IP Library Granted Patent US 12,646,892
Granted Patent B2
US 12,646,892 · App. 18/373,958 · Granted Jun 2, 2026

Data cable and electronic device

Inventor: Dongping Nie (Dongguan, CN)
Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
H01R13/6581H01R13/6471
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Patent No.
US 12,646,892
App. No.
18/373,958
Granted
Jun 2, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

This application provides a data cable and an electronic device. The data cable includes an AM connector, a Type-C connector, a connection cable, and at least one capacitor. Two ends of the connection cable are respectively electrically connected to the AM connector and the Type-C connector. The connection cable includes: an aluminum foil configured to shield an electromagnetic wave, where accommodation space is formed on an inner side of the aluminum foil; two power lines, two signal lines, and two internal grounding wires disposed in the accommodation space on the inner side of the aluminum foil; and an external grounding wire disposed on an outer side of the aluminum foil. The power lines are configured to provide a power supply, and the signal lines are configured to transmit a USB signal.

Claims (62)

1 . A data cable, comprising a Type-A (AM) connector, a Universal Serial Bus (USB) Type-C connector, a connection cable, and at least one capacitor,

wherein two ends of the connection cable are respectively electrically connected to the AM connector and the USB Type-C connector; and the connection cable comprises:

an aluminum foil configured to shield an electromagnetic wave, wherein accommodation space is formed on an inner side of the aluminum foil, and the aluminum foil is a double-layer aluminum foil or a multi-layer aluminum foil;

two power lines, two signal lines, and two internal grounding wires disposed in the accommodation space on the inner side of the aluminum foil; and

an external grounding wire disposed on an outer side of the aluminum foil,

wherein the power lines are configured to provide a power supply, and the signal lines are configured to transmit a USB signal;

the internal grounding wires are electrically connected to the external grounding wire through the aluminum foil;

the internal grounding wires are disposed between the two signal lines, and are respectively connected to the two signal lines and the inner side of the aluminum foil, and the internal grounding wires are configured to provide a loop current for the power supply and provide a reference ground for the signal lines;

the external grounding wire is connected to the outer side of the aluminum foil and a metal housing of the AM connector;

the internal grounding wires are electrically connected to the metal housing of the AM connector through the external grounding wire and the aluminum foil; and

the at least one capacitor is disposed between the metal housing of the USB Type-C connector and a grounding wire of the connection cable and is configured to guide an electromagnetic wave coupled to the metal housing of the USB Type-C connector to the grounding wire, wherein the grounding wire of the connection cable comprises: the internal grounding wire or the external grounding wire.

2 . The data cable according to claim 1 , wherein the USB Type-C connector comprises a printed circuit board (PCB), and the PCB comprises:

two grounding ports respectively corresponding to the two internal grounding wires;

two signal ports respectively corresponding to the two signal lines; and

two power ports respectively corresponding to the two power lines.

3 . The data cable according to claim 1 , wherein the capacitor is a high-frequency filtering capacitor.

4 . The data cable according to claim 1 , wherein the connection cable further comprises:

a nylon rope disposed in the accommodation space on the inner side of the aluminum foil, wherein the nylon rope is configured to fill a gap between wires in the accommodation space.

5 . The data cable according to claim 1 , wherein each of the internal grounding wires is a bare grounding wire.

6 . A data cable, comprising a Type-A (AM) connector, a Universal Serial Bus (USB) Type-C connector, a connection cable, and at least one capacitor,

wherein two ends of the connection cable are respectively electrically connected to the AM connector and the USB Type-C connector; and the connection cable comprises:

an aluminum foil configured to shield an electromagnetic wave, wherein accommodation space is formed on an inner side of the aluminum foil;

two power lines, two signal lines, and two internal grounding wires disposed in the accommodation space on the inner side of the aluminum foil; and

an external grounding wire disposed on an outer side of the aluminum foil,

wherein the power lines are configured to provide a power supply, and the signal lines are configured to transmit a USB signal;

the internal grounding wires are disposed between the two signal lines, and are respectively connected to the two signal lines and the inner side of the aluminum foil, and the internal grounding wires are configured to provide a loop current for the power supply and provide a reference ground for the signal lines; and

the external grounding wire is connected to the outer side of the aluminum foil and a metal housing of the AM connector; and

the at least one capacitor is disposed between the metal housing of the USB Type-C connector and a grounding wire of the connection cable and is configured to guide an electromagnetic wave coupled to the metal housing of the USB Type-C connector to the grounding wire, wherein the grounding wire of the connection cable comprises: the internal grounding wire or the external grounding wire, wherein the USB Type-C connector comprises a printed circuit board (PCB), and wherein the PCB comprises:

two signal ports respectively corresponding to the two signal lines, a top layer, at least one connection layer, and a ground layer,

wherein a region, corresponding to the two signal ports, in a first connection layer is an avoidance region, and the first connection layer is a connection layer adjacent to the top layer.

7 . The data cable according to claim 6 , wherein the first connection layer comprises:

a first region corresponding to the power port; and

a second region corresponding to the grounding port,

wherein a groove is formed between the first region and the second region, a front projection of the signal port on the first connection layer is located in the groove, and the groove is formed as the avoidance region corresponding to the signal port.

8 . The data cable according to claim 6 , wherein the PCB further comprises:

two grounding ports respectively corresponding to the two internal grounding wires; and

two power ports respectively corresponding to the two power lines.

9 . An electronic device, comprising an electronic device body and a data cable, wherein the data cable is removably electrically connected to the electronic device body, and the data cable comprises a Type-A (AM) connector, a Universal Serial Bus (USB) Type-C connector, a connection cable, and at least one capacitor,

wherein two ends of the connection cable are respectively electrically connected to the AM connector and the USB Type-C connector; and the connection cable comprises:

an aluminum foil configured to shield an electromagnetic wave, wherein accommodation space is formed on an inner side of the aluminum foil, and the aluminum foil is a double-layer aluminum foil or a multi-layer aluminum foil;

two power lines, two signal lines, and two internal grounding wires disposed in the accommodation space on the inner side of the aluminum foil; and

an external grounding wire disposed on an outer side of the aluminum foil,

wherein the power lines are configured to provide a power supply, and the signal lines are configured to transmit a USB signal;

the internal grounding wires are electrically connected to the external grounding wire through the aluminum foil;

the internal grounding wires are disposed between the two signal lines, and are respectively connected to the two signal lines and the inner side of the aluminum foil, and the internal grounding wires are configured to provide a loop current for the power supply and provide a reference ground for the signal lines;

the external grounding wire is connected to the outer side of the aluminum foil and a metal housing of the AM connector;

the internal grounding wires are electrically connected to the metal housing of the AM connector through the external grounding wire and the aluminum foil; and

the at least one capacitor is disposed between the metal housing of the USB Type-C connector and a grounding wire of the connection cable and is configured to guide an electromagnetic wave coupled to the metal housing of the USB Type-C connector to the grounding wire, wherein the grounding wire of the connection cable comprises: the internal grounding wire or the external grounding wire.

10 . The electronic device according to claim 9 , wherein the USB Type-C connector comprises a printed circuit board (PCB), and the PCB comprises:

two grounding ports respectively corresponding to the two internal grounding wires;

two signal ports respectively corresponding to the two signal lines; and

two power ports respectively corresponding to the two power lines.

11 . The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein the PCB comprises: a top layer, at least one connection layer, and a ground layer,

wherein a region, corresponding to the two signal ports, in a first connection layer is an avoidance region, and the first connection layer is a connection layer adjacent to the top layer.

12 . The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the first connection layer comprises:

a first region corresponding to the two power ports; and

a second region corresponding to the two grounding ports,

wherein a groove is formed between the first region and the second region, a front projection of the signal port on the first connection layer is located in the groove, and the groove is formed as the avoidance region corresponding to the two signal ports.

13 . The electronic device according to claim 9 , wherein the capacitor is a high-frequency filtering capacitor.

14 . The electronic device according to claim 9 , wherein the connection cable further comprises:

a nylon rope disposed in the accommodation space on the inner side of the aluminum foil, wherein the nylon rope is configured to fill a gap between wires in the accommodation space.

15 . The electronic device according to claim 9 , wherein each of the internal grounding wires is a bare grounding wire.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 28, 2023
From: NIE, DONGPING
To: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065056/0115 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202110340687.3 · Mar 30, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2022082472 · Mar 23, 2022
Related Publication 20240030657A1 · Jan 25, 2024
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