Electrical connection device having a standard plug and a reverse plug at two ends of a cable
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H01R-013/627
H01R-013/625
H01R-031/06
H01R-013/645
H01R-012/72
H01R-013/64
출원번호
US-0248471
(2014-04-09)
등록번호
US-9142927
(2015-09-22)
우선권정보
TW-102206385 A (2013-04-09)
발명자
/ 주소
Tseng, Ting-Chang
출원인 / 주소
Molex Incorporated
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초록▼
An electrical connection device comprises a standard receptacle module, a reverse receptacle module and a connector cable module. The standard receptacle module comprises a first receptacle and a first guide frame. The first guide frame has a first positioning portion. The reverse receptacle module
An electrical connection device comprises a standard receptacle module, a reverse receptacle module and a connector cable module. The standard receptacle module comprises a first receptacle and a first guide frame. The first guide frame has a first positioning portion. The reverse receptacle module comprises a second receptacle and a second guide frame. The second guide frame has a second positioning portion. The connector cable module comprises a standard plug, a reverse plug and a cable. The standard plug has a third positioning portion compatible with the first positioning portion. The reverse plug has a fourth positioning portion compatible with the second positioning portion. The third positioning portion of the standard plug is incompatible with the second positioning portion of the second guide frame, and the fourth positioning portion of the reverse plug is incompatible with the first positioning portion of the first guide frame.
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1. An electrical connection device, the electrical connection device comprising: a standard receptacle module, the standard receptacle module including: a first receptacle, the first receptacle including a first mating portion, anda first guide frame, the first guide frame including a first frame bo
1. An electrical connection device, the electrical connection device comprising: a standard receptacle module, the standard receptacle module including: a first receptacle, the first receptacle including a first mating portion, anda first guide frame, the first guide frame including a first frame body, a first locking plate and a first positioning portion, the first frame body being mounted to the first receptacle, the first locking plate extending from a side of the first frame body and being spaced apart from the first mating portion and having a first locking unit;a reverse receptacle module, the reverse receptacle module including: a second receptacle, the second receptacle including a second mating portion, anda second guide frame, the second guide frame including a second frame body, a second locking plate and a second positioning portion, the second frame body being mounted to the second receptacle, the second locking plate extending from a side of the second frame body and being spaced apart from the second mating portion and having a second locking unit; anda connector cable module, the connector cable module including: a standard plug, the standard plug including a first casing and a third mating portion provided in the first casing and mating with the first mating portion, the first casing having a third locking unit engaging with the first locking unit and a third positioning portion compatible with the first positioning portion,a reverse plug, the reverse plug including a second casing and a fourth mating portion provided in the second casing and mating with the second mating portion, the second casing having a fourth locking unit engaging with the second locking unit and a fourth positioning portion compatible with the second positioning portion, anda cable, the cable connecting the standard plug and the reverse plug;wherein the third positioning portion of the standard plug is incompatible with the second positioning portion of the second guide frame, and the fourth positioning portion of the reverse plug is incompatible with the first positioning portion of the first guide frame, so that the third mating portion of the standard plug cannot mate with the second mating portion of the reverse receptacle module, and the fourth mating portion of the reverse plug cannot mate with the first mating portion of the standard receptacle module with the standard plug configured to mate with the first receptacle and the reverse plug configured to mate with the second receptacle. 2. The electrical connection device of claim 1, wherein: a positional relationship of the second receptacle relative to the second locking plate is equivalent to a positional relationship of the first receptacle after rotating 180° about an axis parallel to a mating direction relative to the first locking plate; anda positional relationship of the fourth mating portion of the reverse plug relative to the fourth locking unit is equivalent to a positional relationship of the third mating portion of the standard plug after rotating 180° about the axis parallel to the mating direction relative to the third locking unit. 3. The electrical connection device of claim 2, wherein: the third mating portion includes a first sub-circuit board and a second sub-circuit board parallel and spaced apart from each other, and the fourth mating portion includes a first sub-circuit board and a second sub-circuit board as another group;in the standard plug, the first sub-circuit board is positioned between the third locking unit and the second sub-circuit board, and first board surfaces of the first sub-circuit board and the second sub-circuit board face toward the third locking unit; andin the reverse plug, the second sub-circuit board is positioned between the fourth locking unit and the first sub-circuit board, and second board surfaces of the first sub-circuit board and the second sub-circuit board face toward the fourth locking unit. 4. The electrical connection device of claim 3, wherein: the first receptacle is provided over a first circuit board and the first mating portion is positioned between the first locking plate and the first circuit board; andthe second receptacle is provided under a second circuit board and the second locking plate and the second circuit board positioned at the same side of the second mating portion. 5. The electrical connection device of claim 4, wherein: the first positioning portion of the standard receptacle module is integrally formed at a side of the first locking plate facing the first receptacle, and defines a first receiving groove which is left-right symmetrical relative to the first receptacle;the second positioning portion of the reverse receptacle module is integrally formed at a side of the second locking plate facing the second receptacle, and defines a second receiving groove which is not left-right symmetrical relative to the second receptacle;the first casing of the standard plug further has a first housing, the third locking unit and the third positioning portion are provided at a first outer side surface of the first housing, and the third positioning portion protrudes from the first outer side surface left-right symmetrically relative to the third locking unit so as to be received in the first receiving groove; andthe second casing of the reverse plug further has a second housing, the fourth locking unit and the fourth positioning portion are provided at a second outer side surface of the second housing, and the fourth positioning portion protrudes from the second outer side surface not left-right symmetrically relative to the fourth locking unit so as to be received in the second receiving groove. 6. The electrical connection device of claim 5, wherein: a position of the second receiving groove relative to the second receptacle offsets toward the left with respect to a position of the first receiving groove relative to the first receptacle;the third positioning portion includes two first protective blocks which are positioned respectively on the left side and the right side of the third locking unit and are symmetrical; andthe fourth positioning portion comprises two second protective blocks respectively positioned on the left side and the right side of the fourth locking unit, the second protective block positioned on the left side of the fourth positioning portion enlarges toward the left with respect to first protective block positioned on the left side of the third positioning portion, and the second protective block positioned on the right side of the fourth positioning portion reduces toward the left from a right edge with respect to the first protective block positioned on the right side of the third positioning portion, so as to correspond to that the second receiving groove offsets toward the left. 7. The electrical connection device of claim 5, wherein: a position of the second receiving groove relative to the second receptacle offsets toward the right with respect to a position of the first receiving groove relative to the first receptacle;the third positioning portion comprises two first protective blocks which are positioned respectively on the left side and the right side of the third locking unit and are symmetrical; andthe fourth positioning portion comprises two second protective blocks respectively positioned on the left side and the right side of the fourth locking unit, and the second protective block positioned on the right side of the fourth positioning portion enlarges toward the right with respect to the first protective block positioned on the right side of the third positioning portion, and the second protective block positioned on the left side of the fourth positioning portion reduces toward the right from a left edge with respect to the first protective block positioned on the left side of the third positioning portion, so as to correspond to that the second receiving groove offsets toward the right. 8. An electrical connection device, the electrical connection device comprising: a standard receptacle module, the standard receptacle module including: two first receptacles, each first receptacle including a first mating portion, anda first guide frame, the first guide frame including a first frame body, a first locking plate and a first positioning portion, the first frame body being mounted to the first receptacles and making the first mating portions spaced apart from each other and provided side by side, the first locking plate extending from a side of the first frame body and being spaced apart from the first mating portions and having two first locking units respectively corresponding to the first mating portions;a reverse receptacle module, the reverse receptacle module including: two second receptacles, each second receptacle including a second mating portion, anda second guide frame, the second guide frame including a second frame body, a second locking plate and a second positioning portion, the second frame body being mounted to the second receptacles and making the second mating portions spaced apart from each other and provided side by side, the second locking plate extending from a side of the second frame body and being spaced apart from the second mating portions and having two second locking units respectively corresponding to the second mating portions; anda connector cable module, the connector cable module including: a standard plug, the standard plug including a first casing and two third mating portions provided in the first casing and respectively mating with the first mating portions, the first casing having two third locking units respectively engaging with the first locking units and a third positioning portion compatible with the first positioning portion,a reverse plug, the reverse plug including a second casing and two fourth mating portions provided in the second casing and respectively mating with the second mating portions, the second casing having two fourth locking units respectively engaging with the second locking units and a fourth positioning portion compatible with the second positioning portion, anda cable physically connecting and electrically connecting the standard plug and the reverse plug;wherein the third positioning portion of the standard plug is incompatible with the second positioning portion of the second guide frame, and the fourth positioning portion of the reverse plug is incompatible with the first positioning portion of the first guide frame, so that the third mating portion of the standard plug cannot mate with the second mating portion of the reverse receptacle module, and the fourth mating portion of the reverse plug cannot mate with the first mating portion of the standard receptacle module and the third mating portion of the standard plug mates with the first mating portion of the standard receptacle module and the fourth mating portion of the reverse plug mates with the second mating portion of the reverse receptacle module. 9. The electrical connection device of claim 8, wherein: a positional relationship of the second receptacles relative to the second locking plate is equivalent to a positional relationship of the first receptacles after rotating 180° about the axis parallel to a mating direction relative to the first locking plate, respectively; anda positional relationship of the fourth mating portions of the reverse plug relative to the fourth locking unit is equivalent to a positional relationship of the third mating portions of the standard plug after rotating 180° about the axis parallel to the mating direction relative to the third locking units, respectively. 10. The electrical connection device of claim 9, wherein: the third mating portions each include a first sub-circuit board and a second sub-circuit board which are parallel and spaced apart from each other, and the fourth mating portions each include a first sub-circuit board and a second sub-circuit board as another group;in the standard plug, the first sub-circuit board of the each third mating portion is positioned between the corresponding third locking unit and the second sub-circuit board of the each third mating portion, and first board surfaces of the first sub-circuit board and the second sub-circuit board of the each third mating portion face toward the corresponding third locking unit; andin the reverse plug, the second sub-circuit board of the each fourth mating portion is positioned between the corresponding fourth locking unit and the first sub-circuit board of the each fourth mating portion, and second board surfaces of the first sub-circuit board and the second sub-circuit board of the each fourth mating portion face toward the corresponding fourth locking unit. 11. The electrical connection device of claim 10, wherein: the first receptacles are provided over a first circuit board and the first mating portions are positioned between the first locking plate and the first circuit board; andthe second receptacles are provided under a second circuit board and the second locking plate and the second circuit board positioned at the same side of the second mating portions. 12. The electrical connection device of claim 11, wherein: the first positioning portion of the standard receptacle module is integrally formed at a side of the first locking plate facing the first receptacles, and defines two first receiving grooves which are respectively left-right symmetrical relative to the first receptacles and comprises a first spacer positioned between the first receiving grooves;the second positioning portion of the reverse receptacle module is integrally formed at the side of the second locking plate facing the second receptacles, and defines two second receiving grooves which are respectively not left-right symmetrical relative to the second receptacles and comprises a second spacer positioned between the second receiving grooves, and positions of the second receiving grooves relative to the second receptacles offset toward the left and the right respectively with respect to positions of the first receiving grooves relative to the first receptacles so that the second spacer is wider than the first spacer;the first casing of the standard plug further has a first housing, the third locking units and the third positioning portion are provided at a first outer side surface of the first housing, and the third positioning portion comprises four first protective blocks, every two first protective blocks are respectively positioned on the left side and the right side of one third locking unit, so as to be correspondingly received in the one first receiving groove, and the two adjacent first protective blocks positioned in the middle together define a first receiving space to engage with and receive the first spacer; andthe second casing of the reverse plug further has a second housing, the fourth locking units and the fourth positioning portion are provided at a second outer side surface of the second housing, and the fourth positioning portion comprises four second protective blocks, every two second protective blocks are respectively positioned on the left side and the right side of one fourth locking unit, so as to be correspondingly received in the one second receiving groove, and widths of the two adjacent second protective blocks positioned in the middle are smaller than widths of the two second protective blocks positioned outside to together define a second receiving space, the second receiving space is wider than the first receiving space to engage with and receive the second spacer, and the two second protective blocks positioned outside respectively extend outwardly toward the left and the right with respect to the two first protective blocks of the standard plug positioned outside so as to correspond to that the second receiving grooves respectively offset toward the left and the right.
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