Electrical connector having rearwardly extending metallic outer shell around mounting legs thereof

• US 10,276,988 B2
• Filed: 11/14/2017
• Issued: 04/30/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Foxconn Interconnect Technology Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Foxconn Interconnect Technology Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Zhao, Jun
• Primary Examiner(s): Duverne, Jean F
• Application Number:
  US15/813,114
• Publication Number:
  US 20180138641A1
• Time in Patent Office: 532 Days
• Field of Search: 439629
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/506 assembled by snap action of the parts
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/631 for engagement only
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6594 the shield being mounted on a PCB and connected to conductive members
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6595 with separate members fixing the shield to the PCB
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/60 Contacts spaced along planar side wall transverse to longitudinal axis of engagement

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.

Claims

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;

wherein

the 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.

2. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the front mounting legs extends horizontally with a notch therein, and a protrusion on a periphery thereof around said notch.

3. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the front mounting legs extends horizontally with a mounting hole therein, and a protrusion on a periphery thereof around said mounting hole.

4. 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 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;

wherein

the 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.

5. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 4, wherein the abutting section protrudes forwardly beyond the connection section.

6. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 4, wherein said horizontal covering section vertically shields a rear portion of the housing.

7. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 4, wherein the connection section is located by two sides of the abutting section.

8. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 4, wherein the abutting section is located by two sides of the connection section.

9. An electrical connector comprising:

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;

wherein

said shell body forms a top wall, a pair of side walls and a rear cover extending unitarily from the top wall;

wherein

the 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.

10. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 9, wherein the abutting section protrudes forwardly beyond the connection section.

11. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 9, wherein said horizontal covering section vertically shields a rear portion of the housing.

12. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 9, wherein the connection section is located by two sides of the abutting section.

13. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 9, wherein the abutting section is located by two sides of the connection section.

14. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 9, wherein said rear cover is unitarily formed on the inner shell.