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US 12,482,965 B2Granted
Connector device
AssigneeLG Energy Solution, Ltd.
InventorSang Ok Seon
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Abstract
The present invention provides a connector device comprising: a first connector which is fastened to a substrate, and comprises a terminal body having an opening provided in one surface thereof and a terminal provided in the opening and electrically connected to the substrate; a second connector which is fastened to an electric wire, and comprises a socket body inserted into the opening of the terminal body and a socket provided inside the socket body and contacting the terminal; and a ratchet part by which the first connector and the second connector are coupled so as not to be separated or uncoupled so as to be separable. The ratchet part comprises a toothed gear, a ratchet gear, and a stopper.
Claims14
A connector device comprising:
- a first connector coupled to a substrate, the first connector including a terminal body having an opening provided in one surface thereof and a terminal provided in the opening and electrically connected to the substrate;
- a second connector coupled to an electric wire, the second connector including a socket body adapted to be inserted into the opening of the terminal body and a socket provided inside the socket body and configured to contact the terminal;
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- a ratchet part by which the first connector and the second connector are coupled, the ratchet part configured to allow or prevent separation of the first connector and the second connector,
- wherein the ratchet part comprises:
- a toothed gear provided on an outer surface of the socket body and having teeth provided in a direction toward the terminal body when the socket body is inserted into the terminal body;
- a ratchet gear provided in the terminal body and adapted to engage with the toothed gear, the ratchet gear configured to couple the first connector and the second connector such that the first and second connectors cannot be separated when the ratchet gear is fixed and the first and second connectors can be uncoupled when the ratchet gear is permitted to rotate;
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- a stopper configured to fix the ratchet gear to prevent rotation or unfix the ratchet gear to allow rotation,
- wherein the ratchet part further comprises a spring configured to provide an elastic force to maintain a state in which the stopper is inserted into a groove between gear teeth of the ratchet gear.
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A connector device comprising:
- a first connector coupled to a substrate, the first connector including a terminal body having an opening provided in one surface thereof and a terminal provided in the opening and electrically connected to the substrate;
- a second connector coupled to an electric wire, the second connector including a socket body adapted to be inserted into the opening of the terminal body and a socket provided inside the socket body and configured to contact the terminal;
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- a ratchet part by which the first connector and the second connector are coupled, the ratchet part configured to allow or prevent separation of the first connector and the second connector,
- wherein the ratchet part comprises:
- a toothed gear provided on an outer surface of the socket body and having teeth provided in a direction toward the terminal body when the socket body is inserted into the terminal body;
- a ratchet gear provided in the terminal body and adapted to engage with the toothed gear, the ratchet gear configured to couple the first connector and the second connector such that the first and second connectors cannot be separated when the ratchet gear is fixed and the first and second connectors can be uncoupled when the ratchet gear is permitted to rotate;
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- a stopper configured to fix the ratchet gear to prevent rotation or unfix the ratchet gear to allow rotation,
- wherein, as a front end of the stopper is inserted into a groove between gear teeth of the ratchet gear, the ratchet gear is allowed to rotate only in a direction in which the second connector and the first connector are coupled.
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A connector device comprising:
- a first connector coupled to a substrate, the first connector including a terminal body having an opening provided in one surface thereof and a terminal provided in the opening and electrically connected to the substrate;
- a second connector coupled to an electric wire, the second connector including a socket body adapted to be inserted into the opening of the terminal body and a socket provided inside the socket body and configured to contact the terminal;
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- a ratchet part by which the first connector and the second connector are coupled, the ratchet part configured to allow or prevent separation of the first connector and the second connector,
- wherein the ratchet part comprises:
- a toothed gear provided on an outer surface of the socket body and having teeth provided in a direction toward the terminal body when the socket body is inserted into the terminal body;
- a ratchet gear provided in the terminal body and adapted to engage with the toothed gear, the ratchet gear configured to couple the first connector and the second connector such that the first and second connectors cannot be separated when the ratchet gear is fixed and the first and second connectors can be uncoupled when the ratchet gear is permitted to rotate;
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- a stopper configured to fix the ratchet gear to prevent rotation or unfix the ratchet gear to allow rotation,
- wherein the first connector further comprises a protection cover configured to protects the ratchet gear and the stopper provided in the terminal body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.