Electrical connectors – With stress relieving means for conductor to terminal joint – Curved conductor path
Reexamination Certificate
1999-12-28
2001-05-15
Paumen, Gary F. (Department: 2833)
Electrical connectors
With stress relieving means for conductor to terminal joint
Curved conductor path
Reexamination Certificate
active
06231376
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a cable end connector, and particularly to a cable end connector having means for securely retaining a cable thereof.
A conventional cable end connector comprises an electrical part having an over-mold, a plug portion depending from the electrical part and receiving a plurality of terminals and a signal transmission cable electrically fixed to electrical part for terminating to another mating connector, such as a universal serial bus (USB) connector. The transmission cable always needs to be firstly rotated through a predetermined angle with respect to the electrical part and then is retained in a recess defined in the over-mold by gluewater. Even this is a simple way, but the fixing force is not sufficient for securely retaining the transmission cable in the recess and a worker must wait for the gluewater to become completely cured before operating a next procedure, so this is both laborious and cost-ineffective. Additionally, the gluewater may overflow out of the recess if the worker is not careful enough, thereby adversely affecting the appearance of the cable end connector.
Hence, an improved fixing means for the transmission cable is required to overcome the disadvantages of the prior art.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
An essential object of the present invention is to provide cable end connector having securing means for securely retaining a cable to an electrical part thereof and reducing the man-hour of the manufacture of the cable end connector.
A cable end connector in accordance with the present invention comprises an electrical connector part and a signal transmission cable attached to the electrical connector part. The electrical connector part comprises an over-mold and a mating portion receiving a plurality of terminals and extending from the over-mold. The over-mold defines a notch in an upper portion thereof which comprises a pair of integrally formed opposing latching blocks in an inside surface thereof. The cable is disposed in the notch and securely latched by the pair of latching blocks, thereby the cable being maintained in the notch at a right angle configuration.
Other objects, advantages and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of the present embodiment when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
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patent: 5380220 (1995-01-01), Okabe
patent: 5616052 (1997-04-01), Pan et al.
patent: 5803766 (1998-09-01), Yang
patent: 5848916 (1998-12-01), Huang
Chung Wei Te
Hon Hai - Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
Paumen Gary F.
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