XLR cable connector
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1. A cable connector of a three-terminal XLR type, comprising:
- a) a movable element slidable between a retracted end position, wherein said cable connector is configured as a three-terminal XLR type plug for connection to a mating connector having an XLR socket, and an advanced end position wherein said cable connector is configured as a three-terminal XLR type socket for connection to a mating connector having an XLR plug, said movable element having first, second, third, and fourth channels opening onto a plug-in-side front face of said movable element wherein said four channels are arranged at the corners of a square, wherein said first and second channels lie at diagonally opposing corners and said third and fourth channels lie at diagonally opposing corners of said square;
b) first, second, and third contact pins slidably disposed in respective of said first, second, and third channels wherein, in said retracted end position of said movable element where said movable element moves backward from an engaging position, said contact pins project from said plug-in-side front face of said movable element such that said first, second, and third contact pins may be engaged by respective first, second, and third sockets of a mating connector having an XLR socket, and wherein, in said advanced end position of said movable element where said moveable element moves forward to said engaging position, said first, second, and third contact pins are completely covered in said channels; and
,c) first, second, and third socket contacts wherein said first and second socket contacts are arranged in said first and second channels and said third socket contact is arranged in said fourth channel such that in said advanced end position of said movable element, said first, second, and third socket contacts may be engaged by respective of first, second, and third contact pins of a mating connector having an XLR plug when said first, second, and third contact pins are inserted into said first, second, and fourth channels of said movable element.
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Abstract
The XLR cable connector comprises a sliding element, by means of whose displacement between a retracted and an advanced end position, the XLR cable connector can be converted between a plug and a socket, and that has a first, a second, a third, and a fourth channel, a first, a second, and a third contact pin that are received by the first, second, and third channel of the sliding element, whereby in the retracted position of the sliding element, these contact pins project from the plug-in-side front face of the sliding element, and in the advanced end position of the sliding element, these contact pins are retracted into the channels of the sliding element.
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22 Claims
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1. A cable connector of a three-terminal XLR type, comprising:
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a) a movable element slidable between a retracted end position, wherein said cable connector is configured as a three-terminal XLR type plug for connection to a mating connector having an XLR socket, and an advanced end position wherein said cable connector is configured as a three-terminal XLR type socket for connection to a mating connector having an XLR plug, said movable element having first, second, third, and fourth channels opening onto a plug-in-side front face of said movable element wherein said four channels are arranged at the corners of a square, wherein said first and second channels lie at diagonally opposing corners and said third and fourth channels lie at diagonally opposing corners of said square; b) first, second, and third contact pins slidably disposed in respective of said first, second, and third channels wherein, in said retracted end position of said movable element where said movable element moves backward from an engaging position, said contact pins project from said plug-in-side front face of said movable element such that said first, second, and third contact pins may be engaged by respective first, second, and third sockets of a mating connector having an XLR socket, and wherein, in said advanced end position of said movable element where said moveable element moves forward to said engaging position, said first, second, and third contact pins are completely covered in said channels; and
,c) first, second, and third socket contacts wherein said first and second socket contacts are arranged in said first and second channels and said third socket contact is arranged in said fourth channel such that in said advanced end position of said movable element, said first, second, and third socket contacts may be engaged by respective of first, second, and third contact pins of a mating connector having an XLR plug when said first, second, and third contact pins are inserted into said first, second, and fourth channels of said movable element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A cable connector of a three-terminal XLR type, comprising:
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a) a movable element slidable between a retracted end position, wherein said cable connector is configured as a three-terminal XLR type plug for connection to a mating connector having an XLR socket, and an advanced end position wherein said cable connector is configured as a three-terminal XLR type socket for connection to a mating connector having an XLR plug, said movable element having first, second, third, and fourth channels opening onto a plug-in-side front face of said movable element wherein said four channels are arranged at the corners of a square, wherein said first and second channels lie at diagonally opposing corners and said third and fourth channels lie at diagonally opposing corners of said square; b) first, second, and third contact pins slidably disposed in respective of said first, second, and third channels wherein, in said retracted end position of said movable element where said movable element moves backward from an engaging position, said contact pins project from said plug-in-side front face of said movable element such that said first, second, and third contact pins may be engaged by respective first second, and third sockets of a mating connector having an XLR socket, and wherein, in said advanced end position of said movable element where said movable element moves forward to said engaging position, said first, second, and third contact pins are completely covered in said channels; and
,c) first, second, and third socket contacts, wherein said first and second socket contacts are arranged in said first and second channels and said third socket contact is arranged in said fourth channel such that in said advanced end position of said movable element, said first, second, and third socket contacts may be engaged by respective of said first, second, and third contact pins of a mating connector having an XLR plug when said first, second, and third contact pins are inserted into said first, second, and fourth channels of said movable element, and wherein said sliding element is encircled by a sleeve element and is mounted so that said sliding element is displaceable between said respective advanced and retracted end positions, and, wherein said sliding element is mechanically connected to an operating element arranged outside of said sleeve element through an opening through said sleeve element, such that said sliding element is displaceable between the respective advanced and retracted end positions, and wherein said operating element encircles said sleeve element.
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20. A cable connector of a three-terminal XLR type, comprising:
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a) a movable element slidable between a retracted end position, wherein said cable connector is configured as a three-terminal XLR type plug for connection to a mating connector having an XLR socket, and an advanced end position wherein said cable connector is configured as a three-terminal XLR type socket for connection to a mating connector having an XLR plug, said movable element having first, second, third, and fourth channels opening onto a plug-in-side front face of said movable element wherein said four channels are arranged at the corners of a square, wherein said first and second channels lie at diagonally opposing corners and said third and fourth channels lie at diagonally opposing corners of said square; b) first, second, and third contact pins slidably disposed in respective of said first, second, and third channels wherein, in said retracted end position of said movable element where said movable element moves backward from an engaging position, said contact pins project from said plug-in-side front face of said movable element such that said first, second, and third contact pins may be engaged by respective first second, and third sockets of a mating connector having an XLR socket, and wherein, in said advanced end position of said movable element where said movable element moves forward to said engaging position, said first, second, and third contact pins are completely covered in said channels; and
,c) first, second, and third socket contacts, wherein said first and second socket contacts are arranged in said first and second channels and said third socket contact is arranged in said fourth channel such that in said advanced end position of said movable element, said first, second, and third socket contacts may be engaged by respective of said first, second, and third contact pins of a mating connector having an XLR plug when said first, second, and third contact pins are inserted into said first, second, and fourth channels of said movable element, and wherein said sliding element is encircled by a sleeve element and is mounted so that said sliding element is displaceable between the respective advanced and retracted end positions, and wherein said first, second, and third contact pins are held by a contact pin carrier in said sleeve element.
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21. A cable connector of a three-terminal XLR type, comprising:
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a) a movable element slidable between a retracted end position, wherein said cable connector is configured as a three-terminal XLR type plug for connection to a mating connector having an XLR socket, and an advanced end position wherein said cable connector is configured as a three-terminal XLR type socket for connection to a mating connector having an XLR plug, said movable element having first, second, third, and fourth channels opening onto a plug-in-side front face of said movable element wherein said four channels are arranged at the corners of a square, wherein said first and second channels lie at diagonally opposing corners and said third and fourth channels lie at diagonally opposing corners of said square; b) first, second, and third contact pins slidably disposed in respective of said first, second, and third channels wherein, in said retracted end position of said movable element where said movable element moves backward from an engaging position, said contact pins project from said plug-in-side front face of said movable element such that said first, second, and third contact pins may be engaged by respective first second, and third sockets of a mating connector having an XLR socket, and wherein, in said advanced end position of said movable element where said movable element moves forward to said engaging position, said first, second, and third contact pins are completely covered in said channels; and
,c) first, second, and third socket contacts, wherein said first and second socket contacts are arranged in said first and second channels and said third socket contact is arranged in said fourth channel such that in said advanced end position of said movable element, said first, second, and third socket contacts may be engaged by respective of said first, second, and third contact pins of a mating connector having an XLR plug when said first, second, and third contact pins are inserted into said first, second, and fourth channels of said movable element, and wherein said sliding element has a catch with at least one detent to engage a recess in a plug housing connected to said cable connector.
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22. A cable connector of a three-terminal XLR type, comprising:
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a) a movable element slidable between a retracted end position, wherein said cable connector is configured as a three-terminal XLR type plug for connection to a mating connector having an XLR socket, and an advanced end position wherein said cable connector is configured as a three-terminal XLR type socket for connection to a mating connector having an XLR plug, said movable element having first, second, third, and fourth channels opening onto a plug-in-side front face of said movable element wherein said four channels are arranged at the corners of a square, wherein said first and second channels lie at diagonally opposing corners and said third and fourth channels lie at diagonally opposing corners of said square; b) first, second, and third contact pins slidably disposed in respective of said first, second, and third channels wherein, in said retracted end position of said movable element where said movable element moves backward from an engaging position, said contact pins project from said plug-in-side front face of said movable element such that said first, second, and third contact pins may be engaged by respective first second, and third sockets of a mating connector having an XLR socket, and wherein, in said advanced end position of said movable element where said movable element moves forward to said engaging position, said first, second, and third contact pins are completely covered in said channels; and
,c) first, second, and third socket contacts, wherein said first and second socket contacts are arranged in said first and second channels and said third socket contact is arranged in said fourth channel such that in said advanced end position of said movable element, said first, second, and third socket contacts may be engaged by respective of said first, second, and third contact pins of a mating connector having an XLR plug when said first, second, and third contact pins are inserted into said first, second, and fourth channels of said movable element, and wherein a guide sleeve is arranged in said first channel of said sliding element having the same construction as said first, second, and third socket contacts, and wherein said sliding element includes a centering rib extending in an axial direction and guided in an axial groove in said sleeve element, said centering rib being matable with a groove of a plug.
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Current AssigneeNeutrik AG (Neutrik USA Inc.)
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Original AssigneeNeutrik AG (Neutrik USA Inc.)
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InventorsDobler, Oliver
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Primary Examiner(s)VU, HIEN D
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Application NumberUS12/414,997Publication NumberTime in Patent Office637 DaysField of Search439170-172, 439/176US Class Current439/172CPC Class CodesH01R 27/00 Coupling parts adapted for ...H01R 31/06 Intermediate parts for link...
