US6796839B1
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Electrical connector
Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd
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Filing: 2003-03-24
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Granted: 2004-09-28
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Expires: 2023-03-24
Abstract
Abstract An electrical connector ( 1 ) includes an insulating housing ( 10 ), a number of terminals ( 20 ) received in the housing, and a metallic shell ( 30 ) covering the housing. The metallic shell integrally forms a body section ( 31 ) and a retention section ( 32 ). The body section defines a semi-cavity ( 312 ) for receiving a complementary mating connector and has a pair of tabs ( 313 ) respectively stamped from two side panels ( 311 ) thereof. The tabs are retained in corresponding slots ( 120 ) defined in the housing to secure the housing and the shell. The retention section includes two retention portions ( 320 ) extending therefrom, each retention portion being press-fitted in corresponding recess defined in the housing so that the housing and the retention portion is substantially connected. The metallic shell also has a number of mounting pads ( 33 ) formed to be soldered on a printed circuit board on which the connector is mounted.
Inventors
- 👤 Jerry Wu
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 07:56
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/648; H01R13/658; H01R12/00; H01R12/50; H01R12/51; H01R12/55; H01R12/57; H01R12/70; H01R12/7005; H01R12/7011; H01R12/707; H01R13/02; H01R13/26; H01R2201/00; H01R2201/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
126 words
An electrical connector assembly comprising: a printed circuit board; an insulative housing seated upon the printed circuit board and defining a mating tongue spatially between a pair of opposite side arms, and a pair of legs extending generally in alignment with the corresponding side arms while in an opposite direction; a plurality of terminals disposed in the housing with mating portions on the mating tongue and soldering portions between said pair of legs; and a metallic shell attached to the housing and including two opposite side panels covering the corresponding side arms and two opposite retention portions embedded in the corresponding legs; wherein said shell covers an upper side of the mating tongue, and the printed circuit board covers a lower side of the mating tongue.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
126 words
An electrical connector assembly comprising: a printed circuit board; an insulative housing seated upon the printed circuit board and defining a mating tongue spatially between a pair of opposite side arms, and a pair of legs extending generally in alignment with the corresponding side arms while in an opposite direction; a plurality of terminals disposed in the housing with mating portions on the mating tongue and soldering portions between said pair of legs; and a metallic shell attached to the housing and including two opposite side panels covering the corresponding side arms and two opposite retention portions embedded in the corresponding legs; wherein said shell covers an upper side of the mating tongue, and the printed circuit board covers a lower side of the mating tongue.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The assembly as described in claim 1 , wherein said side panels and said retention portions are equipped with mounting pads fastened to the printed circuit board.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
174 words
An electrical connector assembly comprising: a printed circuit board; an insulative housing seated upon the printed circuit board and defining a mating tongue spatially between a pair of opposite side arms, and a pair of legs extending generally in alignment with the corresponding side arms while in an opposite direction; a plurality of terminals disposed in the housing with mating portions on the mating tongue and soldering portions between said pair of legs; and a metallic shell attached to the housing and including a front area with a larger lateral dimension and a rear area with a smaller lateral dimension; wherein both said front area and said rear area include mounting pads soldered to the printed circuit board; wherein the mounting pads of the front area and those of the rear area are not aligned with each other along a front-to-back direction; wherein each of said front area and said rear are includes corresponding retention means, for retaining the shell to the housing, essentially aligned with the corresponding mounting pad in a vertical direction.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
174 words
An electrical connector assembly comprising: a printed circuit board; an insulative housing seated upon the printed circuit board and defining a mating tongue spatially between a pair of opposite side arms, and a pair of legs extending generally in alignment with the corresponding side arms while in an opposite direction; a plurality of terminals disposed in the housing with mating portions on the mating tongue and soldering portions between said pair of legs; and a metallic shell attached to the housing and including a front area with a larger lateral dimension and a rear area with a smaller lateral dimension; wherein both said front area and said rear area include mounting pads soldered to the printed circuit board; wherein the mounting pads of the front area and those of the rear area are not aligned with each other along a front-to-back direction; wherein each of said front area and said rear are includes corresponding retention means, for retaining the shell to the housing, essentially aligned with the corresponding mounting pad in a vertical direction.
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