Cable end connector and method of assembling the same
AssigneesXiankui Shi, Jerry Chen
InventorsXiankui Shi, Jerry Chen
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Abstract
An electrical connector (1), connected with a cable (5), comprises an insulative housing (2) having a plurality of cavities, a plurality of terminals (3) received in the cavities, and a latching member (4) attached to the housing. The latching member has a base plate (40) and a plurality of silos (44) extending from the base plate. A diameter of a channel (48) in each of the silos is slightly larger than a diameter of a corresponding wire (50) of the cable. During assembly of the connector and the cable, the wires of the cable extend through the channels of the latching member prior to connection of the terminals and the wires.
Claims17
A method of assembling an electrical connector and a cable, the connector including an insulative housing defining a plurality of cavities each adapted to receive a corresponding electrical terminal therein and a latching member, the cable including a plurality of wires, the method comprising the steps of:
- extending wires of the cable though channels of the latching member;
- attaching electrical terminals to the wires of the cable;
- inserting the terminals into the cavities of the housing;
- and
- securing the latching member to the housing for locating the terminals in the cavities.
The method as claimed in claimed 1, wherein the latching member comprises a base plate, and a plurality of silos extending from the base plate.
An electrical connector adapted to be connected with a cable, the electrical connector comprising:
- an insulative housing defining a plurality of cavities;
- a plurality of electrical terminals received in corresponding cavities of the housing, each of the terminals having a connecting portion adapted to connect to a corresponding wire of the cable before the wire is inserted into a corresponding cavity of the housing;
- a latching member attached to the housing, the latching member including a base portion, and a plurality of silos extending from the base portion and inserted into corresponding cavities of the housing;
- and
- wherein each of the silos defines a channel therethrough, the channel having a diameter slightly greater than a diameter of a corresponding wire, whereby the wire can be extended through and located in the latching member prior to connection of the corresponding terminal to the wire.
An electrical connector comprising:
- an insulative housing;
- a plurality of cavities extending through the housing along a front-to-back direction;
- a plurality of terminals received in the corresponding cavities, respectively;
- a latching member attached to a rear portion of the housing and including a base with a plurality of silos extending forwardly therefrom into the corresponding cavities, respectively, each of said silos defining an inner channel axially;
- and
- a plurality of wires forwardly extending through the corresponding channels, respectively, each of said wires including an outer jacket and an inner conductor commonly secured to the corresponding one of said terminals;
- wherein
- the housing includes in each of the cavities a portion preventing forward movement of the corresponding terminal, and each of the silos includes another portion preventing rearward movement of the corresponding terminal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.