Electrical connector with shell interferentially engaged with portion of the connector
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1. An electrical connector comprising:
- an insulative housing defining a mating port exposed to an exterior through a front mating face, and two side faces rearwardly extending from two opposite sides of the front mating face;
a metallic shell assembled to the housing and including an upside down U-shaped main body including a top wall and two side walls and located in front of the front mating face of the housing under a condition that said top wall of said main body is higher than the housing;
a spring member unitarily extending rearwardly from a rear edge of the top wall toward the housing; and
a pair of extension arms unitarily extending rearwardly from rear edges of said two opposite side walls of the main body;
whereinfastening means is formed on each extension arm and each corresponding side face for fastening the extension arm and the corresponding side face together under a condition that said fastening means is configured to only allow assembling between the shell and the housing in a vertical direction;
whereinthe housing includes a plurality of downwardly extending posts, and the shell includes a plurality of downwardly extending board locks in front of the downwardly extending posts;
whereineach extension arm further includes a horizontal interference tab, and the housing defines a pair of vertical slots each securely receiving the corresponding horizontal interference tab therein.
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An electrical connector (1) is adapted for mounting to a circuit substrate having a metallic shell (2) assembled onto an insulated housing (3). The metallic shell (2) has a base portion with two side-walls (23) and a pair of arms (24) extending from the side-walls (23). Some interferential tabs (243) are introverted on both of the arms (24) and corresponding slots (311) are formed on the insulated housing (3). When assembling, the interferential tabs (243) are engaged with corresponding slots (311) to firmly fit the metallic shell (2) and insulated housing (3) together.
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1. An electrical connector comprising:
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an insulative housing defining a mating port exposed to an exterior through a front mating face, and two side faces rearwardly extending from two opposite sides of the front mating face; a metallic shell assembled to the housing and including an upside down U-shaped main body including a top wall and two side walls and located in front of the front mating face of the housing under a condition that said top wall of said main body is higher than the housing; a spring member unitarily extending rearwardly from a rear edge of the top wall toward the housing; and a pair of extension arms unitarily extending rearwardly from rear edges of said two opposite side walls of the main body;
whereinfastening means is formed on each extension arm and each corresponding side face for fastening the extension arm and the corresponding side face together under a condition that said fastening means is configured to only allow assembling between the shell and the housing in a vertical direction;
whereinthe housing includes a plurality of downwardly extending posts, and the shell includes a plurality of downwardly extending board locks in front of the downwardly extending posts;
whereineach extension arm further includes a horizontal interference tab, and the housing defines a pair of vertical slots each securely receiving the corresponding horizontal interference tab therein.
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Current AssigneeHon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
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Original AssigneeHon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
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InventorsHuang, Lin, Hsiao, Yu-San
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Primary Examiner(s)GIRARDI, VANESSA MARY
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Application NumberUS12/287,931Publication NumberTime in Patent Office2,100 DaysField of Search439/607.01, 439/607.35, 439/607.53, 439/607.54US Class Current439/607.35CPC Class CodesH01R 13/6582 with resilient means for en...
