Electrical connector with an improved detecting pin
US7588470B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 18, 2008 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 18, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R12/725
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electrical connector includes an insulating housing defining a base portion and a tongue portion extending forwards from a front face of the base portion, a plurality of terminals, a shielding shell and a detect pin. Each contact defines a solder portion extending towards a bottom face of the base portion and a contacting portion located on a first surface of the tongue portion. The shielding shell surrounds the insulating housing and forms a receiving cavity for being inserted by a counter connector with an insulating tongue portion and a shielding member surrounding the insulating tongue portion. The receiving cavity is divided into a housing receiving portion for receiving the insulating tongue portion of the counter connector and a shell receiving portion for receiving the shielding member. The detecting pin has an arc section projecting only into the shell receiving portion of the receiving cavity.
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