Electrical connector having rearwardly extending metallic outer shell around mounting legs thereof
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1. An electrical connector comprising:
- a metallic inner shell;
a metallic outer shell attached upon the inner shell;
a contact module received within the inner shell and including a plurality of contacts integrally formed within an insulative housing via insert-molding;
the inner shell forming a front abutment section to rearwardly abut against the insulative housing;
the outer shell forming an abutting section to forwardly abut against the insulative housing;
whereinthe outer shell further includes a pair of front mounting legs and a pair of rear mounting legs;
wherein each of said rear mounting legs extends from a corresponding side wall of the outer shell, and is located at a rear end of the connector;
wherein the side wall further includes a securing leg received within a securing groove in the housing.
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Abstract
An electrical connector includes a contact module enclosed within a metallic inner shell, and a metallic outer shell attached upon the inner shell. The contact module includes an insulator and a plurality of terminals integrally formed with the insulator. The insulator includes a base and a tongue portion extending forwardly from the base. The inner shell forms a mating cavity in which the tongue portion extends. The side wall of the outer shell forms a front mounting leg and rear mounting leg. The front mounting leg extends horizontally with a notch/hole and a protrusion thereabouts while the rear mounting leg extends vertically at the rear end of the connector.
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1. An electrical connector comprising:
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a metallic inner shell; a metallic outer shell attached upon the inner shell; a contact module received within the inner shell and including a plurality of contacts integrally formed within an insulative housing via insert-molding; the inner shell forming a front abutment section to rearwardly abut against the insulative housing; the outer shell forming an abutting section to forwardly abut against the insulative housing;
whereinthe outer shell further includes a pair of front mounting legs and a pair of rear mounting legs;
wherein each of said rear mounting legs extends from a corresponding side wall of the outer shell, and is located at a rear end of the connector;
wherein the side wall further includes a securing leg received within a securing groove in the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An electrical connector comprising:
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a metallic inner shell; a metallic outer shell attached upon the inner shell; a contact module received within the inner shell and including a plurality of contacts retained within an insulative housing; the inner shell forming a front abutment section to rearwardly abut against the insulative housing; and the outer shell including a top wall, a pair of side walls and a rear cover extending unitarily from the top wall;
whereinthe rear cover includes a vertical connection section unitarily extending downwardly from a rear end of the top wall, a horizontal covering section unitarily extending rearwardly from a lower end of the connection section, and an abutting section unitarily extending forwardly from a front end of the covering section to forwardly abut against the insulative housing;
wherein the outer shell includes a pair of front horizontal mounting legs and a pair of rear vertical mounting legs;
wherein the outer shell further includes a pair of securing legs located between the pair of front horizontal mounting legs and the pair of rear vertical mounting legs in a front-to-back direction and fixed in a pair of securing grooves in the housing. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An electrical connector comprising:
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a shell body including a metallic inner shell and a metallic outer shell attached upon the inner shell; a contact module received within the inner shell and including a plurality of contacts retained within an insulative housing; the inner shell forming a front abutment section to rearwardly abut against the insulative housing; and an insulative glue plate enclosed in the inner shell and located behind the housing;
whereinsaid shell body forms a top wall, a pair of side walls and a rear cover extending unitarily from the top wall;
whereinthe rear cover includes a vertical connection section unitarily extending downwardly from a rear end of the top wall, a horizontal covering section unitarily extending rearwardly from a lower end of the connection section, and an abutting section unitarily extending forwardly from a front end of the covering section to forwardly abut against the insulative glue plate;
wherein the outer shell includes a pair of front horizontal mounting legs and a pair of rear vertical mounting legs;
wherein the outer shell further includes a pair of securing legs located between the pair of front horizontal mounting legs and the pair of rear vertical mounting legs in a front-to-back direction and fixed in a pair of securing grooves in the housing. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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