Connector having improved contacts arrangement
First Claim
1. An USB connector comprising:
- an insulative housing defining a mating port;
a plurality of first contacts disposed in the insulative housing and comprising a power contact, a first grounding contact and a first pair of differential contacts located between the power contact and the first grounding contact, each of said first contacts comprising a first contacting portion exposed in the mating port and a first tail portion opposite to the first contacting portion; and
a plurality of second contacts disposed in the insulative housing and being configured essentially different from the first contacts, the second contacts comprising a second pair of differential contacts, a third pair of differential contacts, and a second grounding contact located between the second and third pairs of differential contacts, each of said second contacts comprising a second contacting portion exposed in the mating port and essentially located at a different level with regard to the first contacting portion, and a second tail portion opposite to the second contacting portion;
whereinthe first and second tail portions are arranged in one row in a transverse direction under a condition that all of the second tail portions are located between the first tail portions of the power contact and the first grounding contact in said transverse direction.
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Abstract
A connector includes an insulative housing having a mating port; and a set of first contacts; and a set of second contacts disposed in the insulative housing. The first contacts include a power contact, a first grounding contact and a first pair of differential contacts. Each of the first contacts includes a first contacting portion exposed in the mating port and a first tail portion. The second contacts include a second pair of differential contacts, a third pair of differential contacts, and a second grounding contact. Each of the second contacts includes a second contacting portion exposed in the mating port, and a second tail portion. The first and second tail portions are arranged in one row in a transverse direction wherein all of the second tail portions are located between the first tail portions of the power contact and of the first grounding contact in the transverse direction.
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19 Claims
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1. An USB connector comprising:
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an insulative housing defining a mating port; a plurality of first contacts disposed in the insulative housing and comprising a power contact, a first grounding contact and a first pair of differential contacts located between the power contact and the first grounding contact, each of said first contacts comprising a first contacting portion exposed in the mating port and a first tail portion opposite to the first contacting portion; and a plurality of second contacts disposed in the insulative housing and being configured essentially different from the first contacts, the second contacts comprising a second pair of differential contacts, a third pair of differential contacts, and a second grounding contact located between the second and third pairs of differential contacts, each of said second contacts comprising a second contacting portion exposed in the mating port and essentially located at a different level with regard to the first contacting portion, and a second tail portion opposite to the second contacting portion;
whereinthe first and second tail portions are arranged in one row in a transverse direction under a condition that all of the second tail portions are located between the first tail portions of the power contact and the first grounding contact in said transverse direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An USB 3.0 plug connector comprising:
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an insulative housing having a base portion and a tongue portion extending forwardly from the base portion; and a plurality of USB 3.0 contacts coupled to the insulative housing and comprising a plurality of first contacts adapted for USB 2.0 protocol and a plurality of second contacts, the first contacts comprising a power contact, a first grounding contact and a first pair of differential contacts located between the power contact and the first grounding contact, each of said first contacts comprising a stiff first contacting portion retained in the tongue portion and a first tail portion opposite to the first contacting portion;
the second contacts comprising a second pair of differential contacts, a third pair of differential contacts, and a second grounding contact located between the second and third pairs of differential contacts, each of said second contacts comprising a resilient second contacting portion extending upon the tongue portion under a condition that the second contacting portions are located behind the first contacting portions, and a second tail portion opposite to the second contacting portion;
whereinthe first and second tail portions are arranged in one row in a transverse direction, the second grounding contact has two split said second tail portions spaced from each other in said transverse direction, the first tail portions of the first pair of differential contacts are arranged between and directly neighboring to said second tail portions of the second grounding contact. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An USB electrical connector comprising:
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an insulative housing enclosed in a metallic shell commonly defining a mating port with a mating tongue extending therein in a front-to-back direction and defining a mating face thereon; four first contacts disposed in the housing and comprising a first grounding contact, a pair of first differential pair contacts and a power contact arranged with one another in a transverse direction perpendicular to said front-to-back direction, each of the first contacts defining a front first contacting section exposed upon the mating face, and a rear first tail section located on a rear side of the housing; five second contacts disposed in the housing and comprising a pair of second differential pair contacts, a second grounding contact and a pair of third differential pair contacts arranged with each other in said transverse direction, each of said second contacts defining a front second contacting section exposed upon the mating face and a rear second tail section located on the rear side of the housing under condition that the front first contacting sections and the front second contacting sections are essentially located at different levels in a vertical direction perpendicular to both said front-to-back direction and said transverse direction, and essentially offset from each other in the front-to-back direction;
whereinthe first tail sections and the second tail sections are arranged in one row along the transverse direction corresponding to first to tenth positions with generally equal intervals under condition that all the differential pair contacts composed of the pairs of first, second and third differential pair contacts, occupy a second position, a third position, a fifth position, a sixth position, a eight position and a ninth position. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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