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Plug connector, receptacle connector, and electric connector assembly thereof

US9520681B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 26, 2015
Grant dateDec 13, 2016
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Expiry dateOct 26, 2035

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R2107/00
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed are a plug connector component, a receptacle connector component, and a connector assembly. The plug connector comprises: an inserting portion; a printed circuit board, one portion of which is coupled to the inserting portion; an upper housing; and a lower housing, on which the upper housing is jointed, a receiving space for receiving the printed circuit board being formed between the upper housing and the lower housing, a side wall of the lower housing being partially outwardly bent to form a receiving groove on the side wall of the lower housing, a side of the printed circuit board being received in the receiving groove, the inserting portion being secured at a front end of the upper housing and the lower housing. The receptacle connector comprises a second metal shell having a joint chamber and a first module and a second module that are secured in the second metal shell, wherein: a first terminal is inlaid and insert molding in the first module; a second terminal is inlaid and insert molding in the second module, a contact portion of the first terminal overlapping a contact portion of the second terminal in a height direction perpendicular to an insertion direction; a…

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