Connector apparatus
Assignee3M Innovative Properties Company
InventorsSaujit Bandhu, Chin Hua Lim
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Abstract
An electrical connector for coupling two electrical connectors is described, the electrical connector configured to couple with a first complementary connector by means of a tongue portion and a pair of end walls, the tongue portion comprising first, second and third tongue sections; a plurality of contacts positioned in the connector housing; and wherein the contacts are grouped into first set and second sets of contacts positioned in the first and second tongue sections respectively. In another embodiment, the contacts are grouped into first, second and third sets of contacts positioned in the first, second and third tongue sections respectively. In another embodiment, an interconnect system having at least one electrical connector coupled to two electrical connectors is described.
Claims20
An electrical connector (100) for coupling two electrical connectors, comprising:
- an elongated insulative housing (110) comprising a longitudinal base portion (115) having a first mating surface (160) and a second mating surface (165);
- wherein the first mating surface (160) is configured to couple with a second complementary connector (48) by means of a central slot (130) defined between a first side wall (120), a second side wall (122) and a pair of end walls (124, 126), all walls extending from the base portion (115);
- wherein the second mating surface (165) is configured to couple with a first complementary connector (45) by means of a tongue portion (200) and a pair of end walls (210), both the tongue portion (200) and the end walls (210) extending from the base portion (115), the tongue portion (200) comprising a first tongue section (221), a second tongue section (222) and a third tongue section (223);
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- a plurality of contacts (300) positioned in the housing (110);
- wherein the contacts (300) are grouped into a first set (310) and a second set (320) of contacts positioned in the first tongue and the second tongue sections (221, 222) respectively.
An electrical connector (2000) for coupling two electrical connectors, comprising:
- an elongated insulative housing (2110) comprising a longitudinal base portion (2115) having a first mating surface (2160) and a second mating surface (2165);
- wherein the first mating surface (2160) is configured to couple with a second complementary connector (2048) by means of a central slot (2130) defined between a first side wall (2120), a second side wall (2122) and a pair of end walls (2124, 2126), all walls extending from the base portion (2115);
- wherein the second mating surface (2165) is configured to couple with a first complementary connector (2045) by means of a tongue portion (2200) and a pair of end walls (2210), both the tongue portion (2200) and the end walls (2210) extending from the base portion (2115), the tongue portion (2200) comprising a first tongue section (2221), a second tongue section (2222) and a third tongue section (2223);
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- a plurality of contacts (2300) positioned in the housing (2110);
- wherein the contacts (2300) are grouped into a first set (2310), a second set (2320) and a third set (2330) of contacts positioned in the first tongue, the second tongue and the third tongue sections (2221, 2222, 2223)respectively.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.