Electrical Connector

• US 7,748,999 B1
• Filed: 08/26/2009
• Issued: 07/06/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/26/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Cheng UEI Precision Industry Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Cheng UEI Precision Industry Company Limited
• Inventors: Sun, Dao-Rui, Zhu, Feng, Lin, Kuo-Chin
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel; T C
• Assistant Examiner(s): Imas; Vladimir
• Application Number:
  US12/547,484
• Time in Patent Office: 314 Days
• Field of Search: 439/79, 439/660, 43960735-6074, 439/607.44, 439/607.55, 439/607.01
• US Class Current: 439/79
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/57 surface mounting terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/58 terminals for insertion into holes
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/7052 characterised by the locating members
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/707 Soldering or welding
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/716 Coupling device provided on the PCB
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/405 Securing in non-demountable manner, e.g. moulding, riveting
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/506 assembled by snap action of the parts
• 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 13/6582 with resilient means for engaging mating connector

Abstract

An electrical connector has an insulating housing defining a front wall. The front wall has a mating portion defining a plurality of passageways extending frontward and rearward in a top surface and a bottom surface respectively. A first terminal module has a plurality of first conductive terminals and a first base for restraining the first conductive terminals. The first conductive terminals have contacting portions extended outside the first base and arranged side by side to form one row for being received in the passageways defined in the top surface. A second terminal module disposed under the first terminal module has a plurality of second conductive terminals and a second base for restraining the second conductive terminals. The second conductive terminals have contacting portions extended outside the second base and arranged side by side to form one row for being received in the passageways defined in the bottom surface.

Claims

1. An electrical connector, comprising:

an insulating housing, the insulating housing including a rectangular top wall, two facing lateral walls connected to two opposite sides of the top wall, a front wall extended downwards from a front side of the top wall and connected with the two lateral walls to form a receiving chamber, the front wall having a portion extended frontward to form a mating portion, the mating portion having a plurality of passageways extending frontward and rearward for communicating with the receiving chamber on a top surface and a bottom surface respectively;

a first terminal module having a plurality of first conductive terminals and a first base for restraining the first conductive terminals, the first conductive terminals having contacting portions extended outside the first base and arranged side by side to form one row for being received in the passageways defined on the top surface;

a second terminal module disposed under the first terminal module, the second terminal module having a plurality of second conductive terminals and a second base for restraining the second conductive terminals, the second conductive terminals having contacting portions extended outside the second base and arranged side by side to form one row spaced from the row of the contacting portions of the first conductive terminals for being received in the passageways defined on the bottom surface; and

a shielding shell enclosing a periphery of the insulating housing, the shielding shell including a first metal shell, a second metal shell and a third metal shell, the first metal shell having a base plate disposed at a rear of the insulating housing to close the receiving chamber, the base plate having an upper side bent perpendicularly to form two T-shaped buckling portions spaced away from each other, bottom ends of two opposite sides of the base plate having two hanging portions of L shape which are located at a same side as the buckling portions with respect to the base plate with oriented ends thereof directing downwards;

wherein the first base is fixed on the second base to make the first terminal module and the second terminal module received in the receiving chamber of the housing at one time.

2. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the contacting portion of each of the first conductive terminals is extended frontward and rearward, a connecting portion is bent downwards from a free end of the contacting portion, a soldering portion is extended opposite to the contacting portion from a free end of the connecting portion, and the first base is located at ends of the contacting portions adjacent to the connecting portions.

3. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 2, wherein the first terminal module further comprises a rectangular first assistant element which is fixed at middle portions of the connecting portions to prevent deformation.

4. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 3, wherein two opposite sides of the first assistant element are protruded outwards to form sliding portions, an inner surface of each lateral wall of the insulating housing is protruded inwards to form a guiding bar, and the sliding portions slide under the guiding bars in assembly.

5. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the second conductive terminals has the contacting portion extending frontward and rearward and a connecting portion bent downwards from a free end of the connecting portion, and the second base is disposed at ends of the contacting portions adjacent to the connecting portions.

6. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second base and the first base are engaged with each other.

7. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 6, wherein the first base and the second base are substantially rectangular, the first base has two fixing holes at a bottom surface thereof, and the second base has two fixing lumps at a top surface thereof corresponding to the fixing holes.

8. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein a top surface of the first base has a guiding bump, and the top wall of the insulating housing defines a guiding recess at a bottom surface thereof corresponding with the guiding bump for guiding the first base to slide in the receiving chamber.

9. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of two opposite lateral surfaces of the first base has a first rib extending perpendicular to an extending direction of the contacting portions of the first conductive terminals, and each of the lateral walls of the insulating housing is formed with a slot for receiving the first rib.

10. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 9, wherein each of two opposite lateral surfaces of the second base has a second rib extending perpendicular to an extending direction of the contacting portions of the second conductive terminals, and the second rib is disposed in alignment with the first rib when the first terminal module is fixed with the second terminal module and collectively received in the slot.

11. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second metal shell has a rectangular frame enclosing a periphery of a front portion of the insulating housing, the rectangular frame is punched inwards with a plurality of resilient slices thereon, a top of the rectangular frame has a rear portion extended rearward to form a first extending plate, and two opposite sides of the first extending plate are extended downwards to form two second extending plates attached to the two lateral walls of the insulating housing.

12. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the third metal shell has a front plate and two lateral plates bent rearward from two opposite sides of the front plate, the front plate has a fixing strip at a top edge thereof, and a grounding portion is extended downwards from a bottom edge of each of the two lateral plates adjacent to the front plate for grounding.

13. An electrical connector, comprising:

an insulating housing, the insulating housing including a rectangular top wall, two facing lateral walls connected to two opposite sides of the top wall, a front wall extended downwards from a front side of the top wall and connected with the two lateral walls to form a receiving chamber, the front wall having a portion extended frontward to form a mating portion, the mating portion having a plurality of passageways extending frontward and rearward for communicating with the receiving chamber on a top surface and a bottom surface respectively;

a first terminal module having a plurality of first conductive terminals and a first base for restraining the first conductive terminals, the first conductive terminals having contacting portions extended outside the first base and arranged side by side to form one row for being received in the passageways defined on the top surface;

a second terminal module disposed under the first terminal module, the second terminal module having a plurality of second conductive terminals and a second base for restraining the second conductive terminals, the second conductive terminals having contacting portions extended outside the second base and arranged side by side to form one row spaced from the row of the contacting portions of the first conductive terminals for being received in the passageways defined on the bottom surface; and

a shielding shell enclosing a periphery of the insulating housing, the shielding shell including a first metal shell, a second metal shell and a third metal shell, the second metal shell having a rectangular frame enclosing a periphery of a front portion of the insulating housing, the rectangular frame being punched inwards with a plurality of resilient slices thereon, a top of the rectangular frame having a rear portion extended rearward to form a first extending plate, and two opposite sides of the first extending plate being extended downwards to form two second extending plates attached to the two lateral walls of the insulating housing;

wherein the first base is fixed on the second base to make the first terminal module and the second terminal module received in the receiving chamber of the housing at one time.

14. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 13, wherein the contacting portion of each of the first conductive terminals is extended frontward and rearward, a connecting portion is bent downwards from a free end of the contacting portion, a soldering portion is extended opposite to the contacting portion from a free end of the connecting portion, the first base is located at ends of the contacting portions adjacent to the connecting portions, and the first terminal module further comprises a rectangular first assistant element which is fixed at middle portions of the connecting portions to prevent deformation.

15. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 14, wherein two opposite sides of the first assistant element are protruded outwards to form sliding portions, an inner surface of each lateral wall of the insulating housing is protruded inwards to form a guiding bar, and the sliding portions slide under the guiding bars in assembly.

16. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 13, wherein a top surface of the first base has a guiding bump, and the top wall of the insulating housing defines a guiding recess at a bottom surface thereof corresponding with the guiding bump for guiding the first base to slide in the receiving chamber.

17. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 13, wherein each of two opposite lateral surfaces of the first base has a first rib extending perpendicular to an extending direction of the contacting portions of the first conductive terminals, and each of the lateral walls of the insulating housing is formed with a slot for receiving the first rib.

18. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 17, wherein each of two opposite lateral surfaces of the second base has a second rib extending perpendicular to an extending direction of the contacting portions of the second conductive terminals, and the second rib is disposed in alignment with the first rib when the first terminal module is fixed with the second terminal module and collectively received in the slot.

19. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 13, wherein the third metal shell has a front plate and two lateral plates bent rearward from two opposite sides of the front plate, the front plate has a fixing strip at a top edge thereof, and a grounding portion is extended downwards from a bottom edge of each of the two lateral plates adjacent to the front plate for grounding.

20. An electrical connector, comprising:

an insulating housing, the insulating housing including a rectangular top wall, two facing lateral walls connected to two opposite sides of the top wall, a front wall extended downwards from a front side of the top wall and connected with the two lateral walls to form a receiving chamber, the front wall having a portion extended frontward to form a mating portion, the mating portion having a plurality of passageways extending frontward and rearward for communicating with the receiving chamber on a top surface and a bottom surface respectively;

a first terminal module having a plurality of first conductive terminals and a first base for restraining the first conductive terminals, the first conductive terminals having contacting portions extended outside the first base and arranged side by side to form one row for being received in the passageways defined on the top surface;

a second terminal module disposed under the first terminal module, the second terminal module having a plurality of second conductive terminals and a second base for restraining the second conductive terminals, the second conductive terminals having contacting portions extended outside the second base and arranged side by side to form one row spaced from the row of the contacting portions of the first conductive terminals for being received in the passageways defined on the bottom surface; and

a shielding shell enclosing a periphery of the insulating housing, the shielding shell including a first metal shell, a second metal shell and a third metal shell, the third metal shell having a front plate and two lateral plates bent rearward from two opposite sides of the front plate, the front plate having a fixing strip at a top edge thereof, and a grounding portion being extended downwards from a bottom edge of each of the two lateral plates adjacent to the front plate for grounding;

wherein the first base is fixed on the second base to make the first terminal module and the second terminal module received in the receiving chamber of the housing at one time.