Patent ID: 7819702
Filing Date: 2010-10-26
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electronic apparatus comprising: a case comprising an opening portion; and, a connector which is contained in the case, exposed outside of the case through the opening portion, and into which a plug of a Universal Serial Bus (USB) cable is insertable, wherein the connector comprises: the eSATA cable and the USB cable being both selectively connectable to the connector, wherein the housing comprising an insertion opening portion configured to expose the terminal portion outside of the housing, a back portion positioned opposite to the insertion opening portion in the housing, and a side portion provided between the insertion opening portion and the back portion and configured to laterally oppose to the plug of the USB cable when the plug of the USB cable is inserted into the connector, wherein the side portion comprising a taper portion which continues to the insertion opening portion and is inclined such that a distance between the taper portion and the plug of the USB cable increases in a direction from the back portion toward the insertion opening portion in order to form a gap between the taper portion and the plug of the USB cable, and wherein the taper portion is formed with a length equal to or larger than half of a length of the side portion in a direction from the insertion opening portion toward the back portion.