defined through the front end of the supporting segment;

the rotating portion of the rotating member is a pintle protruding from the rear end of the rotating member and mounted rotatably in the pintle hole of the pivoting member.

4. The pivot plug connector as claimed in claim 3, wherein

each pivot pin of the cable mount has a through hole defined through the pivot pin and communicating with the cavity;

the pintle of the rotating member has an aperture defined through the pintle and communicating with the internal space;

the pintle hole of the pivoting member communicates with the chamber;

the pivot hole of the pivoting member communicates with the chamber and the through holes of the pivot pins of the cable mount; and

the internal cable has

a first sleeve mounted through the aperture of the rotating member and the pintle hole of the pivoting member;

two second sleeves connected to the first sleeve, mounted in the chamber of the pivoting member, extending respectively through the openings of the pivot hole of the pivot segment, extending respectively through the through holes of the pivot pins of the cable mount and extending in the cavity;

a third sleeve connected to the second sleeves and mounted in the cavity of the cable mount; and

multiple wires connected respectively to the rear ends of the terminals, classified into two groups extending respectively through the second sleeves and all extending in the third sleeve.

5. The pivot plug connector as claimed in claim 4, wherein

the chamber has an inner surface and at least one limiting protrusion formed on the inner surface;

and

the pintle of the rotating member further has a limiting block formed on and protruding radially from the pintle and selectively abutting the at least one limiting protrusion in the chamber of the pivoting member.

6. The pivot plug connector as claimed in claim 5, wherein

each pivot bracket of the cable mount has a first positioning protrusion formed on and protruding inwardly from the pivot bracket;

and

the pivot segment of the pivoting member further has two sets of multiple first positioning notches defined respectively in the sides and each set engaging selectively with the first positioning protrusion of one pivot bracket.

7. The pivot plug connector as claimed in claim 6, wherein

the plug head further has

an insulative housing mounted in the internal space of the rotating member, extending out through the fastening hole and having a front end and an engaging hole defined in the front end of the insulative housing;

and

a shell covering the insulative housing; and

the terminals are mounted in the in the engaging hole.

8. The pivot plug connector as claimed in claim 2, wherein

the supporting segment of the pivoting member further has multiple positioning notches defined in the front end of the supporting segment;

and

the pintle of the rotating member further has a second positioning protrusion formed on and protruding radially from the pintle and engaging selective with one of the second positioning notches of the pivoting member.

9. The pivot plug connector as claimed in claim 1 further complying with the HDMI standard.

10. The pivot plug connector as claimed in claim 7 further complying with the HDMI standard.