Cable connector assembly

Claim 1

A cable connector assembly adapted for being mounted to a panel, comprising: an insulative housing defining a mating direction and a longitudinal direction perpendicular to the mating direction and comprising a base and a mating portion projecting outwardly from the base along the mating direction, the base comprising an upper surface and a lower surface both extending along said longitudinal direction, a pair of ear portions disposed at opposite ends thereof and extending vertically from the upper surface, and a pair of spring arms formed on the lower surface; a plurality of conductive contacts received in the insulative housing; a cable comprising a plurality of conductors respectively electrically connecting with the conductive contacts; and a pair of fastening members protruding through the ear portions of the insulative housing for securing to the panel; wherein the pair of spring arms extend toward each other along said longitudinal direction; wherein the base forms a pair of guiding members at opposite sides of the mating portion; wherein each guiding member forms a protrusion extending along a direction away from a corresponding ear portion; wherein the guiding member forms a U-shaped receiving cavity; wherein the guiding member is chamfered to form a lead-in surface; further comprising a spacer, and wherein the insulative housing comprises a mating face and a terminating face opposite to the mating face and defines a cavity recessed from the terminating face toward the mating face to receive the spacer; wherein the insulative housing defines a plurality of passages to receive the conductive contacts, wherein the spacer defines a plurality of passageways corresponding to the passages, and wherein each conductive contact comprises a tail section respectively protruding through the passageway of the spacer and extending beyond the terminating face; wherein the housing defines a receiving space recessed from the mating face toward the terminating face and communicating with the passages, and wherein each conductive contact comprises a mating section opposite to the tail section and forming a curved mating end exposed in the receiving space; further comprising a cover, wherein the insulative housing forms a retaining portion extending beyond the terminating face thereof and a slit beside the retaining portion, and wherein the insulative cover forms a latch received in the slit and latching with the retaining portion; whrein the slit communicates wit the receiving cavity of the guiding member; wherein the cable is sandwiched between the insulative housing and the cover; wherein the mating portion is D-shaped; wherein the ear portion comprises a first face and a second face opposite to the first face, and each fastening member comprises an enlarged operating portion exposed beyond the second face of the ear portion, a threaded portion exposed beyond the first face of the ear portion and a medial portion interconnecting the operating portion and the threaded portion.