Cable end connector

• US 6,290,542 B1
• Filed: 12/17/1999
• Issued: 09/18/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 12/17/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Kuo, Peter
• Primary Examiner(s): PAUMEN, GARY F
• Application Number:
  US09/466,238
• Time in Patent Office: 641 Days
• Field of Search: 439/497, 439/610
• US Class Current: 439/607.49
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/592 connections to contact elements

Abstract

A cable end connector comprises an insulative housing, an upper and a lower shied member. The insulative housing defines a plurality of passageways therein and a pair of shoulders extending from lateral sides thereof. A flat cable comprises a plurality of wires for electrically connecting with the cable end connector. A conductive plastic tape shrouds the end of the flat cable for providing EMI protection. The upper and lower shield members are made from metal plate. A plurality of resilient plates respectively extends from the flat body thereof. The flat body of each shield member forms a pair of side walls perpendicularly extending from lateral edges thereof. The flat body of each shield member forms a contacting plate respectively extending from front edge thereof for electrically contacting the conductive plastic tape. A pair of flat ears perpendicularly extends from lateral sides of the flat body. A pair of stepped ears perpendicularly extends from lateral sides of the flat body corresponding to the flat ears.

Claims

1. A cable assembly comprising:

a flat cable comprising a plurality of wires and a conductive plastic tape shrouding the wires; and

a cable end connector comprising;

an insulative housing defining a plurality of passageways for receiving corresponding terminals therein; and

an upper and a lower metal shield member assembled to cover the insulative housing therein, each shield member forming a pair of side walls perpendicularly extending from lateral edges thereof, the upper shield member having a contacting plate extending downwardly from a front edge thereof and the lower shield member having a contacting plate extending upwardly from a front edge thereof and directly electrically contacting the conductive plastic tape, each shield member comprising a flat body, a plurality of resilient plates extending from each flat body inwardly and directly contacting the conductive plastic tape;

wherein the upper shield member forms a pair of flat ears extending from lateral edges thereof for assembling to a pair of stepped ears extending from lateral edges of the lower shield member;

wherein the side walls of the upper shield member define a plurality of projections for locking with corresponding holes defined in the side walls of the lower shield member;

wherein a bent tip is formed at an end of each of the resilient plates.