Dual orientation connector and assembly of the same

US9450354B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED · KY

Inventors

• Terrance F. Little · Fullerton, US
• Chih-Pi Cheng · New Taipei, TW
• Stephen Sedio · Valley Center, US
• Chien-Ping Kao · Newark, US
• Ming-Lun Szu · New Taipei, TW
• Chun-Yi Chang · Fanshe, TW
• Wei-Hung Hsu · Danei, TW

Key dates

• Filing date: May 9, 2014
• Grant date: Sep 20, 2016
• Expiry date: Aug 6, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H01R13/6594
• WIPO field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

An electrical connector includes an insulative housing with a base and a mating tongue extending forwardly in a front-to-rear direction from the base, the mating tongue defining a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other. A plurality of contact strips is disposed around the outer surface of the mating tongue of the insulative housing, each contact strip is stamped from a metal sheet and defines a first contacting section exposed upon the first surface and arranged along a transverse direction perpendicular to the front-to-rear direction, and a second contacting section exposed upon the second surface and arranged along the transverse direction.