US 12,456,842 B2
Electrical connector having molded terminal unit and molded conductive plastic member
Terrance F. Little, Fullerton, CA (US); and Patrick R. Casher, North Aurora, IL (US)
Assigned to FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD., Kunshan (CN); and FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED, Grand Cayman (KY)
Filed by FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD., Kunshan (CN); and FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED, Grand Cayman (KY)
Filed on May 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/739,087.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/267,812, filed on Feb. 10, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/201,807, filed on May 13, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0368076 A1, Nov. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. H01R 13/6471 (2011.01); H01R 4/02 (2006.01); H01R 13/405 (2006.01); H01R 13/516 (2006.01); H01R 13/627 (2006.01); H01R 13/639 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 13/6471 (2013.01) [H01R 4/023 (2013.01); H01R 13/405 (2013.01); H01R 13/516 (2013.01); H01R 13/6272 (2013.01); H01R 13/639 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electrical connector comprising:
a unitary insulative housing having a tongue and a cavity;
two rows of terminals molded in the insulative housing while exposing to two opposite surfaces of the tongue, respectively, each row of terminals comprising a plurality of signal terminals and a plurality of ground terminals, the plurality of ground terminals being exposed to the cavity; and
a conductive plastic member molded in the cavity to be in contact with the plurality of ground terminals; wherein
each ground terminal comprises a contacting portion, and the conductive plastic member has an upper surface substantially leveled with an upper end of the contacting portion.