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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2012
Takeharu Naito, Tokyo, JP;
Masahide Watanabe, Tokyo, JP;
Masayuki Katayanagi, Tokyo, JP;
Yohei Yokoyama, Tokyo, JP;
Takeharu Naito, Tokyo, JP;
Masahide Watanabe, Tokyo, JP;
Masayuki Katayanagi, Tokyo, JP;
Yohei Yokoyama, Tokyo, JP;
Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A universal serial bus (USB) receptacle with which and from which a standard USB plug and a special USB plug are selectively matable and removable along a predetermined direction. The standard USB plug is in accordance with a USB standard so as to have a standard shell. The special USB plug has a special shell so as to have a different structure from the standard shell. The USB receptacle comprises a detector. The detector has a contact portion. The contact portion is arranged at a position where the standard shell does not arrive when the standard USB plug is mated with the USB receptacle. The special shell is connected to the contact portion at the position when the special USB plug is mated with the USB receptacle.