Electrical connector having a shielding shell
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1. An electrical connector comprising:
- an insulative housing comprising a pair of side walls and a pair of end walls connecting with the side walls and a mating opening defined between the side walls;
a groove defined at each corner of one of said side walls with the end walls;
a plurality of terminals, each the terminal defining a retaining arm secured in the insulative housing, an engaging portion protruding towards the mating opening and a soldering portion extending outwards from the retaining portion; and
a shielding shell covering the insulative housing, comprising a first shielding shell and a second shielding shell, the two shielding shells comprising a pair of bending portions at opposite ends thereof respectively;
wherein the bending portions of the two shielding shells at the same end of the shell are commonly received and retained in one corresponding groove.
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Abstract
An electrical connector includes an insulative housing (2), a plurality of terminals (3) received in the insulative housing (2) and a shielding shell (4) covering the insulative housing. The insulative housing (2) includes a mating opening (24) extending along a longitudinal direction and a pair of grooves (231) extending with an angle to the mating opening and opening to an exterior. The shielding shell is provided with two shielding shell (41), (42) attached to an outer periphery of the insulative housing (2), which their ends are received and retained in the grooves (231).
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1. An electrical connector comprising:
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an insulative housing comprising a pair of side walls and a pair of end walls connecting with the side walls and a mating opening defined between the side walls; a groove defined at each corner of one of said side walls with the end walls; a plurality of terminals, each the terminal defining a retaining arm secured in the insulative housing, an engaging portion protruding towards the mating opening and a soldering portion extending outwards from the retaining portion; and a shielding shell covering the insulative housing, comprising a first shielding shell and a second shielding shell, the two shielding shells comprising a pair of bending portions at opposite ends thereof respectively; wherein the bending portions of the two shielding shells at the same end of the shell are commonly received and retained in one corresponding groove. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An electrical connector comprising:
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an insulative housing having a mating opening extending along a longitudinal direction and a pair of grooves extending with an angle to the mating opening and opening to an exterior; a plurality of terminals received in the insulative housing; and a metallic shell shrouding the insulative housing and including first and second parts each at a free end having a bending portion hooked at a corner of the insulative housing with an acute angle relative to a remaining body portion thereof. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. An electrical connector comprising:
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an insulative housing defining a mating port exposed to an exterior in a first direction and surrounded by a circumferential wall; a plurality of contacts disposed in the housing with contacting sections exposed in the mating port; a retention slit formed in the circumferential wall and extending inwardly in an oblique direction from an exterior surface of the circumferential wall; and at least one metallic shell covering at least a portion of said circumferential wall;
whereinsaid shell defines an engagement tab received in said retention slit to hold said shell in position with regard to the housing; wherein another metallic shell covers other portions of the circumferential wall while with another engagement tab received in said retention slit. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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