# US 7,410,390 B2 · Electrical receptacle connector with shell > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 7,410,390 B2 - Document ID: US7410390B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 11/645,433 - Filed: 2006-12-26 - Published: 2007-06-28 - Granted: 2008-08-12 - Earliest claimed: 2005-12-26 - Assignees: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Tsuneki Watanabe; Gwou-Jong Tseng; Meng-Huan Yang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7410390B2 ## CPC - H01R 13/6594: the shield being mounted on a PCB and connected to conductive members - H01R 12/714: {with contacts abutting directly the printed circuit; Button contacts therefore provided on the printed circuit} - H01R 12/716: {Coupling device provided on the PCB} - H01R 12/724: {containing contact members forming a right angle} - H01R 13/46: Bases; Cases - H01R 13/6582: with resilient means for engaging mating connector - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS ## Abstract An electrical connector (100) adaptor for connecting with a complementary connector in a mating direction, comprises a shell (1), an insulative housing (2) received in the shell and a plurality of contacts (3) received in the housing. The shell comprises a top surface (11), a pair of lateral surfaces (13, 14), respectively, connecting with the top surface, and a rear surface (15), respectively, bent from the lateral surfaces. The two-part rear surface comprises a base plate (151) and a shielded plate (152) extending rearwardly from the base plate. Each contact comprises a tail portion (32) exposed out of the insulative housing. The shielded plate is above and covers the tail portions of the contacts. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electrical connector adaptor for connecting with a complementary connector in a mating direction, comprising: a shell comprising a top surface, a pair of lateral surfaces, respectively, connecting with the top surface, and a rear surface, these surfaces defining a receiving room, the rear surface comprises a base plate and a shielded plate extending rearwardly from the base plate; an insulative housing received in receiving room of the shell; and a plurality of contacts received in the insulative housing, each comprises a tail portion extending rearwardly and exposed out of the insulative housing; wherein the shielded plate is above and covers the tail portions of the contacts; wherein the shell further comprises a bottom surface connecting with the lateral surfaces, the bottom surface comprising a pair of restricting tabs at the opposite ends of a rear thereof; wherein the insulative housing comprises a pair of stopping blocks engaging with the restricting tabs. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electrical connector as described in claim 1, wherein the contacts are insert-molded with the insulative housing. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The electrical connector as described in claim 2, wherein each contact comprises a contacting portion and a retaining portion extending from the contacting portion, and said tail portion extending from the retaining portion. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The electrical connector as described in claim 1, wherein the insulative housing comprises a pair of engaging blocks engaging with the lateral surfaces. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The electrical connector as described in claim 1, wherein the top surface comprises a pair of resilient tabs extending into the receiving room and engaging with the insulative housing. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The electrical connector as described in claim 3, wherein the insulative housing comprises a main body and a mating portion extending from the main body, said contacting portions of contacts are located at the mating portion, and the retaining portions of the contacts are fixed in the insulative housing. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The electrical connector as described in claim 6, wherein the top surface comprises a pair of holding portions extending from the opposite ends of a rear edge thereof, the insulative housing comprises a retaining block projecting from the main body thereof and located between the holding portions of the shell. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The electrical connector as described in claim 1, wherein the top surface, the lateral surface, respectively, forms a guiding surface for guiding the complementary connector. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The electrical connector as described in claim 1, wherein said tail portions are located between the restricting tabs of the shell. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The electrical connector as described in claim 1, wherein said rear portion comprises two parts, respectively, bent from a pair of lateral surfaces of the shell. ### Claim 11 An electrical connector assembly comprising: an insulative housing essentially defining essentially a lying T-shaped cross-section including a horizontal mating tongue and a vertical rear wall; a plurality of contacts disposed in the housing; a metallic shell enclosing said housing and cooperating with the mating tongue to define a mating port therein and cooperating with the rear wall to retain the shell to the housing; and each of said contacts defining a contacting portion extending into the mating port around the mating tongue and a mounting portion extending horizontally and rearwardly out of the rear wall; wherein the shell includes a rear portion including a vertical section forwardly confronting and closely, in a horizontal direction, covering the rear wall, and a horizontal section extending rearwardly from the vertical section to closely, in a vertical direction, cover the mounting portions; wherein the vertical section is essentially parallel to the rear wall while the horizontal section is essentially perpendicular to the rear wall. ### Claim 12 An electrical connector assembly comprising: an insulative housing essentially defining essentially a lying T-shaped cross-section including a horizontal mating tongue and a vertical rear wall; a plurality of contacts disposed in the housing with thereof corresponding mounting portions exposed rearwardly outside of the vertical rear wall; a metallic shell enclosing said housing and cooperating with the mating tongue to define a mating port therein and cooperating with the rear wall to retain the shell to the housing; and the shell defines a cutout around a rear edge thereof to receive an upward protrusion of the rear wall so as to prevent forward and sideward movement of the rearward relative to the shell, and the shell further includes a rear plate bent from a side wall of the shell to abut against an exterior face of the rear wall of the housing so as to prevent a rearward movement of the housing relative to the shell; wherein a shielding plate extend horizontally and rearwardly from the rear plate to closely cover the mounting portions in a vertical direction, and said shielding plate is essentially perpendicular to the rear wall. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The electrical connector as described in claim 11, wherein said rear surface comprises two parts, respectively, bent from the lateral surfaces. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The electrical connector as described in claim 11, wherein the shell defines a cutout around a rear edge thereof to receive an upward protrusion of the housing so as to prevent forward and sideward movement of the rearward relative to the shell. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The electrical connector as described in claim 11, wherein said vertical section and said horizontal section commonly defines an essentially L-shaped configuration in a transverse side view. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The electrical connector as described in claim 13, wherein an outermost edge of said horizontal section is downwardly curved to partially cover the mounting portions in said horizontal direction.