Cable connector

• US 7,641,507 B2
• Filed: 11/17/2008
• Issued: 01/05/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/16/2007
• 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): LE, THANH TAM T
• Application Number:
  US12/313,239
• Publication Number:
  US 20090130888A1
• Time in Patent Office: 414 Days
• Field of Search: 439/497, 439/597, 439/607, 439/610
• US Class Current: 439/497
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/592 connections to contact elements
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/502 composed of different pieces H01R13/514 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6275 Latching arms not integral with the housing H01R13/6276, H01R13/6277, H01R13/6278 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6582 with resilient means for engaging mating connector
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 43/20 for assembling or disassembling contact members with insulating base, case or sleeve

Abstract

A cable connector includes an insulative housing, some terminals, an insert and a shield. The insulative housing includes a main body, a pair of side arms respectively rearward extending from the middle of the two sides of the main body to form a receiving space between the two side arms. The forward section of said main body is a mating portion with some evenly disposed grooves. The rearward section of said main body is a connecting portion with some troughs corresponding to the grooves. Each side arm includes two pair of separated receiving slots on the tail thereof to be connected to the receiving space. Each of terminals includes a mating piece on the forward part thereof to be received in the mating portion and a connecting piece on the rearward part thereof to be received in the connecting portion. The insert includes a main body with a grid to form some passages corresponding to the troughs of the housing and two pair of fastening portions respectively extending from two sides of the main body. The main body of insert is received in the receiving space between the two side arms of the housing through said fastening portions being inserted into the receiving slots of the housing. The shield includes an upper cover assembled on the upper surface of the housing to cover the connecting portion and the insert, and a lower cover assembled on the lower surface of the housing to cover the connecting portion and the insert.

Claims

1. A cable connector, comprising:

an insulative housing, comprising a main body, and a pair of side arms respectively rearward extending from the middle of the two sides of the main body to form a receiving space between the two side arms, a forward section of said main body being a mating portion with some evenly disposed grooves and a rearward section of said main body being a connecting portion with some toughs corresponding to the grooves, each side arm comprising two receiving slots spaced apart from each other in the rear thereof to be connected to the receiving space;

a group of terminals, each of which comprising a mating piece on the forward part thereof to be received in the mating portion and a connecting piece on the rearward part thereof to be received in the connecting portion;

an insert, comprising a main body with a grid to form some passages corresponding to the troughs of the housing and two pair of fastening portions respectively extending from two sides of the main body, said main body being received in the receiving space between the two side arms of the housing through said fastening portions being inserted into the receiving slots of the housing; and

a shield, comprising an upper cover assembled on the upper surface of the housing to cover the connecting portion and the insert, and a lower cover assembled on the lower surface of the housing to cover the connecting portion and the insert.

2. The cable connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein said mating piece of the terminal is higher than said connecting piece to form a step-shape structure, and said mating portion is higher than said connecting portion to form a step-shape structure corresponding to match the terminal.

3. The cable connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein said terminal further comprises a protrusion and said mating portion of the housing comprises a contracting portion to receive said protrusion.

4. The cable connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein said housing further comprises a bar crossing all the grooves to connect to said two side arms.

5. The cable connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein said lower surface of the connecting portion of the housing and the lower surface of the insert are located at a same plane.

6. The cable connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of said fastening portions of the insert comprises a rib on the middle of the front surface thereof.

7. The cable connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of said cables comprises an inner conductor connected to the connecting piece of the terminal and an outer conductor.

8. The cable connector as claimed in claim 7, wherein said upper cover comprises a lengthwise rib inward extending from the upper surface thereof to be soldered with the cables.

9. The cable connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein said cable connector further comprises a pair of latch respectively assembled on the two side arms of the cable connector.

10. The cable connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein each said latch is composed of an upper wall, a lower wall and a side wall connecting the upper wall and the lower wall.

11. The cable connector as claimed in claim 10, wherein each said latch comprises a clasp on the forward end of the lower wall, a spring extending from the rear end of the side wall and then reversing to face forward, and a pair of fixing apertures respectively on the upper wall and tower wall.