Flippable electrical connector
First Claim
1. A plug connector for use with a complementary receptacle connector, comprising:
- an insulative housing defining a receiving cavity therein and a plurality of passageways on opposite of the mating cavity;
a pair of terminal modules stacked on each other, each terminal module comprising an insulator and a plurality of contacts loaded on the insulator, the contacts comprising contacting sections extending out of a front side of the insulator and tails extending out of the insulator; and
a metallic shell;
whereinthe insulators of the stacked terminal modules are located behind the insulative housing, and the contacting sections of the contacts are disposed in the corresponding passageways, and the terminal modules and the insulative housing are commonly enclosed in the metallic shell;
whereina metallic latch is sandwiched between the pair of insulators and equipped with a pair of side arms, said pair of side arms having corresponding locking heads sidewardly extending into the receiving cavity for locking with a metallic shielding plate of a receptacle connector into which said plug connector is inserted.
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Abstract
A plug connector for use with a complementary receptacle connector, includes an insulative housing defining a receiving cavity therein and a plurality of passageways on opposite of the mating cavity, a pair of terminal modules stacked on each other and a metallic shell. Each terminal module includes an insulator and a plurality of contacts loaded on insulator, the contacts includes contacting sections extending out of the insulator and tail extending out of the insulator. The insulators of the stacked terminal modules are located behind the insulative housing and the contacting sections of the contacts are disposed in the corresponding passageways. The terminal modules and the insulative housing are commonly enclosed in the metallic shell.
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20 Claims
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1. A plug connector for use with a complementary receptacle connector, comprising:
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an insulative housing defining a receiving cavity therein and a plurality of passageways on opposite of the mating cavity; a pair of terminal modules stacked on each other, each terminal module comprising an insulator and a plurality of contacts loaded on the insulator, the contacts comprising contacting sections extending out of a front side of the insulator and tails extending out of the insulator; and a metallic shell;
whereinthe insulators of the stacked terminal modules are located behind the insulative housing, and the contacting sections of the contacts are disposed in the corresponding passageways, and the terminal modules and the insulative housing are commonly enclosed in the metallic shell;
whereina metallic latch is sandwiched between the pair of insulators and equipped with a pair of side arms, said pair of side arms having corresponding locking heads sidewardly extending into the receiving cavity for locking with a metallic shielding plate of a receptacle connector into which said plug connector is inserted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A receptacle connector for use with a plug, comprising:
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an insulative housing defining a rear base and a front mating tongue forwardly extending, with a step portion defined at a root region of the mating tongue; 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 collar surrounding the step portion; a metallic shielding plate embedded within the mating tongue;
wherein the metallic collar mechanically and electrically connects to the corresponding grounding contacts. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A receptacle connector for mating with a plug connector, comprising:
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an insulative housing including a base and a mating tongue extending forwardly therefrom; a metallic shell enclosing said housing to define a mating cavity in which said mating tongue extends; a plurality of contacts disposed in the housing with corresponding contacting sections exposed upon the mating tongue, said contacts being categorized with signal contacts and grounding contacts; a step structure formed upon a root region of the mating tongue; a metallic collar disposed upon the step structure; a metallic shield embedded with the mating tongue and forming a pair of notches in two opposite lateral side edges as a locking device;
whereina pair of switch contacts are located around a front face of the base and spaced from each other when no plug is inserted into the mating cavity while contacting with each other when the plug connector is inserted into the mating cavity. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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