US 7,008,266 B2 · Mini DIN connector having a reduced height above a printed circuit board

Abstract

A mini DIN connector (1) comprises an insulative housing (10) defining a plurality of terminal passageways (112), a plurality of terminals (20), an inner shell (40), an outer shell (50) and a spacer (30). Each terminal has a mating portion (21) received in the terminal passageway, a transitional portion (22) extending upwardly from the rear end of the mating portion, a connect portion (23) extending rearwardly from the top end of transitional portion and a tail portion (24) bent from the end of the connect portion and extending downwardly. The inner and the outer shells are assembled to the insulative housing. The spacer defines a number of first grooves (310) and second grooves (320). Each second groove is communicated with a corresponding first groove. When the spacer is assembled to the housing, the connect portions and the vertical portions of the terminals are received in the first grooves and the second grooves of the spacer respectively.

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Dependent claims

An electrical connector comprising:

an insulative housing defining a top face, front face, and;
a columnar mating port extending forwardly beyond the front face;
a plurality of terminals disposed in the mating port;
an annular recess surrounding the mating port in the housing for receiving a shell member of a mating connector;
a tubular metallic inner shell received in the recess;
and
a cubic metallic outer shell enclosing the housing and mechanically and electrically engaged with the inner shell,
wherein the top face defines a notch to communicate with the recess,
wherein said inner shell includes a spring tab upwardly extending through said notch to engage the outer shell.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Mini DIN connector having a reduced height above a printed circuit board

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Mini DIN connector having a reduced height above a printed circuit board

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Abstract

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