ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR

• US 20170162975A1
• Filed: 12/02/2016
• Published: 06/08/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/03/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Advanced-Connectek Incorporated (ACON Holding, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Advanced-Connectek Incorporated (ACON Holding, Inc.)
• Inventors: TSAI, Yu-Lun, HOU, Pin-Yuan, CHEN, Long-Fei, XIANG, Dong, LIAO, Chung-Fu
• Granted Patent: US 9,843,128 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/724 containing contact members forming a right angle
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/5202 Sealing means between parts of housing or between housing part and a wall, e.g. sealing rings
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6585 Shielding material individually surrounding or interposed between mutually spaced contacts
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6594 the shield being mounted on a PCB and connected to conductive members
• 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

Abstract

An electrical connector is provided, which includes: a first housing having a discontinuous portion, an insulating main body received in the first housing, a shielding piece disposed in the insulating main body, two conductive terminal sets disposed on the insulating main body, a capping body covering the discontinuous portion, and a sealing body coupled with the first housing. By the design of the capping body, water vapor or moisture cannot seep through the discontinuous portion to enter the first housing.

Claims

1. An electrical connector, comprising:

a first housing having a receiving space, a port and an opening opposite to each other and communicating the receiving space, and at least a discontinuous portion formed on a surface of the first housing and communicating the receiving space;

an insulating main body received in the receiving space of the first housing;

a shielding piece disposed in the insulating main body;

two conductive terminal sets each comprising a plurality of conductive terminals arranged in a row coupled to the insulating main body and parallelly positioned at two opposite sides of the shielding piece, wherein each of the plurality of conductive terminals has a contacting portion exposed from the port, and a welding portion protruded from the opening;

at least a capping body attached to the first housing for covering the discontinuous portion thereof; and

a sealing body coupled with the first housing and disposed around the port of the first housing.

2. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the discontinuous portion is a cavity, a slit, or a combination thereof.

3. The electrical connector of claim 2, wherein the first housing is formed by bending a metal sheet to allow dovetail grooves on two ends of the metal sheet to be coupled together, and the slit is formed at the engaged portions of the dovetail grooves.

4. The electrical connector of claim 2, wherein the first housing further has a protruding portion formed from the surface of the first housing and protruding toward the receiving space, the protruding portion is configured to engage the insulating main body, and the cavity is defined by the protruding portion and the insulating main body.

5. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the insulating main body comprises a base and a tongue blade extending from the base, the base is located at the opening, and the tongue blade is disposed in the first housing and located at the port.

6. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the capping body is a plastic sheet or a plastic film.

7. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein a second housing is disposed on the surface of the first housing and in contact with the first housing.

8. The electrical connector of claim 7, wherein the second housing covers entirely the whole surface of the first housing or covers partially the surface of the first housing.

9. The electrical connector of claim 7, wherein the first housing has a placement portion protruding out of the second housing and configured to combine with the sealing body.

10. The electrical connector of claim 9, wherein the sealing body leans against an external device configured to be combined with the electrical connector.

11. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the sealing body leans against an external device configured to be combined with the electrical connector.