US 2015/0087165 A1 · RECEPTACLE CONNECTOR WITH DOUBLE METALLIC SHELLS

Abstract

A receptacle connector includes an insulative housing, a number of contacts fixed to the insulative housing and a shell enclosing the insulative housing. The insulative housing includes a main portion, a mating portion and a fixing portion. The shell includes a first metallic shell and a second metallic shell fastened to the first metallic shell. The first metallic shell encloses the mating portion and cooperatively defines therebetween a mating space for receiving a plug connector. The second metallic shell defines a hollow space in which the first metallic shell is at least partly received. As a result, the first metallic shell and the second metallic shell have a strong structure which is stable for mating with the plug connector.

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Dependent claims

A receptacle connector for being mounted on a circuit board for mating with a plug connector, comprising:

an insulative housing comprising a main portion, a mating portion extending forwardly from the main portion and a fixing portion extending rearwardly from the main portion, the mating portion comprising an upper mating surface and a lower mating surface;
a plurality of contacts fixed to the insulative housing, the contacts comprising a plurality of first contacts each comprising a first contact portion exposed on the upper mating surface and a plurality of second contacts each comprising a second contact portion exposed on the lower mating surface;
a first metallic shell enclosing the mating portion and cooperatively defining therebetween a mating space for receiving the plug connector;
and
a second metallic shell fastened to the first metallic shell, the second metallic shell defining a hollow space in which the first metallic shell is at least partly received.

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A receptacle connector comprising:

an insulative housing comprising a main portion, a mating portion extending forwardly from the main portion and a fixing portion extending rearwardly from the main portion, the fixing portion being higher than the main portion and comprising a pair of mounting posts;
a plurality of contacts fixed to the insulative housing;
a first metallic shell enclosing the mating portion and comprising a pair of first mounting legs;
and
a second metallic shell fastened to the first metallic shell, the second metallic shell comprising a pair of second mounting legs and a hollow space in which the first metallic shell is at least partly received;
wherein
the second mounting legs, the first mounting legs and the mounting posts are arranged along a front-to-back direction in turn for being fixed to a circuit board.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Receptacle connector with double metallic shells

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Receptacle connector with double metallic shells

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Abstract

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