The closer the date of the alleged announcement of the iPhone 6, the more talk about the new product. And that pleasant, the more information seeps into the network. Not so long ago it was reported that Apple is developing a two-way USB-connector for the new Lightning-cable, which will be bundled with the new flagship.
Apple has decided to fix the main disadvantage of USB-interface - sensitivity to the orientation of the plug. On Thursday, the Bureau of patents and trademarks of the United States issued a patent for a "balanced" connector which can be inserted into the socket either party. The document was registered in February of this year - two weeks after the first patent application, Apple's two-way plug.
You can imagine how many curses every second hits the inventors of the current USB-interface. Inconvenience unbalanced connectors are obvious. Apple has developed an improved connector, describing its structure in the patent application. New plug, according to the company, will be a two-way, ie, it can be reflected.
The paper describes the construction of a connector with a special tab in the middle. Located on the flexible stem, it can flex to one side or the other, depending on which side of the plug is placed in the USB-socket. In the application, Apple engineers have noted that the invention is intended to reduce the risk of damage to the connector. The "smart" plug is fully compatible with standard socket USB Type A.
Recall that in January the application on double-sided connector Apple has been described by other design periphery. As the contacts are on the both sides of the central portion.Signals on them removed so that the orientation of the connector is not important - while turning about the longitudinal axis by 180 ° and the pin arrangement remains unchanged.
Recall that in December last year, the organization of USB 3.0 Promoter Group, responsible for developing the standard, has announced a new version of the USB-connector Type-C. Its peculiarity lies in the fact that users no longer have to guess which way to insert the cable into the USB-slot. With the currently existing connectors USB-compatible connector.