GB2569094A - A connector assembly - Google Patents
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- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
- H01R13/73—Means for mounting coupling parts to apparatus or structures, e.g. to a wall
- H01R13/74—Means for mounting coupling parts in openings of a panel
- H01R13/741—Means for mounting coupling parts in openings of a panel using snap fastening means
- H01R13/743—Means for mounting coupling parts in openings of a panel using snap fastening means integral with the housing
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- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
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- H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
- H01R13/46—Bases; Cases
- H01R13/502—Bases; Cases composed of different pieces
- H01R13/506—Bases; Cases composed of different pieces assembled by snap action of the parts
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- H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
- H01R13/73—Means for mounting coupling parts to apparatus or structures, e.g. to a wall
- H01R13/74—Means for mounting coupling parts in openings of a panel
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- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R24/00—Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure
- H01R24/38—Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure having concentrically or coaxially arranged contacts
- H01R24/40—Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure having concentrically or coaxially arranged contacts specially adapted for high frequency
- H01R24/52—Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure having concentrically or coaxially arranged contacts specially adapted for high frequency mounted in or to a panel or structure
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- H01R2201/00—Connectors or connections adapted for particular applications
- H01R2201/18—Connectors or connections adapted for particular applications for television
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Abstract
A connector assembly 1 can be attached to a mounting plate 2, having an aperture 3 with a central axis C-C angled at between 20 and 70 degrees to the major plane M-M of the mounting plate, configured to receive a locking jack. The connector assembly comprises a locking jack 4 with a latch mechanism 5 to engage the locking jack in the aperture, a circuit board 8 electrically connected to the cable connector part 6, and one or more cable terminals 9 for electrical and mechanical coupling to a cable 10, the one or more cable terminals being spaced apart from the central axis of the cable connector part. There may be a second circuit board 8A at right angles to the first. A wedge 13 may lock the locking jack in place by preventing tab 12 from moving in.
Description
Title: A Connector Assembly
This invention relates to a connector assembly for a surface-mounted plate.
Background
There is an increasing trend to surface-mount screens and other audio-visual equipment and particularly to wall-mount televisions and monitor screens. Wall-mounted antenna connectors can be located behind the screen and have a jack which protrudes from and normal to the wall. The screen must therefore be mounted further away from the wall than would otherwise be necessary, by at least the distance of the protruding jack but also accommodating the cable connector and a certain amount of spacing to allow the cable to loop away without straining the cable - see spacing x1 in the accompanying figures.
Antenna connectors with jacks that do not protrude or which are flush with the wall have their central axis normal to the wall (or wall plate) and receive at least a part of the length of the cable connector or jack within the wall or wall plate and so reduce the distance the screen must be mounted from the wall. However, this distance must still accommodate a part of the cable connector and a certain amount of spacing to allow the cable to loop away without straining the cable - see spacing x2 in the accompanying figures.
One way of overcoming this problem is to re-design the coaxial connector wall outlet and the associated printed circuit mounting coaxial connector so that the connector is angled (preferably downwards) in the wall outlet at an angle somewhere around 45 degrees. Some MK Electric type K5320 coaxial and socket outlets and coaxial connectors have been redesigned from the more readily available 90 degree mounting version to provide a special angled coaxial socket and wall plate combination.
Aspects of the invention are set out in the accompanying claims. The present invention and embodiments of the present invention seek to solve and improve upon prior art connector assemblies.
Brief description of the drawings:
In order that the present invention may be more readily understood, embodiments thereof will now be described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
Figure 1 is a schematic side view cutaway of a conventional wall plate and locking jack not according to the invention with a protruding connector part;
Figure 2 is a schematic side view cutaway of a conventional wall plate and locking jack not according to the invention with a connector part within the wall plate;
Figure 3 is a schematic side view cutaway of a wall plate fitted with a connector assembly embodying the present invention;
Figure 4 shows three views of a connector assembly embodying the present invention;
Figure 5 is a schematic side view cutaway of a wall plate fitted with a connector assembly embodying the present invention;
Figures 6 to 9 each show four views of a connector assembly embodying the present invention;
Figure 10 illustrates a wall plate fitted with a connector assembly embodying the present invention, the connector assemblies being shown angled downwardly;
Figure 11 illustrates four connector assemblies embodying the present invention - view from the rear of the assemblies showing the latch 12 protruding through one of the circuit boards 8 and one of the two cable terminals 9;
Figure 12 illustrates four connector assemblies embodying the present invention - view from the front of the assemblies showing the electrical contacts and the cable connector part 6 in the jack 4 and the other of the two cable terminals 9, the jack in the two left-most assemblies each hold a connector part 6 which does not protrude from the jack and the two right-most assemblies each hold a connector part 6 which protrudes from the jack;
Figure 13 illustrates a corner only of a wall plate and a retaining wedge;
Figure 14 illustrates a connector assembly embodying the present invention fitted to a wall plate aperture and locked with the retaining wedge of Figure 13, another wall plate aperture is shown which is not fitted with a connector assembly - view from the rear and another side of the wall plate; and
Figure 15 illustrates a connector assembly embodying the present invention fitted to a wall plate aperture and locked with the retaining wedge of Figure 13, another wall plate aperture is shown which is not fitted with a connector assembly - view from the rear and a side of the wall plate.
Description of embodiments of the invention:
Embodiments of the invention offer a simplified construction and allow the use of standard mounting coaxial connectors in the simplified construction. Embodiments of the invention aim to provide a range of readily interchangeable connector sockets based on the industry standard “Keystone” mounting method whilst enabling the units to be mounted in an angled (preferably downward facing) aperture, simultaneously optimising the bend radius conditions for the cables. Advantages of embodiments of the invention are not only that standard printed circuit mounting coaxial connectors can be used in the construction, but also that the wall outlet can be configured and tailored on site to use various styles of common coaxial connectors, as well as different wiring or isolation arrangements provided by the printed circuit.
The Keystone design is further modified to provide a rearward accessible release latch, so that the device can be removed from the wall plate.
Additionally, because mating of this type of connector is often accompanied by a twisting action, or by the rotation of a retaining nut, a retaining wedge can be provided with this style of latch, which when introduced between the latch and the printed circuit board, will mechanically lock the unit into the wall plate.
Preferably, the connector assembly comprises two printed circuit boards joined at 90 degrees, thus allowing a connected supply cable, and the inserted outlet plug, to align in essentially the same plane.
A rearward facing latching tab on the jack, protruding through the circuit board, and thus allowing disengagement of the mechanism from its mounting plate.
A retaining locking device (wedge) which may be inserted between the latching tab and the circuit board to securely lock the device into the mounting plate.
Referring to the figures: embodiments of the invention comprise a connector assembly 1 for attachment to a mounting plate 2, wherein the mounting plate 2 has a major plane M-M and an aperture 3 with a central axis C-C angled at between 20 and 70 degrees with respect to the major plane M-M of the mounting plate 2, the aperture 3 being configured to receive a locking jack 4.
The connector assembly 1 comprises:
1) the locking jack 4 with a latch mechanism 5 to engage the locking jack 4 in the aperture 3;
2) a cable connector part 6 in the jack 4 having electrical contacts (not shown) for electrical connection to a mating other connector part 7 on a cable or device to be connected to the one connector part 6 - the one connector part 6 in the jack 4 has a central axis A-A aligned, when the jack is in the aperture 3, with the central axis C-C of the aperture;
3) a circuit board 8 electrically connected to the cable connector part 6; and
4) one or more cable terminals 9 for electrical and mechanical coupling to a supply cable 10, wherein the one or more cable terminals 9 are spaced apart from the central axis A-A of the cable connector part 6.
The cable terminals 9 may comprise a direct connection to a cable or the cable terminals 9 may comprise another connector for connection to a cable fitted with a mating connector.
The cable terminals 9 are spaced apart from the central axis A-A of the cable connector part by: at least 7mm; in the region of 10-30mm; in the region of 20mm. The central axis A-A of the cable connector part 6 is substantially parallel to the central axis S-S of a supply cable fitted in the one or more cable terminals 9.
The central axis A-A of the cable connector part 6 is substantially coincidental with the central axis of the aperture C-C.
The connector part 6 is accessible, when the jack 4 is received in the aperture 3, for connection with the other mating connector part 7.
The circuit board is carried by the locking jack. The circuit board is heat staked to the jack. The circuit board is mechanically connected to the jack. The circuit board may be integrally formed with the jack.
The circuit board may be formed as one or more circuit boards. The circuit board comprises two circuit boards 8,8’ connected to one another at an angle between 20 and 70 degrees; connected to one another at an angle of 90 degrees.
The or each circuit board 8 electrically connects the one or more electrical contacts of the cable connector part 6 to the one or more cable terminals 9.
The latching mechanism 5 is an elastic latching tab 12 spaced apart from a body of the jack 4 and which extends through a part of the circuit board 8.
A retainer wedge 13 is locatable through the circuit board 8 and between the body of the jack 4 and the latching tab 12 to prevent rotation of the jack 4 with respect to the aperture 3 and to prevent inadvertent decoupling of the jack 4 from the aperture 3.
The jack is a Keystone-style jack in that it is compatible to lock in a Keystonestyle aperture, particularly in a mounting plate such as a surface plate, wall plate or floor plate.
The mounting plate 2 has a major plane M-M and the aperture 3 with a central axis C-C angled at between 20 and 70 degrees with respect to the major plane M-M of the mounting plate 2; the central axis C-C of the aperture is angled at between 35 and 55 degrees with respect to the major plane M-M of the mounting plate; the central axis C-C of the aperture is angled between 40 and 50 degrees with respect to the major plane M-M of the mounting plate.
Compare the distance x3 in Figure 3 of the accompanying drawings with distances x1 and x2 of prior art Figures 1 and 2. Embodiments of the invention reduce the distance between the plane of the mounting surface (wall W-W) and the plane of the device being surface-mounted e.g. a screen by configuring the connector assembly at an angle to the mounting surface.
When used in this specification and claims, the terms comprises and comprising and variations thereof mean that the specified features, steps or integers are included. The terms are not to be interpreted to exclude the presence of other features, steps or components.
The features disclosed in the foregoing description, or the following claims, or the accompanying drawings, expressed in their specific forms or in terms of a means for performing the disclosed function, or a method or process for attaining the disclosed result, as appropriate, may, separately, or in any combination of such features, be utilised for realising the invention in diverse forms thereof.
Claims (20)
1. A connector assembly for attachment to a mounting plate, wherein the mounting plate has a major plane M-M and an aperture with a central axis C-C angled at between 20 and 70 degrees with respect to the major plane M-M of the mounting plate, the aperture being configured to receive a locking jack, the connector assembly comprising:
a locking jack with a latch mechanism to engage the locking jack in the aperture;
a cable connector part in the locking jack having electrical contacts for electrical connection to a mating other connector part and having a central axis A-A aligned, when the locking jack is in the aperture, with the central axis C-C of the aperture;
a circuit board electrically connected to the cable connector part; and one or more cable terminals for electrical and mechanical coupling to a cable, wherein the one or more cable terminals are spaced apart from the central axis of the cable connector part.
2. A connector assembly according to claim 1, wherein the cable terminals comprise another connector part to connect to a cable connector.
3. A connector assembly according to claim 1, wherein the cable terminals comprise a direct connection to a cable.
4. A connector assembly according to any preceding claim, wherein the cable terminals are spaced apart from the central axis of the cable connector part by at least 7mm.
5. A connector assembly according to any preceding claim, wherein the cable terminals are spaced apart from the central axis of the cable connector part by in the region of 10-30mm.
6. A connector assembly according to any preceding claim, wherein the cable terminals are spaced apart from the central axis of the cable connector part by in the region of 20mm.
7. A connector assembly according to any preceding claim, wherein the central axis of the cable connector part is substantially coincidental with the central axis of the aperture.
8. A connector assembly according to any preceding claim, wherein the connector part is accessible, when the locking jack is received in the aperture, for connection with the other mating connector part.
9. A connector assembly according to any preceding claim, wherein the circuit board is carried by the locking jack.
10. A connector assembly according to any preceding claim, wherein the circuit board comprises one or more circuit boards.
11. A connector assembly according to any preceding claim, wherein the circuit board comprises two circuit boards connected to one another at an angle between 20 and 70 degrees.
12. A connector assembly according to claim 11, wherein the circuit board comprises two circuit boards connected to one another at an angle of 90 degrees.
13. A connector assembly according to any preceding claim, wherein the circuit board electrically connects the one or more electrical contacts of the cable connector part to the one or more cable terminals.
14. A connector assembly according to any preceding claim, wherein the latching mechanism is an elastic latching tab spaced apart from a body of the jack and which extends through a part of the circuit board..
15. A connector assembly according to any preceding claim, further comprising a retainer locatable through the circuit board and between the locking jack and the latching tab to prevent rotation of the locking jack in the aperture and to prevent inadvertent decoupling of the locking jack from the aperture.
16. A connector assembly according to any preceding claim, wherein the locking jack is a Keystone-style locking jack.
17. A connector assembly according to any preceding claim in combination with a mounting plate, wherein the mounting plate has a major plane M-M and an aperture with a central axis C-C angled at between 20 and 70 degrees with respect to the major plane M-M of the mounting plate.
18. A connector assembly according to any preceding claim, wherein the central axis C-C of the aperture is angled at between 35 and 55 degrees with respect to the major plane M-M of the mounting plate.
19. A connector assembly according to any preceding claim, wherein the central axis C-C of the aperture is angled between 40 and 50 degrees with respect to the major plane M-M of the mounting plate.
20. A connector assembly according to any preceding claim, wherein the central axis A-A of the cable connector is substantially parallel to the central axis S-S of a supply cable fitted in the one or more cable terminals.
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| GB1716904.6A GB2569094A (en) | 2017-10-13 | 2017-10-13 | A connector assembly |
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| GB1716904.6A GB2569094A (en) | 2017-10-13 | 2017-10-13 | A connector assembly |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| EP0777304A2 (en) * | 1995-11-28 | 1997-06-04 | Molex Incorporated | Electrical connector |
| GB2338352A (en) * | 1998-06-09 | 1999-12-15 | Su Gorden | Video data connector assembly |
| US20120077386A1 (en) * | 2010-09-29 | 2012-03-29 | Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. | Cable assembly with convenient assembly process |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| EP0777304A2 (en) * | 1995-11-28 | 1997-06-04 | Molex Incorporated | Electrical connector |
| GB2338352A (en) * | 1998-06-09 | 1999-12-15 | Su Gorden | Video data connector assembly |
| US20120077386A1 (en) * | 2010-09-29 | 2012-03-29 | Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. | Cable assembly with convenient assembly process |
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