Cable connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9960531-B2
Application number	US-201615395283-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 30, 2016
Priority date	Dec 30, 2015
Publication date	May 1, 2018
Grant date	May 1, 2018

Abstract

A cable connector is provided which includes an insulating body including a frame which defines a region therein; a plurality of electrical terminals fixed to the insulating body and extended into the region; and a plurality of cables electrically connected to the electrical terminals respectively in the region. The region is filled with an insulator to embed the electrical terminals and the cables. The cable connector has a relatively high reliability.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A cable connector comprising:
an insulating body comprising a frame which defines a region therein;
a plurality of electrical terminals fixed to the insulating body and extending into the region; and
a plurality of cables electrically connected to the electrical terminals respectively in the region;
wherein the region is filled with an insulator to embed the electrical terminals and the cables,
wherein the cable connector further comprises a mounting plate with a plurality of holes through which the cables pass the mounting plate, and the mounting plate with the cables is fixed to the frame, and
wherein the cable connector further comprises two opposite covers, the frame is a hollow frame, and the covers are respectively coupled to two sides of the frame to protect the insulator.

2. The cable connector of claim 1 , further comprising at least one electromagnetic shielding element disposed in the region, wherein two terminals of the electromagnetic shielding element are embedded in the insulator, and respectively connected to the corresponding electrical terminals.

3. The cable connector of claim 2 , wherein the at least one electromagnetic shielding element is a capacitor or an inductor.

4. The cable connector of claim 2 , wherein a holder extends from the frame into the region, the at least one electromagnetic shielding element is carried by the holder.

5. The cable connector of claim 2 , wherein the ends of the cables are welded to corresponding electrical terminals from a side of the frame, and the terminals of the electromagnetic shielding element are welded to corresponding electrical terminals from another side of the frame.

6. The cable connector of claim 1 , wherein the frame comprises a first sidewall and a second sidewall which are perpendicular to the extension direction of the cables, a third sidewall and a fourth sidewall along the extension direction of the cables, and wherein the covers have engagement formations coupled with corresponding retaining formations arranged on the outer surfaces of the third sidewall and the fourth sidewall.

7. The cable connector of claim 1 , further comprising a cover, wherein the frame has a bottom, the cover is fixed to a top side of the frame to protect the insulator.

8. The cable connector of claim 1 , wherein the insulator is formed by injecting and curing resin.

9. The cable connector of claim 8 , wherein the insulator is made of synthetic resin.

10. The cable connector of claim 1 , wherein the frame comprises four sidewalls, and one of the sidewalls has a notch fitted for the mounting plate.

11. The cable connector of claim 1 , wherein the insulating body further comprises a housing for coupling with a corresponding connector, a portion of each electrical terminal is embedded in the housing.

12. The cable connector of claim 11 , wherein the housing is made integrally with the frame.

13. The cable connector of claim 11 , wherein the housing is mounted on the frame.

14. The cable connector of claim 1 ,
wherein middle electrical terminals of the electrical terminals located in the housing are overlapped in a height direction of the frame from top to bottom.

15. The cable connector of claim 14 , wherein the housing is made integrally with the frame, the cable connector comprises at least four electrical terminals, and at least two middle electrical terminals located in the housing are overlapped in the height direction of the frame.

Assignees

• Johnson Electric Sa

Inventors

• Poncini Renato
• Bussa Marco

Classifications

• H01R13/5213

  Covers · CPC title

• H01R4/023

  between cables or wires and terminals · CPC title

• H01R13/502

  composed of different pieces (H01R13/514 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01R13/5845 Primary

  the strain relief being achieved by molding parts around cable and connections · CPC title

• H01R13/719

  specially adapted for high frequency, e.g. with filters · CPC title