Female electrical connector, corresponding male electrical connector and connection assembly comprising male and female connectors
AssigneeSagemcom Broadband SAS
InventorsDominique Susini, Daniel Siron, Nicolas Dangy-Caye, Radu Nedelcu
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Abstract
A female electrical connector having a plug defining a connection recess for accommodating a male plug of a complementary male electrical connector and within which contacts are arranged in accordance with the HDMI standard. The female electrical connector further has mechanical securing means suitable for preventing the connection of a standard male HDMI connector to said female electrical connector. A male electrical connector, a combined electrical connector, and a connection assembly having a female electrical connector and a male electrical connector are also provided.
Claims13
A female electrical connector comprising a female plug defining a connection housing for receiving a male plug of a complementary male electrical connector and within which the contacts are arranged in compliance with the HDMI standard, the female electrical connector further includes mechanical safety means mechanically blocking a male electrical connector in compliance with the HDMI standard but without a complementary mechanical safety means from mechanically connecting with said female electrical connector, the mechanical safety means including at least one protuberance projecting from a surface of the female plug, said surface being orthogonal to a direction for inserting the male plug of the complementary male electrical connector into the housing.
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