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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2003
Atsushi Taga, Tokyo, JP;
Atsushi Taga, Tokyo, JP;
NEC Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
In a dust-proof connector for an electronic unit detachably provided in an electronic apparatus in which an air-stream is produced in the apparatus to cool an interior thereof, the connector includes a first type connector half provided on the electronic unit and having a first array of electrical contacts, and a second type connector half provided in the apparatus and having a second array of electrical contacts. First and second dust-proof hoods are associated with the first and second connector half, and are formed of a suitable elastic material. The first hood is configured to block off the air-stream to thereby protect the first array from penetration of dust in the air-stream, and the second hood is configured to block off the air-stream to thereby protect the second array from penetration of dust in the air-stream. The first and second hoods cooperate with each other to be elastically deformed so as not to hinder establishment of a connection between the first and second arrays when the connector halves are connected to each other.
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