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公开(公告)号:US20250112403A1
公开(公告)日:2025-04-03
申请号:US18380613
申请日:2023-10-16
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Mahmoud R. Amini , James M. Jeon , Ayoub Yari Boroujeni , Jack B. Rector, III , Caleb J. Flori , Colin J. Abraham , Youqun Dong , Brandon Y. Leung , Kevin Bui
Abstract: Connector receptacles and related structures that can be hidden and protected, and that have a low-profile or shallow depth. An example can provide an electronic device having a connector receptacle, where the connector receptacle can be hidden using a cover. The cover can hide the connector receptacle and protect it from debris. The connector receptacle can also have a shallow depth making it suitable for use in small devices. Various cover mechanisms can be used. These cover mechanisms can be bistable, that is they can have a stable open position and a stable closed position. There can be tactile feedback provided to a user as the user moves the cover from the open position to the closed position and from the closed position to the open position.
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公开(公告)号:US20240186746A1
公开(公告)日:2024-06-06
申请号:US18387281
申请日:2023-11-06
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: James E. Harper , Davood Mousanezhad Viyand , James M. Jeon , Mahmoud R. Amini , Rui Zhou , Sajjad Mohammadiyangijeh
IPC: H01R13/62 , H01R13/627 , H01R13/642 , H01R13/6581
CPC classification number: H01R13/6205 , H01R13/6277 , H01R13/642 , H01R13/6581
Abstract: Power connectors that are easy to connect, have a low profile, and can convey one or more data signals. One example can provide a power connector that is easy to connect by providing an axisymmetric connector receptacle and connector insert. Magnets can be used to help guide a connection between a connector insert and a connector receptacle. Canted springs can be used to provide a tactile response to the insertion of the connector insert into the connector receptacle and to help to secure the connector insert in place when mated with the connector insert. Keying or self-aligning features can be included on either or both the connector insert and the connector receptacle to help guide mating.
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公开(公告)号:US20240106137A1
公开(公告)日:2024-03-28
申请号:US17951699
申请日:2022-09-23
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: James M. Jeon , Mahmoud R. Amini , Marc Soriano Baliarda , Tianrun Jiang
IPC: H01R12/52 , H01R13/533
CPC classification number: H01R12/523 , H01R13/533
Abstract: Connector receptacles that can provide a robust and reliable connection to a board and have a small form factor. An example can provide connector receptacles that provide a robust and reliable connection to a board by providing contacts having highly planarized solder tails. The solder tails can be supported by extensions of housing portions to provide consistent placement and alignment, as well an amount of shock absorption. The solder tails can include chamfered surfaces to improve soldered connections to pads of a board. The chamfered surfaces can also enable a reduced pitch between solder tails thereby helping to provide a reduced form factor.
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公开(公告)号:US11811174B2
公开(公告)日:2023-11-07
申请号:US17232712
申请日:2021-04-16
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Mahmoud R. Amini , Rui Zhou , James E. Harper , James M. Jeon
IPC: H01R24/38 , H01R13/62 , H01R13/627 , H01R13/6581 , H01R13/03 , H01R13/642
CPC classification number: H01R24/38 , H01R13/6205 , H01R13/6277 , H01R13/03 , H01R13/642 , H01R13/6581
Abstract: Power connectors that are easy to connect, have a low profile, and can convey one or more data signals. One example can provide a power connector that is easy to connect by providing an axisymmetric connector receptacle and connector insert. Magnets can be used to help guide a connection between a connector insert and a connector receptacle. Canted springs can be used to provide a tactile response to the insertion of the connector insert into the connector receptacle and to help to secure the connector insert in place when mated with the connector insert. Keying or self-aligning features can be included on either or both the connector insert and the connector receptacle to help guide mating.
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公开(公告)号:US20180131111A1
公开(公告)日:2018-05-10
申请号:US15714915
申请日:2017-09-25
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: George Tziviskos , Paul Joseph Hack , Yufan Liao , Mahmoud R. Amini , James M. Jeon , Daniel A. Bergvall
IPC: H01R12/72 , H01R13/6594 , H01R13/631 , H01R12/79 , H01R13/22 , H01R24/60
CPC classification number: H01R12/721 , H01R12/79 , H01R13/22 , H01R13/516 , H01R13/631 , H01R13/6594 , H01R13/6658 , H01R24/60 , H01R2107/00
Abstract: Connector tongues that may provide a high signal quality or signal integrity to allow high speed data transfers, may be reliably manufactured, and may be durable and have good wear performance. One example may provide a connector tongue having contacts and traces formed on a printed circuit board. Using a printed circuit board for pathways through a connector tongue may provide low impedances for power traces, matched impedances for differential signal pairs, and shielding. This may provide a connector tongue that may provide a high signal quality or signal integrity to allow high speed data transfers. These and other examples may provide a connector tongue that is durable and has good wear performance by including side retention features on each side of the printed circuit board. The side retention features may be metallic, ceramic, or other durable material.
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公开(公告)号:US09954318B2
公开(公告)日:2018-04-24
申请号:US14845113
申请日:2015-09-03
Applicant: APPLE INC.
Inventor: Jae Hwang Lee , James M. Jeon , Mahmoud R. Amini
IPC: H01R13/648 , H01R13/659 , H01R27/02
CPC classification number: H01R13/659 , H01R27/02
Abstract: Combined connector receptacles that provide isolation between individual connector receptacles and have structures arranged to reduce or eliminate damage to through-hole contact portions during insertion of the combined connector into a board.
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公开(公告)号:US12261385B2
公开(公告)日:2025-03-25
申请号:US17891109
申请日:2022-08-18
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Mahmoud R. Amini , Deep Karpe , James M. Jeon , Richard P. Howarth , Rui Zhou , Unhyi Yang
IPC: H01R13/24 , H01R4/18 , H01R13/58 , H01R13/621 , H01R13/645 , H01R13/648
Abstract: Power connector systems that can have an asymmetric insertion-to-extraction force ratio such that they are easy to mate and can reliably remain connected during use. The power connector systems can have a low-profile for use in thin electronic devices.
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公开(公告)号:US10978819B2
公开(公告)日:2021-04-13
申请号:US16138911
申请日:2018-09-21
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Mahmoud R. Amini , James M. Jeon
Abstract: Sockets that have a simplified design and are readily manufactured, and also provide easy access for users to change cards while allowing the use of thinner device enclosures.
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公开(公告)号:US10404021B2
公开(公告)日:2019-09-03
申请号:US15274354
申请日:2016-09-23
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: James M. Jeon , Mahmoud R. Amini , Ruihua Ding , Alex Le Roux
IPC: H01R13/6471 , H01R24/60 , H01R12/72 , H01R13/05 , H01R13/26
Abstract: Connector receptacles and connector inserts that may be reliable, may readily manufactured, and may provide high signal quality for high speed signals with minimized signal noise, distortion losses, radiation, and interference. An example may provide a reliable connector receptacle by including a plurality of contacts, where each contact includes a first bend angling a contacting portion away from a tongue and a second bend angling a contacting portion towards the tongue, where the second bend is between the first bend and a front of the connector receptacle. Another example may provide a connector receptacle that may be readily manufactured by providing a tongue having tapered lead-ins for receiving contacting portions of contacts during assembly. Another example may provide a connector receptacle that provides isolation among signals by arranging through-hole portions of signal contacts in lines that are separated from each other by intervening through-hole portions of ground contacts.
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公开(公告)号:US10374362B2
公开(公告)日:2019-08-06
申请号:US15720496
申请日:2017-09-29
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Brett W. Degner , Rui Zhou , Mahmoud R. Amini , Daniele G. de Iuliis , James M. Jeon , Erik A. Gutfeldt
IPC: H01R13/64 , H01R13/453 , H01R12/72 , H01R24/62 , H01R107/00
Abstract: Connector receptacles having protective doors. A protective door can block a card, module, or connector insert from being inserted at an oblique angle to protect contacts in a connector receptacle from damage due to an improper insertion. The protective door can normally be closed in the absence of a card inserted in the connector receptacle. The door can be a front of a cam. A spring or magnet can bias the door in the closed position when no card is inserted. The door can be arranged to stay closed when a card is inserted at an oblique angle. When the card is inserted properly, the cam can rotate about an axis and the door can open allowing the card to access to the contacts of the connector receptacle. A second door in front of the protective door can be included to provide enhanced functionality and to provide a more uniform appearance.
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