# US 9,520,677 B2 · Flippable electrical connector > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,520,677 B2 - Document ID: US9520677B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/205,006 - Filed: 2016-07-08 - Published: 2016-11-03 - Granted: 2016-12-13 - Earliest claimed: 2013-07-19 - Assignees: Foxconn Interconnect Technology Limited - Applicants: Foxconn Interconnect Technology Limited - Inventors: Chih-Pi Cheng; Wen He; Quan Wang; Feng Zeng - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9520677B2 ## CPC - H01R 13/6471: by special arrangement of ground and signal conductors, e.g. GSGS [Ground-Signal-Ground-Signal] - H01R 4/023: {between cables or wires and terminals} - H01R 13/631: for engagement only - H01R 24/64: for high frequency, e.g. RJ 45 - H01R 24/60: Contacts spaced along planar side wall transverse to longitudinal axis of engagement - H01R 2107/00: Four or more poles - H05K 1/117: {Pads along the edge of rigid circuit boards, e.g. for pluggable connectors} - H05K 1/184: associated with components inserted in holes through the PCBs and wherein terminals of the components are connected to printed contacts on the walls of the holes or at the edges thereof or protruding over or into the holes - H05K 2201/09063: Holes or slots in insulating substrate not used for electrical connections - H05K 2201/10189: Non-printed connector - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS - H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ## Abstract A plug connector includes a connector body defining a front mating cavity with a first inner side and a second inner side opposite to the first inner side, and a rear cable supporting platform with a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first inner side and a plurality of terminals. The terminals include two rows of contacting sections arranged along the first and second inner sides of the mating cavity and soldering legs extending to the platform to be welded to a cable. The soldering legs are arranged in one row and exposing to the first surface of the platform while the second surface of the platform has no soldering legs to be welded to the cable. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A plug connector comprising: a connector body defining a front mating cavity with a first inner side and a second inner side opposite to the first inner side, and a rear cable supporting platform with a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first inner side; a plurality of terminals comprising two rows of contacting sections arranged along the first and second inner sides of the mating cavity and soldering legs extending to the platform to be welded to a cable; wherein the soldering legs are arranged in one row and exposing to the first surface of the platform while the second surface of the platform has no soldering legs to be welded to the cable; wherein the soldering legs comprises one power soldering leg, one detecting soldering leg and one grounding soldering leg, the power soldering leg and the grounding soldering leg are located at opposite sides of the detecting soldering leg; wherein the soldering legs further comprises a pair of USB 2.0 signal soldering legs, the pair of signal soldering legs are located between the detecting soldering leg and the grounding soldering leg. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The plug connector as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a metallic latch, wherein the latch comprises a pair of side arms and a leg section, the leg section is abutted against the grounding soldering leg in a side by side pattern. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The plug connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first inner side of the mating cavity and the first surface of the platform are located at a same side of the connector body. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The plug connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second surface is exposed with a power leg section and a grounding leg section extending from corresponding contacting sections, which leave unused. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The plug connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first surface defines a plurality of recesses, the soldering legs are flushed with inner bottoms of the recesses and wires of the cable are received in the recesses. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The plug connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the contacting sections comprises a pair of first power contacting sections, a pair of grounding contacting sections and a detecting contacting section located on the first inner side of the mating cavity, and a pair of second power contacting sections and a pair of grounding contacting section located on the second inner side of the mating cavity; the firs and second power contacting sections are electrically joined together and simplify to said one power soldering leg; the firs and second grounding contacting sections are electrically joined together and simplify to said one grounding soldering leg; the detecting soldering leg extends from the detecting contacting section; the first and the second power contacting sections are aligned with each other in a vertical direction, the first and the second grounding contacting sections are aligned with each other in the vertical direction. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The plug connector as claimed in claim 6, wherein the cable only comprises one power wire, one grounding wire and one detecting wire welded to corresponding soldering legs on the first surface of the platform. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The plug connector as claimed in claim 6, wherein the contacting sections further comprises a pair of USB 2.0 contacting sections, the soldering legs further comprises a pair of USB 2.0 soldering legs respectively extending from the corresponding USB 2.0 contacting sections. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The plug connector as claimed in claim 8, wherein the cable only comprises one pair of USB 2.0 signal wires, one power wire, one grounding wire and one detecting wire welded to corresponding soldering legs on the first surface of the platform. ### Claim 10 A plug connector adapted for connecting with a cable, comprising; a connector body defines defining a front mating cavity and a rear cable supporting platform with opposite first and second supporting surfaces; a plurality of terminals comprising contacting sections located at opposite sides of the mating cavity and soldering legs exposed to the supporting platform, the soldering legs comprising a power soldering leg, a grounding soldering legs and a detecting soldering leg, the power soldering leg and the grounding soldering leg being located at opposite sides of the detecting soldering leg; the first supporting surface of the platform defining a plurality of recesses running rearwards through the platform, the soldering legs being received in the corresponding recesses; wherein two recesses of the plurality of recesses receiving the power soldering leg and the grounding soldering legs respectively are not only deeper in a vertical direction, but also wider in a transverse direction perpendicular to the vertical direction, than one recess receiving the detecting soldering leg; wherein the soldering legs are flushed with inner bottoms of the recesses. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The plug connector as claimed in claim 10, further including a metallic latch wherein the metallic latch comprises side arms extending in the mating cavity and leg sections, the leg section of the latch is abutted against the grounding soldering leg in a side by side pattern and commonly exposed to a same recess. ### Claim 12 A plug connector comprising: a connector body defining a front mating cavity with a first inner side and a second inner side opposite to the first inner side, and a rear cable supporting platform with a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first inner side; a plurality of terminals comprising two rows of contacting sections arranged along the first and second inner sides of the mating cavity and soldering legs extending to the platform to be welded to a cable; wherein the soldering legs are arranged in one row and exposing to the first surface of the platform while the second surface of the platform has no soldering legs to be welded to the cable; wherein the soldering legs comprises one power soldering leg, one detecting soldering leg and one grounding soldering leg, the power soldering leg and the grounding soldering leg are located at opposite sides of the detecting soldering leg; wherein the contacting sections comprises a pair of first power contacting sections, a pair of grounding contacting sections and a detecting contacting section located on the first inner side of the mating cavity, and a pair of second power contacting sections and a pair of grounding contacting section located on the second inner side of the mating cavity; the firs and second power contacting sections are electrically joined together and simplify to said one power soldering leg; the firs and second grounding contacting sections are electrically joined together and simplify to said one grounding soldering leg; the detecting soldering leg extends from the detecting contacting section; the first and the second power contacting sections are aligned with each other in a vertical direction, the first and the second grounding contacting sections are aligned with each other in the vertical direction.