The present invention generally relates to a plug assembly, and more particularly to a plug assembly having a function of lowering outward radiation losses of a plurality of external cables of the plug assembly.
Generally, a rear end of a foregoing quad small form-factor pluggable (QSFP) interface is connected with a plurality of external cables, because the plurality of the external cables are limited by a QSFP space, insulation layers of the plurality of the external cables must be peeled off for shortening outer diameter dimensions of the plurality of the external cables, the plurality of the external cables are integrated by heat-shrinkable tubes, and then the plurality of the external cables and the heat-shrinkable tubes are assembled to an upper cover and a lower cover to be fastened.
However, because the insulation layers of the plurality of the external cables are peeled off, copper foils are exposed outside from the plurality of the external cables, electromagnetic fields of the plurality of the external cables are dissipated in the air or other mediums to loss energies, namely radiation losses are increased, the energies lower a transmission capacity of the plurality of the external cables, and if the energies are coupled to other devices, the energies cause interferences to other devices too.
Therefore, it is necessary to provide an innovative plug assembly, the innovative plug assembly includes a plurality of external cables, and the innovative plug assembly has a function of lowering outward radiation losses of the plurality of the external cables of the innovative plug assembly for preventing affecting other devices.
An object of the present invention is to provide a plug assembly. The plug assembly includes a lower cover and an upper cover. Two sides of the lower cover have two lower lateral walls protruding upward, and a rear end of the lower cover has a lower rear wall protruding upward. A top surface of a lower portion of the lower cover, the two lower lateral walls and the lower rear wall surround a lower accommodating space. The lower rear wall opens a lower external interface communicated with the lower accommodating space. The lower accommodating space has at least one lower embedding portion protruded upward from the top surface of the lower portion of the lower cover and connected with inner surfaces of the two lower lateral walls. The upper cover is assembled to the lower cover. Two sides of the upper cover have two upper lateral walls protruding downward and corresponding to the two lower lateral walls. A rear end of the upper cover has an upper rear wall protruding downward and corresponding to the lower rear wall. A bottom surface of an upper portion of the upper cover, the two upper lateral walls and the upper rear wall surround an upper accommodating space corresponding to the lower accommodating space. The upper accommodating space is combined with the lower accommodating space to form an accommodating space. The upper rear wall opens an upper external interface communicated with the upper accommodating space and disposed corresponding to the lower external interface. The upper external interface is combined with the lower external interface to form an external interface. The upper accommodating space has at least one upper embedding portion protruded downward from the bottom surface of the upper portion of the upper cover and connected with inner surfaces of the two upper lateral walls. The at least one upper embedding portion is disposed corresponding to the at least one lower embedding portion.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a plug assembly adapted for being connected with a plurality of external cables. The plug assembly includes a lower cover, an upper cover and a circuit board. The lower cover has two lower lateral walls protruding upward, and a lower rear wall protruding upward. A top surface of a lower portion of the lower cover, the two lower lateral walls and the lower rear wall surround a lower accommodating space. The lower rear wall opens a lower external interface communicated with the lower accommodating space. The lower accommodating space has at least one lower embedding portion protruded upward from the top surface of the lower portion of the lower cover and connected with inner surfaces of the two lower lateral walls. The upper cover is assembled to the lower cover. The upper cover has two upper lateral walls protruding downward and corresponding to the two lower lateral walls, and an upper rear wall protruding downward and corresponding to the lower rear wall. A bottom surface of an upper portion of the upper cover, the two upper lateral walls and the upper rear wall surround an upper accommodating space corresponding to the lower accommodating space. The upper accommodating space is combined with the lower accommodating space to form an accommodating space. The upper rear wall opens an upper external interface communicated with the upper accommodating space and disposed corresponding to the lower external interface. The upper external interface is combined with the lower external interface to form an external interface. The upper accommodating space has at least one upper embedding portion protruded downward from the bottom surface of the upper portion of the upper cover and connected with inner surfaces of the two upper lateral walls. The at least one upper embedding portion is disposed corresponding to the at least one lower embedding portion. The circuit board is accommodated in the accommodating space. The plurality of the external cables are connected with a rear end of the circuit board through the external interface. Fronts of the plurality of the external cables are accommodated in the accommodating space. The plurality of the external cables are pressed between the at least one upper embedding portion and the at least one lower embedding portion.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a plug assembly. The plug assembly includes a lower cover and an upper cover. The lower cover has a lower base board. Two sides of the lower base board protrude upward to form two lower lateral walls. A rear end of the lower base board protrudes upward to form a lower rear wall. The lower base board, the two lower lateral walls and the lower rear wall surround a lower accommodating space. A top of the lower rear wall is recessed downward to form a lower external interface communicated with the lower accommodating space. The lower accommodating space has at least one lower embedding portion protruded inward from a top surface of the lower base board and connected with inner surfaces of the two lower lateral walls. The upper cover assembled to the lower cover, has an upper base board, two sides of the upper base board protruding downward to form two upper lateral walls disposed corresponding to the two lower lateral walls. A rear end of the upper base board protrudes downward to form an upper rear wall disposed corresponding to the lower rear wall. The upper base board, the two upper lateral walls and the upper rear wall surround an upper accommodating space disposed corresponding to the lower accommodating space. The upper accommodating space is combined with the lower accommodating space to form an accommodating space. A bottom surface of the upper rear wall is recessed upward to form an upper external interface disposed corresponding to the lower external interface. The upper external interface is combined with the lower external interface to form an external interface. The upper accommodating space has at least one upper embedding portion protruded downward from a bottom surface of the upper base board and connected with inner surfaces of the two upper lateral walls. The at least one upper embedding portion is disposed corresponding to the at least one lower embedding portion.
As described above, the plurality of the external cables are directly embedded and fastened in the plug assembly by virtue of disposing the at least one upper embedding portion, the at least one lower embedding portion and the external interface, a previous procedure of peeling off insulation layers of the plurality of the external cables is saved, and radiation losses dissipated from the plurality of the external cables are also lowered.
The present invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art by reading the following description, with reference to the attached drawings, in which:
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Two sides of the lower cover 1 has two lower lateral walls 11 protruding upward, and a rear end of the lower cover 1 has a lower rear wall 12 protruding upward. A top surface of a lower portion of the lower cover 1, the two lower lateral walls 11 and the lower rear wall 12 surround a lower accommodating space 13. The lower rear wall 12 opens a lower external interface 121 communicated with the lower accommodating space 13. The lower accommodating space 13 of the lower cover 1 has at least one lower embedding portion 14 protruded upward from the top surface of the lower portion of the lower cover 1 and connected with inner surfaces of the two lower lateral walls 11 of the lower cover 1.
The lower cover 1 has a substantially rectangular lower base board 101. Two sides of the lower base board 101 of the lower cover 1 protrude upward to form the two lower lateral walls 11. The two lower lateral walls 11 of the lower cover 1 open a plurality of lower fastening holes 111 vertically penetrating through the two lower lateral walls 11. Upper portions of outer surfaces of the two lower lateral walls 11 of the lower cover 1 are recessed inward to form two lower accommodating grooves 112. A rear end of the lower base board 101 of the lower cover 1 protrudes upward to form the lower rear wall 12. The lower base board 101, the two lower lateral walls 11 and the lower rear wall 12 surround the lower accommodating space 13. A middle of a top of the lower rear wall 12 is recessed downward to form the lower external interface 121 communicated with the lower accommodating space 13.
The lower accommodating space 13 of the lower cover 1 has the at least one lower embedding portion 14 protruded inward from a top surface of the lower base board 101 and connected with the inner surfaces of the two lower lateral walls 11 of the lower cover 1. In the first preferred embodiment, the lower cover 1 has three lower embedding portions 14. Two lower embedding portions 14 are arranged along a front-to-rear direction and are parallel with each other. One lower embedding portion 14 located behind the two lower embedding portions 14 and connected with a front surface of the lower external interface 121. A front of the lower cover 1 opens a lower opening 15 communicated between the lower accommodating space 13 and an outside.
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The upper cover 2 has a substantially rectangular upper base board 201. Two sides of the upper base board 201 protrude downward to form the two upper lateral walls 21. The two upper lateral walls 21 of the upper cover 2 open a plurality of upper fastening holes 211 penetrating through bottom surfaces of the two upper lateral walls 21. The plurality of the upper fastening holes 211 are disposed corresponding to and communicated with the plurality of the lower fastening holes 111. Outer surfaces of the two upper lateral walls 21 are recessed inward to form two lying L-shaped upper accommodating grooves 212. The two upper accommodating grooves 212 are disposed corresponding to the two lower accommodating grooves 112. The two upper accommodating grooves 212 and the two lower accommodating grooves 112 are combined to form two accommodating grooves 26, respectively. A rear end of the upper base board 201 of the upper cover 2 protrudes downward to form the upper rear wall 22.
A middle of a bottom surface of the upper rear wall 22 is recessed upward to form the upper external interface 221. The upper external interface 221 is disposed corresponding to the lower external interface 121. The upper external interface 221 is combined with the lower external interface 121 to form an external interface 2211. The upper base board 201, the two upper lateral walls 21 and the upper rear wall 22 surround the upper accommodating space 23. The upper accommodating space 23 is disposed corresponding to the lower accommodating space 13. The upper accommodating space 23 is combined with the lower accommodating space 13 to form an accommodating space 231.
The upper accommodating space 23 of the upper cover 2 has the at least one upper embedding portion 24 protruded downward from a bottom surface of the upper base board 201 and connected with the inner surfaces of the two upper lateral walls 21. In the first preferred embodiment, the upper cover 2 has three upper embedding portions 24. Two upper embedding portions 24 are arranged along the front-to-rear direction and are parallel with each other. One upper embedding portion 24 located behind the two upper embedding portions 24 and connected with a front surface of the upper external interface 221. The three upper embedding portions 24 are disposed corresponding to the three lower embedding portions 14. The upper embedding portion 24 of the upper external interface 221 is disposed corresponding to the lower embedding portion 14 of the lower external interface 121. A front of the upper cover 2 opens an upper opening 25 communicated between the upper accommodating space 23 and the outside. The upper opening 25 is disposed corresponding to the lower opening 15. The upper opening 25 is combined with the lower opening 15 to form an opening 251.
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When the plug assembly 100 is assembled in an exchanger (not shown), the exchanger has a clamping portion (not shown) for fastening the plug assembly 100 in the exchanger. When the plug assembly 100 is withdrawn from the exchanger, the pulling ring 33 is pulled rearward to make the two fastening arms 32 of the receding element 3 expand outward to open the clamping portion of the exchanger so as to make the plug assembly 100 withdrawn outward.
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When the plug assembly 100 is assembled with the plurality of the external cables 5, the insulation layers of the plurality of the external cables 5 have no need of being peeled off, the plurality of the external cables 5 are directly clamped between the upper cover 2 and the lower cover 1 along an up-down direction. Fronts of the plurality of the external cables 5 are accommodated in the accommodating space 231. At the moment, the insulation layers of the plurality of the external cables 5 are pressed between the at least one upper embedding portion 24 and the at least one lower embedding portion 14. In the first preferred embodiment, the insulation layers of the plurality of the external cables 5 are pressed between the three upper embedding portions 24 and the three lower embedding portions 14. The heat-shrinkable tube 51 is pressed into the external interface 2211. The plug assembly 100 further includes a plurality of fixing elements 6. The plurality of the fixing elements 6 pass through the plurality of the lower fastening holes 111 to be inserted into the plurality of the upper fastening holes 211 to make the lower cover 1 and the upper cover 2 fixed with each other, so that the plurality of the external cables 5 are tightly embedded and fastened in the plug assembly 100 by virtue of the at least one upper embedding portion 24 and the at least one lower embedding portion 14.
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As described above, the plurality of the external cables 5 are directly embedded and fastened in the plug assembly 100 by virtue of disposing the at least one upper embedding portion 24, the at least one lower embedding portion 14 and the external interface 2211, a previous procedure of peeling off the insulation layers of the plurality of the external cables 5 is saved, and the radiation losses dissipated from the plurality of the external cables 5 are also lowered.