Connector and electronic device system using the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9899753-B1
Application number	US-201715641408-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Jul 5, 2017
Priority date	May 26, 2017
Publication date	Feb 20, 2018
Grant date	Feb 20, 2018

Abstract

The disclosure provides a connector and an electronic device system using the same. The connector includes a first connecting unit, a second connecting unit, a connecting structure and a supporting member. The first connecting unit includes a first body, a first magnetic body and a first conductive assembly mounted on the first body, and the first body has a first fixing portion. The second connecting unit includes a second body, a second magnetic body and a second conductive assembly mounted on the second body. The supporting member includes a supporting body, a second fixing portion and an inserted hole provided on the supporting body. The second magnetic body and the second conductive assembly is corresponding to the first magnetic body and the first conductive assembly respectively. The electronic device system has the functions of anti-collision and noise reduction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A connector, comprising:
a first connecting unit, comprising a first body, a first magnetic body and a first conductive assembly mounted on the first body, and the first body having a first fixing portion;
a second connecting unit, comprising a second body, a second magnetic body and a second conductive assembly mounted on the second body, the second magnetic body corresponding to the first magnetic body, and the second conductive assembly corresponding to the first conductive assembly;
a connecting structure; and
a supporting member, comprising a supporting body, a second fixing portion and an inserted hole provided on the supporting body;
wherein the first fixing portion connects to the second fixing portion by the connecting structure to make the first connecting unit connects to the supporting member movably, and the first magnetic body and the first conductive assembly are extended or retracted from the insertion hole freely;
wherein when the second connecting unit is placed on the supporting body, the first magnetic body is attracted by the second magnetic body to move towards to the second magnetic body, the first magnetic body extends from the inserted hole and contacts with the second magnetic body, and the first conductive assembly extends from the inserted hole and electrically connected with the second conductive assembly.

2. The connector of claim 1 , wherein the first conductive assembly comprises a plurality of first conductive units and a second conductive unit provided between the plurality of first conductive units, the second conductive assembly comprises a plurality of third conductive units, and the plurality of first conductive units and the second conductive are corresponding to the plurality of third conductive units.

3. The connector of claim 2 , wherein the second conductive unit is shorter than the plurality of first conductive units, the first conductive units is electrically contacted with the third conductive units first when the first connecting unit moves toward to the second connecting unit, and the second conductive unit is electrically contacted with one of the third conductive units after a short period of time.

4. The connector of claim 2 , wherein the first conductive unit, the second conductive units, and the third conductive units have a columnar shape.

5. The connector of claim 1 , wherein the first connecting unit further comprises a guide hole, the supporting body further comprises a guide column, and the guide hole is engaged with the guide column.

6. The connector of claim 5 , wherein an inner wall of the guide hole is a curved surface, the guide column has a conical column shape, and an outer wall of the guide column is a conical surface.

7. The connector of claim 1 , wherein the connecting structure comprises a socket portion and a threaded portion integrally formed with the socket portion, the first fixing portion has a socket hole, and the second fixing portion has a threaded hole.

8. The connector of claim 7 , wherein the first fixing portion is engaged with the socket portion movably by the engagement of the socket hole and the socket portion, and the connecting structure is mounted on the second fixing portion by the engagement of the threaded portion and the threaded hole.

9. The connector of claim 1 , wherein the first magnetic body and the second magnetic body are magnets, or the first magnetic body is a magnet, and the second magnetic body is an iron piece.

10. An electronic device system, comprising:
a connector comprising:
a first connecting unit, comprising a first body, a first magnetic body and a first conductive assembly mounted on the first body, and the first body having a first fixing portion;
a second connecting unit, comprising a second body, a second magnetic body and a second conductive assembly mounted on the second body, the second magnetic body corresponding to the first magnetic body, and the second conductive assembly corresponding to the first conductive assembly;
a connecting structure; and
a supporting member, comprising a supporting body, a second fixing portion and an inserted hole provided on the supporting body;
wherein the first fixing portion connects to the second fixing portion by the connecting structure to make the first connecting unit connects to the supporting member movably, and the first magnetic body and the first conductive assembly are extended or retracted from the inserted hole freely;
wherein when the second connecting unit is placed on the supporting body, the first magnetic body is attracted by the second magnetic body to move towards to the second magnetic body, the first magnetic body extends from the inserted hole and contacts with the second magnetic body, and the first conductive assembly extends from the inserted hole and connected with to the second conductive assembly electrically;

a first electronic device comprising a first housing and a first circuit board mounted on the first housing, wherein the first circuit board connects to the first connecting unit, and the supporting member connects to the first housing to form a storage space for receiving the first circuit board and the first connecting unit; and
a second electronic device comprising a second housing and a second circuit board mounted on the second housing, wherein the second connecting unit is mounted on the second housing and electrically connected to the second circuit board;
wherein when the second electronic device is placed on the first electronic device, the second magnetic body attracts the first magnetic body to make the first connecting unit move towards to the second connecting unit, the first connecting unit contacts with and electrically connected to the second connecting unit, and the first electronic device electrically connects to the second electronic device.

11. The connector of claim 10 , wherein the first electronic device or the second electronic device generate a transient noise when the first electronic device electrically connects to the second electronic device, and the transient noise can be eliminated by extending the short period of time.

12. The electronic device system of claim 10 , wherein the first circuit board and the second circuit board are flexible circuit boards.

13. The electronic device system of claim 10 , wherein the supporting body of the support structure further has a placing groove, the placing groove has a plug recess, and the inserted hole is provided at a bottom of the plug recess and is connected to the plug recess.

14. The electronic device system of claim 10 , wherein when the second electronic device is not placed on the first electronic device, the first connecting unit is located on the socket portion away from the threaded portion and is hided in the inserted hole.

Assignees

• Ambit Microsystems Shanghai

Inventors

• Chiang Chia Chin

Classifications

• H01R13/502

  composed of different pieces (H01R13/514 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01R13/639 Primary

  Additional means for holding or locking coupling parts together, after engagement, {e.g. separate keylock, retainer strap} · CPC title

• H01R4/54 Primary

  Bayonet or keyhole · CPC title

• H01R13/6205

  Two-part coupling devices held in engagement by a magnet · CPC title

• H01R13/6395

  for wall or panel outlets · CPC title