Electrical connector having improved conductive shell

Abstract

An electrical connector includes an insulated housing (10) comprising an upper wall (110) and a lower wall (111) which cooperating to define a mating slot (170) therebetween; and a conductive shell (20) comprising an upper shielding wall (21) for shielding the upper wall, a lower shielding wall (22) for shielding the lower wall and a pair of joining portions (23) connecting lengthwise ends of front edges of the upper and lower shielding walls together; and a pair of bend portions integrally provided on the shell including an upper bend portion (261) and a lower bend portion (262) respectively extending the front edges of the upper and lower shielding walls. The bend portions are arranged to space clearances (27) to the joining portions, the clearances respectively extend from the mating slot toward the upper and lower shielding walls till the bend portion is separated from the joining portions absolutely.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an assembled perspective view of an electrical connector in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a similar view to FIG. 1, but taken from another aspect;

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the electrical connector;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a circled portion of a conductive shell shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an alternative conductive shell of the electrical connector; and

FIG. 6 is an assembled perspective view of a conventional connector.

Claims

1. An electrical connector comprising: a longitudinal housing comprising an upper wall and a lower wall both of which cooperating to define a mating slot therebetween;a plurality of conductive terminals loaded in the housing;a conductive shell comprising an upper shielding wall for shielding the upper wall, a lower shielding wall for shielding the lower wall and a pair of joining portions connecting lengthwise ends of front edges of the upper shielding wall and the lower shielding wall together; anda pair of bend portions which are integrally provided on the shell including an upper bend portion extending and a lower bend portion respectively extending the front edge of the upper shielding wall and the front edge of the lower shielding wall, and at least one bend portion arranged to space clearances to the joining portions, the clearances respectively extending from the mating slot toward one of the upper shielding wall and the lower shielding wall till the bend portion separated from the joining portions absolutely.

2. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the lower bend portion projects into the mating slot.

3. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bend portions define at least one gap thereon.

4. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein clearances are split from distal edges of the bend portions through to the upper shielding wall and the lower shielding wall.

5. An electrical connector assembly comprising: an insulative housing defining a lengthwise direction with an elongated mating cavity extending rearward from a front face thereof along said lengthwise direction;a plurality of contacts disposed in the housing and extending into the mating cavity; anda metallic shell enclosing said housing and forming a bent flange along a long front edge of the housing in said lengthwise direction and proximate a front opening of said mating cavity; whereina pair of rearwardly extending cutouts are formed at two opposite ends of said bent flange.

6. The connector assembly as claimed in claim 5, wherein said flange is further bent rearwardly and invades the mating cavity.