Electrical adapter
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
InventorJerry Wu
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Abstract
An electrical adapter (10) includes a serial advanced technology attachment (serial ATA) receptacle connector (20), a single connector attachment 2 (SCA2) plug connector (30), a printed circuit board (40) and a pair of covers (50). The serial ATA receptacle connector and the SCA2 plug connector are respectively electrically and mechanically connected to the printed circuit board. The printed circuit board performs the functions of signal transmission and conversion between the serial ATA receptacle connector and the SCA2 plug connector. The pair of covers are assembled to the subassembly of the serial ATA receptacle connector, the SCA2 plug connector and the printed circuit board, and finally combined with each other to fasten the electrical adapter. The electrical adapter interconnects the SCA2 interface with the serial ATA interface.
Claims9
An electrical adapter comprising:
- a printed circuit board (PCB) having a front side and a rear side;
- a first connector mounted on the front side of the PCB;
- a second connector mounted on the rear side of the PCB;
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- a pair of left and right covers assembled to the subassembly of the first connector, the second connector and the PCB, each cover having an upper portion, a lower portion, and a lateral portion connecting the upper portion and the lower portion;
- wherein each of the first connector and the second connector comprises an insulative housing having a pair of opposite bars projecting upwardly/downwardly therefrom and at least one projection spaced from a corresponding bar, and each cover has a pair of front beams and a pair of rear beams respectively extending downwardly/upwardly from the upper/lower portions thereof for being sandwiched between corresponding bars and projections of the first connector and the second connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.