Serial Bus Receptacle with Adjustable Exterior Socket Clamping

摘要

System and method for communicatively coupling a serial communication plug to a serial communication bus. The system may include a housing. The housing may include a receptacle that is configured to communicatively couple to a bus. The receptacle may include one or more internal retention springs situated inside the receptacle. The one or more internal retention springs may be configured to grip a male plug with a retention force, when the male plug is inserted into the receptacle. The housing may include or may be coupled to a clamp where the clamp is external to the receptacle. When the male plug is inserted into the receptacle, the clamp may be adjustable via a clamp adjustment mechanism to constrain the one or more internal retention springs, thus augmenting the retention force and further securing the male plug in the receptacle.

主权项

1. A system, comprising:
a housing, wherein the housing is configured to couple to a serial communication bus; a serial bus receptacle comprised in the housing, wherein the serial bus receptacle is configured to communicatively couple to the serial communication bus and comprises one or more internal retention springs situated inside the serial bus receptacle that are configured to grip a male serial bus plug with a retention force when the male serial bus plug is inserted into the serial bus receptacle; a clamp, comprised in or coupled to the housing, wherein the clamp is external to the serial bus receptacle; and a clamping adjustment mechanism configured to couple to the clamp and adjust the clamp to constrain the one or more internal retention springs, thereby augmenting the retention force of the one or more internal retention springs; wherein, when the male serial bus plug is inserted into the serial bus receptacle, the clamp is adjustable via a clamping adjustment mechanism to augment the retention force of the one or more internal retention springs to secure the male serial bus plug in the serial bus receptacle.