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US7607930B1
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Cable connector assembly having improved fixing member
Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd
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Filing: 2008-08-05
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Granted: 2009-10-27
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Expires: 2028-08-05
Abstract
Abstract A cable connector assembly ( 100 ) is assembled to a panel ( 300 ) defining a pair of insertion holes ( 32 ). The cable connector assembly includes a first housing ( 1 ), a number of first and second terminals ( 21, 22 ) assembled to the first housing, a cable ( 9 ), a second housing ( 7 ) assembled to the first housing, and a pair of fixing members. The first housing has a pair of mounting holes defined at opposite sides thereof. Each fixing member includes a screw ( 5 ) defining a screw recess ( 521 ) engageable with the insertion hole of the panel, and a screw cap ( 6 ) including a gasket ( 61 ) defining a through hole ( 611 ) engageable with the screw recess of the screw and a number of tabs ( 62 ) radially protruding from the gasket and resisting against the mounting hole.
Inventors
- 👤 Jerry Wu
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 13:37
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/73; H01R13/74; H01R13/741; H01R13/745; H01R13/648; H01R13/658; H01R13/6591; H01R13/65912
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
202 words
A cable connector assembly assembled to a panel defining a pair of insertion holes, said cable connector assembly comprising: a first housing extending in a first direction perpendicular to a mating direction, said first housing having a base portion, a mating portion protruding from the base portion and a pair of mounting holes defined at opposite sides of the base portion; a plurality of first and second terminals assembled to the first housing along the mating direction, each of the first and second terminals comprising a contact portion and a tail portion; a cable comprising a plurality of conductors electrically connecting with the tail portions of the first terminals; a second housing assembled to the first housing in said mating direction and having a plurality of third terminals electrically connecting with the tail portions of the second terminals; and a pair of fixing members insertable in the mounting hole, each fixing member comprising a screw defining a screw recess engageable with the insertion hole of the panel, and a screw cap comprising a gasket defining a through hole engageable with the screw recess of the screw and a plurality of tabs radially protruding from the gasket and resisting against the mounting hole.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
202 words
A cable connector assembly assembled to a panel defining a pair of insertion holes, said cable connector assembly comprising: a first housing extending in a first direction perpendicular to a mating direction, said first housing having a base portion, a mating portion protruding from the base portion and a pair of mounting holes defined at opposite sides of the base portion; a plurality of first and second terminals assembled to the first housing along the mating direction, each of the first and second terminals comprising a contact portion and a tail portion; a cable comprising a plurality of conductors electrically connecting with the tail portions of the first terminals; a second housing assembled to the first housing in said mating direction and having a plurality of third terminals electrically connecting with the tail portions of the second terminals; and a pair of fixing members insertable in the mounting hole, each fixing member comprising a screw defining a screw recess engageable with the insertion hole of the panel, and a screw cap comprising a gasket defining a through hole engageable with the screw recess of the screw and a plurality of tabs radially protruding from the gasket and resisting against the mounting hole.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
49 words
The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said mounting hole comprises a first mounting hole defined on a front face of the first housing, and a second mounting hole defined on a rear face of the first housing and communicated with the first mounting hole.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
43 words
The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 2 , wherein said first mounting hole has a plurality of indentations distributed therearound, each indentation concaved from an inner surface of the first mounting hole for engaging with corresponding tab of the screw cap.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
48 words
The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 3 , wherein each indentation of the first mounting hole is formed with a blocking portion resisting against the tab of the screw cap for preventing the screw cap from separating from the first mounting hole along the mating direction.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
52 words
The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said screw comprises a base portion and a post portion raised from the base portion, said screw recess defined around the post portion, and wherein said mounting hole is formed with a cushion engageable with the screw recess of the screw.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 5 , wherein said post portion of the screw has a slit defined therethrough.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said first terminals comprise signal and ground terminals, said second and third terminals are power terminals.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 7 , wherein said conductors of the cable comprise signal and ground conductors respectively connecting with the signal and ground terminals of the first terminals.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 7 , wherein said second terminals electrically connect with the third terminals in a one on one relationship.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
43 words
The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said mating portion comprises a first mating port and a second mating port, said contact portions of the first and second terminals are respectively exposed in the first and second mating ports.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
33 words
The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 10 , wherein said base portion defines a receiving space communicating with the first mating port and a cavity communicating with the second mating port.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
29 words
The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 11 , further comprising a retention portion maintaining the first terminals and mounted in the receiving space of the first housing.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
45 words
The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 11 , wherein said second housing is formed with a plurality of locking beams and posts, said cavity of the first housing defines a plurality of slots and holes respectively engaging with the locking beams and posts.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
25 words
The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a connecting portion overmolded with the cable and mounted onto the first housing.
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