US Patent 9583849 Connector module with multiple connection modes

Disclosed is a tri-mode connector module comprising a module main body, a serial/parallel connector and a bus connector seat. The serial/parallel connector comprises a slot and groups of connection terminals, each including a first contact piece and a second contact piece. A foreign object enters the slot to change the connections of the first and second contact pieces, to establish serial or parallel connections. The bus connector seat comprises a rail to accommodate a bus connector and a slide clip to clip a bus rail. The connector module may further include a bus connector to connect a bus structure provided in the bus rail.