Device with optimized placement of connectors

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9426923-B2
Application number	US-201113200568-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 26, 2011
Priority date	Sep 28, 2010
Publication date	Aug 23, 2016
Grant date	Aug 23, 2016

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device including a hollow frame forming an enclosure, at least two electronic circuits placed inside the enclosure, at least first and second connectors to connect each an external cable to each of the electronic circuits, each of the first and second connectors comprising a base intended to be mounted on the frame and a plug capable of being inserted into the base, the plug being connected to the cable and the base being connected to the electronic circuit, the base of the first connector being placed in a first aperture made in an end wall of the frame. The second connector is placed behind the base of the first connector inside the enclosure, the cable connected to the plug of the second connector penetrating inside the enclosure through a second aperture made in the end wall of the frame.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A device comprising:
a hollow frame forming an enclosure delimited by end walls,
at least a first connector comprising a base configured to be mounted on the frame and configured to receive a corresponding plug, the base of the first connector being placed in an aperture made in an area of one of the end walls of the frame,
at least a second connector comprising a base configured to be mounted inside the frame and configured to receive a corresponding plug,
said second connector is placed inside said enclosure aligned behind the base of the first connector along a direction of insertion of plugs into the base of the first connector;
wherein the direction of insertion of plugs into the base of the first connector corresponds to a direction of insertion of plugs into the base of the second connector.

2. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the bases of the first and second connectors are mounted on a support capable of translation movement, through the aperture in a housing of the box between a retracted position in which the bases of the first and second connectors are present inside the housing and a deployed position in which the base of the first connector and the corresponding plug and at least the plug associated with the second connector are present outside of the housing.

3. The device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the support is equipped with a boss capable of cooperating with a boss of the housing to block the support in the housing in the retracted position.

4. The device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the support is equipped with an externally protruding lug with respect to the base of the first connector to move in translation the support in the housing.

5. The device as claimed in claim 2 , further comprising a third connector comprising a plug mounted on the support and connected to the bases of the first and second connectors and an additional plug mounted in the housing, the plug being inserted into the additional plug when the support is in the retracted position.

6. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the bases of the first and second connectors are vertically offset.

7. A method of inserting plugs in a device, said method comprising:
placing a plug associated with a first connector within a first base of the first connector, said first base being mounted on a hollow frame of a device forming an enclosure delimited by end walls, said first base being placed in an aperture made in an area of one of the end walls of the frame;
placing a plug associated with a second connector within a second base of the second connector, said second base being mounted inside the frame and being placed inside said enclosure aligned behind the first base along a direction of insertion of the plugs of the first and second connectors, the direction of insertion of plugs into the first base corresponding to the direction of insertion of plugs into the second base.

8. The method as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the bases of the first and second connectors are mounted on a support and moving the support includes translational movement, through an aperture in a housing between a first retracted position in which the bases of the first and second connectors are present inside the housing and a second deployed position in which the base of the first connector and a corresponding plug and at least a plug inserted into the base of the second connector are present outside of the housing.

9. The method as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the support is equipped with a boss capable of cooperating with an additional boss of the housing and moving the support into the first retracted position blocks the support in the housing.

10. The method as claimed in in claim 8 , wherein translational movement of the support between the first and second positions is performed using an externally protruding lug positioned on the support with respect to the base of the first connector.

11. The method as claimed in in claim 8 , further comprising placing a plug associated with a third connector on the support and connected to the bases of the first and second connectors and an additional plug mounted in the housing, the plug being inserted into the additional plug when the support is in the retracted position.

12. The method as claimed in in claim 8 , wherein the bases of the first and second connectors are vertically offset.

Assignees

• Le Gall Rene
• Gallais Christian
• Moisdon Yvon
• Thomson Licensing

Inventors

• Le Gall Rene
• Gallais Christian
• Moisdon Yvon

Classifications

• H05K7/1457 Primary

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• H01R13/46 Primary

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• G02B6/38

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