CONNECTOR APPARATUS

• US 20090295589A1
• Filed: 07/29/2008
• Published: 12/03/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: FIH (Hong Kong) Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industrial Company Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: FIH (Hong Kong) Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industrial Company Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: WANG, HAI-LIANG, WU, ZHEN-DONG, WEI, REN-ZHONG
• Application Number:
  US12/181,389
• Publication Number:
  US 20090295589A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/635
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/68 Testing of releasable connections, e.g. of terminals mounted on a printed circuit board
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/2733 Test interface between tester and unit under test
• CPC Class Codes: G11C 2029/5602 Interface to device under test

Abstract

A connector apparatus (100) having an alarm function is described. A connector (10) can be connected to an electronic device and generate a pulse signal. A number of the pulse signal is a time of plugging and unplugging of the connector. A micro control unit (30) is electronically connected to the connector and receives the pulse signal. The micro control unit counts the number of the pulse signal, and a number of plugging and unplugging of the connector is predetermined thereby. A display module (50) is electronically connected to the micro control unit and used for displaying the number of the pulse signal. An alarm unit (70) is electronically connected to the micro control unit, when the number of the pulse signal reaches the predetermined number, the micro control unit sends a caution signal to the alarm unit, and the alarm unit generates a warning signal.

Claims

1. A connector apparatus comprising:

a connector, used for connecting to an electronic device and generating a pulse signal each time the electronic device is plugged and unplugged from the connector;

a micro control unit electronically connected to the connector and receiving the pulse signals from the connector, the micro control unit accumulating the total number of pulse signals, a predetermined number of plugging and unplugging operations of the connector before replacement of the connector being pre-set into the micro control unit;

a display module electronically connected to the micro control unit and used for displaying the number of pulse signals when receiving a driving signal from the micro control unit; and

an alarm unit electronically connected to the micro control unit, when the number of the pulse signal reaches the predetermined number, the micro control unit sending a caution signal to the alarm unit, and the alarm unit generating a warning signal.

2. The connector apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a storage module electronically connected to the micro control unit for storing the number of pulse signals received by the micro control unit.

3. The connector apparatus of claim 2, wherein the storage module safeguards against power failure.

4. The connector apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a first optical coupler electronically connected to the connector, the first optical coupler for sending the pulse signal from the connector to the micro control unit.

5. The connector apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a second optical coupler electronically connected between the micro control unit and the display module, the second optical coupler for sending the driving signal from the micro control unit to the display module.

6. The connector apparatus of claim 1, wherein the micro control unit comprises a micro controller and an oscillator, the oscillator being a clock source of the micro controller for generating clock signals to the micro controller.

7. The connector apparatus of claim 6, wherein the micro control unit further comprises a first reset unit electronically connected to the micro controller for resetting the number of pulse signal sent by the connector to zero.

8. The connector apparatus of claim 6, wherein the micro control unit further comprises a second reset unit electronically connected to the micro controller for power on resetting the micro controller.