# US 2017/0257980 A1 · Fitting assembly and electronic device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2017/0257980 A1 - Document ID: US20170257980A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/440,457 - Filed: 2017-02-23 - Published: 2017-09-07 - Earliest claimed: 2016-03-07 - Assignees: Fujitsu Limited - Applicants: Fujitsu Limited - Inventors: Naomi Fukunaga - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170257980A1 ## CPC - H05K 7/20272: {Accessories for moving fluid, for expanding fluid, for connecting fluid conduits, for distributing fluid, for removing gas or for preventing leakage, e.g. pumps, tanks or manifolds} - F16L 37/40: with a lift valve being opened automatically when the coupling is applied - H01R 13/005: {Electrical coupling combined with fluidic coupling} - H01R 13/2478: {spherical} - H01R 13/6315: {allowing relative movement between coupling parts, e.g. floating connection (for coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, H01R12/91 takes precedence)} - H05K 7/20781: {within cabinets for removing heat from server blades} - H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS - F16L: PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS ## Abstract A fitting assembly including: a movable connector block including a connector coupler to which a connector is to be coupled, the movable connector block configured to be supported by a base; a floating support configured to support the movable connector block swingably together with the base; and a protrusion provided to one of the movable connector block and the base, the protrusion including a tip end that, when the connector is coupled to the connector coupler, comes into contact, in a connecting direction to the connector, with the other one of the movable connector block and the base, and swingably supports the movable connector block pivotally about the tip end. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A fitting assembly comprising: a movable connector block including a connector coupler to which a connector is to be coupled, the movable connector block configured to be supported by a base; a floating support configured to support the movable connector block swingably together with the base; and a protrusion provided to one of the movable connector block and the base, the protrusion including a tip end that, when the connector is coupled to the connector coupler, comes into contact, in a connecting direction to the connector, with the other one of the movable connector block and the base, and swingably supports the movable connector block pivotally about the tip end. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The fitting assembly according to claim 1, wherein the tip end of the protrusion is formed into a half-ball shape. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The fitting assembly according to claim 1, wherein the other one of the movable connector block and the base includes a protrusion-receiving recess into which the tip end of the protrusion is inserted, a bottom of the protrusion-receiving recess is formed into a half-ball shape. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The fitting assembly according to claim 3, wherein a curvature radius of the bottom of the protrusion-receiving recess is greater than a curvature radius of the tip end of the protrusion. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The fitting assembly according to claim 1, wherein the floating support supports the movable connector block swingably in the connecting direction and in a direction orthogonal to the connecting direction relative to the base. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The fitting assembly according to claim 1, wherein the protrusion is a fixed pin disposed such that an axial direction of the fixed pin is aligned with the connecting direction. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The fitting assembly according to claim 1, wherein the connector coupler is provided on a front surface side of the movable connector block, and the protrusion is provided to the base and configured to support a rear surface of the movable connector block by using the tip end of the protrusion. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The fitting assembly according to claim 1, wherein the floating support includes an elastic disposed such that an expanding direction of the elastic is aligned with the connecting direction, and the movable connector block is supported by the base through the elastic. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The fitting assembly according to claim 8, wherein the floating support includes a movable pin supported by one of the movable connector block and the base through the elastic, and including a tip end of the movable pin configured to support the other one of the movable connector block and the base. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The fitting assembly according to claim 9, wherein the tip end of the movable pin is formed into a half-ball shape. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The fitting assembly according to claim 9, wherein the other one of the movable connector block and the base includes a movable-pin-receiving recess into which the tip end of the movable pin is inserted, a bottom of the movable-pin-receiving recess is formed into a half-ball shape. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The fitting assembly according to claim 11, wherein a curvature radius of the bottom of the movable-pin-receiving recess is greater than a curvature radius of the tip end of the movable pin. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The fitting assembly according to claim 9, wherein the connector coupler is provided on a front surface side of the movable connector block, and the movable pin is provided to the base and configured to support a rear surface of the movable connector block by using the tip end of the movable pin. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The fitting assembly according to claim 9, wherein a plurality of the elastics and a plurality of the movable pins are provided around the protrusion. ### Claim 15 (depends on 8) The fitting assembly according to claim 8, wherein the floating support includes a restricting attached to the base and configured to restrict movement of the movable connector block in a direction opposite to the connecting direction, and the elastic biases the movable connector block toward the restricting. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The fitting assembly according to claim 1, wherein in a state before the connector is coupled to the connector coupler, the floating support supports the movable connector block with a clearance provided between the tip end of the protrusion and the other one of the movable connector block and the base, and the tip end of the protrusion is brought into contact with the other one of the movable connector block and the base at when the connector is coupled to the connector coupler. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The fitting assembly according to claim 1, wherein the connector coupler includes: a coupling port into which the connector is to be fitted; and a guiding portion extending outward from a peripheral edge of the coupling port, and configured to guide the connector to the coupling port. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The fitting assembly according to claim 1, wherein the movable connector block includes: a connector header configured to be supported by the base through the floating support; and a connector body provided to the connector header and including the connector coupler, and the protrusion is provided to one of the connector header and the base, and configured to support the other one of the connector header and the base by using the tip end of the protrusion. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The fitting assembly according to claim 18, wherein the connector body is a fluid connector to which piping to feed a fluid is to be connected. ### Claim 20 An electronic device comprising: an electronic component; a housing including a base and housing the electronic component; a movable connector block including a connector coupler to which a connector is to be coupled, the movable connector being supported by the base; a floating support configured to support the movable connector block swingably together with the base; and a protrusion provided to one of the movable connector block and the base, the protrusion including a tip end that, when the connector is coupled to the connector coupler, comes into contact, in a connecting direction with the connector, with the other one of the movable connector block and the base, and swingably supports the movable connector block pivotally about the tip end.