Connector, receptable, and connector assembly for digital band

A receptacle, comprising:

• a plurality of conductive patterns, each one end of which is connected to an external circuit, and an entirety of a structure for each conductive pattern comprising a single and continuous structure with each one end exposed and spaced from the receptacle;
• a lower housing including a plurality of through holes penetrated by the other ends of the conductive patterns to support the other ends of the conductive patterns from a lower part of the lower housing;
• an upper housing coupled with an upper part of the lower housing to define a space between the upper housing and the lower housing;
• wherein a digital band connector connected to digital bands is inserted into the space so that the digital band connector is electrically connected to the conductive patterns;
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• wherein the lower housing comprises a bottommost surface and wherein the conductive patterns comprise a bottommost surface coplanar with the bottommost surface of the lower housing.

A connector assembly, comprising:

• a digital band connector including:
• a plurality of connect pins spaced apart from each other in a direction to fix digital bands made of a plurality of digital yarns and to be electrically connected with the digital bands;
• a lower housing that fixes the digital bands and the connect pins in a lower part with one end of each of the pins exposed through a lower surface;
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• an upper housing coupled with an upper part of the lower housing to fix the digital bands and the connect pins;
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• a receptacle including:
• a plurality of conductive patterns, each one end of which is connected to an external circuit and the other ends of which are electrically connected to the connect pins;
• a lower housing having a plurality of through holes penetrated by the other ends of the conductive patterns to support the other ends of the conductive patterns from a lower part;
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• an upper housing coupled with an upper part of the lower housing to define a space, in which the digital band connector is positioned, between the upper housing and the lower housing.