# US 9,437,945 B2 · Electrical connector with improved terminal > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,437,945 B2 - Document ID: US9437945B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/074,419 - Filed: 2013-11-07 - Published: 2014-05-08 - Granted: 2016-09-06 - Earliest claimed: 2012-11-08 - Assignees: Molex Incorporated - Applicants: Molex, LLC - Inventors: Wei-Jie Huo - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9437945B2 ## CPC - H01R 12/57: surface mounting terminals - H01R 12/00: Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures (printed connections to, or between, printed circuits H05K1/11) - H01R 13/193: Means for increasing contact pressure at the end of engagement of coupling part {, e.g. zero insertion force or no friction} - H01R 13/2407: {characterized by the resilient means} - H01R 13/41: by frictional grip in grommet, panel or base - H01R 13/658: High frequency shielding arrangements, e.g. against EMI [Electro-Magnetic Interference] or EMP [Electro-Magnetic Pulse] {(coaxial coupling devices specially adapted for high frequency H01R24/40; for flat or ribbon cable connectors H01R12/774; for coaxial cable H01R9/05)} - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS ## Abstract An electrical connector and terminal for use therewith are disclosed. The terminal includes a securing portion extending along the vertical direction and provided with a plurality of bumps for fixing the terminal; a soldering portion bending and extending from the upper end of the securing portion to a first side of the securing portion. The terminal includes an arc bending portion, the arc bending portion extends from the lower end of the securing portion to the first side, and then extends through a bend to a second side opposite to the first side, the arc bending portion being hook shaped. The terminal includes a contact portion that extends obliquely and upwards from the arc bending portion toward the second side. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A terminal, comprising: a securing portion extending along the vertical direction and including a plurality of bumps configured to secure the terminal to a housing; a soldering portion that extends from an upper end of the securing portion to a first side; an arc bending portion, the arc bending portion positioned on a lower end of the securing portion, the arc bending portion extending toward the first side, and then extending around a curve to a second side opposite to the first side, the arc bending portion having a hook shape; and a contact portion that extends obliquely and upwards from the arc bending portion, wherein the securing portion includes a first surface facing the first side, the first surface defining an imaginary plane, wherein a part of the arc bending portion is located at a first side of the imaginary plane, and another part is located at a second side of the imaginary plane, wherein a surface of the arc bending portion which faces the first surface is a curved face and the terminal is configured so that an angle of between 90 degrees and 180 degrees is formed between the curved face and the first surface. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The terminal according to claim 1, wherein the soldering portion of the terminal horizontally extends from the upper end of the securing portion towards the first side. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The terminal according to claim 1, wherein the soldering portion of the terminal includes a connecting section which is curved and extends downward from the upper end of the securing portion and a soldering section which extends horizontally from the connecting section. ### Claim 4 An electrical connector, comprising: a housing; a plurality of terminals, each of the terminals secured by the housing and each terminal including: a securing portion extending along the vertical direction and including a plurality of bumps configured to secure the terminal to the housing; a soldering portion that extends from an upper end of the securing portion to a first side; an arc bending portion, the arc bending portion positioned on a lower end of the securing portion, the arc bending portion extending toward the first side, and then extending around a curve to a second side opposite to the first side, the arc bending portion having a hook shape; and a contact portion that extends obliquely and upwards from the arc bending portion; and a cage fixed to the periphery of the housing, wherein a receiving chamber is provided at the middle of the housing so as to correspondingly receive an electronic module, wherein the soldering portions of the terminals extends outwards from the cage, and the contact portions of the terminals extends inwards into the receiving chamber, wherein the cage comprises an upper cage and a lower cage and the upper cage comprises four sidewalls arranged to form an opening and a first shielding structure arranged on at least one of the sidewalls, the first shielding structure including a first horizontal extending portion and a first vertical extending portion and the first shielding structure covers the top of the soldering portion of the terminal so as to shield the soldering portion, wherein a top edge of one sidewall of the upper cage firstly horizontally extends outwards so as to form a second horizontal extending portion, and then vertically extends downwards from outer edge of the second horizontal extending portion so as to form a second vertical extending portion and the second vertical extending portion contacts and extends along the housing; where a lower edge of the second vertical extending portion further extends so as to form the first horizontal extending portion and the first vertical extending portion, and a plurality of grounded legs are provided downwards at bottom edge of the first vertical extending portion.