Control apparatus

US9033718B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9033718-B2
Application numberUS-201313874490-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMay 1, 2013
Priority dateNov 5, 2010
Publication dateMay 19, 2015
Grant dateMay 19, 2015

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Abstract

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A control apparatus includes a port, an openable and closable door, and a holding mechanism. A connector of the USB device is insertable into and removable from the port so as to connect and disconnect the USB device to and from the control apparatus. The openable and closable door is disposed adjacent the port, and configured to open so as to expose the port and configured to close so as to shield the port. The holding mechanism is disposed at the openable and closable door and configured to hold a housing of the USB device when the openable and closable door is open.

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What is claimed as new and desired to be secured by letters patent of the United States is: 1. A control apparatus comprising: a port into which a connector of a USB device is insertable and from which the connector of the USB device is removable so as to connect and disconnect the USB device to and from the control apparatus; an openable and closable door disposed adjacent the port, the openable and closable door being configured to open so as to expose the port and configured…

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What does patent US9033718B2 cover?
A control apparatus includes a port, an openable and closable door, and a holding mechanism. A connector of the USB device is insertable into and removable from the port so as to connect and disconnect the USB device to and from the control apparatus. The openable and closable door is disposed adjacent the port, and configured to open so as to expose the port and configured to close so as to sh…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Yaskawa Denki Seisakusho Kk
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H01R13/5213. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue May 19 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).