Dual orientation connector and assembly of the same

摘要

An electrical connector includes an insulative housing with a base and a mating tongue extending forwardly in a front-to-rear direction from the base, the mating tongue defining a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other. A plurality of contact strips is disposed around the outer surface of the mating tongue of the insulative housing, each contact strip is stamped from a metal sheet and defines a first contacting section exposed upon the first surface and arranged along a transverse direction perpendicular to the front-to-rear direction, and a second contacting section exposed upon the second surface and arranged along the transverse direction.

主权项

1. An electrical connector, comprising:
an insulative housing with a base and a mating tongue extending forwardly in a front-to-rear direction from the base, the mating tongue defining a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other; a plurality of contact strips disposed around said first surface and said second surface of the mating tongue of the insulative housing; each contact strip formed from stamped metal sheet and comprising a first contacting section exposed upon the first surface and arranged along a transverse direction perpendicular to the front-to-rear direction, and a second contacting section exposed upon the second surface and arranged along the transverse direction;
wherein the first and second contacting sections of each contact strip extend along the front-to-rear direction; wherein
the electrical connector includes a metallic shell surrounding the insulative housing to define a mating cavity with the mating tongue extending in the mating cavity, and the first and second surfaces are commonly facing the mating cavity in an opposite manner; whereinthe metallic shell defines a rigid tab bending into the mating cavity and extending in a plane perpendicular to the mating tongue for preventing mis-mating; whereineach contact strip defines an arc connection connecting the first contacting section with the second contacting section at a front end thereof; whereinthe contact strip defines a mounting section extending out of the base of the insulative housing, a first connecting section construed between the mounting section and the first contacting section and a second connecting section extending from a rear end of the second connecting section opposite to the arc connection, the first and second connecting sections are mechanically connected with each other.