ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING METALLIC BRACKET EMBEDDED WITHIN INSULATIVE MATING SHELL
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1. An electrical connector comprising:
- a mating case having an insulative shell and a metallic reinforcement bracket integrally formed with each other via an insert-molding process, said insulative shell defining opposite interior and exterior surfaces, said interior surface directly defining a mating cavity for directly and intimately receiving a complementary plug connector, said metallic reinforcement bracket embedded within the insulative shell and between said opposite interior and exterior surfaces except mounting legs extending out of the insulative shell for mounting to a printed circuit board; and
a contact module assembled in the mating case and including a mating tongue extending into the mating cavity.
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Abstract
An electrical connector includes a contact module and a mating/outer case enclosing the contact module. The mating case includes an insulative shell with a metallic reinforcement bracket embedded therein. The insulative shell forms opposite inner and outer surfaces wherein the inner surface forms a mating cavity for receiving a complementary plug connector therein, and the bracket is essentially located between the outer surface and the inner surface except the corresponding mounting legs extending out of the insulative shell for mounting to a printed circuit board.
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1. An electrical connector comprising:
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a mating case having an insulative shell and a metallic reinforcement bracket integrally formed with each other via an insert-molding process, said insulative shell defining opposite interior and exterior surfaces, said interior surface directly defining a mating cavity for directly and intimately receiving a complementary plug connector, said metallic reinforcement bracket embedded within the insulative shell and between said opposite interior and exterior surfaces except mounting legs extending out of the insulative shell for mounting to a printed circuit board; and a contact module assembled in the mating case and including a mating tongue extending into the mating cavity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of making an electrical connector, comprising steps of:
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applying an insulative shell upon a metallic reinforcement bracket via an insert-molding process wherein said insulative shell defines opposite interior and exterior surfaces, the interior surface directly defining a mating cavity for directly and intimately receiving a complementary plug connector, the metallic reinforcement bracket being embedded within the insulative shell and between the interior surface and the exterior surface except mounting legs extending out of the insulative shell for mounting to a printed circuit board; forwardly inserting a contact module into the insulative shell; and securing the contact module to the metallic reinforcement bracket. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An electrical connector comprising:
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a mating case having an insulative shell and a metallic reinforcement bracket integrally formed with each other via an insert-molding process, said insulative shell defining opposite interior surface and exterior surface, said interior surface directly defining and surrounding a mating cavity for intimately receiving a complementary plug connector, said metallic reinforcement bracket forming no portions extending along a front-to-back direction on the interior surface for surrounding the mating cavity; and a contact module assembled in the mating case and including a mating tongue extending into the mating cavity along the front-to-back direction;
whereinthe contact module includes an insulative body integrally formed with a plurality of contacts and a pair of latching pieces on two opposite lateral sides, and the mating case forms a stopping face against which the insulative body forwardly abuts. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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