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Flippable electrical connector

  • US 9,608,391 B2
  • Filed: 10/11/2016
  • Issued: 03/28/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/19/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A receptacle connector comprising:

  • an insulating housing comprising a base and a mating tongue extending from the base;

    a plurality of upper contacts and a plurality of lower contacts, the contacts comprising plate contacting sections exposed upon opposite upper and lower surfaces of the mating tongue;

    a shielding plate disposed in the mating tongue and the base and isolated from the upper and lower contacts; and

    a metallic shell retained on the base and surrounding the mating tongue to define a mating port which is inserted with a plug connector in either of two insertion orientations, among the metallic shell and the mating tongue;

    wherein the mating tongue defines two opposite lateral sides and a front side connecting with front ends of the two lateral sides thereof, the shielding plate defines corresponding lateral sides and corresponding front side thereof, the front sides of the shielding plate exposed to the front side of the mating tongue and the lateral sides of the shielding plates exposed to the corresponding lateral sides of the mating tongue for protection under an improper angular mating of the plug connectorwherein the lateral sides of shielding plate slightly protrude beyond the mating tongue, and each of the lateral sides of the mating tongue forms a through notch, which is generally matching with an inflexible locking notch of each of the lateral sides of the shielding plate;

    wherein the shielding plate is embedded in the mating tongue via an insert-molding process, the shielding plate further defines a thinned or even empty front region which is filled with insulative material of the mating tongue after the insert-molding process.

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