Miniature electrical connector having power pair on side surface of a tongue of a housing thereof
First Claim
1. An electrical connector comprising:
- an insulating housing, the housing having a forwardly extending mating tongue, the mating tongue having an upper surface, a lower surface and a pair of side surfaces, and defining a plurality of receiving channels in a vertical direction and extending from the upper surface to the lower surface, a groove being defined in each of the side surfaces; and
a plurality of contacts composed of a plurality of signal contacts and a pair of power contacts, each contact having a mating portion, the mating portion of each of the signal contacts being retained in a corresponding receiving channel, the mating portion of each of the power contacts being retained in a corresponding groove of the mating tongue.
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Abstract
An electrical connector (1) includes a housing (10), four signal contacts (20), a pair of power contacts (30) and a shielding (40, 50). The housing has a forwardly extending mating tongue (12). The mating tongue defines four receiving channels (126) therein in a vertical direction and a pair of side surface (122). A groove (128) is defined in each of the side surfaces of the mating tongue. Each signal contact comprises a mating portion (21) retained in a corresponding receiving channel. Each power contact comprises a mating portion (31) retained in a corresponding groove of the mating tongue. The shielding substantially surrounds the housing. The connector has a small dimension and can be used in a portable electronic device.
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15 Claims
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1. An electrical connector comprising:
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an insulating housing, the housing having a forwardly extending mating tongue, the mating tongue having an upper surface, a lower surface and a pair of side surfaces, and defining a plurality of receiving channels in a vertical direction and extending from the upper surface to the lower surface, a groove being defined in each of the side surfaces; and
a plurality of contacts composed of a plurality of signal contacts and a pair of power contacts, each contact having a mating portion, the mating portion of each of the signal contacts being retained in a corresponding receiving channel, the mating portion of each of the power contacts being retained in a corresponding groove of the mating tongue. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An electrical connector comprising:
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an insulative housing having a mating face, a pair of sidewalls, an upper wall between the pair of sidewalls thus together forming a receiving space, a rear base opposite to the mating face, and a mating tongue integrally extending forwardly from the rear base and beyond the mating face, the mating tongue defining a plurality of receiving channels in a vertical direction and a groove in each side surface of the mating tongue;
a plurality of contacts composed of a plurality of signal contacts and a pair of power contacts, each contact having a mating portion, the mating portion of each of the signal contacts being retained in a corresponding receiving channel, the mating portion of each of the power contacts being retained in a corresponding groove of the mating tongue; and
a first metallic shielding and a second metallic shielding substantially surrounding the housing and the first metallic shielding. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. An electrical connector comprising:
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an insulative housing having a forwardly extending mating tongue with a plurality of signal and power terminals therein;
a one piece lower half metallic shield upwardly assembled to the housing from a bottom face of the housing, said lower half shield defining a U-shaped configuration with a resilient engaging tab extending upwardly from a front edge of a horizontal section of said U-shaped configuration and toward the mating tongue; and
a one piece upper half metallic shield rearwardly assembled to the housing from a front face of the housing, wherein said upper half shield includes a mating frame enclosing a front end portion of said mating tongue therein. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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