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Power connector with ID identifying member

  • US 7,318,744 B2
  • Filed: 06/20/2006
  • Issued: 01/15/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/21/2005
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A power connector comprising:

  • an insulative housing;

    a power contact disposed on inner side of the housing;

    a grounding contact disposed on the other outer side of the housing and isolated from the power contact with the housing; and

    a signal contact coaxially received within the power contact, the signal contact electrically connected to the grounding contact via an electronic component which performs an identifiable substantial voltage drop phenomenon between the signal contact and the grounding contact so as to allow a complementary connector may identify whether the power connector is a right type for mating;

    wherein the signal contact is located in a center of the housing, and the electronic component includes a columnar main body coaxially connected to a rear end of the signal contact.

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