ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH IMPROVED CABLE FIXATION
First Claim
1. An electrical connector, comprising:
- a housing comprising a mating portion located in the front portion thereof and defining a mating direction and a rear wall;
a plurality of contacts received in the housing and each comprising a tail extending out of the rear wall of the housing;
a cover assembled on the housing;
a plurality of cables each comprising an inner conductor electrically connected to the tail of the contact, an inner insulation layer, an shielding braid and an outer insulation layer;
whereinthe rear wall comprises a plurality of ribs every two of which form a receiving slot therebetween and a plurality of protrusions every two of which form a fastening slot therebetween, the ribs and the protrusions respectively extend in two rows along a horizontal direction perpendicular to the mating direction and form a groove therebetween, the outer insulation layers of the cables are fastened in the receiving slots and the inner insulation layers are fastened in the fastening slots.
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Abstract
An electrical connector includes a housing including a mating portion located in the front portion thereof, a plurality of contacts received in the housing and each including a tail extending out of the rear wall of the housing, a cover assembled on the housing, and a plurality of cables. The mating portion of the housing defines a mating direction and a rear wall. The cables each includes an inner conductor electrically connected to the tail of the contact, an inner insulation layer, an shielding braids and an outer insulation layer. The rear wall includes a plurality of ribs every two of which form a receiving slot therebetween and a plurality of protrusions every two of which form a fastening slot therebetween. The ribs and the protrusions respectively extend in two rows along a horizontal direction perpendicular to the mating direction and form a groove therebetween. The outer insulation layers of the cables are fastened in the receiving slots and the inner insulation layers are fastened in the fastening slots.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. An electrical connector, comprising:
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a housing comprising a mating portion located in the front portion thereof and defining a mating direction and a rear wall; a plurality of contacts received in the housing and each comprising a tail extending out of the rear wall of the housing; a cover assembled on the housing; a plurality of cables each comprising an inner conductor electrically connected to the tail of the contact, an inner insulation layer, an shielding braid and an outer insulation layer;
whereinthe rear wall comprises a plurality of ribs every two of which form a receiving slot therebetween and a plurality of protrusions every two of which form a fastening slot therebetween, the ribs and the protrusions respectively extend in two rows along a horizontal direction perpendicular to the mating direction and form a groove therebetween, the outer insulation layers of the cables are fastened in the receiving slots and the inner insulation layers are fastened in the fastening slots. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An electrical connector assembly, comprising:
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a housing comprising a mating portion a mating portion located in the front portion thereof and defining a mating direction and a rear wall, and a base portion rearward extending from the rear wall; a plurality of contacts received in the housing and each comprising a tail extending out of the rear wall of the housing; a cover assembled on the housing; a plurality of cables each comprising an inner conductor electrically connected to the tail of the contact, an inner insulation layer, an shielding braids and an outer insulation layer; and a board assembled with the base portion;
whereinthe base portion comprises a plurality of fastening portions formed on a lower surface thereof, each of the fastening portions is formed by a pair of semicircular poles with a slot therebetween, the board has a plurality of holes corresponding to the fastening portions. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An electrical connector comprising:
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an insulative housing defining a forwardly extending mating portion, a base portion extending rearwardly from a rear face of the housing under condition that said rear face is perpendicular to a mating direction of the mating portion, and a pair of wing portions located around two opposite ends of the mating portion in a lengthwise direction perpendicular to said mating direction and upon the base portion in a vertical direction perpendicular to both said mating direction and said lengthwise direction; a plurality of contacts disposed in the housing with contacting sections exposed into the mating portion and soldering sections on the rear face in a parallel relation; a grounding bar connected to the corresponding contacts and extending in a plane located behind and parallel to the rear face of the housing, and a cable including at least a pair of wires respectively mechanically and electrically connected to the soldering sections of the corresponding contacts, respectively, and shielding braids surrounding the wires and mechanically and electrically connected to the grounding bar. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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Specification