Universal serial Bus B-type plug connector

• US 5,961,351 A
• Filed: 07/30/1997
• Issued: 10/05/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 08/21/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Wu, Kun-Tsan
• Primary Examiner(s): Abrams, Neil
• Assistant Examiner(s): DUVERNE, JEAN F
• Application Number:
  US08/903,115
• Time in Patent Office: 797 Days
• Field of Search: 439/610, 439/607
• US Class Current: 439/607.45
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/5812 the cable clamping being achieved by mounting the separate part on the housing of the coupling device
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6581 Shield structure

Abstract

A Universal Serial B-type plug connector (1) consists of a dielectric casing (10) defining a front recess (22) for receiving a mating receptacle connector, four rear trenches (16) defined by a horizontal partition (13) and a vertical partition (14) mutually perpendicular to each other and four mounting channels (17) connecting the trenches (16) with the recess (22), respectively. Four contact pieces (30) each have a contact (32) extending into the recess (22), a mounting section (37) forcedly fitted into the one of the mounting channels (17), and a terminal portion (31) snugly fit into one of the trenches (16). A rear shield frame portion (50) has a base plate (51) abutting a rear end (13) of the dielectric casing (10) and two wings (502, 504) clipping a cable (2) connected with the connector (1). A front shield frame portion (70) has locking hooks (72) at a rear end thereof which are securely fixed to mounting slots (54) of the base plate (51), whereby the front shield frame portion (70) cooperates with the rear shield frame portion (50) to electromagnetically shield the dielectric housing (10).

Claims

1. A Universal Serial Bus B-type plug connector, comprising:

a dielectric casing having a front end defining a recess for receiving a mating receptacle connector, a rear end, four trenches extending from the rear end toward the front end and four mounting tunnels each connecting one of the trenches with the recess;

four contact pieces each having a contact extending into the recess, a terminal portion snugly set in one of the trenches and a mounting section located between the contact and terminal portion and force fitted in one of the mounting tunnels;

a cable having four leads electrically and mechanically connected with the terminal portions of the contact pieces, respectively;

a rear shield frame portion having a base plate abutting the rear end of the dielectric casing and defining a hole through which the cable is extended, and means extended rearwardly from the base plate for clipping the cable to securely connect the rear shield frame portion with the cable; and

a front shield frame portion having a rear end fixedly connected to the base plate and cooperating with the rear shield frame portion to electromagnetically shield the dielectric casing.

2. The Universal Serial Bus B-type plug connector as described in claim 1, wherein the mounting section has two lateral sides connected with a flat bottom wall, the two lateral sides being bent toward the flat bottom wall to form a dovetail-like structure with the bottom wall.

3. The Universal Serial Bus B-type plug connector as described in claim 1, wherein the base plate comprises two opposite side edges and the means for connecting the rear shield frame portion to the cable has a first and second wings extending from the two opposite side edges of the base plate, the first wing having at least one locking hook, the second wing have at least one locking slot, the first and second wings being connected with each other to clip the cable by the locking hook extending through the locking slot and engaging with the second wing.

4. The Universal Serial Bus B-type plug connector as described in claim 3, wherein the first wing has a first upper and lower plates and the second wing has a second upper and lower plates, the first and second lower plates extending from the opposite side edges of the base plate toward the hole defined in the base plate, the first upper plate having at least one locking arm extending toward the second upper plate and having an end distant from the first upper plate and defining the locking hook,

the second upper plate having at least one locking plate extending toward the first upper plate and cooperating with the second upper plate to define the locking slot therebetween.

5. The Universal Serial Bus B-type plug connector as described in claim 1, wherein the base plate defines at least one mounting slot beside the hole in the base plate, the rear end of the front shield frame portion having at least one locking hook, the rear end of the front shield frame portion being connected to the base plate by the locking hook extending through the mounting slot and engaging with the base plate.

6. The Universal Serial Bus B-type plug connector as described in claim 1, wherein the front shield frame portion has a top and bottom walls and two lateral sides and the base plate further has at least one extension extending from a side edge of the base plate toward the front shield frame portion, the extension being in contact with one of the top and bottom walls and lateral sides of the front shield frame portion.

7. The Universal Serial Bus B-type plug connector as described in claim 1 further comprising a cap integral with a cable strain relief sleeve, wherein the cap covers a rear part of the front shield frame portion and the whole rear shield frame portion and the cable strain relief sleeve covers a part of the cable near the rear shield frame portion.

8. The Universal Serial Bus B-type plug connector as described in claim 1, wherein the dielectric casing has a top and bottom walls and two lateral sides between the front and rear ends, a stopping wall formed at the top wall about a middle part thereof, the stopping wall dividing the dielectric casing into a front and rear portions, the top wall of the front portion of the dielectric casing defining two first chamfered walls with the two lateral sides, and a groove extending from the stopping wall to the front end of the dielectric casing and located between the two first chamfered walls.

9. The Universal Serial Bus B-type plug connector as described in claim 8, wherein the front shield frame portion further comprises a front end, a second top and bottom walls and two second lateral sides between the front and rear ends of the front shield frame portion, the second top wall defining an abutment about a middle part thereof, two second chamfered walls with the two second lateral sides and an engaging member formed between the abutment and the front end of the front shield frame portion, the second chamfered walls matingly overlapping the first chamfered walls, the abutment abutting the stopping wall and the engaging member extending into the engaging groove and engaging with the top wall defining the engaging groove.

10. The Universal Serial Bus B-type plug connector as described in claim 8, wherein the rear portion having a vertical partition and a horizontal partition forming a cross-like configuration therewith as viewed from the rear end of the dielectric casing, four locating blocks being provided at side edges of the horizontal partition, respectively, the locating blocks cooperating with the vertical and horizontal partitions to form the four trenches in which the terminal portions of the four contact pieces fit snugly.

11. The Universal Serial Bus B-type plug connector as described in claim 1, wherein each of the contacts is configured as an elongated tab.

12. The Universal Serial Bus B-type plug connector as described in claim 1, wherein each of the leads has an uninsulated and insulated part and each of the terminal portions has a first crimping section crimped to the insulated part, a soldering section, and a second crimping section crimped to the uninsulated part.

13. The Universal Serial Bus B-type plug connector as described in claim 12, wherein the soldering section is applied with solder to connect with the uninsulated part.

14. The Universal Serial Bus B-type plug connector as described in claim 12, wherein the first crimping section is located at an end of the terminal portion distant from the contact, the soldering section is located near the first crimping section and the second crimping section is located near the soldering section.

15. The Universal Serial Bus B-type plug connector as described in claim 12, wherein the first crimping section further has a pointed projection inserted into the insulated part.

16. The Universal Serial Bus B-type plug connector as described in claim 15, wherein first crimping section has two side walls and a bottom wall connected therewith, the pointed projection being formed to project from the bottom wall toward the side walls.

17. A shield for use with a plug connector comprising a casing with four contact pieces associated with four corresponding leads of a cable wherein said four contact pieces are disposed within a recess in a front casing portion and the cable extends rearward out of a rear casing portion,

said shield comprising a front shield frame portion and a rear shield frame portion commonly defining first fastening means for securing the front shield frame portion to the rear shield frame portion;

and

said rear shield frame portion including a base with a first and a second wings backward folded commonly defining second fastening means for securely clipping the cable between the two wings, the second fastening means including first locking means on the first wing which cooperates with first locking slot means in the second wing for latchable engagement with each other.

18. A shield as described in claim 17, wherein said first fastening means includes second locking hook means of one of the front shield frame portion and the rear shield frame portion, and cooperatively engagable with second locking slot means of the other of the front shield frame portion and the rear shield frame portion.