Hybrid connector with audio jack
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
InventorKun-Tsan Wu
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Abstract
A hybrid connector with an audio jack comprises an elongate dielectric housing defining a number of grooves for receiving a number of terminals and a mating hole for accommodating a contact assembly. The contact assembly includes a first contact and a second contact for electrical connection with a complementary connector. The contact assembly further includes a third contact having a base, a pair of resilient engaging fingers depending forwardly from lateral edges of the base, a securing leg extending forwardly from a lower edge of the base and embedded in the housing for securing the third contact in the housing, and a soldering arm bending rearwardly from a top edge of the base for surface mounting the connector on a circuit board.
Claims8
An electrical connector comprising:
- a dielectric member;
- and
- a contact assembly received in the dielectric member and including:
- a first contact and a second contact each having a base secured in the dielectric member, an engaging finger depending from the base for engaging with a mated plug head, and a soldering arm extending from the base;
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- a third contact having a base secured in the dielectric member, a pair of engaging fingers depending from the base, a securing portion depending from a bottom of the base and a soldering arm bent from a top of the base for surface mounting on a circuit board.
A contact comprising:
- a base;
- a pair of engaging fingers depending from lateral ends of the base for contacting an inserted connector;
- a securing portion bending from a longitudinal end of the base for securing the contact in a connector;
- and
- a soldering arm depending from an opposite longitudinal end of the base for surface mounting the contact on a circuit board.
An electrical connector assembly comprising:
- a dielectric member defining a mating hole therein;
- and
- a contact assembly received within the dielectric member, said contact assembly including:
- a first contact and a second contact positioned on two opposite sides of the mating hole, the first contact and the second contact defining first and second engaging fingers extending forwardly and rearwardly, respectively;
- a third contact disposed around a rear portion of the mating hole and mounted to said dielectric member, said third contact defining a pair of forwardly extending third engaging fingers and a soldering arm surface mounted on a circuit board above a bottom of said dielectric member where said third contact is mounted;
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- a mated plug head rearwardly extending into the mating hole and simultaneously contacting all the first, second and third engaging fingers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.