Electrical connector assembly wth compact configuration

• US 8,147,255 B2
• Filed: 12/08/2010
• Issued: 04/03/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Wu, Jerry
• Primary Examiner(s): LE, THANH TAM T
• Application Number:
  US12/962,670
• Publication Number:
  US 20110136368A1
• Time in Patent Office: 482 Days
• Field of Search: 439/76.1, 439352-358, 439/606, 439/607.41, 439/607.46, 439/607.49, 439/607.56
• US Class Current: 439/76.1
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/4361 Insertion of locking piece perpendicular to direction of contact insertion
• 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 13/6658 on printed circuit board H01R13/6666 - H01R13/6691 take precedence

Abstract

An electrical connector assembly (100), comprises an insulative housing (1) having a receiving space (14) therein communicated with an exterior along a longitudinal direction, a partition (15) formed in the receiving space and dividing the receiving space into a front receiving room (141) and a rear receiving room (142). Two PCB modules (2, 3) are arranged in a stacked manner and received into the receiving space. Each PCB module defines a mating section (210, 310) passing through the partition and received into the front receiving room. And two mating sections of the two PCB modules are spaced apart with each other along a vertical direction. And a latch (5) is assembled to the insulative housing.

Claims

1. An electrical connector assembly, comprising:

an insulative housing having a receiving space therein communicated with an exterior along a longitudinal direction, a partition formed in the receiving space and dividing the receiving space into a front receiving room and a rear receiving room;

two PCB (printed circuit board) modules arranged in roughly a stacked manner and received into the receiving room, each PCB module defining a mating section at a front end thereof and passing through the partition and received into the front receiving room, and two mating sections of the two PCB modules spaced apart with each other along a vertical direction; and

a latch assembled to the insulative housing;

wherein the insulative housing defines a top wall, a bottom wall and a pair of side walls connected with the top and bottom walls, the receiving space enclosed by the top wall, the bottom wall and the pair of side walls;

wherein the insulative housing defines an interferential portion formed on a top surface of the top wall and engaged with a front end of the latch;

wherein the insulative housing defines a pair of positioning portions disposed in back of the interferential portion, the latch defines a pair of protruding pieces at two sides thereof respectively limited by the pair of positioning portions in a down to up direction;

wherein the electrical connector assembly further defines a platform assembled to the top surface of the top wall and engaged with the pair of positioning portions, and the platform is located below the latch; and

wherein the platform defines a main section, an extruding section extending forwardly from the main section and disposed below the latch and a pair of elastic latching sections disposed at two sides of the extruding section and engaged with the pair of the positioning portions.

2. The electrical connector assembly as recited in claim 1, wherein the electrical connector assembly further defines a retainer assembled to the insulative housing and interfered with the first and second PCB modules to make the insulative housing and the first and second PCB modules positioned with each other.

3. The electrical connector assembly as recited in claim 1, wherein each PCB module has a printed circuit board, a plurality of cables electrically connected to the printed circuit board and an insulator over-molding around a rear end of the printed circuit board and a front end of the plurality of cables, the mating section is formed on a front end of the printed circuit board.

4. The electrical connector assembly as recited in claim 3, wherein the two insulators of the two PCB modules are filled into the rear receiving room, the plurality of cables of the two PCB modules are extending rearwardly and out of the insulative housing.

5. The electrical connector assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein each PCB module includes a PCB enclosed by an insulator around a rear portion of the PCB under condition that only a front portion of the PCB extends through the partition into the front receiving room so as to have the two PCBs of said two PCB modules spaced from each other in a parallel relation while having the two insulators of said two PCB modules stacked with each other in the rear receiving room.

6. The electrical connector assembly as claimed in claim 5, further including a retainer secured to the housing and extending in the partition and through both said two PCBs.

7. The electrical connector assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the two PCB modules have corresponding rear portions directly touching each other.

8. An electrical connector assembly, comprising:

a housing defining a front receiving room and a rear receiving room spaced apart by a partition disposed in the housing;

two paralleled printed circuit boards disposed in the housing and having two mating sections passing through the partition and received into the front receiving room;

a plurality of cables electrically connected to rear end of the two printed circuit boards and extending out of the housing; and

a latch formed to an exterior surface of the housing;

wherein two insulators are respectively formed on a connection between the printed circuit boards and the cables and filled into the rear receiving room;

wherein the housing defines an interferential portion and a pair of positioning portions formed on a top surface of the housing, the pair of positioning portions are located in back of the interferential portion;

wherein the electrical connector assembly further comprises a platform assembled to said exterior surface of the housing and engaged with the pair of positioning portions, and the platform is disposed below the latch; and

wherein the platform defines a main section, an extruding section extending forwardly from the main section and disposed below the latch and a pair of elastic latching sections disposed at two sides of the extruding section and engaged with the pair of the positioning portions.

9. The electrical connector assembly as recited in claim 8, wherein the latch defines a retaining portion disposed in a front end thereof and engaged with the interferential portion of the housing and a pair of protruding pieces respectively limited by the pair of positioning portions in a down to up direction.

10. The electrical connector assembly as recited in claim 8, wherein the electrical connector assembly further comprises a retainer assembled to the housing and received into the partition in a down to up direction, and two positioning posts of the retainer pass through two printed circuited boards.

11. The electrical connector assembly as claimed in claim 8, further including a platform assembled upon said exterior surface and below the latch, wherein said platform is configured to comply with an contour of the latch.

12. The electrical connector assembly as claimed in claim 11, wherein said platform and said housing is configured to allow said platform to be assembled to the housing in a horizontal direction defined by a mating axis of said connector assembly.