Cable clamp

• US 6,686,542 B2
• Filed: 09/24/2002
• Issued: 02/03/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/26/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Zhang, Jun-Wu
• Primary Examiner(s): Reichard, Dean A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Lee, Jinhee J
• Application Number:
  US10/254,362
• Publication Number:
  US 20030116342A1
• Time in Patent Office: 497 Days
• Field of Search: 174/74.R, 174/40.CC, 174/65.R, 174/73.1, 174/75.C, 439/458, 439/459, 439/470, 439/472, 439/474, 439/422, 439/425, 439/426, 385/134
• US Class Current: 174/74.00R
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 43/0221 Laser welding H01R43/0228 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 43/0256 for soldering or welding connectors to a printed circuit board
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 43/28 for wire processing before connecting to contact members, not provided for in groups H01R43/02 - H01R43/26
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 9/0515 Connection to a rigid planar substrate, e.g. printed circuit board

Abstract

A cable clamp used for automatic processing and assembly of cables includes a base, a pair of clamping arms and a locking piece. The base defines receiving recesses in longitudinal two ends thereof. Each clamping arm includes a pivotable section at one end thereof received in the receiving recess, a pressing section extending from the pivotable section to the center of the base, and a fixed section formed at the other end thereof. The pressing section is adapted to press a cable against an upper surface of the base. The locking piece is disposed on the base and bears against the fixed section of the clamping arm for securely retaining the clamping arm on the base. The cable clamp has a small and simple configuration which can steadily clamp cables, load and unload the cables rapidly and precisely.

Claims

1. A cable clamp assembly comprising:

a base defining an upward surface for clamping, and a side face for confronting a printed circuit board having a plurality of coaxial cables thereon;

a clamping arm moveably mounted to the base, and defining thereon a downward surface facing to said upward surface when said clamping arm is locked to the base, said downward surface incorporating the upward surface for tightly clamping the corresponding coaxial cables when said clamping arm is locked to the base;

a locking device rotatably located on the base and abutting against at least partially the clamping arm; and

a locating pin connecting the locking device and the base for allowing the locking device to be rotated therearound;

wherein

said locking device not only locks the clamping arm to the base but also forces the clamping arm to press against the base for having the corresponding coaxial cables tightly sandwiched therebetween.

2. The assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein said clamping arm is pivotally mounted to the base about a pintle, and the locking device abuts against a portion of the clamping arm opposite to said pintle.

3. The assembly as claimed in claim 1, further including another clamping arm to cooperate with said clamping arm for respectively clamping both distal ends of each of the coaxial cables so as to work on both said distal ends simultaneously.

4. The assembly as claimed in claim 3, wherein the locking device defines two guiding surfaces for successively and respectively engaging corresponding inclined surfaces on the clamping arms.

5. The assembly as claimed in claim 3, wherein the locking device comprises a touching portion bearing against the base and a portion of the clamping arm opposite to the pintle, and a guiding portion angulately extending from the touching portion.

6. The assembly as claimed in claim 5, wherein the touching portion and the guiding portion each define a guiding surface on a bottom thereof.

7. The assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the locating pin comprises a large-dimensioned head portion pressing against the locking device and a small-dimensioned pole portion extending trough the locking device and into the base.

8. The assembly as claimed in claim 7, further comprising a dowel, and wherein the pole portion defines a hole in a lower end thereof, and wherein the base defines a through hole commumicating with the hole of the pole portion, the dowel traversing the through hole of the base and the hole of the pole portion for retaining the locating pin in the base.

9. The assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein the base defines a receiving groove for receiving the portion of the clamping arm opposite to the pintle.

10. The assembly as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a cushion attached to the downward surface of the clamping arm for contacting with the coaxial cables.