Cable connector assembly with improved indication effect
First Claim
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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Abstract
A cable connector assembly (100) includes: a cable (30) having a number of inner wires; a first connector (10) including a main body (120), plural contacts (121) retained in the main body, a first circuit board (130), a luminous element (152), and a cover; and a second circuit board (180) 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 includes a detection contact (182) electrically connected to an inner wire of the cable, and a chip (181) electrically connected respectively to the luminous element and the detection contact. The chip detects a voltage difference between the power source and the first connector. A light is emitted by the luminous element passing through the cover to indicate a charging status of the charging device.
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18 Claims
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1. A cable connector assembly comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A cable connector assembly comprising:
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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; wherein the luminous element is positioned on a rear end of the second circuit board to emit light through a rear sidewall of the cover. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A cable connector assembly comprising:
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a first circuit board; a mating member having a plurality of contacts enclosed with an insulative housing and mechanically and electrically connected to a front region of the first circuit board along a front-to-back direction; a cable including a plurality of wires mechanically and electrically connected to a rear region of the first circuit board; a second circuit board located behind the first circuit board and having a chip and a detecting contact thereon; and a luminous element either mounted upon a rear region of the second circuit board or a third circuit board which is located around a jointed region of the first circuit board and the mating member and is perpendicular to both said first PCB and said second PCB;
whereinthe first circuit board, the second circuit board and the third circuit board are discrete from one another;
whereinthe chip cooperates with the detecting contact to change a lighting mode of the luminous element in response to a charging device mated with the mating member. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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Specification