Cable assembly with improved engaging means
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
InventorsSufeng Liu, Wei-Ya Cheng, Jian-Tao Lin, Jie Cheng
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Abstract
A cable assembly (1) includes an insulative housing (10) with a number of terminals (20) received therein, each terminal (20) including a mating end (21) and a mounting end (23) opposite to the mating end (21), a cable (50) including a number of conductor cores (51) terminated to the corresponding mounting ends (23), an anchoring element (40) reliably assembled to the housing (10), and a cover (60). The cover partially encloses the housing, and engages with the anchoring element for increasing the retaining force between the housing and the cover.
Claims20
A cable assembly, comprising:
- an insulative housing;
- a plurality of terminals received in the insulative housing, each terminal comprising a mating end and a mounting end opposite to the mating end;
- a cable comprising a plurality of conductor cores terminated to corresponding mounting ends of the terminals;
- an anchoring element assembled to the housing;
- and
- a cover partially enclosing the housing and engaging with the anchoring element.
A method for manufacturing a cable assembly, comprising:
- providing a housing;
- providing a plurality of terminals received into the housing;
- providing an anchoring element assembled to the housing;
- and
- providing a cover engaging with the anchoring element and partially enclosing the housing.
A cable assembly, comprising:
- an insulative housing;
- a plurality of terminals received in the insulative housing, each terminal comprising a mating end and a mounting end opposite to the mating end;
- a cable comprising a plurality of conductor cores terminated to corresponding mounting ends of the terminals;
- a cover sub-assembly partially enclosing the housing, and defining around a rear portion a space thereof for a user to unplug the cable assembly conveniently.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.