Reduced size eight-pin audio jack electrical connector
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1. An improved electrical connector, comprising:
- a main connector housing;
a stereo plug protruding from a front surface of the main connector housing;
a first pair of electrical contact pins supported by the main connector housing on a first side of the stereo plug;
a second pair of electrical contact pins supported by the main connector housing on a second side of the stereo plug opposite the first side of the stereo plug; and
an alignment key positioned between the stereo plug and one of the first and second pairs of electrical contacts pins.
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Abstract
An improved electrical connector and jack is provided. The electrical connector includes a main connector housing and a stereo plug protruding from a front surface of the main connector housing. A first pair of electrical contact pins is supported by the main connector housing on a first side of the stereo plug, and a second pair of electrical contact pins is supported by the main connector housing on a second side of the stereo plug opposite the first side of the stereo plug. An alignment feature protrudes from the front surface of the main connector housing adjacent the stereo plug, providing orientation key and anti-rotation functions to be provided with a narrower profile.
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22 Claims
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1. An improved electrical connector, comprising:
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a main connector housing;
a stereo plug protruding from a front surface of the main connector housing;
a first pair of electrical contact pins supported by the main connector housing on a first side of the stereo plug;
a second pair of electrical contact pins supported by the main connector housing on a second side of the stereo plug opposite the first side of the stereo plug; and
an alignment key positioned between the stereo plug and one of the first and second pairs of electrical contacts pins. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An improved electrical connector, comprising:
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a main connector housing;
a stereo plug protruding from a front surface of the main connector housing, the stereo plug comprising;
a plurality of electrical contacts spaced apart along a longitudinal axis of the stereo plug; and
a plurality of insulators spaced apart along the longitudinal axis of the stereo plug, each of the plurality of insulators electrically separating adjacent ones of the plurality of electrical contacts;
a first pair of electrical contact pins supported by the main connector housing on a first side of the stereo plug;
a second pair of electrical contact pins supported by the main connector housing on a second side of the stereo plug opposite the first side of the stereo plug; and
an alignment key formed integrally with one of the plurality of electrical insulators of the stereo plug.
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8. An improved electrical connector, comprising:
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a main connector housing;
a stereo plug protruding from a front surface of the main connector housing, the stereo plug comprising;
a plurality of electrical contacts spaced apart along a longitudinal axis of the stereo plug; and
a plurality of insulators spaced apart along the longitudinal axis of the stereo plug, each of the plurality of insulators electrically separating adjacent ones of the plurality of electrical contacts;
a first pair of electrical contact pins supported by the main connector housing on a first side of the stereo plug;
a second pair of electrical contact pins supported by the main connector housing on a second side of the stereo plug opposite the first side of the stereo plug; and
an alignment key formed integrally with one of the plurality of electrical contacts of the stereo plug.
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9. An improved electrical connector, comprising:
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a main connector housing;
a stereo plug protruding from a front surface of the main connector housing;
a first pair of electrical contact pins supported by the main connector housing on a first side of the stereo plug;
a second pair of electrical contact pins supported by the main connector housing on a second side of the stereo plug opposite the first side of the stereo plug; and
an alignment feature protruding from the front surface of the main connector housing;
wherein the main connector housing further comprises;
an upper pin housing, the upper pin housing having an outer surface and an inner surface, the outer surface forming a continuous surface with a surface of the main connector housing, the first pair of electrical contact pins being disposed along the inner surface of the upper housing;
a lower pin housing disposed in spaced-apart relation to the upper pin housing, the lower pin housing having an outer surface and an inner surface, the outer surface forming a continuous surface with the surface of the main connector housing, the inner surface facing the inner surface of the upper pin housing, the second pair of electrical contact pins being disposed along the inner surface of the lower pin housing; and
wherein the stereo plug protrudes from the front surface of the main connector housing between the inner surface of the lower pin housing and the inner surface of the upper pin housing. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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