US 12,169,272 B2
Line tube adapter assembly and endoscope
Wenhui Luo, Guangdong (CN)
Assigned to Autel Intelligent Technology Corp., Ltd., Shenzhen (CN)
Filed by AUTEL INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CORP., LTD., Guangdong (CN)
Filed on Feb. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/651,980.
Application 17/651,980 is a continuation of application No. PCT/CN2020/113581, filed on Sep. 4, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 201910842095.4 (CN), filed on Sep. 6, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0171179 A1, Jun. 2, 2022
Int. Cl. H01R 13/72 (2006.01); G02B 23/24 (2006.01); H01R 13/516 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 23/2476 (2013.01) [H01R 13/72 (2013.01); H01R 13/516 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
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1. A line tube adapter assembly, comprising:
a housing provided with an accommodation cavity;
a connector comprising a base and a transmission line, wherein the base is accommodated in the accommodation cavity, and the transmission line is connected to one end of the base;
a line storage device accommodated in the accommodation cavity, wherein the line storage device is provided with an accommodation space configured to accommodate part of the transmission line;
and a line tube provided at one end of the line storage device away from the base, the line tube being connected to the housing;
further comprising a first limiting part and a second limiting part adapted to the first limiting part, wherein the first limiting part is located in the accommodation cavity and provided on an inner wall of the housing, and the second limiting part is provided on an outer wall of the base, the first limiting part and the second limiting part matching to circumferentially fix the connector and the housing;
wherein the first limiting part is a limiting protrusion extending from the inner wall of the housing to a center of the housing, the second limiting part is a limiting groove extending from the outer wall of the base to the center of the base and adapted to the limiting protrusion, and circumferential fixing is achieved between the housing and the connector through the matching of the limiting protrusion and the limiting groove; alternatively,
the first limiting part is a limiting groove extending from the inner wall of the housing to a direction away from the center of the housing, the second limiting part is a limiting protrusion extending from the outer wall of the base to a direction away from the center of the base and adapted to the limiting groove, and circumferential fixing is achieved between the housing and the connector through matching of the limiting groove and the limiting protrusion.