Connector assembly having status indator means
US7247046B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 3, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jul 24, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 3, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/6641
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A power connector assembly (100) includes a housing (2) defining a number of passages (23, 24), a circuit board (4) assembled to the housing and including a pair of LEDs (42) capable of being actuated to emit light, a number of contacts respectively received in the passages of the housing, a cable (6) electrically connecting with the circuit board, a rear cover (7) assembled to the housing to enclose the contact, the circuit board and front end of the cable, and status indicator means (81, 82) aligning with the LED of the circuit board and enclosed by the rear cover to spread the light emitted from the LED outwardly for indicating normal status between the power connector assembly and a complementary connector. The contacts include a power contact (31), a ground contact (32) electrically connecting with the circuit board and a detect contact (33) electrically connecting with the LED of the circuit board.
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