Shielded board mounted electrical connector

• US 6,749,463 B1
• Filed: 09/05/2003
• Issued: 06/15/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 05/28/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Fan, Chia-Hao
• Primary Examiner(s): Feild, Lynn
• Assistant Examiner(s): DINH, PHUONG K
• Application Number:
  US10/656,605
• Time in Patent Office: 284 Days
• Field of Search: 439/607, 439/108
• US Class Current: 439/607.23
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/716 Coupling device provided on the PCB
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/658 High frequency shielding arrangements, e.g. against EMI [Electro-Magnetic Interference] or EMP [Electro-Magnetic Pulse] coaxial coupling devices specially adapted for high frequency H01R24/40; for flat or ribbon cable connectors H01R12/774; for coaxial cable H01R9/05

Abstract

A connector assembly includes a first connector (100) and a second connector (200). The first connector has a first dielectric housing (10) including a base (102) and a mating portion (16) extending from the base, a number of terminals (12, 13) received in the first housing, and a pair of shields (18, 19) juxtaposed against an outside surface of the mating portion with lower portions of the shields disposed in the base. The second connector has a second dielectric housing (20) including a second base (204) and a second mating portion (206) extending from the second base,a number of terminals (21, 22) received in the second housing, and a pair of shields (30,31). The second base and the second mating portion define a continuous slit (203) receiving the shields therein.

Claims

1. An electrical connector, comprising:

an elongated dielectric housing comprising a base and a mating portion, the mating portion comprising a pair of sidewalls extending generally in a longitudinal direction thereof and a pair of end walls extending generally in a lateral direction thereof;

a plurality of terminals received in the dielectric housing; and

a pair of shields enclosing the mating portion, each of the shields comprising a flat body attached to one of the sidewalls and a wing attached to one of the end walls;

wherein

the housings comprises a plurality of space notches in the sidewalls and the end walls, and wherein each of shields comprises a plurality of spaced latches extending inwardly and downwardly from the flat body thereof and the wings and engaging with the notches of the sidewalls and the end walls;

wherein

the base defines a plurality of slots and wherein the flat body and the wings comprise bottom edges received in the slots, respectively;

wherein

the wing comprises a grounding tail extending downwardly through the base and beyond the housing;

wherein

 

the pair of end walls and the pair of sidewalls together define a continuous slit extending downwardly from a top thereof and wherein the flat body and the wings are received in the slit of the sidewall and end wall;

wherein

 

the housing defines a pair of spaced trenches on outside surfaces of the sidewalls, respectively, and communicating with the slit of the sidewall and wherein each of the shields comprises a pair of connect portions received in the trenches;

wherein

 

the sidewalls define a plurality of hooves of inside surface thereof and communicating with the slit of the sidewalls and wherein each of the shields comprises a plurality of engage portions exposed in the groove of the sidewall;

wherein

 

the housing comprises a split extending downwardly through the base and communicating with the trench, and wherein each of the shields comprises a grounding tail received in the split.

2. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the wings of the shields join to each other to form a closed loop between the shields.

3. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein each of the shields comprises a plurality of spring tabs extending outwardly from the flat body.