Flippable electrical connector

摘要

A plug connector mateable with the receptacle connector, includes an insulative housing enclosed in a metallic shell, defining a receiving cavity to receive the mating tongue, and equipped with a plurality of contacts on opposite sides in the vertical direction. A latch forms a pair of locking heads extending into two opposite lateral sides of the receiving cavity to lock with a shielding plate embedded within a mating tongue of the complementary receptacle connector during mating.

主权项

1. A receptacle connector for use with a plug, comprising:
an insulative housing defining a base with a mating tongue forwardly extending therefrom along a front-to-back direction; a plurality of contacts disposed in the housing with contacting sections exposed upon the mating tongue and categorized with signal contacts, power contacts and grounding contacts; a metallic shell enclosing the housing to define a capsular mating cavity in which said mating tongue is disposed; and a metallic shielding plate embedded within the mating tongue; wherein the shielding plate defines a pair of rigid lateral edge sections without flexibility thereof, in a transverse direction perpendicular to said front-to-back direction, configured to be locked with a deflectable latch of the plug.