Connector for plural mating connectors having different shapes of interfaces
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1. A connector comprising:
- a plurality of contacts;
an insulator supporting said plurality of contacts; and
a shell material forming;
a shell extending to surround said contacts and said insulator and defining a connector interface; and
a partition mechanism extending successively from said shell into said connector interface to partition said connector interface into a plurality of interface portions, one of said interface portions having a shape different from another one of said interface portions, said interface portions being adapted for connecting interface portions of different mating connectors, respectively, while a combination of said interface portions being adapted for connecting an interface portion of a single mating connector.
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Abstract
A partition mechanism is arranged in a shell of a receptacle connector so that a connector interface defined by the shell is partitioned into two interface portions, one of which has a shape different from the other. Therefore a mating connector for the connector can be connected with one or two interface portions, depending on a shape of a connector interface of the mating connector. In an example, a plug connector for high resolution signals is connected with two interface portions of the receptacle connector, while another plug connector for low resolution signals is connected with only one interface portion of the receptacle connector.
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1. A connector comprising:
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a plurality of contacts;
an insulator supporting said plurality of contacts; and
a shell material forming;
a shell extending to surround said contacts and said insulator and defining a connector interface; and
a partition mechanism extending successively from said shell into said connector interface to partition said connector interface into a plurality of interface portions, one of said interface portions having a shape different from another one of said interface portions, said interface portions being adapted for connecting interface portions of different mating connectors, respectively, while a combination of said interface portions being adapted for connecting an interface portion of a single mating connector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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