High speed connector with magnetic engagement mechanism

• US 10,658,789 B1
• Filed: 07/29/2019
• Issued: 05/19/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 07/29/2019
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Amphenol East Asia Electronic Technology (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd. (Amphenol Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Amphenol East Asia Electronic Technology (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd. (Amphenol Corporation)
• Inventors: Wang, Xiang, Liao, Lei
• Primary Examiner(s): Hammond, Briggitte R.
• Application Number:
  US16/524,803
• Time in Patent Office: 295 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 11/30 End pieces held in contact by a magnet
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/7011 Locking or fixing a connector to a PCB
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/716 Coupling device provided on the PCB
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/052 co-operating with sockets having a circular transverse section
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/2421 using coil springs
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6205 Two-part coupling devices held in engagement by a magnet
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/631 for engagement only
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2107/00 Four or more poles
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/28 Coupling parts carrying pins, blades or analogous contacts and secured only to wire or cable

Abstract

A high speed connector with magnetic engagement mechanism includes a cable end connector and a plate end connector combined with each other; the cable end connector having a cable end body member and a resilient pin connected with a cable; the plate end connector being on a PCB and having a plate end body member and a connection terminal; the cable end body member having a concave portion on a plug end of the cable end body member; the resilient pin being disposed in the concave portion; the plate end body member having a convex portion on a plug end of the plate end body member; the convex portion and a plane of the plug end of the plate end body member including a 20-degree angle. Therefore, the signal integrity is improved, and the safety issue due to an abnormal plugging is prevented.

Claims

1. A high speed connector with magnetic engagement mechanism comprising:

a cable end connector and a plate end connector;

the cable end connector and the plate end connector being combined with each other;

the cable end connector comprising a cable end body member and a resilient pin connected with a cable;

the plate end connector being disposed on a PCB and comprising a plate end body member and a connection terminal;

the cable end body member comprising a concave portion formed on a plug end of the cable end body member;

the resilient pin being disposed in the concave portion;

the plate end body member comprising a convex portion formed on a plug end of the plate end body member;

the convex portion and a plane of the plug end of the plate end body member including a 20-degree angle;

the connection terminal being disposed in the convex portion;

such that

when the cable end connector is combined with the plate end connector, the resilient pin is inserted into the connection terminal.

2. The high speed connector of claim 1, wherein the cable end connector of the high speed connector comprises a first magnetic member disposed on two sides of the concave portion, and the plate end connector comprises a second magnetic member disposed on two sides of the convex portion;

when the cable end connector and the plate end connector are combined, the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member are attracted by magnetic force to be combined together.