Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.

Hua-Ping Li

Fei Wang

Yusho Nakase

An I/O connector () includes an insulative housing () having a base portion () and a fitting portion () extending forwardly from the base portion, a number of terminals () retained in the insulative housing, and a metal covering portion () integrally molded with the insulative housing. The metal covering portion has a main portion () embedded with the base portion, a pair of deflexed side portions () engaging with two sides of the fitting portion, and a front portion () engaging with a front edge of the fitting portion. The main portion defines a slit () and forms a corresponding slant portion () extending into the slit. The fitting portion forms an upper hook (). The upper hook is received in the slit and engages with the slant portion.

I/O connector having metal covering portion tightly fixed with insulative housing

A sheet switch includes an elastic sheet () and a circuit board (). The elastic sheet has a first sheet () having a metal sheet () plated on an upper surface thereof, a bending portion () bent toward the circuit board from a lateral extension thereof and a tail portion () extending backwardly from the bending portion for connecting with the circuit board. The elastic sheet further has a plurality of moveable contacts () attached to a lower surface of the first sheet, wherein the bending portion of the first sheet having a conductive component () affixed thereon.

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Shenzhen, China

Hua-Ping Li