Electrical connector

• US 7,297,027 B2
• Filed: 06/20/2006
• Issued: 11/20/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/05/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: P-Two Industries Inc.
• Original Assignee: P-Two Industries Inc.
• Inventors: Liang, Shih-Chieh
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, TRUC T
• Application Number:
  US11/455,768
• Publication Number:
  US 20070054552A1
• Time in Patent Office: 518 Days
• Field of Search: 439/608, 439/108
• US Class Current: 439/607.07
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/79 connecting to rigid printed circuits or like structures
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6582 with resilient means for engaging mating connector

Abstract

An electrical connector has a rectangular insulative housing, a plurality of conductive terminals and a grounding plate respectively received in the housing, and a shell covering the housing. Cavities are defined at both sides of the housing and through a front surface and a rear surface thereof. The grounding plate includes a connecting portion, a plurality of contact pins extending from an edge of the connecting portion, and locking portions respectively extending from opposing sides of the connecting portion. In assembly, the grounding plate is inserted into the housing, the locking portions being embedded in the cavities. The shell has rear portions at a rear thereof for covering rear of the cavities thereby fixing the locking portions when assembled. At least a projecting point is formed on the connecting portion and opposite to the contact pins, and reliably contacts the rear portions of the shell for grounding.

Claims

1. An electrical connector comprising:

a rectangular insulative housing having a front surface and a rear surface opposite to each other, a plug opening extending through the front surface, cavities being defined at both sides of the housing and through the front surface and the rear surface;

a plurality of conductive terminals received in the housing;

a grounding plate including a connecting portion, a plurality of contact pins extending from an edge of the connecting portion, and locking portions respectively extending from opposing sides of the connecting portion, in assembly, the grounding plate being inserted into the housing, the contact pins extending into the housing, and the locking portions being embedded in the cavities; and

a shell covering the housing, and having rear portions at both sides of a rear thereof for covering rear of the cavities when assembled;

wherein each locking portion includes a base and an extending portion perpendicularly extending from the base, the extending portion defining a slot therein for latching a mating connector.

2. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the housing further forms stop walls along parts of front of the cavities for fixing the grounding plate.

3. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein a plurality of recessed portions is respectively formed on an upward surface and a downward surface of the housing, and wherein the shell forms a plurality of spring sheets for abutting against the recessed portions.

4. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the a plurality of embedding grooves is formed on an upward surface and a downward surface of the housing, and wherein the shell forms a plurality of fixing sheets for being embedded into the embedding grooves.

5. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein sliding blocks are respectively formed on opposite sides of the housing, and wherein the shell defines slits at both sides thereof, the sliding blocks being retained in the slits.

6. An electrical connector comprising:

a rectangular insulative housing having a plug opening extending through a front surface thereof;

a plurality of conductive terminals received in the housing;

a grounding plate mounted on the housing, and including a connecting portion, a plurality of contact pins, extending from an edge of the connecting portion, at least a projecting point being formed on the connecting portion and opposite to the contact pins the grounding plate including a locking portion having a base and an extending portion perpendicularly extending from the base, the extending portion defining a slot therein for latching a mating connector; and

a shell covering the housing, and having rear portions at a rear thereof for contacting the projecting points in assembly.

7. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 6, wherein locking portions respectively extend from opposing sides of the connecting portion, and form projecting points on sides thereof for contacting rear portions of the shell.