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Flippable electrical connector

US9496664B2 · kind B2 · utility

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9Claims

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Assignee

FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED · KY

Inventors

Terrance F. Little · Fullerton, US
Chih-Pi Cheng · New Taipei, TW
Hsueh-Lung Hsiao · New Taipei, TW
Ming-Lun Szu · New Taipei, TW
Chao-Chieh Chen · New Taipei, TW

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 16, 2015
Grant date	Nov 15, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 16, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/4922
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A plug connector mateable with the receptacle connector, includes an insulative housing enclosed in a metallic shell, defining a receiving cavity to receive the mating tongue, and equipped with a plurality of contacts on opposite sides in the vertical direction. A latch forms a pair of locking heads extending into two opposite lateral sides of the receiving cavity to lock with a shielding plate embedded within a mating tongue of the complementary receptacle connector during mating.

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