Magnet connector
First Claim
1. A magnet connector which allows a plug connector, inserted into a receptacle connector, to be attracted to the receptacle connector and held in a connected state by a magnetic force,wherein the receptacle connector comprises:
- a receptacle housing having a recessed portion that has a bottom surface and an inner wall surface perpendicular to the bottom surface;
a receptacle connecting surface as the bottom surface;
a receptacle contact provided at the receptacle connecting surface; and
a first receptacle magnetic pole portion provided on the receptacle connecting surface,wherein the plug connector comprises;
a plug housing adapted to be inserted into the recessed portion of the receptacle connector;
a plug connecting surface, as an insertion front surface of the plug housing, adapted to be connected to the receptacle connecting surface of the receptacle connector;
a plug contact provided at the plug connecting surface; and
a first plug magnetic pole portion provided on the plug connecting surface at a position adapted to face the first receptacle magnetic pole portion of the receptacle connector,wherein the recessed portion allows for a position offset of the plug connector in a direction crossing a connector connecting direction within a movement range limited by the recessed portion,wherein a biasing means is provided on a side of one of the receptacle contact and the plug contact,wherein the first receptacle magnetic pole portion and the first plug magnetic pole portion have opposite magnetic polarities,wherein the receptacle connector further comprises;
a first receptacle wall surface as the inner wall surface;
a second receptacle magnetic pole portion provided on the first receptacle wall surface in a region thereof close to the receptacle connecting surface; and
a third receptacle magnetic pole portion provided on the first receptacle wall surface in another region thereof farther from the receptacle connecting surface compared to the second receptacle magnetic pole portion,wherein the plug connector further comprises;
a first plug side surface which faces the first receptacle wall surface when inserted into the receptacle connector;
a second plug magnetic pole portion provided on the first plug side surface in another region thereof close to the plug connecting surface; and
a third plug magnetic pole portion provided on the first plug side surface in another region farther from the plug connecting surface compared to the second plug magnetic pole portion,wherein the second receptacle magnetic pole portion and the third receptacle magnetic pole portion have opposite magnetic polarities,wherein the second plug magnetic pole portion and the third plug magnetic pole portion have opposite magnetic polarities,wherein the second receptacle magnetic pole portion and the second plug magnetic pole portion have opposite magnetic polarities, andwherein the biasing means has a retraction margin such that the plug contact is brought into contact with the receptacle contact when the second plug magnetic pole portion faces the third receptacle magnetic pole portion and the plug connecting surface is not brought into contact with the receptacle connecting surface.
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Abstract
The receptacle connector comprises a receptacle housing, a receptacle connecting surface, a contact, a first receptacle magnetic pole portion, a second receptacle magnetic pole portion and a third receptacle magnetic pole portion. The plug connector comprises a plug housing, a plug connecting surface, a contact, a first plug magnetic pole portion, a second plug magnetic pole portion and a third plug magnetic pole portion. The first receptacle magnetic pole portion and the first plug magnetic pole portion have opposite magnetic polarities. The second receptacle magnetic pole portion and the third receptacle magnetic pole portion have opposite magnetic polarities. The second plug magnetic pole portion and the third plug magnetic pole portion have opposite magnetic polarities. The second receptacle magnetic pole portion and the second plug magnetic pole portion have opposite magnetic polarities.
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Citations
8 Claims
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1. A magnet connector which allows a plug connector, inserted into a receptacle connector, to be attracted to the receptacle connector and held in a connected state by a magnetic force,
wherein the receptacle connector comprises: -
a receptacle housing having a recessed portion that has a bottom surface and an inner wall surface perpendicular to the bottom surface; a receptacle connecting surface as the bottom surface; a receptacle contact provided at the receptacle connecting surface; and a first receptacle magnetic pole portion provided on the receptacle connecting surface, wherein the plug connector comprises; a plug housing adapted to be inserted into the recessed portion of the receptacle connector; a plug connecting surface, as an insertion front surface of the plug housing, adapted to be connected to the receptacle connecting surface of the receptacle connector; a plug contact provided at the plug connecting surface; and a first plug magnetic pole portion provided on the plug connecting surface at a position adapted to face the first receptacle magnetic pole portion of the receptacle connector, wherein the recessed portion allows for a position offset of the plug connector in a direction crossing a connector connecting direction within a movement range limited by the recessed portion, wherein a biasing means is provided on a side of one of the receptacle contact and the plug contact, wherein the first receptacle magnetic pole portion and the first plug magnetic pole portion have opposite magnetic polarities, wherein the receptacle connector further comprises; a first receptacle wall surface as the inner wall surface; a second receptacle magnetic pole portion provided on the first receptacle wall surface in a region thereof close to the receptacle connecting surface; and a third receptacle magnetic pole portion provided on the first receptacle wall surface in another region thereof farther from the receptacle connecting surface compared to the second receptacle magnetic pole portion, wherein the plug connector further comprises; a first plug side surface which faces the first receptacle wall surface when inserted into the receptacle connector; a second plug magnetic pole portion provided on the first plug side surface in another region thereof close to the plug connecting surface; and a third plug magnetic pole portion provided on the first plug side surface in another region farther from the plug connecting surface compared to the second plug magnetic pole portion, wherein the second receptacle magnetic pole portion and the third receptacle magnetic pole portion have opposite magnetic polarities, wherein the second plug magnetic pole portion and the third plug magnetic pole portion have opposite magnetic polarities, wherein the second receptacle magnetic pole portion and the second plug magnetic pole portion have opposite magnetic polarities, and wherein the biasing means has a retraction margin such that the plug contact is brought into contact with the receptacle contact when the second plug magnetic pole portion faces the third receptacle magnetic pole portion and the plug connecting surface is not brought into contact with the receptacle connecting surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A magnet connector which allows a plug connector, inserted into a receptacle connector, to be attracted to the receptacle connector and held in a connected state by a magnetic force,
wherein the receptacle connector comprises: -
a receptacle housing having a recessed portion; a receptacle connecting surface as a bottom surface of the recessed portion of the receptacle housing; a contact provided at the receptacle connecting surface; and a first receptacle magnetic pole portion provided on the receptacle connecting surface, wherein the plug connector comprises; a plug housing adapted to be inserted into the recessed portion of the receptacle connector; a plug connecting surface, as an insertion front surface of the plug housing, adapted to be connected to the receptacle connecting surface of the receptacle connector; a contact provided at the plug connecting surface; and a first plug magnetic pole portion provided on the plug connecting surface at a position adapted to face the first receptacle magnetic pole portion of the receptacle connector, wherein a biasing means is provided on a side of one of the contact provided at the receptacle connecting surface and the contact provided at the plug connecting surface, wherein the first receptacle magnetic pole portion and the first plug magnetic pole portion have opposite magnetic polarities, wherein the receptacle connector further comprises; a second receptacle magnetic pole portion provided in a region, close to the receptacle connecting surface, of a first receptacle wall surface as an inner wall surface of the recessed portion of the receptacle housing; and a third receptacle magnetic pole portion provided in a region, farther from the receptacle connecting surface compared to the second receptacle magnetic pole portion, of the first receptacle wall surface; wherein the plug connector further comprises; a second plug magnetic pole portion provided in a region, close to the plug connecting surface, of a first plug side surface which faces the first receptacle wall surface when inserted into the receptacle connector; and a third plug magnetic pole portion provided in a region, farther from the plug connecting surface compared to the second plug magnetic pole portion, of the first plug side surface; wherein the second receptacle magnetic pole portion and the third receptacle magnetic pole portion have opposite magnetic polarities, wherein the second plug magnetic pole portion and the third plug magnetic pole portion have opposite magnetic polarities, wherein the second receptacle magnetic pole portion and the second plug magnetic pole portion have opposite magnetic polarities, wherein the receptacle connector still further comprises; a fourth receptacle magnetic pole portion provided in a region, close to the receptacle connecting surface, of a second receptacle wall surface, located on a side opposite to the first receptacle wall surface, of the recessed portion; and a fifth receptacle magnetic pole portion provided in a region, farther from the receptacle connecting surface compared to the fourth receptacle magnetic pole portion, of the second receptacle wall surface, wherein the plug connector still further comprises; a fourth plug magnetic pole portion provided in a region, close to the plug connecting surface, of a second plug side surface located on a side opposite to the first plug side surface and adapted to face the second receptacle wall surface when inserted into the receptacle connector; and a fifth plug magnetic pole portion provided in a region, farther from the plug connecting surface compared to the fourth plug magnetic pole portion, of the second plug side surface, wherein the fourth receptacle magnetic pole portion and the fifth receptacle magnetic pole portion have opposite magnetic polarities, wherein the fourth plug magnetic pole portion and the fifth plug magnetic pole portion have opposite magnetic polarities, and wherein the fourth receptacle magnetic pole portion and the fourth plug magnetic pole portion have the same magnetic polarity.
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Specification