Patent Application
20160233626
This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201410021618.6 filed on Jan. 17, 2014 in the China Intellectual Property Office, the contents of which are incorporated by reference herein.
The subject matter herein generally relates to connecting devices, and more particularly to a connecting device for a power supply.
A connector includes a plurality of terminals with different functions. When users need special functions, the terminals with the special functions should be connected together.
Implementations of the present technology will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the attached figures.
It will be appreciated that for simplicity and clarity of illustration, where appropriate, reference numerals have been repeated among the different figures to indicate corresponding or analogous elements. In addition, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments described herein. However, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that the embodiments described herein can be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, methods, procedures and components have not been described in detail so as not to obscure the related relevant feature being described. Also, the description is not to be considered as limiting the scope of the embodiments described herein. The drawings are not necessarily to scale and the proportions of certain parts may be exaggerated to better illustrate details and features of the present disclosure.
Several definitions that apply throughout this disclosure will now be presented.
The term “coupled” is defined as connected, whether directly or indirectly through intervening components, and is not necessarily limited to physical connections. The connection can be such that the objects are permanently connected or releasably connected. The term “substantially” is defined to be essentially conforming to the particular dimension, shape or other word that substantially modifies, such that the component need not be exact. For example, substantially cylindrical means that the object resembles a cylinder, but can have one or more deviations from a true cylinder. The term “comprising,” when utilized, means “including, but not necessarily limited to”; it specifically indicates open-ended inclusion or membership in the so-described combination, group, series and the like.
The enclosure 20 defines a plurality of securing holes 22. The plurality of securing holes 22 is configured to receive the first terminal 30a and the second terminal 30b.
The enclosure 20 further includes a plurality of parallel partitions 24. Each partition 24 is located between the two adjacent securing holes 22 and defines a limiting slot 242. The two adjacent securing holes 22 communicate with each other via the limiting slot 242.
The first terminal 30a can include a hollow main body 32a. The main body 32a can include a top wall 322a and a bottom wall 324a substantially parallel to the top wall 322a. The first terminal 30a further includes a flange 34a and a contact 36a. The flange 34a extends slantingly from the top wall 322a to the bottom wall 324a. The contact 36a is connected to the top wall 322a by the flange 34a and substantially parallel to the top wall 322a. A distance between the plane of the contact 36a and the plane of the bottom wall 324a is less than a distance between the plane of the top wall 322a and the plane of the bottom wall 324a. A free end of the contact 36a defines a latching hole 362a. In at least one embodiment, the latching hole 362a is a through hole.
The second terminal 30b can include a hollow main body 32b. The main body 32b can include a top wall 322b and a bottom wall 324b parallel to the top wall 322b. The second terminal 30b further includes a flange 34b, a contact 36b, and a mounting piece 38b extending from the bottom wall 324b. The flange 34b extends slantingly from the top wall 322b to the bottom wall 324b. The contact 36b is connected to the top wall 322b with the flange 34b and substantially parallel to the top wall 322b. A distance between the contact 36b and the bottom wall 324b is less than a distance between the top wall 322b and the bottom wall 324b. A free end of the contact 36a defines a latching hole 362b. In at least one embodiment, the latching hole 362b is a through hole. The mounting piece 38b can include a fastening portion 382b configured to secure the power line 40. In at least one embodiment, the fastening portion 382b is located at a free end of the mounting piece 38b and substantially torus.
The case 60 defines a receiving space 68 configured to receive the conductor 70. The receiving space 68 can extend through two ends of the case 60. The receiving space 68 can include a first receiving slot 682 defined in the first inserting arm 62, a second receiving slot 684 defined in the second inserting arm 64, and a connecting slot 686 defined in the connecting bar 66. The first receiving slot 682, the second receiving slot 684, and the connecting slot 686 communicate with each other. A substantially U-shaped configuration is defined by the first receiving slot 682, the second receiving slot 684, and the connecting slot 686. In at least one embodiment, the case 60 is hollow and substantially U-shaped.
The conductor 70 can include a first contacting arm 72, a second contacting arm 74, and a connecting piece 76 connected to the first contacting arm 72 and the second contacting arm 74. The first contacting arm 72 and the second contacting arm 74 are substantially parallel to each other and substantially perpendicular to the connecting piece 76. A substantially U-shaped configuration is defined by the first contacting arm 72, the second contacting arm 74, and the connecting piece 76. A first receiving groove 722 is defined in the first contacting arm 72 along the lengthwise direction and configured to receive the contact 36a. A first latching portion 724 is configured to be engaged in the latching hole 362a and protrudes from a top surface of the first contacting arm 72 to the first receiving groove 722. A second receiving groove 742 is defined in the second contacting arm 74 along the lengthwise direction and configured to receive the contact 36b. A second latching portion 744 protrudes from a top surface of the second contacting arm 74 to the second receiving groove 742 and is configured to be engaged in the latching hole 362b. In at least one embodiment, the first contacting arm 72 is the same as the second contacting arm 74, a thickness of the connecting piece 76 is less than that of the first contacting arm 72 and the second contacting arm 74.
The jumper 50 can be assembled with the connector 10 when users need to perform a special function. The first inserting arm 62 is inserted into one receiving hole 22 to engage the first terminal 30a with the first contacting arm 72, the second inserting arm 64 is inserted into one receiving hole 22 to engage the second terminal 30b with the second contacting arm 74, and the connecting bar 66 is engaged in the limiting slot 242. The flange 36a is inserted into the first receiving groove 722 to engage the first latching portion 724 in the latching hole 362a, the flange 36b is inserted into the second receiving groove 742 to engage the second latching portion 744 in the latching hole 362b, for allowing the jumper 50 to mate to the connector 10. The first terminal 30a is electronically coupled to the second terminal 30b by the conductor 70 of the jumper 50. In at least one embodiment, the connector 10 can be assembled with a plurality of jumpers 50 according to requirement.
The embodiments shown and described above are only examples. Many details are often found in the art such as the other features of a connecting device. Therefore, many such details are neither shown nor described. Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present technology have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the present disclosure, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in the detail, especially in matters of shape, size and arrangement of the parts within the principles of the present disclosure up to, and including the full extent established by the broad general meaning of the terms used in the claims. It will therefore be appreciated that the embodiments described above may be modified within the scope of the claims.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201510067806.7 | Feb 2015 | CN | national |
