Electrical connector with touch-safety contact structures
First Claim
1. An electrical connector adapted for electrically connecting with a complementary connector, comprising:
- an insulative housing defining a mating direction, a mating face and a receiving cavity recessed from the mating face along said mating direction;
a plurality of contacts received in the insulative housing adapted for electrically connecting with contacts of the complementary connector, each of the contacts comprising a contacting portion exposed into the receiving cavity adapted for electrically connecting with the respective contact of the complementary connector, a retaining portion extending from one end of the contacting portion to be interferentially received in the insulative housing, a forward end extending from the other end of the contacting portion to locate more closely to the mating face of the insulative housing than the contacting portion, and a connecting portion extending from the retaining portion to be exposed beyond the insulative housing; and
a protecting insulator entirely covering the forward end of each one of the contacts;
wherein the insulative housing forms a plurality of partition racks extending into the receiving cavity to separate the receiving cavity into a plurality of contact-receiving passageways, and wherein the contacts are respectively received in the contact-receiving passageways and spaced from one another by the partition racks.
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Abstract
An electrical connector with touch safety contact structure. The connector includes an insulative housing, a contact and at least one protecting insulator. The insulative housing defines a mating direction, a mating face and a receiving cavity recessed from the mating face along the mating direction. The contact is received in the insulative housing and includes a contacting portion exposed into the receiving cavity, a retaining portion extending from one end of the contacting portion to be interferentially received in the insulative housing, and a forward end extending from the other end of the contacting portion to locate more closely to the mating face of the insulative housing than the contacting portion, and a connecting portion extending from the retaining portion to be exposed beyond the insulative housing. The protecting insulator covers the forward end of the contact. An additional grounding contact assembled to the insulative housing may be included.
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1. An electrical connector adapted for electrically connecting with a complementary connector, comprising:
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an insulative housing defining a mating direction, a mating face and a receiving cavity recessed from the mating face along said mating direction; a plurality of contacts received in the insulative housing adapted for electrically connecting with contacts of the complementary connector, each of the contacts comprising a contacting portion exposed into the receiving cavity adapted for electrically connecting with the respective contact of the complementary connector, a retaining portion extending from one end of the contacting portion to be interferentially received in the insulative housing, a forward end extending from the other end of the contacting portion to locate more closely to the mating face of the insulative housing than the contacting portion, and a connecting portion extending from the retaining portion to be exposed beyond the insulative housing; and a protecting insulator entirely covering the forward end of each one of the contacts; wherein the insulative housing forms a plurality of partition racks extending into the receiving cavity to separate the receiving cavity into a plurality of contact-receiving passageways, and wherein the contacts are respectively received in the contact-receiving passageways and spaced from one another by the partition racks. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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