Multiple-use electrical connector
AssigneeMolex Incorporated
InventorYi-Tse Ho
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Abstract
An electric connector comprising a housing, a tongue module, a plurality of first terminals, a plurality of second terminals and the terminals assembled in the housing and tongue, and a metal shell assembled in the housing. The tongue module is assembled in the housing, and those first terminals disposed in the tongue module by insert molding. Each first terminal has an extended part buried in the tongue module. The lower surface of the tongue module has a plurality of second terminal receiving slots between those first terminals. The pitch between the two adjacent first terminals is greater than the width of the second terminal receiving slot. The upper surface of the tongue module has a plurality of the terminal receiving slots.
Claims10
An electric connector, comprising:
- an housing including a plurality of second terminal paths and third terminal paths;
- a tongue module, including a plurality of first terminals integrally disposed in the tongue module, each the first terminal having an extended part enclosed in the tongue module, a first contact portion that extends from one end of the first extended part and that is exposed from the front end of the lower part of the tongue module and a first solder portion that extends from the other end of first extended part and that extends out of tongue module, the tongue module further including a plurality of second terminal receiving slots on a lower surface and a plurality of third terminal receiving slots are placed on an upper surface of the tongue module;
- a plurality of second terminals positioned in the second terminal paths, each of the second terminals having a second contact portion and a second solder portion;
- a plurality of third terminals positioned in the third terminal paths, each of the third terminals having a third contact portion and a third solder portion;
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- a metal shell, assembled in the housing, wherein a plug hole and a plug in space are formed in the front end of the combination between the housing and the metal shell, wherein the plug hole extends inward;
- and the first terminals, and a distance between the first extended part of two adjacent first terminals is greater than the width of the receiving slots of the second terminals;
- wherein the tongue is assembled to the housing and is located inside the plug in space and the first solder portions of the first terminals extend out of the housing, the second terminals extend into the receiving slots of the tongue module, the second contact portions of the second terminals are exposed out of the lower surface of the tongue module and the second solder portions extend out of the housing;
- and the plurality of third terminal extend into the third terminal receiving slots of the tongue module, the third contact portions of the plurality of third terminals are exposed below the lower surface of the tongue module and the third solder portions extend out of the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.