# US 10,547,154 B2 · Manufacturing method for electrical connector > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,547,154 B2 - Document ID: US10547154B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/393,846 - Filed: 2016-12-29 - Published: 2017-10-12 - Granted: 2020-01-28 - Earliest claimed: 2016-04-08 - Assignees: Drapho Electronics Technology.,Ltd - Applicants: Drapho Electronics Technology Co, Ltd - Inventors: Zhuping Wu; Yun Zhu; Zhihong Fang; Tadashi Kosuga; Yuhua Mao - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10547154B2 ## CPC - H01R 43/16: for manufacturing contact members, e.g. by punching and by bending - H01R 12/724: {containing contact members forming a right angle} - H01R 13/405: Securing in non-demountable manner, e.g. moulding, riveting - H01R 13/504: different pieces being moulded, cemented, welded, e.g. ultrasonic welding, or swaged together - H01R 13/6581: Shield structure - H01R 24/60: Contacts spaced along planar side wall transverse to longitudinal axis of engagement - H01R 43/24: Assembling by moulding on contact members - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS ## Abstract The present invention relates to a manufacturing method for an electrical connector, comprising the following steps: providing a first strip, a second strip, and a plurality of grounding terminals, power terminals and signal terminals which are located between the first strip and the second strip; forming a first body and a second body onto the grounding terminals, the power terminals and the signal terminals by insert-molding, wherein each grounding terminal comprises an exposed upper contacting portion, an exposed lower contacting portion and a first connecting portion located between the first body and the second body; bending the first connecting portions, assembling a shielding plate into the accommodating space; and forming an insulation block onto the first body and the second body by an insert-molding. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A manufacturing method for an electrical connector, comprising the following steps: providing a first strip, a second strip, and a plurality of grounding terminals, power terminals and signal terminals located between the first strip and the second strip; forming a first body and a second body onto the grounding terminals, the power terminals and the signal terminals by insert-molding, wherein each grounding terminal comprises an exposed upper contacting portion, an exposed lower contacting portion, and a first connecting portion located between the first body and the second body; bending the first connecting portion of each of the grounding terminals, such that an accommodating space is formed between the first body and the second body; assembling a shielding plate into the accommodating space, and crimping the first body to the shielding plate, such that the shielding plate is in contact with the first connecting portions of the grounding terminals; and forming an insulation portion onto the first connecting portions of the grounding terminals and the shielding plate by insert-molding, forming an insulation block onto the first body and the second body by insert-molding. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The manufacturing method for an electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein in the bending step, a bending angle is 45 degrees. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The manufacturing method for an electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein a thickness of the first connecting portion is less than that of the upper contacting portion and that of the lower contacting portion, and a width of the first connecting portion is less than that of the upper contacting portion and that of the lower contacting portion. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The manufacturing method for an electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein the shielding plate comprises groove portions, and the first connecting portion of each of the grounding terminals is accommodated in the groove portions and is in contact with the shielding plate. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The manufacturing method for an electrical connector according to claim 4, wherein each of the groove portions comprises a front groove portion and a rear groove portion, and the width of the front groove portion is larger than that of the rear groove portion. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The manufacturing method for an electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein the shielding plate comprises positioning holes, and the first body or the second body comprises positioning pillars fixed with the positioning holes. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The manufacturing method for an electrical connector according to claim 1, further comprising: after forming the first body and the second body, cutting off portions of signal terminals, which are located between the first body and the second body, to form separated upper-row signal terminals and lower-row signal terminals. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The manufacturing method for an electrical connector according to claim 1, further comprising: before forming the first body and the second body, cutting off portions of signal terminals, which are located between the first body and the second body, to form separated upper-row signal terminals and lower-row signal terminals. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The manufacturing method for an electrical connector according to claim 1, further comprising: after forming the first body and the second body, cutting off portions of signal terminals and power terminals, which are located between the first body and the second body, to form separated upper-row signal terminals and lower-row signal terminals, and separated upper-row power terminals and lower-row power terminals. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The manufacturing method for an electrical connector according to claim 1, further comprising: before forming the first body and the second body, cutting off portions of signal terminals and power terminals, which are located between the first body and the second body, to form separated upper-row signal terminals and lower-row signal terminals, and separated upper-row power terminals and lower-row power terminals. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The manufacturing method for an electrical connector according to claim 1, further comprising: assembling a shell to the insulation block.