US 12,278,440 B2
Electric connector and assembly thereof with improved mounting features
Bin Huang, Dongguan (CN); Rongzhe Guo, Dongguan (CN); Hongji Chen, Dongguan (CN); and Huanhuan Shen, Dongguan (CN)
Assigned to DONGGUAN LUXSHARE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD, Dongguan (CN)
Filed by DONGGUAN LUXSHARE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD, Dongguan (CN)
Filed on May 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/752,545.
Claims priority of application No. 202121181522.8 (CN), filed on May 28, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0384970 A1, Dec. 1, 2022
Int. Cl. H01R 13/40 (2006.01); H01R 12/70 (2011.01); H01R 13/502 (2006.01); H01R 13/516 (2006.01); H01R 13/629 (2006.01); H01R 13/6581 (2011.01)
CPC H01R 12/7064 (2013.01) [H01R 13/502 (2013.01); H01R 13/516 (2013.01); H01R 13/629 (2013.01); H01R 13/6581 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electrical connector, comprising:
an insulating body, the insulating body comprising a mating surface and a mating slot extending through the mating surface;
a plurality of first conductive terminals, each first conductive terminal comprising a first mating arm extending into the insulating body, the first mating arm comprising a first mating portion extending into the mating slot;
a plurality of second conductive terminals, each second conductive terminal comprising a second mating arm extending into the insulating body and a press-fit portion for being mounted to a circuit board, the second mating arm comprising a second mating portion extending into the mating slot, the first mating portion and the second mating portion being adapted to clamp a tongue plate of a mating connector so as to electrically contact with the mating connector;
wherein the plurality of second conductive terminals are arranged along an arrangement direction; and wherein any two adjacent second mating arms are aligned with each other along the arrangement direction, and any two adjacent press-fit portions are arranged in a staggered manner along the arrangement direction; and
wherein the electrical connector further comprises a second terminal module which comprises an insulating block and the plurality of second conductive terminals fixed to the insulating block; the second mating arms and the press-fit portions extend beyond opposite sides of the insulating block, respectively; each second conductive terminal comprises a first fixing portion connected to the second mating arm, a second fixing portion bent from the first fixing portion, and a second bending portion bent from the second fixing portion, the press-fit portion extends from the second bending portion, the first fixing portion and the second fixing portion are fixed to the insulating block, any two adjacent first fixing portion and second fixing portion are aligned with each other in the arrangement direction, bending directions of any two adjacent second bending portions are opposite.