Connector having tongue portion with peripheral support unitarily formed with metallic shell
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1. An electrical connector comprising:
- a unitary metallic shield including a main body, a tubular section forwardly extending from the main body in a front-to-back direction, and an inner part located in the tubular section and extending forwardly in said front-to-back direction and defining a receiving cavity therein;
an insulative housing enclosing within the metallic shield and including a main base and a tongue portion forwardly extending from the main base in said front-to-back direction; and
a plurality of contacts disposed in the housing;
wherein the tongue portion is protectively and snugly received within the receiving cavity for mating;
wherein said inner part including a frame structure, a pair of side arms spaced from each other in a transverse direction perpendicular to said front-to-back direction and forwardly extending from two opposite lateral sides of the frame structure in said front-to-back direction; and
said tongue portion forwardly extends through the frame structure in said front-to-back direction, and two lateral sides of the tongue portion are protectively engaged with the corresponding side arms so as to form a reinforced tongue portion for mating.
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Abstract
An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a plurality of contacts disposed in the housing, and a metallic shield enclosing the housing. The contacts includes a row of first contacts and another row of second contacts. The insulative housing includes a main base and a tongue portion extending forwardly from the body. The metallic shield includes a main body, a tubular section extending forwardly from the main body, an inner part forwardly extending from the main body and inside said tubular section. The inner part forms a receiving space in which the tongue portion is received.
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1. An electrical connector comprising:
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a unitary metallic shield including a main body, a tubular section forwardly extending from the main body in a front-to-back direction, and an inner part located in the tubular section and extending forwardly in said front-to-back direction and defining a receiving cavity therein; an insulative housing enclosing within the metallic shield and including a main base and a tongue portion forwardly extending from the main base in said front-to-back direction; and a plurality of contacts disposed in the housing;
wherein the tongue portion is protectively and snugly received within the receiving cavity for mating;wherein said inner part including a frame structure, a pair of side arms spaced from each other in a transverse direction perpendicular to said front-to-back direction and forwardly extending from two opposite lateral sides of the frame structure in said front-to-back direction; and
said tongue portion forwardly extends through the frame structure in said front-to-back direction, and two lateral sides of the tongue portion are protectively engaged with the corresponding side arms so as to form a reinforced tongue portion for mating. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of making an electrical connector, comprising steps of:
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providing a unitary metallic shield via a die-casting process with a main body, a tubular section extending forwardly from the main body along a front-to-back direction, and an inner part located in the tubular section and extending forwardly in the front-to-back direction and having a pair of side arms to form a receiving cavity; providing an insulative housing with a plurality of contacts therein wherein said housing includes a main base and a tongue portion extending forwardly from the main base; providing the plurality of contacts disposed within the insulative housing; and forwardly inserting the tongue portion of the insulative housing into the receiving cavity;
wherein two opposite lateral side edges of the tongue portion are protectively and intimately engaged with the side arms, respectively;wherein said inner part further has a frame structure from which a pair of side arms extend forwardly from two opposite lateral sides of the frame structure, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. An electrical connector comprising:
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a unitary metallic shield including a main body, a tubular section forwardly extending from the main body in a front-to-back direction, and an inner part located around a border of the main body and the tubular section and including a frame structure having at least opposite top and bottom plates, an insulative housing enclosing within the metallic shield and including a main base and a tongue portion forwardly extending from the main base in said front-to-back direction; and a plurality of contacts disposed in the housing;
whereinthe tongue portion forwardly extends through the frame structure in said front-to-back direction, and said top and bottom plates form step structures with regard to the tongue portion to function as a grounding device which is adapted for mating with a grounding part of a complementary connector. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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