Connector housing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9601877-B2
Application number	US-201514741811-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 17, 2015
Priority date	Jun 17, 2014
Publication date	Mar 21, 2017
Grant date	Mar 21, 2017

Abstract

A connector housing is provided and includes a single sheet of material having a top wall, a pair of side walls, rear end wall, a bottom wall, and a pair of partition members. The bottom wall includes a first bottom wall portion integrally connected with one of the pair of side walls, a second bottom wall portion integrally connected with the other of the pair of side walls, and a third bottom wall portion separated from and assembled to the first and second bottom wall portions. The pair of partition members is disposed between the top wall and the bottom wall to divide an inner receiving space that is defined by the top wall, the pair of side walls and the bottom wall into three insertion ports.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A connector housing, comprising:
a single sheet of material, having:
a top wall;
a pair of side walls;
a rear end wall;
a bottom wall having a first bottom wall portion integrally connected with one of the pair of side walls, a second bottom wall portion integrally connected with the other of the pair of side walls, and a third bottom wall portion separated from and assembled to the first and second bottom wall portions; and
a pair of partition members disposed between the top wall and the bottom wall to divide an inner receiving space defined by the top wall, the pair of side walls and the bottom wall into three insertion ports.

2. The connector housing according to claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of insertion pin receiving passageways disposed along a longitudinal edge of the third bottom wall portion.

3. The connector housing according to claim 2 , further comprising a plurality of insertion pins disposed on a lower edge of each partition member of the pair of partition members and corresponding to the plurality of insertion pin receiving passageways.

4. The connector housing according to claim 3 , wherein the plurality of insertion pins pass through the plurality of insertion pin receiving passageways.

5. The connector housing according to claim 4 , further comprising a plurality of tabs disposed on the longitudinal edge of the third bottom wall portion.

6. The connector housing according to claim 5 , further comprising a plurality of tab receiving passageways disposed along longitudinal edges of the first and second bottom wall portions and positioned adjacent to the third bottom wall portion.

7. The connector housing according to claim 6 , wherein the plurality of tabs are dovetail tabs and the plurality of tab receiving passageways are keyed to the dovetail tabs.

8. The connector housing according to claim 7 , wherein at least two dovetail tabs are shaped or sized differently from each other.

9. The connector housing according to claim 8 , wherein at least two dovetail receiving passageways are shaped or sized differently from each other.

10. The connector housing according to claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of first bendable connection lugs disposed on upper edge portions of the pair of partition members.

11. The connector housing according to claim 10 , further comprising a plurality of first lug receiving passageways provided along the top wall and keyed to mate with the plurality of first bendable connection lugs.

12. The connector housing according to claim 11 , wherein a pair of the plurality of first bendable connection lugs pass through a corresponding first lug receiving passageway of the plurality of first lug receiving passageways, and is then bent to press against an outer surface of the top wall.

13. The connector housing according to claim 12 , wherein the pair of first bendable connection lugs is bent in opposite directions from another pair.

14. The connector housing according to claim 13 , wherein the plurality of first bendable connection lugs are regularly spaced from each other.

15. The connector housing according to claim 14 , further comprising a plurality of second lug receiving passageways provided along ends of each partition member of the pair of partition members and positioned adjacent to the rear end wall.

16. The connector housing according to claim 15 , wherein the plurality of second lug receiving passageways are keyed to mate with a plurality of second bendable connection lugs.

17. The connector housing according to claim 16 , wherein a pair of the plurality of second bendable connection lugs pass through a corresponding second lug receiving passageway of the plurality of second lug receiving passageways, and is then bent to press against the outer surface of the top wall.

18. The connector housing according to claim 17 , wherein the pair of second bendable connection lugs is bent in an opposite direction to another pair.

19. The connector housing according to claim 18 , further comprising a protrusion disposed on an end of each side wall of the pair of sidewalls and positioned adjacent to the rear end wall.

20. The connector housing according to claim 1 , wherein the single sheet of material is metal.

21. The connector housing according to claim 20 , wherein the single sheet of material is formed by one punching process.

Assignees

• Tyco Electronics Shanghai Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yang Hongwen
• Zhou Jian
• Ding Weixiang
• Xue Yangrong
• Shao Jingwei
• Liu Xinbo

Classifications

• H01R13/659 Primary

  with plural ports for distinct connectors · CPC title