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US 9,791,650 B2Granted
Cable, electronic device, and method for controlling electronic device
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorsKazuyoshi Suzuki, Gen Ichimura, Hideyuki Suzuki, Kazuaki Toba, Masanari Yamamoto
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Abstract
There is provided a cable including at least one optical fiber cable, at least two electrical cables provided so as to sandwich the optical fiber cable, and plugs positioned at both ends and each having an electrical contact part connected to each of the electrical cables.
Claims4
A composite cable, comprising:
- at least a first optical fiber cable;
- at least two electrical cables that sandwiches the at least first optical fiber cable;
- a first plug at a first end of the composite cable;
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- a second plug at a second end of the composite cable,
- wherein each of the first plug and the second plug comprises an electrical contact part connected to each of the at least two electrical cables,
- wherein a diameter of a cross-section of a first covering part of the at least two electrical cables is larger than a thickness of a second covering part of the at least first optical fiber cable,
- wherein at least one of the first plug or the second plug comprises a positioning part, wherein the positioning part is configured to join with a receptacle, and
- wherein the electrical contact part is configured to move to an inside of the positioning part based on at least one of the first plug or the second plug that is joined with the receptacle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.