Stacked connector assembly

• US 7,364,463 B1
• Filed: 02/28/2006
• Issued: 04/29/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lotes Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Lotes Company Limited
• Inventors: Ju, Ted
• Primary Examiner(s): TA, THO DAC
• Application Number:
  US11/363,036
• Time in Patent Office: 791 Days
• Field of Search: 439/607, 439/541.5
• US Class Current: 439/607.55
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/716 Coupling device provided on the PCB
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/516 Means for holding or embracing insulating body, e.g. casing , hoods
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/62 Sliding engagements with one side only, e.g. modular jack coupling devices

Abstract

The present invention discloses a connector comprising an insulating base body having a base portion, and the base portion further includes a plurality of layers of containing space; an external casing installed on an external side of the insulating base body; a first connector contained in the containing space and having a plurality of first terminals installed in a first internal casing; and at least one second connector contained in the containing space and having a plurality of second terminals installed in a second internal casing, and both sidewalls of the connector further includes a contact portion for electrically connecting the external casing, so that the contact portion of the second internal casing is electrically connected with the external casing to eliminate electrostatic charges.

Claims

1. A connector, comprising:

an insulating base body, having a base portion, and said base portion further including a plurality of layers of containing spaces disposed at a front end of said base portion;

an external casing, installed on an external side of said insulating base body;

a first connector, contained in said containing space and including a plurality of first terminals and a first internal casing; and

at least one second connector, contained in said containing space and including a plurality of second terminals and a second internal casing, and said second internal casing further including a contact portion protruded separately from both sidewalls of said second connector for electrically connecting said external casing;

thereby, said contact portion on said second internal casing is electrically connected with said external casing for eliminating electrostatic charges, wherein said external casing further includes a front casing and a rear casing, and said front casing includes a plurality of openings thereon, and said rear casing includes a plurality of grounding pins disposed at the bottom of said rear casing and a plurality of protrusions disposed on the lateral sides of said rear casing for eliminating electrostatic charges from said casing through said grounding pins, wherein the front and rear casings are configured to be selectively separated into two separate parts.

2. The connector of claim 1, wherein said contact portion is an outwardly protruded bracket.

3. The connector of claim 1, wherein said insulating base body is an integral structure.

4. The connector of claim 1, wherein said containing space includes at least two layers, and the first layer is a USB interface, and the second layer is a SATA interface, and said second containing space is situated under said first containing space.

5. The connector of claim 1, wherein said first connector is a USB connector and said second connector is a SATA connector.

6. The connector of claim 1, further comprising a partition disposed between said containing spaces.

7. The connector of claim 1, wherein said contact portion is an outwardly protruded bracket.

8. The connector of claim 1, wherein said insulating base body further comprises a first containing space and a second containing space, and said each containing space includes a tongue portion, wherein said first containing space is provided for containing said first connector, and said second containing space is provided for containing said second connector.

9. The connector of claim 8, wherein said tongue portion further comprises a terminal containing groove, and a base portion of said tongue portion includes a fixing hole.

10. The connector of claim 1, wherein said containing space includes at least two layers, and the first layer is a USB interface, and the second layer is a SATA interface, and said second containing space is situated on the top of said first containing space.

11. The connector of claim 10, wherein said insulating base body further includes a fixing portion disposed at the rear end of said insulating base body for fixing a USB terminal.

12. The connector of claim 10, wherein said connector further includes a rear base for fixing a SATA terminal.

13. The connector of claim 8, wherein said first internal casing is installed on an external side of said first containing space, and its opening is substantially in a flared shape, and said second internal casing is installed on an external side of said second containing space.

14. The connector of claim 13, wherein said first internal casing includes a first bracket separately disposed at the top and the bottom of said first internal casing for securely connecting a USB connector to said first connector, and said first internal casing further includes a first fixing plate disposed at an internal side of said first internal casing for fixing said fixing hole on said insulating base body.

15. The connector of claim 13, wherein said second internal casing includes a second bracket separately disposed at the top and the bottom of said second internal casing for securely connecting a SATA connector to said second connector, and said second internal casing further includes a second fixing plate disposed at an internal side of said second internal casing for fixing said fixing hole on said insulating base body.

16. The connector of claim 1, further comprising a rear base for fixing said second terminal, and said rear base including a plurality of holes for fixing said second terminal therein.

17. The connector of claim 16, wherein said rear base is fixed between two sidewalls of said base portion of said insulating base body.