Electrical connector with an insulating housing firmly engaged with a shell and a spacer
US9281604B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 20, 2014 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 19, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/6581
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electrical connector includes an insulating housing, a shell retained on the insulating housing, a plurality of terminals retained on the mating portion of the insulating housing, and a spacer engaging with the insulating housing. The insulating housing includes a base portion and a mating portion protruding from the base portion, the base portion has a top wall, a bottom wall, a pair of sidewalls connecting with the top wall and bottom wall, a front wall connecting with the mating portion and a rear wall. The front wall of the base portion has a pair of slanted portions formed on two sides of the mating portion, the rear wall of the base portion has a plurality of barriers for retaining the terminals and a pair of flange portions on two sides of the barriers, each flange portion has a groove on an inner side surface to engage with the spacer.
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