Stacked electrical connector with improved shell for EMI protection
First Claim
1. A stacked electrical connector for being mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB), comprising:
- an upper mating port including a first horizontal tongue portion, a plurality of first contacts retained in the first tongue portion and a first metal shell enclosing the first tongue portion;
a lower mating port including a second horizontal tongue portion, a plurality of second contacts retained in the second tongue portion and a second metal shell enclosing the second tongue portion;
an insulative separate portion separating the upper and the lower mating ports, the separating portion comprising a front surface and a pair of opposite walls perpendicular to the front surface; and
an additional metal shell comprising a main body shielding the front surface of the separate portion and a pair of side walls extending backwardly from the main body to be fixed to the opposite walls;
whereinat least one side wall of the additional metal shell comprises a lower bending portion perpendicularly extending inwardly from a bottom edge of the side wall so that the lower bending portion is attached to the second metal shell.
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Abstract
A stacked electrical connector includes an upper mating port, a lower mating port, an insulative separate portion separating the upper and the lower mating ports, and an additional metal shell covering the separate portion. The upper and lower mating ports include first and second metal shells, respectively. The additional metal shell includes a main body shielding a front surface of the separate portion and a pair of side walls extending backwardly from the main body to abut against the opposite walls. At least one side wall includes a lower bending portion attached to the second metal shell in order to form a much larger grounding area for Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) protection.
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1. A stacked electrical connector for being mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB), comprising:
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an upper mating port including a first horizontal tongue portion, a plurality of first contacts retained in the first tongue portion and a first metal shell enclosing the first tongue portion; a lower mating port including a second horizontal tongue portion, a plurality of second contacts retained in the second tongue portion and a second metal shell enclosing the second tongue portion; an insulative separate portion separating the upper and the lower mating ports, the separating portion comprising a front surface and a pair of opposite walls perpendicular to the front surface; and an additional metal shell comprising a main body shielding the front surface of the separate portion and a pair of side walls extending backwardly from the main body to be fixed to the opposite walls;
whereinat least one side wall of the additional metal shell comprises a lower bending portion perpendicularly extending inwardly from a bottom edge of the side wall so that the lower bending portion is attached to the second metal shell. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A stacked electrical connector, comprising:
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an insulative housing defining a first receiving cavity, a tongue portion extending into the receiving cavity and a retaining slit communicating with the first receiving cavity; a plurality of first contacts retained in the tongue portion; a first metal shell received in the receiving cavity to enclose the tongue portion; another connector mating port located below the receiving cavity and comprising a second metal shell; a rear metal shell comprising a rear portion attached to a rear wall of the insulative housing and a horizontal fixing portion extending forwardly from the rear wall under a condition that the horizontal fixing portion is received in the retaining slit to electrically and mechanically connect the first metal shell; and an outer metal shell comprising a top wall and a pair of side walls jointly covering peripheral walls of the insulative housing;
wherein the outer metal shell further comprises at least one back wall overlapping and abutting against the rear portion of the rear metal shell. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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