TWM498399U - Network connector and its fastening structure - Google Patents

Description

Network connector and its fastening structure

The present invention relates to a network connector and a fastening structure thereof, and particularly relates to a network connector and a fastening structure thereof which are required to be inserted from a socket after being inserted into a socket, and are applicable to each LC series connector or RJ series connector.

The construction of the conventional network connector usually has a latch. When the conventional network connector is inserted into the socket, the latch will be engaged with the stop in the socket of the socket, and the network connector is to be pulled out. When the socket is removed, the cassette is pressed to release the engagement between the cassette and the stopper, so that the network plug can be pulled out of the socket.

However, when the network connector is used in a public place, for example, when used in a restaurant, if the network connector can be removed from the socket by pressing the card, the network connector and the network route are easily taken away, causing loss to the operator. .

In view of this, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a network connector that has a fastening structure. When the network connector is inserted into the socket, the fastening structure is hidden in the socket, and the fastening structure and the socket cannot be removed by fingers. For the snapping, a specially designed unlocker must be inserted into the socket to press the fastening structure to release the engagement between the fastening structure and the socket, so that the network connector can be arbitrarily removed.

In order to achieve the above object, an embodiment of the network connector of the present invention includes a connector body and a fastening structure. The connector body is wrapped around a wire, and the fastening structure is disposed on the connector body and has a pull-out portion. When the network connector is inserted into a socket, the protection portion of the fastening structure is hidden in the socket, and the removal portion can prevent the network connector from being abutted by a stop portion of the socket The socket is pulled out.

In the above preferred embodiment, the fastening structure further has a flat plate member, and the removal preventing portion is disposed on the flat plate member, and the removal preventing portion comprises: at least one rib and at least one elastic arm, the rib is formed on The flat member is connected to the rib and extends from a top end of the rib toward a direction parallel to the flat member and away from the socket, and the elastic arm can abut the stop portion of the socket.

In the above preferred embodiment, the elastic arm includes an abutting portion and a pressing portion. The abutting portion is coupled to the pressing portion. The abutting portion has an abutting end surface, and the abutting end surface can abut In the stopping portion of the socket, the pressing portion has a sloped surface, and the elastic arm is pressed to press the elastic arm to release the abutting end surface to abut against the stopping portion.

In the above preferred embodiment, the fastening structure is integrally formed with the joint body.

In the above preferred embodiment, the fastening structure further has a locking portion connected to the removal portion for the fastening structure to be fixed to the joint body.

In the above preferred embodiment, the latching portion includes two side plates, a horizontal plate and two hook portions. The horizontal plate is disposed between the side plates and connects the side plates to make the locking portion have a U-shaped shape. The horizontal plate is connected to the cutout portion, and the hook portions are connected to the side plates, and the hook structure is detachably fixed to the joint body by the hook portions being engaged with the joint body.

The above preferred embodiment further includes an unlocker, and the elastic arm is pushed by the unlocker The contact of the retaining portion with the stop portion is released, and the joint body can be pulled out from the socket.

In the above preferred embodiment, the unlocking device includes a fork portion having two extending arms, the extending arms are arranged in parallel and a gap is formed between the extending arms, and the retaining portion has two convex portions. The rib and the two elastic arms push the elastic arms to release the abutting portion of the retaining portion, and the joint body can be pulled out from the socket.

In the above preferred embodiment, the retaining portion further has a convex portion disposed on the flat plate member, and the gap receives the convex portion when the extending arms push the elastic arms.

The above and other objects, features, and advantages of the invention will be apparent from

10‧‧‧Connector body

20‧‧‧Withholding structure

21‧‧‧ Flat pieces

22‧‧‧Protection Department

23‧‧‧Locking Department

24‧‧‧ convex

50‧‧‧ unlocker

52‧‧‧Fork

54‧‧‧Extension arm

100‧‧‧Network connector

200‧‧‧ socket

210‧‧‧ jack

221‧‧‧ rib

222‧‧‧Apartment

223‧‧‧Bounce arm

224‧‧‧Pushing Department

226‧‧‧Abutment end face

228‧‧‧Bevel

231‧‧‧ side panels

232‧‧‧ horizontal board

233‧‧‧Hook

240‧‧‧stop

G1‧‧‧ gap

G2‧‧‧ gap

A‧‧‧ hatching

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the network connector of the author and its corresponding socket.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the network connector of the author and its corresponding socket.

Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view of the network connector and its fastening structure.

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A in Fig. 2;

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the network connector and its unlocker.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the created network connector unlocked with an unlocker.

Figure 7 is a perspective view of a network connector and its corresponding socket of another embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 8 is an exploded perspective view of a network connector and a fastening structure thereof according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 9 is a cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the present invention.

Please refer to Figures 1, 2 and 3 for the network connector of this creation and its corresponding socket. The network connector 100 of the present invention includes a connector body 10 and a fastening structure 20. In the embodiment, the connector body 10 is covered with a wire, and the fastening structure 20 is detachably engaged with the connector body 10. The connector body 10 is inserted into the socket 210 of the socket 200 together with the fastening structure 20 . .

The fastening structure 20 includes a flat plate member 21, a removal preventing portion 22, a locking portion 23 and a convex portion 24. The flat member 21 is connected to the lock portion 23 and the pull-out portion 22 is provided on the flat member 21. In the present embodiment, the removal preventing portion 22 includes two convex ribs 221 and two elastic arms 223 which are disposed adjacent to the front edge of the flat plate member 21 perpendicularly to the flat plate member 21, and between the two convex ribs 221 A gap G1 is formed, and the elastic arm 223 extends from the top end of the rib 221 in a direction parallel to the flat member 21 and away from the front edge of the flat member 21, that is, the elastic arm 223 extends in a direction away from the socket 200. Each of the elastic arms 223 has an abutting portion 222 and a pressing portion 224 . The abutting portion 222 and the pressing portion 224 extend in parallel from the top end of the protruding rib 221 , and the abutting portion 222 is connected to the pressing portion 224 . The abutting portion 222 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape and has an abutting end surface 226, and the pressing portion 224 has a slope 228. The convex portion 24 is provided at a joint of the flat plate member 21 and the lock portion 23.

In addition, the locking portion 23 includes two side plates 231, a horizontal plate 232 and two hook portions 233. The horizontal plate 232 is located between the two side plates 231 and connects the two side plates 231, and the horizontal plate 232 is disposed perpendicular to the two side plates 231 to make the locking buckle The portion 23 is formed in a U shape. The front edge of the horizontal plate 232 is connected to the flat plate member 21, and the two hook portions 233 are respectively formed at the lower edge of the side plate 231. As shown in FIG. 3, the fastening structure 20 is fastened to the joint body 10 by the latching portion 23, the hook portion 233 of the latching portion 23 is engaged with the bottom surface of the joint body 10, and the side plate 231 and the horizontal plate 232 respectively cover the joint. The side surface and the top surface of the body 10, at this time, the flat member 21 is located on the top surface of the joint body 10, and the pull-out portion 22 is located near the front end of the joint body 10.

Please refer to FIG. 4, which shows a cross-sectional view of the network connector of the present invention inserted into the socket. When the network connector 100 of the present invention is inserted into the socket 210 of the corresponding socket 200, the removal portion 22 of the fastening structure 20 is hidden in the socket 200, and the elastic arm 223 of the removal portion 22 abuts. The abutting end surface 226 of the portion 222 can abut against the stop portion 240 of the socket 200 to prevent the network connector 100 from being pulled out from the socket 210 of the socket 200.

When the network plug 100 is to be pulled out from the jack 210 of the socket 200, as shown in FIG. 5, an unlocker 50 is inserted into the jack 210, and then the arm 223 is pressed down to abut the abutting portion 222. The stopper 240 is opened to allow the network connector 100 to be smoothly pulled out from the insertion hole 210 of the socket 200. The unlocker 50 has a fork portion 52 formed at the front end, and the fork portion 52 includes two extending arms 54 arranged in parallel, and a gap G2 is formed between the two extending arms 54. 6 shows a schematic view of the unlocker 50 inserted into the socket 200. The extension arm 54 of the unlocker 50 can push the elastic arm 223 downward along the slope 228 of the pressing portion 224, so that when the network connector 100 is pulled out of the socket 200, The abutting portion 222 can thereby prevent the network connector 100 from being smoothly pulled out from the insertion hole 210 of the socket 200 by avoiding the stopper portion 240.

The convex portion 24 functions to define the kind of the unlocker 50 that can be used to release the network connector 10 of the present invention, that is, the gap G2 between the two extending arms 54 of the present unlocker 50 can accommodate the convex portion 24, so it must be The unlocker 50 of the present creation can be inserted into the socket 200, and other types or specifications of the tool can be blocked by the convex portion 24 and cannot be smoothly inserted into the socket 200.

In addition, since the snap-fit structure 20 of the present invention can be mounted on the joint body 10, the cassette of the existing network connector can be cut off first, and then the fastening structure 20 can be combined with the network connector after the card is removed. It is not necessary to specially make a network connector for use with this creation.

In the above embodiment, the fastening structure 20 is detachably mounted to the joint. On the body 10, but in another embodiment, the fastening structure 20 can also be integrally formed with the joint body 10.

Please refer to Figures 7-9 for another embodiment of the present creation. The network connector 100 of the present invention includes a connector body 10 and a fastening structure 20. The joint body 10 is covered with a wire. The fastening structure 20 includes a flat plate member 21, a pull-out portion 22, a latching portion 23 and a convex portion 24. The fastening structure 20 is made of a metal material. The structural composition is substantially the same as the foregoing embodiment (please refer to the figures 1 , 3 and 4 at the same time), and the description will not be repeated here. Only each of the elastic arms 223 is provided with a pressing portion 224, which is changed to two sides. Since the arm 223 shares a pressing portion 224, the inclined surface 228 of the pressing portion 224 naturally becomes one place. In this embodiment, the fastening structure 20 is detachably engaged with the connector body 10, and the connector body 10 is inserted into the socket 210 of the socket 200 together with the fastening structure 20, and the fastening structure 20 is protected. The tying portion 22 is hidden in the socket 200, and the fastening structure 20 is made of a metal material, thereby greatly improving the durability of use, and effectively preventing the network connector 100 from being arbitrarily removed, thereby increasing the overall Practicality and convenience.

The present invention is disclosed in the above embodiments, but it is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Anyone skilled in the art can make some changes and refinements without departing from the spirit of the present invention. The scope of protection is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application attached.

10‧‧‧Connector body

20‧‧‧Withholding structure

100‧‧‧Network connector

200‧‧‧ socket

210‧‧‧ jack

Claims (16)

A network connector includes: a connector body covering a wire; and a fastening structure disposed on the connector body and having a pull-out portion, when the network connector is inserted in a socket, The pull-out portion of the snap-fit structure is hidden in the socket, and the pull-out portion can prevent the network connector from being pulled out from the socket by abutting against a stop portion of the socket. The network connector of claim 1, wherein the fastening structure further has a flat plate member, the removal preventing portion is disposed on the flat plate member, and the removal preventing portion comprises at least one elastic arm, and the elastic arm is connected. The spring arm extends in a direction away from the socket, and the elastic arm can abut the stop of the socket. The network connector of claim 2, wherein the removal portion further comprises at least one rib formed on the plate member, the spring arm being coupled to the top end of the rib. The network connector of claim 2, wherein the elastic arm includes an abutting portion and a pressing portion, the abutting portion is coupled to the pressing portion, and the abutting portion has an abutting end surface. The abutting end surface can abut against the stopping portion of the socket, and the pressing portion has a sloped surface, and the elastic arm can be pressed to press the elastic arm to release the abutting end surface to the stopping portion Pick up. The network connector of claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein the fastening structure is integrally formed with the connector body. The network connector of claim 1, wherein the fastening structure further has a locking portion connected to the removal portion for fixing the fastening structure to the connector body. . The network connector of claim 6, wherein the latching portion comprises two side plates, a horizontal plate and two hook portions, the horizontal plate is disposed between the side plates and connected to the side plates, the horizontal plate board The hooking portion is connected to the side panels, and the hooking structure is detachably fixed to the joint body by the hook portions being engaged with the joint body. The network connector of claim 2, further comprising an unlocking device, wherein the unlocking portion is pressed against the spring arm to release the abutting portion of the retaining portion, the joint body can be Pull out from the socket. The network connector of claim 8, wherein the unlocker includes a fork portion having two extending arms, the extending arms are arranged in parallel and a gap is formed between the extending arms, The detaching portion has two ribs and two elastic arms, and the extending arms push the elastic arms to release the abutting portion of the retaining portion, and the joint body can be pulled out from the socket. The network connector of claim 9, wherein the fastening structure further has a convex portion connected to the flat member, and the gap accommodates the convex portion when the extending arm pushes the elastic arms unit. A fastening structure for a network connector, the fastening structure comprising: a flat piece; and a pull-out portion disposed on the flat plate, the pull-out portion comprising: at least one elastic arm, the elastic arm is connected to The flat member extends toward the rear end of the network connector, and the elastic arm can abut against a stop of a socket. The fastening structure of claim 11, wherein the removal portion further comprises at least one rib formed on the flat plate, the elastic arm being connected to the top end of the rib, the elastic arm system Connected to the rib. The fastening structure of claim 11, wherein the elastic arm includes an abutting portion and a pressing portion, the abutting portion is coupled to the pressing portion, and the abutting portion has an abutting end surface. The arrival The connecting end portion can abut against the stopping portion of the socket, and the pressing portion has a sloped surface, and the elastic portion can be pressed to press the elastic arm to release the abutting end surface to abut against the stopping portion. The fastening structure of claim 11, wherein the fastening structure further has a locking portion connected to the removal portion for fixing the fastening structure to the network connector. The fastening structure of claim 14, wherein the locking portion comprises two side plates, a horizontal plate and two hook portions, the horizontal plate is disposed between the side plates and connected to the side plates, the horizontal plate The hooks are connected to the cutouts, and the hooks are connected to the side panels, and the hooks are detachably fixed to the network connector by the hooks being engaged with the network connectors. The fastening structure of claim 11, wherein the fastening structure further has a convex portion connected to the flat member.