Patent ID: 7972181

Claim:
A compound female connector for selectively connecting with different specifications of male connectors, comprising: a first terminal set, including a plurality of first terminals, each having a first contact for electrically connecting with a terminal of a first external male connector, and a first connecting portion, perpendicularly extending from the first contact, for connecting with an electronic device; a first housing, for fixing the first terminal set, having a first fixer for fixing the first contacts, a plate for guiding the first terminals so that the first terminals are parallelly arranged, and a pair of clamps on two sides of the first housing; a second terminal set, including a plurality of second terminals, each having a second contact for electrically connecting with a terminal of a second external male connector, a second connecting portion for connecting with the electronic device, and a second linking portion formed between the second contact and the second connecting portion; a third terminal set, including a plurality of third terminals, each having a third contact for electrically connecting with a terminal of a third external male connector, a third connecting portion for connecting with the electronic device, and a third linking portion formed between the third contact and the third connecting portion; a second housing, including a base, a plurality of trenches formed on the base for accommodating the second linking portions and the third linking portions, a pair of slots formed on two sides of the trenches for connecting with the clamps when the first housing and the second housing are assembled together, and a pair of stoppers for positioning the first fixers; a terminal fixer, having a plurality of holes, for parallelly fixing the first, second and third connecting portions; and a shell, fixed in the electronic device, for protecting the housings and terminals, and selectively accommodating one of the external male connectors; wherein the second terminals and the third terminals are arranged interleavedly.