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Hybrid electrical connector

US10587074B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Appple Inc. · US

Inventors

Hani Esmaeili · Sunnyvale, US
Daniel T. McDonald · San Jose, US
Aaron A. Oro · Palo Alto, US
Eric S. Jol · San Jose, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 27, 2018
Grant date	Mar 10, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 27, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01R13/6582
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electronic receptacle connector includes a hybrid contact assembly that includes a contact plate that has multiple fingers, a contact positioned at a distal end of each finger and a conductor that runs along each finger and electrically couples each contact to an interconnect region positioned outside of the housing. The fingers are made from a first material and the contacts are made from a second material such that each of the first and the second materials can be independently optimized.

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