Multi-pin connector for advanced signaling
First Claim
1. A connector comprising:
- a housing designed to accommodate a plurality of contacts, the housing including a plurality of contact locations for locating the plurality of contacts,wherein the plurality of contact locations include a first set of contact locations designated for USB 3.0 signals and a second set of contact locations designated for DisplayPort signals;
a first set of signal contacts disposed at the first set of contact locations, the first set of signal contacts configured to carry the USB 3.0 signals; and
a second set of signal contacts disposed at the second set of contact locations, the second set of signal contacts configured to carry the DisplayPort signals.
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Abstract
Receptacle connectors and male plug connectors having a reduced size in at least one direction can be provided. One example reduces height by not including a center contact tab or tongue, but instead places contacts on an insulator that is adjacent to a bottom portion of the receptacle. Another example may reduce width by reducing contact pitch, and may use a particular shape of contact to achieve god signal quality. Receptacle connectors and male plug connectors can also provide support for one or more new high-speed communication standards, such as USB 3.0 and DisplayPort. Methods can provide one or more standardized connector components to speed connector design and manufacture of new electronic devices such as media players, thus reducing their time to market.
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20 Claims
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1. A connector comprising:
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a housing designed to accommodate a plurality of contacts, the housing including a plurality of contact locations for locating the plurality of contacts, wherein the plurality of contact locations include a first set of contact locations designated for USB 3.0 signals and a second set of contact locations designated for DisplayPort signals; a first set of signal contacts disposed at the first set of contact locations, the first set of signal contacts configured to carry the USB 3.0 signals; and a second set of signal contacts disposed at the second set of contact locations, the second set of signal contacts configured to carry the DisplayPort signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A connector comprising:
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a housing designed to accommodate contacts in sequentially numbered contact locations, the housing including; a first set of contact locations designated for DisplayPort signals, wherein the first set of contact locations includes two auxiliary contact locations for a DisplayPort auxiliary channel, the two auxiliary contact locations being in consecutively numbered contact locations; and a first set of contacts disposed at the first set of contact locations, the first set of contacts configured to carry the DisplayPort signals. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of using a connector having a housing designed to accommodate a plurality of contacts, the housing including a plurality of contact locations for locating the plurality of contacts, wherein the plurality of contact locations include a first set of contact locations designated for USB 3.0 signals and a second set of contact locations designated for DisplayPort signals, the method comprising:
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transmitting the USB 3.0 signals over a first set of signal contacts disposed at the first set of contact locations; and transmitting the DisplayPort signals over a second set of signal contacts disposed at the second set of contact locations.
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20. A method of using a connector having a housing designed to accommodate contacts in sequentially numbered contact locations, the housing including a first set of contact locations designated for DisplayPort signals, wherein the first set of contact locations includes two auxiliary contact locations for a DisplayPort auxiliary channel, the two auxiliary contact locations being in consecutively numbered contact locations, the method comprising:
transmitting the signals for the DisplayPort auxiliary channel over two auxiliary contacts disposed at the two auxiliary contact locations.
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