Electrical connector providing a better coplanarity for terminal solders
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1. An electrical connector, comprising:
- an insulating housing defining a plurality of terminal grooves therein;
a metallic shell surrounding the insulating housing; and
a plurality of terminals mounted on the insulating housing, each comprising a mating portion received in the terminal groove and a solder portion extending out of the terminal groove;
wherein a terminal solder coplanarity means is provided at a rear portion of the housing;
wherein a plurality of positioning channels according to the terminal grooves are defined at a same level at the rear portion of the housing, the solder portions are partly received in the positioning channels so as to ensure the terminal solder portions in a coplanarity position;
wherein each of said positioning channels defines a downward supporting face against which a portion of the corresponding solder portion abuts;
wherein a retention portion of each of said terminals is vertically offset from the corresponding solder portion.
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Abstract
An electrical connector of the present invention includes an insulating housing (2) mounting a plurality of terminals (3) and a metallic shell (1) surrounding the insulating housing (2). The insulating housing (2) defines a plurality of terminal grooves (24) therein. A plurality of terminals (3) mounted on the insulating housing (2), each comprises a mating portion (312,322) received in the terminal groove (24) and a solder portion (315,325) extending out of the terminal groove. A terminal solder coplanarity means is provided at a rear portion of the housing.
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1. An electrical connector, comprising:
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an insulating housing defining a plurality of terminal grooves therein; a metallic shell surrounding the insulating housing; and a plurality of terminals mounted on the insulating housing, each comprising a mating portion received in the terminal groove and a solder portion extending out of the terminal groove; wherein a terminal solder coplanarity means is provided at a rear portion of the housing; wherein a plurality of positioning channels according to the terminal grooves are defined at a same level at the rear portion of the housing, the solder portions are partly received in the positioning channels so as to ensure the terminal solder portions in a coplanarity position; wherein each of said positioning channels defines a downward supporting face against which a portion of the corresponding solder portion abuts; wherein a retention portion of each of said terminals is vertically offset from the corresponding solder portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An electrical connector comprising:
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an insulative housing; a plurality of contacts disposed in the housing with corresponding rear horizontal tail sections; a platform formed on a rear face of the housing and defining a plurality of therein downwardly exposed slots extending along a front-to-back direction;
whereina front portion of each of said tail section is seated within the corresponding slot while a rear portion of each of said tail section is rearward exposed outside of said platform; wherein each of said slot defines a downward supporting face against which the front portion of the corresponding tail section abuts; wherein the rear portion of the tail section defines a downward soldering face which is configured for soldering on a printed circuit board; wherein a retention portion of each of said contacts is vertically offset from the corresponding tail section. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An electrical connector comprising:
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an insulative housing;
a plurality of contacts disposed in the housing with corresponding rear horizontal tail sections;a platform formed on a rear face of the housing and defining a plurality of therein downwardly exposed slots extending along a front-to-back direction;
whereina front portion of each of said tail section is seated within the corresponding slot while a rear portion of each of said tail section is rearward exposed outside of said platform;
whereinthe slot confines the corresponding tail section in two opposite lateral directions and one vertical direction, while a printed circuit board, on which the connector is mounted, confines another vertical direction opposite to said vertical direction; wherein a retention portion of each of said contacts is vertically offset from the corresponding tail section. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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