Patent ID: 8936489
Filing Date: 2015-01-20
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A Y-shaped Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector for USB 2.0 Micro-B and USB 3.0 Micro-B connector specifications, comprising: a cable with a tail end, a first branch end and a second branch end; a first insulating main body; a second insulating main body; a plurality of first conductive terminals disposed in the first insulating main body; and a plurality of second conductive terminals disposed in the second insulating main body, wherein the first insulating main body and the plurality of first conductive terminals form a first connector module, the second insulating main body and the plurality of second conductive terminals form a second connector module, wherein the tail end connects a first USB plug, the first branch end connects the first connector module and the second branch end connects the second connector module, and the first and second connector modules are configured to be detachably interconnected by a joint; wherein when the first and second connector modules are detached from one another, the first connector module separately conforms to the USB 2.0 Micro-B connector specification; wherein when the first and second connector modules are interconnected with one another in a side-by-side arrangement, the first and second connector modules cooperatively conform to the USB 3.0 Micro-B connector specification.