Abstract: An electrical connector suited for being assembled to a circuit board is provided. The electrical connector includes an insulating body, a plurality of terminals disposed in the insulating body, a first metallic shell sheathing the insulating body to form an insertion space, a second metallic shell superposed on the first metallic shell, and a metallic plate disposed in the insulating body. The second metallic shell has a rear plate opposite to the rear interface, and is not electrically connected to the circuit board. The metallic plate has at least one bending extending out of the insulating body to abut the rear plate, such that the metallic plate and the second metallic shell are electrically conducted.

Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a housing and a terminal module. The housing has a top portion, a bottom portion and two side portions connecting the top portion and the bottom portion. The top portion, the bottom portion and the two side portions form an accommodating chamber and the terminal module is accommodated in the accommodating chamber. The two side portions have positioning posts preventing horizontal displacement of the housing relative to the terminal module, and the top portion and the bottom portion prevent vertical displacement of the housing relative to the terminal module. Methods of assembling the electrical connector are also provided.

Abstract: In embodiments, a USB connector may include a plurality of pins on a front surface and a plurality of pins on a top surface. The pins may be oriented and positioned on the USB connector such that the USB connector may be mounted to the bottom layer of a PCB. Corresponding pins of the USB connector may be conductively connected and may be mated with corresponding pins of the PCB.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating housing, a center plate fastened in the insulating housing, and a terminal assembly fastened in the insulating housing. The center plate has a base plate. Rears of two opposite sides of the base plate are connected with two connecting feet. A pair of the bending arms are connected with the rears of the two opposite sides of the base plate. The pair of the bending arms have two bending portions, two extending arms and two hooking portions. The two extending arms include two first extending portions, two connecting portions and two second extending portions. The two hooking portions have two first bending feet, two second bending feet and two third bending feet. The two connecting portions and the two second extending portions are exposed out of the insulating housing. The two first bending feet are exposed out of the insulating housing.

Abstract: Structures, methods, and apparatus that provide connector receptacles that have a reduced tendency to scratch and otherwise mar connector inserts, have an aesthetically-pleasing appearance, and have an improved tactile response when inserts are inserted. Various examples reduce scratches and wear by utilizing domes, cylinders, balls, or other structures as finger contacts in a connector receptacle. Another example provides aesthetically-pleasing connector receptacle enclosures by forming receptacle enclosures using the same type of material, or material having the same or similar color or texture, as is used for enclosing the electronic device that includes the receptacle. Another example provides an aesthetically-pleasing receptacle enclosure by forming receptacle enclosures that are, in part or in whole, contiguous or formed with the housing. Another embodiment provides a connector receptacle having a housing where a portion of the housing has been removed to save space.

Abstract: Disclosed is a receptacle connector that can be freely positioned and that has excellent space utilization. A receptacle connector having an antenna function according to an aspect of the present invention is a receptacle connector for electrically connecting a plug connector and a circuit board and comprises a metal housing, a contact assembly, and a ceramic shell. The metal housing has an open front surface and an interior formed in a hollow shape. The contact assembly is provided with a plurality of contacts installed inside the metal housing to relay electrical signals. The ceramic shell is coupled in a shape surrounding the housing. The top surface of the ceramic shell has an antenna pattern formed thereon.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, plural conductive terminals affixed to the insulative housing, and a shielding shell enclosing the insulative housing for forming a receiving room. The insulative housing includes a base portion and a tongue portion extending forwardly from the base portion. Each conductive terminal has a contacting portion disposed in the tongue portion. The shielding shell has a first wall, a second wall opposite to the first wall, and a pair of lateral walls connecting the first wall and the second wall. The thickness of the first wall is smaller than that of the lateral walls.

Abstract: An assembly includes: a socket connector, having an insulating seat, multiple mating terminals and a metal shell provided outside the insulating seat; at least one first thermal conduction member located outside the metal shell; and a plug connector, including: a circuit board; at least one chip provided on the circuit board; a mating joint electrically connected to one end of the circuit board and having an insulating body, multiple conductive terminals, and a shielding shell provided outside the insulating body; and at least one second thermal conduction member having a conducting portion thermally conductive with the chip and a protruding portion located outside the shielding shell. When the mating joint is mated with the socket connector, the mating terminals are in contact with the conductive terminals to form an electrical connection, and the protruding portion is in contact with the first thermal conduction member to perform thermal conduction.

Abstract: A connector device included in an electronic device is provided. The connector device includes a connector main body including at least one hole and a slot, at least one housing coupled to the connector main body to shield the at least one hole and the slot, a shielding member included in a rear face of the at least one housing, at least one coupling portion included in each of opposite side faces of the at least one housing so as to couple the at least one housing, and at least one fixing portion included in one end of the at least one coupling portion and fixed to a board included in the electronic device. Various other embodiments are possible.

Abstract: A connector cover is adapted to cover a connector. A fixing member of the connector protrudes from a connector lateral and includes a base portion and a top board located on the base portion. The top board and the base portion form a T shape pillar. The connector cover includes four cover laterals, and one of the cover laterals includes a concave. A position of the concave located on the cover lateral corresponds to a position of the fixing member located on the connector lateral, and a width of the concave is close to a width of base portion. When the connector cover is assembled to the connector, the cover laterals lean against the connector laterals. The base portion is located in the concave and walls of the cover lateral besides the concave is near or lean against the base portion. A connector and a connector module are further provided.

Abstract: A circuit structure for suppressing electromagnetic interference (EMI) of DDR SDRAM signals, applied to a memory interface unit (MIU) of a DDR SDRAM, includes: a first conducting line, coupled to a reference level; a second conducting line, parallel to the first conducting line, coupled to the reference level; a third conducting line, between and parallel to the first and second conducting lines, transmitting a signal, the first, second and third conducting lines located on a same plane; and a connecting component, having two ends, one of the two ends electrically connected to the first conducting line and the other of the two ends electrically connected to the second conducting line, the connecting component crossing and electrically insulated from the third conducting line.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insultive housing and a terminal module retained in the insultive housing. The insultive housing defines an upper sidewall, a lower sidewall opposite to the upper sidewall and a pair of end walls connected with the upper and lower sidewalls, which together form a receiving cavity, each end wall defines a recess communicating with the receiving cavity. The terminal module defines a first module, a second module and a shielding member located between the first module and the second module. The shielding member is an integrated structure and defines a shielding portion, a plurality of elastic contacting arms projecting forwardly from the shielding portion and extending laterally, and a pair of locking portions bending into the corresponding recesses from the opposite sides of the shielding portion, the elastic contacting arms and the locking portions are exposed into the receiving cavity of the insulative housing.

Abstract: A receptacle connector mounted upon a printed circuit board and adapted for mating with a plug connector, includes an insulative housing, a number of terminals disposed in the insulative housing, a metal sheet, and a shielding shell attached to the housing. The housing includes a first insulative housing defining a first tongue portion extending forwardly, a second insulative housing defining a second tongue portion extending forwardly, and a third insulative housing defining a third tongue portion extending forwardly. The terminals include a number of first contacts and second contacts. The third insulative housing is over-molded with the first insulative housing, the metal sheet, and the second insulative housing to enclose the first tongue portion and the second tongue portion into the third tongue portion and the first contacts and the second contacts respectively exposed on an upper and a bottom surface of the third tongue portion.

Abstract: A cable connector assembly (100) comprising a cable (300) including a plurality of wires (31) and an electrical connector (200) electrically connected with the cable, the electrical connector including a mating member (1) and a metal shell (4), the mating member including a mating shell (14) made of metal material, the mating shell including a mating portion (141) and a mounting portion (142) having a greater dimension than the mating portion, wherein the metal shell includes a main body (43) and a pair of holding portions (44) extending from a front end of the main body, the holding portions profiling an external surface shape of the mounting portion and fixed to the mounting portion.

Abstract: Provided is a connector, including a plurality of contacts including both of ground contacts and signal contacts forming a differential signal pair. The impedance between the signal contacts and the ground contacts is matched.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a plug connector and a receptacle connector. The plug connector includes a first insulating body, a sleeve barrel and a spring. The first insulating body defines a first sliding slot penetrating a front surface thereof. The sleeve barrel is worn outside the first insulating body. The spring is disposed between the sleeve barrel and the first insulating body. A slider block is protruded from a front portion of an inner surface of the sleeve barrel, the slider block is capable of sliding in the first sliding slot. The receptacle connector includes a second insulating body. The second insulating body defines a second sliding slot corresponding to the first sliding slot which includes a longitudinal part penetrating a rear surface of the second insulating body and an inclined part extending sideward and inclining frontward from a front end of the longitudinal part.

Abstract: An electrical connector comprises an insulating housing, several first and second conductive terminals, an inner grounding unit, and an outer grounding unit, which are disposed on the insulating housing. The first conductive terminals have a pair of first inside signal terminals and two pairs of first outside signal terminals respectively arranged at two opposite sides of the pair of first inside signal terminals. The inner grounding unit is arranged between the first conductive terminals and the second conductive terminals. The outer grounding unit has a first sheet portion covering the insulating housing and at least one first transverse shielding sheet electrically connected to the first sheet portion. The first transverse shielding sheet is arranged between the two pairs of first outside signal terminals and arranged at one of two opposite sides of the pair of first inside signal terminals.

Abstract: An electrical receptacle connector includes an insulated housing, a plurality of upper-row receptacle terminals, and a plurality of lower-row receptacle terminals. The insulated housing includes a base portion. Each of the upper-row receptacle terminals includes a tail portion protruded from the base portion. Each of the lower-row receptacle terminals includes a tail portion protruded from the base portion. The tail portions of the upper-row receptacle terminals and the tail portions of the lower-row receptacle terminals are protruded from the base portion, aligned into a line, and spaced from each other.

Abstract: An electrical plug connector includes an insulated housing, and a metallic shell. The insulated housing includes a base member, an upper portion, a lower portion and a mating room between the upper portion and the lower portion. The base member includes a plurality of recessed portions. The upper and lower portions are extending from one side of the base member. The metallic shell encloses the insulated housing, and the metallic shell includes a rear case body and a front case body. The base member is inside the rear case body. The front case body is drawn from the rear case body to be formed at a front side of the rear case body. The front case body protrudes from the front side of the rear case body. The front case body defines a receiving cavity therein to dispose the upper portion and the lower portion.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating body having a base and a tongue protruding from the base, a metal casing surrounding the insulating body, multiple terminals grouped into upper and lower rows and fixedly at the insulating body, a shielding sheet disposed at the insulating body and located between the upper and lower rows of terminals, and a positioning member. A positioning slot is disposed at the base. A first buckling portion is disposed inside the positioning slot. Each terminal has a contact portion extending forward and exposed partially from the tongue, and a soldering portion extending backward out of the base. The shielding sheet has a reserved space corresponding to the positioning slot. The positioning member has multiple positioning holes for positioning the soldering portions, and a second buckling portion passing through the reserved space and fixed to the first buckling portion.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a micro ethernet connector includes an outer housing that has a recessed front end and a back end. The micro ethernet connector further includes an inner housing that is disposed within the recessed front end of the outer housing. The inner housing has an exposed end. The exposed end includes a recessed channel. The volume of the recessed channel is substantially equal to the volume of a correspondingly shaped protruding printed circuit board of a male micro ethernet connector. A plurality of spring-biased connectors are disposed within the recessed channel of the inner housing.

Abstract: A receptacle connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1), a number of contacts (2) retained in the insulative housing, a metal shield (3) covering the insulative housing, a metal plate (4) assembled to the metal shield along a vertical direction perpendicular to the mating direction, and an insulative cover (5) fully molded over the metal shield and partly molded over the metal plate. The metal plate defines a pair of closed slits (412) behind a rear face of the insulative housing. The insulative cover terminates at the closed slits in a mating direction along which a mating plug connector is inserted.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing defining a base portion, a mating port extending along a front-to-rear direction and a pair of guiding posts disposed at two opposite sides of the base portion, the mating port defining a front face perpendicular to the front-to-rear direction, the guiding post extending beyond the front face and defining upper and lower faces opposite in a vertical direction and an outer connecting face connecting the upper and lower faces. A plurality of conductive terminals are retained in the insulative housing and arrange in a longitudinal direction, and a shield shell enclosing the insulative housing. Each guiding slot defines a first guiding slot selectively disposed on at least one face of the upper and lower faces and the connecting face, and the first guiding slot is U-shaped and forwardly runs through a free end of the guiding post in the front-to-rear direction.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a first insulative housing having a first mating port and a second mating port arranged side by side, a plurality of first contacts retained to the first mating port, and a plurality of second contacts retained to the second mating port. The first mating port includes first and second mating tongues providing corresponding first and second mating faces opposite to each other. The second mating port defines a first strengthen arm adjacent to the first mating port to connect with the first and second mating tongues, the first contacts provide first contacting portions exposed upon both the first mating face and the second mating face.

Abstract: An electronic device 100 includes a casing 101 configured to accommodate electronic components. The casing 101 includes an outer layer member 131 formed by a metal and exposed to an outside, and an inner layer member 132 formed by a metal and spaced from an inner surface of the outer layer member 131. Conductive projections 140a and 140b are each formed between the inner layer member 132 and the outer layer member 131, and are each configured to extend like a line on a surface of one of the inner layer member 132 and the outer layer member 131 and have a top end that contacts with the other of the inner layer member 132 and the outer layer member 131, to electrically connect between the inner layer member 132 and the outer layer member 131.

Abstract: An image display device and a connector are disclosed. The image display device includes: a connector connected with a cable through which a video signal is transmitted; a display panel for displaying an image based on the video signal inputted via the cable to the connector from an external apparatus; and a display controller for displaying a connector indication indicating the connector on the display panel. The connector includes a cable detection mechanism for detecting presence or absence of a connection of the cable, and the display controller changes a connector indication mode displayed on the display panel, according to a detection result of the cable detection mechanism.

Abstract: The invention relates to an enclosure assembly for at least of a variety of in particular standardized connectors on a cable, such as RJ45, HDMI and others. The enclosure assembly has a connector volume located within an inner body of the enclosure assembly. The connector volume is adapted to moveably accommodate the connector. The inner body is open to an outer environment and a forward and a rearward end. The enclosure assembly further includes an outer body adapted to slide over the inner body in a forward direction. The outer body is provided with at least one locking element for securing the enclosure assembly to a mating enclosure. As a further improvement to the known connector assemblies, the connector volume is located within an electromagnetic shielding structure and the electromagnetic shielding structure is located within the inner body.

Abstract: A connector is provided with a pair of terminals configured to provide a differential signal pair. A ground terminal is positioned on opposing sides of the differential pair. The body of the differential pair is configured so as to bring the differential pair closer together. In an embodiment, the % coupling on the differential pair is increase at least 10% more than a design where the four terminals are positioned at a constant pitch between the tail and the contact.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a metal shell defining several walls and a mating cavity formed by the walls commonly, an insulative housing shielded by the metal shell, and a plurality of contacts set in the housing. The housing has a base portion and mating tongue disposed in the mating cavity, the plurality of contacts provide contacting portions exposed upon a mating face of the mating tongue. A first wall of the metal shell parallel to the mating face defines a latching arm extending into the mating cavity, and the latching arm defines a latching portion and a rigid grounding section for improving EMI shielding.

Abstract: Circuits, methods, and apparatus that may provide a separation between a signal ground and an enclosure ground such that EMI and ESD circuits are not bypassed. One example may provide a connector receptacle having fingers for contacting a device enclosure, where the fingers are not directly electrically connected to a shell of the connector receptacle. These fingers may be isolated from the shell along a top-side by an electrically insulating layer. These fingers may be further insulated from the shell along a back side by a nonconductive piece or portion of a housing.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a body with a tongue and the body supports a terminal module, the terminal module including a first row of terminals and a second row of terminals. Each terminal includes a contact portion and a soldering portion, the contact portions of the first and second row of terminals being disposed on an upper side and a lower side of the tongue, respectively, and the soldering portions of the first and second row of terminals each being arranged in a front column and a back column. A first and second positioning element can support the first and second rows of terminals, respectively. A shield that envelopes a periphery of the insulating body forms a contact chamber for accommodating the tongue. The front portion of the shield can be recessed into the circuit board to reduce the effective height of the connector and circuit board.

Abstract: A connector, comprising an insulative body, a plurality of conduction terminals, and a shielding shell. The tongue panel of the insulative body comprises a first surface and a second surface. The conduction terminals are arranged as first conduction terminals in the front row and second conduction terminals in the back row, the first conduction terminals comprising a first contact portion, a bending portion bent and extended from the rear edge of the first contact portion, a first fixing portion and a first welding portion. The first surface of the tongue panel is provided with a first receiving slot for receiving the first fixing portion and a recess portion disposed at the front end of the first receiving slot, the recess portion is formed as an opening for the first contact portion to nm through the opening from the first surface to be fixed onto the second surface.

Abstract: A USB3.0 connector includes an insulative body, a plurality of first and second terminals, and an outer shell covering the insulative body. The insulative body includes a base that has a base upper wall, a base lower wall, and two base sidewalls. The base lower wall has a rear end notched in a frontward direction to form a plurality of alternating shallow and deep notches to position first and second legs of the first and second terminals, which are bent downwardly. The alternating shallow and deep notches space the first legs apart from the second legs, respectively. The number of component parts for assembly is therefore reduced.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a plurality of first and second terminals. The insulative housing includes a rear base portion and a front tongue portion. Each first terminal defines a first retained portion retaining in the insulative housing, a first contacting portion at a second mating surface of the tongue portion, and a first solder portion extending from the insulative housing. Each second terminal defines a second connecting portion retaining in the insulative housing, a second contacting portion at a second mating surface of the tongue portion, and a second solder portion. Wherein one terminal of first terminals located adjacent to a lateral surface of the tongue portion defines an elastic contacting arm integrally extends from the first retained portion. The contacting arm defines an outward-tip projecting outwards from the lateral side of the tongue portion so as to provide a detect pin without any soldering portion.

Abstract: A board-mountable connector is provided. The connector includes a shield and an insulative housing with a tongue. Terminals are supported by the housing in two rows and the rows extend from a mating interface to a board mounting interface. The terminals may be mounted to the board via surface mount technology in two rows that are at about 0.4 mm pitch. The two rows of terminals are configured in a signal, signal, ground triangular configuration so as to provide a triangular terminal arrangement that extends from the mating interface to the mounting interface.

Abstract: An electrical connector comprising an insulative housing, a plurality of terminals, a detect pin and a shell, includes a insulative housing having a terminal seat extending forwardly from a base portion and configuring a tongue, and defining a receiving room between bottom of the tongue and a shell, and a plurality of terminals installed in the terminal seat containing nineteen pins compacting to transmit first-type signals and with one plus pin compacting to transmit second-type signals, and a shell accommodating the insulative housing and including a first arm and a second arm.

Abstract: A connector comprises an outer shell, an insulating body, a plurality of terminals provided in the insulating body, and an inner metal shell shielding the insulating body. The outer metal shell is sheathed outside the inner metal shell and has a top plate, wherein a top plate of the inner metal shell and a top plate of the outer metal shell can be firmly fixed together by a plurality of laser joints. The outer metal shell can include transverse soldering plates respectively at two sides thereof that are coplanar with a soldering surface associated with the plurality of terminals.

Abstract: A connector includes an insulator, and a plurality of spaced apart signal contacts and return reference contacts which are held by and routed through the insulator. The signal contacts form signal pairs which include a positive signal contact and a negative signal contact. At a first end of the insulator, the signal pairs and return reference contacts are provided in two rows. At the second end of the insulator, the signal pairs and return reference contacts are provided in at least three rows. The signal pairs and return reference contacts form either a plurality of isosceles triangles or a plurality of diagonal lines.

Abstract: Provided is a connector including a plug and a receptacle which are adapted to be fitted together. The plug includes a plate-like or sheet-like connection object, a ground shell which is disposed on one surface side of the connection object so as to be spaced apart therefrom, and a guide covering front end portions of the connection object and the ground shell. The receptacle includes contacts and an actuator having a cam operating portion which is made of a material different from that of the ground shell. When the actuator is operated in a state where the plug and the receptacle are fitted together, the cam operating portion is rotated on the ground shell to press the connection object onto the contacts.

Abstract: Structures, methods, and apparatus that provide connector receptacles that have a reduced tendency to scratch and otherwise mar connector inserts, have an aesthetically-pleasing appearance, and have an improved tactile response when inserts are inserted. Various examples reduce scratches and wear by utilizing domes, cylinders, balls, or other structures as finger contacts in a connector receptacle. Another example provides aesthetically-pleasing connector receptacle enclosures by forming receptacle enclosures using the same type of material, or material having the same or similar color or texture, as is used for enclosing the electronic device that includes the receptacle. Another example provides an aesthetically-pleasing receptacle enclosure by forming receptacle enclosures that are, in part or in whole, contiguous or formed with the housing. Another embodiment provides a connector receptacle having a housing where a portion of the housing has been removed to save space.

Abstract: An electrical connector socket includes an insulating base, a first group of signal terminals, a second group of signal terminals, and a third group of signal terminals. The first group of signal terminals includes first terminals for transmitting a first signal. The second group of signal terminals includes second terminals and third terminals, and the second terminals and the third terminals are used for transmitting a second signal. The third group of signal terminals includes fourth terminals, the second terminals are located between the first group of signal terminals and the third group of signal terminals, the fourth terminals are used for transmitting a third signal, and the first group of signal terminals and the third group of signal terminals are used for transmitting a fourth signal.

Abstract: An electrical connector adapted for being soldered to a circuit board includes an insulating housing, a shielding shell enclosing the insulating housing, a first terminal pack and a second terminal pack. The first terminal pack includes a first main body, and a plurality of first terminals molded to the first main body. The second terminal pack includes a second main body, and a plurality of second terminals molded to the second main body. The first terminal pack is engaged with the second terminal pack with first soldering portions of the first terminals and second soldering portions of the second terminals being alternately aligned in line to make all of the soldering portions show a single-row arrangement for being soldered with the circuit board. The first and second terminal packs are assembled to the insulating housing together with the shielding shell.

Abstract: A connector is mountable on a circuit board and matable with a mating connector having a mating portion and a mating shell. The connector comprises a housing and a shell. The housing is formed with a receiving portion. The receiving portion is receives the mating portion of the mating connector when the mating portion is inserted into the connector. The shell has a plurality of first connected portions and a plurality of second connected portions. The first connected portions are configured to be connected to the mating shell of the mating connector when the connector and the mating connector are mated with each other. The second connected portions are configured to be connected to the circuit board when the connector is mounted on the circuit board. The first connected portions and the second connected portions extend forward of the receiving portion.

Abstract: A shell of a modular jack includes soldered terminal portions connected to a substrate. The soldered terminal portions include first soldered terminal portions and second soldered terminal portions. The first soldered terminal portions are formed to extend toward the substrate from first side wall portions folded from a front surface of the housing toward a right-side surface and a left-side surface. The second soldered terminal portions are formed to extend toward the substrate from second side wall portions folded from an upper wall portion toward the right-side surface and the left-side surface of the housing, the upper wall portion being folded from the front surface of the housing toward a top surface. The first side wall portions and the second side wall portions cover the right-side surface and the left-side surface of the housing.

Abstract: A connector is fixable to an object such as a printed circuit board. The connector comprises a shell having a body portion and two fixed portions for fixing the body portion to the object. The body portion has two side portions and an upper portion coupling the side portions with each other in a lateral direction. The side portions are connected to the respective fixed portions. The fixed portion has a base portion and a strengthener. The base portion is located outward of the side portion in the lateral direction. The strengthener extends inward in the lateral direction from the base portion beyond the side portion.

Abstract: A shield is made of a conductive material and used to cover a connector fixed to a circuit board. The shield includes a shield body, a contact portion and a lock portion. The shield body covers an outside of the connector. The contact portion projects from the shield body toward inside of the shield body to contact a ground terminal of the connector. The contact portion is elastically deformable and applies a pressing force toward the connector. The lock portion projects from the shield body toward outside of the shield body. The lock portion is brought into contact with the connector by a reaction force exerted to the shield body due to the pressing force, thereby to restrict the shield body from being moved relative to the connector due to the reaction force.

Abstract: The invention provides a connector including a body having insulating properties, a conductive shield case surrounding the body, and a first terminal group arrayed in a line in the body. The first terminal group includes a first terminal and a second terminal. The second terminal is disposed adjacent to the first terminal and having a higher impedance than the first terminal. The shield case includes an adjacent portion that is adjacent to at least a portion of the second terminal and on an opposite side to the first terminal. At least one of the portion of the second terminal and the adjacent portion of the shield case is extended in width so as to shorten a distance between the portion of the second terminal and the adjacent portion of the shield case in accordance with an impedance difference between the first terminal and the second terminal.

Abstract: A connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1), a set of contacts (3) attached to the insulative housing, and a metal shell shielding the insulative housing. The insulative housing has a base portion (11) and a tongue portion (12) extending forwardly from the base portion. The base portion has a pair of first bumps (1124) protruding therefrom and located at two sides thereof, and a second bumps (1125) protruding therefrom and located between the first bumps. The metal shell has a pair of first notches (44) locating at two sides thereof and locking with the first bumps, and a second notch (45) located between the first notches and locking with the second bumps.

Abstract: Heat sealing a connector assembly can be performed by providing connector assembly in component accessible state, overlaying sealing tape on electrical contacts and housing, sealing tape being impregnated with heat sensitive adhesive, the overlaying leaving the dimples exposed, and sealing the connector assembly by applying heat to heat sensitive sealing tape.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a first insulating housing having a base board and a tongue board extending forwards from a front of the base board. Two opposite sides of the base board extend downward to form a pair of clamping boards spaced from each other. A second insulating housing is assembled to the first insulating housing. The second insulating housing has a base portion resisting against rear edges of the clamping boards. A tongue portion protrudes forwards from a front of the base portion to be clamped between the clamping boards. A terminal group includes a plurality of flat terminals and a plurality of spring terminals. The flat terminals are molded in the first insulating housing and the spring terminals are molded in the second insulating housing. A metal shell encloses both the first insulating housing and the second insulating housing.