Electrical plug connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9742120-B2
Application number	US-201615139928-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 27, 2016
Priority date	Apr 28, 2015
Publication date	Aug 22, 2017
Grant date	Aug 22, 2017

Abstract

An electrical plug connector includes an insulated housing and a plurality of plug terminals. The insulated housing includes a base portion and a semi-tubular portion extending from one side of the base portion. The semi-tubular portion includes a portion, a front stopping portion at a front lateral surface of the portion, and a plurality of side blocks extending outward from two sides of the portion. The plug terminals include a plurality of signal terminals, one or more power terminal, and one or more ground terminal. The plug terminals are held in the insulated housing and at the surface of the portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electrical plug connector, comprising:
an insulated housing comprising a base portion, a semi-tubular portion, and a first groove, wherein the semi-tubular portion is extending from one side of the base portion, the semi-tubular portion comprises a first portion, a front stopping portion at a front lateral surface of the first portion, and a plurality of side blocks extending outward from two sides of the first portion, wherein the first portion has a first mating surface, and wherein the first groove is foiled at the rear of the first portion and adjacent to the base portion; and
a plurality of first plug terminals comprising a plurality of signal terminals, at least one power terminal, and at least one ground terminal, wherein the first plug terminals are held in the insulated housing and at the first mating surface of the first portion.

2. The electrical plug connector according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first plug terminals comprises a flexible contact portion, a body portion, and a tail portion, wherein the body portion is held in the first portion, the flexible contact portion is extending forward from the body portion in the rear-to-front direction and partly exposed upon the first mating surface of the first portion, the tail portion is extending backward from the body portion in the front-to-rear direction and protruded from the insulated housing.

3. The electrical plug connector according to claim 2 , further comprising a rear block fixed at the rear of the insulated housing, wherein the rear block comprises a plurality of through grooves, and the tail portions are held in the through grooves, respectively.

4. The electrical plug connector according to claim 2 , wherein the insulated housing comprises a plurality of second grooves, the second grooves are formed on the first portion and respectively correspond to the flexible contact portions of the first plug terminals.

5. The electrical plug connector according to claim 1 , wherein the first plug terminals comprise a plurality of extending portions, and the first plug terminals are separated from each other by breaking the extending portions and a plurality of cut portions are formed, wherein the cut portions correspond to the first groove and are exposed out from the first groove.

6. An electrical plug connector, comprising:
an insulated housing comprising a base portion, and a semi-tubular portion, wherein the semi-tubular portion is extending from one side of the base portion, the semi-tubular portion comprises a first portion, a front stopping portion at a front lateral surface of the first portion, and a plurality of side blocks extending outward from two sides of the first portion, wherein the first portion has a first mating surface;
a plurality of first plug terminals comprising a plurality of signal terminals, at least one power terminal, and at least one ground terminal, wherein the first plug terminals are held in the insulated housing and at the first mating surface of the first portion; and
a plurality of engaging portions at the insulated housing, wherein each of the engaging portions comprises a hook portion and a protruded contact portion, the protruded contact portion is extending from the front of the hook portion and toward the first mating surface of the first portion, and the hook portions are respectively fixed with the two sides of the insulated housing.

7. The electrical plug connector according to claim 6 , wherein the insulated housing has through slots at two sides thereof for positioning the engaging portions.

8. An electrical plug connector, comprising:
an insulated housing comprising a base portion, a tubular portion, and a mating room, wherein the tubular portion comprises a first portion and a second portion, and the tubular portion is extending from one side of the base portion, and the mating room is between the first portion and the second portion, wherein the first portion has a first mating surface, the second portion has a second mating surface, and the first mating surface faces the second mating surface;
a plurality of first plug terminals comprising a plurality of signal terminals, at least one power terminal, and at least one ground terminal, wherein the first plug terminals are held in the insulated housing and at the first mating surface of the first portion; and
a plurality of engaging portions at the insulated housing, wherein each of the engaging portions comprises a hook portion and a protruded contact portion, the protruded contact portion is extending from the front of the hook portion and inserted into the side portion of the mating room, and the hook portions are respectively fixed with the two sides of the insulated housing.

9. The electrical plug connector according to claim 8 , wherein each of the first plug terminals comprises a flexible contact portion, a body portion, and a tail portion, wherein the body portion is held in the first portion, the flexible contact portion is extending forward from the body portion in the rear-to-front direction and partly exposed upon the first mating surface of the first portion, the tail portion is extending backward from the body portion in the front-to-rear direction and protruded from the insulated housing.

10. The electrical plug connector according to claim 8 , wherein the insulated housing comprises a plurality of first grooves formed at the rear of the first portion and the rear of the second portion, and the first grooves are adjacent to the base portion.

11. The electrical plug connector according to claim 8 , further comprising a plurality of second plug terminals, wherein the second plug terminals comprises a plurality of signal terminals, at least one power terminal, and at least one ground terminal, wherein the second plug terminals are held in the insulated housing and at the second mating surface of the second portion.

12. The electrical plug connector according to claim 11 , wherein the first plug terminals and the second plug terminals have 180 degree symmetrical design with respect to a central point of the mating room as the symmetrical center.

13. The electrical plug connector according to claim 11 , wherein each of the second plug terminals comprises a flexible contact portion, a body portion, and a tail portion, wherein the body portion is held in the second portion, the flexible contact portion is extending forward from the body portion in the rear-to-front direction and partly exposed upon the second mating surface of the second portion, the tail portion is extending backward from the body portion in the front-to-rear direction and protruded from the insulated housing.

14. The electrical plug connector according to claim 13 , further comprising a rear block fixed at the rear of the insulated housing, wherein the rear block comprises a plurality of through grooves, and the tail portions of the first plug terminals and the tail portions of the second plug terminals are held in the through grooves, respectively.

15. The electrical plug connector according to claim 13 , wherein the insulated housing comprises a plurality of second grooves, the second grooves are formed on the first portion and the second portion, and the second grooves respectively correspond to the flexible contact portions of the first plug terminals and the flexible contact portions of the second plug terminals.

16. The electrical plug connector according to claim 11 , wherein the position of the first plug terminals corresponds to the position of the second plug terminals.

17. The electrical plug connector according

Assignees

• Advanced Connectek Inc

Inventors

• Tsai Yu-Lun
• Hou Pin-Yuan
• Liao Chung-Fu
• Kao Ya-Fen
• Chen long-fei
• Zhou yang-yang
• Wei chun-wei

Classifications

• H01R24/60

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

• H01R13/405

  Securing in non-demountable manner, e.g. moulding, riveting · CPC title

• H01R13/465

  Identification means, e.g. labels, tags, markings (H01R9/2475, H01R9/2683 take precedence) · CPC title

• H01R13/6581 Primary

  Shield structure · CPC title

• H01R2107/00

  Four or more poles · CPC title