WATERPROOF ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR
First Claim
1. An electrical connector comprising:
- a metallic shell;
an insulative housing combined to the metallic shell;
a plurality of terminals retained in the insulative housing;
an insulative cover receiving the combined metallic shell and insulative housing;
a waterproof ring and a waterproof plate respectively provided at a front end and a rear face of the insulative cover; and
a fixing member attached to the insulative cover and having a rectangular portion, at least one corner portion bent from the rectangular portion along a first vertical direction and penetrating into the insulative cover, at least one soldering pad extending laterally from the rectangular portion, and at least one teared portion bent from the rectangular portion towards a second opposite vertical direction.
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Abstract
An electrical connector (100) includes a metallic shell (1), an insulative housing (2) combined to the metallic shell, a plurality of terminals (3) retained in the insulative housing, an insulative cover (5) covering the metallic shell, a waterproof ring (7) and a waterproof plate (8) respectively attached to a front end and a rear face of the insulative cover, and a fixing member (6) attached to the insulative cover. The fixing member includes a rectangular portion (61), at least one corner portion (62) bending from the rectangular portion along a first vertical direction and penetrating into the insulative cover, at least one soldering pad (63) extending laterally from the rectangular portion, and at least one teared portion (64) bending from the rectangular portion towards a second vertical direction opposite to the first vertical direction.
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17 Claims
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1. An electrical connector comprising:
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a metallic shell; an insulative housing combined to the metallic shell; a plurality of terminals retained in the insulative housing; an insulative cover receiving the combined metallic shell and insulative housing; a waterproof ring and a waterproof plate respectively provided at a front end and a rear face of the insulative cover; and a fixing member attached to the insulative cover and having a rectangular portion, at least one corner portion bent from the rectangular portion along a first vertical direction and penetrating into the insulative cover, at least one soldering pad extending laterally from the rectangular portion, and at least one teared portion bent from the rectangular portion towards a second opposite vertical direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An electrical connector for mounting to a printed circuit board, comprising:
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an insulative housing defining a base and a mating tongue unitarily extending forwardly therefrom in a front-to-back direction; a pluraity of contact disposed in the housing with front conatcting sections exposed upon the mating tongue and rear mounting sections exposed outside of a rear face of the housing for mounting to the printed circuit board; a metallic shell discrete from while assembled to the housing and circumferentially enclosing the mating tongue and a front portion of the base, said shell and said housing being configured to allow said shell to be only rearwardly assembled to the housing in said front-to-back direction; an insulative cover discrete from while assembled to the shell and circumferentially enclosing the shell and a rear portion of the base, said cover and said shell being configured to allow said cover to be only rearwardly assembled to the shell in said front-t-back direction; and a metallic fixing member assembled with the cover for confronting the printed circuit board, said fixing member defining an upper connecting segment to secure to the cover, and a mounting segment for mounting to the printed circuit board in front of the rear mounting sections of the contacts. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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Specification