Electrical connector having extended separating wall portion for preventing insertion of uncut terminals
US9847606B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 20, 2017 |
| Grant date | Dec 19, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 20, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R2107/00
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electrical connector includes: an insulative housing having a base portion and a tongue portion extending forwardly from the base portion, the tongue portion having a plurality of terminal-receiving slots, a respective separating wall being disposed between every two neighboring terminal-receiving slots, at least one separating wall having an extending portion extending backwardly along an insertion direction to be located behind respective rear ends of the other separating walls; a number of terminals retained in the insulative housing and including a row of first contacts, each first contact having a pair of gaps located forwardly of the extending portion along the insertion direction; a metallic shielding plate retained in the insulative housing; and a shielding shell attached to the insulative housing.
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