Quick-lock connector
AssigneesKunshan Amphenol Zhengri Electronics Co., Ltd., Amphenol Ltw Technology Co., Ltd.
InventorsShu-Hua Ou Yang, Chu-Hsueh Lee
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Abstract
A quick-lock connector (10) used for a counterpart connector (100) includes a connector body (1), a rotary sleeve (2) and a clockwork spring (3). The rotary sleeve (2) is rotatably disposed around the connector body (1) and includes a latching structure (21) capable of latching the counterpart connector (100). The clockwork spring (3) is nested passes between the connector body (1) and the rotary sleeve (2) for elastically supporting. Thereby, the quick-lock connector (10) has advantages of easy assembling and labor saving.
Claims7
A quick-lock connector used for a counterpart connector (100), the quick-lock connector (10) comprising:
- a connector body (1);
- a rotary sleeve (2), rotatably disposed around the connector body (1), and the rotary sleeve (2) comprising a latching structure (21) capable of latching the counterpart connector (100);
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- a clockwork spring (3), nested between the connector body (1) and the rotary sleeve (2) for elastically supporting, which is an elastic spiral strip (31) coiled from inner a first end fixed to the connector body (1) to outer a second end fixed to the rotary sleeve (2) on a same plane;
- wherein multiple engaging bumps (5) extend from one of an outer periphery of the connector body (1) and an inner periphery of the rotary sleeve (2), and an annular bump (6) circumferentially extends on another one of the outer periphery of the connector body (1) and the inner periphery of the rotary sleeve (2), the annular bump (6) comprises multiple elongated trenches (61) extending circumferentially and multiple inserting openings (62) disposed at a side thereof and respectively communicating with the elongated trenches (61), the engaging bumps (5) are allowed to move into the elongated trenches (61) through the inserting openings (62) respectively so as to be received in the elongated trenches (61) respectively and slidable along a circumferential direction of the annular bump (6);
- wherein one engaging bump (5) comprises a first slope (51), a ramp block (63) protrudes from an inner bottom surface at one end of one elongated trench (61) adjacent to one inserting opening (62), the ramp block (63) comprises a height thereof decreasing toward the one inserting opening (62) so as to define a second slope (631);
- wherein when the one engaging bump (5) is in the one inserting opening (62), the first slope (51) and the second slope (631) abut against with each other to guide the one engaging bump (5) to slide through the ramp block (63) first and then enter the one elongated trench (61);
- wherein when the one engaging bump (5) is located in the one elongated trench (61), the ramp block (63) stops between the one elongated trench (61) and the one inserting opening (62), so the one engaging bump (5) and the ramp block (63) stop each other to use the ramp block (63) to limit the one engaging bump (5) to be located in the one elongated trench (61).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.