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US7789706B2
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Terminal shield and electrical connector with a terminal shield
Assignee: Advanced Connectek Inc
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Filing: 2009-02-18
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Granted: 2010-09-07
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Expires: 2029-02-18
Abstract
Abstract An electrical connector has an insulative housing, a plurality of first terminals, a plurality of second terminals and a terminal shield. The first and second terminals are mounted in the insulative housing and each terminal has a soldering segment. The terminal shield substantially shields the soldering segments of the second terminals and prevents electromagnetic interference so that transmitting high frequency signals on the second terminals is stable.
Inventors
- 👤 Ching-Tien Chen
- 👤 Pin-Yuan Hou
- 👤 Wen-Chih KO
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 20:55
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R27/00; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/71; H01R12/712; H01R13/00; H01R13/46; H01R13/502; H01R13/504; H01R13/648; H01R13/658; H01R13/6581; H01R13/6585; H01R13/6591; H01R13/6594
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
323 words
An electrical connector comprising: an insulative housing having a top, a bottom, a front and a rear and further having a cavity defined in the front and having an inner surface; a first tongue formed on and protruding forwards from the inner surface of the cavity; a second tongue of the insulative housing having a top surface with ventilation holes therein and formed on the top above the first tongue; and an opening defined in the bottom and the rear and having an inner surface; a plurality of first terminals mounted in the insulative housing and mounted in the first tongue and each first terminal having a mounting section, a resilient section, a contacting section and a soldering section being mounted in a printed circuit board; a plurality of second terminals mounted in the insulative housing, mounted in the second tongue and each second terminal having a mounting segment, a contacting segment and a soldering segment being mounted in the printed circuit board; a terminal shield being mounted in the opening of the insulative housing and having two opposite sides; a base being upright, completely shielding the soldering segments of the second terminals and having an open top and a plurality of channels uprightly defined through the base, communicating with the open top and respectively holding the soldering segments of the second terminals; a first positioning bracket formed on and protruding forwards from the base and having a plurality of passageways defined uprightly through the first positioning bracket and respectively holding the solder sections of some of the first terminals; and a second positioning bracket formed on and protruding forwards from the first positioning bracket and having a plurality of passageways defined uprightly through the second positioning bracket and respectively holding the soldering sections of remains of the first terminals; and a metal shell assembly covering the front and the rear of the insulative housing and being mounted on the printed circuit board.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
323 words
An electrical connector comprising: an insulative housing having a top, a bottom, a front and a rear and further having a cavity defined in the front and having an inner surface; a first tongue formed on and protruding forwards from the inner surface of the cavity; a second tongue of the insulative housing having a top surface with ventilation holes therein and formed on the top above the first tongue; and an opening defined in the bottom and the rear and having an inner surface; a plurality of first terminals mounted in the insulative housing and mounted in the first tongue and each first terminal having a mounting section, a resilient section, a contacting section and a soldering section being mounted in a printed circuit board; a plurality of second terminals mounted in the insulative housing, mounted in the second tongue and each second terminal having a mounting segment, a contacting segment and a soldering segment being mounted in the printed circuit board; a terminal shield being mounted in the opening of the insulative housing and having two opposite sides; a base being upright, completely shielding the soldering segments of the second terminals and having an open top and a plurality of channels uprightly defined through the base, communicating with the open top and respectively holding the soldering segments of the second terminals; a first positioning bracket formed on and protruding forwards from the base and having a plurality of passageways defined uprightly through the first positioning bracket and respectively holding the solder sections of some of the first terminals; and a second positioning bracket formed on and protruding forwards from the first positioning bracket and having a plurality of passageways defined uprightly through the second positioning bracket and respectively holding the soldering sections of remains of the first terminals; and a metal shell assembly covering the front and the rear of the insulative housing and being mounted on the printed circuit board.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
66 words
The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each soldering segment except the soldering segment of a central one of the second terminals has an inclined portion obliquely protruding downwards from the mounting segment and away from the central second terminal; a wide portion protruding downwards from the inclined portion; and a narrow portion being thinner than and protruding downwards from the wide portion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
49 words
The electrical connector as claimed in claim 2 , wherein each channel of the base of the terminal shield except a central one of the channels has a wide area and a narrow area respectively holding the wide and narrow portions of the soldering segment of one second terminal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
150 words
The electrical connector as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the insulative housing further has a plurality of first terminal holes and second terminal holes defined in the insulative housing; the first tongue divides the cavity into a first space and a second space and has a top surface, a bottom surface and two sets of first terminal slots respectively defined in the top and bottom surfaces; the second tongue has a top surface, a bottom surface and a plurality of second terminal slots defined in the bottom surface of the second tongue; the first terminals are mounted respectively through and correspond respectively to the first terminal holes and are mounted respectively in and correspond respectively to the first terminal slots; and the second terminals are mounted respectively through and correspond respectively to the second terminal holes and are mounted respectively in and correspond respectively to the second terminal slots.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
72 words
The electrical connector as claimed in claim 4 , wherein in each first terminal, the mounting section is mounted in a corresponding first terminal hole, the resilient section is formed on and protrudes from the mounting section and is mounted in a corresponding first terminal slot, the contacting section is formed on and protrudes from the resilient section and the soldering section is formed on and protrudes downwards from the mounting section.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
60 words
The electrical connector as claimed in claim 5 , wherein in each second terminal, the mounting segment is mounted in a corresponding second terminal hole, the contacting segment is formed on and protrudes from the mounting segment and is mounted in a corresponding second terminal slot and the soldering segment is formed on and protrudes downwards from the mounting segment.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
The electrical connector as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the first terminals comply with the USB 2.0 transmission protocol.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
The electrical connector as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the second terminals comply with the USB 3.0 transmission protocol.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
103 words
The electrical connector as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the metal shell assembly has a front casing covering the insulative housing adjacent to the front and having a front opening, a top plate and two opposite side plates and further having two pressing tabs formed respectively on the side plates inwards into the first space; and two buckling tabs formed respectively on the side plates; and a rear casing covering the insulative housing adjacent to the rear and having a top plate, two side plates and two buckling loops formed respectively on the side plates and engaged respectively with the buckling tabs.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 2013-09-06 | 2014-03-08 | 2014-09-07 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2017-09-06 | 2018-03-08 | 2018-09-07 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2021-09-06 | 2022-03-08 | 2022-09-07 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |