Electrical adapter for connecting connectors of different interface
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
InventorJerry Wu
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Abstract
An electrical adapter (10) includes a serial Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA) plug connector (12) for connecting with a serial ATA receptacle connector (40) which connects with a serial ATA system backplane, and an Intelligent Drive Electronics (IDE) receptacle connector (14) for connecting with an IDE three-in-one header connector (50) which connects with an IDE HDD (hard disk drive).
Claims13
An electrical adapter assembly for electrically connecting an Intelligent Drive Electronics (IDE) hard disk drive (HDD) with a serial Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA) system backplane, comprising:
- a serial ATA receptacle connector comprising a plurality of first contacts adapted for connecting with a serial ATA system backplane;
- an IDE three-in-one header connector comprising a plurality of second contacts adapted for connecting with an IDE HDD;
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- an electrical adapter comprising a serial ATA plug connector for connecting with the serial ATA receptacle connector, an IDE receptacle connector for connecting with the IDE three-in-one header connector, and a printed circuit board, the serial ATA plug connector comprising a plurality of first terminals for connecting with the first contacts of the serial ATA receptacle connector, the IDE receptacle connector comprising a plurality of second terminals for connecting with the second contacts of the IDE three-in-one header connector, the printed circuit board interconnecting the first terminals and the second terminals.
An electrical adapter for connecting an Intelligent Drive Electronics (IDE) three-in-one header connector for an IDE hard disk drive (HDD) with a serial Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA) receptacle connector for a serial ATA system backplane, comprising:
- a serial ATA plug connector adapted for connecting with a serial ATA receptacle connector for a serial ATA system backplane, the serial ATA plug connector comprising a plurality of first terminals adapted for connecting with first contacts of the serial ATA receptacle connector;
- an IDE receptacle connector adapted for connecting with an IDE three-in-one header connector for an IDE HDD, the IDE receptacle connector comprising a plurality of second terminals adapted for connecting with second contacts of the IDE three-in-one header connector;
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- a printed circuit board (PCB) for connecting the first terminals to the second terminals.
An electrical connection system comprising:
- an IDE (Intelligent Drive Electronics) three-in-one header connector defining a first lengthwise dimension (D1) thereof;
- a serial ATA (Advanced Technology Attachment) receptacle connector defining a second lengthwise dimension (D2) thereof;
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- an adapter including a built-in printed circuit board with a serial ATA plug connector, on one side thereof, coupled to the serial ATA receptacle connector, and an IDE receptacle connector, on the other side thereof, coupled to the three-in-one header connector, said adapter defining a third lengthwise dimension (D3) thereof;
- wherein
- under a condition of D1>D3>D2, some mating ports of the three-in-one header connector are not coupled by the IDE receptacle connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.