Connector assembly with an asymmetrically disposed alignment unit
US9307644B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 9, 2014 |
| Grant date | Apr 5, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P70/50
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A connector assembly includes a socket connector which includes a socket housing, a plurality of first terminals spaced apart from each other in a first direction of the socket housing, and a first alignment unit which protrudes from the socket housing and is asymmetrically disposed with respect to a virtual line which passes through a center of the socket housing in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and a plug connector which is coupled to the socket connector and includes a plug housing, a plurality of second terminals spaced apart from each other in the first direction of the plug housing and respectively coupled to the plurality of first terminals, and a second alignment unit disposed on the plug housing and coupled to the first alignment unit.
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