Fastener structure

• US 7,204,695 B1
• Filed: 03/20/2006
• Issued: 04/17/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/20/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Singatron Electronics Company Limited (Singatron International Holding Limited)
• Original Assignee: Singatron Electronics Company Limited (Singatron International Holding Limited)
• Inventors: Shiu, Kuang-Hua, Lin, Chien-Chung
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, TRUC T
• Application Number:
  US11/378,371
• Time in Patent Office: 393 Days
• Field of Search: 439/950, 439/38, 439/305
• US Class Current: 439/38
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6205 Two-part coupling devices held in engagement by a magnet
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/631 for engagement only
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 439/95 Electrical connector adapted to transmit electricity to mating connector without physical contact, e.g. by induction, magnetism, or electrostatic field

Abstract

A fastener structure includes a connector plug and a connector socket. A protruding connecting portion is formed on one side of the connector plug, and a plurality of aligned terminals and fool-proof fasteners are configured on the protruding connecting portion. The electric conducting spring pieces are correspondingly connected to positive and negative poles of a power cable, and the positive and negative poles of the power cable and a transformer are correspondingly connected to butt spring pieces protruding from two sides of the protruding connecting portion. When the protruding connecting portion is plugged into the fixing slot, the butt spring pieces of the protruding connecting portion make contact with the electric conducing spring pieces, thereby enabling the passive electromagnetic member to produce a magnetic effect that achieves the objective of magnetic joining of the connector plug and the connector socket and electrical connection to a power supply.

Claims

1. A fastener structure comprising a connector plug and a connector socket;

a protruding connecting portion is formed on one side of the connector plug, and a plurality of aligned terminals and fool-proof fasteners are configured on the protruding connecting portion;

a passive electromagnetic member and electric conducting spring pieces are configured between the plurality of aligned terminals and the protruding connecting portion;

the electric conducting spring pieces are correspondingly connected to positive and negative poles of a power cable, and the positive and negative poles of the power cable and a transformer are correspondingly connected to butt spring pieces protruding from two sides of the protruding connecting portion;

the butt spring pieces are correspondingly fitted into a fixing slot of the connector socket, when the protruding connecting portion is plugged into the fixing slot, the butt spring pieces of the protruding connecting portion make contact with the electric conducing spring pieces, thereby enabling the passive electromagnetic member to produce a magnetic effect that achieves the objective of magnetic joining of the connector plug and the connector socket and electrical connection to a power supply.

2. The fastener structure according to claim 1, wherein the protruding connecting portion of the connector plug correspondingly fits into the fixing slot of the connector socket, the fool-proof fasteners and the plurality of aligned terminals of the protruding connecting portion correspondingly fit into the guide grooves and the plurality of aligned terminals of the fixing slot respectively;

when the connector plug is lined up and joined to the connector socket, the magnetic effect produced by the passive electromagnetic member enables achieving the objective of electrical connection to a power supply and signal transmission.

3. The fastener structure according to claim 1, wherein the electromagnetic member is further configured as an electromagnetic coil, a permanent magnet, a magnet or related structures having a magnetic effect, which is paired with a magnetically attractive piece, thereby achieving effectiveness to magnetically join the connector plug and the connector socket when connecting the two together.