Waterproof electrical connector
AssigneeFoxconn Interconnect Technology Limited
InventorsTao Yao, Yong-Qi Wang
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Abstract
An electrical connector having a metallic base insert-molded with an insulative base to initially form a basic unit and successively with an internal PCB inserted in a frame structure of the metallic base to form an intermediate assembly with the reinforced mating portion thereof. An insulator is applied upon a front region of the intermediate assembly to secure the internal PCB and the basic unit together and commonly form a sub-assembly. A die-casting metallic shield encloses the sub-assembly and secured to the metallic base to commonly form the final receptacle connector.
Claims20
An electrical connector comprising:
- an insulative base insert-molded upon a metallic base to form a basic unit, said metal base including a holding part including a pair of side arms linked with a transverse bar therebetween, said insulative base forming an insertion slot;
- an internal PCB (printed circuit board) extending through said insertion slot of the basic unit and received in said holding part to form an intermediate assembly;
- an insulator applied upon a front edge region of the intermediate assembly to form a sub-assembly.
A method of making an electrical connector comprising steps of:
- providing a basic unit with an insulative base integrally formed with a metal base via an insert-molding process wherein the metal base includes a holding part having at least a pair of forwardly extending side arms, and said insulative base includes an insertion slot;
- forwardly inserting an internal PCB (printed circuit board) into the insertion slot to form an intermediate assembly and have a front portion of the internal PCB received within the holding part;
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- applying an insulator upon a front edge portion of the intermediate assembly to form a sub-assembly.
An electrical connector comprising:
- a basic unit including an insulative base integrally formed with a metallic base, said insulative base forming an insertion slot and said metallic base forming a holding part with a frame structure including at least a pair of side arms;
- an internal PCB (printed circuit board) forwardly extending through the insertion slot with thereof a front region confined by the holding part to commonly form an intermediate assembly;
- an insulator applied upon a front edge region of the intermediate assembly to form a sub-assembly wherein the side arms are exposed outwardly and transversely to an exterior;
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- a metallic shield assembled upon and enclosing the sub-assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.