Connectors to connect modules to electronic devices
First Claim
1. A connector for electrically connecting an electronic device to another device, the connector comprising:
- a base plate;
a hollow sheath extending from the base plate; and
a plurality of electrical connecting elements disposed within and extending in a longitudinal direction of the sheath, wherein the plurality of electrical connecting elements includes a first set of electrical connecting elements and a second set of electrical connecting elements, the electrical connecting elements of the second set having a transverse cross-sectional dimension that is greater than the transverse cross-sectional dimension of electrical connecting elements of the first set;
wherein the base plate includes a front surface with an annular recess defined within the front surface and extending around the sheath such that a portion of the sheath extends into the front surface of the base plate.
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Abstract
A connector is provided that facilitates an electrical connection between an electronic device and another device. The connector includes a base, a hollow sheath extending from the base, and a plurality of electrical connecting elements disposed and extending longitudinally within the sheath. The plurality of electrical connecting elements includes a first set of electrical connecting elements and a second set of electrical connecting elements, where the electrical connecting elements of the second set have a transverse cross-sectional dimension that is greater than the transverse cross-sectional dimension of electrical connecting elements of the first set.
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26 Claims
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1. A connector for electrically connecting an electronic device to another device, the connector comprising:
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a base plate; a hollow sheath extending from the base plate; and a plurality of electrical connecting elements disposed within and extending in a longitudinal direction of the sheath, wherein the plurality of electrical connecting elements includes a first set of electrical connecting elements and a second set of electrical connecting elements, the electrical connecting elements of the second set having a transverse cross-sectional dimension that is greater than the transverse cross-sectional dimension of electrical connecting elements of the first set; wherein the base plate includes a front surface with an annular recess defined within the front surface and extending around the sheath such that a portion of the sheath extends into the front surface of the base plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A connector for electrically connecting an electronic device to another device, the connector comprising:
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a base; a hollow sheath extending from the base; and a plurality of electrical connecting elements disposed within and extending in a longitudinal direction of the sheath, wherein the plurality of electrical connecting elements includes a first set of electrical connecting elements and a second set of electrical connecting elements, the electrical connecting elements of the second set having a transverse cross-sectional dimension that is greater than the transverse cross-sectional dimension of electrical connecting elements of the first set; wherein the electrical connecting elements of the first and second sets comprise sockets formed within a material disposed within and separated from the sheath such that a gap is defined between the material and the sheath, and the sockets are configured to mate with corresponding contact pins of a second connector. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of connecting a first connector with a second connector, wherein the first connector comprises a base plate and a sheath extending from the base plate, the sheath of the first connector including a first set of contact pins and a second set of contact pins disposed within and extending in a longitudinal dimension of the sheath, the second set of contact pins having a transverse cross-sectional dimension that is greater than a transverse cross-sectional dimension of the contact pins of the first set, and the second connector comprises a base plate and a sheath extending from the base plate, the sheath of the second connector including a first set of sockets and a second set of sockets disposed within and extending in a longitudinal dimension of the sheath, the second set of sockets having a transverse cross-sectional dimension that is greater than a transverse cross-sectional dimension of the sockets of the first set, the method comprising:
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mating the first connector with the second connector such that each contact pin is received within and is electrically coupled with a corresponding socket; wherein, upon mating of the first connector with the second connector, a portion of the sheath of the first connector is received within an annular recess defined between an arrangement of the sockets and internal wall surface portions of the sheath of the second connector, and a portion of the sheath of the second connector is received within an annular recess defined in the base plate of the first connector. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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