JP5478682B2 - Communication cable connector - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a connector for a communication cable that converts the direction of a communication cable such as a LAN (Local Area Network) cable and connects it to a connected portion.

  A network is constructed by connecting personal computers and peripheral devices with LAN cables in offices and homes. In the conventional LAN cable connection, a female connector at the tip of the LAN cable is inserted in a vertical direction into a LAN cable insertion opening provided on a device, a wall surface or the like.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-189189 JP-A-8-241774

  The number of external connection ports of devices in recent years has increased. For example, in a notebook personal computer, a LAN cable insertion slot, USB terminals, and the like are provided on the back or side of the computer body. When the female connector of the LAN cable is inserted in the insertion port in the vertical direction, it is difficult to freely arrange the LAN cable having a relatively high rigidity cable along the wall surface of the apparatus. For this reason, crossing with other wirings, the wirings become messy, and mounting and removing operations are troublesome. Also, it doesn't look good. Similarly, when the insertion port for the LAN cable on the wall surface is provided, the layout of the LAN cable along the wall surface is difficult.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a communication cable connector for freely changing the connection direction of the communication cable.

In order to achieve this object, a communication cable connector according to the present invention includes a housing having a female connector connected to a male connector of the LAN cable, in which a LAN (Local Area Network) cable is inserted, and provided rotatably on the housing. is, and the female connector and the cable connection of the housing, possess an insertion direction and the male connector section projecting 90 ° from the direction of the LAN cable, the male connector portion is fitted into the cable insertion holes of the device or wall The housing has a male connector and a cylindrical support block for supporting the male connector, and the housing has a cylindrical insertion hole into which the support block is fitted, and a 90-degree direction with respect to a surface into which the LAN cable is inserted. On the changed side, and position the rotation position of the support block at the insertion hole The member, provided in said insertion hole and said support block.

Because the communication cable connector converts the direction of the LAN cable by 90 degrees , a LAN cable having a relatively high rigidity cable can be freely arranged along the wall surface of the device, crossing other wiring, It can prevent cluttering, and can reduce installation and removal work. In addition, the layout of the communication cable along the wall surface becomes possible, the wiring becomes clean and the appearance is improved. Furthermore, an insertion hole is provided in the side surface whose direction is changed by 90 degrees with respect to the surface into which the LAN cable is inserted, and a cylindrical support block is fitted into the insertion hole, so that the rotation fulcrum of the connector is a male connector at the tip of the support block. Thus, free rotation and cable direction can be selected. In particular, even when other LAN connectors and cable holes are adjacent to each other, arrangement along the wall surface of the apparatus is possible without obstructing them. Similarly, since a member for positioning the rotation position of the support block at the insertion hole is provided at the support block and the insertion hole, the LAN cable is hung and intersects with other wiring, or the wiring is messy. Can be prevented.

It is a disassembled perspective view of the connector for communication cables of embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of the male connector of FIG. It is a front view of the 1st housing of FIG. It is a block diagram of the contact block of FIG. It is the upper surface and side view of the contact block of FIG. It is a front view of the 2nd housing of FIG. It is a bottom view of the 2nd housing of FIG. It is explanatory drawing of the use condition of the cable for communication of embodiment.

  FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a communication cable connector according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a side view and a front view of the LAN male connector portion of FIG. FIG. 3 is a front view of the first housing of FIG. In FIG. 1, the communication cable is described as a LAN cable, but the communication cable is not limited to this.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the communication cable connector includes a LAN male connector portion 1, a contact block 2, a connection pin 4 </ b> A, and a housing 3. The LAN male connector portion 1 is configured by providing a LAN male connector 10 on a cylindrical connector support block 12. As shown in the side view of FIG. 2A, the LAN male connector 10 is provided on the upper surface of the cylindrical support block 12, and the connection line 16 of the LAN male connector 10 is pulled out from the lower surface. Referring also to the front view of FIG. 2B, the LAN male connector 10 includes a positioning block 102 and eight male connectors 100.

  On the other hand, the cylindrical support block 12 has a plurality of semicircular grooves 14 on the circumference on the connection line side. In this example, as shown in FIG. 2B, seven grooves 14 are provided along the circumference of the support block 12. The seven grooves 14 are connected by a shallow and narrow connection path.

  Returning to FIG. 1, the housing 3 includes a first housing 3A and a second housing 3B. As shown in FIG. 3, the first housing 3 </ b> A has a cylindrical insertion hole 40. The cylindrical support block 12 of the LAN male connector portion 1 is inserted into the insertion hole 40 of the first housing 3A. An engagement protrusion 42 is provided in the insertion hole 40 of the first housing 3A.

  The user fits one of the grooves 14 of the support block 12 of the LAN male connector 1 inserted into the insertion hole 40 of the first housing 3 </ b> A into the engagement protrusion 42 of the insertion hole 40, thereby The direction of the rotation direction of the support block 14 can be fixed. Further, by fitting any one of the grooves 14 of the support block 12 into the engagement protrusion 42 of the insertion hole 40, the direction of the male connector 10 in the rotational direction can be changed. 2B, since the seven grooves 14 of the support block 12 are provided at intervals of 45 degrees, the rotation direction of the LAN male connector 10 is 0 to 270 degrees in units of 45 degrees. You can change the direction.

  The second housing 3B has a LAN cable insertion port 30 on a side surface. As will be described later, each of the connection lines 16 of the LAN male connector portion 1 is connected to the connection pin 4A, and the connection pin 4A is inserted into the contact block 2 and bent. As a result, the connection pin group 4 protruding obliquely from the contact block 2 is formed. This contact block 2 is then attached to the second housing 3B.

  4 and 5 are configuration diagrams of the contact block. 4A is a rear view of the contact block 2 viewed from the male connector portion 1 of FIG. 1, FIG. 4B is a front view of the contact block 2 viewed from the first housing 3A, and FIG. FIG. 5B is a side view of the contact block 2 viewed from the side. As shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the contact block 2 includes a block main body 20 and positioning protruding portions 21 and 23 provided above and below the block 20.

  As shown in the rear view of FIG. 4A, the block body 20 is alternately provided with a plurality of entrance holes 24 into which the connection pins 4A to which the connection lines 16 are connected are inserted. Further, as shown in the front view of FIG. 4B, the block main body 20 is separated from the connecting pin 4A to which each of the connecting wires 16 is connected, through a guide slot 26 for guiding and an entrance hole 24. And an outlet hole 28 of the inserted connection pin 4A. In this embodiment, since there are eight connecting wires 16 and eight connecting pins 4A, the block main body 20 has eight inlet holes 24, eight outlet holes 28, and eight guide slots 26. And are provided.

  As shown in the top view of FIG. 5A, the eight inlet holes 24 and the eight outlet holes 28 are connected, and the eight connection pins 4A are connected to the eight outlet holes 28 from the inlet hole 24. Inserted into. As shown in FIG. 5A, the wall surfaces of each of the eight guide slots 26 are formed obliquely. Further, as shown in FIG. 5B, each slot 26 is separated. After inserting the eight connecting pins 4A into the eight outlet holes 28 from the inlet holes 24, the connecting pins 4A protruding from the outlet holes 28 are bent along the wall surfaces of the eight guide slots 26, respectively. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 1, the connection pin group 4 protruded diagonally from the contact block 2 can be formed.

  6 and 7 are configuration diagrams of the second housing 3B. 6A is a front view of the second housing 3B, FIG. 6B is a rear view of the second housing 3B as seen from the first housing 3A, and FIG. 7 is a view of the second housing from the bottom. It is sectional drawing. As shown in FIGS. 6A and 7, the LAN cable insertion port 30 of the second housing 3B has a first guide hole 31 that engages with the clip portion of the LAN cable described in FIG. A second guide hole 32 for engaging the cable positioning block, a third guide hole 33 for positioning the end of the male connector of the LAN cable, and a slot 39 into which each of the male connector of the LAN cable is inserted. Have.

  As shown in FIGS. 6B and 7, a mounting hole 36 for the contact block 2 is provided on the back surface of the second housing 3B. Positioning protrusions 21 and 23 provided above and below the contact block 2 engage with the positioning holes 37 and 38 of the attachment hole 36, and the main body 20 of the contact block 2 engages with the attachment hole 36. 2 is fitted into the second housing 3B. At this time, the connection pin group 4 of the contact block 2 is located in the slot 39. Therefore, a female connector for the LAN cable is formed.

  The manufacturing process of the connector having this configuration will be described. Each of the connection lines 16 of the LAN male connector portion 1 is connected to the connection pin 4A. The LAN male connector 1 to which the connection pin 4A is connected is fitted into the cylindrical hole 40 of the first housing 3A. Each of the connection pins 4A is inserted into the contact block 2 and bent at the guide slot. The contact block 4A is fitted into the second housing 3B. The second housing 3B is connected to the first housing 3A by bonding or the like. Thus, by providing the contact block 2, the female connector connected to the male connector part 1 can be easily assembled without mixing of wires.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of the usage state of the connector of the present embodiment. As shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, the LAN cable 5 has a LAN male connector 50. The LAN male connector 50 has the same structure as the LAN male connector 10 of the cable connector, and includes a male connector and a positioning block. Further, the LAN cable 5 includes a clip portion 52 that is connected to the position block to facilitate insertion and removal.

  As shown in FIG. 8A, the male connector portion 10 is positioned at a position rotated 90 degrees with respect to the housing 3 (see, for example, FIG. 2B). That is, the LAN male connector portion 1 attached to the cylindrical hole 40 of the housing 3 is rotated and the one groove 14 is fitted to the engaging protrusion 42 of the cylindrical hole 40. In this state, the LAN cable 5 is connected to the housing 3, and the male connector portion 1 is inserted into the LAN insertion hole of the apparatus or the wall surface. Thereby, the LAN cable 5 can be put up and down along an apparatus or a wall surface.

  Similarly, as shown in FIG. 8B, the male connector portion 10 is positioned at a position rotated 180 degrees with respect to the housing 3. That is, the LAN male connector 1 attached to the cylindrical hole 40 of the housing 3 is rotated, and the other groove 14 is fitted to the engaging protrusion 42 of the cylindrical hole 40. In this state, the LAN cable 5 is connected to the housing 3, and the male connector portion 1 is inserted into the LAN insertion hole of the apparatus or the wall surface. Thereby, the LAN cable 5 can be routed along the left-right direction of the apparatus or the wall surface. As described with reference to FIG. 2B, the rotation position of the male connector portion 10 can be other angles (for example, 45 degrees, 135 degrees, etc.) in addition to 90 degrees and 180 degrees.

  In this way, since the communication connector changes the direction of the LAN cable 5, the LAN cable having a relatively high rigidity cable can be freely arranged along the wall surface of the apparatus and may intersect with other wiring. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the wiring from becoming messy, and to reduce installation and removal work. In addition, the layout of the LAN cable along the wall surface becomes possible, the wiring becomes clean and the appearance is improved.

Because the communication cable connector converts the direction of the LAN cable by 90 degrees , a LAN cable having a relatively high rigidity cable can be freely arranged along the wall surface of the device, crossing other wiring, It can prevent cluttering, and can reduce installation and removal work. In addition, the layout of the communication cable along the wall surface becomes possible, the wiring becomes clean and the appearance is improved. Furthermore, an insertion hole is provided in the side surface whose direction is changed by 90 degrees with respect to the surface into which the LAN cable is inserted, and a cylindrical support block is fitted into the insertion hole, so that the rotation fulcrum of the connector is a male connector at the tip of the support block. Thus, free rotation and cable direction can be selected. In particular, even when other LAN connectors and cable holes are adjacent to each other, arrangement along the wall surface of the apparatus is possible without obstructing them. Similarly, since a member for positioning the rotation position of the support block at the insertion hole is provided at the support block and the insertion hole, the LAN cable is hung and intersects with other wiring, or the wiring is messy. Can be prevented.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 LAN male connector 2 Contact block 3 Housing 3A 1st housing 3B 2nd housing 4, 4A Contact pin 5 LAN cable 10 Male connector 12 Cylindrical support block 14 Positioning groove 16 Connection line 30 Cable insertion hole 40 Cylindrical insertion hole

Claims (2)

A housing having a female connector to which a LAN (Local Area Network) cable is inserted and connected to the male connector of the LAN cable;
The rotatably provided in the housing, and the female connector and the cable connection of the housing, possess an insertion direction and the male connector section projecting 90 ° from the direction of the LAN cable,
The male connector portion is
A male connector that is fitted into a cable insertion hole on the apparatus or the wall surface, and a cylindrical support block that supports the male connector;
The housing has a cylindrical insertion hole into which the support block is fitted, on a side surface whose direction is changed by 90 degrees with respect to a surface into which the LAN cable is inserted,
A connector for a communication cable , wherein a member for positioning a rotational position of the support block in the insertion hole is provided in the support block and the insertion hole . The communication cable connector according to claim 1, wherein the positioning member includes a protrusion and a groove .

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