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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2016
Electrical connector having a light guide and a light source carrying internal printed circuit board
Foxconn Interconnect Technology Limited, Grand Cayman, KY (US);
Guang-Yu Ma, Kunshan, CN;
Dou-Feng Wu, Kunshan, CN;
Xiao-Li Li, Kunshan, CN;
Jian Li, Kunshan, CN;
Chien-Hsun Huang, New Taipei, TW;
FOXCONN INTERNCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED, Grand Cayman, KY;
Abstract
A cable-end electrical connector includes a frontal mating member; a vertical internal printed circuit board defining a front surface; a number of light sources positioned on the front surface of the printed circuit board; a light transmissive member permitting a light emitted from the light source to pass through; and a cover enclosing the light transmissive member and the printed circuit board. The light transmissive member includes a penetrable portion permitting the light to pass through and a holding section holding the printed circuit board and constraining the printed circuit board from moving in an up-and-down direction.