Active plug connector and method for assembling the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9385487-B2
Application number	US-201414328724-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 11, 2014
Priority date	Jul 11, 2013
Publication date	Jul 5, 2016
Grant date	Jul 5, 2016

Abstract

An active plug connector ( 100; 300 ) adapted to plug into a receptacle includes a shell ( 11; 21; 31 ) defining a receiving room ( 114; 314 ), a pair of printed circuit boards ( 12, 13; 22, 23; 32, 33 ) received in the receiving room and disposed horizontally and spaced apart from each other along a vertical direction, an active element mounted on one of the two printed circuit boards, and a connecting member ( 14; 24; 34 ) electrically connected with the two printed circuit boards to share the active element. A method for assembling the active plug connector comprises inserting the connecting member into the receiving room to electrically connect with the conductive pads of the printed circuit boards to share the active element.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An active plug connector adapted to plug into a receptacle, comprising:
a shell defining a receiving room;
a pair of printed circuit boards received in the receiving room, the two printed circuit boards disposed horizontally and spaced apart from each other along a vertical direction;
an active element mounted on one of the two printed circuit boards; and
a connecting member electrically connected with the two printed circuit boards to share the active element; wherein
the shell has a mounting hole in communication with the receiving room, and the connecting member is connected with the printed circuit boards through the mounting hole and thereafter the mounting hole is sealed by the connecting member.

2. The active plug connector as recited in claim 1 , wherein the connecting member comprises an insulative holder and a plurality of contacts fixed by the insulative holder, each of the contacts comprising a first connecting portion connected with one of the printed circuit boards, a second connecting portion connected with the other printed circuit board, and a middle portion connected between the first and second connecting portions.

3. The active plug connector as recited in claim 2 , wherein the middle portion is embedded in the insulative holder, the first connecting portion extends beyond a first side of the insulative holder, and the second connecting portion extends beyond an opposite second side of the insulative holder.

4. The active plug connector as recited in claim 3 , wherein the first connecting portion is inserted into one of the printed circuit boards, and the second connecting portion presses against the other printed circuit board.

5. The active plug connector as recited in claim 2 , wherein the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion are disposed at a same side of the insulative holder, and each of the printed circuit boards comprises a conductive pad disposed at a same side thereof, the first connecting portion pressing against the conductive pad of one printed circuit board, the second connecting portion pressing against the conductive pad of the other printed circuit board.

6. The active plug connector as recited in claim 1 , wherein the connecting member comprises a metal plate mounted on an outer side of the insulative holder.

7. The active plug connector as recited in claim 6 , further comprising a shielding ring mounted on the shell, the shielding ring enclosing the mounting hole.

8. The active plug connector as recited in claim 1 , wherein the connecting member comprises a plurality of wires, each of the wires comprising an end electrically connected with one of the printed circuit boards, and an opposite end electrically connected with the other printed circuit board.

9. The active plug connector as recited in claim 8 , wherein the wires are arranged side by side.

10. The active plug connector as recited in claim 1 , further comprising a supporting member disposed between the printed circuit boards.

11. The active plug connector as recited in claim 1 , wherein the shell comprises a mating portion for being inserted into the receptacle, and a body portion continuing the mating portion, the body portion having a dimension greater than a dimension of the mating portion.

12. The active plug connector as recited in claim 1 , wherein the shell comprises a first shell part and a second shell part mating with the first shell part.

13. A method for assembling an active plug connector, comprising the steps of:
providing a shell to have a plurality of side walls and a receiving room formed by the side walls;
disposing a mounting hole on one of the side walls to be in communication with the receiving room;
mounting a pair of printed circuit boards in the receiving room horizontally spaced apart from each other;
mounting an active element on one of the printed circuit boards, each of the printed circuit boards comprising a plurality of conductive pads disposed around a same side; and
inserting a connecting member into the receiving room through the mounting hole to electrically connect with the conductive pads of the printed circuit boards to share the active element.

14. The method as recited in claim 13 , further comprising a step of sealing the mounting hole by the connecting member and covering the connecting member with a shielding ring.

15. The method as claimed in claim 13 , wherein said connecting member includes a plurality of bulged conductive connecting portions contacting the corresponding pads, respectively.

16. The method as recited in claim 15 , wherein said conductive pads are formed on a side edge facing laterally and outwardly to contact the corresponding connecting portions, respectively.

Assignees

• Hon Hai Prec Ind Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wu Jerry
• Zhu Qing-Man
• Zhu Jian-Jun
• Li Xiao-Feng
• Kuang Dong-Qi

Classifications

• Y10T29/4913

  Assembling to base an electrical component, e.g., capacitor, etc. · CPC title

• H01R13/6658 Primary

  on printed circuit board (H01R13/6666 - H01R13/6691 take precedence) · CPC title

• H01R12/73

  connecting to other rigid printed circuits or like structures · CPC title