US6648668B1
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Micro coaxial cable connector having latches for securely engaging with a complementary connector
Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd
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Filing: 2002-07-19
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Granted: 2003-11-18
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Expires: 2022-07-19
Abstract
Abstract An electrical connector comprises an insulative housing ( 1 ), a contact set ( 2 ) assembled into the housing, a shield ( 3 ) enclosing the housing, and a pair of latch devices ( 4 ) assembled to the housing. The housing comprises a base portion ( 11 ), a plurality of passageways ( 111 ) defined in the base portion, a pair of retention portions ( 14 ) at a pair of ends thereof. The contact set comprises an insulative insert ( 21 ), a plurality of signal and grounding contacts ( 22 ) received in the insert, and a grounding bar ( 23 ) assembled in the insert. The signal and grounding contacts extend into the passageways. The grounding bar has a plurality of grounding fingers ( 234 ) electrically connecting the grounding contacts. The pair of latch devices is assembled to the retention portions and each latch device comprises a latch portion ( 41 ) having an engaging portion ( 414 ) for latching with a mating connector.
Inventors
- 👤 David Tso-Chin Ko
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 06:19
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/62; H01R13/627; H01R13/6275; H01R12/00; H01R12/50; H01R12/59; H01R12/594; H01R12/598; H01R9/00; H01R9/03; H01R9/05; H01R9/0515
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
263 words
An electrical connector, comprising: an elongate insulative housing having a base portion, a plurality of passageways defined in the base portion, a pair of retention portions at a pair of ends of the base portion; a contact set assembled to a rear end of the housing and comprising an insulative insert, a plurality of signal and grounding contacts received in the insert, and a grounding bar assembled in the insert, the signal and grounding contacts extending into the passageways of the housing, the grounding bar having a plurality of grounding fingers electrically connecting the grounding contacts; and a pair of latch portions assembled to the retention portions of the housing and each latch portion having an engaging portion for latching with a mating connector; wherein each of the latch portions has a body portion enclosing each of the retention portions of the housing and securely assembled thereon, the engaging portion extends forwardly from th body portion; wherein the connector further comprises a shield enclosing the housing; wherein the shield has a pair of side portions formed on a pair of ends thereof, each latch portion has spring tab extending from the body portion and abuts against the side portion of the shield; wherein the body portion comprises an upper plate, a bottom plate, and a side plate connecting an edge of the upper plate and an edge of the bottom plate; wherein a pair of Riding posts extends forwardly from the retention portions, the engaging portions extending from the upper plates of the latch portions abut against upper surfaces of the guiding posts.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
263 words
An electrical connector, comprising: an elongate insulative housing having a base portion, a plurality of passageways defined in the base portion, a pair of retention portions at a pair of ends of the base portion; a contact set assembled to a rear end of the housing and comprising an insulative insert, a plurality of signal and grounding contacts received in the insert, and a grounding bar assembled in the insert, the signal and grounding contacts extending into the passageways of the housing, the grounding bar having a plurality of grounding fingers electrically connecting the grounding contacts; and a pair of latch portions assembled to the retention portions of the housing and each latch portion having an engaging portion for latching with a mating connector; wherein each of the latch portions has a body portion enclosing each of the retention portions of the housing and securely assembled thereon, the engaging portion extends forwardly from th body portion; wherein the connector further comprises a shield enclosing the housing; wherein the shield has a pair of side portions formed on a pair of ends thereof, each latch portion has spring tab extending from the body portion and abuts against the side portion of the shield; wherein the body portion comprises an upper plate, a bottom plate, and a side plate connecting an edge of the upper plate and an edge of the bottom plate; wherein a pair of Riding posts extends forwardly from the retention portions, the engaging portions extending from the upper plates of the latch portions abut against upper surfaces of the guiding posts.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The electrical connector as described in claim 1 , wherein the engaging portion extends forwardly from the upper plate of the body portion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The electrical connector as described in claim 1 , wherein the spring tab extends from the side plate of the latch portion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
The electrical connector as described in claim 3 , wherein the housing defines a pair of gaps from a rear end thereof, each gap locates between the base portion and the retention portion, the spring tabs are received into the gaps.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
69 words
The electrical connector as described in claim 1 , wherein a pair of through holes is defined in the retention portions, a pair of retaining holes defined in the upper and bottom plates of the body portions of the latch portions, a pair of pivots extends through the retaining holes of the body portions and the through holes of the housing to secure the latch portions to the housing.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
The electrical connector as described in claim 1 , wherein the base portion has a receiving portion at a rear end thereof and receiving the contact set therein.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
The electrical connector as described in claim 1 , wherein the housing further comprises a tongue portion extending forwardly from the base portion, the passageways are defined in the base portion and the tongue portion.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
44 words
The electrical connector as described in claim 1 , wherein the insert defines a plurality of channels at a front end thereof, the signal and grounding contacts each are partly respectively received into the channels and partly extend beyond the channels into the passageways.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
The electrical connector as described in claim 8 , wherein a receiving groove is defined in the insert adjacent to a rear end of the insert, the grounding bar is respectively received in the receiving groove.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
52 words
The electrical connector as described in claim 9 , wherein the grounding bar has a main portion received into the receiving groove and a plurality of grounding fingers extends forwardly from the main portion and is respectively received into the channels to electrically connect with the grounding contacts received into the channels.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
39 words
The electrical connector as described in claim 1 , wherein the shield further comprises an upper plate and a lower plate, a plurality of resilient tabs extends downwardly from the lower plate into the receiving groove of the insert.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
48 words
The electrical connector as described in claim 1 , wherein a plurality of grooves is defined in the lower plate, a plurality of protrusions is formed on a bottom surface of the housing and is respectively received into the grooves for preventing the housing from separating the shield.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
50 words
The electrical connector as described in claim 1 , wherein a pair of resilient tabs is formed on the upper plate of the shield, a pair of recesses is defined in an upper face of the base portion, the resilient tabs are respectively received into the recesses of the housing.
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