GB2594956A - USB connector combination with circuit protective device - Google Patents

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GB2594956A
GB2594956A GB2007009.0A GB202007009A GB2594956A GB 2594956 A GB2594956 A GB 2594956A GB 202007009 A GB202007009 A GB 202007009A GB 2594956 A GB2594956 A GB 2594956A
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Feng Ho Chih
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R31/00—Coupling parts supported only by co-operation with counterpart
    • H01R31/06—Intermediate parts for linking two coupling parts, e.g. adapter
    • H01R31/065—Intermediate parts for linking two coupling parts, e.g. adapter with built-in electric apparatus
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    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F1/00—Details not covered by groups G06F3/00 - G06F13/00 and G06F21/00
    • G06F1/26—Power supply means, e.g. regulation thereof
    • G06F1/266—Arrangements to supply power to external peripherals either directly from the computer or under computer control, e.g. supply of power through the communication port, computer controlled power-strips
    • G—PHYSICS
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    • G06F1/26—Power supply means, e.g. regulation thereof
    • G06F1/30—Means for acting in the event of power-supply failure or interruption, e.g. power-supply fluctuations
    • G—PHYSICS
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    • G06F1/26—Power supply means, e.g. regulation thereof
    • G06F1/30—Means for acting in the event of power-supply failure or interruption, e.g. power-supply fluctuations
    • G06F1/305—Means for acting in the event of power-supply failure or interruption, e.g. power-supply fluctuations in the event of power-supply fluctuations
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R11/00—Individual connecting elements providing two or more spaced connecting locations for conductive members which are, or may be, thereby interconnected, e.g. end pieces for wires or cables supported by the wire or cable and having means for facilitating electrical connection to some other wire, terminal, or conductive member, blocks of binding posts
    • H01R11/01—Individual connecting elements providing two or more spaced connecting locations for conductive members which are, or may be, thereby interconnected, e.g. end pieces for wires or cables supported by the wire or cable and having means for facilitating electrical connection to some other wire, terminal, or conductive member, blocks of binding posts characterised by the form or arrangement of the conductive interconnection between the connecting locations
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/46—Bases; Cases
    • H01R13/502—Bases; Cases composed of different pieces
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/46—Bases; Cases
    • H01R13/516—Means for holding or embracing insulating body, e.g. casing, hoods
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/60—Means for supporting coupling part when not engaged
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/66—Structural association with built-in electrical component
    • H01R13/6608—Structural association with built-in electrical component with built-in single component
    • H01R13/6641—Structural association with built-in electrical component with built-in single component with diode
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02H—EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS
    • H02H3/00—Emergency protective circuit arrangements for automatic disconnection directly responsive to an undesired change from normal electric working condition with or without subsequent reconnection ; integrated protection
    • H02H3/20—Emergency protective circuit arrangements for automatic disconnection directly responsive to an undesired change from normal electric working condition with or without subsequent reconnection ; integrated protection responsive to excess voltage
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R2201/00—Connectors or connections adapted for particular applications
    • H01R2201/06—Connectors or connections adapted for particular applications for computer periphery
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R24/00—Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure
    • H01R24/28—Coupling parts carrying pins, blades or analogous contacts and secured only to wire or cable

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Abstract

A USB connector combination 1 including a housing 10 in which a type A connector 20 and a type C adaptor 21 are engaged and electrically connected to each other through a partition. A diode has an anode connected to a power terminal of the type A connector 20 and a cathode connected to a power terminal of the type C adaptor 21. The housing 10 may have an extension 16 with a loop 17 for engaging a cable 30 which supports a male plug member 31 which engages the adaptor 21. The male plug member 31 may further engage with the housing 10 via a notch 19 and anchor 33.

Description

USB CONNECTOR COMBINATION WITH CIRCUIT PROTECTIVE DEVICE
The invention relates to a universal serial bus (USB) connector combination including a circuit protective device connected or coupled between two connectors of different types for protecting the electrical apparatuses or facilities and for preventing the electrical apparatuses or facilities from being damaged through the USB connector combination inadvertently while hi use.
Typical universal serial bus (USB) connectors comprise a wire or cable, and one or more terminals or conductors or plugs attached or mounted or secured or coupled to the cable for connecting or coupling to various electrical apparatuses or facilities, such as personal computers, notebooks, docks, discs, mobile phones, portable phones, batteries, chargers, power suppliers, etc., and the plugs are selected from type A, type B, type C, or the like for connecting or coupling to the selected or predetermined or required electrical apparatuses or facilities.
For example, the type A terminals or conductors or plugs may be provided for connecting or coupling to the personal computers, notebooks or the like, and the type C terminals or conductors or plugs may be provided for connecting or coupling to the docks, discs, mobile phones, portable phones, batteries, chargers, power suppliers, etc., and may not be provided for connecting or coupling to the other or different types of electrical apparatuses or facilities.
Normally, two or more different types of terminals or conductors or plugs are required to be provided and carried with the user.
For example, U.S. Patent No. US 9,231,344 B1 to Liao, and U.S. Patent No. US 9,431,746 B2 to Wu et al. disclose two of the typical USB connectors for connecting or coupling to various electrical apparatuses or facilities, but the typical USB connectors may be provided and used for connecting or coupling to only one type of the electrical apparatuses or facilities, but may not be provided for connecting or coupling to the other or different types of electrical apparatuses or facilities.
U.S. Patent No. US 9,270,038 131 to Chao, U.S. Patent No. US 9,455,528 B1 to Chao, U.S. Patent No. US 9,537,248 to Hung, and U.S. Patent No. US 10,256,585 to Wierenga disclose the other typical USB connectors each comprising two or more terminals or conductors or plugs for connecting or coupling to the other or different types of electrical apparatuses or facilities.
However, the typical USB connectors may comprise two or more wires or cables for connecting or coupling to different types of the terminals or conductors or plugs, and may comprise a large volume and/or a complicated structure or configuration that may not be easily carried with the user. In addition, when the typical USB connectors are used for connecting or coupling the batteries, chargers, power suppliers, etc. to the electrical apparatuses or facilities, such as personal computers, notebooks, docks, discs, mobile phones, portable phones, or the like, the electrical apparatuses or facilities may have a good chance to be over-charged by the batteries, chargers, or power suppliers when the connection between the electrical apparatuses or facilities and the batteries, chargers, or power suppliers has become failure.
It is accordingly an object of the present invention to provide a circuit protective device connected or coupled between two connectors of different types for protecting the electrical apparatuses or facilities and for preventing the electrical apparatuses or facilities from being damaged through the USB connector combination inadvertently while in use.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
According to the invention there is provided a USB connector combination comprising:-a housing, a connector selected from type A and engaged in the housing, the connector including a power terminal, an adapter selected from type C and engaged in the housing and electrically connected to the connector, and the adapter including a power conductor, and a diode including an anode connected to the power terminal of the connector, and a cathode connected to the power conductor of the adapter.
The housing preferably includes a chamber formed in a first end portion of the housing for receiving and engaging with the connector, and a compartment formed in a second end portion of the housing for receiving and engaging with the adapter. The housing preferably includes a partition formed between the chamber and the compartment of the housing.
A male plug member may further be provided and engaged with the adapter. The housing may include an extension extended from the housing, and a loop formed on the extension, and a cable engaged with the loop of the extension. The cable preferably includes a female plug member. The housing may include a notch formed in the housing, and the male plug member may include an anchor for engaging with the notch of the housing.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating the operation of a USB connector combination; FIG. 2 is another perspective view of the USB connector combination; FIG. 3 is a further perspective view similar to FIG. 2, illustrating the operation of the USB connector combination; FIG. 4 is a partial perspective view of the USB connector combination; FIG, 5 is a partial exploded view of the USB connector combination; and FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating the arrangement of two connectors of different types of the USB connector combination.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
Referring to the drawings, and initially to FIG. 1, a USB connector assembly or combination 1 is provided for coupling between various electrical apparatuses or facilities 8, 80, such as personal computers, docks, discs, mobile phones, portable phones, 20 notebooks 8, and batteries, chargers, power suppliers 80, etc., as shown in FIGS. 2-5, the USB connector combination 1 comprises a receptacle or housing 10 including a compartment or chamber 11 formed in one or first end portion 12 thereof; and a chamber or compartment 13 formed in the other or second end portion 14 thereof; and separated from each other with a partition 15 and/or communicating with each other, for receiving or engaging with a connector 20 and an adapter 21 respectively, in which the connector and the adapter 21 are electrically connected or coupled together or engaged with each other.
It is preferable that the housing 10 further includes an opening or notch 19 formed therein, such as formed in the other or second end portion 14 thereof and communicating with the compartment 13 of the housing 10, a band or extension 16 is extended from the other or second end portion 14 of the housing 10, and a hook or loop 17 is formed or provided on the free end portion of the extension 16 for receiving or engaging with a wire or cable 30 which includes a male plug member 31 and a female plug member 32 attached or mounted or secured or coupled to the end portions of the cable 30. The connector 20 and the adapter 21 may be selected from type A or type B, or type C for connecting or coupling to various electrical apparatuses or facilities 8, 80. For example, the connector 20 may be selected from type A for connecting or coupling to personal computers, docks, discs, mobile phones, portable phones, or notebooks 8 (FIG. 1), and the adapter 21 may be selected from type C for connecting or coupling to batteries, chargers, power suppliers 80, or the like.
As shown in FIG. 6, the adapter 21 is selected from type C and includes twenty four (24) terminals or conductors for connecting or coupling to the connector 20, for example, the Al, B I, Al2, B12 conductors are grounded conductors for electrically connecting or coupling to the 4lh and the 7th terminals of the connector 20, the A4, B4, A9, B9 conductors are power conductors for electrically connecting or coupling to the 1' terminal of the connector 20, A6, B6 conductors are positive data or information conductors for electrically connecting or coupling to the relative terminals of the connector 20, A7, B7 are negative data or information conductors, 132 conductor is a positive transmission conductor, B3 conductor is a negative transmission conductor, All conductor is a positive reception conductor. Al0 is a negative reception conductor, and AS and B5 conductors are spare conductors.
The connector 20 is selected from type A and includes nine (9) conductors or terminals for connecting or coupling to the adapter 21, for example, the 4th and the 7th terminals are grounded terminals, the 1" terminal is a power terminal, the 3rd terminal is a positive data or information terminal, the 2" terminal is a negative data or information terminal, the 9111 terminal is a positive reception terminal, the 8th terminal is a negative reception terminal, the 6th terminal is a positive transmission terminal, and the 5th terminal is a negative transmission terminal. As also shown in FIG. 6, a circuit protective device 5 may further be provided and disposed or connected or coupled between the connector 20 and the adapter 21, such as the 1" terminal of the connector 20 and the A4, B4, A9, B9 conductors of the adapter 21.
For example, the circuit protective device 5 includes a diode 50 which may be selected from a Schottky Diode or the like and which may include a 5V reverse voltage, and which includes a reverse fast cut-off characteristics, and which includes an anode 51 for electrically connecting or coupling to the I" terminal of the connector 20, and a cathode 51 for electrically connecting or coupling to the A4, B4, A9, B9 conductors of the adapter 21. It is to be noted that the connector 20 for connecting or coupling to personal computers, docks, discs, mobile phones, portable phones, or notebooks 8 (FIG. 1) normally may accept a voltage of about 5V only, and the batteries, chargers, or power suppliers 80 may supply a voltage of more than 20V, and the diode 50 is provided for allowing a current of about 5V to flow into the notebooks 8 and for preventing the notebooks 8 from being over-charged and damaged through the USB connector combination 1.
In operation, as shown in FIGS. 1-3, the connector 20 may be selected from a male structure or configuration and may be connected or coupled to the personal computers, docks, discs, mobile phones, portable phones, or notebooks 8, and the male plug member 31 may be engaged with the adapter 21 which may be selected from a female structure or configuration, and the female plug member 32 may be provided for electrically connecting or coupling to the batteries, chargers, power suppliers 80, or the like, for allowing the power suppliers 80 to energize the notebooks 8 and the like. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the male plug member 31 may include a protrusion or anchor 33 formed or provided thereon or extended therefrom for selectively engaging with the notch 19 of the housing 10, and for anchoring or retaining or positioning the male plug member 31 to the housing 10.
Accordingly, the USB connector combination includes a circuit protective device connected or coupled between two connectors of different types for protecting the electrical apparatuses or facilities and for preventing the electrical apparatuses or facilities from being damaged through the USB connector combination inadvertently while in use.

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  1. CLAIMS:- 1. A USB connector combination comprising: a housing, a connector selected from type A and engaged in the housing, 5 the connector including a power terminal, an adapter selected from type C and engaged in the housing and electrically connected to the connector, and the adapter including a power conductor, and a diode including an anode connected to the power terminal of 10 the connector, and a cathode connected to the power conductor of the adapter.
  2. 2. A USB connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the housing includes a chamber formed in a first end portion of the housing for receiving and engaging with the connector, and a compartment formed in a second end portion of the housing for receiving and engaging with the adapter.
  3. 3. A USB connector as claimed in claim 2, wherein the housing includes a partition formed between the chamber and the compartment of the housing.
  4. 4. A USB connector as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a male plug member engaged with the adapter.
  5. 5. A USB connector as claimed in claim 4, wherein the housing includes an extension extended from the housing, and a loop formed on the extension, and a cable engaged with the loop of the extension.
  6. 6. A USB connector as claimed in claim 5, wherein the cable includes a female plug member.
  7. 7. A USB connector as claimed in claim 4, wherein the housing includes a notch formed in the housing, and the male plug member includes an anchor for engaging with the notch of the housing.
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GB2577145A (en) * 2018-09-14 2020-03-18 Oxti Corp USB connector combination with attachable plug

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US20130005193A1 (en) * 2011-06-30 2013-01-03 Chou Hsien Tsai Duplex male electrical connector with socket shell
CN203631928U (en) * 2013-11-05 2014-06-04 富士康(昆山)电脑接插件有限公司 Composite adaption plug
CN204012099U (en) * 2014-08-20 2014-12-10 北京极联客科技有限公司 Carry the be connected in series data wire of adapter
CN204118425U (en) * 2014-09-26 2015-01-21 安福县海能实业股份有限公司 Three-in-one data wire
US20160118758A1 (en) * 2014-10-27 2016-04-28 Scott Cymerman Interchangeable cable connection system
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GB2577145A (en) * 2018-09-14 2020-03-18 Oxti Corp USB connector combination with attachable plug

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