Electrical connector used for transmitting high frequency signals
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorsQiang Wang, Liu-Tao Zhang
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Abstract
An electrical connector includes an insulative housing defining a base portion and a tongue portion extending forwardly from the base portion, the tongue portion defines a first surface and a second surface disposed oppositely. A first terminal module is retained in the insulative housing and exposed on the first surface. And a shielding member is embedded in the tongue portion of the insulative housing and located between the first surface and the second surface. The first terminal module defines at least one grounding contact, the grounding contact defines a connecting portion projecting toward and contacting with the shielding member.
Claims17
An electrical connector, comprising:
- an insulative housing defining a base portion and a tongue portion extending forwardly from the base portion, the tongue portion defining a first surface and a second surface disposed oppositely;
- a first terminal module retained in the insulative housing and exposed on the first surface;
- and
- a shielding member embedded in the tongue portion of the insulative housing and located between the first surface and the second surface;
- wherein
- the first terminal module defines at least one grounding contact;
- wherein
- the grounding contact has a free end to form a stopper portion clasping the tongue portion, and the shielding member defines a notch corresponding to the stopper portion in the front thereof.
An electrical connector assembly comprising:
- an insulative housing defining a receiving cavity;
- a terminal module assembly received in the receiving cavity, said housing and said terminal module assembly being configured to allow said terminal module assembly to be inserted into the receiving cavity only forwardly along a front-to-back direction, said terminal module assembly including an upper terminal module and a lower terminal module commonly sandwiching an insulative mating plate therebetween in a vertical direction perpendicular to said front-to-back direction, the upper terminal module equipped with a plurality of upper contacts insert-molded within an upper insulator wherein front mating sections of the upper contacts are exposed upon an upper surface of the mating plate, the lower terminal module equipped with a plurality of lower contacts insert-molded within a lower insulator wherein front mating sections of the lower contacts are exposed upon a lower surface of the mating plate, a metallic shielding plate embedded within the mating plate, the mating plate being sandwiched between the upper insulator of the upper terminal module and the lower insulator of the lower terminal module in the vertical direction;
- wherein
- the mating plate independently defines a downward facing recess to receive the insulator of the lower terminal module therein, and said mating plate and the lower terminal module are configured to allow the lower insulator of the lower terminal module to be assembled to the mating plate only upwardly along said vertical direction.
An electrical connector assembly comprising:
- an insulative housing defining a receiving cavity;
- a terminal module assembly received in the receiving cavity, said housing and said terminal module assembly being configured to allow said terminal module assembly to be inserted into the receiving cavity only forwardly along a front-to-back direction, said terminal module assembly including an upper terminal module and a lower terminal module commonly sandwiching an insulative mating plate therebetween in a vertical direction, the upper terminal module equipped with a plurality of upper contacts insert-molded within an upper insulator wherein front mating sections of the upper contacts are exposed upon an upper surface of the mating plate, the lower terminal module equipped with a plurality of lower contacts insert-molded within a lower insulator wherein front mating sections of the lower contacts are exposed upon a lower surface of the mating plate, a metallic shielding plate embedded within the mating plate, wherein
- the mating plate defines an downward indent in the upper surface, and a contact of said upper contacts defines a downward protrusion to be received in the indent and mechanically and electrically connected to the shielding plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.