公开(公告)号：US09799995B1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-24

申请号：US15274241

申请日：2016-09-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Rui Zhou ,  Mahmoud R. Amini ,  Daren L. Rimando

IPC: H01R13/659 ,  H01R24/60 ,  H01R13/629 ,  H01R107/00

CPC classification number: H01R13/659 ,  H01R12/712 ,  H01R13/629 ,  H01R13/6581 ,  H01R13/6586 ,  H01R13/6594 ,  H01R24/60 ,  H01R2107/00

Abstract: Combined connector receptacles, examples of which provide an upper housing having openings for tongues on each of two lower housings to simplify alignment of the tongues to a device enclosure, and inner shields around the lower housings and an outer shield around the upper housing and lower housings to provide isolation.

公开(公告)号：US20240266768A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-08

申请号：US18434575

申请日：2024-02-06

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jason S. Sloey ,  George Tziviskos ,  Aaron N. Miletich ,  Daren L. Rimando ,  Mahmoud R. Amini ,  Logan T. Fikrig ,  Ross L. Jackson ,  Mohammed Nasser Khamis Al Jashmi

IPC: H01R12/79 ,  H01R13/512 ,  H01R13/629 ,  H01R13/6581

CPC classification number: H01R12/79 ,  H01R13/512 ,  H01R13/629 ,  H01R13/6581

Abstract: Board-to-board connectors that can provide blind mating, are easily included in an electronic device, and are readily manufactured. An example can provide a self-aligning board-to-board connector that provides blind mating and that includes a first connector and a second connector. The first connector can include a first fastener fixed to a first internal housing or enclosure portion. A second fastener can be mated with the first fastener. The first connector can further include a housing, where the housing is flexibly connected to the first internal housing or enclosure portion but is constrained by the first fastener and the second fastener. This constraint can allow the first connector housing to move laterally and rotationally such that it can self-align to a second connector that is fixed to a second internal housing or enclosure portion when the first connector and second connector are mated. A flexible circuit board can connect contacts of the first connector to a board or other structure that is fixed to the first internal housing or enclosure portion. The flexible circuit board can maintain this connection as the first connector housing is moved laterally or rotationally during device assembly.

公开(公告)号：US20240106158A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-28

申请号：US18244836

申请日：2023-09-11

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Eric B. Wankoff ,  Peter J. Cameron ,  Mahmoud R. Amini ,  Daren L. Rimando ,  Sotirios Lyrintzis ,  Makiko K. Brzezinski ,  Adam H. Herzog ,  Mohammed Nasser Khamis Al Jashmi ,  George Tziviskos ,  Aaron N. Miletich ,  Collin Greene ,  Jason S. Sloey ,  Sydney Puckett

IPC: H01R13/52 ,  H01R13/641

CPC classification number: H01R13/52 ,  H01R13/641

Abstract: Connector receptacles and connector receptacle interfaces that can detect a connection to a corresponding connector insert, can detect liquid in the connector receptacle, and can limit damage to the connector receptacle caused by the liquid.