Plug connector assembly with shielding shell

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016285206-A1
Application number	US-201615080610-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 25, 2016
Priority date	Mar 25, 2015
Publication date	Sep 29, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A plug connector assembly includes a bottom metallic shell having a lower wall, a front wall, a rear wall, a left wall, and a right wall, and defining a receiving slot. The front wall has an inserting groove extending therethrough along a front-to-back direction and a mounting slit extending downwardly from a top edge of the front wall and communicating to the inserting groove. A top metallic shell assembled to the bottom metallic shell along a top-to-bottom direction has a plurality of side walls, an opening defined by the side walls, and a front wall extending downwardly from of the side walls and abutting against the front wall of the bottom metallic shell to seal the mounting slit. A printed circuit board (PCB) is located in the receiving slot and enclosed by the bottom and top shells. A connector connects with a top section of the PCB.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A plug connector assembly comprising:
a bottom metallic shell having a lower wall, a front wall, a rear wall, a left wall, and a right wall and defining a receiving slot, the front wall having a first inserting groove extending therethrough along a front-to-back direction and a first mounting slit extending downwardly from a top edge of the front wall and communicating to the first inserting groove; a top metallic shell assembled to the bottom metallic shell along a top-to-bottom direction, the top metallic shell having a plurality of side walls, an opening defined by the side walls, and a front wall extending downwardly from one of the side walls and abutting against the front wall of the bottom metallic shell to seal the first mounting slit, the front wall of the top metallic shell forming a third inserting groove recessed upwardly from a bottom edge thereof, the third inserting groove cooperating with the first inserting groove to define a first hole along the front-to-back direction; a printed circuit board (PCB) located in the receiving slot and enclosed by the bottom and top metallic shells; a connector connecting with the PCB and having a top end extending upwardly through the opening; and a first cable extending through the first hole along the front-to-back direction and connected with the PCB, the first cable mounted, across the first mounting slit along the top-to-bottom direction before the top metallic shell is assembled to the bottom metallic shell, to the first inserting groove.

2 . The plug connector assembly as recited in claim 1 , wherein the first cable includes a weave layer reversing backwardly and received within the first hole to mechanically and electrically connect with the bottom metallic shell to electrically connect to an exterior ground.

3 . The plug connector assembly as recited in claim 1 , wherein the PCB is longer than the connector along a transverse direction perpendicular to the top-to-bottom direction and the front-to-rear direction, and the PCB has a left part connecting with the connector and a right part.

4 . The plug connector assembly as recited in claim 3 , wherein the bottom metallic shell has a top wall extending forwardly from the rear wall to the front wall and located above the right part of the PCB.

5 . The plug connector assembly as recited in claim 4 , further comprising a second cable connected with the right part, and wherein the front wall of the top metallic shell has a second inserting groove located at the right side of the first inserting groove and a second mounting slit communicating with the second inserting groove along the top-to-bottom direction, the second cable mounted to the second inserting groove across the second mounting slit along the top-to-bottom direction.

6 . The plug connector assembly as recited in claim 5 , wherein the bottom metallic shell has an enclosing wall extending downwardly from the top wall, the enclosing wall sealing the second mounting slit to prevent leakage of electromagnetic noise therefrom.

7 . The plug connector assembly as recited in claim 6 , wherein the enclosing wall forms a fourth inserting groove cooperating with the second inserting groove to define a second hole along the front-to-back direction, the second cable extending through the second hole and connected with the PCB.

8 . The plug connector assembly as recited in claim 1 , wherein the connector comprises:
a base; a tongue protruding upwardly from the base, the tongue having opposing front and rear connection faces; a set of first contacts each having a contacting portion exposed on the front connection face and a tail portion connecting with the PCB; and a set of second contacts each having a contacting portion exposed on the rear connection face and a tail portion connecting with the PCB.

9 . The plug connector assembly as recited in claim 8 , wherein the base includes a body extending along a transverse direction and two wings extending downwardly from two lateral sides of the body, the tails of the contacts located between the two wings.

10 . The plug connector assembly as recited in claim 9 , wherein a locking protrusion is provided at the wing to lock with a locking hole disposed at the side wall.

11 . The plug connector assembly as recited in claim 8 , wherein the tongue extends upwardly beyond the top metallic shell.

12 . A plug connector assembly comprising:
an electrical connector including an insulative base with a plurality of contacts extending in a first direction, each of said contacts having a front contacting portion exposed to an exterior in a second direction perpendicular to said first direction, and a rear tail portion; a printed circuit board located behind the base in said first direction, mechanically and electrically connected to the rear tail portions of the contacts, and extending in a plane perpendicular to said second direction; a cable mechanically and electrically connected to the printed circuit board and extending along said second direction; and a metallic shell essentially fully enclosing the printed circuit board while exposing a front mating portion of the connector, and including a first piece and a second piece assembled to each other in the first direction; wherein said shell forms an insertion hole extending in the first direction to receive weave layers of the cable in a fully circumferential manner, and a first part of said insertion hole is formed by the first piece while a remaining second part of said insertion hole is formed by the second piece.

13 . The plug connector assembly as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the first piece and the second piece are overlapped with each other in the second direction except at least the insertion hole.

14 . The plug connector assembly as claimed in claim 12 , further including an insulative case not only over-molded upon the shell and but also the weave layers.

15 . The plug connector assembly as claimed in claim 14 , wherein said insulative case further occupies at least either a space between the shell and the printed circuit board or a hole in the connector to join with the connector.

16 . The plug connector assembly as claimed in claim 12 , wherein said insulative base is secured to the first piece of the shell, and the first piece is generally located between the insulative base and the second piece in said first direction.

17 . The plug connector assembly as claimed in claim 12 , wherein said second piece forms a mounting slit communicating with the second part of the insertion hole in the first direction.

18 . A plug connector assembly comprising:
a metallic shell including opposite first piece and second piece assembled to each other in a first direction; a printed circuit board disposed in the shell; an electrical connector having a plurality of contacts mechanically and electrically connected to the printed circuit board and extending out of a first side of the shell along said first direction; a cable mechanically and electrically connected to the printed circuit board and extending out of a second side of the shell along a second direction perpendicular to said first direction; an insulative case enclosing said shell and a front end region of the cable; and said shell essentially fully circumferentially enclosing the printed circuit board and the connector except a front mating portion of said connector extending out of the shell in the first direction.

19 . The plug connector assembly as claimed in claim 18 , whe

Assignees

• Foxconn Interconnect Technology Ltd

Inventors

• Fan Xiao
• Chen Jun
• Wu Jerry

Classifications

• H01R13/6581 Primary

  Shield structure · CPC title

• H01R13/659

  with plural ports for distinct connectors · CPC title

• H01R12/53

  connecting to cables except for flat or ribbon cables · CPC title

• H01R13/6596

  the conductive member being a metal grounding panel · CPC title

• H01R24/60

  Contacts spaced along planar side wall transverse to longitudinal axis of engagement · CPC title