CABLE CONNECTOR AND ASSEMBLY THEREOF WITH IMPROVED HOUSING STRUCTURE
First Claim
1. A cable connector assembly comprising:
- a cable connector and a wire module fixed in the cable connector, the cable connector comprising;
an insulative housing having a rear base portion, a mating portion extending forwardly from the base portion and a plurality of passageways extending through the base portion and the mating portion, the base portion defining a mounting chamber, a bottom surface positioned at the bottom of mounting chamber and a plurality of longitudinal ribs formed on the bottom surface while extending upwardly beyond the bottom surface; and
a plurality of contacts retained in the passageways, each contact comprising a contact portion disposed on the mating portion and a soldering tail disposed on the base portion under a condition that each adjacent two soldering tails are separated by one of the ribs along a transverse direction;
the wire module comprising;
a grounding bar received in the mounting chamber; and
a plurality of wires fixed in the grounding bar and comprising central conductive cores protruding forwardly beyond the grounding bar to electrically connect with the soldering tails for signal transmission;
wherein the longitudinal ribs are provided for preventing short circuit of the soldering tails when the soldering tails are soldered with the corresponding conductive cores; and
whereina space between adjacent edges of the adjacent two soldering tails is much bigger than a width of the corresponding rib which is located between the adjacent two soldering tails.
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Abstract
A cable connector includes an insulative housing defining a mounting chamber, a bottom surface positioned at the bottom of mounting chamber and a number of longitudinal ribs formed on the bottom surface while extending upwardly beyond the bottom surface. Multiple contacts are fixed in the insulative housing and include a number of soldering tails under an arrangement that each adjacent two soldering tails are separated by one of the ribs. A space between adjacent edges of the adjacent two soldering tails is much bigger than a width of the corresponding rib which is located between the adjacent two soldering tails for preventing short circuit of the soldering tails.
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20 Claims
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1. A cable connector assembly comprising:
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a cable connector and a wire module fixed in the cable connector, the cable connector comprising; an insulative housing having a rear base portion, a mating portion extending forwardly from the base portion and a plurality of passageways extending through the base portion and the mating portion, the base portion defining a mounting chamber, a bottom surface positioned at the bottom of mounting chamber and a plurality of longitudinal ribs formed on the bottom surface while extending upwardly beyond the bottom surface; and a plurality of contacts retained in the passageways, each contact comprising a contact portion disposed on the mating portion and a soldering tail disposed on the base portion under a condition that each adjacent two soldering tails are separated by one of the ribs along a transverse direction; the wire module comprising; a grounding bar received in the mounting chamber; and a plurality of wires fixed in the grounding bar and comprising central conductive cores protruding forwardly beyond the grounding bar to electrically connect with the soldering tails for signal transmission;
wherein the longitudinal ribs are provided for preventing short circuit of the soldering tails when the soldering tails are soldered with the corresponding conductive cores; and
whereina space between adjacent edges of the adjacent two soldering tails is much bigger than a width of the corresponding rib which is located between the adjacent two soldering tails. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A cable connector comprising:
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an insulative housing having a rear base portion, a contracted mating portion extending forwardly from the base portion and a plurality of passageways extending through the base portion and the mating portion, the base portion defining an upper mounting opening to form a rear surface and a bottom surface, a plurality of continuous ribs being integrated formed on the bottom surface and terminating at the rear surface under an arrangement that the ribs extend upwardly beyond the bottom surface; and a plurality of contacts retained in the passageways, each contact comprising a contact portion disposed on the mating portion and a soldering tail disposed on the base portion under a condition that each adjacent two soldering tails are separated by one of the ribs along a transverse direction;
whereina space between adjacent edges of the adjacent two soldering tails is much bigger than a width of the corresponding rib which is located between the adjacent two soldering tails. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A female electrical connector for being mounted on a PCB comprising:
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an insulative housing having a base and a pair of extending arms protruding from the base with a receiving space formed between the extending arms, the base having an upper plate, a lower plate and a slit formed between the upper and the lower plates, the slit being in communication with the receiving space, an inner side of the upper plate defining a plurality of passageways opposite to the slit and further extending backwardly through a rear surface of the base; a plurality of contacts retained in the passageways, each contact comprising a retaining portion fixed in the base, a mating portion exposed to the slit and a soldering portion extending backwardly beyond the rear surface of the base; and a pair of upper and lower separated metal shields attached to upper and lower sides of the base, the upper metal shield comprising an upper main portion attached to the base and a pair of upper side portions located at lateral sides of the base, each upper side portion comprises a L-shaped bending portion which includes a vertical portion and a horizontal portion under a condition that the vertical portion defining an engaging hole extending along a front-to-rear direction;
the lower metal shield comprising a lower main portion and a pair of engaging portions bending upwardly from lateral sides of the lower main portion which is inserted into the slit and located at the bottom of the receiving space, each engaging portion comprising a tab extending outwardly;
whereinthe engaging portions are attached to out walls of the corresponding extending arms and the bending portions further lap over the engaging portions; and
whereina length of the engaging hole along the front-to-rear direction is much larger that that of the tab so that the tab can be easily inserted into the engaging hole for locking the upper and the lower metal shields. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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