US7435138B2
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Electrical connector with improved shielding member
Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd
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Filing: 2007-02-07
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Granted: 2008-10-14
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Expires: 2027-02-07
Abstract
Abstract An electrical connector comprises an insulated housing ( 1 ) having a base ( 10 ) a plurality of conductive terminals ( 2 ) retained in the housing and a shielding member ( 3 ) assembled on the housing. The base extends along a longitudinal direction and defines a latching hole ( 16 ) recessed at one of lengthwise ends of thereof. The shielding member has a latching portion ( 34 ) extending along a mating direction of the electrical connector perpendicular to the longitudinal direction so as to be retained in said latching hole.
Inventors
- 👤 Yan-Sheng Liu
- 👤 Ren-Chih Li
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 14:20
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/648; H01R13/658; H01R13/6581; H01R13/6582
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
122 words
An electrical connector comprising: an insulated housing having a base extending along a longitudinal direction and defining therein a receiving cavity and an interior latching hole located beside said receiving cavity and extending communicative upward toward an exterior; a plurality of conductive terminals retained in the housing and extending into said receiving cavity; and a shielding member defining opposite two folded side plates linked with each other by an upper adjoining portion, said two side plates respectively covering two opposite side faces of the housing and the upper adjoining portion covering a top face of the housing, said shielding member further having a latching portion located inside of said side plates so as to be downwardly latchably inserted into said latching hole.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
122 words
An electrical connector comprising: an insulated housing having a base extending along a longitudinal direction and defining therein a receiving cavity and an interior latching hole located beside said receiving cavity and extending communicative upward toward an exterior; a plurality of conductive terminals retained in the housing and extending into said receiving cavity; and a shielding member defining opposite two folded side plates linked with each other by an upper adjoining portion, said two side plates respectively covering two opposite side faces of the housing and the upper adjoining portion covering a top face of the housing, said shielding member further having a latching portion located inside of said side plates so as to be downwardly latchably inserted into said latching hole.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said latching portion is parallel to the corresponding side plate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
61 words
The connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said shielding member further includes a mounting leg extending downwardly from a lower edge region thereof for connecting to a printed circuit board on which the connector is mounted, wherein said mounting leg and said latching portion are generally aligned with each other in a transverse direction perpendicular to said longitudinal direction.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
The connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said latching portion is linked to the corresponding side plate via a lower adjoining portion which is below said upper adjoining portion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
The connector as claimed in claim 4 , wherein said lower adjoining portion and said upper adjoining portion are essentially offset from each other not only vertically but also in said longitudinal direction.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
59 words
The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said shielding member further includes a lower adjoining portion linking one of said side plates with said latching portion under a condition that said upper adjoining portion and said lower adjoining portion essentially parallel to each other while the upper adjoining potion is higher than said lower adjoining portion.
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