High Profile USB Connector

摘要

A high profile female USB connector for mounting to a substrate includes a heightened housing that elevates the female USB connector above and away from a surface of a substrate, such as a printed circuit board (PCB). The female USB connector, which can be a standard, mini, or micro USB type, is contained within the housing with contact pins extending from contacts of the female USB connector through a wall of the housing for connection to the substrate.

主权项

1. A high profile female USB electrical connector comprising:
a plurality of walls defining a housing; a female USB connector inside the housing, the housing including an opening having a height H and a width W configured to facilitate insertion of a male USB connector into the female USB connector; contact pins extending from contacts of the female USB connector through at least one of the plurality of walls of the housing for connection to a substrate; and electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding on one or more of the plurality of walls, wherein:
a distance between an exterior bottom wall of the plurality of walls of the housing and one of the contacts that is the closest to the exterior bottom wall is at least 1.5×H; andbetween the female USB connector and the exterior bottom wall, the inside of the housing does not include another connector.