Electrical connector having good anti-EMI perfprmance
First Claim
1. An electrical connector comprising:
- an insulative housing defining an upper sidewall, a lower sidewall opposite to the upper sidewall and a pair of end walls connected with the upper and lower sidewalls, the upper sidewall, the lower sidewall and the end walls together forming a receiving cavity, each end wall defining a recess communicating with the receiving cavity; and
a terminal module retained in the insulative housing and defining a first module, a second module and a shielding member located between the first module and the second module;
whereinthe shielding member is an integrated structure and defines a shielding portion, a plurality of elastic contacting arms projecting forwardly from the shielding portion and extending laterally, and a pair of locking portions bending into the corresponding recesses from the opposite sides of the shielding portion, the elastic contacting arms and the locking portions are exposed into the receiving cavity of the insulative housing;
wherein the terminal module is assembled to a rear sidewall of the insulative housing and further includes a third module disposed between the first module and the second module, the first module and the second module are separated from each other in a vertical direction, and the shielding member is integrally formed with the third module.
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Abstract
An electrical connector includes an insultive housing and a terminal module retained in the insultive housing. The insultive housing defines an upper sidewall, a lower sidewall opposite to the upper sidewall and a pair of end walls connected with the upper and lower sidewalls, which together form a receiving cavity, each end wall defines a recess communicating with the receiving cavity. The terminal module defines a first module, a second module and a shielding member located between the first module and the second module. The shielding member is an integrated structure and defines a shielding portion, a plurality of elastic contacting arms projecting forwardly from the shielding portion and extending laterally, and a pair of locking portions bending into the corresponding recesses from the opposite sides of the shielding portion, the elastic contacting arms and the locking portions are exposed into the receiving cavity of the insulative housing.
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17 Claims
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1. An electrical connector comprising:
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an insulative housing defining an upper sidewall, a lower sidewall opposite to the upper sidewall and a pair of end walls connected with the upper and lower sidewalls, the upper sidewall, the lower sidewall and the end walls together forming a receiving cavity, each end wall defining a recess communicating with the receiving cavity; and a terminal module retained in the insulative housing and defining a first module, a second module and a shielding member located between the first module and the second module;
whereinthe shielding member is an integrated structure and defines a shielding portion, a plurality of elastic contacting arms projecting forwardly from the shielding portion and extending laterally, and a pair of locking portions bending into the corresponding recesses from the opposite sides of the shielding portion, the elastic contacting arms and the locking portions are exposed into the receiving cavity of the insulative housing; wherein the terminal module is assembled to a rear sidewall of the insulative housing and further includes a third module disposed between the first module and the second module, the first module and the second module are separated from each other in a vertical direction, and the shielding member is integrally formed with the third module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An electrical connector comprising:
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an insulative housing including opposite top and bottom walls in a vertical direction, and a pair of opposite side walls in a transverse direction perpendicular to said vertical direction and cooperating with said opposite top and bottom walls to commonly define a receiving cavity; a plurality of upper contacts disposed in the upper wall with upper contacting sections extending into the receiving cavity, said upper contacts including upper differential pair signal contacts and upper grounding contacts alternately arranged with each other in the transverse direction; a plurality of lower contacts disposed in the bottom wall with lower contacting sections extending into the receiving cavity, said lower contacts including lower differential pair signal contacts and lower grounding contacts alternately arranged with each other in the transverse direction; an upper grounding bar disposed around an exterior surface of the top wall and having a plurality of upper resilient arms arranged in the transverse direction, each of said upper resilient arms having a free end extending into the receiving cavity and located in front of and aligned with the corresponding upper grounding contact in a front-to-back direction perpendicular to both vertical direction and said transverse direction; a lower grounding bar disposed around an exterior surface of the lower wall and having a plurality of lower resilient arms arranged in the transverse direction, each of said lower resilient arms having a free end extending into the receiving cavity and located in front of and aligned with the corresponding lower grounding contact in the front-to-back direction; wherein said upper contacts are integrally formed with an upper insulator, and said lower contacts are integrally formed with a lower insulator, said upper insulator and said lower insulator being located behind a rear wall of the housing and by two sides of a shielding member having elastic contacting arms extending forwardly through said rear wall and into said receiving cavity; wherein said shielding member further includes a rear upper grounding bar with connecting arms respectively mechanically and electrically connected to tails of the corresponding upper grounding contacts, and a rear lower grounding bar with connecting arms respectively mechanically and electrically connected to tails of the corresponding lower grounding contacts. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An electrical connector comprising:
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an insulative housing defining a receiving cavity in front of a rear wall; an upper terminal module and a terminal module sandwiching a shielding member therebetween, said upper terminal module including a plurality of upper contacts integrally formed in an upper insulator and having upper grounding contacts and upper differential pair signal contacts alternately arranged with each other in a transverse direction, said lower terminal module including a plurality of lower contacts integrally formed in a lower insulator and having lower grounding contacts and lower differential pair signal contacts alternately arranged with each other in the transverse direction, said upper insulator and said lower insulator located behind the rear wall, a rear upper grounding bar and a rear lower grounding bar respectively formed on the shielding member; each of said upper contacts including a contacting section extending through the rear wall and into the receiving cavity, and a tail exposed around a rear end of the upper insulator, each of said lower contacts including a contacting section extending through the rear wall and into the receiving cavity, and tail exposed around a rear end of the lower insulator;
whereinthe tails of the upper grounding contacts are connected to corresponding connecting arms of the upper grounding bar, and the tails of the lower grounding contacts are connected to corresponding connecting arms of the lower grounding bar;
whereinthe upper grounding bar and the lower grounding bar are essentially located behind the tails of the upper contacts and those of the lower contacts, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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