Electrical connector with grounding bar to reduce cross talking

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8858243
APP PUB NO 20130149882A1
SERIAL NO

13713004

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An electrical connector includes a housing including a base portion and a tongue portion and contacts. The contacts include contacting plate at the tongue portion, leg portion extending from the rear and retaining portions retained in the base portion. The contacts includes a first group and second group, each group including ground contacts and signal contacts. The contacting plates of the first group are located along a first side face of the tongue portion, the contacting plate of the second group are located along an opposite second side face, the retaining portions of the first and second groups being spaced from each other. A one-piece grounding bar is retained in the base portion, the ground bar includes a beam portion hidden in the base portion and between said retaining portions of the first group and second groups, and fingers touch with corresponding retaining portions of ground contacts.

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HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO LTD66 CHUNG SHAN ROAD TU-CHENG DIST NEW TAIPEI 236

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Liu, Xing-Liang Shenzhen, CN 15 200
Luo, Hong-Jing Shenzhen, CN 8 71
Luo, Yu Shenzhen, CN 116 640

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