Cable connector assembly with anti-mismating structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016352047-A1
Application number	US-201615169954-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 1, 2016
Priority date	Jun 1, 2015
Publication date	Dec 1, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A cable connector assembly includes a connector and a cable electrically connected thereto. The connector includes a metal shell, a metal cage enclosing a rear end of the metal shell, and an outer housing enclosing the metal cage therein. The connector has a front end for inserting into a mating connector and a rear end. The diametrical dimension of the front end is smaller than the diametrical dimension of the rear end. The outer housing includes a front portion extending forwardly beyond the metal cage to prevent the cable connector mistakenly inserted into an unintended receptacle connector.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A cable connector assembly comprising:
a connector including a metal shell having a front end for inserting into a mating connector and a rear end, a diametrical dimension of the front end being smaller than a diametrical dimension of the rear end; a metal cage enclosing the rear end of the metal shell and defining a receiving chamber; an outer housing enclosing the metal cage therein; and a cable including a front part received within the receiving chamber and electrically connected to the connector; wherein the outer housing includes a front portion extending forwardly beyond the metal cage to avoid mistakenly inserting into an unintended receptacle connector.

2 . The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the outer housing includes a top wall, a bottom wall, and a pair of side walls connected therebetween, the front portion extending forwardly from the top wall, the bottom wall, and the side walls.

3 . The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the front portion defines a receiving cavity to receive a rear part of the connector.

4 . The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the front portion defines a mating slot recessed backwardly to mate with the mating connector.

5 . The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 4 , wherein each of the side walls has one said mating slot.

6 . The cable connector assembly as recited in claim 4 , wherein the bottom wall has one said mating slot.

7 . The cable connector assembly as recited in claim 2 , wherein the outer housing defines a positioning hole for enhance retention force to the mating connector.

8 . The cable connector assembly as recited in claim 7 , wherein each of the side walls has one said positioning hole.

9 . The cable connector assembly as recited in claim 1 , wherein an axis of the cable crosses over an axis of the outer housing.

10 . The cable connector assembly as recited in claim 1 , further comprising an inner member over molded on a front section of the metal cage, the front portion of the outer housing extending forwardly beyond the inner member.

11 . The cable connector assembly as recited in claim 1 , further comprising a printed circuit board (PCB) connected between the connector and the cable, the PCB received in the receiving room of the metal cage.

12 . The cable connector assembly as recited in claim 11 , wherein the metal cage includes a front cage assembled to the metal shell and a rear cage assembled to the front cage.

13 . A cable connector assembly comprising:
a connector including a metal shell having a front end for inserting into a mating connector and a rear end, a diametrical dimension of the front end being smaller than a diametrical dimension of the rear end; a metal cage connected to the rear end of the metal shell; an outer housing enclosing the metal cage therein; and a cable including a front section enclosed within the metal cage and located behind and electrically connected to the connector and ; wherein the outer housing includes a front portion extending forwardly beyond the metal cage and surrounding a rear portion of the metal shell.

14 . The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the front portion is circumferentially spaced from the rear portion of the metal shell.

15 . The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 14 , wherein said front portion defines some cutouts either along a center line of a vertical center plane or a center line of a horizontal center plane thereof.

Assignees

• Foxconn Interconnect Technology Ltd

Inventors

• Xing da-wei
• Yong-Wei Chen
• Chen Jun
• Wu Jerry

Classifications

• H01R13/64 Primary

  Means for preventing incorrect coupling · CPC title

• H01R24/62

  Sliding engagements with one side only, e.g. modular jack coupling devices · CPC title

• H01R2107/00

  Four or more poles · CPC title

• H01R13/6581

  Shield structure · CPC title

• H01R24/60

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