Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Protection circuitry for reversible connectors
- Patent Title (中): 可逆连接器的保护电路
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Application No.: US14035738Application Date: 2013-09-24
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Publication No.: US09077178B2Publication Date: 2015-07-07
- Inventor: Scott Mullins
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
- Main IPC: H02H3/00
- IPC: H02H3/00 ; H02H11/00 ; H01R24/60 ; H01R13/64

Abstract:
An electronic device may include a connector port that accommodates reversible connector plugs. The connector port may include protection circuitry that protects other components in the electronic device from undesired power supply voltages. The protection circuitry may form a first branch and a second branch opposite to the first branch. The protection circuitry may receive control signals from power polarity detection circuitry. The power polarity detection circuitry may detect the presence of power supply voltages at the first branch and the second branch. In response to detecting the presence of a power supply voltage at a given branch, the power polarity detection circuitry may disable a power supply signal path through the opposite branch and enable a power supply signal path through the given branch.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140162496A1 PROTECTION CIRCUITRY FOR REVERSIBLE CONNECTORS Public/Granted day:2014-06-12
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