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Samsung patents connector that locks cables in place with a simple push

Samsung has been granted a patent for a connector design that secures cables using a mechanical locking mechanism. When a cable is pushed into the connector, its front end presses against two internal operating members. This action rotates a locking member to clamp the cable between the base and the lock, holding it firmly in place.

Why it mattersThis design aims to improve the reliability of cable connections in electronic devices by preventing accidental disconnections through a simple physical locking action.

In the filing’s own words

A connector to which a cable provided with a plurality of first terminals is connected is provided. The connector may include a base; a locking member rotatably connected to the base; a first operating member and a second operating member, spaced from the first operating member, each with respective ones of first ends fixed to the base and second ends fixed to the locking member. And first operating member and the second operating member may be configured to, based on being pressed by a front end of the cable, rotate the locking member from an open position to a closed position and to lock the front end of the cable between the base and the locking member.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A connector connected to a cable comprising a plurality of first terminals, the connector comprising: a base comprising a plurality of second terminals; a locking member comprising a plurality of third terminals and an end rotatably connected to the base; a first operating member comprising a first end of the first operating member and a second end of the first operating member, the first end of the first operating member being fixed to the base, and the second end of the first operating member being fixed to the locking member, and a second operating member spaced apart from the first operating member and comprising a first end of the second operating member and a second end of the second operating member, the first end of the second operating member being fixed to the base, and the second end of the second operating member being fixed to the locking member, wherein the first operating member and the second operating member are configured to, based on being directly pressed on by a front end of the cable, rotate the locking member from an open position to a closed position and to lock the front end of the cable between the base and the locking member.

Facts

Company
Samsung (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)
Official title
Connector with reliable cable connection
Patent number
US12749835B2
Application number
18382351
Filed
Oct 20, 2023
Granted
Sep 29, 2026
Inventors
1
Claims
20

Classified under

H01R 12/79 Electricity & electronicsH01R 12/722 Electricity & electronicsH01R 12/774 Electricity & electronicsH01R 13/641 Electricity & electronics
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