Waterproof cable connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9660372-B2
Application number	US-201615048415-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 19, 2016
Priority date	Jun 4, 2015
Publication date	May 23, 2017
Grant date	May 23, 2017

Abstract

A waterproof cable connector includes a first cable terminal for transmitting or receiving electrical signals of a first cable to or from a second cable, a waterproof member combined with the first cable to perform a waterproof function of the first cable terminal, and a first fastener wrapping the first cable terminal and the waterproof member.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A waterproof cable connector comprising:
a first cable terminal for transmitting or receiving electrical signals of a first cable to or from a second cable;
a waterproof member combined with the first cable to perform a waterproof function of the first cable terminal; and
a first fastener wrapping the first cable terminal and the waterproof member,
wherein the waterproof member has an accommodation hole formed in a shape complementing an outer appearance of the first cable terminal.

2. The connector according to claim 1 , further comprising a second fastener having a connection groove that is electrically connected to the first cable terminal and being engaged with the first fastener.

3. The connector according to claim 2 , wherein an external thread is formed on the second fastener and combined with an internal thread formed on the first fastener.

4. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein the waterproof member has an incised groove formed by cutting part of the waterproof member to be connected to the accommodation hole.

5. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein the waterproof member is cut into two pieces to be inserted in the first cable.

6. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein the first cable terminal is a registered jack.

7. The connector according to claim 1 , further comprising a waterproof ring engaged between the first fastener and the second fastener to perform a waterproof function.

8. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein an inner diameter of a rear part of the first fastener is larger than a diagonal width of the first cable terminal.

9. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein a stopper is formed at a rear part of the first fastener to prevent separation of the waterproof member by a stopping part formed at a rear end of the waterproof member.

10. The connector according to claim 9 , wherein an inner diameter of the stopper is larger than a diagonal width of the first cable terminal.

11. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein the first fastener is tapered to have a reduced diameter.

Assignees

• Lg Innotek Co Ltd

Inventors

• Choi Mee Nam

Classifications

• H01R13/623

  Casing or ring with helicoidal groove · CPC title

• H01R24/28

  Coupling parts carrying pins, blades or analogous contacts and secured only to wire or cable · CPC title

• H01R24/20

  Coupling parts carrying sockets, clips or analogous contacts and secured only to wire or cable · CPC title

• H01R13/6392

  for extension cord · CPC title

• H01R24/64

  for high frequency, e.g. RJ 45 · CPC title