# US 11,121,512 B2 · Electrical connector with partially overlapped and staggered contact arms

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- Number: US 11,121,512 B2
- Document ID: US11121512B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/930,970
- Filed: 2020-07-16
- Published: 2021-05-06
- Granted: 2021-09-14
- Earliest claimed: 2019-10-31
- Assignees: Drapho Electronics Technology.,Ltd
- Applicants: Drapho Electronics Technology.,Ltd
- Inventors: Ming Zhang; Hongjiang Yao; Zhihong Fang
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11121512B2

## CPC

- H01R 12/724: {containing contact members forming a right angle}
- H01R 24/60: Contacts spaced along planar side wall transverse to longitudinal axis of engagement
- H01R 13/24: resilient; resiliently-mounted
- H01R 13/40: Securing contact members in or to a base or case; Insulating of contact members
- H01R 13/6467: by cross-over of signal conductors
- H01R 13/6581: Shield structure
- H01R 13/6591: Specific features or arrangements of connection of shield to conductive members
- H01R 13/6596: the conductive member being a metal grounding panel
- H01R 2107/00: Four or more poles
- H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS

## Abstract

Provided is an electrical connector. The electrical connector includes an insulation body, and a terminal group received in the insulation body. The terminal group includes upper-row terminals and lower-row terminals. The upper-row terminals and the lower-row terminals are equal in quantity and are arranged in one-to-one correspondence in a vertical direction. Each of the upper-row terminals is provided with an upper contacting arm extending in a horizontal direction, and each of the lower-row terminals is provided with a lower contacting arm extending in the horizontal direction. The upper contacting arm and the corresponding lower contacting arm partially overlap and partially stagger in the vertical direction.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An electrical connector, comprising: an insulation body and a terminal group received in the insulation body, wherein the terminal group comprises upper-row terminals and lower-row terminals, a number of the upper-row terminals is equal to a number of the lower-row terminals, the upper-row terminals and the lower-row terminals are arranged in one-to-one correspondence in a vertical direction, each of the upper-row terminals is provided with an upper contacting arm extending in a horizontal direction, each of the lower-row terminals is provided with a lower contacting arm extending in the horizontal direction, wherein the upper contacting arm and the corresponding lower contacting arm partially overlap and partially stagger in the vertical direction; and an isolation plate between the upper-row terminals and lower-row terminals, wherein the isolation plate comprises a pair of upper grounding arms and a pair of lower grounding arms, the pair of upper grounding arms and the pair of lower grounding arms are integrally connected with the isolation plate, the pair of upper grounding arms and the upper-row terminals are arranged in a same plane, the pair of upper grounding arms is on two sides of the upper-row terminals respectively, the pair of lower grounding arms and the lower-row terminals are arranged in a same plane, and the pair of lower grounding arms is on two sides of the lower-row terminals respectively.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the upper contacting arm extends in a rear-to-front direction and is provided with an upper main arm and an upper offset arm, the upper offset arm extends forwardly from a front end of the upper main arm, the lower contacting arm extends in the rear-to-front direction and is provided with a lower main arm and a lower offset arm, and the lower offset arm extends forwardly from a front end of the lower main arm.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The electrical connector of claim 2, wherein the upper main arm and the lower main arm are arranged in a stagger way in the vertical direction, such that a projection of the upper main arm and a projection of the lower main arm do not overlap.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The electrical connector of claim 3, wherein the upper offset arm extends from the front end of the upper main arm at an offset in a first direction and the lower offset arm extends from the front end of the lower main arm at an offset in a second direction opposite to the first direction, such that a projection of the upper offset arm and a projection of the lower offset arm coincide in the vertical direction.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The electrical connector of claim 4, wherein a front end of the upper contacting arm is provided with a bending upper embedded part, a front end of the lower contacting arm is provided with a bending lower embedded part, and the upper embedded part and the lower embedded part are embedded in the insulation body.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The electrical connector of claim 5, wherein the upper embedded part is provided with an upper limit arm slanted leftward, the lower embedded part is provided with a lower limit arm slanted rightward, and the upper limit arm and the lower limit arm are arranged in a stagger way in the vertical direction.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The electrical connector of claim 6, wherein the upper embedded part is bent downwardly from the front end of the upper contacting arm, and the lower embedded part is bent upwardly from the front end of the lower contacting arm.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the pair of upper grounding arms is formed on the isolation plate in a tearing forming manner, two ends of each of the pair of upper grounding arms are integrally connected with the isolation plate, and the pair of lower grounding arms corresponds to the pair of upper grounding arms in the vertical direction.