US5812660A
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Portable phone composite connector
Assignee: Nokia Oyj
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Filing: 1997-09-18
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Granted: 1998-09-22
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Expires: 2017-09-18
Abstract
Abstract A portable phone composite connector includes a housing (2) with a connection recess (3) having a rectangular opening on a front surface (2A) thereof which is substantially flush with a surface (B1) of a portable phone; a flat connector (4) provided within the connection recess and consisting mainly of an insulation plate and signal terminals (4A) arranged on the insulation plate; an RF terminal (5) provided within the connection recess adjacent to the flat connector; and a reinforcing member (6) for reinforcing a major wall (3A) of the connection recess.
Inventors
- 👤 Akio Suzuki
- 👤 Hiroyuki Kobayashi
- 👤 Matti Hellgren
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 00:10
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/02; H04M1/0202; H04M1/026; H04M1/0274; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/46; H01R13/516; H02; H02J; H02J7/00; H02J7/70; H02J7/751; H04B; H04B1/00; H04B1/38; H04B1/3827; H04B1/3877; H01R2107/00; H01R2201/00; H01R2201/16; H01R24/00; H01R24/60; H01R27/00; H01R27/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
187 words
A composite connector comprising: a housing with a connection recess having upper and lower walls and side walls defining a rectangular opening on a front surface thereof; a flat connector provided within said connection recess and consisting mainly of an insulation plate and signal terminals arranged on said insulation plate; an RF terminal provided within said connection recess adjacent to said flat connector; reinforcing means extending along an inner face of said upper wall of said connection recess for reinforcing said upper wall of said connection recess from inside, a pair of insertion guides connected at right angles with said reinforcing means and inserted in said connection recess for contact with inner faces of said side walls; and terminal sections extending laterally from said insertion guides and along said front surface of said housing for contact with a power source for charging, said insertion guides having a latch tongue for engaging with said housing to prevent said reinforcing means from falling off from said housing and a locking aperture for engaging with a mating connector to prevent said mating connector from falling off from said composite connector.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
187 words
A composite connector comprising: a housing with a connection recess having upper and lower walls and side walls defining a rectangular opening on a front surface thereof; a flat connector provided within said connection recess and consisting mainly of an insulation plate and signal terminals arranged on said insulation plate; an RF terminal provided within said connection recess adjacent to said flat connector; reinforcing means extending along an inner face of said upper wall of said connection recess for reinforcing said upper wall of said connection recess from inside, a pair of insertion guides connected at right angles with said reinforcing means and inserted in said connection recess for contact with inner faces of said side walls; and terminal sections extending laterally from said insertion guides and along said front surface of said housing for contact with a power source for charging, said insertion guides having a latch tongue for engaging with said housing to prevent said reinforcing means from falling off from said housing and a locking aperture for engaging with a mating connector to prevent said mating connector from falling off from said composite connector.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
A portable phone composite connector according to claim 1, which further comprises a DC jack extends rearwardly from said front surface of said housing.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
160 words
A composite connector comprising: a housing with a connector recess having upper and lower walls and side walls defining a rectangular opening on a front surface thereof; a flat connector provided within said connection recess and consisting mainly of an insulation plate and signal terminals arranged on said insulation plate; an RF terminal provided within said connection recess adjacent to said flat connector; reinforcing means extending along an inner face of said upper wall of said connection recess for reinforcing said upper wall of said connection recess from inside; a pair of insertion guides extending at right angles to said reinforcing means and inserted into said connection recess for contact with inner faces of said side walls, said insertion guides having a latch tongue for engaging said housing to prevent said reinforcing means from falling off from said housing and a locking aperture for engaging a mating connector to prevent said mating connector from falling off from said composite connector.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
160 words
A composite connector comprising: a housing with a connector recess having upper and lower walls and side walls defining a rectangular opening on a front surface thereof; a flat connector provided within said connection recess and consisting mainly of an insulation plate and signal terminals arranged on said insulation plate; an RF terminal provided within said connection recess adjacent to said flat connector; reinforcing means extending along an inner face of said upper wall of said connection recess for reinforcing said upper wall of said connection recess from inside; a pair of insertion guides extending at right angles to said reinforcing means and inserted into said connection recess for contact with inner faces of said side walls, said insertion guides having a latch tongue for engaging said housing to prevent said reinforcing means from falling off from said housing and a locking aperture for engaging a mating connector to prevent said mating connector from falling off from said composite connector.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
A portable phone composite connector according to 3, wherein said reinforcing means is a pair of reinforcing sections each extending from said insertion guides toward each other.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
A portable phone composite connector according to 3, wherein said reinforcing means is a pair of reinforcing sections each extending from said insertion guides toward each other.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
A portable phone composite connector according to 3, wherein said reinforcing means is a reinforcing section extending an entire width of said upper wall.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
A portable phone composite connector according to 3, wherein said reinforcing means is a reinforcing section extending an entire width of said upper wall.
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