TWI388092B - Connector and assembling method thereof - Google Patents

Description

Electrical connector and assembly method thereof

The present invention relates to an electrical connector and an assembly method thereof, and more particularly to a composite electrical connector that can be alternately inserted into a plurality of plugs and an assembly method thereof.

A conventional electrical connector, such as Taiwan Patent Application No. 97219170 (China Mainland Patent Application No. 200810173163.4; US Patent Publication No. US2009/0111330A1), which discloses a standard USB 2.0, USB 3.0 and ESATA connection. The socket electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a metal housing covering the insulative housing, and a terminal module formed separately from the insulative housing. The terminal module has an insulator assembled to the insulative housing, and a front end of the insulator extends into the docking space to form a mating tongue. Wherein the upper surface of the butt tongue forms a first abutting surface, and the lower surface forms a second abutting surface. A plurality of first type terminals (ESATA connector terminals) are disposed on the first mating face, and a plurality of second type terminals (standard USB 2.0 connector terminals) are disposed on the first mating face, and the plurality of third type terminals (cooperating with the second type terminal) , together form a USB 3.0 connector terminal) buried in the insulator. The third type of terminal is preferably formed by a method integrally formed with the terminal module, and is located substantially at an intermediate position of the insulator, such that the third type of terminal is located between the first and second types of terminals, and the front end of the third type of terminal extends To the second docking surface and exposed to the second docking space.

The above-mentioned conventional patent discloses a USB 2.0, USB 3.0 and ESATA composite socket connector, and the third type terminal (cooperating with the second type terminal to form a USB 3.0 connector terminal) is embedded in the insulator and integrated with the terminal module. forming. However, since such an electrical connector has to arrange three kinds of terminals on a thin terminal module (tongue), the space is very limited, and three terminals must be staggered in the thickness direction of the tongue, the third type terminal as described above. (USB 3.0 terminal) needs to be located between the first type terminal (ESATA connector terminal) and the second type terminal (USB 2.0 terminal). This arrangement will greatly reduce the strength of the tongue and the elastic deformation of the USB 2.0 terminal. The space is limited and cannot exceed the position of the third type terminal (USB 3.0 terminal) (interference will occur), thus affecting the elastic deformation capability of the terminal. Moreover, the fixed structure between the separate terminal module (tongue) and the insulative housing has a problem of bonding strength. Moreover, the above patent does not discuss and disclose the construction and problems of the manufacturability and assemblability of such a connector.

The reason is that the present inventors have felt that the above problems can be improved, and that the present invention has been deliberately studied and used in conjunction with the theory, and a present invention which is reasonable in design and effective in improving the above problems has been proposed.

The main object of the present invention is to provide an electrical connector and an assembly method thereof, which can partially overlap the terminals in space without interference, and increase the elastic deformation displacement space of the elastic terminals, and increase different kinds of terminals in the tongue. The spacing of the panel modules in the thickness direction to enhance the strength of the tongue module.

In order to achieve the above, the present invention provides an electrical connector, comprising: an insulative housing; a tongue module comprising a tongue module and a plurality of first terminals integrally embedded in the tongue module. Each of the first terminals has a first extension portion embedded in the interior of the tongue plate module, a first contact portion extending from one end of the first extension portion and exposed at a front end of the lower surface of the tongue plate module, and a first contact portion a first soldering portion extending from the other end of the first extending portion and extending outside the tongue module; a plurality of second terminals, each of the second terminals having a second contact portion and a second soldering portion, the insulating body being Forming a plurality of second terminal channels corresponding to positions of the second terminals; a plurality of third terminals, each of the third terminals having a third contact portion and a third soldering portion, the insulating body corresponding to the third portion a position of the terminal forming a plurality of third terminal passages; and a metal housing assembled to the insulative housing, and the combination of the insulative housing and the metal housing is formed at the front end with a socket and an insertion extending inward from the socket Space; where the tongue a plurality of second terminal receiving slots are disposed between the first terminals of the module, and a spacing between the first extending portions of the adjacent first terminals is greater than a width of the second terminal receiving slots; The tongue plate module is assembled and fixed to the insulative housing and is located in the insertion space. The first soldering portion of the first terminals protrudes out of the insulating body; and the second terminals are correspondingly mounted on the insulative housing. a second terminal receiving channel extending from the second terminal receiving groove of the tongue plate module, wherein the second contact portion of the second terminal is exposed on a lower surface of the tongue plate module, and the second soldering portions protrude from the insulating body The third surface of the tongue module is provided with a plurality of third terminal receiving slots, and the third terminals are corresponding to the third terminal passages of the insulating body and extend through the third terminal receiving slots of the tongue module The third contact portions of the third terminals are exposed on the upper surface of the tongue module, and the third solder portions protrude out of the insulating body.

The invention further provides a method for assembling an electrical connector, comprising the steps of: providing an insulative housing, the insulative housing forming a plurality of second terminal channels and a plurality of third terminal channels; providing a tongue plate module, the tongue plate module The tongue and groove module has a tongue plate module integrally embedded with a plurality of first terminals, and the first welding portion of the first terminals extends horizontally outside the tongue plate module, and the lower surface of the tongue plate module is provided a plurality of second terminal receiving slots, wherein the upper surface of the tongue module is provided with a plurality of third terminal receiving slots; the tongue module is assembled and fixed to the insulating body; and a plurality of second terminals are mounted on the insulating The second terminal passage of the body extends from the second terminal receiving groove of the lower surface of the tongue module, and the second contact portion of the second terminals is exposed on the lower surface of the tongue module. The second soldering portion protrudes from the outside of the insulating body; and then bends the first soldering portions of the first terminals; and then installs a plurality of third terminals in the third terminal passage of the insulating body, and extends the tongue plate module The third terminal of the upper surface accommodates the groove, and Some portion of the third third contact terminals are exposed on the surface of the tongue plate of the module, the plurality of third weld portion of the insulating third terminal extending outside the main body; and a metal shell is assembled to the insulative body.

The present invention has the following beneficial effects: the electrical connector of the present invention integrally embeds a plurality of first terminals into the tongue module, and the spacing between the first extensions of the adjacent first terminals is greater than the second terminal. The width of the slot is such that the positions of the first terminal and the second terminals in the thickness direction of the tongue module can be approximated and overlapped in a partial spatial position, and are staggered in the surface width direction of the tongue module. The second terminals can be sufficiently deformed and displaced by the space, so that interference can be avoided when assembling the second and third terminals, and the distance between the first terminal and the third terminal in the thickness direction of the tongue module can be increased. Thereby, the meat thickness therebetween is increased to strengthen the strength of the tongue plate module; in addition, the present invention provides a method of assembling the electrical connector, which enables the composite electrical connector to be easily manufactured and assembled.

In order to further understand the technology, method and effect of the present invention in order to achieve the intended purpose, reference should be made to the detailed description and drawings of the present invention. The detailed description is to be understood as illustrative and not restrictive.

Referring to the first and second figures, the present invention provides an ESATA/USB 3.0 composite electrical connector having a common socket 501 at the front end for providing at least an ESATA plug, a USB 2.0 plug, and a USB 3.0 plug. Or the plug-in connection of the ESATA/USB composite plug. The aforementioned ESATA is the abbreviation of External Serial Advanced Technology Attachment. USB is the abbreviation of Universal Serial Bus. The related connector specifications and standards can be referred to the corresponding associations. The specifications are not mentioned here.

Referring to the first to third embodiments, the first embodiment of the electrical connector of the present invention includes: an insulative housing 1, a tongue module 2, a plurality of first terminals 22, and a plurality of Two terminals 3, a plurality of third terminals 4 and a metal casing 5.

As shown in the fourth figure, the insulative housing 1 includes a base portion 11 and two arm portions 12 extending forwardly from opposite sides of the base portion 11. The base portion 11 defines a plurality of second terminal passages 13, an assembly slot 15, and more. A third terminal channel 14. The second terminal channel 13 , the assembly slot 15 , and the third terminal channels 14 extend to the front and rear end faces of the base 11 , and the third terminal channels 14 and the second terminal channels 13 respectively Located on the upper and lower sides of the assembly tank 15.

Referring to FIGS. 5 to 7 , the tongue module 2 includes a tongue module 21 made of an insulating material and a plurality of first insert moldings on the tongue module 21 . The terminal 22 has the opposite upper surface 211 and lower surface 212.

As shown in the eighth to tenth drawings, each of the first terminals 22 has a first extending portion 221 embedded in the interior of the tongue module 21 , and an end extending from the first extending portion 221 and exposed to the tongue module 21 . The first contact portion 222 at the front end of the lower surface 212 and a first solder portion 223 extending from the other end of the first extension portion 221 and extending outside the tongue plate module 21. The first extension portion 221 and the first contact portion 222 of the first terminals 22 are located on the same plane.

Referring to the fifth, seventh, and ninth views, the lower surface 212 of the tongue module 21 is provided with a plurality of second terminal receiving slots 23 between the first terminals 22, the adjacent The spacing between the first extensions 221 of the two first terminals 22 is greater than the width of the second terminal receiving slots 23. The upper surface 211 of the tongue plate module 21 is further provided with a plurality of third terminal receiving grooves 24 . The second terminal channel 13 of the insulative housing 1 is correspondingly connected to the second terminal receiving slot 23 and correspondingly assembled with the second terminals 3. The third terminal channel 14 is correspondingly connected to the third terminal receiving slot 24 and correspondingly assembled. Three terminals 4 (please refer to the fourth figure).

In addition, as shown in the sixth figure, the upper surface 211 of the tongue plate module 21 is disposed at least one side of each of the third terminal receiving slots 24 to extend over the third terminal receiving groove 24 and is used for pressing The clamp 26 of the three terminals 4. The upper surface 211 of the tongue plate module 21 is provided with a plurality of raised ribs 27 adjacent to the third terminal receiving grooves 24, and the pressing block 26 is formed on the ribs 27.

As shown in the third figure, each of the second terminals 3 has a second fixing portion 31, a second contact portion 32 extending from one end of the second fixing portion 31, and a second end from the second fixing portion 31. An extended second welded portion 33. Each of the third terminals 4 has a third fixing portion 41, a third contact portion 42 extending from one end of the third fixing portion 41, and a third welding portion 43 extending from the other end of the third fixing portion 41.

In this embodiment, the number of the first terminals 22 is five, the number of the second terminals 3 is four, and the number of the third terminals 4 is seven, wherein the first terminals 22 are The second terminals 3 are respectively configured as terminals for transmitting USB 3.0 signals, and the second terminals 3 are independently terminals for transmitting USB 2.0 signals, and the third terminals 4 are terminals for transmitting ESATA signals.

The metal housing 5 is assembled to the insulative housing 1 , and the combination of the insulative housing 1 and the metal housing 5 is formed at the front end with the socket 501 and an insertion space 502 extending inwardly from the socket 501 (please refer to the first and the tenth Figure 7).

Referring to FIG. 14 to FIG. 18 , the tongue module 21 is assembled and fixed to the insulative housing 1 and located in the insertion space 502 . The first soldering portion 223 of the first terminals 22 extends out of the insulative housing. 1 outside. Referring to the fourth, fifth, and seventh figures, the actual structure of the tongue module 21 in this embodiment has an assembly portion 213 and a tongue extending from the assembly portion 213 toward the socket 501. The assembly portion 213 is assembled and fixed to the assembly slot 15 of the insulative housing 1 , and the tongue portion 214 extends into the insertion space 502 , and the third terminal receiving slots 24 are fastened to the tongue plate Part 214.

The second terminals 3 are corresponding to the second terminal passages 13 of the insulative housing 1 and extend through the second terminal receiving slots 23 of the tongue module 21, and the second fixing portions 31 of the second terminals 3 interfere with each other. The second terminal portion 13 is fixed to the second terminal channel 13 of the insulative housing 1 . The second contact portion 32 is exposed on the lower surface 212 of the tongue module 21 . The second soldering portion 33 extends out of the insulative housing 1 and is located at the first portion. The front side of the welded portion 223.

The third terminals 4 are corresponding to the third terminal passages 14 of the insulative housing 1 and extend to the third terminal receiving slots 24 of the tongue module 21, and the third fixing portions 41 of the third terminals 4 are interference-fixed to The third terminal passages 14 in the base portion 11 of the insulative housing 1 are exposed on the upper surface 211 of the tongue module 21, and the third soldering portions 43 extend out of the insulative housing 1 and are located at the first portion The rear of a welded portion 223. Since the third terminal accommodating groove 24 is provided with the pressing block 26 to press the third contact portion 42 of the third terminal 4, the third terminal 4 can be stably positioned, and the third terminal 4 is prevented from being warped and skewed. The case of the above described composition to form the electrical connector of the present invention.

Referring to the ninth, eleventh, and thirteenth drawings, since the spacing between the first extending portions 221 of the adjacent first terminals 22 is greater than the width of the second terminal receiving slots 23, the first The position of the terminal 22 and the second terminals 3 in the thickness direction of the tongue plate module 21 can be brought close and have a partial spatial position overlap, and can be staggered in the surface width direction of the tongue plate module 21, thus assembling the second When the third terminals 3 and 4 are used, interference can be avoided, and the second terminals 3 can be sufficiently deformed and displaced.

In addition, referring to the fourth, seventh, and eighteenth drawings, the assembly portion 213 of the tongue module 21 is provided with a plurality of first fixing members 215, and the insulating body 1 is disposed in the assembly groove 15. The second fixing members 151 are fixed to the first fixing members 215. In this embodiment, the first fixing member 215 is a card hole formed concavely from the lower surface 212 of the tongue module 21, and the second fixing member 151 is a card protruding from the bottom surface of the assembly slot 15, the card card The assembly portion 213 of the tongue module 21 is assembled and fixed to the assembly groove 15 of the insulative housing 1 by being fastened to the card hole.

In addition, as shown in the fourth, seventh, and eighteenth embodiments, the tongue module 21 further extends a plurality of positioning support blocks 25, and the insulating body 1 is provided with a plurality of positioning receiving slots 16 . The positioning support blocks 25 are correspondingly received in the positioning receiving slots 16 , thereby providing the tongue module 21 with a stable supporting force and being able to withstand a large torque.

It should be noted that, as shown in the eighth figure, the five first terminals 22 are located in the center of the first terminal 22, and the other first terminals 22 are respectively paired in pairs. The opposite sides of the central first terminal 22 are shaped in a mirror relationship with respect to the central first terminal 22, and the first extension 221 of the pair of first terminals 22 is in contact with the first contact The center of the portion 222 is offset toward the opposite outer side, and the pair of first terminals 22 are used to transmit a pair of signals. In this embodiment, the lengths of the first contact portions 222 to the first soldering portions 223 of the pair of first terminals 22 are the same, so that the transmission paths of the signals are equal in length, thereby preventing signal skew distortion.

Referring to the third figure, the electrical connector further includes a positioning member 6 made of an insulating material. The positioning member 6 defines a plurality of positioning holes 62, 61 extending through the upper surface and the lower surface from front to back. 63, the positioning member 60 is assembled from the bottom to the rear end of the insulative housing 1, and the first soldering portion 223 of the first terminal 22, the second soldering portion 33 of the second terminal 3, and the third terminal 4 The third soldering portions 43 are correspondingly inserted into the positioning holes 61, 62, 63 to achieve positioning and prevent them from colliding with each other.

Referring to Figures 19 to 24, and in conjunction with Figures 17 and 18, the present invention provides a method of assembling an electrical connector, comprising the steps of:

(1) An insulative housing 1 is provided. The insulative housing 1 defines a plurality of second terminal passages 13 and a plurality of third terminal passages 14 (please refer to the fourth figure).

(2) Providing a tongue and groove module 2, the tongue plate module 2 has a tongue plate module 21, and the tongue plate module 21 is integrally embedded with a plurality of first terminals 22, and the first welding portions of the first terminals 22 The 223 extends horizontally out of the tongue module 21. The lower surface 212 of the tongue plate module 21 is provided with a plurality of second terminal receiving grooves 23, and the upper surface 211 of the tongue plate module 21 is provided with a plurality of third terminal receiving grooves 24. The second terminal accommodating slots 23 are located between the first terminals 22, and the spacing between the first extending portions 221 of the adjacent first terminals 22 is greater than the second terminal accommodating slots 23 The width.

(3) The tongue module 21 is assembled and fixed to the insulating body 1.

(4) mounting a plurality of second terminals 3 to the second terminal passage 13 of the insulative housing 1 and extending the second terminal receiving slots 23 of the lower surface 212 of the tongue module 21, and the second terminals The second contact portion 32 of the third terminal portion 3 is exposed to the lower surface 212 of the tongue plate module 21, and the second solder portion 33 of the second terminals 3 protrudes outside the insulating body 1.

(5) bending the first soldering portions 223 of the first terminals 22 so that the first soldering portions 223 of the first terminals 22 protrude outside the insulating body 1 and are located behind the second soldering portions 33. .

(6) further mounting a plurality of third terminals 4 to the third terminal passage 14 of the insulative housing 1 and extending the third terminal receiving slots 24 of the upper surface 211 of the tongue module 21, and the third The third contact portion 42 of the terminal 4 is exposed on the upper surface 211 of the tongue plate module 21, and the third soldering portion 43 of the third terminal 4 extends outside the insulating body 1 and is located behind the first soldering portions 223. .

(7) providing a positioning member 6, the positioning member 6 is provided with a plurality of positioning holes 61, 62, 63, the positioning member 6 is assembled from the bottom to the rear end of the insulative housing 1, and the first terminals 22 The first soldering portion 223, the second soldering portion 33 of the second terminals 3, and the third soldering portion 43 of the third terminals 4 are correspondingly inserted into the positioning holes 61, 62, and 63.

(8) Assembling a metal casing 5 to the outside of the insulating body 1.

Referring to the twenty-fifth to twenty-eighthth drawings, the second embodiment of the electrical connector of the present invention is different from the first embodiment in that each third terminal 4 further includes a first The bent portion 44 that is bent between the third fixing portion 41 and the third contact portion 42 and bent downward is such that the position of the third contact portion 42 is lower than the position of the third fixing portion 41.

Referring to the twenty-ninth, thirty-th, thirty-second, and thirty-fourth drawings, the third embodiment of the electrical connector of the present invention is different from the first embodiment in that the tongue module 21 further includes A semi-extension plate 17 projecting from the base portion 11 of the insulative housing 1 in the direction of the socket 501, the upper surface 211 of the tongue plate module 21 is recessed into a recessed portion 216 at a position corresponding to the semi-extension plate 17. The front end of the semi-extension plate 17 extends a plurality of wedge blocks 18 in the direction of the socket 501 (please refer to the thirty-first figure), and the tongue module 21 forms a plurality of wedge holes 217 at positions corresponding to the wedge blocks 18 (please See Figure 33 for cooperation. The third terminal receiving groove 24 is formed by the first portion 241 and the second portion 242 in the embodiment, wherein the first portion 241 is fastened on the half-length plate 17 and communicates with the third terminal channels 14 . The second portion 242 is fastened to the upper surface 211 of the tongue module 21.

When assembled, the semi-extension plate 17 of the insulative housing 1 is received in the recessed area 216 of the tongue plate module 21, and the wedge-shaped blocks 18 are inserted into the wedge-shaped holes 217 (please refer to the thirty-fifth figure). The tongue module 2 is provided with a supporting function. The third fixing portion 41 of the third terminal 4 is interference-fixed to the first portion 241 of the third terminal accommodating groove 24.

In addition, the upper surface 211 of the tongue plate module 21 is disposed beside each third terminal receiving groove 24 with a pressing block 28 extending above the first portion 241 of the third terminal receiving groove 24 and for pressing the third terminal 4. (Please refer to the 31st figure), the effect of positioning the third terminal 4 and preventing it from being deformed or warped can be achieved.

As can be seen from the above, the electrical connector of the present invention integrally embeds the plurality of first terminals into the tongue module, and the spacing between the first extensions of the adjacent first terminals is greater than the width of the second terminal receiving slots. Positioning the first terminals and the second terminals in the thickness direction of the tongue module can be approximated and overlapped in a partial spatial position, and can be staggered in the surface width direction of the tongue module, so that The second terminal can have sufficient space deformation and displacement, so that when the second and third terminals are assembled, interference can be avoided, and the distance between the first terminal and the third terminal in the thickness direction of the tongue module can be increased, thereby The meat thickness is increased to strengthen the strength of the tongue module; in addition, the present invention provides a method of assembling the electrical connector, which enables the composite electrical connector to be easily manufactured and assembled.

However, the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and thus the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and the equivalent technical changes of the present specification and the contents of the drawings are all included in the present invention. Within the scope of the agreement, Chen Ming.

1. . . Insulating body

11. . . Base

12. . . Arm

13. . . Second terminal channel

14. . . Third terminal channel

15. . . Assembly slot

151. . . Second fixture

16. . . Positioning slot

17. . . Semi-extending plate

18. . . Wedge block

2. . . Tongue module

twenty one. . . Tongue module

211. . . Upper surface

212. . . lower surface

213. . . Assembly department

214. . . Tongue part

215. . . First fixture

216. . . Sag area

217. . . Wedge hole

twenty two. . . First terminal

221. . . First extension

222. . . First contact

223. . . First weld

twenty three. . . Second terminal receiving slot

twenty four. . . Third terminal receiving slot

241. . . first part

242. . . the second part

25. . . Positioning support block

26. . . Briquetting block

27. . . rib

28. . . Briquetting block

3. . . Second terminal

31. . . Second fixed part

32. . . Second contact

33. . . Second weld

4. . . Third terminal

41. . . Third fixed part

42. . . Third contact

43. . . Third weld

44. . . Bending section

5. . . Metal housing

501. . . socket

502. . . Interposed space

6. . . Positioning member

61. . . Positioning hole

62. . . Positioning hole

63. . . Positioning hole

The first figure is a schematic view of a three-dimensional combination of the first embodiment of the present invention.

The second figure is another perspective three-dimensional combination diagram of the first embodiment of the present invention.

The third figure is a perspective exploded view of the first embodiment of the present invention.

The fourth figure is a schematic cross-sectional view of the insulative housing of the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing the tongue module of the first embodiment of the present invention.

The sixth figure is an enlarged view of part A of the fifth figure.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing another angle of the tongue module of the first embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 8 is a plan view showing the first terminal of the first embodiment of the present invention.

The ninth drawing is a plan view schematically showing the tongue module of the first embodiment of the present invention integrally embedding a plurality of first terminals.

Figure 11 is a perspective view showing only the first terminal and the second terminal in the first embodiment of the present invention.

The eleventh drawing is a schematic plan view showing only the first terminal and the second terminal in the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 12 is a perspective view showing the first terminal, the second terminal, and the third terminal in the first embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 13 is a side elevational view showing the first terminal, the second terminal, and the third terminal in the first embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 14 is a top plan view showing the metal casing and the positioning member not shown in the first embodiment of the present invention.

The fifteenth diagram is a schematic cross-sectional view of 15-14 of Fig. 14.

Figure 16 is a front elevational view showing the metal casing and the positioning member not shown in the first embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 17 is a cross-sectional view taken at 17-17 of Fig. 16.

Figure 18 is a schematic cross-sectional view of Fig. 18-18.

Fig. 19 is a schematic view (1) of the assembling method of the first embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 20 is a schematic view (2) of the assembly method of the first embodiment of the present invention.

The twenty-first figure is a schematic view (3) of the assembling method of the first embodiment of the present invention.

The twenty-second figure is a schematic view (4) of the assembling method of the first embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 23 is a schematic view (5) of the assembly method of the first embodiment of the present invention.

The twenty-fourth embodiment is a schematic view (6) of the assembling method of the first embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 25 is a perspective exploded view of a second embodiment of the present invention.

The twenty-sixth drawing is a perspective exploded view of the second embodiment of the present invention when the third terminal is to be assembled.

Figure 27 is a front elevational view showing the metal casing and the positioning member not shown in the second embodiment of the present invention.

The twenty-eighth figure is a schematic cross-sectional view of 28-28 of the twenty-seventh figure.

A twenty-ninth drawing is a perspective exploded view of a third embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 30 is a perspective cross-sectional view showing an insulative housing according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

The thirty-first figure is an enlarged view of part A of the thirtieth figure.

Figure 32 is a perspective view showing a tongue module of a third embodiment of the present invention.

The thirty-third figure is an enlarged view of part A of the thirty-second figure.

The thirty-fourth embodiment is a front view showing a metal casing and a positioning member which are not shown in the third embodiment of the present invention.

The thirty-fifth figure is a schematic cross-sectional view of 35-35 of the thirty-fourth figure.

2. . . Tongue module

twenty one. . . Tongue module

212. . . lower surface

213. . . Assembly department

214. . . Tongue part

215. . . First fixture

twenty two. . . First terminal

222. . . First contact

223. . . First weld

twenty three. . . Second terminal receiving slot

25. . . Positioning support block

Claims (14)

An electrical connector includes: an insulative housing; a tongue module comprising a tongue module and a plurality of first terminals integrally embedded in the tongue module, each of the first terminals having an embedded a first extending portion inside the tongue plate module, a first contact portion extending from one end of the first extending portion and exposed at a front end of the lower surface of the tongue plate module, and extending from the other end of the first extending portion and extending a first soldering portion outside the tongue plate module; a plurality of second terminals, each of the second terminals having a second contact portion and a second soldering portion, the insulating body forming a plurality of positions corresponding to the second terminals a second terminal channel; a plurality of third terminals, each of the third terminals having a third contact portion and a third soldering portion, the insulating body forming a plurality of third terminal channels at positions corresponding to the third terminals And a metal housing assembled to the insulative housing, and the combination of the insulative housing and the metal housing is formed at the front end with a socket and an insertion space extending inwardly from the socket; wherein the tongue module is lowered Surface on the first terminals a plurality of second terminal receiving slots are disposed, and a spacing between the first extending portions of the adjacent first terminals is greater than a width of the second terminal receiving slots; the tongue module is assembled and fixed to the insulating body And the first soldering portion of the first terminals protrudes from the insulating body; the second terminals are corresponding to the second terminal channel of the insulating body and extend to the tongue module a second terminal accommodating groove, a second contact portion of the second terminals is exposed on a lower surface of the tongue plate module, and the second soldering portions protrude outside the insulating body; the upper surface of the tongue plate module is provided And a third terminal receiving groove corresponding to the third terminal passage of the insulating body and extending through the third terminal receiving groove of the tongue module, the third contact portion of the third terminals Exposed on the upper surface of the tongue module, the third soldering portions protrude outside the insulating body. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the first extension and the first contact of the first terminals are on the same plane. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the tongue module further comprises a semi-extending plate projecting from the base of the insulating body toward the socket, the upper surface of the tongue module being corresponding to the half a recessed portion is formed in the recessed portion, and the semi-extending plate is received in the recessed portion, and a portion of each of the third terminal receiving slots is fastened to the semi-extending plate and communicates with the third terminal passages And another portion of each of the third terminal receiving slots is fastened to the upper surface of the tongue module. The electrical connector of any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the insulative housing has a base portion, the base portion is provided with an assembly slot extending to the front and rear end faces thereof, and the third terminal passages are The second terminal passages are disposed on the base portion and are respectively located on the upper and lower sides of the assembly slot. The tongue module has an assembly portion and a tongue portion extending from the assembly portion toward the socket. The assembly The assembly is fixed to the assembly groove of the insulative housing, and the tongue portion extends into the insertion space. The electrical connector of claim 4, wherein the assembly portion of the tongue module is provided with a plurality of first fixing members, and the insulating body is provided with a plurality of second fixing members in the assembly groove. The second fixing member and the first fixing members are fixed to each other. The electrical connector of claim 5, wherein the first fixing member is a hole formed concavely from a surface of the tongue plate module, and the second fixing member is a block protruding from the assembly groove. The block is snap-fitted to the card hole. The electrical connector of claim 5, wherein the tongue plate module has a plurality of positioning support blocks extending therefrom, and the insulating body is provided with a plurality of positioning receiving grooves for receiving the positioning support blocks. The electrical connector of claim 3, wherein the semi-extending plate extends a plurality of wedge-shaped blocks toward the socket, and the tongue-and-loop module forms a plurality of wedge-shaped holes at positions corresponding to the wedge-shaped blocks, the wedge-shaped Blocks are inserted into the wedge holes. The electrical connector of any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the number of the first terminals is five, and the first terminals are two or two except the first terminal located at the center. Paired in pairs on opposite sides of the first terminal of the center, and having a shape in a mirror relationship with respect to the first terminal in the center, the first extension of the pair of first terminals is opposite It is offset at the center of its first contact portion and toward the opposite outer side. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the first terminals and the second terminals are combined to transmit USB 3.0 signals, and the second terminals are used to transmit USB 2.0 signals. Terminals, the third terminals are terminals for transmitting ESATA signals. A method for assembling an electrical connector, comprising the steps of: providing an insulative housing, the insulative housing forming a plurality of second terminal channels and a plurality of third terminal channels; providing a tongue module having a tongue module a tongue module, the tongue module is integrally embedded with a plurality of first terminals, and the first soldering portion of the first terminals extends horizontally out of the tongue module, and the lower surface of the tongue module is provided with a plurality of a second terminal receiving groove, wherein the upper surface of the tongue plate module is provided with a plurality of third terminal receiving grooves; the tongue plate module is assembled and fixed to the insulating body; and a plurality of second terminals are mounted on the second insulating body a second terminal receiving groove extending from the second channel of the tongue plate module, wherein the second contact portion of the second terminal is exposed on a lower surface of the tongue plate module, and the second soldering portion extends Out of the insulating body; bending the first soldering portions of the first terminals; mounting a plurality of third terminals on the third terminal passage of the insulating body and extending the upper surface of the tongue plate module Three-terminal receiving groove, and the third terminals The third contact portion is exposed to the upper surface of the tongue plate module, the plurality of third weld portion of the insulating third terminal extending outside the main body; and a metal shell is assembled to the insulative body. The method of assembling the electrical connector of claim 11, wherein the second terminal receiving slots are located between the first terminals, and the first extensions of the adjacent two first terminals are The spacing between the two is greater than the width of the second terminal receiving groove. The method of assembling the electrical connector of claim 12, wherein the first soldering portions of the first terminals are located behind the second soldering portions; the third soldering portions of the third terminals are located The rear of some first welded parts. The method of assembling the electrical connector of claim 11, wherein after the step of installing the third terminals, the method further includes a step of providing a positioning member, wherein the positioning member is provided with a plurality of positioning holes, The positioning member is assembled from the bottom to the rear end of the insulating body, and the first soldering portion of the first terminals, the second soldering portion of the second terminals, and the third soldering portion of the third terminals are corresponding to each other. Inserted into the positioning holes.