Cable Connector With Annular Grip for Direct Insertion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cable connectors require additional tools and complex steps to clamp cables, causing inconvenience during insertion.
Innovation Solution
A cable connector design featuring an outer tube, first and second inner tubes, a metal ring, and an annular grip portion, allowing for direct cable insertion and fastening with a single crimping step, eliminating the need for a central tube and additional tools.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a traditional cable connector design with central tube is used, then the cable can be guided through the connector, but additional tools are required to clamp the cable and multiple processing steps are needed
Solution Approach 1:
The invention removes the central tube component from the connector structure. The outer tube directly contacts and clamps the cable without requiring a central tube, simplifying the overall structure while maintaining the cable guidance and clamping functions
Solution Approach 2:
The invention integrates the cable guidance and clamping functions into a single outer tube structure. The outer tube simultaneously serves as the protective housing, cable guide, and clamping element, eliminating the need for separate central tube and clamping mechanisms
2Reliability
If additional tools are used to clamp the cable in traditional connectors, then secure cable fastening is achieved, but processing time increases and operational efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The outer tube is designed to automatically clamp the cable through its own structural deformation during insertion. The elastic material of the outer tube allows it to flex and grip the cable directly, eliminating the need for external clamping tools while maintaining secure fastening
Solution Approach 2:
The invention utilizes the elastic properties of the outer tube material to enable dynamic clamping. The material parameters are selected to allow temporary deformation during cable insertion, providing automatic clamping force without requiring additional mechanical fastening mechanisms
Data Source
AI summary
A cable connector having an outer tube, a first inner tube, a metal ring, a second inner tube and a grip portion is provided. The outer tube has an upper receiving space and a lower receiving space. The first inner tube is disposed in the upper receiving space from up to down. The metal ring is utilized for covering the first inner tube. The second inner tube is disposed in the lower receiving space from down to up. The grip portion is disposed between the outer tube and the first inner tube.