Patent ID: 11862889
Assignee: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A connector for receiving a ribbon cable, the connector comprising:
a housing including a first side, a second side, a first end, and a second end collectively defining an open top therebetween, a bottom opposite the open top, and a guide wall including a track;
a cable organizer configured to be positioned within an interior of the housing and the open top and to receive the ribbon cable along a surface thereof;
a cover configured to selectively cover the open top of the housing to enclose the cable organizer within the interior of the housing, the cover including a rib configured to slide along the track so that the cover moves relative to the housing along a linear trajectory; and
a protection cap configured to cover the bottom of the housing,
wherein the track includes an upper detent, and wherein the rib includes a notch configured to engage the upper detent during linear translation of the cover relative to the housing to a preassembled state, and
wherein the track further includes a lower detent spaced a distance away from the upper detent, and wherein the notch of the rib is configured to engage the lower detent during linear movement of the cover relative to the housing to an assembled state.