Electrical receptacle connector with shielding and grounding features

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9640923-B2
Application number	US-201514944218-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 18, 2015
Priority date	Nov 21, 2014
Publication date	May 2, 2017
Grant date	May 2, 2017

Abstract

An electrical receptacle connector includes a receptacle shell, an insulation housing bracket, a receptacle grounding contact, and a grounding member. The insulation housing bracket is disposed inside the receptacle shell. The receptacle grounding contact is held inside the housing base. The grounding member is disposed on a first side of the insulation housing bracket and located between the insulation housing bracket and the receptacle shell. A connecting structure is selectively disposed on the grounding member or on the receptacle grounding contact. The connecting structure penetrates through the insulation housing bracket and mechanically or physically connects the grounding member and the receptacle grounding contact such that the grounding member is electrically connected to the receptacle grounding contact.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electrical receptacle connector, comprising:
an insulation housing bracket having a first side;
a first receptacle grounding contact disposed inside the insulation housing bracket;
a first shell with an accommodating space enclosed therein, the accommodating space being for accommodating the insulation housing bracket and the first receptacle grounding contact; and
a first grounding member disposed on the first side of the insulation housing bracket and located between the insulation housing bracket and the first shell, wherein the first grounding member contacts with the first receptacle grounding contact such that the first grounding member is electrically connected to the first receptacle grounding contact.

2. The electrical receptacle connector of claim 1 , wherein the first grounding member comprises a first connecting structure protruding from the first grounding member and contacting with the first receptacle grounding contact, such that the first grounding member is electrically connected to the first receptacle grounding contact.

3. The electrical receptacle connector of claim 2 , wherein the first connecting structure is a protrusion portion or a spring arm, and the first connecting structure and the first grounding member are integrally formed.

4. The electrical receptacle connector of claim 1 , wherein the first receptacle grounding contact comprises a first connecting structure protruding from the first receptacle grounding contact and contacting with the first grounding member, such that the first grounding member is electrically connected to the first receptacle grounding contact.

5. The electrical receptacle connector of claim 4 , wherein the first connecting structure is a contact bending structure, and the first connecting structure and the first receptacle grounding contact are integrally formed.

6. The electrical receptacle connector of claim 1 , wherein the insulation housing bracket has a second side opposite to the first side, and the electrical receptacle connector further comprises:
a second receptacle grounding contact disposed inside the insulation housing bracket and opposite to the first receptacle grounding contact; and
a second grounding member disposed on the second side of the insulation housing bracket and located between insulation housing bracket and the first shell, wherein the second grounding member contacts with the second receptacle grounding contact such that the second grounding member is electrically connected to the second receptacle grounding contact.

7. The electrical receptacle connector of claim 6 , wherein the second grounding member comprises a second connecting structure protruding from the second grounding member and contacting with the second receptacle grounding contact, such that the second grounding member is electrically connected to the second receptacle grounding contact, wherein the second connecting structure is a protrusion portion or a spring arm, and the second connecting structure and the second grounding member are integrally formed.

8. The electrical receptacle connector of claim 6 , wherein the second receptacle grounding contact comprises a second connecting structure protruding from the second receptacle grounding contact and contacting with the second grounding member, such that the second grounding member is electrically connected to the second receptacle grounding contact, wherein the second connecting structure is a contact bending structure, and the second connecting structure and the second receptacle grounding contact are integrally formed.

9. The electrical receptacle connector of claim 6 , further comprising:
a first signal contact set arranged alongside the first receptacle grounding contact;
a second signal contact set arranged alongside the second receptacle grounding contact; and
a shielding member disposed between the first signal contact set and the second signal contact set, the shielding member being for shielding the first signal contact set and the second signal contact set.

10. The electrical receptacle connector of claim 9 , wherein the insulation housing bracket comprises a first insulator and a second insulator, the second insulator is detachably assembled on the first insulator, the first grounding member is installed on the first insulator, the second grounding member is installed on the second insulator, and the first insulator and the second insulator clamp the shielding member cooperatively.

11. The electrical receptacle connector of claim 10 , wherein the first grounding member comprises:
a first grounding body installed on a side of the first insulator; and
a first abutting portion protruding from the first grounding body, the first abutting portion abutting against the first shell, such that the first grounding body is electrically connected to the first shell.

12. The electrical receptacle connector of claim 11 , wherein the second grounding member comprises:
a second grounding body installed on a side away from the first grounding body and of the second insulator; and
a second abutting portion protruding from the second grounding body, the second abutting portion abutting against the first shell, such that the second grounding body is electrically connected to the first shell.

13. The electrical receptacle connector of claim 12 , wherein the first grounding member further comprises a first mounting leg protruding from the first grounding body and embedding into the first insulator, and the second grounding member further comprises a second mounting leg protruding from the second grounding body and embedding into the second insulator.

14. The electrical receptacle connector of claim 9 , wherein the shielding member comprises:
a shielding body;
a latching structure protruding from the shielding body and being for latching an electrical plug connector;
a grounding portion protruding from a side opposite to the latching structure and of the shielding body, the grounding portion being coupled to a circuit board; and
a fixing portion protruding from the shielding body and located between the latching structure and the grounding portion, the fixing portion being for fixing with the circuit board.

15. The electrical receptacle connector of claim 1 , further comprising a second shell, wherein the second shell comprises:
a casing fixed on the first shell in a laser welding manner; and
a welding portion protruding from the casing and being mounted on a circuit board.

16. The electrical receptacle connector of claim 15 , wherein the second shell further comprises a first engaging structure being formed on the casing and engaging with the first shell.

17. An electrical receptacle connector, comprising:
a first terminal module comprising:
a first insulator;
a first signal contact set disposed inside the first insulator; and
two first receptacle grounding contacts disposed inside the first insulator and arranged alongside the first signal contact set, the two first receptacle grounding contacts being disposed on two opposite sides of the first signal contact set respectively;

a second terminal module comprising:
a second insulator assembled with the first insulator to form an insulation housing bracket;
a second signal contact set disposed inside the second insulator; and
two second receptacle grounding contacts disposed inside the second insulator and arranged alongside the second signal contact set, the two second receptacle grounding contacts being disposed on two opposite sides of the second signal contact set respectively;

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Assignees

• Advanced Connectek Inc

Inventors

• Kao Ya-Fen
• Tsai Yu-Lun
• Hou Pin-Yuan
• Liao Chung-Fu
• Chen Mao-Sheng

Classifications

• H01R24/60 Primary

  Contacts spaced along planar side wall transverse to longitudinal axis of engagement · CPC title

• H01R2107/00

  Four or more poles · CPC title

• H01R13/6586

  for separating multiple connector modules · CPC title

• H01R12/724

  containing contact members forming a right angle · CPC title

• H01R13/6585

  Shielding material individually surrounding or interposed between mutually spaced contacts · CPC title