Receptacle connector

• US 7,883,369 B1
• Filed: 02/24/2010
• Issued: 02/08/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Cheng UEI Precision Industry Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Cheng UEI Precision Industry Company Limited
• Inventors: Lin, Kuo-Chin, Zhu, Feng, Sun, Dao-Rui
• Primary Examiner(s): Prasad; Chandrika
• Application Number:
  US12/711,862
• Time in Patent Office: 349 Days
• Field of Search: 439/665, 439/667, 439/607.35, 439/607.39, 439/607.55, 439/55, 439/59
• US Class Current: 439/607.35
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/7011 Locking or fixing a connector to a PCB
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/721 cooperating directly with the edge of the rigid printed circuits
• 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: H05K 1/117 Pads along the edge of rigid circuit boards, e.g. for pluggable connectors
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/09063 Holes or slots in insulating substrate not used for electrical connections
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/09145 Edge details
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/10189 Non-printed connector

Abstract

A receptacle connector is adapted for receiving a plug connector which includes a casing and a plurality of plug terminals disposed in the casing. The receptacle connector includes a printed circuit board and a shell mounted on the printed circuit board. Portions of a front edge of the printed circuit board are recessed inward to form two fixing grooves with a tongue formed therebetween. A plurality of golden fingers are formed on two opposite surfaces of the tongue. The shell has a top plate, a bottom plate opposite to the top plate and two side plates connecting the top plate to the bottom plate. A space is formed among the top plate, the bottom plate and the side plates and receives the tongue. The side plates are restricted in the fixing grooves. The plug connector is inserted into the space with the plug terminals electrically abutting against the golden fingers.

Claims

1. A receptacle connector adapted for receiving a plug connector which includes a casing and a plurality of plug terminals disposed in the casing, the receptacle connector comprising:

a printed circuit board, portions of a front edge of the printed circuit board being recessed inward to form a pair of fixing grooves with a tongue formed therebetween, a plurality of golden fingers being formed on two opposite surfaces of the tongue; and

a shell mounted on the printed circuit board, the shell having a top plate, a bottom plate opposite to the top plate and two side plates connecting the top plate to the bottom plate, a space being formed among the top plate, the bottom plate and the side plates and receiving the tongue therein, the side plates being restricted in the corresponding fixing grooves, wherein the plug connector is inserted into the space with the plug terminals electrically abutting against the golden fingers on the printed circuit board.

2. The receptacle connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein one of the top plate, the bottom plate and the side plates of the shell defines an opening, an edge of the opening extends towards an opposite edge of the opening to form an elastic arm with a free end being arched into the space for abutting against the casing of the plug connector.

3. The receptacle connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the printed circuit board defines two first slits behind of and substantially in alignment with the corresponding fixing grooves, a rear edge of the bottom plate extends rearward to form a bottom rear plate with two side edges thereof being bent perpendicularly to form first holding portions held into the corresponding first slits.

4. The receptacle connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the printed circuit board defines two spaced second slits adjacent to the front edge thereof and with the fixing grooves located therebetween, a front edge of each of the side plates connects an outward substantial L-shaped connecting portion, a distal end of a level part of the connecting portion is extended upward to form a second holding portion held into the corresponding second slit.

5. The receptacle connector as claimed in claim 4, wherein the front edge of the side plate and a vertical part of the connecting portions are connected by an arc spring portion.

6. The receptacle connector as claimed in claim 4, wherein the front edge of the printed circuit board is recessed inward to form a gap located between the second slits, portions of an inmost edge of the gap are further recessed inward to form the fixing grooves, vertical parts of the connecting portions abut against the inmost edge of the gap.