Stacked electrical connector with improved shell for EMI protection
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1. A stacked connector assembly comprising:
- an insulative housing defining at least an upper tongue portion exposed to an exterior for mating along a forward direction, a lower tongue portion spaced away from the upper tongue portion, and a insulative separate portion located between the upper and lower tongue portions and separating the upper and lower tongue portions;
a plurality of first contacts disposed in the housing and defining first contact portions retained in the upper tongue portion and first retaining portions perpendicular to the first contact portions;
a plurality of second contacts disposed in the housing and defining second contact portions retained in the lower tongue portion;
an additional metal shell shielding a front surface of the separate portion; and
an L-shaped insulative spacer located behind the housing and including a horizontal plate retained in the housing, and a vertical plate perpendicular to the horizontal plate for retaining the first retaining portions of the first contacts.
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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 EMI protection.
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1. A stacked connector assembly comprising:
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an insulative housing defining at least an upper tongue portion exposed to an exterior for mating along a forward direction, a lower tongue portion spaced away from the upper tongue portion, and a insulative separate portion located between the upper and lower tongue portions and separating the upper and lower tongue portions; a plurality of first contacts disposed in the housing and defining first contact portions retained in the upper tongue portion and first retaining portions perpendicular to the first contact portions; a plurality of second contacts disposed in the housing and defining second contact portions retained in the lower tongue portion; an additional metal shell shielding a front surface of the separate portion; and an L-shaped insulative spacer located behind the housing and including a horizontal plate retained in the housing, and a vertical plate perpendicular to the horizontal plate for retaining the first retaining portions of the first contacts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An electrical connector for mounting to a printed circuit board, comprising:
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an insulative housing defining a main body, an upper and lower tongue portions extending forwardly from the main body and spaced away from each other in a height direction, and an insulative separate portion extending forwardly from the main body to separate the upper and lower tongue portions; a plurality of first contacts disposed in the housing, each of said first contacts including an L-shaped body with a horizontal portion and a vertical portion perpendicular to the horizontal portion the horizontal portion including a first contact portion retained in the upper tongue portion, the vertical portion including a first retaining portion and a first soldering tail extending downwardly from the retaining portion for being mounted to the printed circuit board; a plurality of second contacts disposed in the housing and defining second contact portions retained in the lower tongue portion; an L-shaped insulative spacer forwardly assembled to the housing and including a horizontal plate retained in the housing, and a vertical plate perpendicular to the horizontal plate for retaining the first retaining portions; an L-shaped insulative spacer forwardly assembled to the main body, the L-shaped insulative spacer including a horizontal plate retained in the main body and a vertical plate perpendicular to the horizontal plate for retaining the first retaining portions, the first soldering tails extending downwardly beyond the L-shaped insulative spacer; a shielding device for shielding at least one of the first and second tongue portions; and an additional metal shell shielding a front surface of the separate portion and electrically and mechanically connecting the shielding device. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. An electrical connector comprising:
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an insulative housing defining a main body with a mating tongue forwardly extending from the main body; first and second rows of contacts disposed in the housing, each of said contacts including a front horizontal contacting section, a middle right angle section unitarily extending rearwardly from the front horizontal contacting section, and a rear vertical tail section unitarily extending downwardly from the middle right angle section under condition that the middle sections of the contacts in said first and second rows are respectively located at two upper and lower levels of the mating tongue; an insulative spacer located on a rear portion of the housing and including a plate with therein slots in opposite first and second faces to receive the middle sections;
whereinsome of the slots in the first face receive the middle sections of the first row of contacts and some of the slots in the second face receive the middle sections of the second row of contacts; further including a first metallic shell extending horizontally to surround the mating tongue, and a second metallic shell discrete from the first metallic shell and extending vertically to shield a front face of the housing below the mating port. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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