Flippable electrical connector
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1. A receptacle connector for use with a plug, comprising:
- an insulative housing defining a base with a mating tongue forwardly extending therefrom along a front-to-back direction;
a plurality of contacts disposed in the housing with contacting sections exposed upon the mating tongue and categorized with signal contacts, power contacts and grounding contacts;
a metallic shell enclosing the housing to define a capsular mating cavity in which said mating tongue is disposed; and
a metallic shielding plate embedded within the mating tongue;
wherein the shielding plate defines a pair of rigid lateral edge sections without flexibility thereof, in a transverse direction perpendicular to said front-to-back direction, configured to be locked with a deflectable latch of the plug.
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Abstract
A plug connector mateable with the receptacle connector, includes an insulative housing enclosed in a metallic shell, defining a receiving cavity to receive the mating tongue, and equipped with a plurality of contacts on opposite sides in the vertical direction. A latch forms a pair of locking heads extending into two opposite lateral sides of the receiving cavity to lock with a shielding plate embedded within a mating tongue of the complementary receptacle connector during mating.
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1. A receptacle connector for use with a plug, comprising:
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an insulative housing defining a base with a mating tongue forwardly extending therefrom along a front-to-back direction; a plurality of contacts disposed in the housing with contacting sections exposed upon the mating tongue and categorized with signal contacts, power contacts and grounding contacts; a metallic shell enclosing the housing to define a capsular mating cavity in which said mating tongue is disposed; and a metallic shielding plate embedded within the mating tongue; wherein the shielding plate defines a pair of rigid lateral edge sections without flexibility thereof, in a transverse direction perpendicular to said front-to-back direction, configured to be locked with a deflectable latch of the plug. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A plug connector for use with a complementary receptacle connector, comprising:
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an insulative housing enclosed in the metallic shell and defining a receiving cavity forwardly communicating with an exterior in a front-to-back direction; a plurality of contacts disposed in the housing and by two sides of the receiving cavity in a vertical direction perpendicular to said front-to-back direction, and categorized with signal contacts, power contacts and grounding contacts; a metallic latch retained in the housing with a pair of locking heads extending into two opposite lateral sides of the receiving cavity for latchable engagement with a shielding plate which is embedded within a mating tongue of the receptacle connector during mating. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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