Connector receptacle

摘要

A connector receptacle includes an insulating housing, a plurality of contacts, a protective plate and a metallic shell. The insulating housing includes a base portion and a tongue portion extending forward from the base portion, where the tongue portion is defines a plurality of receiving slots through the base portion; the contacts is retained in the receiving slots of the insulating housing; the protective plate wraps the tongue portion externally and bends to form a front portion, two opposite side portions and two connecting portions, where two ends of the front portion are respectively connected to the two side portions through the two connecting portions; and the metallic shell wraps the insulating housing externally.

主权项

1. A Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector receptacle comprising:
an insulating housing comprising a base portion and a tongue portion extending forward from the base portion, wherein the tongue portion is plate-shaped; a plurality of contacts retained in the insulating housing; a protective plate; comprising a plan main portion, a front portion, two opposite side portions, and two connecting portions which wrap the tongue portion externally, wherein the front portion is bent downwardly and extends from a front side of the plan main portion, the two opposite side portions are bent downwardly and extends from lateral sides of the plan main portion respectively, each of the connecting portions is located and connected between the front portion and the two opposite side portions; and a metallic shell wrapping the insulating housing; wherein the plan main portion of the protective plate covers a top surface of the tongue portion; wherein the front portion of the protective plate covers a front surface of the tongue portion; wherein the two opposite side portions cover side surfaces of the tongue portion; and wherein the two connecting portions cover corners formed by a connection between the front surface and the side surfaces of the tongue portion.