Electrical connector with integral securement
First Claim
1. An electrical connector assembly comprising:
- an insulative housing defining a mating cavity and two rows of passageways spaced from each other in a vertical direction, each row extending in a transverse direction perpendicular to the vertical direction, each of said passageways extending in a front-to-back direction perpendicular to both the transverse direction and the vertical direction;
a metallic outer shell enclosing the housing and including opposite top plate and bottom plate, and opposite two side plates;
two rows of contacts disposed in the corresponding passageways, respectively, each of said contacts including, along the front-to-back direction, a front contacting section extending into the mating cavity, and a rear connecting section;
an insulative block attached to a back side of the housing;
two rows of wires located behind the insulative block, the wires including differential signal wires and grounding wires alternately arranged with each other along the transverse direction, each of wires including sequentially an inner conductor, an inner insulator, an outer conductor and an outer insulator, the inner conductors of the wires mechanically and electrically connected to the connecting sections of the corresponding contacts, respectively;
a pair of grounding bars each including a base extending along a transverse direction and soldered to the outer conductors of one row of wires, a pair of vertically extending securing legs at two opposite ends in the transverse direction, and a plurality of spring tags mechanically and electrically connected to the inner conductors of the grounding wires;
whereinthe pair of securing legs are electrically and mechanically fixedly connected to interior surfaces of the pair of side plates, respectively.
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Abstract
The connector includes an insulative housing, two rows of contacts retained in the housing, and a metallic shell enclosing the housing. The contact includes a contacting section extending into the mating cavity, and a connecting section exposed outside of the housing. An insulative block/spacer is attached to a back side of the housing integrally with a metallic shielding/grounding blade therein. The shielding/grounding blade includes a pair of securing legs at two ends in the transverse direction. A pair of grounding bars are soldered to the outer conductors of the two rows of wires, respectively. Each of the grounding bars includes a pair of securing legs at two ends in the transverse direction. Both the securing legs of the shielding/grounding blade and those of the grounding bars are secured to interior surfaces of the two side walls of the outer shell.
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1. An electrical connector assembly comprising:
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an insulative housing defining a mating cavity and two rows of passageways spaced from each other in a vertical direction, each row extending in a transverse direction perpendicular to the vertical direction, each of said passageways extending in a front-to-back direction perpendicular to both the transverse direction and the vertical direction; a metallic outer shell enclosing the housing and including opposite top plate and bottom plate, and opposite two side plates; two rows of contacts disposed in the corresponding passageways, respectively, each of said contacts including, along the front-to-back direction, a front contacting section extending into the mating cavity, and a rear connecting section; an insulative block attached to a back side of the housing; two rows of wires located behind the insulative block, the wires including differential signal wires and grounding wires alternately arranged with each other along the transverse direction, each of wires including sequentially an inner conductor, an inner insulator, an outer conductor and an outer insulator, the inner conductors of the wires mechanically and electrically connected to the connecting sections of the corresponding contacts, respectively; a pair of grounding bars each including a base extending along a transverse direction and soldered to the outer conductors of one row of wires, a pair of vertically extending securing legs at two opposite ends in the transverse direction, and a plurality of spring tags mechanically and electrically connected to the inner conductors of the grounding wires;
whereinthe pair of securing legs are electrically and mechanically fixedly connected to interior surfaces of the pair of side plates, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An electrical connector assembly comprising:
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an insulative housing defining a mating cavity and two rows of passageways spaced from each other in a vertical direction, each row extending in a transverse direction perpendicular to the vertical direction, each of said passageways extending in a front-to-back direction perpendicular to both the transverse direction and the vertical direction; a metallic outer shell enclosing the housing and including opposite top plate and bottom plate, and opposite two side plates; two rows of contacts disposed in the corresponding passageways, respectively, each of said contacts including, along the front-to-back direction, a front contacting section extending into the mating cavity, and a rear connecting section; an insulative block attached to a back side of the housing; two rows of wires located behind the insulative block, the wires including differential signal wires and grounding wires alternately arranged with each other along the transverse direction, each of wires including sequentially an inner conductor, an inner insulator, an outer conductor and an outer insulator, the inner conductors of the wires mechanically and electrically connected to the connecting sections of the corresponding contacts, respectively; and a metallic shielding/grounding blade having a main plate integrally formed within the insulative block, wherein a plurality of spring fingers extend from the main plate into the mating cavity between two rows of the contacts in the vertical direction, and a pair of vertically extending securing legs at two opposite ends of the main plate in the transverse direction;
whereineach of the securing leg is electrically and mechanically fixedly connected to an interior surface of the corresponding side plate. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An electrical connector assembly comprising:
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an insulative housing defining a mating cavity and two rows of passageways spaced from each other in a vertical direction, each row extending in a transverse direction perpendicular to the vertical direction, each of said passageways extending in a front-to-back direction perpendicular to both the transverse direction and the vertical direction; a metallic outer shell enclosing the housing and including opposite top plate and bottom plate, and opposite two side plates; two rows of contacts disposed in the corresponding passageways, respectively, each of said contacts including, along the front-to-back direction, a front contacting section extending into the mating cavity, and a rear connecting section; an insulative block attached to a back side of the housing; two rows of wires located behind the insulative block, the wires including differential signal wires and grounding wires alternately arranged with each other along the transverse direction, each of wires including sequentially an inner conductor, an inner insulator, an outer conductor and an outer insulator, the inner conductors of the wires mechanically and electrically connected to the connecting sections of the corresponding contacts, respectively; a pair of grounding bars each including a base extending along a transverse direction and soldered to the outer conductors of one row of wires, a pair of securing legs and a plurality of spring tags mechanically and electrically connected to the inner conductors of the grounding wires; a metallic shielding/grounding blade having a main plate integrally formed within the insulative block, wherein a plurality of spring fingers extend from the main plate into the mating cavity between two rows of the contacts in the vertical direction; and a metallic rear cover attached behind the top plate, wherein said rear cover includes a pressing section pressing the wires in the vertical direction, and a pair of vertically extending securing legs supported by the insulative block and located behind the securing legs of the grounding bar in the front-to-back direction;
whereineach of said securing legs of said rear cover is electrically and mechanically fixedly connected to an interior surface of the corresponding side plate. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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Specification