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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 27, 1999
Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd., Taipei Hsien, TW;
Abstract
A receptacle electrical connector assembly of the present invention comprises a main frame, three electrical connectors, a first and a second side cover positioned on both sides of the electrical connector assembly, a first group of terminals, a second group of terminals, and a grounding terminal mounted on the first side cover and a third group of terminals mounted on the second side cover, and a shield covering a front of the receptacle electrical connector assembly. The main frame defines three receiving cavities. Each electrical connector has a housing and a set of contacts retained in the housing which is designed to mate with an inserted audio jack. A plurality of contacting portions project from either side of the housing. A plurality of contacting portions of the grounding contacts project from a certain side of the housings, and the contacting portions of the contacts of the middle electrical connector projecting from the other side of associated housing. Each terminal comprises a contact section engaging with a corresponding contacting portion of the contacts, a bending section extending perpendicularly from the contact section, and a soldering section extending vertical to the bending section. Each contact section is not co-planar with the soldering section. The terminals engage respectively with the contacting portion the contacts of each of the three electrical connectors. The design of the terminals allows for easy manufacturing and less waste in cavities strips.