Cable connector assembly with improved shielding member

• US 7,922,536 B2
• Filed: 10/15/2009
• Issued: 04/12/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Zhang, Xiao-Kang, Shi, Hou-Yu, Ko, David
• Primary Examiner(s): Gilman; Alexander
• Application Number:
  US12/579,425
• Publication Number:
  US 20100093218A1
• Time in Patent Office: 544 Days
• Field of Search: 439/607.45, 439/607.48, 439/607.41, 439/607.52, 439/682
• US Class Current: 439/607.45
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/506 assembled by snap action of the parts
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6275 Latching arms not integral with the housing H01R13/6276, H01R13/6277, H01R13/6278 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6583 with separate conductive resilient members between mating shield members
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6593 the shield being composed of different pieces
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6594 the shield being mounted on a PCB and connected to conductive members
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6658 on printed circuit board H01R13/6666 - H01R13/6691 take precedence

Abstract

A cable connector assembly (100) includes an insulative housing (22) having a plurality of contacts received therein, a cable assembly (3) connected with the contacts by a printed circuit board (5), an upper shielding member (11) and a lower shielding member (12) together with the upper shielding member to form a receiving space (10). Each of the upper shielding member and the lower shielding member have a base portion (111, 121) and a plurality of vertical walls (113, 114, 115, 123, 124, 125) extending from the base portion. The lower shielding member (12) defines a stopping portion (126) to prevent the upper shielding member (11) from moving along a transverse direction. The stopping portion (126) is of U-shaped and comprises a first restricting flake (1261) and a second restricting flake (1262), and a corresponding vertical wall (113) of the upper shielding member is located between the first restricting flake (1261) and the second restricting flake (1262).

Claims

1. A cable connector assembly, comprising:

an insulative housing and a plurality of contacts received in the insulative housing;

a cable assembly connected with the contacts by a printed circuit board;

an upper shielding member; and

a lower shielding member together with the upper shielding member to form a receiving space, each of the upper shielding member and the lower shielding member having a base portion and a plurality of vertical walls extending from the base portion, the lower shielding member defining a stopping portion to prevent the upper shielding member from moving along a transverse direction, the stopping portion being of U-shaped and comprising a first restricting flake and a second restricting flake, and a corresponding vertical wall of the upper shielding member located between the first restricting flake and the second restricting flake.

2. The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the stopping portion extends from one of the vertical walls of the lower shielding member.

3. The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein a slit is defined between two neighboring vertical walls of the upper shielding member.

4. The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 3, wherein the stopping portion is inserted into the slit.

5. The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 4, wherein the first restricting flake is located outside the receiving space, and the second restricting flake is located inside the receiving space.

6. The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 5, wherein the second restricting flake is shorter than the first restricting flake along a vertical direction.

7. The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the printed circuit board is received in the receiving space and located below the second restricting flake.

8. The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 7, wherein the lower shielding member defines a pair of supporting portions on lateral sides, and the printed circuit board is located on the supporting portions.

9. The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 8, wherein each supporting portion is bent towards an interior side of the lower shielding member.

10. A cable connector assembly, comprising:

an insulative housing with a plurality of contacts received therein;

a cable electrically connected to the contacts;

a metallic shielding member enclosing the insulative housing, the metallic shielding member having a first shielding part and a second shielding part, both the first shielding part and the second shielding part having a base portion, a pair of side walls and a rear wall connected to and perpendicular to the base portion;

a U-shaped engaging portion formed on the rear wall of the first shielding part, with a back edge of the corresponding side wall extending the engaging portion; and

a gap formed between the side wall and the rear wall of the second shielding part, with the engaging portion partially received in the gap.

11. The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 10, wherein the engaging portion comprises a first restricting flake and a second restricting flake located at opposite sides of one of the side wall.

12. The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 10, wherein each side wall defines a main portion and a arm extending forwards from the main portion.

13. A cable connector assembly comprising:

a connector including an insulative housing enclosed in a metallic shell;

a printed circuit board connected to a rear portion of the connector along a front-to-back direction;

first and second shielding members located by two opposite sides of the printed circuit board in a vertical direction perpendicular to said front-to-back direction, the first shielding member defining a first side wall abutting against a second side wall, which is defined on the second shielding member, in a lateral direction perpendicular to said vertical direction and said front-to-back direction, the first shielding further defining a first rear wall abutting against a second rear wall, which is defined in the second shielding member, in said front-to-back direction; and

a lying U-shaped structure formed on said first rear wall of the first shielding member to sandwich both said first side wall and said second side wall in said lateral direction.

14. The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 13, wherein said first side wall and said second side wall are latched to each other in said vertical direction.