Connector and connector assembly for use with flex circuits

US8932083B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8932083-B2
Application numberUS-201213525529-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 18, 2012
Priority dateJun 17, 2011
Publication dateJan 13, 2015
Grant dateJan 13, 2015

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An assembly comprises a plug device and a receptacle device which can be mated with each other. The plug device comprises an outer housing, a first circuit board, and a plug connector. The outer housing comprises an upper housing and a lower housing having a penetrating window. The plug connector comprises an insulative body and a first terminal group. The receptacle device comprises a casing and a receptacle connector. The casing has an insertion groove communicated with an outside and is engaged with the plug device and a receiving groove located under the insertion groove and communicated with the insertion groove. The receptacle connector comprises an insulative base and a second terminal group. Electrical connections are established between the contact portions of the second terminals and contact portions of corresponding first terminals of the first terminal group when the plug device is positioned in the insertion groove.

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What is claimed is: 1. An assembly, comprising: a plug device that includes an outer housing comprising an upper housing and a lower housing, the upper housing and the lower housing being mated and defining a receiving space, and the lower housing having a penetrating window, a first circuit board of which at least a part is provided in the receiving space and a plug connector provided on the first circuit board and located in the receiving space, and the plug connector comprising…

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What does patent US8932083B2 cover?
An assembly comprises a plug device and a receptacle device which can be mated with each other. The plug device comprises an outer housing, a first circuit board, and a plug connector. The outer housing comprises an upper housing and a lower housing having a penetrating window. The plug connector comprises an insulative body and a first terminal group. The receptacle device comprises a casing a…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Ho Yi-Tse, Molex Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H01R12/613. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 13 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).