Electrical connector and a fabricating method thereof
First Claim
1. An electrical connector comprising:
- a shell;
an insulating housing formed with a contact tongue plate received in the shell, the insulating housing comprising a main body formed with a front surface and a rear surface opposite to the front surface, the contact tongue plate extending from the front surface of the main body, a plurality of contact grooves defined at a plane of the contact tongue plate and extending to the rear surface of the main body, at least two positioning slits defined in the contact tongue plate and extending to the main body, the contact tongue plate being parallel to and offset from a top surface of the main body for a preset distance, and the contact tongue plate being parallel to and offset from a bottom surface of the main body for another preset distance;
a plurality of contacts received respectively in the plurality of contact grooves of the insulating housing and exposed at the plane of the contact tongue plate; and
at least two strengthening plates received in the at least two positioning slits of the contact tongue plate respectively, each of the at least two strengthening plates formed with a main board received in the main body and a finger piece received in the contact tongue plate.
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Abstract
An electrical connector includes a shell, an insulating housing, a plurality of contacts and a pair of strengthening plates. The insulating housing is formed with a contact tongue plate. If the electrical connector is assembled, the contacts are inserted into the insulating housing. The strengthening plates are inserted in the contact tongue plate. The contact tongue plate with the contacts and the strengthening plates are received in the shell. The strengthening plates will improve the structure of the contact tongue plate of the electrical connector to resist an external force such as a pressing force of a mating connector. The strengthening plates can prevent the contact tongue plate of the electrical connector from deformation and damage.
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12 Claims
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1. An electrical connector comprising:
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a shell; an insulating housing formed with a contact tongue plate received in the shell, the insulating housing comprising a main body formed with a front surface and a rear surface opposite to the front surface, the contact tongue plate extending from the front surface of the main body, a plurality of contact grooves defined at a plane of the contact tongue plate and extending to the rear surface of the main body, at least two positioning slits defined in the contact tongue plate and extending to the main body, the contact tongue plate being parallel to and offset from a top surface of the main body for a preset distance, and the contact tongue plate being parallel to and offset from a bottom surface of the main body for another preset distance; a plurality of contacts received respectively in the plurality of contact grooves of the insulating housing and exposed at the plane of the contact tongue plate; and at least two strengthening plates received in the at least two positioning slits of the contact tongue plate respectively, each of the at least two strengthening plates formed with a main board received in the main body and a finger piece received in the contact tongue plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of fabricating an electrical connector comprising:
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forming an insulating housing with a main body having a front surface and a rear surface, a contact tongue plate extending from the front surface of the main body, and being parallel to and offset from a top surface and a bottom surface of the main body, respectively, a plurality of contact grooves formed at a plane of the contact tongue plate and extending to the rear surface of the main body, and at least two positioning slits defined in the contact tongue plate and extending to the rear surface of the main body; inserting a plurality of contacts into the plurality of contact grooves of the insulating housing respectively; inserting at least two strengthening plates in the at least two positioning slits of the contact tongue plate, respectively; and receiving the insulating housing with the main body, the contact tongue plate, the contacts and the strengthening plates in a shell. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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