Electrical connector preventing shorting between contacts and reinforcing plate thereof

摘要

An electrical connector (100) includes a metal shield (1) defining a receiving space (10), a number of contacts (2) received in the metal shield, an insulative body (3) molding over the metal shield and having a tongue portion (31) extending into the receiving space for retaining the contacts, and a reinforcing plate (4) attaching to the tongue portion for reinforcing the tongue portion. The insulative body has a number of slits (311) at the front side of the tongue portion and a number of slots (332) at a rear side of the tongue portion for respectively receiving a mold during molding. The reinforcing plate and the contacts are exposed to both the slits and the slots along opposite, vertical directions to make sure that the inserted molds bear against both the contacts and the reinforcing plate.

主权项

1. An electrical connector comprising:
a metal shield defining a receiving space; a plurality of contacts received in the metal shield; an insulative body molding over the metal shield and having a tongue portion extending into the receiving space for retaining the contacts; and a reinforcing plate attaching to the tongue portion for reinforcing the tongue portion; wherein the insulative body has a plurality of slits at a front side of the tongue portion and a plurality of slots at a rear side of the tongue portion for respectively receiving a mold during molding, the reinforcing plate and the contacts are exposed to both the slits and the slots along opposite, vertical directions for the molds to bear against both the contacts and the reinforcing plate at both the front and rear ends of the tongue portion; wherein the contacts are spaced away from the reinforcing plate via the slits and the slots, and both the slits and slots are left by removing the molds; and wherein the reinforcing plate defines a plurality of notches correspondingly directed to and communicated with the slits.