Flippable electrical connector
First Claim
1. An electrical connector assembly comprising:
- a first electrical connector for mounting to a printed circuit board, including;
a terminal module assembly defined by an upper terminal module and a lower terminal module commonly sandwiching a mating tongue in a vertical direction;
the upper terminal module including an upper insulator equipped with a plurality of upper contacts with corresponding contacting sections exposed upon one surface of the mating tongue; and
the lower terminal module including a lower insulator equipped with a plurality of lower contacts with corresponding contacting sections exposed upon the other surface of the mating tongue; and
a metallic shielding plate embedded within the mating tongue;
wherein said shielding plate defines protruding edges encompassing at least partially a boundary of the mating tongue for protection under an improper angular mating of a second connector;
whereinsaid shielding plate defines a spring tang mechanically and electrically connected to a metallic shell enclosing the terminal module assembly.
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Abstract
An electrical connector assembly includes a receptacle connector and a flippable pug connector for connecting with a cable. The receptacle connector includes a terminal module assembly defining a mating tongue loading with two rows of contacts on opposing surface of the mating tongue and a metallic shell retained on the terminal module assembly and enclosing the mating tongue, thereby defining a mating cavity between the metallic shell and the mating tongue. The plug connector includes an insulating housing defining a center slot with side walls and two rows of contacts on the side walls and a metallic shell attached to an outer periphery of the insulating housing. The mating cavity of the receptacle connector is configured to be symmetrical to a horizontal center line without orientation limits so as to allow the plug connector to be mated in two opposite orientations, and the center slot receives the mating tongue.
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17 Claims
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1. An electrical connector assembly comprising:
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a first electrical connector for mounting to a printed circuit board, including; a terminal module assembly defined by an upper terminal module and a lower terminal module commonly sandwiching a mating tongue in a vertical direction;
the upper terminal module including an upper insulator equipped with a plurality of upper contacts with corresponding contacting sections exposed upon one surface of the mating tongue; andthe lower terminal module including a lower insulator equipped with a plurality of lower contacts with corresponding contacting sections exposed upon the other surface of the mating tongue; and a metallic shielding plate embedded within the mating tongue;
wherein said shielding plate defines protruding edges encompassing at least partially a boundary of the mating tongue for protection under an improper angular mating of a second connector;
whereinsaid shielding plate defines a spring tang mechanically and electrically connected to a metallic shell enclosing the terminal module assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An electrical connector for mounted on a printed circuit board, comprising:
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a terminal module assembly defined by an upper terminal module and a lower terminal module commonly intimately sandwiching a shielding plate therebetween in a vertical direction;
the upper terminal module including an upper insulator equipped with a plurality of upper contacts with corresponding contacting sections extending from a front face thereof; andthe lower terminal module including a lower insuilator equipped with a plurality of lower contacts with corresponding contacting sections extending from a front face thereof;
wherein the upper insulator and the lower insulator commonly form a mating tongue for mating with a second connector, and the shielding plate defines a pair of locking notches on two opposite lateral sides, respectively, for locking to said second connector;
whereinthe shielding plate defines a spring tang mechanically and electrically connected to a metallic shell enclosing the terminal module assembly. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An electrical connector assembly comprising:
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a first connector for mounting to a printed circuit board, including; a terminal module assembly defined by an upper terminal module and a lower terminal module commonly sandwiching a mating tongue in a vertical direction; the upper terminal module including an upper insulator equipped with a plurality of upper contacts with corresponding contacting sections exposed upon one surface of the mating tongue; and
the lower terminal module including a lower insulator equipped with a plurality of lower contacts with corresponding contacting sections exposed upon the other surface of the mating tongue; anda metallic shielding plate embedded within the mating tongue;
wherein said shielding plate defines a front edge flush with a front edge of the mating tongue for protection under an improper angular mating of a plug connector;
whereinthe front edge of the shielding plate forms a plurality of notches filled with material of the mating tongue.
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