Waterproof electrical connector and method for making the same

US9130301B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9130301-B2
Application numberUS-201414255093-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateApr 17, 2014
Priority dateApr 18, 2013
Publication dateSep 8, 2015
Grant dateSep 8, 2015

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Abstract

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A waterproof electrical connector ( 100 ) includes a number of terminals ( 2 ), a metallic shell ( 1 ), and an insulating housing ( 3 ) molding outside of the metal shell ( 1 ) to define a passageway ( 10 ). The insulating housing ( 1 ) includes a base portion ( 33 ), a tongue portion ( 31 ) extending forwardly from the base portion ( 33 ), and a cover portion ( 32 ) extending forwardly from end edges of the base portion ( 33 ) for covering the metallic shell ( 1 ). The tongue portion ( 33 ) includes at least one mold slot ( 331 ), the metallic shell includes a mold cavity ( 124 ), and the cover portion ( 32 ) includes a mold hole ( 322 ). The mold slot ( 331 ) is aligned with the mold cavity ( 124 ) and the mold hole ( 322 ) for inserting a mold.

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What is claimed is: 1. A waterproof electrical connector comprising: a metallic shell; a plurality of terminals partly received in the metallic shell, each terminal comprising a contacting portion, a retaining portion extending downwardly from a rear of the contacting portion, and a soldering portion extending rearwardly from the retaining portion, each contacting portion comprising a contacting region pressed against by a first mold; and an insulative housing insert-molded with t…

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What does patent US9130301B2 cover?
A waterproof electrical connector ( 100 ) includes a number of terminals ( 2 ), a metallic shell ( 1 ), and an insulating housing ( 3 ) molding outside of the metal shell ( 1 ) to define a passageway ( 10 ). The insulating housing ( 1 ) includes a base portion ( 33 ), a tongue portion ( 31 ) extending forwardly from the base portion ( 33 ), and a cover portion ( 32 ) extending forwardly from en…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Hon Hai Prec Ind Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H01R13/521. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Sep 08 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).