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Cable connector assembly having positioning structure

US6863546B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 31, 2003
Grant dateMar 8, 2005
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Expiry dateJul 31, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R12/79
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A cable connector assembly (3) includes a housing (31), a number of contacts, a cable (33), and a enclosure (32). The housing has a mating face (310), an outer side face (315), a receiving space (311) defined in the mating face, a number of passageways (312) in communicating with the receiving space, and a guiding post (313) formed on the outer face and extending along the outer face in a mating direction. The contacts are received in the passageways. The cable electrically connects with the contacts. The enclosure encloses the housing, the contacts, and the cable. The closure has an outer side wall (321), and a positioning post (322) formed on the outer side wall and extending in the mating direction of the cable connector assembly.

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