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Cable connector assembly with an improved shell

US8007317B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 11, 2009
Grant dateAug 30, 2011
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Expiry dateDec 11, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R13/582
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A cable connector assembly includes an insulative housing (1) having a number of contacts (2) received therein, a shielding member (3) enclosing the insulative housing, a printed circuit board (4) connected with tail portions of the contacts, a cable (5) connected with the printed circuit board, and a metallic shell (6) enclosing the printed circuit board. The metallic shell has a top shell (61) and a bottom shell (62) assembled to each other, and the metallic shell also defines a pair of blocking portions (625) bent from a front end thereof, the blocking portions are perpendicular to a mating direction and adjacent to a front surface of the shielding member.

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