Electrical connector

• US 8,550,847 B2
• Filed: 06/14/2012
• Issued: 10/08/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/05/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Advanced Connection Technology Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Advanced Connection Technology Company Limited
• Inventors: Hsia, Chun-Hua
• Primary Examiner(s): Gilman, Alexander
• Application Number:
  US13/523,270
• Publication Number:
  US 20120252281A1
• Time in Patent Office: 481 Days
• Field of Search: 439/607.01, 439/607.11, 439/607.04, 439/607.05, 439/607.09, 439/607.13, 439/660, 439/630, 439/108
• US Class Current: 439/607.11
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6581 Shield structure

Abstract

An electrical connector includes an insulation pedestal, an outer cover, an enhanced shell and a plurality of terminals partially embedded in the insulation pedestal. The insulation pedestal includes a main body and a tongue section. The enhanced shell includes a fixed side and a support side. The fixed side is embedded in the main body; and the tongue section is partially covered by the support side such that the support side can support the tongue section. The insulation pedestal is integratedly formed together with the terminals and the enhanced shell to strengthen the structure of the tongue section.

Claims

1. An electrical connector, installed on a circuit board and matchable with an external electrical connector, the electrical connector comprising:

an insulation pedestal, comprising;

a main body being a plastic base; and

a tongue section being a plastic flat piece raised on the main body and comprising a first outer surface and an opposing second outer surface;

a plurality of terminals being long narrow metal strips with their middle sections partially embedded in the insulation pedestal, one end of the terminal being exposed on the first outer surface of the tongue section for electrically inserting the external electrical connector, the other end of the terminal penetrating out of the insulation pedestal and extending outwards to be welded on the circuit board;

an outer cover being hollow and tubular with its two ends open, one end of the outer cover adaptive to match and connect with the external electrical connector, and the other end of the outer cover adaptive to sheathe outside of the insulation pedestal; and

an enhanced shell being a flat metal shell piece and comprising a fixed side embedded in the main body and a support side to strengthen the tongue section, wherein one end of the support side connects with the fixed side, the other end of the support side extends in the same direction as the tongue section and is configured to attach to the second outer surface of the tongue section, and a gap is formed between the support side and the inner surface of the outer cover, wherein the fixed side is symmetrical regarding the tongue section direction.

2. The electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein the outer cover is formed from a circled metal plate and a tubular cross-section of the outer cover is rectangular.

3. The electrical connector according to claim 2, wherein an outer contour of the main body is matchable with an inner contour of the cross-section of the outer cover, and the insulation pedestal is fixed in the outer cover such that the outer cover circles the tongue section without contacting each other.

4. The electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein the insulation pedestal is integratedly formed together with the terminals and covers the terminals partially.

5. The electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein the support side has two edges bended in an angle, and a portion of the support side that is close to the fixed side is partially embedded in the main body.