ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY HAVING AN IMPROVED EMI GASKET
First Claim
1. An electrical connector assembly comprising:
- a housing having a rear body portion and a front mating portion, the body portion being larger than the mating portion;
two paralleled printed circuit boards disposed in the housing and positioned by the housing;
two cables respectively electrically connected to the two printed circuit boards;
a spacer sandwiched between the two printed circuit boards and positioned by the housing;
a metallic holder surrounding the body portion; and
a metallic gasket surrounding a rear section of the mating portion;
whereinthe metallic gasket has a plurality of ribs around a front end thereof and the housing has on an outer surface thereof a plurality slits receiving the ribs.
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Abstract
An electrical connector assembly (100) comprises: a housing (1) having a rear body portion (12) and a front mating portion (13), two paralleled printed circuit boards (2) disposed in the housing and positioned by the housing, two cables (4) respectively electrically connected to the two printed circuit boards, a spacer (3) sandwiched between the two printed circuit boards and positioned by the housing, a metallic holder (8) surrounding the body portion, and a metallic gasket (9) surrounding a rear section of the mating portion. The metallic gasket has a number of ribs (135) around a front end thereof and the housing has on an outer surface thereof a plurality of slits receiving the ribs (95).
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11 Claims
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1. An electrical connector assembly comprising:
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a housing having a rear body portion and a front mating portion, the body portion being larger than the mating portion; two paralleled printed circuit boards disposed in the housing and positioned by the housing; two cables respectively electrically connected to the two printed circuit boards; a spacer sandwiched between the two printed circuit boards and positioned by the housing; a metallic holder surrounding the body portion; and a metallic gasket surrounding a rear section of the mating portion;
whereinthe metallic gasket has a plurality of ribs around a front end thereof and the housing has on an outer surface thereof a plurality slits receiving the ribs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An electrical connector assembly comprising:
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a housing defining a receiving room forwardly communicating with an exterior along a front-to-back direction; a printed circuit board disposed in the receiving room; a cable connected to a rear end of the printed circuit board; a slit formed in an exterior face of the housing; a protrusion formed on the exterior around the slit; and a metallic gasket surrounding the housing and defining a base with a plurality of spring tangs unitarily extending outwardly rearwardly therefrom in a cantilevered manner;
whereina front edge of the base is received in the slit so as to prevent backward flipping thereof. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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