ELECTRICAL RECEPTACLE CONNECTOR

• US 20170085037A1
• Filed: 09/13/2016
• Published: 03/23/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Advanced-Connectek Incorporated (ACON Holding, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Advanced-Connectek Incorporated (ACON Holding, Inc.)
• Inventors: Chen, Ching-Tien, Duan, Shu-Lin, Wan, Wei, Qi, Xiao-Juan
• Granted Patent: US 9,685,739 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/724 containing contact members forming a right angle
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/08 Resiliently-mounted rigid pins or blades
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6461 Means for preventing cross-talk
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6585 Shielding material individually surrounding or interposed between mutually spaced contacts
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2107/00 Four or more poles
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/60 Contacts spaced along planar side wall transverse to longitudinal axis of engagement
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/62 Sliding engagements with one side only, e.g. modular jack coupling devices

Abstract

An electrical receptacle connector includes a mount member received in a metallic shell. A tongue portion is integrally formed to a front portion of the mount member. A plurality of first receptacle terminals, a plurality of second receptacle terminals, and a grounding plate are held in the mount member and the tongue portion. The front ends of the first and second receptacle terminals are respectively inserted into two opposite surfaces of the tongue portion. Therefore, the first receptacle terminals, the second receptacle terminals, and the grounding plate are positioned with each other securely. Accordingly, when the connector is impacted by an external force, the components of the connector would not be detached from each other easily.

Claims

1. An electrical receptacle connector, comprising:

a metallic shell comprising a receptacle cavity;

an mount member received in the receptacle cavity of the metallic shell, wherein a tongue portion is integrally formed to a front portion of the mount member;

a plurality of first receptacle terminals on a first side of the mount member, wherein the first receptacle terminals comprise a plurality of first flat contact portions and a plurality of first-row of first horizontal tail portions, each of the first-row of first horizontal tail portions is extending from one end of the corresponding first flat contact portion, the first flat contact portions are on a first surface of the tongue portion, a front portion of each of the first flat contact portions is held in the first surface of the tongue portion, and the first-row of first horizontal tail portions are protruding from the mount member;

a plurality of second receptacle terminals on a second side of the mount member, wherein the second receptacle terminals comprise a plurality of second flat contact portions, a plurality of first-row of second horizontal tail portions, and a plurality of second-row of vertical tail portions, the first-row of second horizontal tail portions and the second-row of vertical tail portions are extending from one ends of the respective second flat contact portions, the second flat contact portions are on a second surface of the tongue portion, a front end of each of the second flat contact portions is held in the second surface of the tongue portion, the first-row of second horizontal tail portions and the second-row of vertical tail portions are protruding from the mount member, the first-row of first horizontal tail portions and the first-row of second horizontal tail portions are aligned along a same horizontal line, the first-row of second horizontal tail portions are arranged at two outmost sides of the first-row of first horizontal tail portions; and

a grounding plate in the mount member, wherein a front portion of the grounding plate is extending into the tongue portion and between the first flat contact portions and the second flat contact portions, and two sides of the grounding plate are protruding from two lateral surfaces of the tongue portion.

2. The electrical receptacle connector according to claim 1, wherein the first receptacle terminals comprise a plurality of first body portions and a plurality of first bending portions, the first body portions are between the respective first flat contact portions and the respective first-row of first horizontal tail portions and held in the mount member, the first bending portions are between the respective first flat contact portions and the respective first body portions and between the respective first body portions and the respective first-row of first horizontal tail portions.

3. The electrical receptacle connector according to claim 1, wherein the second receptacle terminals comprise a plurality of second body portions and a plurality of second bending portions, some of the second body portions are between the respective second flat contact portions and the respective first-row of second horizontal tail portions, rest of the second body portions are between the respective second flat contact portions and the respective second-row of vertical tail portions, and the second body portions are held in the mount member, the second bending portions are between the respective second flat contact portions and the respective second body portions, between the respective second body portions and the respective first-row of second horizontal tail portions, and between the respective body portions and the respective second-row of vertical tail portions.

4. The electrical receptacle connector according to claim 1, wherein the second receptacle terminals comprise a plurality of slant portions formed on the respective second body portions for adjusting distances between the first-row of second horizontal tail portions.

5. The electrical receptacle connector according to claim 1, wherein the grounding plate comprises a plate body and a plurality of legs, the plate body is between the first flat contact portions and the second flat contact portions, the legs are outward extending from two sides of a rear of the plate body and arranged at two outermost sides of the first-row of second horizontal tail portions.

6. The electrical receptacle connector according to claim 5, wherein the grounding plate comprises a plurality of through holes on the plate body.

7. The electrical receptacle connector according to claim 5, wherein a positioning block is assembled on the grounding plate, the positioning block comprises a plurality of protrusions on an upper surface and a lower surface of the grounding plate for abutting against front portions of the first receptacle terminals and front portions of the second receptacle terminals, respectively.

8. The electrical receptacle connector according to claim 1, wherein the first receptacle terminals comprise a plurality of first ground terminals, a plurality of pairs of first high speed signal terminals, a plurality of first power terminals, a first function detection terminal, a pair of first low speed signal terminals, and a first supplement terminal.

9. The electrical receptacle connector according to claim 1, wherein the second receptacle terminals comprising the second-row of vertical tail portions comprise a pair of second low speed signal terminals, a second supplement terminal, a second power terminal, another second power terminal, and a second function detection terminal, the second receptacle terminals comprising the first-row of second horizontal tail portions comprise a second ground terminals and a pair of second high speed signal terminals.

10. The electrical receptacle connector according to claim 1, wherein the mount member comprises a base portion, an extension member, and an assembling space, the tongue portion is outward extending from one of two ends of the base portion, the extension member is outward extending from a top portion of the other end of the base portion, and the assembling space is below the extension member.