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US 12,586,956 B2Granted
Miniaturized electrical connector with features to prevent short circuit of power terminals
AssigneeHirose Korea Co., Ltd.
InventorKang Gun Yang
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a pair of electrical connectors including a plug connector and a receptacle connector. The plug connector includes a plug housing, a plug signal terminal, a plug power terminal, and a fastening wall. The receptacle connector includes a receptacle housing, a receptacle signal terminal, a receptacle power terminal, and a fastening groove. With the plug connector completely fitted into the receptacle connector, the fastening wall is placed on the fastening groove.
Claims6
A pair of electrical connectors comprising a plug connector and a receptacle connector,
- wherein the plug connector comprises:
- (a) a plug housing comprising a plug base and a wall protruding upwards from the plug base;
- (b) a plug signal terminal disposed on the wall;
- (c) a plug power terminal disposed on the wall;
- (d) a fastening wall formed on the wall between the plug signal terminal and the plug power terminal;
- (e) a connection wall between the fastening wall and the wall of the plug connector, the connection wall being smaller in height and width than the wall of the plug connector;
- and
- (f) a through-hole formed through the plug housing at both sides of the connection wall;
- the receptacle connector comprises;
- (g) a receptacle housing comprising a receptacle base, a first wall protruding from an upper surface of the receptacle base, a second wall protruding from the upper surface of the receptacle base and crossing the first wall, a third wall protruding from the upper surface of the receptacle base, crossing the second wall, and facing the first wall, and a fourth wall protruding from the upper surface of the receptacle base, crossing the first and third walls, and facing the second wall;
- (h) a receptacle signal terminal disposed at least on the second wall;
- (i) a receptacle power terminal disposed at least on the first wall;
- and
- (j) a fastening groove formed between the second wall and the fourth wall, and
- the fastening wall is placed on the fastening groove with the plug connector completely fitted into the receptacle connector.
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