ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY
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1. An electrical connector assembly comprising:
- an insulating housing having a plurality of grooves, a plurality of data terminal holes, and a plurality of power terminal holes;
a PCB (printed circuit board) having a plurality of first soldering holes, a plurality of second soldering holes, a plurality of first contacts electrically connected to the first soldering holes, and a plurality of second contacts electrically connected to the second soldering holes;
a plurality of power terminals fastened in the grooves of the insulating housing respectively, the power terminals each having a mating portion inserted into each of the power terminal holes, and the power terminals each having a soldering portion soldered in each of the first soldering holes;
a plurality of data terminals fastened in the grooves of the insulating housing respectively, the data terminals each having a mating portion inserted into each of the data terminal holes, and the data terminals each having a soldering portion soldered in each of the second soldering holes; and
an FFC (flexible flat cable) having an insulating layer for enclosing a plurality of first conductors and a plurality of second conductors;
wherein the PCB is secured to the insulating housing, exposed ends of the first conductors are electrically connected to the first contacts, and exposed ends of the second conductors are electrically connected to the second contacts.
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Abstract
A SATA connector assembly is provided with an insulating housing, a plurality of data and power terminals, a PCB and an FFC, wherein the data and power terminals inserted in the insulating housing, the PCB secured to the insulating housing, the FFC soldered on the PCB, the data and power terminals are electrically interconnected the FFC by the PCB. The provision of the unitary construction feature of FFC can save the production cost due to its eliminating cable management equipment and the step of cable managing processes.
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1. An electrical connector assembly comprising:
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an insulating housing having a plurality of grooves, a plurality of data terminal holes, and a plurality of power terminal holes; a PCB (printed circuit board) having a plurality of first soldering holes, a plurality of second soldering holes, a plurality of first contacts electrically connected to the first soldering holes, and a plurality of second contacts electrically connected to the second soldering holes; a plurality of power terminals fastened in the grooves of the insulating housing respectively, the power terminals each having a mating portion inserted into each of the power terminal holes, and the power terminals each having a soldering portion soldered in each of the first soldering holes; a plurality of data terminals fastened in the grooves of the insulating housing respectively, the data terminals each having a mating portion inserted into each of the data terminal holes, and the data terminals each having a soldering portion soldered in each of the second soldering holes; and an FFC (flexible flat cable) having an insulating layer for enclosing a plurality of first conductors and a plurality of second conductors; wherein the PCB is secured to the insulating housing, exposed ends of the first conductors are electrically connected to the first contacts, and exposed ends of the second conductors are electrically connected to the second contacts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An electrical connector assembly comprising:
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an insulating housing having a plurality of grooves, a plurality of data terminal holes, and a plurality of power terminal holes; a PCB (printed circuit board) having a plurality of first soldering portions, a plurality of second soldering portions, a plurality of first contacts electrically connected to the first soldering portions, and a plurality of second contacts electrically connected to the second soldering portions; a plurality of power terminals fastened in the grooves of the insulating housing respectively, the power terminals each having a mating portion inserted into each of the power terminal holes, and the power terminals each having a bending tail soldered on each of the first soldering portions; a plurality of data terminals fastened in the grooves of the insulating housing respectively, the data terminals each having a mating portion inserted into each of the data terminal holes, and the data terminals each having a bending tail soldered on each of the second soldering portions; and an FFC (flexible flat cable) having an insulating layer for enclosing a plurality of first conductors and a plurality of second conductors; wherein the PCB is secured to the insulating housing, exposed ends of the first conductors are electrically connected to the first contacts, and exposed ends of the second conductors are electrically connected to the second contacts. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. An electrical connector assembly comprising:
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an insulating housing having a plurality of grooves, a plurality of data terminal holes, and a plurality of power terminal holes; a PCB (printed circuit board) having a plurality of first soldering holes, a plurality of second soldering holes, a plurality of first contacts electrically connected to the first soldering holes, and a plurality of second contacts electrically connected to the second soldering holes; a plurality of power terminals fastened in the grooves of the insulating housing respectively, the power terminals each having a mating portion inserted into each of the power terminal holes, and the power terminals each having a soldering portion soldered in each of the first soldering holes; a plurality of data terminals fastened in the grooves of the insulating housing respectively, the data terminals each having a mating portion inserted into each of the data terminal holes, and the data terminals each having a soldering portion soldered in each of the second soldering holes; and an FFC (flexible flat cable) having an insulating layer for enclosing a plurality of first conductors and a plurality of second conductors, end of the FFC having a first bending portion and a second bending portion; and a cover secured to the insulating housing; wherein the PCB is secured to the insulating housing, exposed ends of the first conductors are electrically connected to the first contacts, exposed ends of the second conductors are electrically connected to the second contacts, the first bending portion is fastened by an internal wall of the insulating housing and the PCB, and the second bending portion is fastened by an internal wall of the cover and the PCB. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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