Fast plug connector for use with copper wire

Abstract

Disclosed is a fast plug connector for use with copper wire, including an integrally-formed plastic-molded connector housing. The housing includes at least two terminal receiving slots juxtaposed inside the housing. The terminal receiving slots is embedded with engaging terminals having barbed pieces mounted at both tail ends thereof and twisted elastic sheets mounted at both head ends thereof. The upper end located at the left side and the right side of the head of the connector housing is mounted with fastening clamps, and a lower end located at the left side and the right side of the head of the connector housing is mounted with fastening holes that are respectively corresponding to the fastening clamps. The invention provides an electric connection using fast plug electrical connector that can be readily adapted for copper wires.

Claims

1. A fast plug connector for use with copper wire, comprising: a connector housing being integrally-formed and plastic-molded and having at least two terminal receiving slots juxtaposed therein; wherein the terminal receiving slots are embedded with engaging terminals having barbed pieces located at both tail ends thereof and twisted elastic sheets located at both head ends thereof, each of the engaging terminals is extended from the tail end thereof to the head end thereof along an extending direction, each of the twisted elastic sheets is twisted about a twist axis parallel to the extending direction, and wherein an upper end located at the left side and the right side of a head of the connector housing is mounted with fastening clamps, and a lower end located at the left side and the right side of the head of the connector housing is mounted with fastening holes that are respectively corresponding to the fastening clamps.

2. The fast plug connector for use with copper wire according to claim 1, wherein a twist angle of the twisted elastic sheets relative to the twist axis is 90 degrees.

3. The fast plug connector for use with copper wire according to claim 1, wherein before a predetermined copper wire is inserted into the connector housing, a distance between an end of the barbed pieces and an inner wall at both sides of the terminal receiving slots is less than or equal to a diameter of a copper conductor within the predetermined copper wire.

4. The fast plug connector for use with copper wire according to claim 1, wherein the engaging terminals are provided with enhanced elastic sheets located at a rear surface thereof, and the connector housing includes a blocking member located therein for stopping the engaging terminals from being pulled out by engaging with the enhanced elastic sheets.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the invention, and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification. The drawings illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the features and advantages of the invention. In the drawings:

(2) FIG. 1 is an exploded view of the connector according to the invention;

(3) FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing the configurational structure of two connectors being coupled with each other according to the invention;

(4) FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the profile of two connectors being coupled with each other according to the invention; and

(5) FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing the configurational structure of the heads of two connectors being coupled with each other according to the invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

(6) Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 4. The present invention provides a fast plug connector for use with copper wire. The fast plug connector according to the invention includes an integrally-formed plastic-molded housing 1, which includes two terminal receiving slots that are juxtaposed inside the connector housing 1. A plurality of engaging terminals 3 are embedded in the terminal receiving slots 2. The engaging terminals 3 include barbed pieces 31 located at the tail ends of the engaging terminals 3. The engaging terminals 3 also include twisted elastic sheets 32 located at the head ends of the engaging terminals 3. The upper end located at the left side and the right side of the head of the connector housing is mounted with fastening clamps 11, and the lower end located at the left side and the right side of the head of the connector housing is mounted with fastening holes 12 that are respectively corresponding to the fastening clamps. The connector housing 1 can turn 180 degrees and then couple to another connector housing, so that the fastening clamps of the connector housing can be engaged with the fastening holes of the opposite connector housing. Thus, the twisted elastic sheets of the connector housing can be tightly pressed against the twisted elastic sheets of the opposite connector housing for engagement, thereby achieving easy and fast electrical connection between two electrical connectors. Afterwards, it is required that the outer skin of the copper wire is peeled off, and the copper conductor of the copper wire is inserted into the inner space between the barbed pieces and the inner wall of the connector housing. In this way, easy and fast electrical connection can be attained between the connector and the wire. As the barbed pieces are able to securely fasten the copper conductor of the copper wire, a reliable electrical connection can be realized.

(7) Preferably, the elastic sheets are twisted by an angle of 90 degrees. In this way, the elastic sheets can be pressed against one another by way of the twist angle of the elastic sheets. Moreover, the stability of the electrical connection can be ensured through the force joining the elastic sheets by the twisted elasticity, in such a way that resembles the bridging connection using the torque of the cables over a bridge. Before the connector housing 1 is inserted into the predetermined copper wire, the distance between the end of the barbed pieces and the inner wall at both sides of the terminal receiving slots is less than or equal to the diameter of the copper conductor within the predetermined copper wire. This can ensure that a sufficient tensile strength is provided to stop the copper wire from being pulled out. The engaging terminals have enhanced elastic sheets 33 at the rear surface thereof. The connector housing also includes a blocking member 13. The enhanced elastic sheets 33 is set to prop against the blocking member 13 to stop the engaging terminals from being pulled out from the terminal receiving slots by an elastic force of the enhanced elastic sheets 33 that is applied in an opposite direction. The fastening strength between the enhanced elastic sheets 33 and the copper conductor of the copper wire makes sure that the copper conductor will not be pulled out, thereby achieving stable electrical connection.

(8) It is to be noted that the invention is not limited to the embodiment described above. Various modification and alternatives of the invention that attain the same technical benefits with basic technical means disclosed by the invention can be made without departing from the scope of the invention.