Patent · US Active

Electrical connector having a shielding shell with a pair of side arm soldering legs firmly held by an insulative housing

US9985393B2 · kind B2 · utility

11Cited by
6References
3Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateJun 28, 2017
Grant dateMay 29, 2018
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 28, 2037

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R24/60
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electrical connector includes: a contact module including an insulative housing and an upper and lower rows of contacts, the insulative housing having a rear base and a front tongue, the base having a pair of side latching walls; and a shielding shell enclosing the contact module, the shielding shell having a main part and a pair of side arms extending rearwardly from the main part, each side arm having an inserting portion and a soldering leg; wherein each inserting piece engages a corresponding side latching wall to prevent an associated soldering leg from moving outwardly.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.