Electrical connector and assembly thereof
AssigneeAlltop Electronics (Suzhou) Ltd.
InventorsWang-I YU, Mao-Jung HUANG
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Abstract
An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a number of electrical contacts secured to the insulative housing and a shielding element surrounding the insulative housing and forming a receiving space with the insluative housing. Each electrical contact includes a contact portion, a tail portion extending out of the base, and a retention portion connected with the contact portion and the tail portion. The shielding element includes an outer shell and an inner shell. The inner shell has a number of spring tabs located in the receiving space and the outer shell is provided with a number of yielding spaces for receiving the spring tabs.
Claims20
An electrical connector comprising:
- an insulative housing having a base and a tongue projecting from the base;
- a plurality of electrical contacts secured to the insulative housing and each including a contact portion located at the tongue, a tail portion extending out of the base, and a retention portion connected with the contact portion and the tail portion;
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- a shielding element surrounding the insulative housing and including an outer shell and an inner shell, the shielding element and the insulative housing forming a receiving space;
- wherein the inner shell has a plurality of spring tabs located in the receiving space and the outer shell is provided with a plurality of yielding spaces corresponding to the spring tabs, and wherein the yielding spaces are capable of receiving the spring tabs when the spring tabs move out of the receiving space.
An electrical connector comprising:
- an insulative housing having a base and a tongue projecting from the base in a mating direction;
- a plurality of electrical contacts secured to the insulative housing and each including a contact portion located at the tongue, a tail portion extending out of the base, and a retention portion connected with the contact portion and the tail portion;
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- a shielding element surrounding the insulative housing and including an outer shell and an inner shell, the shielding element and the insulative housing forming a receiving space;
- wherein the inner shell has at least on spring tab located in the receiving space which is capable of moving in a direction perpendicular to the mating direction, and wherein the outer shell is provide with at least one yielding space communicating with the receiving space thereby the spring tab projecting therein.
An electrical connector assembly comprising:
- a receptacle comprising:
- an insulative housing having a base and a tongue projecting from the base;
- a plurality of electrical contacts secured to the insulative housing and each including a contact portion located at the tongue, a tail portion extending out of the base, and a retention portion connected with the contact portion and the tail portion;
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- a shielding element surrounding the insulative housing and including an outer shell and an inner shell, the shielding element and the insulative housing forming a receiving space, the inner shell has a plurality of spring tabs located in the receiving space and the outer shell is provided with a plurality of yielding spaces corresponding to the spring tabs respectively;
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- a plug inserted into the receiving space of the receptacle and pushing the spring tabs to move into the yielding spaces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.