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US 2019/0103697 A1Published application
Connectors with contacts bonded to tongue for improved structural integrity
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsMahmoud R. Amini, Nikhil S. Pansare, Michael A. Kinney
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Abstract
Connector tongues that may provide a high signal quality or signal integrity to allow high speed data transfers, may be reliably manufactured, and may be durable and have good wear performance.
Claims20
A connector receptacle comprising:
- a tongue;
- a first plurality of contacts having contacting portions on a top of the tongue;
- a second plurality of contacts having contacting portions on a bottom of the tongue, the contacting portions for connecting to corresponding contacts in a corresponding connector when the connector receptacle is mated with the corresponding connector;
- a first plurality of adhesive portions, each between a contacting portion of one of the first plurality of contacts and the tongue;
- and
- a second plurality of adhesive portions, each between a contacting portion of one of the second plurality of contacts and the tongue.
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A connector receptacle comprising:
- a tongue;
- a first plurality of contacts having contacting portions on a top of the tongue and leading edges near a front of the connector receptacle;
- a second plurality of contacts having contacting portions on a bottom of the tongue and leading edges near a front of the connector receptacle, the contacting portions for connecting to corresponding contacts in a corresponding connector when the connector receptacle is mated with the corresponding connector;
- a first housing supporting the first plurality of contacts;
- and
- an overmold over at least a portion of the first housing and over the leading edges of the first plurality of contacts and the second plurality of contacts.
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A connector receptacle comprising:
- a frame comprising side portions, a cross-beam near a leading edge of the connector receptacle, a top ground contact, a bottom ground contact, the frame formed as a single piece
- a tongue;
- a first plurality of contacts having contacting portions on a top of the tongue and between the cross-beam, the side portions, and the top ground contact;
- a second plurality of contacts having contacting portions on a bottom of the tongue and between the cross-beam, the side portions, and the bottom ground contact, the contacting portions for connecting to corresponding contacts in a corresponding connector when the connector receptacle is mated with the corresponding connector;
- a first molding over the first plurality of contacts and between the top ground contact and the tongue and extending over a portion the contacting portions of the first plurality of contacts near the top ground contact;
- and
- a second molding over the second plurality of contacts and between the bottom ground contact and the tongue and extending over a portion the contacting portions of the second plurality of contacts near the bottom ground contact.
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A reflow cap comprising:
- a central passage for accepting a tongue of a connector receptacle, the tongue including contacts on a top side and a bottom side;
- a plurality of ribs to secure the tongue to the reflow cap;
- and
- a recess in the central passage to accept a leading edge of the tongue and to apply pressure on the tongue to hold the contacts against the tongue.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.