Electrical connector with improved positioning device
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
InventorsZhi-Hong Fang, Yu-Hua Mao
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Abstract
An electrical connector (100) includes an insulating housing (1) defining a front end portion and a rear end portion. At least one row of terminals (2) are retained in the housing (1) with tail portions (22) extending out of the rear end portion of the housing. A positioning device includes a first member integrally defined from the rear end portion of the housing and a second member (3) separately from the housing (1). The tail portions (22) of the terminals (2) are firstly pre-positioned by the first member and then positioned by the second member (3) of the positioning device when the second member is assembled on the housing.
Claims16
An electrical connector comprising:
- an insulating housing defining a front end portion and a rear end portion;
- at least one row of terminals retained in the housing with tail portions extending out of the rear end portion of the housing;
- a positioning device comprising a first member integrally defined from the rear end portion of the housing and a second member separately from the housing;
- wherein the tail portions of the terminals are firstly pre-positioned by the first member and then positioned by the second member of the positioning device when the second member is assembled on the housing.
An electrical connector comprising:
- an insulating housing defining a front end portion and a rear end portion;
- a plurality of terminals mounting on the housing with tail portions extending out of the housing;
- a positioning device comprising a first member integrally extending from a rear end portion of the housing and a second member separately from the housing;
- wherein the second member is assembled on the housing along a rear-to-front direction and cooperate with the first member to retain the tail portions of the terminal.
The electrical connector as described in claim 11, wherein a pair of slots is defined on the housing running though the rear end of the housing.
An electrical connector comprising:
- an insulative housing;
- a metallic shell enclosing the housing;
- a plurality of contacts disposed in the housing, each of said contacts defining a downwardly extending tail;
- a positioning device including a front part unitarily extending from a rear face of the housing, and a rear part being discrete from the front part and assembled to at least one of said housing and said shell;
- said tail defines a four-sides cross-section, of which two adjacent sides confronting the front part while the other two adjacent sides confronting the rear part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.