# US 2010/0167584 A1 · Stacked-type connector > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2010/0167584 A1 - Document ID: US20100167584A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 12/648,893 - Filed: 2009-12-29 - Published: 2010-07-01 - Earliest claimed: 2008-12-29 - Assignees: Molex Incorporated - Inventors: Hua HE - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20100167584A1 ## CPC - H01R 13/658: High frequency shielding arrangements, e.g. against EMI [Electro-Magnetic Interference] or EMP [Electro-Magnetic Pulse] {(coaxial coupling devices specially adapted for high frequency H01R24/40; for flat or ribbon cable connectors H01R12/774; for coaxial cable H01R9/05)} - H01R 12/707: {Soldering or welding} - H01R 13/506: assembled by snap action of the parts - H01R 13/6582: with resilient means for engaging mating connector - H01R 27/02: for simultaneous co-operation with two or more {dissimilar} counterparts - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS ## Abstract A stacked-type connector includes a housing, a plurality of conductive terminals supported by the housing, two shields, and a spacer. A first and second tongue plate protrude from the housing in an upper and lower position and two latching arms extend from a rear portion of the housing. The plurality of the conductive terminals comprises a first terminal group and a second terminal group. The spacer comprises a main body portion and two latching portions protruding outwards respectively from two sides of the main body portion, the two latching portions configured to engage the two latching arms of the housing so as to secure the spacer on the rear portion. A plurality of positioning holes extend through the spacer in an vertical direction, and the tail portions of the plurality of the conductive terminals are inserted through the positioning holes of the spacer and protruded below the spacer. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A stacked-type connector, comprising: a housing with a rear portion and a first tongue plate and a second tongue plate, the first and second tongue protruding forward and respectively arranged in an upper and lower position, the first tongue plate complying with an interface standard of a first connector and the second tongue plate complying with an interface standard of a second connector, the housing further including a first and second latching arm extending from the rear portion; a plurality of conductive terminals, each terminal having a contact portion and a tail portion, the plurality of conductive terminals comprising a first terminal group complying with the interface standard of the first connector and a second terminal group complying with the interface standard of the second connector, the contact portions of the first terminal group and the contact portions of the second terminal group being respectively provided on the first tongue plate and the second tongue plate of the housing, and the tail portions of the first terminal group and the tail portions of the second terminal group extending out from the rear portion of the housing; at least one shield mounted on the housing; and a spacer comprising a main body portion with a top and bottom and two sides, the spacer including a first and second latching portion protruding outwards respectively from the two sides, wherein the first and second latching arm are respectively matched with the first and second latching portion so as to secure the spacer on the rear portion of the housing, wherein a plurality of positioning holes extend through the spacer in an vertical direction, and the tail portions of the plurality of the conductive terminals extend from the top of the spacer through the positioning holes and further protruded below the bottom of the spacer. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The stacked-type connector according to claim 1, wherein each latching arm of the housing is provided with a buckling portion at an inner side thereof, and the buckling portion comprises at least one recess portion; each of the latching portions of the spacer comprises at least one protruding portion; the at least one protruding portion of the latching portion is correspondingly matched with the at least one recess portion of the latching arm. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The stacked-type connector according to claim 2, wherein each buckling portion of the housing comprises two recess portions arranged along a fore-and-aft direction and a flat portion between the two recess portions; each latching portion of the spacer comprises two protruding portions arranged along the fore-and-aft direction and a flat portion between the two protruding portions; the two protruding portions of the latching portion and the two recess portions of the latching arm are matched with each other, and the flat portion of the latching portion and the flat portion of the each latching arm are corresponded to each other. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The stacked-type connector according to claim 3, wherein each buckling portion of the housing is provided with a ramp gradually inclining inwards in bottom-up direction at an inner side of a tail end thereof, and each latching portion of the spacer is correspondingly provided with a ramp gradually inclining outwards in top-down direction at a top thereof. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The stacked-type connector according to claim 1, wherein the second terminal group comprises an upper conductive terminal row and a lower conductive terminal row respectively mounted on an upper surface and a lower surface of the second tongue plate; and wherein transverse intervals between the positioning holes in the spacer for receiving the tail portions of the lower conductive terminal row are uniform, and the transverse intervals between the positioning holes in the spacer for receiving the tail portions of the upper conductive terminal row are not uniform. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The stacked-type connector according to claim 5, wherein rear portions of a part of the conductive terminals of the upper conductive terminal row are firstly bent and extended by a certain distance along a transverse direction and then bent and extended downwards to obtain the tail portion, so that the transverse intervals between the tail portions of the upper conductive terminal row are not uniform. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The stacked-type connector according to claim 1, wherein the first connector is an USB connector socket, and the second connector is a Displayport connector socket. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The stacked-type connector according to claim 1, wherein the at least one shield comprises a first shield and a second shield respectively enclosing outer peripherals of the first terminal group and the second terminal group. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The stacked-type connector according to claim 8, further comprising a rear cover mounted on a rear side of the housing and connected with the first shield and the second shield. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The stacked-type connector according to claim 9, wherein each of two side walls of the rear cover is provided with a latching hole and a second latching piece; each of two sides of a rear end of the first shield is formed with a salient piece bent inwards, the salient pieces are latched and matched with the latching holes on the rear cover so that the first shield is connected with the rear cover; each of two sides of a rear end of the second shield is formed with a first latching piece, and the first latching pieces are latched and matched with the second latching pieces of the rear cover so that the second shield is connected with the rear cover.