Patent ID: 6761592
Filing Date: 2004-07-13
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
A power adapter comprising:a Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (Serial ATA) power connector, comprising a first housing and a first contact module consisted of a plurality of first contact units and assembled in the first housing, the first housing having a first base and a pair of sidewalls extending forwardly from the first base, the sidewalls defining an L-shape receiving slot therebetween, the first base defining a rear slot corresponding to the receiving slot, one of the longitudinal sidewall defining a plurality of passageways communicating the receiving slot and the rear slot, the rear slot having a left part and a right part communicating with each other and the right part having an altitude dimension larger than the left part, the first contact module comprising a submarginal first contact unit having a body portion bending upwardly and received in the right part of the rear slot; and a conventional IDE power connector comprising a second housing interconnected with the first housing and a plurality of second power contacts assembled in the second housing; wherein the second power contacts are respectively cooperated with corresponding first contact units for providing power transmission therebetween.