US7850465B1
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Plug connector with two rows of soldering sections
Assignee: Advanced Connectek Inc
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Filing: 2009-11-12
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Granted: 2010-12-14
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Expires: 2029-11-12
Abstract
Abstract A plug connector has an insulative housing, a mounting bracket, multiple first terminals, multiple second terminals and a shell. The mounting bracket is mounted on the insulative housing. The first terminals are mounted through the insulative housing and have soldering sections arranged in a first transverse row. The second terminals are mounted through the mounting bracket and have soldering sections arranged in a second transverse row. The soldering sections arranged in the different rows reduce a density of a soldering section layout and facilitate soldering the plug connector to a PCB.
Inventors
- 👤 Wei Wan
- 👤 Shu-Lin Duan
- 👤 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 16:46
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/646; H01R13/6473; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/71; H01R12/712; H01R13/648; H01R13/658; H01R27/00; H01R12/50; H01R12/51; H01R12/55; H01R12/57; H01R12/58
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
192 words
A plug connector comprising: an insulative housing; a mounting bracket formed as a separate component from the insulative housing and is mounted on the insulative housing; multiple first terminals mounted through the insulative housing and each first terminals having a mounting section mounted in the insulative housing; a soldering section formed on and protruding downward from the mounting section and the soldering sections of the first terminals arranged in a first transverse row relative to the insulative housing; and a contacting section formed on and protruding forward from the mounting section; multiple second terminals mounted through the mounting bracket and each second terminal having a mounting section mounted in the mounting bracket; a soldering section formed on and protruding downward from the mounting section, the soldering sections of the second terminals arranged in a second transverse row relative to the insulative housing and the first transverse row disposed closer to the rear end of the base of the insulative housing than the second transverse row; and a contacting section formed on and protruding forward from the mounting section; and a shell covering the insulative housing, mounting bracket, first terminals and second terminals.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
192 words
A plug connector comprising: an insulative housing; a mounting bracket formed as a separate component from the insulative housing and is mounted on the insulative housing; multiple first terminals mounted through the insulative housing and each first terminals having a mounting section mounted in the insulative housing; a soldering section formed on and protruding downward from the mounting section and the soldering sections of the first terminals arranged in a first transverse row relative to the insulative housing; and a contacting section formed on and protruding forward from the mounting section; multiple second terminals mounted through the mounting bracket and each second terminal having a mounting section mounted in the mounting bracket; a soldering section formed on and protruding downward from the mounting section, the soldering sections of the second terminals arranged in a second transverse row relative to the insulative housing and the first transverse row disposed closer to the rear end of the base of the insulative housing than the second transverse row; and a contacting section formed on and protruding forward from the mounting section; and a shell covering the insulative housing, mounting bracket, first terminals and second terminals.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
The plug connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first terminals are capable of implementing USB 2.0 signal transmission; and the second terminals are capable of cooperating with the first terminals to implement USB 3.0 signal transmission.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
105 words
The plug connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the insulative housing has a base having a top, a bottom, a front end and a rear end; and a tongue formed on and protruding forward from the front end; the mounting bracket has a mount having a rear end; and an extension member formed on and protruding backward from the rear end of the mount and has a top surface and a bottom surface; and the soldering sections of the first terminals extend out of the rear end of the base and the contacting sections of the first terminals are mounted on the tongue.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
The plug connector as claimed claim 3 , wherein the base of the insulative housing further has a mounting slot defined in the top of the base; and the mount of the mounting bracket is mounted in the mounting slot.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
59 words
The plug connector as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the base of the insulative housing further has multiple first engaging elements formed on the top of the base; and the extension member of the mounting bracket further has multiple second engaging elements formed on the bottom surface of the extension member and respectively engaging the first engaging elements.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
46 words
The plug connector as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the first engaging elements are multiple first notches and multiple first ribs; and the second engaging elements are multiple second notches and multiple second ribs respectively engaging the first notches and ribs of the insulative housing.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
82 words
The plug connector as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the extension member of the mounting bracket further has a fastening protrusion formed on and protruding upward from the top surface of the extension member; and the shell has a top panel having a rear end and a fastening slot defined in the rear end and engaging the fastening protrusion; two opposite side panels formed on and protruding down from the top panel; and a bottom panel formed between the side panels.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
63 words
The plug connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the soldering section of second first terminal is THE type and straight; and the soldering section of each second terminal is SMT type and substantially L-shaped and has an inclined segment protruding obliquely downward from the mounting section of the second terminal; and a level segment protruding horizontally backward from the inclined segment.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
The plug connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the soldering sections of the first and second terminals are THE type and straight.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
The plug connector as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the insulative housing further has multiple mounting posts formed on the bottom of the base.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
The plug connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein first terminals are mounted through the insulative housing by an insert-molding process.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
23 words
The plug connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second terminals are mounted through the mounting bracket by an insert-molding process.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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