公开(公告)号：US20190081419A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-14

申请号：US16085150

申请日：2017-02-22

Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY

Inventor： Shuo-Hsuan Hsieh ,  Hsin-Hsu Lin

IPC: H01R12/52 ,  H01R35/02 ,  H01R12/72 ,  H01R13/66 ,  H01R13/629 ,  H01R13/506

Abstract: A connector assembly includes a connector that includes a front circuit board disposed within a front housing portion, and a rear circuit board disposed within a rear housing portion assembled to the front housing portion. Flexible electrically conductive traces provide electrical communication between the front and rear circuit boards. The rear housing portion is rotatable about a rotational axis relative to the front housing portion to change a relative orientation of the front and rear circuit boards and provide various cable exit types.

公开(公告)号：US10003158B2

公开(公告)日：2018-06-19

申请号：US15304911

申请日：2015-04-24

Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY

Inventor： Shuo-Hsuan Hsieh

IPC: H01R13/627 ,  H01R13/639 ,  H01R13/506 ,  H01R24/64

CPC classification number: H01R13/639 ,  H01R13/506 ,  H01R13/6275 ,  H01R24/64 ,  H01R2201/04

Abstract: A connector including a first channel, a latching member and a second channel. A portion of the latching member is slidably attached to the first channel. The second channel is configured to align with the first channel or to misalign with the first channel. When the second channel is aligned with the first channel, the latch member is allowed to latch with and unlatch from a mating connector. When the second channel is misaligned with the first channel, the latching member is prevented from latching with and unlatching from a mating connector.