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Electrical connector having detection means
Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd
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Filing: 1998-06-19
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Granted: 2000-06-20
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Expires: 2018-06-19
Abstract
Abstract An electrical connector comprises an insulating housing having a mating body and a plurality of passageways defined in the mating body; a plurality of conductive contacts received in the plurality of passageways; and detection means received in the mating body for detecting engagement of an external mating connector. The detection means comprises a first and a second plate juxtaposed together, each including a main body and a contact leg extending from said main body for engagement with a conductive contact of a mating electrical connector.
Inventors
- 👤 Yao-Hao Chang
- 👤 Chang-Xiu Du
- 👤 Qi-sheng Zheng
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 10:54
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/64; H01R13/641; H01R13/66; H01R13/70; H01R13/703; H01R13/7031; H01R13/7032
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
93 words
An electrical connector, comprising an insulating housing including a mating body and a plurality of passageways defined in the mating body; a plurality of conductive contacts received in said plurality of passageways; and detection means received in the mating body for detecting engagement of an external mating connector, wherein said detection means comprises a first plate and a second plate juxtaposed together, each of said first and second plates including a main body and a contact leg extending from said main body for engagement with a conductive contact of a mating electrical connector.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
93 words
An electrical connector, comprising an insulating housing including a mating body and a plurality of passageways defined in the mating body; a plurality of conductive contacts received in said plurality of passageways; and detection means received in the mating body for detecting engagement of an external mating connector, wherein said detection means comprises a first plate and a second plate juxtaposed together, each of said first and second plates including a main body and a contact leg extending from said main body for engagement with a conductive contact of a mating electrical connector.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein said contact legs extend rearward and outwardly from said main bodies opposite to each other to form a V-shaped resilient structure.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of said contact legs comprises a outward convex portion bulging into the passageway for engaging a conductive contact of a mating connector.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one of said contact legs includes a V-shaped end having an end stopper.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein one of said contact legs is used for coupling to an external circuit.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein one of said contact legs is used for grounding while engaging an conductive contact of a mating electrical connector.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
58 words
The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first and second contact legs are so configured that one of said contact legs will engage first with a mating conductive contact and the other of said contact legs will then engage with another mating conductive contact while a mating electrical connector being inserted into said electrical connector.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein said detection means comprises positioning means for positioning said housing.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first and second plates are the same.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one of said first and second plates is formed by stamping and bending.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
73 words
A detection means for an electrical connector, comprising a first plate and a second plate juxtaposed together, each of said first and second plates including a main body and a contact leg extending from said main body for engagement with a conductive contact of a mating electrical connector; wherein said contact legs respectively extend rearward and outwardly from said main bodies opposite to each other to form a pair of V-shaped resilient structures.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
73 words
A detection means for an electrical connector, comprising a first plate and a second plate juxtaposed together, each of said first and second plates including a main body and a contact leg extending from said main body for engagement with a conductive contact of a mating electrical connector; wherein said contact legs respectively extend rearward and outwardly from said main bodies opposite to each other to form a pair of V-shaped resilient structures.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
24 words
The detection means for the electrical connector as claimed in claim 11, further comprising an outward convex portion on each of said contact legs.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
25 words
The detection means for the electrical connector as claimed in claim 11, further comprising positioning means for positioning in a housing of the electrical connector.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
106 words
An arrangement of detection means in an insulating housing for an electrical connector, said housing comprising a plurality of passageways and a slot near a pair of said passageways and communicating with said pair of passageways; a conductive contact received in each of said pair of passageways; detection means received in said slot for detecting engagement of an external mating connector, wherein said detection means comprises a first plate and a second plate juxtaposed together, each of said first and second plates including a main body and a contact leg extending from said main body for engagement with a conductive contact of the mating electrical connector.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
106 words
An arrangement of detection means in an insulating housing for an electrical connector, said housing comprising a plurality of passageways and a slot near a pair of said passageways and communicating with said pair of passageways; a conductive contact received in each of said pair of passageways; detection means received in said slot for detecting engagement of an external mating connector, wherein said detection means comprises a first plate and a second plate juxtaposed together, each of said first and second plates including a main body and a contact leg extending from said main body for engagement with a conductive contact of the mating electrical connector.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
42 words
The arrangement of detection means in the insulating housing for the electrical connector as claimed in claim 14, wherein each of said contact legs comprises an outward convex portion bulging into the passageway for engaging a conductive contact of the mating connector.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
53 words
The arrangement of detection means in the insulating housing for the electrical connector as claimed in claim 15, wherein each of said contact legs further comprises a V-shaped end portion successively extending from the convex portion and having an end stopper abutting against a shoulder formed on an inner wall of said slot.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
56 words
The arrangement of detection means in the insulating housing for the electrical connector as claimed in claim 14, wherein said first and second plates are so configured that one of said contact legs engages with a mating conductive contact before the other while a pair of mating conductive contacts being inserted into said pair of passageways.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
62 words
A detection means for an electrical connector, comprising a first plate and a second plate juxtaposed together, each of said first and second plates including a main body and a contact leg extending from said main body for engagement with a conductive contact of a mating electrical connector, a V-shaped end portion with an end stopper on each of said contact legs.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
62 words
A detection means for an electrical connector, comprising a first plate and a second plate juxtaposed together, each of said first and second plates including a main body and a contact leg extending from said main body for engagement with a conductive contact of a mating electrical connector, a V-shaped end portion with an end stopper on each of said contact legs.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
59 words
A detection means for an electrical connector, comprising a first plate and a second plate juxtaposed together, each of said first and second plates including a main body and a contact leg extending from said main body for engagement with a conductive contact of a mating electrical connector; wherein said first and second plates are same with each other.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
59 words
A detection means for an electrical connector, comprising a first plate and a second plate juxtaposed together, each of said first and second plates including a main body and a contact leg extending from said main body for engagement with a conductive contact of a mating electrical connector; wherein said first and second plates are same with each other.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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