Electrical connection device

• US 9,960,544 B2
• Filed: 11/12/2015
• Issued: 05/01/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Molex LLC (KOCH Industries Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Molex LLC (KOCH Industries Incorporated)
• Inventors: Ho, Yi-Tse
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Tulsidas C
• Assistant Examiner(s): HARCUM, MARCUS E
• Application Number:
  US15/520,035
• Publication Number:
  US 20170338602A1
• Time in Patent Office: 901 Days
• Field of Search: 43960727, 43960735, 43960736, 43960737, 4396074, 43960755
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/7047 with a fastener through a screw hole in the coupling device
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/707 Soldering or welding
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/714 with contacts abutting directly the printed circuit; Button contacts therefore provided on the printed circuit
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/721 cooperating directly with the edge of the rigid printed circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6595 with separate members fixing the shield to the PCB
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2107/00 Four or more poles
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/60 Contacts spaced along planar side wall transverse to longitudinal axis of engagement

Abstract

An electrical connection device comprises an electrical connector. The electrical connector comprises: an insulative body; a plurality of conductive terminals provided to the insulative body; a metal shell surrounding the insulative body and an outer shielding member. The metal shell comprises a top portion, two openings respectively formed at two sides of the top portion and two first ground pieces positioned opposite to a side where the top portion is present and extending outwardly respectively from the two openings. The outer shielding member comprises a main body transversally provided on the top portion of the metal shell and covering the two openings and two second ground pieces respectively extending outwardly from two ends of the main body, the two second ground pieces each have a penetrating hole penetrating from a top surface to a bottom surface. At least a part of each penetrating hole of the two second ground pieces receives the corresponding first ground piece. By that the outer shielding member covers the two openings of the metal shell, EMI may be prevented from being produced.

Claims

1. An electrical connection device, comprising:

an electrical connector comprising;

an insulative body;

a plurality of conductive terminals provided to the insulative body;

a metal shell engaged with the insulative body and surrounding the insulative body, and having a top portion, two openings respectively formed at two sides of the top portion and two first ground pieces each positioned at a side of the corresponding opening and extending outwardly from the corresponding opening, the side of the corresponding opening being far away from the top portion; and

an outer shielding member comprising a main body transversally provided on the top portion of the metal shell and covering the two openings and two second ground pieces respectively extending outwardly from two ends of the main body, the two second ground pieces each having a penetrating hole penetrating from a top surface to a bottom surface, at least a part of each penetrating hole of the two second ground pieces receiving the corresponding first ground piece.

2. The electrical connection device of claim 1, wherein each first ground piece has a pair of side edges spaced apart from each other, and the pair of side edges each are matched with a part of an inner edge of the corresponding second ground piece defining the penetrating hole in a manner of convex-concave.

3. The electrical connection device of claim 2, wherein

each second ground piece has two stop portions positioned close to the main body respectively at two sides of the penetrating hole and protruding toward each other;

the two side edges of each first ground piece are recessed inwardly respectively in the positions corresponding to the two stop portions.

4. The electrical connection device of claim 1, wherein the main body of the outer shielding member has two position limiting portions respectively adjacent to the two penetrating holes and respectively positioned above the two corresponding first ground pieces.

5. The electrical connection device of claim 1, wherein each first ground piece has a pair of side edges spaced apart from each other and an end edge connecting the pair of side edges, the end edge of the first ground piece and a part of the inner edge of the corresponding second ground piece defining the penetrating hole cooperatively define a through hole.

6. The electrical connection device of claim 1, wherein the insulative body comprises a housing, a tongue extending forwardly from the housing, and two side walls respectively extending rearwardly from two sides of the housing, the plurality of conductive terminals are provided to the insulative body in arrangement of an upper row and a lower row, and each conductive terminal has a fixed portion fixed to the housing, a contact portion extending forwardly from the fixed portion to the tongue, and a resilient tail portion extending rearwardly from the fixed portion and extending out of the housing, the resilient tail portions of the conductive terminals in the two rows are positioned between the side walls.

7. The electrical connection device of claim 1, wherein

the plurality of conductive terminals are provided to the insulative body in arrangement of an upper row and a lower row;

and

the electrical connector further comprises a ground metal piece provided to the insulative body and positioned between the conductive terminals in the upper row and the conductive terminals in the lower row, the ground metal piece comprises a body portion and at least a connecting portion, the connecting portion protrudes outwardly from the body portion, extends out of the insulative body and contacts the metal shell.

8. The electrical connection device of claim 1, wherein

the electrical connection device further comprises a circuit board, the circuit board is provided with two ground pads;

the first ground piece and the second ground piece which are positioned at the same side are together fixed to and electrically connected to the corresponding ground pad.

9. The electrical connection device of claim 8, wherein

the circuit board is further provided with two mounting holes respectively positioned within two regions where the two ground pads are respectively provided;

each first ground piece has a pair of side edges spaced apart from each other and an end edge connecting the pair of side edges, the end edge of the first ground piece and a part of the inner edge of the corresponding second ground piece defining the penetrating hole cooperatively define a through hole, the two through holes respectively correspond to the two mounting holes of the circuit board; and

the electrical connection device further comprises two fixing members, each fixing member passes through the corresponding through hole and the corresponding mounting hole, fixes the corresponding first ground piece and the corresponding second ground piece to the circuit board, and allows the first ground piece and the second ground piece to contact the corresponding ground pad.

10. The electrical connection device of claim 8, wherein the first ground piece and the second ground piece which are positioned at the same side are together fixed to the corresponding ground pad by soldering.

11. The electrical connection device of claim 10, wherein each first ground piece has a pair of side edges spaced apart from each other and an end edge connecting the pair of side edges, the end edge of the first ground piece and a part of the inner edge of the corresponding second ground piece defining the penetrating hole cooperatively define a through hole.

12. The electrical connection device of claim 8, wherein

the circuit board is further provided with a mounting groove formed between the two ground pads, and is further provided with a protruding portion protruding into the mounting groove, a plurality of conductive contact pieces correspondingly provided to an upper surface and a lower surface of the protruding portion, the electrical connector is provided in the mounting groove;

the insulative body comprises a housing, a tongue extending forwardly from the housing, and two side walls respectively extending rearwardly from two sides of the housing, the two side walls are positioned at two sides of the protruding portion;

the plurality of conductive terminals are provided to the insulative body in arrangement of an upper row and a lower row, and each conductive terminal has a fixed portion fixed to the housing, a contact portion extending forwardly from the fixed portion to the tongue, and a resilient tail portion extending rearwardly from the fixed portion and extending out of the housing, the resilient tail portions of the conductive terminals in the two rows are positioned between the side walls, the resilient tail portions of the conductive terminals in the upper row and the conductive terminals in the lower row respectively contact the conductive contact pieces on the upper surface of the protruding portion and the conductive contact pieces on the lower surface of the protruding portion so as to interpose the protruding portion therebetween.

13. The electrical connection device of claim 12, wherein

the electrical connector further comprises a ground metal piece provided to the insulative body and positioned between the conductive terminals in the upper row and the conductive terminals in the lower row, the ground metal piece comprises a body portion and at least a connecting portion, the connecting portion protrudes outwardly from the body portion, extends out of the insulative body and contacts the metal shell.

14. The electrical connection device of claim 1, wherein the metal shell further comprises a bottom portion spaced apart from the top portion and two side portions each connecting the top portion and the bottom portion, the metal shell is formed by a metal plate and an engagement portion is formed in the top portion, and the two first ground pieces are respectively formed from the two side portions by stamping the two side portions.

15. The electrical connection device of claim 14, wherein the main body of the outer shielding member and the top portion of the metal shell are tightly connected by at least a laser joint.

16. The electrical connection device of claim 1, wherein the two first ground pieces are coplanar respectively with the two second ground pieces.