Electrical connector having a shell with a portion which is elastically movable in a fitting portion of the connector
First Claim
Patent Images
1. An electrical connector comprising:
- an insulator having a fitting portion for receiving a mating member;
a contact coupled to the insulator and adapted to be electrically connected to the mating member, the contact including a holding portion held by the insulator and a spring portion extending from the holding portion into the fitting portion in a predetermined direction; and
a shell of a conductive material coupled to the insulator,the shell including;
a body portion surrounding an outer peripheral surface of the insulator; and
a first folded portion extending from the body portion and folded inward of the body portion,the first folded portion including;
a contact point portion to be contacted with the mating member in the fitting portion; and
a spring portion extending in the predetermined direction and coupled to the contact point portion to make the contact point portion elastically movable.
3 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
In an electrical connector, a shell includes a body portion and a folded portion extending from the body portion and folded inward of the body portion. The body portion surrounds an outer peripheral surface of an insulator having a fitting portion for receiving a mating member and holding a contact adapted to be electrically connected to the mating member. The folded portion includes a contact point portion to be contacted with the mating member in the fitting portion and a spring portion coupled to the contact point portion to make the contact point portion be elastically movable.
41 Citations
11 Claims
-
1. An electrical connector comprising:
-
an insulator having a fitting portion for receiving a mating member; a contact coupled to the insulator and adapted to be electrically connected to the mating member, the contact including a holding portion held by the insulator and a spring portion extending from the holding portion into the fitting portion in a predetermined direction; and a shell of a conductive material coupled to the insulator, the shell including; a body portion surrounding an outer peripheral surface of the insulator; and a first folded portion extending from the body portion and folded inward of the body portion, the first folded portion including; a contact point portion to be contacted with the mating member in the fitting portion; and a spring portion extending in the predetermined direction and coupled to the contact point portion to make the contact point portion elastically movable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
-
Specification