US 9,673,559 B1Granted

Electrical connector assembly having a multi-piece backshell

AssigneeTe Connectivity Corporation

InventorsJared Evan Rossman, Nicholas Lee Evans, Richard Elof Hamner

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Abstract

A backshell includes an upper shell, a lower shell and a fastener coupled to the upper shell and coupled to the lower shell to hold the upper shell and the lower shell together and resist separation of the upper shell from the lower shell. The upper shell defines a portion of a cavity of the backshell and includes a top wall and an upper shell side wall extending from the top wall to a bottom of the upper shell. The lower shell defines another portion of the cavity of the backshell. The lower shell includes a bottom wall and a lower shell side wall extending from the bottom wall to a top of the lower shell. The top of the lower shell generally mates with the bottom of the upper shell at a mating plane. The fastener extends along a longitudinal axis generally parallel to the mating plane.

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Dependent claims

A backshell for an electrical connector assembly, the backshell comprising:

an upper shell defining a portion of a cavity of the backshell, the upper shell including a top wall and an upper shell side wall extending from the top wall to a bottom of the upper shell;
and
a lower shell coupled to the upper shell and defining a portion of the cavity of the backshell, the lower shell including a bottom wall and a lower shell side wall extending from the bottom wall to a top of the lower shell, wherein the top of the lower shell generally mates with the bottom of the upper shell at a mating plane, wherein at least one of the upper shell and the lower shell includes a lug extending from the corresponding upper shell side wall or the lower shell side wall, at least one of the upper shell and the lower shell includes a pocket formed in the corresponding upper shell side wall or the lower shell side wall, the pocket receiving the corresponding lug;
and
a fastener coupled to the upper shell and coupled to the lower shell to hold the upper shell and the lower shell together and resist separation of the upper shell from the lower shell, the fastener extending along a longitudinal axis generally parallel to the mating plane through the lug.

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An electrical connector assembly comprising:

a connector having a housing holding a plurality of contacts, the housing having a mating end configured to be mated to a mating connector along a mating axis;
and
a backshell having a cavity holding the connector, the backshell having a front providing access to the mating end of the mating connector, the backshell comprising an upper shell and a lower shell coupled together to form the cavity and surround the connector, the backshell comprising a fastener securing the upper shell to the lower shell, the upper shell including a top wall and an upper shell side wall extending from the top wall, the lower shell including a bottom wall and a lower shell side wall extending from the bottom wall, wherein at least one of the upper shell and the lower shell includes a lug extending from the corresponding upper shell side wall or the lower shell side wall, at least one of the upper shell and the lower shell includes a pocket formed in the corresponding upper shell side wall or the lower shell side wall, the pocket receiving the corresponding lug, the fastener being received in the upper shell side wall and being received in the lower shell side wall to secure the upper shell side wall to the lower shell side wall, the fastener extending along a longitudinal axis generally parallel to the mating axis through the lug.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.