Electrical connector with grounding terminal

• US 9,647,387 B1
• Filed: 08/18/2016
• Issued: 05/09/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2016
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Alltop Electronics (Shuzhou) Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Alltop Electronics (Shuzhou) Ltd.
• Inventors: Gou, Ya-Juan, Rong, Zhi-Qiang, Chen, Yi-Chang, Yu, Wang-I, Huang, Mao-Jung
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Khiem
• Application Number:
  US15/240,475
• Time in Patent Office: 264 Days
• Field of Search: 439108, 439350, 439357, 43960735-6074
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/724 containing contact members forming a right angle
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6275 Latching arms not integral with the housing H01R13/6276, H01R13/6277, H01R13/6278 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6585 Shielding material individually surrounding or interposed between mutually spaced contacts
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/60 Contacts spaced along planar side wall transverse to longitudinal axis of engagement

Abstract

A connector includes a first contact module, a second contact module, a shielding shell and a latching member. The contact modules each include a number of contacts and an insulator retaining the contacts. The contact has a fastening portion assembled in the insulator, a contacting portion extending from the fastening portion, and a terminal portion extending from the fastening portion opposite to the contacting portion. The shielding shell covers around the first and the second contact modules. The latching member assists to secure the connection between the electrical connector with a complementary connector. The first contacts and the second contacts each have a pair of grounding terminals and the latching member connects with the pair of grounding terminals.

Claims

1. An electrical connector for electrically connecting with a complementary connector, comprising:

a first contact module including a plurality of first contacts and a first insulator retaining said first contacts, each of said plurality of first contacts comprising a first fastening portion assembled in said first insulator, a first contacting portion extending from said first fastening portion, and a first soldering terminal portion extending from said first fastening portion opposite to said first contacting portion;

a second contact module including a plurality of second contacts and a second insulator retaining said second contacts, each of said plurality of second contacts comprising a second fastening portion assembled in said second insulator, a second contacting portion extending from said second fastening portion, and a second soldering terminal portion extending from said second fastening portion opposite to said second contacting portion;

a shielding shell covered around said first and said second contact modules; and

a latching member assisting to secure the connection between said electrical connector with said complementary connector;

wherein said first contacts and said second contacts each have a pair of grounding terminals; and

wherein said latching member connects with said pair of grounding terminals of said first contact module or said second contact module.

2. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein said grounding member is located adjacent to said contacting portions.

3. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein said latching member comprises a resilient latching arm extending along a same direction with said contacting portion for latching with said complementary connector, and a resilient resisting arm extending oppositely to said resilient latching arm.

4. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 3, wherein said resilient latching arm of said latching member extends along a plane substantially, perpendicularly to a plane of said contacting portion.

5. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 3, wherein said resilient resisting arm and said resilient latching arm each have a curved end while said curved ends of said resilient resisting arm and said resilient latching arm are curved oppositely to each other.

6. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 3, wherein said latching member also has an L-shaped retaining portion connecting to said grounding terminal.

7. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 5, wherein said shielding shell includes an inner shell covering said first and said second contact modules, and an outer shell partially overlapped with said inner shell.

8. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 7, wherein said resilient resisting arm is configured beyond said first or said second insulator and to electrically connect with said inner shell of said shielding shell.

9. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 3, wherein said latching member is located between said first contacts and said second contacts in a thickness direction view of said electrical connector.

10. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 3, further comprising a limiting member positioned for limiting undesired outwards movement of said latching member.

11. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 10, wherein said limiting member and said latching member connect with different grounding terminals and wherein said limiting member has a limiting arm overlapped with and located outside of said resilient latching arm.

12. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a grounding means for electrically connecting to said grounding terminals and/or said shielding shell.

13. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 12, wherein said grounding means has a pair of grounding members assembled onto said first contact module and said second contact module, respectively.

14. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 13, wherein said pair of grounding members each includes a spacer and a grounding pad insert-molded within said spacer, and wherein said grounding pad comprises an inner tab located adjacent to forward end of said electrical connector for electrically connecting with said complementary connector, and an outer tab extending opposite to said inner tab and electrically connecting with said shielding shell.

15. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 12, wherein said grounding means has a central grounding pad assembled between said first insulator and said second insulator, and wherein said central grounding pad has contacting arm connecting with said grounding terminal.

16. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein said plurality of first contacts and said plurality of second contacts each have two of said grounding terminals, a pair of power contacts next to corresponding grounding terminals, and a differential pair and a detecting contact between said pair of power contacts.

17. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein said plurality of first contacts and said plurality of second contacts have four differential pairs.