Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a number of contacts retained in the insulative housing, a metallic outer shell enclosing the insulative housing, and a metallic inner shell positioned between the metallic outer shell and the insulative housing. The insulative housing includes a base and a tongue portion protruding from the base. The contacts include a number of flat contacting portions exposed on a top surface and a bottom surface of the tongue portion, respectively. The metallic inner shell includes at least two pieces which are separately made and fixed to the insulative housing. The metallic inner shell and the metallic outer shell are in mechanical contact with each other in order to achieve a relative larger grounding area.

Abstract: An electrical connector mounted to a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) includes an insulating housing having a mating face, a mounting face and a rear wall positioned between the mating face and the mounting face. The housing defines a number of contact-receiving passageways and a number of heat dissipating slots communicating with the contact-receiving passageways. a number of conductive contacts are respectively received in the passageways. Each contact includes a contacting portion, a termination portion and an intermediate portion. The insulating housing has a heat dissipating section defined between the mounting face and the rear wall. The heat dissipating section communicates with the heat dissipating slots to thereby defining a heat dissipating path therebetween.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a number of contacts retained in the insulative housing, a metallic grounding plate and a metallic inner shell. The insulative housing includes a base and a tongue portion protruding forwardly from the base. The contacts are divided into a plurality of upper contacts and a plurality of lower contacts. The metallic grounding plate is positioned between the upper contacts and the lower contacts. The metallic inner shell includes a top shell and a bottom shell separately made from each other. The metallic grounding plate is positioned between the top shell and the bottom shell. The metallic inner shell and the metallic grounding plate are in contact with each other in order to realize a relative larger grounding area.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing and a number of electrical contacts. The insulative housing has a top wall, a bottom wall and a number of side walls. The side walls form a number of passageways extending through the insulative housing. The electrical contacts are received in the passageways and each includes a contacting portion, a tail portion and a main portion connecting with the contacting portion and the tail portion. The main portion is provided with a first fastening means for engaging with the side wall and a second fastening means for engaging with the top wall so as to secure the electrical contacts to the insulative housing.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an upper contact module, a lower contact module, an outer insulative housing inject-molded with the upper contact module and the lower contact module, a shielding mechanism at least partly fixed in the outer insulative housing and a metallic outer shell enclosing the outer insulative housing. The upper contact module includes a number of upper contacts and an upper housing inject-molded with the upper contacts. The lower contact module includes a number of lower contacts and a lower housing inject-molded with the lower contacts. The shielding mechanism and the metallic outer shell are in mechanical contact with each other for achieving a relative larger grounding area.

Abstract: A rechargeable battery socket and the manufacturing method of making the same is disclosed. The rechargeable battery socket includes an insulating housing defining a number of terminal channels, a number of terminals received in the insulating housing, and a shell assembled to one side of the insulating housing. Each terminal includes a contacting portion received in corresponding terminal channel and a tail extending out of the insulating housing. Each terminal channel provides a pair of ribs on two opposite inside faces thereof. The contacting portion of the terminal cooperates with the rib to thereby secure the terminal in the insulating housing.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a base with a number of contacts, a cover pivotally mounted to the base, a pair of supporting components for mating with the cover and a pair of rail brackets for mating with the base. Each supporting component is pivotal between an opening status and a closed status relative to the base. The base is slidable relative to the rail brackets along a front-to-back direction. The cover and the pair of supporting components are mateable with each other in condition that one of the cover and the pair of supporting components pivots clockwise while a remaining one of the cover and the pair of supporting components pivots anticlockwise.

Abstract: A cable connector includes an insulative housing, at least one group of circuit boards retained on the insulative housing, cables connecting with the circuit boards electrically, and insulator fixing the insulative housing, the circuit boards and the cables together. The insulative housing has a first receiving space and a second receiving space. The first receiving space spaces apart from the second receiving space along a front to back direction. Each circuit board has a front part received in the first receiving space and a rear part received in the second receiving space. The front part is formed with electrical contacts. The cables connect with the rear parts. The insulator is insert-molded in the second receiving space and encloses the rear parts.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an upper contact module, a lower contact module, an outer insulative housing inject-molded with the upper contact module and the lower contact module, a shielding mechanism at least partly fixed in the outer insulative housing and a metallic outer shell enclosing the outer insulative housing. The upper contact module includes a number of upper contacts and an upper housing inject-molded with the upper contacts. The lower contact module includes a number of lower contacts and a lower housing inject-molded with the lower contacts. The shielding mechanism and the metallic outer shell are in mechanical contact with each other for achieving a relative larger grounding area.

Abstract: A method for making an electrical connector include steps of: S1) providing a plurality of upper contacts and inject-molding an upper housing over the upper contacts so as to form an upper contact module; S2) providing a plurality of lower contacts and inject-molding a lower housing over the lower contacts so as to form a lower contact module; and S3) inject-molding an outer insulative housing over the upper contact module and the lower contact module.

Abstract: A connector assembly includes a plug connector and a receptacle. The plug connector includes a plug housing and a number of plug contacts retained in the plug housing. The plug housing has a mating portion with a mating surface. The receptacle connector includes a receptacle housing and a plurality of receptacle contacts retained in the receptacle housing. The receptacle housing defines a receiving space opening forwardly and a jointing surface at an inner side of the receiving space. Besides, the connector assembly further includes a waterproof plate sandwiched between the mating surface and the jointing surface as the plug connector mating with the receptacle connector.

Abstract: An electrical connector having an insulative housing, a middle grounding member and a pair of contact modules. The insulative housing has a mating portion, a body portion and an upper cavity and a lower cavity at upper and lower sides of the body portion. The mating portion has a top wall, a bottom wall, a pair of side walls and a receiving space therebetween. The middle grounding member is retained in the body portion. Each contact module has an insulator received in the upper or lower cavity, contacts and a locking spring in the insulator. The locking spring is at a lateral side of the contacts and has a fixing portion fixed in the insulator, a locking arm forwardly extending to the receiving space and an extension tab backwardly extending from a rear side of the fixing portion. Each contact has a contact arm extending to the receiving space.

Abstract: A connector includes a housing, a mounting block assembled to the housing and a first contact inserted into the mounting block and the housing. The housing includes a receiving space and a first through hole in communication with the receiving space. The mounting block is assembled in the receiving space and includes a second through hole which is aligned with the first through hole. The first contact is inserted into the second through hole and the first through hole in sequence along a rear-to-front direction. The first contact includes an elastic member and the housing and/or the mounting block comprise a stop surface to resist against the elastic member for position restriction.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a number of contacts retained in the insulative housing, a metallic outer shell enclosing the insulative housing, and a metallic inner shell positioned between the metallic outer shell and the insulative housing. The insulative housing includes a base and a tongue portion protruding from the base. The contacts include a number of flat contacting portions exposed on a top surface and a bottom surface of the tongue portion, respectively. The tongue portion is located at a center of the metallic outer shell along a vertical direction. The metallic inner shell and the metallic outer shell are in mechanical contact with each other in order to achieve a relative larger grounding area.

Abstract: A two in one electrical connector is adapted for selectively mating with a first mating plug and a second mating plug with different widths. The two in one electrical connector includes an insulative housing with a tongue, a number of contacts retained in the insulative housing, an internal shell covering the insulative housing, and an external shell surrounding the inner shell. The internal shell has a receiving space to receive the tongue, an enclosed first mating end, and a first opening close to the first mating end. The opening does not penetrate the first mating end. The external shell has a first resisting arm extending into the receiving space for positioning the first mating plug. The two in one electrical connector can not only retain the first mating plug, but also effectively improve the strength of the mating port thereof.

Abstract: A connector assembly includes a receptacle connector and a plug connector. The receptacle connector includes a receptacle insulative housing including a receiving portion, a number of mating portions extending from the receiving portion and a number of contact-receiving slots extending through the mating portions and the receiving portion. At least one of the mating portions includes an anti-mismating block at a corner thereof. The plug connector includes a plug insulative housing including a mating surface and a number of cavities extending through the mating surface for receiving the mating portions. The plug insulative housing includes an anti-mismating groove at a corner of one of the cavities to receive the anti-mismating block of the receptacle insulative housing.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a number of contacts retained in the insulative housing and a cover shielding the insulative housing. The insulative housing includes a top wall, a pair of side walls and a plug-receiving cavity formed thereby. Each contact includes a resilient contacting portion extending into the plug-receiving cavity. The cover includes a top plate covering the top wall and a pair of side plates respectively covering the pair of side walls. Each side plate includes an engaging arm extending inwardly therefrom. The insulative housing defines a pair of cutouts formed at boundaries of the top wall and the pair of side walls. The pair of engaging arms extend into the plug-receiving cavity through the pair of cutouts, respectively.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing, a number of contacts received in the housing and a spacer for holding the contacts. The housing includes a mating portion and a pair of extensions extending from the mating portion. The pair of extensions and the mating portion jointly form a receiving space to receive the spacer. The spacer includes a horizontal portion and a vertical portion perpendicular to the horizontal portion. The horizontal portion defines a slot through which the contacts extend. The vertical portion includes an inner wall, an outer wall and a channel extending through the inner wall and the outer wall. The outer wall defines a recess opening in communication with the channel. When the contacts are associated with the spacer, the contacts are partly exposed to the recess opening via the channel for robust heat dissipation.

Abstract: A connector assembly includes a receptacle connector and a plug connector. The receptacle connector includes a receptacle insulative housing and a plurality of female contact groups each of which includes first and second female contacts combined together. Each of the first and second female contacts includes a retaining portion including a first locking portion and a second locking portion. Each first locking portion includes a slit. Each second locking portion includes a positioning portion and an engaging arm. The retaining portions of the first female contact and the second female contact are of the same configuration after rotating 180 degrees. When the first female contact is combined in position with the second female contact, the positioning portion and the slit of the first female contact engage with the slit and the positioning portion of the second female contact, simultaneously.

Abstract: A receptacle connector includes an insulative housing, a number of conductive contacts, and a retainer seat. The insulative housing includes a mating face for mating with a plug connector and a mounting face opposite to the mating face. The insulative housing defines a number of contact-receiving passages penetrating from the mating face to the mounting face and a mounting recess recessed from the mounting face toward the mating face a certain distance. The conductive contacts are respectively received in the contact-receiving passages. Each conductive contact includes a contacting portion for electrically contacting the plug connector, a termination portion for electrically connecting with a Printed Circuit Board, and an intermediate portion connecting the contacting portion with the termination portion. The retainer seat is fixedly received in the mounting recess of the insulative housing.