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Cable connector assembly with improved indication effect

  • US 9,660,396 B2
  • Filed: 11/25/2015
  • Issued: 05/23/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/25/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A cable connector assembly comprising:

  • a cable having a number of inner wires, an end of the cable adapted to connect to a power source for receiving a power signal and a grounding signal;

    a first connector including a main body, a plurality of contacts retained in the main body, a first circuit board assembled on a rear end of the main body and electrically connected with the contacts and the cable, a luminous element, and a cover enclosing the main body and the first circuit board;

    a second circuit board assembled on a rear end of the first circuit board and getting power and grounding source from the first circuit board, the second circuit board comprising a chip and a detection contact, the detection contact electrically connected to an inner wire of the cable, the chip electrically connected respectively to the luminous element and the detection contact, the chip detecting a voltage difference between the power source and the first connector when mating with a charging device and changing a lighting mode of the luminous element according to the voltage difference, a light emitted by the luminous element passing through the cover to indicate a charging status of the charging device;

    a metal shell enclosing a junction portion of the first circuit board and the cable; and

    a third circuit board fixed to the metal shell, the luminous element set on the third board.

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