Connector assembly capable of preventing damage to cable

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9912097-B2
Application number	US-201414520816-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 22, 2014
Priority date	Dec 20, 2013
Publication date	Mar 6, 2018
Grant date	Mar 6, 2018

Abstract

A connector assembly that prevents damage to a cable is provided. The connector assembly includes an inserting aperture that is disposed on one side of a housing of an electronic power element and a female connector that is connected to an embedded cable disposed within the housing and detachably mounted in the inserting aperture. Further, a male connector connects the embedded cable to an external cable when coupled with the female connector.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A connector assembly that prevents damage to a cable, comprising:
an inserting aperture disposed on one side of a housing of an electronic power element; and
a female connector detachably mounted within the inserting aperture and connected to an embedded cable disposed within the housing,
wherein the female connector includes a protective tube to allow a portion of the embedded cable to be surrounded with the protective tube, and
wherein the protective tube includes:
a plurality of pipes coaxially disposed and having diameters that differ from each other, such that a first pipe of smaller diameter is inserted in a second pipe of greater diameter, the plurality of pipes configured to be received in the housing, and the plurality of pipes being connected to each other in a telescoping arrangement in a longitudinal direction such that an overall length of the plurality of pipes increases to protect the embedded cable when the embedded cable is drawn outside the housing.

2. The connector assembly of claim 1 , wherein a surplus portion of the embedded cable is embedded within the housing.

3. The connector assembly of claim 1 , wherein the female connector includes:
a female terminal part, coupled with a male terminal part disposed in a male connector, coupled with the female connector to connect the embedded cable to an external cable;
a body part having a predetermined thickness and surrounding an outer circumference of the female terminal part;
a tubular mounting part coaxially disposed around the body part and having longitudinal ends, spaced apart from the body part; and
the protective tube surrounding a portion of the embedded cable and attached to a longitudinal side of the female terminal part.

4. The connector assembly of claim 1 , wherein the inserting aperture includes a triangular-shaped first protrusion formed on an inner surface thereof and protruding toward the female connector.

5. The connector assembly of claim 4 , wherein the first protrusion is formed on two points of an inner surface of the inserting aperture, which face each other.

6. The connector assembly of claim 4 , wherein the first protrusion is continuously formed along an inner surface of the inserting aperture.

7. The connector assembly of claim 4 , wherein a mounting part disposed on the female connector includes a triangular-shaped second protrusion formed on an outer surface thereof and protruding toward an inner surface of the inserting aperture, the second protrusion being formed with an inclined side thereof in contact with an inclined side of the first protrusion.

8. The connector assembly of claim 7 , wherein the second protrusion is formed on two points of the outer surface of the mounting part, which face each other.

9. The connector assembly of claim 1 , further comprising:
a male connector that includes a plurality of hook parts facing each other and formed outward on both side surfaces of the male connector and may be coupled with the female connector.

10. The connector assembly of claim 9 , wherein the female connector includes hook-shaped protrusions facing each other and formed on an inner surface of a mounting part disposed thereon and engaged with the hook parts of the male connector.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Seung Geun

Classifications

• H01R13/743

  integral with the housing · CPC title

• H01R13/562 Primary

  Bending-relieving · CPC title

• H01R13/52

  Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof cases · CPC title

• H01R13/6273

  comprising two latching arms · CPC title

• H01R13/58 Primary

  Means for relieving strain on wire connection, e.g. cord grip {, for avoiding loosening of connections between wires and terminals within a coupling device terminating a cable (for flat or ribbon cables H01R12/771)} · CPC title