Cable connection device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11824288-B2
Application number	US-202117500249-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 13, 2021
Priority date	Jun 25, 2021
Publication date	Nov 21, 2023
Grant date	Nov 21, 2023

Abstract

A cable connection device is provided. The cable connection device includes a casing, a connection component, a power cable and a circuit board. The casing includes a first accommodation space, a second accommodation space and a channel. The channel is in communication between the first accommodation space and the second accommodation space. The connection component is penetrated through the channel and includes a clamping part disposed in the first accommodation space and a first conductive part disposed in the second accommodation space. Portion of the power cable is disposed in the first accommodation space. The clamping part clamps the power cable and partially pierces the insulating sleeve, so that the clamping part is connected with the wire core. The circuit board is disposed in the second accommodation space and comprises second conductive part. The second conductive part is contacted with the first conductive part.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cable connection device, comprising:
a casing comprising a first accommodation space, a second accommodation space and at least one channel, wherein the at least one channel is in communication between the first accommodation space and the second accommodation space;
at least one connection component penetrated through the at least one channel, wherein the connection component comprises a clamping part and a first conductive part, the clamping part and the first conductive part are opposite to each other, the clamping part is disposed in the first accommodation space, and the first conductive part is disposed in the second accommodation space, wherein the clamping part comprises a first groove and two insertion parts, wherein the clamping part comprises a first surface and a second surface, the first surface and the second surface are opposite to each other, each of the two insertion parts has an inclined surface, the inclined surface is disposed between the first surface and the second surface, and the inclined surface is inclined from the first surface toward the second surface, wherein a first angle is formed between the first surface and the inclined surface, and a second angle is formed between the second surface and the inclined surface, wherein the first angle is less than the second angle;
at least one power cable, wherein at least a portion of the at least one power cable is disposed in the first accommodation space, the at least one power cable comprises an insulating sleeve and a wire core, and an outer periphery of the wire core is covered by the insulating sleeve, wherein the clamping part clamps the at least one power cable and partially pierces the insulating sleeve, so that the clamping part is electrically connected with the wire core; and
a circuit board disposed in the second accommodation space and comprising at least one second conductive part, wherein the at least one second conductive part is contacted with the first conductive part.

2. The cable connection device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one connection component is made of conductive material, and the first groove is concavely formed by one side of the clamping part for accommodating the at least one power cable, wherein the two insertion parts are disposed beside two sides of the first groove and inserted into the insulating sleeve, so that the two insertion parts are contacted with the wire core.

3. The cable connection device according to claim 1 , wherein the first angle is 45 degrees, and the second angle is 135 degrees.

4. The cable connection device according to claim 2 , wherein the first groove has a first groove width, and the first groove width is less than or equal to a wire diameter of the wire core of the at least one power cable.

5. The cable connection device according to claim 1 , wherein the casing comprises a first lateral surface, a second lateral surface, a third lateral surface, a fourth lateral surface, a fifth lateral surface and a sixth lateral surface, the first lateral surface and the second lateral surface are opposite to each other, the third lateral surface and the fourth lateral surface are opposite to each other, and the fifth lateral surface and the sixth lateral surface are opposite to each other, wherein the casing comprises at least one first hole and at least one second hole, the at least one first hole is disposed on the fifth lateral surface of the casing, the at least one second hole is disposed on the sixth lateral surface of the casing, and a position of the at least one first hole is corresponding to a position of the at least one second hole, wherein a diameter of the first hole and a diameter of the second hole are greater than or equal to a wire diameter of the at least one power cable, respectively.

6. The cable connection device according to claim 5 , wherein the clamping part comprises a first groove, the first groove is concavely formed by one side of the clamping part for accommodating the at least one power cable, a shortest distance between the first groove and the second lateral surface of the casing is greater than or equal to a shortest distance between the first hole and the second lateral surface of the casing, and the shortest distance between the first groove and the second lateral surface of the casing is greater than or equal to a shortest distance between the second hole and the second lateral surface of the casing.

7. The cable connection device according to claim 5 , wherein the casing comprises an upper casing part, a lower casing part and at least one fixing part, the upper casing part and the lower casing part are opposite to each other and assemble to each other, an outer surface of the upper casing part is constituted to the first lateral surface of the casing, three outer surfaces of the lower casing part are constituted to the second lateral surface, the third lateral surface and the fourth lateral surface, respectively, the at least one fixing part includes a plurality of fixing walls and at least one second groove, the plurality of fixing walls are formed and extended from the lower casing part toward the upper casing part, a space formed between the plurality of fixing walls and the lower casing part constituted to the third lateral surface of the casing is in communication with the at least one channel, the second groove is concavely formed by one side of corresponding one of the plurality of fixing walls adjacent to the first lateral surface of the casing, wherein the first groove of the clamping part, the second groove of the fixing part, the first hole and the second hole of the casing are aligned to a straight line, a second groove width of the second groove is greater than or equal to the wire diameter of the at least one power cable.

8. The cable connection device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one power cable comprises a first power cable and a second power cable, the first power cable transmits a signal to a load, and the second power cable is connected with ground, wherein the at least one connection component comprises a first connection component and a second connection component, and the clamping part of the first connection component is inserted into the insulating sleeve of the first power cable and contacted with the wire core of the first power cable, so that the first conductive part of the first connection component is contacted with a corresponding one of the at least one second conductive part, wherein the clamping part of the second connection component is inserted into the insulating sleeve of the second power cable and contacted with the wire core of the second power cable, so that the first conductive part of the second connection component is contacted with a corresponding one of the at least one second conductive part.

9. The cable connection device according to claim 1 , further comprising a control element and a connection cable, wherein the connection cable is connected between the control element and the circuit board, and the connection cable is electrically connected with the second conductive part through a conductive wire within the circuit board.

10. A cable connection device, comprising:
a casing comprising a first accommodation space, a second accommodation space, a third accommodation space, a first channel and a second channel, wherein the first channel is in communication between the first accommodation space and the second accommodation space, and the second channel is in communication between the second accommodation space and the third accommodation space;
a first connection component penetrated through the first channel and comprising a clamping part and a first conductive part, wherein the

Assignees

• Delta Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Hsieh Hung-Sheng
• Kuo Yu-Wei

Classifications

• H01R12/53 Primary

  connecting to cables except for flat or ribbon cables · CPC title

• H01R13/514

  composed as a modular blocks or assembly, i.e. composed of co-operating parts provided with contact members or holding contact members between them · CPC title

• B60L53/16

  Connectors, e.g. plugs or sockets, specially adapted for charging electric vehicles · CPC title

• H01R4/2416

  the contact members having insulation-cutting edges, e.g. of tuning fork type · CPC title

• H01R2201/26

  for vehicles · CPC title