公开(公告)号：US09787032B1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-10

申请号：US15294590

申请日：2016-10-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Anton Talalayev ,  George Tziviskos ,  Kevin M. Robinson ,  Daniel A. Bergvall ,  Edward J. Cooper ,  Brett W. Degner ,  David H. Narajowski ,  Ari Miller ,  Houtan R. Farahani

IPC: H01R4/64 ,  H01R13/648 ,  H01R24/60 ,  H01R13/629 ,  H01R107/00

CPC classification number: H01R24/60 ,  H01R13/6275 ,  H01R13/6582 ,  H01R2107/00

Abstract: Ground springs for connector receptacles. The ground springs may protect circuitry in an electronic device from stray voltages when a connector insert is inserted into a connector receptacle housed in the electronic device. One example may have a contacting portion located such that when a connector insert is mated with the connector receptacle, the contacting portion of the ground spring electrically connects to a shield of the connector insert before a ground contact of the connector insert electrically connects to a signal contact on a tongue of the connector receptacle.