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- the present invention generally relates to an electrical cable connector assembly, and more particularly to an electrical cable connector assembly with improved wire organizer.
- An electrical cable connector assembly is a kind of high-speed signal transmission connector which comprises a printed circuit board with a plurality of conductive pads arranged at opposite front and rear ends thereof, a wire organizer defining a plurality of through holes, and a plurality of wires protruding through the through holes of the wire organizer.
- Each wire includes a plurality of conductors respectively soldered with the conductor pads of the printed circuit board.
- the conductive pads of printed circuit board may be broken away from the conductor of the wires while the wire organizer and the wires moving with the printed circuit board together. Thus, a junction between the conductors of the wires and the pads of the printed circuit board may be destroyed.
- an electrical cable connector assembly comprises a printed circuit board having an outer side edge, and a plurality of conductive pads arranged at opposite front and rear ends thereof.
- a wire organizer comprises a body portion defining a plurality of through holes and a retention slot recessed from an outer surface thereof.
- a cable including a plurality of wires protruding through the through holes of the wire organizer for being soldered to the corresponding conductive pads of the printed circuit board, respectively. Wherein the outer side edge of the printed circuit board is retained into the retention slot of the wire organizer for preventing the printed circuit board from moving relative to the wires.
- an electrical cable connector assembly comprises a housing defining a receiving room therein.
- a printed circuit board is retained in the receiving room and includes a front end with a plurality of first conductive pads protruding out of the housing for mating a complementary connector, a rear end having a plurality of second conductive pads.
- a wire organizer is located in the receiving room and includes a body portion defining a plurality of through holes passing therethrough, and a pair of retention arms extending forward from the body portion. The pair of retention arms are spaced from each other in a vertical direction.
- a cable includes a plurality of wires including a plurality of wires passing through the through holes of wire organizer. The wires are soldered to the second conductive pads of the printed circuit board respectively. Wherein the rear end of the print circuit board is sandwiched between the pair of retention arms for preventing the printed circuit board from moving relative to the wires.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an electrical cable connector assembly in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a partly exploded view of the electrical cable connector assembly shown in FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 3 is a view similar to FIG. 2 , but viewed from a different aspect
- FIG. 4 is an assembled view of a printed circuit board cooperating with a plurality of wires of a cable and a wire organizer of the electrical cable connector assembly shown in FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 5 is a view similar to FIG. 4 , but viewed from a different aspect
- FIG. 6 is an assemble view of the wires cooperating with the wire organizer.
- FIG. 7 an exploded view of the printed circuit board, the wires and the organizer being disposed apart away from each other.
- an electrical cable connector assembly 100 in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention, comprises a die cast housing 1 , a metal latching mechanism assembled to the housing 1 , a printed circuit board (PCB) 3 , a cable 6 including a plurality of the wires 60 soldered on the PCB 3 , a wire organizer 4 aligning with the wires 60 , an inner mold 5 ,
- the latching mechanism 2 includes a pair of latches 2 disposed at two sides of the housing 1 .
- the inner mold 5 is molded on the PCB 3 , the wires 60 and the wire organizer 4 .
- the housing 1 includes an top cover 11 and a lower cover 12 assembled with each other by two pairs of metal screws 9 in a vertical direction. Both of the top cover 11 and the lower cover 12 are die-cast to provide EMI protection.
- the housing 1 defines a receiving room 10 for receiving the PCB 3 , the wire organizer 4 , the inner mold 5 and a front portion of the cable 6 therein.
- the housing 1 defines a front opening 101 , a rear opening 102 respectively formed on a front and a rear surface thereof, and a circle hole 103 communicated to a rear end of the rear opening 102 .
- the front and rear opening 101 , 102 respectively communicates with the receiving room 10 so as to allow the receiving room 10 communicating with an exterior.
- the top cover 11 includes a top wall 111 , a pair of first side walls 112 extending downwardly from two sides of the top wall 111 , and a pair of first inclined ribs 113 extending downwardly from a bottom surface of the top wall 111 .
- Each first side wall 112 defines a cutout 117 disposed at a rear end thereof.
- the pair of first ribs 113 are disposed between the first side walls 112 .
- the pair of first ribs 113 are gradually closed with each other from front ends to rear ends.
- Each first rib 113 is angled with the first side wall 112 to form a trigonal receiving slot 114 in communication with the cutout 117 .
- a first rectangular groove 115 is formed on outer surfaces of rear ends of both of the top wall 111 and the first side walls 112 .
- each first side wall 112 defines a pair of positioning posts 1121 and a depression 1123 recessed from a bottom surface of the rear end thereof.
- the first ribs 113 are respectively disposed between the pair of posts 1121 along a front-to-rear direction.
- Each positioning post 1121 defines a screw hole 1122 .
- the lower cover 12 includes a bottom wall 121 opposited to the top wall 111 of the top cover 11 , a pair of second side walls 122 extending upwardly from two sides of the bottom wall 121 , and a pair of second inclined ribs 123 extending upwardly from a top surface of the bottom wall 121 and corresponding to the pair of first ribs 113 of the lower cover 11 in the vertical direction.
- the second side walls 122 are respectively corresponded to the first side walls 112 of the lower cover 11 in the vertical direction.
- a second rectangular groove 125 is formed on outer surfaces of a rear end of both of the bottom wall 121 and the second side walls 122 and corresponded to the first groove 115 of the top cover 11 .
- a pair of U-shaped metal bending plates 8 received in the grooves 115 , 125 .
- the pair of bending plates 8 are retained with each other to securely fasten the top cover 11 and the lower cover 12 together in the vertical direction.
- Two pairs of through holes 1211 are formed on the second side walls 122 of the lower cover 12 and corresponding to the screw holes 1122 in the vertical direction.
- the screws 9 pass upwardly through the through holes 1211 of the lower cover 12 and are screwed into the screw holes 1122 of the top cover 11 respectively to securely fasten the lower cover 12 and the top cover 11 together.
- the latching mechanism includes a pair of latches 2 respectively located at two sides of the housing 1 .
- Each latch 2 is stamped and formed from a metallic plate and comprises a base portion 21 , a pressing portion 22 extending outwardly and rearwardly from a rear end of the base portion 21 , an inclined elastic portion 23 teared inwardly and rearwardly from an upper edge thereof, and a cuniform latching tab 24 bending outwardly from a lower edge thereof.
- the base portion 21 of each latch 2 is received into the receiving slot 114 .
- the elastic portion 23 resists to the first rib 113 and angled with the first rib 113 .
- the latching tab 24 extends laterally to an exterior through the cutout 117 of the first side wall 112 for latching with a complementary connector (not shown).
- the pressing portion 22 extends rearwardly through the depression 1123 to the exterior for operator to release.
- the PCB 3 is a flat board and comprises opposite front and rear ends 31 , 32 and opposite upper and lower surfaces 33 , 34 .
- a plurality of first conductive pads 311 are formed at the front end 31 of the upper and lower surfaces 33 , 34 .
- a plurality of second conductive pads 322 are formed at the rear end 32 of the upper surface 33 .
- the second conductive pads 322 are separated in several pairs along a laterally direction perpendicular to the front-to-rear direction of the electrical cable connector assembly 100 .
- a plurality of third conductive pads 343 are formed at the rear end 34 of the lower surface 34 .
- the PCB 3 further comprises two opposite side edges 35 , and two pair of notches 350 formed on the side edges 35 and corresponding to the screws 9 .
- One pair of notches 350 are formed at the rear end 32 of the PCB 3 .
- the PCB 3 is retained by the screw 9 in both the laterally direction and the front-to-rear direction.
- the PCB 3 is sandwiched between the top cover 11 and the lower cover 12 in the vertical direction for preventing the PCB 3 from moving in the vertical direction.
- the front end 31 protrudes forwardly beyond the front opening 101 and is adapted for mating the complementary connector.
- the first conductive pads 311 may directly electrically connect with terminals of the complementary connector.
- the wire organizer 4 is made from insulative material and present as a rectangular shape.
- the wire organizer 4 defines a body portion 40 , and a row of elliptic-shape through holes 41 passing through the body portion 40 , two opposite retention arms 42 , 43 protruding forwardly from a middle portion 404 of the body portion 40 , and a pair of openings 44 respectively recessed downwardly from an upper surface of the body portion 40 and respectively in communication with the through holes 41 .
- the inner periphery of each through hole 41 is same as outer periphery of each wire 60 .
- the retention arms 42 , 43 include an upper retention arm 42 , and a lower retention arm 43 disposed under the upper retention arm 42 to form a retention slot 45 therebetween.
- the retention arms 42 , 43 are positioned between two adjacent through holes 41 .
- a distance between the retention arms 42 , 42 is substantially equal to a thickness of the rear end 32 of the PCB 3 .
- the rear end 3 of the PCB 3 is sandwiched between the retention arms 42 , 43 to prevent the PCB 3 from moving along an upper-to-lower direction.
- the retention arms 42 , 43 each defines a level surface 420 , 430 abuting against a dielectric area between adjacent two second and third conductive pads 322 , 343 of the PCB 3 .
- the middle portion 404 of the wire organizer 4 is thicker than other portions of the wire organizer 4 to ensure structure strength of the retention arms 42 , 43 to clamp the PCB 3 firmly.
- the cable 6 includes a plurality of wires 60 and a cable collar 61 that secures the cable 6 to the housing 1 .
- the cable collar 61 retained in circle hole 103 for preventing the cable 6 from moving rearwardly.
- the cable 6 passes through the rear opening 102 to the exterior.
- Each wire 60 comprises a pair of signal conductors 62 respectively transmitting positive and negative signals, and a grounding conductor 63 soldered to the third conductive pad 343 of the lower surface 34 .
- the signal conductors 62 are respectively soldered to the second conductive pads 322 of the PCB 3 .
- the inner mold 5 is molded with PCB 3 to hold the wires 60 together with the conductive pads 322 , 343 and the wire organizer 4 reliably.
- the PCB 3 When the electrical cable connector assembly 100 is in assembly, the PCB 3 needs to be moved together with the conductors 62 , 63 , The conductive pads 322 , 343 would not apart away from the wires 60 via the PCB 3 sandwiched between the upper retention arm 42 and the lower retention arm 43 .
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- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention generally relates to an electrical cable connector assembly, and more particularly to an electrical cable connector assembly with improved wire organizer.
- 2. Description of Related Art
- With the development of communication and computer technology et al., electrical cable connector assembly for high-speed signal transmission is widely used in electronic systems. An electrical cable connector assembly is a kind of high-speed signal transmission connector which comprises a printed circuit board with a plurality of conductive pads arranged at opposite front and rear ends thereof, a wire organizer defining a plurality of through holes, and a plurality of wires protruding through the through holes of the wire organizer. Each wire includes a plurality of conductors respectively soldered with the conductor pads of the printed circuit board. However, when the electrical cable connector assembly is being assembled, the conductive pads of printed circuit board may be broken away from the conductor of the wires while the wire organizer and the wires moving with the printed circuit board together. Thus, a junction between the conductors of the wires and the pads of the printed circuit board may be destroyed.
- Correspondingly, it is desired to have an electrical cable connector assembly with improved structure to address the problems stated above.
- According to one aspect of the present invention, an electrical cable connector assembly comprises a printed circuit board having an outer side edge, and a plurality of conductive pads arranged at opposite front and rear ends thereof. A wire organizer comprises a body portion defining a plurality of through holes and a retention slot recessed from an outer surface thereof. A cable including a plurality of wires protruding through the through holes of the wire organizer for being soldered to the corresponding conductive pads of the printed circuit board, respectively. Wherein the outer side edge of the printed circuit board is retained into the retention slot of the wire organizer for preventing the printed circuit board from moving relative to the wires.
- According to one aspect of the present invention, an electrical cable connector assembly comprises a housing defining a receiving room therein. A printed circuit board is retained in the receiving room and includes a front end with a plurality of first conductive pads protruding out of the housing for mating a complementary connector, a rear end having a plurality of second conductive pads. A wire organizer is located in the receiving room and includes a body portion defining a plurality of through holes passing therethrough, and a pair of retention arms extending forward from the body portion. The pair of retention arms are spaced from each other in a vertical direction. A cable includes a plurality of wires including a plurality of wires passing through the through holes of wire organizer. The wires are soldered to the second conductive pads of the printed circuit board respectively. Wherein the rear end of the print circuit board is sandwiched between the pair of retention arms for preventing the printed circuit board from moving relative to the wires.
- Other objects, advantages and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of the present embodiment when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an electrical cable connector assembly in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 2 is a partly exploded view of the electrical cable connector assembly shown inFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 3 is a view similar toFIG. 2 , but viewed from a different aspect; -
FIG. 4 is an assembled view of a printed circuit board cooperating with a plurality of wires of a cable and a wire organizer of the electrical cable connector assembly shown inFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 5 is a view similar toFIG. 4 , but viewed from a different aspect; -
FIG. 6 is an assemble view of the wires cooperating with the wire organizer; and -
FIG. 7 an exploded view of the printed circuit board, the wires and the organizer being disposed apart away from each other. - Reference will now be made to the drawing figures to describe the present invention in detail.
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FIGS. 1-7 , an electricalcable connector assembly 100 in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention, comprises a die cast housing 1, a metal latching mechanism assembled to the housing 1, a printed circuit board (PCB) 3, acable 6 including a plurality of thewires 60 soldered on thePCB 3, awire organizer 4 aligning with thewires 60, aninner mold 5, Thelatching mechanism 2 includes a pair oflatches 2 disposed at two sides of the housing 1. Theinner mold 5 is molded on thePCB 3, thewires 60 and thewire organizer 4. - The housing 1 includes an
top cover 11 and alower cover 12 assembled with each other by two pairs ofmetal screws 9 in a vertical direction. Both of thetop cover 11 and thelower cover 12 are die-cast to provide EMI protection. The housing 1 defines areceiving room 10 for receiving thePCB 3, thewire organizer 4, theinner mold 5 and a front portion of thecable 6 therein. The housing 1 defines afront opening 101, arear opening 102 respectively formed on a front and a rear surface thereof, and acircle hole 103 communicated to a rear end of therear opening 102. The front andrear opening receiving room 10 so as to allow thereceiving room 10 communicating with an exterior. - Referring to
FIGS. 2 to 4 , thetop cover 11 includes atop wall 111, a pair offirst side walls 112 extending downwardly from two sides of thetop wall 111, and a pair of firstinclined ribs 113 extending downwardly from a bottom surface of thetop wall 111. Eachfirst side wall 112 defines acutout 117 disposed at a rear end thereof. The pair offirst ribs 113 are disposed between thefirst side walls 112. The pair offirst ribs 113 are gradually closed with each other from front ends to rear ends. Eachfirst rib 113 is angled with thefirst side wall 112 to form atrigonal receiving slot 114 in communication with thecutout 117. A firstrectangular groove 115 is formed on outer surfaces of rear ends of both of thetop wall 111 and thefirst side walls 112. Thus, eachfirst side wall 112 defines a pair ofpositioning posts 1121 and adepression 1123 recessed from a bottom surface of the rear end thereof. Thefirst ribs 113 are respectively disposed between the pair ofposts 1121 along a front-to-rear direction. Eachpositioning post 1121 defines ascrew hole 1122. - The
lower cover 12 includes abottom wall 121 opposited to thetop wall 111 of thetop cover 11, a pair ofsecond side walls 122 extending upwardly from two sides of thebottom wall 121, and a pair of secondinclined ribs 123 extending upwardly from a top surface of thebottom wall 121 and corresponding to the pair offirst ribs 113 of thelower cover 11 in the vertical direction. Thesecond side walls 122 are respectively corresponded to thefirst side walls 112 of thelower cover 11 in the vertical direction. A secondrectangular groove 125 is formed on outer surfaces of a rear end of both of thebottom wall 121 and thesecond side walls 122 and corresponded to thefirst groove 115 of thetop cover 11. A pair of U-shapedmetal bending plates 8 received in thegrooves bending plates 8 are retained with each other to securely fasten thetop cover 11 and thelower cover 12 together in the vertical direction. Two pairs of throughholes 1211 are formed on thesecond side walls 122 of thelower cover 12 and corresponding to thescrew holes 1122 in the vertical direction. Thescrews 9 pass upwardly through the throughholes 1211 of thelower cover 12 and are screwed into thescrew holes 1122 of thetop cover 11 respectively to securely fasten thelower cover 12 and thetop cover 11 together. - The latching mechanism includes a pair of
latches 2 respectively located at two sides of the housing 1. Eachlatch 2 is stamped and formed from a metallic plate and comprises abase portion 21, apressing portion 22 extending outwardly and rearwardly from a rear end of thebase portion 21, an inclinedelastic portion 23 teared inwardly and rearwardly from an upper edge thereof, and acuniform latching tab 24 bending outwardly from a lower edge thereof. Thebase portion 21 of eachlatch 2 is received into thereceiving slot 114. Theelastic portion 23 resists to thefirst rib 113 and angled with thefirst rib 113. Thelatching tab 24 extends laterally to an exterior through thecutout 117 of thefirst side wall 112 for latching with a complementary connector (not shown). Thepressing portion 22 extends rearwardly through thedepression 1123 to the exterior for operator to release. - The PCB 3 is a flat board and comprises opposite front and
rear ends lower surfaces conductive pads 311 are formed at thefront end 31 of the upper andlower surfaces conductive pads 322 are formed at therear end 32 of theupper surface 33. The secondconductive pads 322 are separated in several pairs along a laterally direction perpendicular to the front-to-rear direction of the electricalcable connector assembly 100. A plurality of thirdconductive pads 343 are formed at therear end 34 of thelower surface 34. ThePCB 3 further comprises two opposite side edges 35, and two pair ofnotches 350 formed on the side edges 35 and corresponding to thescrews 9. One pair ofnotches 350 are formed at therear end 32 of thePCB 3. Whereby thePCB 3 is retained by thescrew 9 in both the laterally direction and the front-to-rear direction. ThePCB 3 is sandwiched between thetop cover 11 and thelower cover 12 in the vertical direction for preventing thePCB 3 from moving in the vertical direction. Thefront end 31 protrudes forwardly beyond thefront opening 101 and is adapted for mating the complementary connector. The firstconductive pads 311 may directly electrically connect with terminals of the complementary connector. - The
wire organizer 4 is made from insulative material and present as a rectangular shape. Thewire organizer 4 defines abody portion 40, and a row of elliptic-shape throughholes 41 passing through thebody portion 40, twoopposite retention arms middle portion 404 of thebody portion 40, and a pair ofopenings 44 respectively recessed downwardly from an upper surface of thebody portion 40 and respectively in communication with the through holes 41. The inner periphery of each throughhole 41 is same as outer periphery of eachwire 60. Theretention arms upper retention arm 42, and alower retention arm 43 disposed under theupper retention arm 42 to form aretention slot 45 therebetween. Theretention arms holes 41. A distance between theretention arms rear end 32 of thePCB 3. Therear end 3 of thePCB 3 is sandwiched between theretention arms PCB 3 from moving along an upper-to-lower direction. Theretention arms level surface conductive pads PCB 3. Themiddle portion 404 of thewire organizer 4 is thicker than other portions of thewire organizer 4 to ensure structure strength of theretention arms PCB 3 firmly. - The
cable 6 includes a plurality ofwires 60 and acable collar 61 that secures thecable 6 to the housing 1. Thecable collar 61 retained incircle hole 103 for preventing thecable 6 from moving rearwardly. Thecable 6 passes through therear opening 102 to the exterior. Eachwire 60 comprises a pair ofsignal conductors 62 respectively transmitting positive and negative signals, and agrounding conductor 63 soldered to the thirdconductive pad 343 of thelower surface 34. Thesignal conductors 62 are respectively soldered to the secondconductive pads 322 of thePCB 3. Theinner mold 5 is molded withPCB 3 to hold thewires 60 together with theconductive pads wire organizer 4 reliably. - When the electrical
cable connector assembly 100 is in assembly, thePCB 3 needs to be moved together with theconductors conductive pads wires 60 via thePCB 3 sandwiched between theupper retention arm 42 and thelower retention arm 43. - It is to be understood, however, that even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present invention have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the invention, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in detail, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.
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