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US 2019/0103700 A1Published application
Hybrid electrical connector
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsHani Esmaeili, Daniel T. McDonald, Aaron A. Oro, Eric S. Jol
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Abstract
An electronic receptacle connector includes a hybrid contact assembly that includes a contact plate that has multiple fingers, a contact positioned at a distal end of each finger and a conductor that runs along each finger and electrically couples each contact to an interconnect region positioned outside of the housing. The fingers are made from a first material and the contacts are made from a second material such that each of the first and the second materials can be independently optimized.
Claims20
A receptacle connector comprising:
- a housing defining a cavity and including a receiving opening for the cavity, the cavity and the receiving opening shaped to allow a corresponding plug connector to be inserted through the receiving opening and into the cavity;
- a plurality of fingers, each finger having a base portion secured to the housing and a distal end portion positioned within the cavity;
- a plurality of electrical conductors, each electrical conductor attached to a respective one of the plurality of fingers and extending from the distal end portion of a respective one of the plurality of fingers to an interconnect region positioned outside of the housing;
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- a plurality of electrical contacts, each electrical contact attached to a respective one of the plurality of electrical conductors and positioned proximate the distal end portion of a respective one of the plurality of fingers.
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A receptacle connector comprising:
- a housing defining a cavity and including a receiving opening for the cavity, the cavity and the receiving opening shaped to allow a corresponding plug connector to be inserted through the receiving opening and into the cavity;
- a finger having a base portion secured to the housing and a distal end portion positioned within the cavity;
- an electrical conductor attached to the finger and extending from the distal end portion to an interconnect region positioned outside of the housing;
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- an electrical contact attached to the electrical conductor and positioned proximate the distal end portion of the finger.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.