Electrical connector
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
InventorsZi-Qiang Zhu, Zhang-Hua Yao
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Abstract
An electrical connector in accordance with the present invention comprises a dielectric housing module, a plurality of contacts received in the housing module, and a shielding module enclosing the housing module. The housing module comprises at least a first mating portion and a second mating portion. The shielding module comprises a first shell for shielding the first mating portion, and a second shell for shielding the second mating portion. The contacts are received in both the first mating portion and the second mating portion of the housing module. Thus, the first and second mating portions of the connector define first and second mating directions perpendicular to each other thereby increasing the application scope of the connector.
Claims13
An electrical connector comprising:
- a dielectric housing module comprising a first mating portion extending in a first direction, and a second mating portion extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, the first mating portion comprising first and second mating boards, the second mating portion comprising a mating board;
- a plurality of first and second contacts received in corresponding first and second mating boards of the first mating portion, respectively, each of the first and the second contacts comprising a contacting section and a connecting section for electrically connecting to a circuit board, each first contact forming an engaging section between the contacting section and the connecting section for positioning the first contact within the dielectric housing module;
- a plurality of third contacts received in the mating board of the second mating portion, each third contact comprising a contacting section, an engaging section securely received within the second mating portion, and a connecting section electrically connecting to a corresponding first contact;
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- a shielding module comprising a first shell for enclosing the first mating portion and a second shell for enclosing the second mating portion of the housing module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.