Electrical connector and assembling method thereof

• US 8,287,311 B2
• Filed: 08/26/2010
• Issued: 10/16/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/15/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: P-Two Industries Inc.
• Original Assignee: P-Two Industries Inc.
• Inventors: Chen, Shao-Kai, Lin, Hsien-Chang, Wu, Chih-Fan
• Primary Examiner(s): Gilman, Alexander
• Application Number:
  US12/869,691
• Publication Number:
  US 20110177717A1
• Time in Patent Office: 782 Days
• Field of Search: 439/607.55, 439/607.1, 439/579, 439/736, 298/82
• US Class Current: 439/607.55
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6581 Shield structure
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/65918 wherein each conductor is individually surrounded by shield
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6593 the shield being composed of different pieces
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2107/00 Four or more poles
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 9/05 for coaxial cables
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49211 of fused material

Abstract

An electrical connector includes a dielectric housing, a plurality of conductive terminals, a fixing strip, a plurality of wires, and an upper shell, the dielectric housing having an upper face and a lower face opposite to the upper face, the upper face being provided with a plurality of terminal slots and recesses, the conductive terminals having a contact portion, a base portion, an engaged portion and received in the corresponding terminal slots, the engaged portion being engaged against the corresponding recesses, the fixing strip being transversally disposed on the upper face of the dielectric housing and across the conductive terminals and the terminal slots for securing the conductive terminals in the terminal slots, the wires respectively connecting with the base portions of the conductive terminals, and an upper shell is assembled on the dielectric housing above the fixing strip.

Claims

1. An electrical connector, comprising:

a dielectric housing having an upper face and a lower face opposite to the upper face, the upper face being provided with a plurality of terminal slots and recesses;

a plurality of conductive terminals received in the corresponding terminal slots of the dielectric housing, each of the conductive terminals having a contact portion, a base portion, and an engaged portion, the contact portion arranged at a front part of the dielectric housing, the base portion arranged at a rear part of the dielectric housing, the engaged portion connecting with the base portion and being engaged against the corresponding recess;

a fixing strip being transversally disposed on the upper face of the dielectric housing and across the conductive terminals and the terminal slots for securing the conductive terminals in the terminal slots;

a plurality of wires respectively connecting with the base portions of the conductive terminals; and

an upper shell assembled on the dielectric housing above the fixing strip;

wherein the rear part of the dielectric housing is provided with a plurality of first ribs, the front part of the dielectric housing is provided with a plurality of second ribs and third ribs, and a slit is formed between the second ribs and the third ribs for receiving the fixing strip.

2. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein each of the conductive terminals further comprises an embedded portion located between the contact portion and the base portion, the embedded portion being embedded against the fixing strip.

3. The electrical connector of claim 2, wherein the fixing strip has a plurality of grooves thereon with respect to the embedded portions of the conductive terminals, the embedded portions being embedded in the corresponding grooves.

4. The electrical connector of claim 1, further comprising a lower shell assembled on the dielectric housing opposite to the upper shell and below the terminal slots and conductive terminals.

5. The electrical connector of claim 4, further comprising a grounding bar disposed on the wires, wherein the rear part of the dielectric housing and the lower shell cooperatively define a receiving space therebetween, the grounding bar being received in the receiving space and electrically connecting with the lower shell.

6. The electrical connector of claim 1, further comprising a grounding bar disposed on the wires, wherein the rear part of the dielectric housing defines a receiving space for receiving the grounding bar.

7. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the engaged portion is located at a rear end of each of the conductive terminals.

8. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the wires are soldered to the corresponding base portion of the conductive terminals.

9. An electrical connector, comprising:

a dielectric housing having an upper face and a lower face opposite to the upper face, the upper face being provided with a plurality of terminal slots and recesses;

a plurality of conductive terminals received in the corresponding terminal slots of the dielectric housing, each of the conductive terminals having a contact portion, a base portion, and an engaged portion, the contact portion arranged at a front part of the dielectric housing, the base portion arranged at a rear part of the dielectric housing, the engaged portion located at a rear end of each of the conductive terminals, and connecting with the base portion and being engaged against the corresponding recess;

a fixing strip being transversally disposed on the upper face of the dielectric housing and across the conductive terminals and the terminal slots for securing the conductive terminals in the terminal slots;

a plurality of wires respectively connecting with the base portions of the conductive terminals; and

an upper shell assembled on the dielectric housing above the fixing strip.

10. An electrical connector, comprising:

a dielectric housing having an upper face and a lower face opposite to the upper face, the upper face being provided with a plurality of terminal slots and recesses;

a plurality of conductive terminals received in the corresponding terminal slots of the dielectric housing, each of the conductive terminals having a contact portion, a base portion, and an engaged portion, the contact portion arranged at a front part of the dielectric housing, the base portion arranged at a rear part of the dielectric housing, the engaged portion connecting with the base portion and being engaged against the corresponding recess;

a fixing strip being transversally disposed on the upper face of the dielectric housing and across the conductive terminals and the terminal slots for securing the conductive terminals in the terminal slots;

a plurality of wires respectively connecting with the base portions of the conductive terminals; and

an upper shell assembled on the dielectric housing above the fixing strip;

wherein the front part of the dielectric housing is provided with a first plurality of ribs and a second plurality of ribs, and a slit is formed between the first plurality of ribs and the second plurality of ribs for receiving the fixing strip.