USB connector and its fabrication method
AssigneeChant Sincere Co., Ltd.
InventorsWen-Ta Chiu, Ming-Hui Yen, Chun-Ming Lai, Yeh-Hsi Lin
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Abstract
A USB connector fabrication method includes the steps of (a) stamping a metal sheet into a terminal set having a set of first terminals, a set of second terminals and material bridges joining the first terminals and the second terminals, (b) preparing an electrically insulative housing having punch holes and then mounting the terminal set in the electrically insulative housing to keep the material bridges in vertical alignment with the punch holes, (c) using a machine to cut off the material bridges and (d) securing a metal shield around the periphery of the electrically insulative housing.
Claims19
A USB connector fabrication method, comprising the steps of:
- (A) preparing a metal sheet and then stamping said metal sheet into a terminal set comprising a set of first terminals, a set of second terminals and a plurality of material bridges joining said first terminals and said second terminals wherein said first terminals and said second terminals are alternatively arranged in a row and connected to one another by said material bridges, each having a narrow elongated base portion, a rear bonding end portion backwardly extended from a rear end of said narrow elongated base portion and a front contact end portion forwardly extended from a front end of said narrow elongated base portion;
- (B) preparing an electrically insulative housing that defines a receiving space, a plurality of suspension slots arranged in a parallel manner in communication with said receiving space and at least one punch hole, and then mounting said terminal set in said electrically insulative housing to keep said material bridges in vertical alignment with said at least one punch hole;
- (C) putting the assembly of said electrically insulative housing and said terminal set in a machine and then operating said machine to cut off said material bridges;
- (D) preparing a metal shield having an opening at a front side thereof and then securing said metal shield around the periphery of said electrically insulative housing.
A USB connector, comprising:
- an electrically insulative housing, said electrically insulative housing defining a receiving space, a plurality of suspension slots arranged in a parallel manner in communication with said receiving space and at least one punch hole in communication with said receiving space;
- a terminal set mounted in said electrically insulative housing, said terminal set comprising a set of first terminals, a set of second terminals and a plurality of material bridges joining said first terminals and said second terminals and aimed at said at least one punch hole of said electrically insulative housing for cutting by an external tool means after installation of said terminal set in said electrically insulative housing, said first terminals and said second terminals being alternatively arranged in a row and connected to one another by said material bridges, each of said first terminals and said second terminals having a narrow elongated base portion, a rear bonding end portion backwardly extended from a rear end of said narrow elongated base portion and a front contact end portion forwardly extended from a front end of said narrow elongated base portion;
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- a metal shield secured around the periphery of said electrically insulative housing, said metal shield having an opening in communication with said receiving space of said electrically insulative housing.
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