US6174182B1
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Cable connector
Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd
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Filing: 1999-09-10
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Granted: 2001-01-16
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Expires: 2019-09-10
Abstract
Abstract A cable connector in accordance with the present invention comprises a jacket consisting of upper and lower jacket members enclosing the cable connector, a dielectric housing retaining a plurality of terminals in a mating portion for electrically connecting with a mating connector, upper and lower shells for enclosing the housing, and a pair of latching members mounted to opposite sides of the cable connector. Each latching member comprises an elongate resilient bar for engaging with the lower shell, and a latching portion extending beyond the housing for engaging with a shield of a mating connector. A pair of touching tabs extends from opposite free ends of a peripheral wall of the lower shell for contacting the resilient bars of the corresponding latching members. Thus, the grounding wires of the cable, the touching tabs of the lower shell, the latching portions and the resilient bars of the latching members, the shield of the mating connector and a metallic panel to which the mating connector is fixed together form a grounding path therethrough, for discharging the static electricity accumulated on the cable connector, the mating connector, and the metallic panel when the latching members contact the shield of the mating connector.
Inventors
- 👤 Peter Kuo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 09:25
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/62; H01R13/627; H01R13/6275; H01R13/648; H01R13/658; H01R13/6581; H01R13/6582; H01R9/00; H01R9/03; H01R9/05; H01R9/0512; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S439/00; Y10S439/939
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
340 words
A cable connector for interconnecting a cable with a mating connector having a metallic shield, comprising: a dielectric housing having a mating portion retaining a plurality of terminals for terminating with the cable and for engaging with the mating connector; a shell comprising a bottom wall, a clasp extending from the bottom wall for clasping the cable and for electrically linking with the cable, a peripheral wall upwardly extending from a periphery of the bottom wall thereby defining a receiving space for receiving the dielectric housing therein, a pair of touching tabs extending from opposite ends of the peripheral wall and being outwardly bent away from the peripheral wall; and a pair of metal latching members fixed with the dielectric housing, each latching member comprising an outwardly extending latching portion, for engaging with the metallic shield of the mating connector, and an inwardly inclined elongate resilient bar engaging with the shell; wherein the touching tabs electrically contact the corresponding resilient bars of the latching members to form a grounding path through the metallic shield of the mating connector, the metal latching members, the shell and a grounding wire of the cable when the latching portions of the latching members contact the shield of the mating connector, thereby discharging static electricity accumulated on the mating connector, the cable connector and the cable before the cable connector engages with the mating connector; wherein the touching tabs are appropriately bent for ensuring electrical contact with the resilient bars of the corresponding latching members; wherein the shell further comprises a grounding section outwardly extending from the bottom wall, a vertical plate being perpendicularly bent from the grounding section and aligning with the mating portion of the dielectric housing, a pair of V-shaped resilient bars being stamped from the vertical plate and comprising a ridge for resiliently contacting a metallic panel to which the mating connector is fixed thereby forming a grounding path through the metallic panel, the resilient bars of the latching members, the clasp of the shill and the grounding wire of cable.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
340 words
A cable connector for interconnecting a cable with a mating connector having a metallic shield, comprising: a dielectric housing having a mating portion retaining a plurality of terminals for terminating with the cable and for engaging with the mating connector; a shell comprising a bottom wall, a clasp extending from the bottom wall for clasping the cable and for electrically linking with the cable, a peripheral wall upwardly extending from a periphery of the bottom wall thereby defining a receiving space for receiving the dielectric housing therein, a pair of touching tabs extending from opposite ends of the peripheral wall and being outwardly bent away from the peripheral wall; and a pair of metal latching members fixed with the dielectric housing, each latching member comprising an outwardly extending latching portion, for engaging with the metallic shield of the mating connector, and an inwardly inclined elongate resilient bar engaging with the shell; wherein the touching tabs electrically contact the corresponding resilient bars of the latching members to form a grounding path through the metallic shield of the mating connector, the metal latching members, the shell and a grounding wire of the cable when the latching portions of the latching members contact the shield of the mating connector, thereby discharging static electricity accumulated on the mating connector, the cable connector and the cable before the cable connector engages with the mating connector; wherein the touching tabs are appropriately bent for ensuring electrical contact with the resilient bars of the corresponding latching members; wherein the shell further comprises a grounding section outwardly extending from the bottom wall, a vertical plate being perpendicularly bent from the grounding section and aligning with the mating portion of the dielectric housing, a pair of V-shaped resilient bars being stamped from the vertical plate and comprising a ridge for resiliently contacting a metallic panel to which the mating connector is fixed thereby forming a grounding path through the metallic panel, the resilient bars of the latching members, the clasp of the shill and the grounding wire of cable.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The cable connector as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a dielectric jacket for enclosing the dielectric housing and the shell.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The cable connector as claimed in claim 2 , wherein each latching member comprises an engaging portion for engaging with the dielectric jacket.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
The cable connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein an aperture is defined in the peripheral wall of the shell, the clasp extending through the aperture via a connecting neck.
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