Abstract:
A connector structure is provided. The connector structure includes a terminal base having plural terminals, a clip device vertically arranged with the terminal base via a positioning piece and including plural conducting lines and a rotating device located on the clip device.

Description:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION  
       [0001]     The present invention relates to the structure of an insulation displacement connector and the stabbing method used thereby, and more particular to an insulation displacement connector with a rotating plate and the stabbing method used thereby.  
       BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION  
       [0002]     In general, there are plural terminals for being connected to conducting lines in an insulation displacement connector (IDC). The terminals are located in a terminal base, and it is possible that the terminal base is perpendicularly set on a printed circuit board. During the operation, the IDC is usually connected to a network plug via a Keystone Jack.  
         [0003]     Please refer to  FIG. 1 , which shows an insulation displacement connector  10  disclosed in the Taiwan Utility Patent No. 537544. As shown in  FIG. 1 , the four conducting lines  13 ,  14 ,  15  and  16  on the cover  11  would be stabbed by the clips  19  after the cover  11  is rotated around the shaft  18  of the connecting main body  17  to attach to the terminal base  12 .  
         [0004]     By the insulation displacement connector  10 , a traditional specific stabbing device (not shown) would be not necessary for stabbing the conducting lines  13 ,  14 ,  15  and  16 . Whatever, since the stabbing action is performed by rotating the cover  11  around the shaft  18 , the lines  13 ,  14 ,  15 , and  16  would be stabbed one by one and it is necessary to check the precision of the relevant stabbing depths all the time. Therefore, it is not so convenient. In addition, since an operator has to press the cover  11  so as to rotate the cover  11 , it is really laborious.  
         [0005]     As above-mentioned, a new insulation displacement connector and the relevant stabbing method used thereby being able to save the relevant labor and increase the stabbing efficiency are really desired.  
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION  
       [0006]     In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, a connector structure is provided. The connector structure includes a terminal base having plural terminals and a clip device vertically arranged with the terminal base via a positioning piece and having plural conducting lines.  
         [0007]     Preferably, the connector structure is an insulation displacement connector structure.  
         [0008]     Preferably, the positioning piece is detachably connected to the terminal base.  
         [0009]     Preferably, the plural terminals are connected to the plural conducting lines simultaneously after the clip device is vertically moved from a first place to a second place.  
         [0010]     Preferably, the terminal base is located on a connecting body, and the plural terminals include knife-edges for stabbing through the plural conducting lines.  
         [0011]     Preferably, the clip device includes an opening for the positioning piece passing therethrough.  
         [0012]     Preferably, the positioning piece includes a fastening end, and the terminal base includes a fastening concavity for containing the fastening end.  
         [0013]     Preferably, the fastening end is rotated 90 degrees for being fastened to the terminal base.  
         [0014]     In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, a connector structure is provided too. The connector structure includes a terminal base having plural terminals, a clip device vertically arranged with the terminal base via a positioning piece and having plural conducting lines and a rotating device located on the clip device.  
         [0015]     Preferably, the plural terminals are connected to the plural conducting lines simultaneously after the clip device is moved from a first place to a second place.  
         [0016]     Preferably, the clip device is moved from the first place to the second place by rotating the rotating device.  
         [0017]     Preferably, the terminal base is located on a connecting body, the rotating device includes a surface for receiving a force provided by a user, and the plural terminals include knife-edges for stabbing through the plural conducting lines.  
         [0018]     Preferably, the connector structure is an insulation displacement connector structure.  
         [0019]     In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, a method for connecting plural conducting lines and plural terminals is provided. The method includes steps of a) providing a terminal base having the plural terminals, b) providing a clip device vertically arranged with the terminal base via a positioning piece and having the plural conducting lines and a rotating device, and c) operating the rotating device from a first state to a second state so as to move the clip device from a first place to a second place.  
         [0020]     Preferably, the chip device is connected to the terminal base and the plural conducting lines are connected to the plural terminals after the step c).  
         [0021]     Preferably, the terminal base is located on a receiving body, the rotating device includes a surface for receiving a force provided by a user, and the plural terminals include knife-edges for stabbing through the plural conducting lines.  
         [0022]     Preferably, the clip device is capable of sliding on a slide surface of the receiving body.  
         [0023]     Preferably, the clip device is vertically moved to the terminal base along the positioning piece in the step c).  
         [0024]     Preferably, the rotating device includes an L-shaped section and an arm.  
         [0025]     Preferably, the clip device includes plural U-shaped concavities for containing and holding the plural conducting lines.  
         [0026]     The above contents and advantages of the present invention will become more readily apparent to those ordinarily skilled in the art after reviewing the following detailed descriptions and accompanying drawings, in which: 
     
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS  
       [0027]      FIG. 1  is the schematic view of the insulation displacement connector in the prior art;  
         [0028]      FIG. 2  is an exploding view of an insulation displacement connector according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention;  
         [0029]      FIG. 3  is the schematic diagram showing the relevant positions among the rotating plate, the rotating rod, the clip and the terminal base according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention;  
         [0030]      FIG. 4  shows the insulation displacement connector according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention;  
         [0031]      FIG. 5  is a sectional drawing showing the cross-sections of the rotating rod  26  and the terminal base  21  shown in  FIG. 2 ;  
         [0032]      FIG. 6  is the drawing of the terminal  30  shown in  FIG. 5 ;  
         [0033]      FIG. 7  is a schematic diagram showing the clip containing the plural conducting lines according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention;  
         [0034]      FIGS. 8 and 9  are the schematic diagrams respectively showing the relevant positions among the terminal base, the clip and the connecting main body before and after the rotating plate is operated from a first state to a second state; and  
         [0035]      FIG. 10  is the schematic diagram showing how the rotating plate  23  could be removed from the clip. 
     
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT  
       [0036]     The present invention will now be described more specifically with reference to the following embodiments. It is to be noted that the following descriptions of preferred embodiments of this invention are presented herein for purpose of illustration and description only; it is not intended to be exhaustive or to be limited to the precise form disclosed.  
         [0037]     Please refer to  FIG. 2 , which shows an exploding view of an insulation displacement connector according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in  FIG. 2 , the insulation displacement connector  20  includes the terminal base  21 , the clip  22 , and the rotating plate  23 , being a pressing handle, the connecting main body  24 , the pressing surface  25 , the rotating rod  26 , the opening  27  and the fastening concavity  28 . The concavity  61  of the rotating plate  23  is used for containing the linking end  62  of the rotating rod  26 , and the rotating plate  23  is assembled to the rotating rod  26  via the shaft  63 . During the process of assembling, the rotating rod  26  would pass through the opening  27 , the fastening end  60  of the rotating rod  26  would pass through the fastening concavity  28  and the terminal base  21  would be connected to the connecting main body  24  via the slide surface  70 .  
         [0038]     Please refer to  FIG. 3 , which is the schematic diagram showing the relevant positions among the rotating plate  23 , the rotating rod  26  and the clip  22  according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention. After the rotating plate  23 , the rotating rod  26  and the clip  22  are assembled together, the rotating plate  23  and the rotating rod  26  would be rotated  90  degrees for being fastened. The relevant assembly is shown on  FIG. 4 , which shows the insulation displacement connector  20  according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.  
         [0039]     Please refer to  FIG. 5 , which is a sectional drawing showing the cross-sections of the rotating rod  26  and the terminal base  21  shown in  FIG. 2 . As shown in  FIG. 5 , the terminal base  21  includes the terminal  30 , the first propping portion  31  and the second propping portion  32 , and the rotating rod  26  includes the fastening end  60  having the first protruding portion  33  and the second protruding portion  34 . Please refer to  FIG. 6 , which is the drawing of the terminal  30  shown in  FIG. 5 . As shown in  FIG. 6 , the terminal  30  includes the knife-edges  50 .  
         [0040]     Please refer to FIGS.  3  to  5 , it should be easily understood that after the rotating plate  23  and the rotating rod  26  are rotated  90  degrees, the first protruding portion  33  and the second protruding portion  34  of the fastening end  60  would be buckled with the first propping portion  31  and the second propping portion  32  and the rotating rod  26  would be fastened upon the terminal base  21  accordingly.  
         [0041]     Please refer to  FIG. 7 , which shows the clip  22  containing the plural conducting lines  40 ,  41 ,  44 ,  45 ,  46 ,  47 ,  48  and  49  according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in  FIG. 7 , the clip  22  includes the U-shaped concavities  421 ,  422 ,  423 ,  424 ,  431 ,  432 ,  433  and  434  for containing and holding the conducting lines  41 ,  45 ,  47 ,  49 ,  40 ,  44 ,  46  and  48 .  
         [0042]     Please refer to  FIGS. 8 and 9 , which are the schematic diagrams respectively showing the relevant positions among the terminal base  21 , the clip  22  and the connecting main body  24  before and after the rotating plate  23  is operated from a first state to a second state. As shown in  FIG. 8 , the rotating plate  23  further includes the long arm  73 , the short arm  72  and the L-shaped section  71 . During the operation, the rotating plate  23  would be rotated from a first state, as shown in  FIG. 8 , to a second state, as shown in  FIG. 9 , by pressing the pressing surface  25 , and then the chip  22  would be vertically moved from its first place, as shown in  FIG. 8 , downward to its second place, as shown in  FIG. 9 , along the slide surface  70 , accordingly. However, since the pressing surface  25  is on the long arm  73  of the rotating plate  23  rather than the short arm  72  thereof, the rotation must be a labor-saving action according to the lever principle. In addition, since the chip  22  is vertically moved downward to the terminal base  21  along the slide surface  70  during the relevant operation, the conducting lines  41 ,  45 ,  47  and  49  in the clip  22  would be simultaneously connected to the plural terminals  30  in the terminal base  21  and the stabbing depths for the conducting lines  41 ,  45 ,  47  and  49  are all the same. In which, the knife-edges  50  of the terminals  30  are used for simultaneously stabbing the conducting lines  41 ,  45 ,  47  and  49  when the chip  22  is vertically moved downward to the terminal base  21 .  
         [0043]     Please refer to  FIG. 10 , which is the schematic diagram showing how the rotating plate  23  would be removed from the clip  22 .  
         [0044]     As shown in FIGS.  8  to  10 , after the conducting lines  41 ,  45 ,  47  and  49  are connected to the plural terminals  30 , the rotating plate  23  would be operated from its second state, shown in  FIG. 9 , to its first state, shown in  FIG. 8 , and then rotated 90 degrees and pulled out, wherein the disassembly is performed in a reverse manner as illustrated in FIGS.  3  to  5 .  
         [0045]     In view of the aforesaid discussions, the present invention provides an insulation displacement connector having a terminal base and a clip vertically arranged with the terminal via a detachable rotating rod. Since the clip would be vertically moved to the terminal base, the plural conducting lines in the clip are able to be connected to the plural terminals in the terminal base simultaneously and the connections between the conducting lines and the terminals are uniform. Since the connections between the conducting lines and the terminals are uniform, the relevant cost for checking each stabbing depth of the plural conducting lines is saved. In addition, since the insulation displacement connector according to the present invention has successfully applied the lever principle, it&#39;s indeed a labor-saving connector. As above, the present invention is extremely suitable for being used in the industrial production.  
         [0046]     While the invention has been described in terms of what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that the invention needs not be limited to the disclosed embodiments. On the contrary, it is intended to cover various modifications and similar arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims which are to be accorded with the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and similar structures.