Electrical connectors – Preformed panel circuit arrangement – e.g. – pcb – icm – dip,... – With provision to conduct electricity from panel circuit to...
Reexamination Certificate
2002-03-28
2003-10-07
Prasad, Chandrika (Department: 2839)
Electrical connectors
Preformed panel circuit arrangement, e.g., pcb, icm, dip,...
With provision to conduct electricity from panel circuit to...
C439S065000, C439S288000, C439S326000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06629849
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to electrical connectors, and particularly to a connector couple rotatably mated with each other.
2. Prior Art
Electrical connectors are required in electronic devices for ready connection between different electronic devices or components. As one of typical electrical connectors, board to board connector couples are mounted on different printed circuit boards (PCBs) for electrical connection therebetween.
Referring to
FIG. 1
, a conventional connector couple includes a plug connector
50
and a receptacle connector
60
respectively mounted on two PCBs. The plug connector
50
and the receptacle connector
60
respectively include housings
51
,
61
, a plurality of terminals
52
,
62
received in the housing
51
,
61
. Two side walls
53
extend symmetrically from the plug housing
51
thereby defining a slot
54
therebetween. A projecting wall
64
extends from the receptacle housing
61
matingly received in the slot
54
of the plug connector
50
.
However, the plug connector
50
can only mate with the receptacle connector
60
along a direction. This means the plug connector
50
and the receptacle connector
60
are not fit to the situation that the two connector
50
,
60
are required to rotatably mate with each other.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a connector couple which is rotatably mated with each other.
To achieve the above-mentioned object, a connector couple in accordance with the present invention includes a plug connector and a receptacle connector. The plug connector includes a housing and a plurality of first and second terminals. The housing defines a cutout and a slot in communication with the cutout and therefore forms first and second side walls. The first and second terminals are received in inner sides of the first and second side walls respectively. The receptacle connector includes a housing and a plurality of terminals received in the housing. A protruding wall extends from the housing and is received in the slot of the plug connector. The cutout of the plug connector provides access to the protruding wall of the receptacle connector to extend into the slot of the plug connector during the plug connector rotatably mating with the receptacle connector.
Other objects, advantages and novel features of the present invention will be drawn from the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment of the present invention with attached drawings, in which:
REFERENCES:
patent: 4832617 (1989-05-01), Brown
patent: 5098311 (1992-03-01), Roath et al.
patent: 6210209 (2001-04-01), Wu et al.
Chung Wei Te
Hon Hai - Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
Prasad Chandrika
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