# US 2019/0172644 A1 · Connector structure > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0172644 A1 - Document ID: US20190172644A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/206,955 - Filed: 2018-11-30 - Published: 2019-06-06 - Earliest claimed: 2017-12-01 - Assignees: Cooler Master Technology Inc. - Applicants: Cooler Master Technology Inc. - Inventors: Yu-Wei SHEN - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190172644A1 ## CPC - H01G 4/232: electrically connecting two or more layers of a stacked or rolled capacitor - H01G 2/10: Housing; Encapsulation - H01R 13/6658: {on printed circuit board (H01R13/6666 - H01R13/6691 take precedence)} - H01R 13/6666: {with built-in overvoltage protection} - H01R 31/065: {with built-in electric apparatus} - H05K 1/11: Printed elements for providing electric connections to or between printed circuits - H01G 4/224: Housing; Encapsulation - H01G 4/228: Terminals - H01G 4/38: Multiple capacitors, i.e. structural combinations of fixed capacitors - H01G 4/40: Structural combinations of fixed capacitors with other electric elements, the structure mainly consisting of a capacitor, e.g. RC combinations - H01G: CAPACITORS; CAPACITORS, RECTIFIERS, DETECTORS, SWITCHING DEVICES, LIGHT-SENSITIVE OR TEMPERATURE-SENSITIVE DEVICES OF THE ELECTROLYTIC TYPE (selection of specified materials as dielectric H01B3/00; capacitors having potential barriers H10D1/62, H10K10/10) - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS - H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ## Abstract A connector structure includes a first connector, a second connector and a capacitance device. The first connector has a first end and a second end opposite to the first end. A plurality of first metal terminals extends in a first direction at the first end. The second end is configured to be detachably connected to a first external device. The second connector has a third end and a fourth end opposite to the third end. A plurality of second metal terminals extends in a second direction at the third end. The second direction is not parallel to the first direction. The fourth end is configured to be detachably connected to a second external device. The capacitance device includes capacitors coupled to the first connector and the second connector respectively through the first metal terminals and the second metal terminals. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A connector structure, comprising: a first connector having a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, with the first connector having a plurality of first metal terminals extending in a first direction at the first end, wherein the second end of the first connector is configured to be detachably connected to a first external device; a second connector having a third end and a fourth end opposite to the third end, with the second connector having a plurality of second metal terminals extending in a second direction at the third end, wherein the second direction is not parallel to the first direction, and the fourth end of the second connector is configured to be detachably connected to a second external device; and a capacitance device comprising at least one capacitor electrically connected to the first connector and the second connector respectively through the plurality of first metal terminals and the plurality of second metal terminals; wherein the at least one capacitor is configured to receive a first power from the first external device and transmit a second power to the second external device. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The connector structure according to claim 1, wherein the capacitance device further comprises: a circuit board, with the at least one capacitor being disposed on the circuit board, the circuit board having a first side and a second side opposite to the first side, a plurality of first connecting parts being disposed on the first side of the circuit board, a plurality of second connecting parts being disposed on the second side of the circuit board, the plurality of first connecting parts being configured to connect to the plurality of first metal terminals and the plurality of second connecting parts being configured to connect to the plurality of second metal terminals. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The connector structure according to claim 2, wherein the plurality of first connecting parts is a plurality of connecting holes adapted to be connected to the plurality of first metal terminals, and the plurality of second connecting parts is a plurality of connecting pads adapted to be connected to the plurality of second metal terminals. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The connector structure according to claim 2, wherein a capacitance of the at lease one capacitor is greater than 100 μF. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The connector structure according to claim 2, wherein the at lease one capacitor is a SMD capacitor or a DIP capacitor. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The connector structure according to claim 1, wherein the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The connector structure according to claim 1, wherein the second end of the first connector comprises a plurality of first connecting pins adapted to be connected to the first external device serving as a power supply, and the fourth end of the second connector comprises a plurality of second connecting pins adapted to be connected to the second external device serving as a computer motherboard. ### Claim 8 A connector structure, comprising: a first cover having a first opening in a first direction; a second cover assembled with the first cover to form an accommodating space and a second opening, with the accommodating space communicated with the first opening, and the second opening facing in a second direction not parallel to the first direction; a first connector having a first end and a second end, with the first end located in the accommodating space and the second end adapted to be detachably connected to a first external device through the first opening; a second connector having a third end and a fourth end, with the third end disposed in the accommodating space through the second opening and the fourth end adapted to be detachably connected to a second external device; and a capacitance device disposed in the accommodating space and adapted to be electrically connected to the first end of the first connector and the third end of the second connector. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The connector structure according to claim 8, wherein the capacitance device comprises: a circuit board having a first side and a second side opposite to the first side, with the circuit board comprising a plurality of first connecting parts disposed on the first side and a plurality of second connecting parts disposed on the second side, the plurality of first connecting parts adapted to be connected to a plurality of first metal terminals disposed on the first end of the first connector, and the plurality of second connecting parts adapted to be connected to a plurality of second metal terminals disposed on the third end of the second connector; and at least one capacitor disposed on the circuit board and connected to the first connector and the second connector respectively through the plurality of first metal terminals and the plurality of second metal terminals. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The connector structure according to claim 9, wherein the plurality of first connecting parts is a plurality of connecting holes adapted to be welded to the plurality of first metal terminals, and the plurality of second connecting parts is a plurality of connecting pads adapted to be plugged to the plurality of second metal terminals. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The connector structure according to claim 9, wherein a capacitance of the at lease one capacitor is greater than 100 μF. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The connector structure according to claim 9, wherein the at lease one capacitor is a SMD capacitor or a DIP capacitor. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The connector structure according to claim 8, wherein the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction. ### Claim 14 A connector structure, comprising: a first connector having a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, with the first connector having a plurality of first metal terminals extending in a first direction at the first end, wherein the second end of the first connector is configured to be detachably connected to a first external device; a second connector having a third end and a fourth end opposite to the third end, with the second connector having a plurality of second metal terminals extending in a second direction at the third end, wherein the second direction is not parallel to the first direction, and the fourth end of the second connector is configured to be detachably connected to a second external device; and a circuit board electrically connected to the first connector and the second connector respectively through the plurality of first metal terminals and the plurality of second metal terminals. ### Claim 15 A connector structure, comprising: a first cover having a first opening in a first direction; a second cover assembled with the first cover to form an accommodating space and a second opening, with the accommodating space communicated with the first opening, and the second opening facing in a second direction not parallel to the first direction; a first connector having a first end and a second end, with the first end located in the accommodating space and the second end adapted to be detachably connected to a first external device through the first opening; a second connector having a third end and a fourth end, with the third end disposed in the accommodating space through the second opening and the fourth end adapted to be detachably connected to a second external device; and a circuit board disposed in the accommodating space and adapted to be electrically connected to the first end of the first connector and the third end of the second connector.