Electrical connector
AssigneesFoxconn (Kunshan) Computer Connector Co., Ltd., Foxconn Interconnect Technology Limited
InventorMING-CHING CHEN
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Abstract
An electrical connector includes an insulative housing including a pair of side walls and a mating tongue located between the pair of side walls. Two sets of contacts are disposed at two opposite sides of the mating tongue, each set of contacts including plural differential-pair contacts and plural grounding contacts alternately arranged with each other along a transverse direction. A metallic ground bar is unitarily formed of a single piece and has a base connecting to the two sets of grounding contacts. A shielding member is secured to a center of the mating tongue and is electrically connected to the metallic ground bar.
Claims20
An electrical connector comprising:
- an insulative housing including a pair of side walls, a mating tongue located between the pair of side walls, and a plurality of passageways formed in the mating tongue;
- a first set of contacts disposed in corresponding passageways at one side of the mating tongue and a second set of contacts disposed in corresponding passageways at the other side of the mating tongue, each set of contacts including a plurality of differential-pair contacts and a plurality of grounding contacts alternately arranged with each other along a transverse direction, each contact including a contacting section exposed to the mating tongue, a tail exposed outside of the housing, and a retaining section therebetween;
- a metallic ground bar unitarily formed of a single piece, the metallic ground bar including a base and the two sets of grounding contacts;
- and
- a shielding member secured to a center of the mating tongue and located between the two sets of contacts in a front-to-back direction and welded to the metallic ground bar.
An electrical connector comprising:
- an insulative housing including a pair of side walls, a mating tongue located between the pair of side walls, and a plurality of passageways formed in the mating tongue;
- a first set of differential-pair contacts disposed in corresponding passageways at one side of the mating tongue, each differential-pair contact including a contacting section exposed upon one face of the mating tongue, a tail exposed outside of the housing, and a retaining section therebetween;
- a metallic ground bar being unitarily formed of a single piece and secured to the mating tongue, the metallic ground bar including a base and a first set of grounding contacts extending from the base, the first set of grounding contacts disposed in corresponding passageways;
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- a shielding member secured to the mating tongue, located between two sets of differential-pair contacts in a front-to-back direction, and welded to the metallic ground bar, the shielding member including a shielding plate.
A grounding member for use within an electrical connector having a mating tongue, said grounding member comprising:
- a metallic ground bar including a base formed as a flat plate member and two sets of grounding contacts extending downwardly from opposite front and rear ends of the base;
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- a shielding member welded to the metallic ground bar;
- wherein
- each grounding contact includes a straight portion extending along a vertical direction to connect to the base and a tail extending from the straight portion, and the shielding member includes a shielding plate located between the two sets of grounding contacts in a front-to-back direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.