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US 2018/0006386 A1Published application
Electrical connector and method of making the same
AssigneeFoxconn Interconnect Technology Limited
InventorCAI-YUAN WANG
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Abstract
An electrical connector includes: an insulative housing having a base portion and a tongue portion; plural contacts affixed to the insulative housing and exposed to the tongue portion; a metal shielding plate affixed to the insulative housing; and a shielding shell enclosing the insulative housing; wherein at least one of the plurality of contacts, the metal shielding plate, and the shielding shell is covered by thermostable conductive adhesives.
Claims18
An electrical connector comprising:
- an insulative housing having a base portion and a tongue portion;
- a plurality of contacts affixed to the insulative housing and exposed to the tongue portion;
- a metal shielding plate affixed to the insulative housing;
- and
- a shielding shell enclosing the insulative housing;
- wherein at least one of the plurality of contacts, the metal shielding plate, and the shielding shell is covered by thermostable conductive adhesives.
3 more elements
A method of making an electrical connector, comprising the steps of:
- applying thermostable conductive adhesives to cover a plurality of contacts and a metal shielding plate;
- affixing the plurality of contacts and the metal shielding plate to an insulative housing;
- applying thermostable conductive adhesives to cover a shielding shell;
- arranging the insulative housing in the shielding shell to form a receptacle connector;
- and
- insert-molding an insulative shell with the receptacle connector.
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An electrical connector comprising:
- an insulative housing having a base portion and a tongue portion;
- a plurality of contacts affixed to the insulative housing via an insert-molding process with contacting sections exposed upon the tongue portion;
- a metal shielding plate affixed to the insulative housing and cooperating with both said housing and said contacts to form a contact module;
- and
- a shielding shell enclosing the insulative housing;
- at least a portion of each of said contacts, which is surrounded in the housing, is coated with adhesives for assuring constant attachment between said portion and said housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.