US 6,273,760 B1Granted

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 first and second contacts which each have a base, a resilient engaging finger extending forwardly/rearwardly from the base for electrical connection with a complementary connector, and a soldering arm rearwardly extending from the base. The soldering arms of the first and second contacts each form soldering surfaces on top and bottom sides thereof whereby the first and second contacts can be interchangeably assembled. The contact assembly further includes a third contact having a soldering arm bending rearwardly from a base thereof. The soldering arms of the contact assembly extend rearwardly out of the housing for mounting the hybrid connector on a circuit board such that a bottom of the hybrid connector is below a top surface of the circuit board.

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Dependent claims

An electrical connector comprising:

a dielectric member;
a first contact having a base secured in the dielectric member, an engaging finger extending from the base for engaging with a mated complementary plug, and a soldering arm extending from the base and forming a pair of top and bottom soldering surfaces, the soldering arm forming a first longitudinal central line horizontally along a middle thereof and being symmetric about the first longitudinal central line;
a second contact having a base secured in the dielectric member, an engaging finger extending from the base for engaging with the mated complementary plug, and a soldering arm extending from the base and forming a pair of top and bottom soldering surfaces, the soldering arm forming a second longitudinal central line horizontally along a middle thereof and being symmetric about the second longitudinal central line;
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a third contact having a base, a securing portion extending from the base and secured in the dielectric member, a pair of engaging fingers depending from the base, and a soldering arm depending from the base, the soldering arm being coplanar with the bottom surfaces of the soldering arms of the first and the second contacts.

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