Electrical cable assembly
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
InventorJerry Wu
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Abstract
An electrical cable assembly (1) comprises a back shell (10) defining a pair of receiving slots (16), an electrical cable (20) received in the back shell, a strain relief member (30) for compression the cable in the back shell, and a back shell cover (40) coupled to the back shell. The strain relief member has a bight portion (32) overridden the electrical cable and a pair of legs (34) depending downward from the bight portion for insertion into the receiving slots. Each leg forms a plurality of burrs (35) on a single lateral side (37) thereof for being interferingly engaged with the back shell, thereby a relative small insertion force on the strain relief is needed.
Claims2
An electrical cable assembly comprising:
- a back shell defining a chamber and a pair of receiving slots at one end thereof,
- an electrical cable having a plurality of insulated conductors received in the chamber and an insulator packaging the insulated conductors;
- a strain relief member having a bight portion and a pair of legs depending downward from the bight portion for being received into the receiving slots, each leg forming a plurality of burrs on a single lateral side thereof for being interferingly engaged with the receiving slot of the back shell;
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- a back shell cover coupled to the back shell;
- wherein the electrical cable forms a metal braiding packaging the insulator, and
- wherein the back shell further defines a receiving port between the pair of receiving slots receiving the metal braiding;
- wherein the bight portion of the strain relief member is overridden on the metal braiding of the electrical cable and forms a plurality of retaining tabs biting into the metal braiding of the electrical cable;
- wherein another lateral side opposite to the single side of the each leg of the strain relief member has a flat surface for easily insertion of the leg into the corresponding receiving slot;
- wherein the receiving port of the back shell forms a plurality of bosses for abutting against the metal braiding of the electrical cable;
- wherein the back shell cover defines an aperture and the back shell defines a receiving hole aligned with the aperture;
- wherein a screw passing through the aperture into the receiving slot for coupling the back shell cover to the back shell.
An electrical cable assembly comprising:
- a back shell defining a chamber and a pair of receiving slots at one end thereof;
- an electrical cable having a plurality of insulated conductors received in the chamber and an insulator packaging the insulated conductors;
- a strain relief member having a bight portion and a pair of legs depending downward from the bight portion for being received into the receiving slots;
- a pushing member pushing against the strain relief member to thereby compress the electrical cable in the receiving port, cooperating with the strain relief member;
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- a back shell cover coupled to the back shell;
- wherein each leg of the strain relief member forms a plurality of burrs on a single later side thereof for interferingly engaging with the receiving slot of the back shell;
- wherein another lateral side opposite to the single lateral side of the leg of the strain relief member has a flat surface for easy insertion of the leg into the corresponding receiving slot;
- wherein the pushing member is stamped and formed from a metal sheet and has a body plate and a pair of resilient tabs extending downward from the body plate for pressing against the strain relief member;
- wherein the body plate of the pushing member defines a pair of through holes and wherein the back shell cover forms a pair of posts inserted into the through holes of the pushing member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.