Micro coaxial cable connector having latches for securely engaging with a complementary connector
First Claim
1. An electrical connector, comprising:
- an elongate insulative housing having a base portion, a plurality of passageways defined in the base portion, a pair of retention portions at a pair of ends of the base portion;
a contact set assembled to a rear end of the housing and comprising an insulative insert, a plurality of signal and grounding contacts received in the insert, and a grounding bar assembled in the insert, the signal and grounding contacts extending into the passageways of the housing, the grounding bar having a plurality of grounding fingers electrically connecting the grounding contacts; and
a pair of latch portions assembled to the retention portions of the housing and each latch portion having an engaging portion for latching with a mating connector;
wherein each of the latch portions has a body portion enclosing each of the retention portions of the housing and securely assembled thereon, the engaging portion extends forwardly from th body portion;
wherein the connector further comprises a shield enclosing the housing;
wherein the shield has a pair of side portions formed on a pair of ends thereof, each latch portion has spring tab extending from the body portion and abuts against the side portion of the shield;
wherein the body portion comprises an upper plate, a bottom plate, and a side plate connecting an edge of the upper plate and an edge of the bottom plate;
wherein a pair of Riding posts extends forwardly from the retention portions, the engaging portions extending from the upper plates of the latch portions abut against upper surfaces of the guiding posts.
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Abstract
An electrical connector comprises an insulative housing (1), a contact set (2) assembled into the housing, a shield (3) enclosing the housing, and a pair of latch devices (4) assembled to the housing. The housing comprises a base portion (11), a plurality of passageways (111) defined in the base portion, a pair of retention portions (14) at a pair of ends thereof. The contact set comprises an insulative insert (21), a plurality of signal and grounding contacts (22) received in the insert, and a grounding bar (23) assembled in the insert. The signal and grounding contacts extend into the passageways. The grounding bar has a plurality of grounding fingers (234) electrically connecting the grounding contacts. The pair of latch devices is assembled to the retention portions and each latch device comprises a latch portion (41) having an engaging portion (414) for latching with a mating connector.
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13 Claims
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1. An electrical connector, comprising:
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an elongate insulative housing having a base portion, a plurality of passageways defined in the base portion, a pair of retention portions at a pair of ends of the base portion;
a contact set assembled to a rear end of the housing and comprising an insulative insert, a plurality of signal and grounding contacts received in the insert, and a grounding bar assembled in the insert, the signal and grounding contacts extending into the passageways of the housing, the grounding bar having a plurality of grounding fingers electrically connecting the grounding contacts; and
a pair of latch portions assembled to the retention portions of the housing and each latch portion having an engaging portion for latching with a mating connector;
whereineach of the latch portions has a body portion enclosing each of the retention portions of the housing and securely assembled thereon, the engaging portion extends forwardly from th body portion;
whereinthe connector further comprises a shield enclosing the housing;
whereinthe shield has a pair of side portions formed on a pair of ends thereof, each latch portion has spring tab extending from the body portion and abuts against the side portion of the shield;
whereinthe body portion comprises an upper plate, a bottom plate, and a side plate connecting an edge of the upper plate and an edge of the bottom plate;
whereina pair of Riding posts extends forwardly from the retention portions, the engaging portions extending from the upper plates of the latch portions abut against upper surfaces of the guiding posts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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