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Granted Patent B2
US 12689169 · App. 18/214,773 · Granted Jul 21, 2026

Electrical connector contact module having a row of contacts with lower level segments offset from soldering tails thereof

Inventors: Jie Su (Huaian, CN); Jun Zhao (Huaian, CN)
Assignees: FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD.; FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
H01R43/24H01R43/02
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12689169
App. No.
18/214,773
Granted
Jul 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A contact module for an electrical connector includes: an insulator; and a row of contacts insert-molded with the insulator, each of the row of contacts including a soldering tail and a body having a securing portion and a contacting portion, the soldering tail of each contact pointing toward a forward direction, wherein the securing portion of each contact has an upper level segment, a front upstanding segment continuing the upper level segment, a lower level segment continuing the front upstanding segment, and a rear upstanding segment continuing the lower level segment and connecting to the soldering tail thereof, and the lower level segment of each contact is offset from the soldering tail thereof.

Claims (9)

1 . An electrical connector comprising:

an insulative housing including a base, a front tongue, and a rear mounting portion; and

an upper and lower rows of contacts secured to the insulative housing, each contact of the upper and lower rows of contacts including a soldering tail and a body having a securing portion and a contacting portion, the soldering tail of each contact in the upper row pointing toward a rearward direction while the soldering tail of each contact in the lower row pointing toward a forward direction; wherein

the securing portion of each contact in the lower row has an upper level segment, a front upstanding segment continuing the upper level segment, a lower level segment continuing the front upstanding segment, and a rear upstanding segment continuing the lower level segment and connecting to associated soldering tail; and

the lower level segment of each contact in the lower row is offset from associated soldering tail.

2 . The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the rear upstanding segment of each contact is slanted laterally.

3 . The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the front upstanding segment and the rear upstanding segment are embedded in the rear mounting portion of the insulative housing.

4 . The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a shielding shell enclosing the insulative housing.

5 . The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a shielding plate between the upper row of contacts and the lower row of contacts.