Electrical connector assembly
AssigneeWAQO Technology Co., Ltd.
InventorYau-Hsuan Liu
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Abstract
A terminal module for an electrical connector includes a unitary metal frame having a plurality of terminal grooves, a plurality of insulative liners lining the respective terminal grooves, and a plurality of terminals respectively provided within the insulative liners. Preferably, an insulative body which includes the insulative liners is molded over the metal frame. In a preferred embodiment, the metal frame further includes a plurality of grounding elements which are exposed from the insulative body to interpose the terminals.
Claims12
An electrical connector comprising:
- a unitary metal frame including a plurality of terminal grooves;
- an insulative body molded over said metal frame and having a plurality of insulative liners respectively lining said terminal passages;
- and
- a plurality of terminals respectively disposed within said insulative liners,
- said metal frame further having a plurality of grounding elements exposed from said insulative body, said grounding elements extending substantially in the same direction as said terminal grooves.
A terminal module comprising:
- a unitary metal frame having a plurality of terminal grooves;
- a plurality of insulative liners disposed respectively in said terminal grooves;
- and
- a plurality of terminals disposed within said insulative liners, respectively.
A method of making a terminal module comprising:
- (a) forming a unitary metal frame having a plurality of terminal grooves;
- (b) providing each of said terminal grooves with an insulative liner;
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- (c) disposing a terminal within said insulative liner.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.