Electrical connector and method of making the same
AssigneeAlltop Electronics (Suzhou) Ltd.
InventorsWang-I YU, Yi-Chang CHEN, Mao-Jung HUANG
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an electrical connector and method of making the same. The electrical connector includes an insulative housing, an internal circuit board extending from the front side of the insulative housing, a contact module received in the insulative housing and connected with the internal circuit board, and a shell covering the insulative housing and the internal circuit board. The shell and the internal circuit board form a mating space therebetween. The mating space is used to receive a mating plug.
Claims20
An electrical connector for mounting to a mother board and mating with a plug, comprising:
- an insulative housing having a front portion and a rear portion;
- an internal circuit board attached to the insulative housing and projecting forwardly from the insulative housing;
- a contact module attached to the insulative housing and having a plurality of electrical contacts connected with the internal circuit board;
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- a shell surrounding the insulative housing and the internal circuit board, the shell and the internal circuit board defining a receiving space for accommodating the plug.
A method for making an electrical connector, comprising the steps of:
- providing a plurality of electrical contacts each having a connecting section and a solder tail;
- providing a base to secured the electrical contacts to form a contact module, the connect section and the solder tail extending out of the base;
- providing an internal circuit board having a plurality of first golden fingers exposed at a front end thereof and a plurality of conductive traces corresponding to the first golden fingers, the first golden fingers and the conductive traces forming a plurality of electrical circuits;
- connecting the connecting sections of the electrical contacts with the electrical circuits respectively;
- providing an insulative housing surrounding a rear end of the internal circuit board and the contact module;
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- providing a metal shell surrounding to the insulative housing and the internal circuit board to form a receiving space for accommodating a plug.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.