CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY

• US 20090298324A1
• Filed: 10/10/2008
• Published: 12/03/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/28/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: LIU, JEN-YEE
• Granted Patent: US 7,789,714 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 439/493
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/58 terminals for insertion into holes
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/716 Coupling device provided on the PCB

Abstract

A connector includes a base defining a plurality of holes, and a plurality of pins inserted into the corresponding holes. The pins include a ground pin, a voltage signal pin, and a power-on signal pin. Wherein the length of the ground pin extending into a corresponding hole is longer than that of the voltage signal pin, while the length of the voltage signal pin is longer than that of the power-on signal pin.

Claims

1. A connector is provided to connect a power supply unit to amotherboard for testing the motherboard in a hot-plugging state, the connector comprising:

a base defining a plurality of holes; and

a plurality of pins inserted into the corresponding holes, comprising a ground pin, a voltage signal pin, and a power-on signal pin;

wherein the length of the ground pin extending into a corresponding hole is longer than that of the voltage signal pin, while the length of the voltage signal pin is longer than that of the power-on signal pin;

wherein when the connector is inserted into motherboard, the ground pin contacts with motherboard first, the voltage signal pin contacts with the motherboard afterwards, the power-on signal pin contacts with the motherboard last, therefore the signals respectively transmitted by the ground pin, the voltage signal pin, and the power-on signal pin are sent to the motherboard.

2. The connector of claim 1, wherein the connector is a male connector, configured to be electrically connected to one end of a cable.

3. The connector of claim 2, wherein the connector is a female connector, configured to be electrically connected to one motherboard.

4. A connector assembly is provided to connect a power supply unit to a motherboard for testing the motherboard in a hot-plugging state, the connector assembly comprising:

a female connector mounted on the motherboard and defining a plurality of first holes, the plurality of first holes receiving a plurality of first pins; and

a male connector electrically connected with the power supply unit and defining a plurality of second holes, the plurality of second holes receiving a plurality of second pins mating with the corresponding first pins, the plurality of second pins comprising a ground pin, a voltage signal pin, and a power-on signal pin;

wherein the length of the ground pin extending into the corresponding second hole is longer than that of the voltage signal pin, while the length of the voltage signal pin extending into the corresponding second hole is longer than that of the power-on signal pin;

wherein when the male connector is inserted into the female connector of the motherboard, the ground pin contacts with motherboard first, the voltage signal pin contacts with the motherboard afterwards, the power-on signal pin contacts with the motherboard last, therefore the signals respectively transmitted by the ground pin, the voltage signal pin, and the power-on signal pin are sent to the motherboard.

5. A connector assembly is provided to connect a power supply unit to a motherboard for testing the motherboard in a hot-plugging state, the connector assembly comprising:

a female connector defining a plurality of first holes for receiving a plurality of first pins;

the first pins comprising a first ground pin, a first voltage signal pin, and a first power-on signal pin;

the length of the first ground pin extending into a corresponding first hole is longer than that of the first voltage signal pin, while the length of the first voltage signal pin extending into a corresponding first hole is longer than that of the first power-on signal pin; and

a male connector defining a plurality of second holes for receiving a plurality of second pins mating with the corresponding first pins of the female connector;

the second pins comprising a second ground pin, a second voltage signal pin, and a second power-on signal pin;

the length of the second ground pin extending into a corresponding second hole is longer than that of the second voltage signal pin, while the length of the second voltage signal pin is longer than that of the second power-on signal pin;

wherein when the male connector is inserted into the female connector of the motherboard, the first ground pin of the female connector contacts with the second ground pin of the male connector first, the first voltage signal pin of the female connector contacts with the second voltage signal pin of the male connector afterwards, the first power-on signal pin of the female connector contacts with the second power-on signal pin of the male connector last, therefore the signals respectively transmitted by the first and second ground pins, the first and second voltage signal pins, and the first and second power-on signal pins are sent from power supply unit to the motherboard.

6. The connector assembly of claim 5, wherein the male connector is configured to be electrically connected to one end of a cable of a power supply.

7. The connector assembly of claim 5, wherein the female connector is configured to be electrically connected to one motherboard.