FLIPPABLE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR
First Claim
1. A receptacle connector for being mounted in a notch defined on a printed circuit board (PCB), comprising:
- an insulative housing defining a base and a mating tongue forwardly extending therefrom;
a first row of contacts disposed in the housing with contacting sections exposed upon a first surface of the mating tongue and surface mount type tail sections for mounting on the PCB;
a second row of contacts disposed in the housing with contacting sections exposed upon a second surface of the mating tongue and through hole type tail sections for mounting in the PCB;
a metallic shield comprising a capsular segment surrounding the mating tongue to define a mating cavity and a rear wall covering a rear face of the base to surrounding the surface mount type tail sections of the first row of contacts; and
a metallic lower bracket attached to the metallic shielding;
wherein the lower bracket located upon a bottom side of the shield and comprises a bottom wall, two sidewalls and a rear wall commonly surrounding the through hole type tail sections of the second row of contacts.
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Abstract
A receptacle connector includes a housing defining a base and a mating tongue forwardly extending therefrom, a first row of contacts disposed in the housing with contacting sections and surface mount type tail sections for mounting on a PCB, a second row of contacts disposed in the housing with contacting sections and through hole type tail sections for mounting in the PCB; a metallic shield including a capsular segment surrounding the mating tongue to define a mating cavity and a rear wall covering a rear face of the base to surrounding the surface mount type tail sections and a lower bracket attached to the metallic shielding. The lower bracket is located upon a bottom side of the shield and includes a bottom wall, two sidewalls and a rear wall commonly surrounding the through hole type tail sections
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20 Claims
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1. A receptacle connector for being mounted in a notch defined on a printed circuit board (PCB), comprising:
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an insulative housing defining a base and a mating tongue forwardly extending therefrom; a first row of contacts disposed in the housing with contacting sections exposed upon a first surface of the mating tongue and surface mount type tail sections for mounting on the PCB; a second row of contacts disposed in the housing with contacting sections exposed upon a second surface of the mating tongue and through hole type tail sections for mounting in the PCB; a metallic shield comprising a capsular segment surrounding the mating tongue to define a mating cavity and a rear wall covering a rear face of the base to surrounding the surface mount type tail sections of the first row of contacts; and a metallic lower bracket attached to the metallic shielding;
wherein the lower bracket located upon a bottom side of the shield and comprises a bottom wall, two sidewalls and a rear wall commonly surrounding the through hole type tail sections of the second row of contacts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An receptacle connector assembly comprising:
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an insulative housing including a front capsular portion from which a mating tongue forwardly extends along a front-to-back direction, and a rear horizontal portion unitarily extends rearwardly along said front-to-back direction, wherein a pair of opposite gaps are formed between the capsular portion and the horizontal portion in a transverse direction perpendicular to said front-to-back direction so as to forwardly expose a pair of corresponding corner portions of said horizontal portion; a plurality of contacts disposed in the housing with contacting sections exposed upon the mating tongue; a metallic shielding plate embedded within the mating tongue with a pair of rigid locking notches in two lateral sides for locking with a pair of latches of the complementary plug connector; a metallic shielding assembly including a metallic shield and metallic bracket, said metallic shield forming a front capsular part and a rear covering part, the front capsular part enclosing the capsular portion and the mating tongue of the housing to form a mating cavity, and the rear covering part covering the horizontal portion of the housing, the bracket fastened upon the shield;
wherein said metallic shielding assembly includes a pair of segment structures on two opposite ends in said transverse direction to shield the pair of corresponding gaps in both the front-to-back direction an the transverse direction. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A receptacle connector assembly comprising:
a terminal module enclosed within a housing, said terminal module including an insulator having a mating tongue extending along a front-to-back direction, and equipped with a plurality of contacts, each of said contacts including, along said front-to-back direction, a front contacting section exposed upon the mating tongue and a rear resilient tail section deflectable in a vertical direction perpendicular to said front-to-back direction, and a metallic shielding plate embedded within the mating tongue and including a pair of rigid notches in two opposite lateral sides for locking to a pair of corresponding latches of a complementary plug connector. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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