Electrical connector

• US 7,661,968 B1
• Filed: 11/24/2008
• Issued: 02/16/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/24/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Cheng UEI Precision Industry Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Cheng UEI Precision Industry Company Limited
• Inventors: Liao, Wei-hong, Duan, Li-yang, Chen, Ming-chiang
• Primary Examiner(s): Vu; Hien
• Application Number:
  US12/292,645
• Time in Patent Office: 449 Days
• Field of Search: 439/135, 439/660, 439/862, 439/940
• US Class Current: 439/135
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/2442 with a single cantilevered beam
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/465 Identification means, e.g. labels, tags, markings H01R9/2475, H01R9/2683 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/506 assembled by snap action of the parts

Abstract

An electrical connector has an insulating housing defining a top surface, a front surface and a rear surface opposite to the front surface. A plurality of terminals are mounted in the insulating housing, each has a contacting portion exceeding the top surface of the insulating housing. At least one of the contacting portions is adjacent to the rear surface. And a cover coupled with the insulating housing has a covering plate suspended over the top surface of the insulating housing. At least one anti-mismating portion corresponding to the terminal of which the contacting portion is adjacent to the rear surface, extends downwardly from the covering plate for being mounted on a portion of the top surface adjacent to the front surface. The anti-mismating portion is capable of interfering with the contacting portion of the terminal when the cover is mounted to the insulating housing in a contrary way.

Claims

1. An electrical connector, comprising:

an insulating housing defining a top surface, a front surface and a rear surface opposite to the front surface;

a plurality of terminals mounted in the insulating housing, each of the terminals having a contacting portion exceeding the top surface of the insulating housing, at least one of the contacting portions of the terminals being adjacent to the rear surface; and

a cover coupled with the insulating housing, the cover having a covering plate suspended over the top surface of the insulating housing, at least one anti-mismating portion corresponding to the terminal of which the contacting portion is adjacent to the rear surface, extending downwardly from the covering plate for being mounted on a portion of the top surface adjacent to the front surface, the anti-mismating portion being capable of interfering with the contacting portion of the terminal when the cover is mounted to the insulating housing in a contrary way, the cover including two lateral plates, an inner surface of each of the lateral plates having a first protrusion extending frontward and rearward, and a second protrusion parallel to the first protrusion to form a receiving recess, a side of the insulating housing corresponding to the lateral plate having a stopping portion extending frontward and rearward received in the receiving recess for preventing the cover from moving upwards and downwards;

wherein the stopping portion has at least one end extending substantially perpendicular to the stopping portion to form a blocking portion.

2. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the blocking portion is against an end of the first protrusion for restraining the cover from moving frontward and rearward.

3. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 2, wherein an upper surface of the stopping portion is substantially flush with the top surface of the insulating housing, the anti-mismating portion extends downwardly from an edge of the covering plate, a bottom of which is substantially flush with a bottom surface of the second protrusion disposed upon the first protrusion for making the anti-mismating portion be against the top surface of the insulating housing just right.

4. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the top surface of the insulating housing has a first directing cavity, the first directing cavity is triangle shape, with an angle pointing at the rear surface, the covering plate has a second directing cavity same as the first directing cavity for guiding correct assembly.

5. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the contacting portion is of substantially inverted-V shape with respect to the top surface of the insulating housing.

6. An electrical connector, comprising:

an insulating housing defining a top surface, a front surface and a rear surface opposite to the front surface, a plurality of spaced longitudinal open grooves formed in the top surface of the insulating housing, of which open ends are respectively and alternately formed at the front surface and the rear surface;

a plurality of terminals mounted in the grooves of the insulating housing, each of the terminals having a contacting portion projecting outside the top surface of the insulating housing, the contacting portions being respectively adjacent to the open ends of the corresponding grooves to be away from opposite closed ends of the corresponding grooves; and

a cover coupled with the insulating housing, the cover having a covering plate suspended over the top surface of the insulating housing, at least one anti-mismating portion corresponding to one of the terminals extending downwardly from an end of the covering plate for being mounted on a portion of the top surface facing the closed end of the corresponding groove where the one terminal is disposed and capable of interfering with the contacting portion of the terminal when the cover is mounted to the insulating housing in a contrary way;

wherein the cover further includes two lateral plates, an inner surface of each of the lateral plates has a first protrusion extending frontward and rearward, and a second protrusion parallel to the first protrusion to form a receiving recess, a side of the insulating housing corresponding to the lateral plate has a stopping portion extending frontward and rearward received in the receiving recess for preventing the cover from moving upwards and downwards;

wherein the stopping portion has at least one end extending substantially perpendicular to the stopping portion to form a blocking portion.

7. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 6, wherein the blocking portion is against an end of the first protrusion for restraining the cover from moving frontward and rearward.

8. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 7, wherein an upper surface of the stopping portion is substantially flush with the top surface of the insulating housing, a bottom of the anti-mismating portion is substantially flush with a bottom surface of the second protrusion disposed upon the first protrusion for making the anti-mismating portion be against the top surface of the insulating housing just right.

9. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 6, wherein the top surface of the insulating housing has a first directing cavity, the first directing cavity is triangle shape, with an angle pointing at the rear surface, the covering plate has a second directing cavity same as the first directing cavity for guiding correct assembly.

10. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 6, wherein the contacting portion is of substantially inverted-V shape with respect to the top surface of the insulating housing.