US 12,009,610 B2 · Electrical connector

Abstract

An electrical connector configured to be assembled to a circuit board is provided. The electrical connector includes an insulating body having a base and a tongue, a plurality of terminals disposed in the insulating body, a first metal shell covering the insulating body, and a second metal shell covering the insulating body and the first metal shell. The first metal shell has a plurality of soldering feet soldered to the circuit board, and the second metal shell has a plurality of second metal pin soldered to the circuit board. The first and the second metal pin are beside the base and away from the tongue. At least one of the first metal shell and the insulating body has a supporting portion abutting against a non-conducting portion of the circuit board. The supporting portion is close to the tongue and away from the base.

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Dependent claims

An electrical connector configured to be assembled to a circuit board, comprising:

an insulating body having a base and a tongue;
a plurality of terminals disposed in the insulating body;
a first metal shell covering the insulating body, and having a plurality of first metal pins soldered to the circuit board;
and
a second metal shell covering the insulating body and the first metal shell, and having a plurality of second metal pins soldered to the circuit board,
wherein the plurality of first metal pins and the plurality of second metal pins are located beside the base of the insulating body and away from the tongue,
wherein the first metal shell has a supporting portion abutting against a non-conducting portion of the circuit board, so that the electrical connector is supported on the circuit board, and the supporting portion is close to the tongue and away from the base.

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An electrical connector configured to be assembled to a circuit board, comprising:

an insulating body having a base and a tongue;
a plurality of terminals disposed in the insulating body;
and
a first metal shell covering the insulating body, and having a plurality of first metal pins mounted to the circuit board;
wherein the plurality of first metal pins are located beside the base of the insulating body and away from the tongue,
wherein the first metal shell has a supporting portion abutting against a non-conducting portion of the circuit board, so that the electrical connector is supported on the circuit board, and the supporting portion is close to the tongue and away from the base.

3 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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