CA1164543A - Two way cover assembly - Google Patents

Two way cover assembly

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CA1164543A
CA1164543A CA000396518A CA396518A CA1164543A CA 1164543 A CA1164543 A CA 1164543A CA 000396518 A CA000396518 A CA 000396518A CA 396518 A CA396518 A CA 396518A CA 1164543 A CA1164543 A CA 1164543A
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connector
cover assembly
cable
sidewalls
way cover
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CA000396518A
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French (fr)
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Timothy L. Kocher
Lahman D. Ii Lambert
Earl W. Mccleerey
James P. Ward
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TE Connectivity Corp
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AMP Inc
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/46Bases; Cases
    • H01R13/516Means for holding or embracing insulating body, e.g. casing, hoods
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/58Means for relieving strain on wire connection, e.g. cord grip, for avoiding loosening of connections between wires and terminals within a coupling device terminating a cable
    • H01R13/5841Means for relieving strain on wire connection, e.g. cord grip, for avoiding loosening of connections between wires and terminals within a coupling device terminating a cable allowing different orientations of the cable with respect to the coupling direction

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  • Connector Housings Or Holding Contact Members (AREA)

Abstract

Abstract:
A cover and strain relief assembly for use with known elongated electrical connectors to provide either a 90° or 180° cable exit from the connector is formed by three pieces including a yoke 16 that engages a mounting flange 14 of the connector 10 and a pair of mating panels 18, 20 which snap together engaging both the yoke 16 and the cable 12. The mating panels 18, 20 can be reversibly connected, with respect to the manner in which they engage the yoke 16 to yield 90° or 180° cable exiting from the connector 10. The panels 18, 20 can further be provided with-adjustable cable strain relief means 22.

Description

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The present invention relates to a cover assembly for enclosing a rear portion of an electrical connec-tor and providing a cable exit therefrom and in particular to an assembly which can provide alternate directions for a 5 cable exiting from an electrical connector.
In the past it has been usual practice to provide a cable cover for an electrical connector which cover has a fixed exit for the cable. Thus, it is not always possible to direct the cable away from the connector in the ~anner desired. Some covers do have means for varying the angle of cable 10 exiting but these usually require a rather complex assembly of parts and clo not always accornplish the desired angling effect. Examples of known cable directing covers may be found in the following U.S. Patents:
3, 90L~, 265 3, 995, 947; 4 ,108, 527; and 4 ,169, 648 .
The present invention relates to a cover assembly for an electrical 15 connector which assembly allows directing an exiting cable either 90 or 180 from the connector. The subject cover assernbly includes a yoke ~ adapted to engage, from the rear, the mounting flange of the connector and 1~ a pair of mating cover members which are selectively secured together engaging both the yoke and the cable to provkie the 90 or 180 cable 20 exiting as desi red .
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a cover assembly which can be readily mounted on an electrical connector without the use of any harclware.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a cover 25 assembly which will direct an exiting cable 90 or 180 from an electrical connector of known configuration.

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It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a two way cable cover assembly for an electrlcal connector which cover assembly can be readily and economically manufactured.
Broadly, the present invention provides a two way cover assembly for an electrical connector comprising: a yoke member having a pair of parallel spaced sidewalls joined along one marginal edge by an intermediate end wall extending transversely to the planes of said sldewalls, said sidewalls each having connector engaging means along a second marginal edge and an elongated lug on an outward surface of each said sidewall extending along a third mar-ginal edge and lying at an angle with respect to said connector en~aging means, and a pair of mating panel members each having an inwardly directed face with an elongated lug engaging groove therein, means to detachably secure said panels together, and a cable exit, whereby engagement of said grooves of said panel members on said lugs of said yoke provides a cable exit in a first ~ direction and reversing said panel members to opposite sides of said yoke pro-;~ vides a cable exit in a second direction.
Embodiments of the subject invent:ion will now be described by way of example w1th reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIGURE 1 is an exploded perspective view of a first embodiment of the subject cover assembly and a known electrical connector;
; FIGURB 2 is a perspecti.ve view of the first embodimcnt of the subject cover assembly engaging the known connector to provide a 90 cable exiting;
FIGURE 3 is a plan view of the first embodiment of the subject cover assembled to provide 180 exiting of the cable from the connector; and FIGURE ~ is an exploded perspective view of an alternate embodiment of a yoke member f:or the subject cover assembly.
The subject cover assembly has been shown in combination with a known elongated electrical connector 10 of the type disclosed in United States Patent 's~

~6~ 3 No. 3,002,176 terminating a cable 12 in conventional manner. The connector 10 has a peripheral mounting flange 1~. The subject cover assembly includes a mounting yoke 16, a first cover member 18, a second cover member 20, and a cable clamping member 22. The first embodiment of the yoke 16 is formed with a pair of spaced sidewalls 24, 26 joined by an intermediate wall 28 extending substantially normal to the planes of the sidewalls. 'rhe opposed faces of the sidewalls define first and second parallel, spacedJ mounting flange receiving grooves 30, 32~ respectively. Each sidewall also has, on the oppo-site, outwardly directed surface, an elongated mounting lug 3~.

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The first and second cover members 18, 20 have latching means 36, 38for detachably securing the cover members to~ether in known fashion.
They further each have an elonya-ted groove llO each of which receives a respective ancl similarly elongatecl lug 34 of the yoke 16. Each cover 5 member also includes a cable exit 42, 44 at least one of which can be profiled to receive therein a cable sizing and gripping member 22.
The subject cover assembly is rnounted on a Icnown electrical connector by first sliding the yoke 16 over the connector 10 so that edge portions of the peripherial flange 14 of the connector lie jin the respective grooves 30, 32. The wall 28 will form an abutment limiting the insertion of the connector 10 into the yoke 16 to properly position the yoke 16 with respect to the connector 10. The covers 18 and 20 are then provided with th¢
proper sizing element 22, if used, and snappecl together in either of the two configurations as shown in Figures 2 and 3 to provide the clesired cable 15 exiting. If cover 18 is on the top, as shown in Figure 1, the result will be 90 cable exiting as shown in Figure 2. If cover 20 is placed on top, using the Figure 1 orientation of the yoke 16, then the resuit wiil be 180 cable exiting as shown in Figure 3.
An alternate embodiment of the yoke 46 i5 shown in Figure 4. This 20 embodiment has a pair of spaced sidewalls 48, 50 joined by an intermediate wall 52, extending normal to the planes of the sidewalls, and a peripheriat ~lange 54 extending from aligned edges of the sidewalls. The siclewalls are also provided with outwardly directed elongated mounting lugs 56. The flange 54 includes mountinJ apertures 58, 60 aligned with like mounting 25 apertures in the connector.

The operation of this embodiment of the yoke 116 is similar to yoke 16.
This yoke 46 would be assembled with the connector 10 by bringiny the FIanges 14, 54 into abutment and securing them together by known means (not shown). The covers 18, 20 would then be applied as before.

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Claims (10)

THE EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION IN WHICH AN EXCLUSIVE
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. A two way cover assembly for an electrical connector comprising:
a yoke member having a pair of parallel spaced sidewalls joined along one marginal edge by an intermediate end wall extending transversely to the planes of said sidewalls, said sidewalls each having connector engaging means along a second marginal edge and an elongated lug on an out-ward surface of each said sidewall extending along a third marginal edge and lying at an angle with respect to said connector engaging means, and a pair of mating panel members each having an inwardly directed face with an elongated lug engaging groove therein, means to detachably secure said panels together, and a cable exit, whereby engagement of said grooves of said panel members on said lugs of said yoke provides a cable exit in a first direction and reversing said panel members to opposite sides of said yoke provides a cable exit in a second direction.
2. A two way cover assembly according to claim 1 wherein said connector engaging means comprises:
a groove in the inward surface of each sidewall in opposing spaced parallel relationship to receive therein a peripheral mounting flange portion of said connector.
3. A two way cover assembly according to claim 1 wherein said con-nector engaging means comprises;
a peripheral flange integral with said sidewalls and extending normal to the planes of said sidewalls along said second marginal edge, said flange adapted to abut a like mounting flange on said connector.
4. A two way cover assembly according to claim 1 further comprising:
cable sizing and gripping means received in said cable exit of at least one of said mating panel members.
5. A two way cover assembly according to claim 1 wherein said means to detachably secure said panels together comprises:
latching means on one said panel member positioned to engage lug means on the other said panel member.
6. In combination with an elongated electrical connector having a peripherial mounting flange, a two way cover assembly providing cable exiting from said connector in either of two directions spaced 90° apart, said cover assembly comprising:
a yoke member having a pair of parallel spaced walls joined by an intermediate end wall extending normal to the planes of said sidewalls, connector engaging means on each said sidewall engaging said mounting flange of said connector, and a pair of oppositely outwardly directed elongated mounting lugs lying parallel to each other and at an angle with respect to said connector engaging means; and a pair of mating panel members, each having an inwardly directed face with an elongated lug engaging groove therein, means to detachably secure said panels together, and a cable exit, whereby engagement of said panel members on respective sides of said yoke provides a cable exit in a first direction and engagement of said panel members on opposite sides of said yoke provides a cable exit in a second direction 90° removed from said first direction.
7. A two way cover assembly according to claim 6 wherein said connector engaging means comprises:
a groove in the inward surface of each sidewall in opposing spaced parallel relationship to receive therein a peripherial mounting flange portion of said connector.
8. A two way cover assembly according to claim 6 wherein said connector engaging means comprises:
a peripherial flange integral with said sidewalls and extending normal to the planes of said sidewalls along said second marginal edge, said flange adapted to abut a like mounting flange on said connector.
9. A two way cover assembly according to claim 6 further comprising:
cable sizing and gripping means received in said cable exit of at least one of said mating panel members.
10. A two way cover assembly according to claim 6 wherein said means to detachably secure said panels together comprises:
latching means on one said panel member positioned to engage lug means on the other said panel member.
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