Universal serial bus connector operable so as to indicate signal transmission status
First Claim
1. A universal serial bus connector comprising:
- a main body formed from an insulator material and having a plug inserting side and a board mounting side, said plug inserting side being formed with at least one plug slot that has a set of conductive contact terminals mounted therein, said contact terminals having solder tails that extend through said board mounting side; and
at least one indicator mounted on said main body and having power terminals separate from said contact terminals;
whereby, when said contact terminals and said power terminals are mounted on a circuit board, said indicator can be controlled via said power terminals to indicate status of signal transmission through said contact terminals.
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Abstract
A universal serial bus connector includes a main body and at least one indicator. The main body is formed from an insulator material, and has a plug inserting side and a board mounting side. The plug inserting side is formed with at least one plug slot that has a set of conductive contact terminals mounted therein. The contact terminals have solder tails that extend through the board mounting side. The indicator is mounted on the main body, and has power terminals separate from the contact terminals. When the contact terminals and the power terminals are mounted on a circuit board, the indicator can be controlled via the power terminals to indicate the status of signal transmission through the contact terminals.
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1. A universal serial bus connector comprising:
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a main body formed from an insulator material and having a plug inserting side and a board mounting side, said plug inserting side being formed with at least one plug slot that has a set of conductive contact terminals mounted therein, said contact terminals having solder tails that extend through said board mounting side; and
at least one indicator mounted on said main body and having power terminals separate from said contact terminals;
whereby, when said contact terminals and said power terminals are mounted on a circuit board, said indicator can be controlled via said power terminals to indicate status of signal transmission through said contact terminals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A connector module comprising:
a universal serial bus connector that includes a first main body formed from an insulator material and having a first plug inserting side and a first board mounting side, said first plug inserting side being formed with at least one first plug slot that has a set of conductive first contact terminals mounted therein, said first contact terminals having first solder tails that extend through said first board mounting side, and at least one first indicator mounted on said first main body and having first power terminals separate from said first contact terminals; and
a second connector that includes a second main body formed from an insulator material and having a second plug inserting side and a second board mounting side, said second plug inserting side being formed with a second plug slot that has a set of conductive second contact terminals mounted therein, said second contact terminals having second solder tails that extend through said second board mounting side, said second main body being further formed with a connector receiving space that opens at said second plug inserting side and said second board mounting side, said universal serial bus connector being mounted in said connector receiving space;
whereby, when said first contact terminals and said first power terminals are mounted on a circuit board, said first indicator can be controlled via said first power terminals to indicate status of signal transmission through said first contact terminals. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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