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US 8,986,051 B2Granted
Socket connector, plug connector, connector assembly, and handheld electronic device
AssigneeHTC Corporation
InventorsChih-Wei Tu, Ta-Wei Liu, I-Cheng Chuang
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Abstract
A socket connector having high current carrying capacity is provided by enlarging cross-section of particular terminals, to meet requirement such as transmitting large current or quick charge. Furthermore, a plug connector coupled with the socket connector, a connector assembly including the socket connector and the plug connector, and a handheld electronic device applying the socket connector are provided.
Claims15
A socket connector suitable for being connected to a plug connector, the socket connector comprising:
- a base provided with a slot for accommodating the plug connector being assembled thereto;
- a first tongue connected to the base and located in the slot, the first tongue having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface;
- a first enhancing member integrated with the first tongue, wherein the stiffness of the first enhancing member is greater than a stiffness of the first tongue;
- a plurality of first terminals passing through the base, wherein each of the plurality of first terminals has a first contact portion mounted on the first surface of the first tongue;
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- a plurality of second terminals passing through the base, wherein each of the plurality of second terminals has a second contact portion mounted on the first surface of the first tongue, and a cross-section of each of the plurality of second terminals is greater than a cross-section of each of the plurality of first terminals.
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A connector assembly, comprising:
- a socket connector, comprising:
- a base provided with a slot;
- a first tongue connected to the base and located in the slot, the first tongue having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface;
- a first enhancing member integrated with the first tongue, wherein the stiffness of the first enhancing member is greater than a stiffness of the first tongue;
- a plurality of first terminals passing through the base, wherein each of the plurality of first terminals has a first contact portion mounted on the first surface of the first tongue;
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- a plurality of second terminals passing through the base, wherein each of the plurality of second terminals has a second contact portion mounted on the first surface of the first tongue, and a cross-section of each of the plurality of second terminals is greater than a cross-section of each of the plurality of first terminals;
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- a plug connector suitable for being connected with the socket connector and being assembled to the base through the slot, the plug connector comprising:
- a plurality of first leads, disposed in corresponding to the plurality of first terminals and adapted to be contact with the plurality of first terminals when the plug connector is connected to the socket connector;
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- a plurality of second leads, disposed in corresponding to the plurality of second terminals and adapted to be contact with the plurality of second terminals when the plug connector is connected to the socket connector, wherein each of the plurality of second terminals is contact with at least two of the plurality of second leads.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.