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US5340321A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Electrical connector with a shielding shell

Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Ltd
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Filing: 1993-03-12
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Granted: 1994-08-23
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Expires: 2013-03-12
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Abstract

Abstract An electrical connector has an insulator with a base portion, a main surface, and a mating portion formed on the main surface. A pair of blocks are formed at opposite ends of the base portion. Each block has a receiving surface parallel to an installation surface perpendicular to the main surface. The installation surface makes contact with a surface of a printed circuit board when the electrical connector is mounted on the printed circuit board. A plurality of electroconductive contacts are disposed on the mating portion. An electroconductive shell is attached to the base portion for surrounding the mating portion. A pair of flanges are formed at opposite ends of the shell and are received by the receiving surfaces of the blocks. A pair of electroconductive hook lugs are attached to the blocks. A pair of electroconductive holding members are mounted on side surfaces of the blocks and have portions extending in a plane including the installation surfaces. A pair of connecting members electrically connect the hook lugs and flanges. The holding members and side surfaces of the hook lugs are electrically connected.

Inventors

  • 👤 Osamu Hashiguchi
  • 👤 Hiroaki Kinoshita

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 22:10
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/648; H01R13/658; H01R13/6591; H01R13/6594; H01R13/6595; H01R12/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 195 words
An electrical connector, comprising an insulator having a base portion with a main surface and a mating portion formed on said main surface of said base portion, a pair of blocks formed at opposite ends of said base portion, each of said blocks having a receiving surface parallel to said main surface and an installation surface perpendicular to said main surface, said installation surface making contact with a surface of a printed circuit board when said electrical connector is mounted on the printed circuit board, a plurality of electroconductive contacts disposed on said mating portion, an electroconductive shell attached to said base portion for surrounding said mating portion, a pair of flanges formed at opposite ends of said shell and received by said receiving surfaces of said blocks, a pair of electroconductive hook lugs attached to said blocks, a pair of electroconductive holding members which are mounted on side surfaces of said blocks and which have portions extending in a plane including said installation surfaces, a pair of connecting members for electrically connecting said hook lugs and said flanges, and connecting means for electrically connecting said holding members and side surfaces of said hook lugs.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 195 words
An electrical connector, comprising an insulator having a base portion with a main surface and a mating portion formed on said main surface of said base portion, a pair of blocks formed at opposite ends of said base portion, each of said blocks having a receiving surface parallel to said main surface and an installation surface perpendicular to said main surface, said installation surface making contact with a surface of a printed circuit board when said electrical connector is mounted on the printed circuit board, a plurality of electroconductive contacts disposed on said mating portion, an electroconductive shell attached to said base portion for surrounding said mating portion, a pair of flanges formed at opposite ends of said shell and received by said receiving surfaces of said blocks, a pair of electroconductive hook lugs attached to said blocks, a pair of electroconductive holding members which are mounted on side surfaces of said blocks and which have portions extending in a plane including said installation surfaces, a pair of connecting members for electrically connecting said hook lugs and said flanges, and connecting means for electrically connecting said holding members and side surfaces of said hook lugs.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 88 words
An electrical connector with a shell according to claim 1, wherein each of said blocks has a groove formed on its side surface for receiving a corresponding one of said holding members, each of said holding members having a mounting plate to be fitted into said groove, a contact piece formed on said mounting plate for elastic contact with said side surface of said hook lug to serve as said connecting means, and a connecting plate to be connected to a ground pattern on said printed circuit board.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 73 words
An electrical connector with a shell according to claim 1, further comprising, as means for fixing said electrical connector onto said printed circuit board, hook pins to be engaged with through holes formed on said printed circuit board, said hook pins being in engagement with said hook lugs and projecting from said installation surfaces, said hook lugs being provided at their projecting ends with engagement projections to be engaged with said through holes.

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