Micro coaxial cable connector assembly

• US 7,311,552 B1
• Filed: 07/03/2006
• Issued: 12/25/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/03/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Ko, David (Tso-Chin)
• Primary Examiner(s): Ta; Tho D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): GIRARDI, VANESSA MARY
• Application Number:
  US11/481,232
• Publication Number:
  US 20080003874A1
• Time in Patent Office: 540 Days
• Field of Search: 439/579, 439/394, 439/607, 439/942, 439/610, 439/108, 439/497, 439/404
• US Class Current: 439/579
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/592 connections to contact elements
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/775 Ground or shield arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/777 Coupling parts carrying pins, blades or analogous contacts H01R12/78, H01R12/79 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 4/023 between cables or wires and terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 4/027 comprising means for positioning or holding the parts to be soldered or welded
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 9/0524 Connection to outer conductor by action of a clamping member, e.g. screw fastening means H01R9/0515 takes precedence

Abstract

A micro coaxial cable connector assembly (100) including an insulated housing (1), a plurality of contacts (2) received in the insulated housing (1), a number of coaxial wires (4) soldered to the contacts (2), a wire spacer (3) used for positioning the coaxial wires (4) and a metal shell (5) assembled to the insulated housing (1) to reduce EMI. The connecting portions and rear portions of the contacts are placed in the slots (107) of the insulated housing (1) forming a plurality of soldering areas. The coaxial wires (4) are soldered to the contacts (2) with conductors held by the cutouts of the rear portions of the contacts (2) and placed in the soldering areas.

Claims

1. A micro coaxial cable connector assembly, comprising:

an insulated housing defining a base portion with a plurality of passages thereon, a matching portion extending outwardly from the base portion;

a plurality of contacts received in the insulated housing with mating portions positioned in the matching portion and connecting portions together with rear portions disposed in the corresponding passage to form a soldering area, said the rear portion of each contact defining a cutout;

a plurality of wires each with a conductor within and a conductive braiding layer insulated from the conductor, wherein the conductor is held by the cutout on the rear portion of the corresponding contact; and

a metal shell with an end wall defining a plurality slots which electrically engage with the braiding layer of each of the plurality of corresponding wires through physical contact.

2. The micro coaxial cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the contacts are insert molded with the insulated housing.

3. The micro coaxial cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the matching portion extends forwardly from the base portion.

4. The micro coaxial cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 3, wherein each contact comprises the mating portion horizontally extending forwardly from a retention portion, the connecting portion composed of a relatively front soldering portion firstly rearwardly and slantways extending from the retention portion then horizontally extending rearwardly, and the rear portion extending upright from the end of the soldering portion.

5. The micro coaxial cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 3, wherein the metal shell includes a first shield member and a second shield member, and wherein the first shield member is assembled to the insulated housing and the second shield member is insert molded with the insulated housing.

6. The micro coaxial cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 5, wherein the first shield member and the second shield member respectively comprises a first body portion and a second body portion which covers the insulated housing.

7. The micro coaxial cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 5, wherein the second shield member forms at least one pair of ear parts which are embedded in the insulated housing.

8. The micro coaxial cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 5, wherein the first shield member forms a pair of parts, wherein the insulated housing comprises a pair of lateral walls each defining a cavity for receiving the corresponding ear parts.

9. The micro coaxial cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 5, further comprising a wire spacer with a soldering window.

10. The micro coaxial cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 9, wherein the wire spacer defines a row of recesses arranged along a transverse direction and each recess receiving an end of the corresponding conductor.

11. The micro coaxial cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 10, wherein the wire spacer defines a plurality of grooves respectively aligning with the recesses;

wherein individual grooves position individual wires.

12. The micro coaxial cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 11, wherein the conductors are exposed in the soldering window for soldering easily.

13. The micro coaxial cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 11, wherein the wire spacer defines a plurality of dividing blocks each separating every two neighboring grooves.

14. The micro coaxial cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 13, wherein the wire spacer comprises a rear wall which defines a plurality of through holes each separating a corresponding wall which defines a plurality of through holes each separating a corresponding dividing block into two parts.

15. The micro coaxial cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 14, wherein the housing defines a receiving space wherein the shield member has a plurality of dividing members which are received by the corresponding through holes of the wire spacer.

16. The micro coaxial cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the matching portion of the insulated housing extends upwardly from the base portion.

17. The micro coaxial cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 16, wherein at least one of the contacts comprises a mating portion, a retention portion, a connecting portion, a soldering portion and a rear portion all of which embody an overall L-shape, wherein the mating portion lies perpendicular to the rear portion and extends forwardly from the retention portion, wherein the retention portion extends forwardly from the connecting portion, and wherein the mating, retention, connecting and soldering portions extend forwardly from and perpendicular to the rear portion.

18. The micro coaxial cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 16, wherein the metal shell includes a first shield member and a second shield member, and wherein the first shield member is insert molded with the insulated housing and the second shield member is assembled to the insulated housing.

19. The micro coaxial cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 18, wherein the second shield member forms a pair of ear parts, and wherein the insulated housing defines a pair of lateral walls each defining a cavity for receiving the ear parts.

20. A micro coaxial cable connector assembly, comprising:

an insulated housing defines a plurality of grooves therein;

a plurality of contacts received in the corresponding grooves, respectively;

a plurality of wires each comprising inner and outer conductors insulated from one another, wherein the inner conductor of each wire is electrically and mechanically connected to a corresponding contact, and

a metal shell with an end wall which is defined by a plurality of slots that align with the corresponding grooves of the insulated housing;

wherein each slot of the metal shell electrically engages the outer conductor of each corresponding wire through physical contact.