Abstract:
An electrical connector includes a metal body and an insulation body received in the metal body and having therein first terminals and second terminals. Each first and second terminal has a connecting segment extending outward and a bent formed on a distal end of the connecting segment.

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
       [0001]    This non-provisional application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(a) on Patent Application No. 201210242137.9 filed in China, P.R.C. on 2012 Jul. 13, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference. 
       BACKGROUND 
       [0002]    1. Technical Field 
         [0003]    The invention relates to an electrical connector and, more particularly, to an electrical connector having fewer components and more integrated elements to simplify the overall structure and lower the manufacture cost. 
         [0004]    2. Related Art 
         [0005]    Nowadays, as the advance of modern technology and the increasingly increased demands for high quality domestic electrical appliance, electrical devices for digital music and/or digital films are constantly improved to provide higher and higher quality to the listeners and/or viewers. 
         [0006]    HDMI (high definition multimedia interface) is a kind of electrical connector aimed at providing high quality multimedia audio/video performance, which supports 1920×1080P HD digital signal as well as Dolby Digit/DTS digital audio format. In addition to the transmission of audio/video signals, HDMI can also transmit up to eight (8) different tracks of audio signals. As a result of all these advantages, a HDMI connector is now standard equipment equipped with audio/video devices. 
         [0007]    The currently available components of the HDMI are all assembled individually, especially the terminals. When the HDMI connector is being made, the terminals are assembled in parallel and bent twice and then cut. The process for making terminals are complex and involves a lot of different assembly processes, which increases the manufacture cost and qualification thereof is not able to control. 
       SUMMARY 
       [0008]    The primary objective of the present invention is to provide an electrical connector which involves fewer components and less cost. 
         [0009]    In order to accomplish the aforementioned objective, the electrical connector of the preferred embodiment of the present invention includes: 
         [0010]    a metal body; and 
         [0011]    an insulation body received in the metal body and having first terminals and second terminals respectively having a bent extending from a body thereof via a connecting segment. 
         [0012]    In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the metal body has a receptacle and the insulation body has an extension extending into the receptacle of the metal body. 
         [0013]    In still another objective of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, each of the first terminals and the second terminals has a first contacts and second contacts crisscrossed arranged relative to the first contacts. 
         [0014]    In still another objective of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the electrical connector of the present invention further has a casing assembled together with the metal body and the insulation body. 
         [0015]    Due to the integral formation of the terminals and characters thereof such as the bent, the first and second contacts and the connecting segment, each of the terminals is able to be made via molding and then is insert-molding onto the insulation body, which greatly reduces assembly process as well as manufacture cost. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0016]      FIG. 1  is an exploded perspective view of the electrical connector of the present invention; 
           [0017]      FIG. 2  is an exploded perspective view of another electrical connector of the present invention; 
           [0018]      FIG. 3  is an end view showing the assembled electrical connector of the present invention; 
           [0019]      FIG. 4  is a perspective view showing the structure of the terminals; 
           [0020]      FIG. 4A  is an enlarged perspective view showing the structure of the distal end of each of the terminals; 
           [0021]      FIG. 5  is a perspective view of the terminals of the present invention; and 
           [0022]      FIG. 5A  is an enlarged perspective view showing the terminals and a connecting segment of the present invention. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
       [0023]    With reference to  FIGS. 1 ,  2  and  3 , the electrical connector  1  constructed in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention is composed of a metal body  2  having a receptacle  21  formed inside the metal body  2  and an insulation body  3  having an extension  31  integrally formed with the body of the insulation body  3  to perfectly mate with the receptacle  21  of the metal body  2 . The insulation body  3  further has first terminals  32  and second terminals  33  each having a bent  321 ,  331  respectively and integrally formed on a respective distal end thereof and extended from respective body via a connecting segment  34 . First contacts  322  and second contacts  332  are formed on distal ends of the respective first terminal  32  and the respective second terminal  33  and the first contacts  322  are crisscrossed relative to the second contacts  332 , and are formed oppositely to the bents  321 ,  331 , as shown in  FIG. 4  and  FIG. 4A . 
         [0024]    After the first terminals  32  with first contacts  322  formed on distal ends thereof and the second terminals  33  with second contacts  332  formed on distal ends thereof are formed, the first contacts  322  and the second contacts  332  are embedded in plastic to avoid deformation of the first contacts  322  as well as the second contacts  332 . 
         [0025]    With reference to  FIG. 5  and  FIG. 5A , it is to be noted that when the electrical connector is being made, the formation of the first terminals  32  and the second terminals  33  are made by fixing the connecting segment  34  and then a molding process is adopted. After which, an insert molding is adopted to securely attach the first terminals  32  and the second terminals  33  onto the insulation body  3  to effectively reduce component as well as the manufacture cost. Here, the connecting segment  34  is substantially perpendicular to the first terminals  32  and the second terminals  33  so as to connect with the first terminals  32  and the second terminals  33 ; and, the connecting segment  34  is extruded out of the second terminals  33 . That is to say, a first inclined angle defined between the first terminals  32  and the connecting segment  34  is about 90 degrees, for example, the first inclined angle is defined between 85 degrees to 95 degrees; a second inclined angle defined between the second terminals  33  and the connecting segment is about 90 degrees, for example, the second inclined angle is defined between 85 degrees to 95 degrees. 
         [0026]    It is noted from the description that the structure of the present invention has the following advantages: 
         [0027]    The first terminals  32  and the second terminals  33  are made via molding and then an insert molding is adopted to securely attach the first terminals  32  and the second terminals  33  on the insulation body to finish the process of semi-products, which greatly reduces the number of components. 
         [0028]    When insert molding is being processed, the first contacts  322  and the second contacts  332  are buried in plastic to avoid unbalanced terminals. 
         [0029]    A casing may also be added to the finished product and can be tailored to meet different requirements to enhance compatibility with others. 
         [0030]    It is to be noted that although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described, other modifications, alterations or minor change to the structure should still be within the scope defined in the claims. As those skilled in the art will readily observe that numerous modifications and alterations of the device and method may be made while retaining the teachings of the invention.