Connector plug, connector socket, and connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9728872-B2
Application number	US-201514949062-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 23, 2015
Priority date	Sep 22, 2014
Publication date	Aug 8, 2017
Grant date	Aug 8, 2017

Abstract

In the connector, a plurality of parallel flanges and groove pins between every two of the parallel flanges are additionally provided to the middle of the connector plug. A plurality of parallel grooves and flange pins between every two of the parallel grooves are additionally provided to the middle of the connector socket. The plurality of flanges of the connector plug are inserted into the plurality of grooves of the connector socket. The mating face of the connector plug is in contact with the mating face of the connector socket.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A connector plug, comprising:
a plug body having a mating face with a left outer side edge and a right outer side edge;
a plurality of parallel flanges disposed in a middle of the mating face, one groove being disposed between every two adjacent flanges of the plurality of parallel flanges, and an array of groove pins being disposed on groove faces of the groove; and
a left array of pins and a right array of pins respectively disposed on either side of the plurality of parallel flanges, both the left array of pins and the right array of pins being attached to the mating face,
wherein the left array of pins and the right array of pins extend from the middle of the mating face to respectively stop at the left outer side edge and the right outer side edge.

2. The connector plug according to claim 1 , wherein the array of groove pins comprises m groove pins arranged regularly along the groove, m being a natural number.

3. The connector plug according to claim 2 ,
wherein the left array of pins comprises m left pins provided correspondingly to the groove pins, the left pins being parallel to each other and perpendicular to the flanges; and
wherein the right array of pins comprises m right pins provided correspondingly to the groove pins, the right pins being parallel to each other and perpendicular to the flanges.

4. The connector plug according to claim 1 , wherein a bottom of the groove is in a same plane as the mating face.

5. The connector plug according to claim 1 , wherein a width of the left array of pins is greater than a depth of the groove.

6. The connector plug according to claim 3 , wherein a bottom of the groove is in a same plane as the mating face.

7. A connector socket, comprising:
a socket body having a mating face with a left outer side edge and a right outer side edge;
a plurality of parallel grooves disposed in a middle of the mating face, one flange being disposed between every two adjacent grooves of the plurality of parallel grooves, and an array of flange pins being disposed on flange faces of the flange; and
a left array of pins and a right array of pins respectively disposed on either side of the plurality of parallel grooves, both the left array of pins and the right array of pins being attached to the mating face,
wherein the left array of pins and the right array of pins extend from the middle of the mating face to respectively stop at the left outer side edge and the right outer side edge.

8. The connector socket according to claim 7 , wherein the array of flange pins comprises m flange pins arranged regularly along the flange, m being a natural number.

9. The connector socket according to claim 8 ,
wherein the left array of pins comprises m left pins provided correspondingly to the flange pins, the left pins being parallel to each other and perpendicular to the grooves; and
wherein the right array of pins comprises m right pins provided correspondingly to the flange pins, the right pins being parallel to each other and perpendicular to the grooves.

10. The connector socket according to claim 7 , wherein a top of the flange is in a same plane as the mating face.

11. The connector socket according to claim 8 , wherein a top of the flange is in a same plane as the mating face.

12. The connector socket according to claim 9 , wherein a top of the flange is in a same plane as the mating face.

13. A connector, comprising:
a connector plug comprising: a plug body having a mating face with a left outer side edge and a right outer side edge; a plurality of parallel flanges disposed in a middle of the mating face, one groove being disposed between every two adjacent flanges of the plurality of parallel flanges, and an array of groove pins being disposed on groove faces of the groove; and a left array of pins and a right array of pins respectively disposed on either side of the plurality of parallel flanges, both the left array of pins and the right array of pins being attached to the mating face; and
a connector socket configured to receive at least one of the plurality of parallel flanges.

14. The connector according to claim 13 ,
wherein the plurality of flanges of the connector plug are inserted into a plurality of grooves of the connector socket; and
wherein the mating face of the connector plug is in contact with the mating face of the connector socket.

15. The connector according to claim 13 ,
wherein the left array of pins comprises m left pins provided correspondingly to the groove pins, the left pins being parallel to each other and perpendicular to the flanges; and
wherein the right array of pins comprises m right pins provided correspondingly to the groove pins, the right pins being parallel to each other and perpendicular to the flanges.

16. The connector according to claim 13 , wherein the array of flange pins comprises m flange pins arranged regularly along the flange, m being a natural number.

17. The connector according to claim 13 ,
wherein the left array of pins comprises m left pins provided correspondingly to the flange pins, the left pins being parallel to each other and perpendicular to the grooves; and
wherein the right array of pins comprises m right pins provided correspondingly to the flange pins, the right pins being parallel to each other and perpendicular to the grooves.

18. The connector according to claim 13 , wherein a top of the flange is in a same plane as the mating face.

19. The connector according to claim 13 , wherein the left array of pins and the right array of pins extend from the middle of the mating face to respectively stop at the left outer side edge and the right outer side edge.

20. The connector according to claim 15 , wherein a top of the flange is in a same plane as the mating face.

Assignees

• Xiaomi Inc
• Xiaomi Inc

Inventors

• Sun Wei
• Shi Xinming
• Di Hao

Classifications

• H01R12/716 Primary

  Coupling device provided on the PCB · CPC title

• H01R12/7076

  for connection between PCB and component, e.g. display · CPC title