Waterproof connector with board-mounted soldering plate for improved sealing
First Claim
1. A waterproof connector for mounting to a circuit board, comprising:
- an insulative housing comprising a tongue portion;
a plurality of contacts fixed in the insulative housing, each contact comprising a contacting portion exposed on the tongue portion;
a metallic shell enclosing the insulative housing to jointly define a receiving space accommodating the tongue portion, the metallic shell comprising a peripheral wall defining a pair of latch holes in communication with the receiving space, the pair of latch holes being adapted for locking with an inserted plug connector; and
a soldering plate fixed to the peripheral wall and covering the pair of latch holes, the soldering plate being located below the peripheral wall, the soldering plate comprising at least one embossment for surface mounting onto the circuit board.
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Abstract
A waterproof connector for mounting to a circuit board includes an insulative housing, a number of contacts fixed in the insulative housing, a metallic shell enclosing the insulative housing and a soldering plate fixed to a peripheral wall of the metallic shell. The insulative housing includes a tongue portion residing in a receiving space which is jointly formed by the insulative housing and the metallic shell. The peripheral wall defines a pair of latch holes in communication with the receiving space for locking with an inserted plug connector. The soldering plate is fixed to the peripheral wall so as to seal the pair of latch holes. The soldering plate is located between the peripheral wall and the circuit board. The soldering plate includes at least one emboss for surface mounting onto the circuit board.
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20 Claims
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1. A waterproof connector for mounting to a circuit board, comprising:
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an insulative housing comprising a tongue portion; a plurality of contacts fixed in the insulative housing, each contact comprising a contacting portion exposed on the tongue portion; a metallic shell enclosing the insulative housing to jointly define a receiving space accommodating the tongue portion, the metallic shell comprising a peripheral wall defining a pair of latch holes in communication with the receiving space, the pair of latch holes being adapted for locking with an inserted plug connector; and a soldering plate fixed to the peripheral wall and covering the pair of latch holes, the soldering plate being located below the peripheral wall, the soldering plate comprising at least one embossment for surface mounting onto the circuit board. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A waterproof connector for mounting to a circuit board, comprising:
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an insulative housing comprising a tongue portion; a plurality of contacts fixed to the insulative housing; a metallic shell comprising a top wall, a bottom wall, and a pair of side walls together defining a receiving space, the insulative housing being enclosed by the receiving space, the bottom wall defining a pair of latch holes in communication with the receiving space for locking with an inserted plug connector; and a soldering member fixed to the bottom wall, the soldering member comprising a flat plate sealing the pair of latch holes and at least one standoff bent downwardly from the flat plate for straddling onto the circuit board, the at least one standoff separating the flat plate a distance from the circuit board. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An electrical receptacle connector assembly for use with a complementary plug connector, comprising:
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an electrical connector including; an insulative housing defining a base portion with a mating tongue extending forwardly therefrom; a plurality of contacts disposed in the housing with contacting sections exposed upon the mating tongue; a metallic shell enclosing the base portion and cooperating with the mating tongue to form a mating port thereof; at least one through hole formed in a bottom wall of the metallic shell for locking a latch of the plug connector; and a metallic soldering plate covering an undersurface of the bottom wall;
whereinsaid soldering plate defines upper and lower sections offset from each other in a vertical direction at upper and lower levels, respectively, under condition that an upper face of the upper section upwardly abuts against the undersurface of the bottom wall of the shell while a bottom face of the lower section is adapted for downwardly abutting against a printed circuit board. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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