Electrical connector having an improved housing having a curved structure

#1. Field of the Invention

#The present invention relates to the art of an electrical connector, and particularly to an electrical connector has an insulative housing having a curved structure for avoiding contacts having an excessive deformation under pressing force provided by a modular plug.

#2. Description of Prior Arts

#FIG. 1 is an assembled perspective view of an electrical connector mounting on an outer printed circuit board according to the present invention;

#FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the electrical connector mounting on the outer printed circuit board taken along the line 2-2 as shown in FIG. 1;

#FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the electrical connector mounting on the outer printed circuit board with a modular plug inserted in; and

#Reference will now be made to the drawing figures to describe the present invention in detail. FIGS. 1-4 show an electrical connector 1 electrically connecting a modular plug 2 with an outer printed circuit board 3. The electrical connector 1 includes an insulative housing 10, a plurality of contacts 20 mounted in the insulative housing 10, an inner printed circuit board 30 electrically connected with the contacts 20, and a plurality of transferring contact 40 electrically connected the electrical connector 1 with the outer printed circuit board 3.

#Referring to FIGS. 1-4, the insulative housing 10 of a substantially rectangular shape has a top wall 11, a bottom wall 12, opposite lateral walls 13 and a receiving cavity 100 defined therebetween. The insulative housing 10 also has a mating face 14 defining an opening 101. The bottom wall 12 has a plurality of passages 121 defined on an upper surface thereof. Each receiving passages 121 has an inner bottom surface (not labeled) having a curved surface 122 disposed at a front portion, a supporting portion 124 disposed at a rear portion and a concave portion 123 disposed between the curved surface 122 and the supporting portion 124. The bottom wall 12 also has a plurality of securing passages 125 defined on a lower surface thereof.

#A plurality of contacts 20 are mounted in the receiving cavity 100. Each contact 20 includes a mating portion 21 disposed at one end, a tail portion 22 disposed at an opposite end and a fastening portion 23 formed therebetween. The mating portion 21 is connected with the fastening portion 23 via an U-shaped intermediate arc portion 24. The mating portion 21 extends diagonally into the receiving cavity 100 for engaging with the modular plug 2. The tail potion 22 is disposed perpendicular to the inner printed circuit board 30 and has an end for electrically connecting with the inner printed circuit board 30. The fastening portion 23 is fastened in the securing passages 125.