Sinbon Electronics has filed a patent for an electrical connector with a reinforced tongue. The connector includes a package, upper and lower terminal sets, and a median septum. The tongue is protected by a protective wall on the median septum, improving its structural strength and preventing damage during plugging or unplugging. GlobalData’s report on Sinbon Electronics gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
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Electrical connector with reinforced tongue for preventing damage during use
A recently filed patent (Publication Number: US20230307857A1) describes an electrical connector with unique features. The connector includes a package with a protruding tongue, which has upper and lower terminals partially exposed on its surfaces. A median septum is mounted in the package and tongue, separating the upper and lower terminal sets. The median septum has a protective wall formed on its side edges and front edge, creating two tongue sides and a tongue tip.
The patent also claims that the tongue has a distal portion with a smaller thickness than the proximal portion. The median septum has a wide section and a narrow section within the tongue. The protective wall includes side sub-walls formed on the side edges of the median septum, extending up and down from its surfaces. The front sub-wall is formed on the front edge of the median septum, extending up and down from its surfaces. The height of each side sub-wall and the thickness of the distal portion of the tongue are the same.
Furthermore, the front sub-wall is connected to the side sub-walls through connecting sub-walls. The height of each side sub-wall is greater than the height of the front sub-wall. The median septum also has two connection pins mounted on its wide section, forming electrical connections. The upper and lower terminals have horizontal segments disposed in the distal and proximal portions of the tongue, respectively, and bent segments exposed outside the package.
The upper terminal set includes an upper block, with the upper terminals embedded in it and covered by the package. Similarly, the lower terminal set includes a lower block, with the lower terminals embedded in it and covered by the package.
The patent mentions that the median septum can be made by die casting or metal injection modeling (MIM) methods.
In summary, the patent describes an electrical connector with a unique tongue design, a median septum separating upper and lower terminals, and a protective wall formed on the median septum. The connector also includes connection pins, embedded terminal sets, and can be manufactured using die casting or MIM methods.
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