Cable assembly

A cable assembly, comprises:

• a housing having a main portion;
• a plurality of conductive terminals received in the main portion of the housing;
• an inner molding enclosing the conductive terminals;
• a cable having a plurality of wires;
• and
• a metal shell with no-joint-line surface enclosing the housing, defining a front surface, and comprising a first space recessing rearwardly from the front surface thereof, a second space extending rearwardly from the first space and receiving partly the inner molding, a third space extending rearwardly from the second space and receiving another part inner molding and a fourth space communicating with the third space receiving the cable, the metal shell further comprising at least one receiving hole beside the second space and facing towards to be communicated with the first space.

A cable connector assembly comprising:

• a unitary metallic shell made from a die-casting process and defining a front portion and a rear portion;
• an insulative housing disposed in the front portion under condition that said housing and said shell include means for rearwardly assembling the housing into the front portion of the shell along a front-to-back direction;
• a plurality of terminals disposed in the housing with tails extending rearwardly beyond a rear face of the housing;
• a cable connected to the rear portion and having corresponding wires electrical connected to the corresponding tails;
• and
• a strain relief portion located behind the shell and grasping the cable;
• wherein
• said means for assembling further includes an alignment mechanism, in the front-to-back direction, including a cylinder and a receiving hole.