Electrical connector
AssigneesFoxconn (Kunshan) Computer Connector Co., Ltd., Foxconn Interconnect Technology Limited
InventorsJun Zhao, Jie Su
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Abstract
An electrical connector includes a contact module essentially composed of a plurality of contacts integrally formed within an insulator via an insert-molding process. The insulator includes a base, tongue extending forwardly from the base, and a mounting port extending rearwardly from the base. The contact includes a front contacting section exposed upon the tongue, a rear soldering tail exposed outside of the base and a middle retaining section therebetween. A groove is formed between the base and the mounting port to expose middle sections of the contacts. An insulative housing is over molded upon the contact module for not only forming an exterior structure of the connector but also filling the groove for enhancing sealing between the contacts and the insulator.
Claims14
An electrical connector comprising:
- a contact module including a plurality of contacts integrally formed within an insulator, the insulator including a base, a tongue portion extending forwardly from the base in a front-to-back direction, and a mounting port extending rearwardly from the base, each of said contacts including a retaining section retained in the base, a contacting section forwardly extend from the retaining section and exposed upon the tongue portion, and a soldering leg extending rearward from the retaining section and exposed outside of the mounting port;
- the insulator further including a groove between the base and the mounting port in the front-to-back direction and extending therethrough in a vertical direction perpendicular to the front-to-back direction to exposed portions of retaining sections of the contacts;
- and
- an insulative housing made of liquid silicon rubber and filling the groove to seal gaps between the contacts and the insulator;
- wherein
- said insulative housing further forms a circumferential exterior of the connector without any metallic shell thereon for installation into an enclosure of a mobile phone in a snug manner.
An electrical connector comprising:
- a contact module including a plurality of contacts integrally formed within an insulator, the insulator including a base, a tongue portion extending forwardly from the base in a front-to-back direction, and a mounting port extending rearwardly from the base, each of said contacts including a retaining section retained in the base, a contacting section forwardly extend from the retaining section and exposed upon the tongue portion, and a soldering leg extending rearward from the retaining section and exposed outside of the mounting port;
- the insulator further including a groove between the base and the mounting port in the front-to-back direction and extending therethrough in a vertical direction perpendicular to the front-to-back direction to exposed portions of retaining sections of the contacts;
- and
- waterproofing plate solidified from a liquid waterproof material and filling the groove to seal gaps between the contacts and the insulator;
- wherein
- an escape groove is formed in an undersurface of the mounting port adjacent to the soldering legs for preventing contamination thereof.
An electrical connector comprising:
- a contact module including a plurality of contacts integrally formed within an insulator, the insulator including a base, a tongue portion extending forwardly from the base in a front-to-back direction, and a mounting port extending rearwardly from the base, each of said contacts including a retaining section retained in the base, a contacting section forwardly extend from the retaining section and exposed upon the tongue portion, and a soldering leg extending rearward from the retaining section and exposed outside of the mounting port;
- the insulator further including a groove between the base and the mounting port in the front-to-back direction and extending therethrough in a vertical direction perpendicular to the front-to-back direction to exposed portions of retaining sections of the contacts;
- and
- an insulative housing made from liquid type waterproof material and filling the groove to seal gaps between the contacts and the insulator;
- wherein
- the contact module further includes a metallic shielding plate with a receiving opening aligned with the groove in the vertical direction and filled with the insulative housing;
- wherein
- the shielding plate further includes a pair of securing section exposed on two opposite sides of the insulator, each securing section forming a through hole in the vertical direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.