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HDMI connector
Assignee: Advanced Connectek Inc
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Filing: 2004-02-20
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Granted: 2006-01-17
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Expires: 2024-02-20
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to a HDMI connector comprising of an insulated housing, a metallic housing and a contact terminal unit. The insulated housing is standardized but the metallic housing and the contact terminal unit are modified and combined with the insulated housing to form the HDMI connector of the present invention. The metallic housing is modified to have a flange or no flange and to have vertical insertion type pins or horizontal SMT type pins, and the terminal contact unit attached thereto. The terminal unit is modified to have spikes whose rear ends are either bent and flattened to form horizontal SMT type terminal solder pins or to have spikes whose rear ends are not bent and not flattened to form vertical insertion type pins.
Inventors
- 👤 Wen-Hsien Tsai
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 07:07
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/648; H01R13/658; H01R13/6581; H01R13/6582; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/71; H01R12/712; H01R12/716; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S439/00; Y10S439/939
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
108 words
A HDMI connector comprising: a contact terminal unit composed of vertical insertion types and horizontal SMT types; an insulated housing, composed of a rectangular main body, a flat terminal block projected from the front surface of said main body, a plurality of guide slots furnished on the top and bottom sides of said terminal block for inserting a terminal portion of said contact terminal unit, wherein said guide slots are fed through a hollow portion of a rear end portion of said main body; a metallic housing adapted for engaging said insulated housing; a flange; and a solder pin composed of vertical insertion types and horizontal SMT types.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
108 words
A HDMI connector comprising: a contact terminal unit composed of vertical insertion types and horizontal SMT types; an insulated housing, composed of a rectangular main body, a flat terminal block projected from the front surface of said main body, a plurality of guide slots furnished on the top and bottom sides of said terminal block for inserting a terminal portion of said contact terminal unit, wherein said guide slots are fed through a hollow portion of a rear end portion of said main body; a metallic housing adapted for engaging said insulated housing; a flange; and a solder pin composed of vertical insertion types and horizontal SMT types.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
The HMDI connector according to claim 1 , further comprising dented slots furnished on both sides of said main body's top surface, and said dented slots are used to latch with resilient fold pieces on said metallic housing.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
77 words
The HDMI connector according to claim 1 , further comprising slots and projections furnished on both side surfaces of said main body, said slots are mated with inward projected stop wedges of said metallic housing, and stop blocks on each side surface of said main body furnished at inner ends of said slots, wherein said stop blocks are made to thrust against stop wedges to secure said insulated housing inside said metallic housing without further backward displacement.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
The HDMI connector according to claim 1 , wherein positioning paths at rear portions of the main body's bottom surface provide an equal number of guide slots for inserting terminals of said terminal contact unit.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
59 words
The HDMI connector according to claim 1 , wherein a bottom plate extends from front ends of said main body's bottom surface and inclined end sections of both side walls of said main body form a carrier used for integrating with said bottom surface of said metallic housing and thereby firmly fixing said insulating housing within said metallic housing.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
69 words
The HDMI connector according to claim 1 , wherein a recess furnished on the bottom plate is positioned and aligns with a clamp on the bottom surface of said metallic housing, wherein said clamp remains available after integrating said metallic housing with said insulated housing, and positioning posts are provided at the bottom of said insulated housing to secure and position the connector firmly on a printed circuit board.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
The HDMI connector according to claim 1 , wherein a perfectly formed insertion opening located at said metallic housing's front end is furnished on both sides.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
53 words
The HDMI connector according to claim 7 , wherein said insulated housing's integration structure and said metallic housing's rear portion further comprises a fold piece located on the top surface of said connector, a fold plate extended to the rear end of said connector, an inward projected stop wedge and a slide slot.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
The HDMI connector according to claim 8 , wherein said fold piece is mated with said insulated housing's slot.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
The HDMI connector according to claim 8 , wherein said inward projected stop wedge is mated with a notch.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
The HDMI connector according to claim 8 , wherein said slide slot is mated with a protrusion.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
31 words
The HDMI connector according to claim 8 , wherein said fold plate is foldable to accommodate the entire insulated housing inside the metallic housing when the insulated housing is inserted therein.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
16 words
The HDMI connector according to claim 1 , wherein said flange is furnished with lock hole.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
25 words
The HDMI connector according to claim 1 , wherein said metallic housing utilizes said flange and said solder pin having a vertical, insertion type structure.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
25 words
The HDMI connector according to claim 1 , wherein said metallic housing utilizes said flange and said solder pin having a horizontal, SMT type structure.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
27 words
The HDMI connector according to claim 1 , wherein said metallic housing is without said flange and utilizes said solder pin having a vertical, insertion type structure.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
27 words
The HDMI connector according to claim 1 , wherein said metallic housing is without said flange and utilizes said solder pin having a horizontal, SMT type structure.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
23 words
The HDMI connector according to claim 1 , wherein said contact terminal unit utilizes said solder pin having a horizontal, SMT type structure.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
23 words
The HDMI connector according to claim 1 , wherein said contact terminal unit utilizes said solder pin having a vertical, insertion type structure.
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