WO2012078526A2 - Power and data connector - Google Patents

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WO2012078526A2
WO2012078526A2 PCT/US2011/063339 US2011063339W WO2012078526A2 WO 2012078526 A2 WO2012078526 A2 WO 2012078526A2 US 2011063339 W US2011063339 W US 2011063339W WO 2012078526 A2 WO2012078526 A2 WO 2012078526A2
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Hiroo Umeno
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
    • G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
    • G02B6/381—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs of the ferrule type, e.g. fibre ends embedded in ferrules, connecting a pair of fibres
    • G02B6/3817—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs of the ferrule type, e.g. fibre ends embedded in ferrules, connecting a pair of fibres containing optical and electrical conductors
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
    • G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
    • G02B6/3897—Connectors fixed to housings, casing, frames or circuit boards
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01B—CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR CONDUCTIVE, INSULATING OR DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES
    • H01B11/00—Communication cables or conductors
    • H01B11/22—Cables including at least one electrical conductor together with optical fibres
    • 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
    • H01R11/11—End pieces or tapping pieces for wires, supported by the wire and for facilitating electrical connection to some other wire, terminal or conductive member
    • H01R11/30—End pieces held in contact by a magnet
    • 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
    • H01R13/02—Contact members
    • H01R13/22—Contacts for co-operating by abutting
    • H01R13/24—Contacts for co-operating by abutting resilient; resiliently-mounted
    • 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
    • H01R13/62—Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
    • H01R13/6205—Two-part coupling devices held in engagement by a magnet
    • 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
    • H01R13/62—Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
    • H01R13/629—Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure electrical locking indicators, manufacturing tolerances
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • 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
    • H01R24/60—Contacts spaced along planar side wall transverse to longitudinal axis of engagement

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  • Electronic devices often have one or more interfaces for receiving electrical power and/or data.
  • the design of such interfaces has a profound effect on functional and aesthetic aspects of the electronic device.
  • a power and data connector includes a planar connection surface and one or more magnetic attractors for magnetically holding the power and data connector in place relative to a complementary power and data connector receptor.
  • the power and data connector further includes one or more power interfaces for transferring electrical power and/or one or more optical or electrical interfaces for transferring data.
  • FIG. 1 shows a power and data connector in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 2 shows an electronic device including a plurality of connector receptors configured to selectively couple with the power and data connector of FIG. 1.
  • FIGS. 3 and 4 show the power and data connector of FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 5 shows a schematic cross section of the power and data connector of FIG. 1 coupled to the electronic device of FIG. 2.
  • FIG. 1 shows a nonlimiting example of a power and data connector 10.
  • Power and data connectors in accordance with the present disclosure provide a mechanically simple and aesthetically pleasing mechanism for delivering power and/or data to and/or from an electronic device, such as electronic device 12 of FIG. 2.
  • power and data connectors in accordance with the present disclosure include a planar connection surface that is substantially flat and protrudes in front of the rest of the power and data connector.
  • FIG. 1 shows an example planar connection surface 14 of power and data connector 10.
  • the planar connection surface is designed to mate with a planar receptor surface of the electronic device.
  • FIG. 2 shows an example planar receptor surface 16 of electronic device 12.
  • FIG. 1 also shows a lip surface 13 and a tapered extension 15. The tapered extension 15 protrudes from the lip surface 13, and the planar connection surface 14 is located at a terminal end of the tapered extension.
  • FIG. 2 shows power and data connector 10 magnetically held in place relative to a planar receptor surface (hidden by power and data connector 10).
  • various power interfaces and/or optical or electrical data interfaces of the power and data connector are operatively coupled to complementary power interfaces and optical data interfaces of the electronic device.
  • power and/or data may be transferred to and/or from the electronic device via the power and data connector.
  • the electronic device can be designed with a substantially smooth surface. It is believed that the substantially smooth surface allowed by the herein disclosed power and data connector is aesthetically pleasing, is resistant to mechanical failures associated with mechanically complicated designs, is easy to keep clean, and provides countless other benefits.
  • Planar connection surface 14 is symmetrical about a first axis A and symmetrical about a second axis B that is perpendicular to axis A.
  • Axis A and axis B are perpendicular to a connection axis C (shown in FIG. 3) of the planar connection surface.
  • the symmetrical shape of the planar connection surface allows the power and data connector to be connected to an electronic device in either of at least two different orientations. In other words, the power and data connector may be connected with a first orientation or a second orientation that is rotated one hundred eighty degrees relative to the first orientation.
  • Power and data connectors in accordance with the present disclosure may include one or more pairs of power interfaces. Such power interfaces may be electrical conductors, for example.
  • power and data connector 10 includes a first power interface 22 and a second power interface 24 on planar connection surface 14. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, first power interface 22 and second power interface 24 are aligned with axis A. Furthermore, first power interface 22 and second power interface 24 are each spaced the same distance away from axis B so that the first power interface and the second power interface are symmetrical about axis B.
  • Each power interface is configured to operatively couple with a complementary power interface of a power and data connector receptor such that electrical power is transferred between the first power interface and the complementary power interface.
  • one power interface may be held at a first voltage and the other power interface may be held at a different voltage such that a voltage differential is established for providing a direct current for powering an electronic device.
  • the symmetrical arrangement of the power interfaces allows the power and data connector to be orientation agnostic.
  • Power and data connectors in accordance with the present disclosure may include one or more power interfaces configured to ground the power and data connector.
  • power and data connector 10 includes a ground power interface 26 and a ground power interface 28.
  • the planar connection surface or another aspect of the power and data connector may be used to ground the power and data connector.
  • power and data connector 10 includes two working power interfaces for establishing a DC voltage and two ground power interfaces for grounding the power and data connector.
  • power and data connectors may include virtually any number of working and/or grounding power interfaces without departing from the scope of this disclosure.
  • the power interfaces may extend parallel to connection axis C past the planar connection surface 14 and all other portions of the power and data connector.
  • the power interfaces may be the forward most aspect of the power and data connector.
  • the power interfaces may be recessed into the planar connection surface parallel to the connection axis C.
  • optical interface(s) may extend or recede similar to the power interfaces.
  • the amount of extension and/or recession will be relatively minor - e.g., less than two millimeters.
  • any extension and/or recession may be accommodated by complementary recession and/or extension of the power and data connector receptor, such that reliable connections can be established between the power and data connector and the electronic device.
  • FIG. 5 shows a cross-sectional view of a plane D, which is illustrated in
  • a power interface such as power interface 22, may be operatively connected to a connection assistant 30.
  • Connection assistant resiliently biases the power interface past the planar connection surface 14 parallel to connection axis C.
  • the connection assistant provides the power interface with a variable amount of extension so that a solid contact may be made with a complementary power interface of the electronic device.
  • the electronic device may alternatively or additionally include a connection assistant to resiliently bias the power interfaces of the electronic device.
  • the connection assistant may include a spring in some embodiments.
  • power and data connector 10 includes a first magnetic attractor 32 and a second magnetic attractor 34 that are configured to cooperate with magnetic attractor 36 and magnetic attractor 38 of electronic device 12 to magnetically hold the power and data connector 10 in place relative to the electronic device.
  • the magnetic attractors may be flush with or recessed behind the planar connection surface 14, as shown in FIG. 5.
  • one or more magnetic attractors may alternatively or additionally be flush with or recessed behind the lip surface and/or the tapered extension.
  • the magnetic attractors may include a permanent magnet and/or an electromagnet. While the illustrated embodiment shows a power and data connector that includes two magnetic attractors, it is to be understood that virtually any number of magnetic attractors may be used without departing from the scope of this disclosure.
  • Power and data connectors in accordance with the present disclosure may include one or more electrical or optical interfaces configured to transmit data signals.
  • power and data connector 10 includes optical interface 40 in the form of an optical fiber connector that terminates a fiber optic cable capable of transmitting data signals in the form of light.
  • optical interface 40 is aligned with axis A and axis B at a center of planar connection surface 14.
  • a pair of optical interfaces may be aligned with axis A and spaced the same distance away from axis B so that the pair of optical interfaces are symmetrical about axis B.
  • the optical interface is configured to operatively couple with a complementary optical interface of a power and data connector receptor. In this way, optical signals may be transferred between the optical interface of the power and data connector and the complementary optical interface of the electronic device.
  • optical interface 40 may be operatively connected to a connection assistant 42 resiliently biasing that optical interface past planar connection surface 14.
  • electronic device 12 includes a housing 44 and a plurality of power and data connector receptors to selectively couple with power and data connectors.
  • electronic device includes an empty power and data connector receptor 17 and a power and data connector receptor 18 that is occupied by power and data connector 10.
  • a device may include virtually any number of power and data connector receptors without departing from the scope of this disclosure.
  • the power and data connector receptors may be formed as an integral part of the device chassis or housing so that there is not a separate user-visible connector housing.
  • the power and data connector may include a tapered opening that recedes to the planar receptor surface at its terminal end.
  • the tapered opening may be sized and shaped to mate with the tapered extension of the power and data connector.
  • the tapered arrangement helps guide the power and data connector into a mated arrangement with the power and data connector receptor in either of two orientations (i.e., 180 degree rotation). In the mated arrangement, the magnetic attractors can hold the power and data connector in place.
  • the power and data connector receptors may be located at different sites around housing 44.
  • An auxiliary device or power source may be connected to any of the different connector receptors via a power and data connector, thus providing connection flexibility that may facilitate using the electronic device in a desired orientation, with a desired case or covering, and/or with a desired grip.
  • auxiliary devices when plural connector receptors are included in the same electronic device, two or more auxiliary devices (or an auxiliary device and a power source) may be simultaneously connected to the electronic device via different power and data connectors.
  • the plurality of connector receptors may be operatively connected to one another such that power received via one connector receptor may be output via another connector receptor; and data received via an optical interface of one connector receptor may be output via an optical interface of another connector receptor.
  • power and/or data may not only be delivered to the electronic device, but also through the electronic device to another auxiliary device.
  • each power and data connector receptor may be configured to complement the power and data connector.
  • each of the plurality of power and data connector receptors may include a receptor surface 16.
  • the receptor surface may be planar.
  • the receptor surface may be recessed less than six millimeters from the housing so as to provide a substantially continuous and uninterrupted surface from the housing and across the connector receptor.
  • the overall smoothness of the connector receptor in relation to the housing provides a clean appearance that does not include any protrusions that can be easily broken or large gaps into which debris and other contaminants may collect. The overall smoothness is also thought to produce an aesthetically pleasing appearance.
  • the connector receptor may be substantially symmetrical. Furthermore, the connector receptor may include power interfaces and/or optical interfaces positioned to align with the corresponding power interfaces and optical interfaces of the power and data connector when the power and data connector is magnetically held to the electronic device. To facilitate such magnetic holding, the connector receptor may include one or more magnetic attractors flush with or recessed behind the receptor surface.

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