DUAL ORIENTATION ELECTRONIC CONNECTOR WITH EXTERNAL CONTACT

• Main Authors: MATHIAS W SCHMIDT, ALBERT J GOLKO, ERIC S JOL, TERLIZZI JEFFREY J
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 17.12.2015
• Subjects: BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; CURRENT COLLECTORS; ELECTRICITY; LINE CONNECTORS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic connector improving some or all of deficiencies that it is sometimes difficult to determine the case where an electronic connector is oriented in a correct insertion position.SOLUTION: A dual orientation connector has a connector tab with first and second major opposing sides and a plurality of electrical contacts carried by the connector tab. The plurality of contacts include a first set of external contacts formed at the first major side and a second set of external contacts formed at the second major side. Each contact among the first plurality of contacts is electrically connected to a corresponding contact among the second plurality of contacts at a tab or at the inside of a body. In one embodiment, contacts, which directly face each other, among the first and second contacts are integrally connected. In part of other embodiments, contacts, which are in a relation where the contacts are on a diagonal line with each other, among the first and second contacts are integrally connected. 【課題】本発明の様々な実施形態は、正しい挿入位置に配向される場合を判定することが困難である場合があるといった欠陥の一部又は全てを改善する電子コネクタに関する。【解決手段】第１及び第２の主要対向面を有するコネクタタブと、そのコネクタタブによって担持される複数の電気接点とを有する、双配向コネクタ。複数の接点は、第１主要面に形成される第１の外部接点のセット、及び第２主要面に形成される第２の外部接点のセットを含む。第１の複数の接点内の、各個々の接点は、タブ又は本体内部で、第２の複数の接点内の対応する接点に電気的に接続される。一部の実施形態では、互いに正対する、第１及び第２の複数の接点内の接点が、一体に結合される。一部の他の実施形態では、互いに対角線の関係にある、第１及び第２の複数の接点内の接点が、一体に結合される。【選択図】図３Ａ