Patent Application
20210194166
This application claims the benefit of the filing date under 35 U.S.C. ยง 119(a)-(d) of Chinese Patent Application No. 201922311332.2, filed on Dec. 20, 2019.
The present invention relates to a connector assembly and, more particularly, to a connector assembly connecting a single first wire with a pair of second wires.
A type of connector is adapted to electrically connect a single first wire with two second wires simultaneously. The connector usually comprises a housing and integral conductive terminals provided in the housing. One end of each of the conductive terminals has a single first elastic contact arm, and the other end thereof has two second bifurcated elastic contact arms. The first elastic contact arm of each of the conductive terminals is adapted to be brought into elastic and electrical contact with the single first wire, and the two second elastic contact arms of each of the conductive terminals are adapted to be brought into elastic and electrical contact with two second wires, respectively.
Because the conductive terminals are integrated, the first wire or the second wires must be pulled out from the connector when the first wire needs to be electrically separated from the second wires, which is very inconvenient to use. In addition, because the conductive terminals are integrated, it is difficult to assemble the conductive terminal into the housing, which increases the difficulty and cost of assembling the connector.
A connector assembly includes a first connector and a second connector matable with the first connector. The first connector has a first housing and a pair of first conductive terminals disposed in the first housing each having a pair of first elastic terminals arranged symmetrically in a vertical direction. Each pair of first elastic terminals has a pair of front ends adapted to be brought into elastic and electrical contact with a pair of first wires inserted into the first connector. The second connector has a second housing and a pair of second conductive terminals disposed in the second housing each having a rear end adapted to be brought into elastic and electrical contact with a second wire inserted into the second connector. The pair of first elastic terminals each have a rear end adapted to clamp a front end of one of the second conductive terminals.
The invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying Figures, of which:
The technical solutions of the disclosure will be described hereinafter in further detail with reference to the following embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. In the description, the same or similar reference numerals indicate the same or similar parts. The description of the embodiments of the disclosure hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings is intended to explain the general inventive concept of the disclosure and should not be construed as a limitation on the disclosure.
In addition, in the following detailed description, for the sake of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the disclosed embodiments. It will be apparent, however, that one or more embodiments may also be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known structures and devices are illustrated schematically in order to simplify the drawing.
A connector assembly according to an embodiment, as shown in
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The two first wires are inserted into the two first receiving chambers 101a and are elastically pressed against inner walls of the two first receiving chambers 101a by the front ends 121b of the pair of first elastic terminals 121, respectively. The front end 121b of each of the first elastic terminals 121 has a piercing edge adapted to pierce into the first wire so that the first elastic terminal 121 is brought into reliable electrical contact with the first wire.
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The second wire is inserted into the second insertion cavity 201 and is elastically pressed against the inner wall of the second insertion cavity 201 by the rear end 220b of the second conductive terminal 220. The rear end 220b of each of the second conductive terminals 220 has a piercing edge adapted to pierce into the second wire so that the second conductive terminal 220 is brought into reliable electrical contact with the second wire.
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In the connector assembly according to various embodiments of the disclosure as described, it is possible to quickly realize the connection and separation between a single first wire and a pair of second wires by plugging and unplugging the first connector 100 and the second connector 200, which is very convenient to use.
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It should be appreciated by those skilled in this art that the above embodiments are intended to be illustrative, and many modifications may be made to the above embodiments by those skilled in this art. Further, various structures described in various embodiments may be freely combined with each other without conflicting in configuration or principle. Although the disclosure has been described hereinbefore in detail with reference to the attached drawings, it should be appreciated that the disclosed embodiments in the attached drawings are intended to illustrate embodiments of the disclosure by way of example, and should not be construed as a limitation to the disclosure. Although some embodiments of the general inventive concept of the disclosure have been shown and described, it would be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes or modification may be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the general inventive concept, the scope of which is defined in claims and their equivalents.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201922311332.2 | Dec 2019 | CN | national |
