Electrical connector having improved shield

Abstract

An electrical connector (5) for receiving an electrical element (6) includes an insulative housing (51), a shield (53) enclosing the insulative housing and a number of terminals (52) received in the insulative housing. The insulative housing has a bottom wall (510), a number of periphery walls (511), and a receiving space (100) defined therebetween. The shield includes a number of separated side walls (530) each defining a pair of slots (5309), a connecting portion (5311) between the pair of slots, and a fixing portion (5306) extending inwardly from the connecting portion for guiding and fastening the electrical element.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

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

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the electrical connector as shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a side wall of a shield;

FIG. 4 is another perspective view of the side wall as shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a plurality of terminals; and

FIG. 6 is an assembled perspective view of the electrical connector with an electrical element retained therein.

Claims

1. An electrical connector for receiving an electrical element, comprising: an insulative housing having a bottom wall, a plurality of periphery walls upstanding from the bottom wall, and a receiving space defined therein for receiving the electrical element;a plurality of terminals received in the insulative housing; anda shield comprising a plurality of separated side walls each engaging with a corresponding periphery wall, each side wall defining a pair of slots, a connecting portion between the pair of slots, and a fixing portion extending inwardly from the connecting portion into the receiving space.

2. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein said fixing portion comprises a L-shaped vertical portion bent inwardly from the connecting portion and a guiding wall obliquely upwardly bent from the vertical portion.

3. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 2, wherein said guiding wall comprises a slantwise slick face and an arced protrusion formed on the slick face for easing insertion of the electrical element.

4. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein said side wall of the shield comprises a protruding blade bent inwardly from a side edge thereof for engaging the periphery wall.

5. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 4, wherein said protruding blade comprises a downwardly extending foot portion and an indentation defined between the foot portion and a lower portion of the side wall, and wherein the insulative housing has a recess defined at each corner portion thereof for engaging with the foot portion.

6. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the periphery wall of said insulative housing comprises a pair of cutouts formed on a top portion thereof, and wherein the side wall of the shield has a pair of locking portions bent downwardly from a top portion thereof and received in the pair of cutouts for fastening the shield to the insulative housing.

7. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein each periphery wall has a plurality of first passageways and with the bottom wall has a plurality of second passageways cooperating with the first passageways for receiving the terminals.

8. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein said bottom wall comprises a pair of protruding portions extending outwardly from each edge, and a groove defined between the pair of protruding portions for receiving a soldering portion extending downwardly from a lower portion of each side wall of the shield.

9. An electrical connector for receiving an electrical element, comprising: an insulative housing having a plurality of upstanding exterior side faces with a receiving space defined therein for receiving the electrical element;a plurality of terminals located around a bottom portion of the receiving space; anda shield comprising a plurality of separated side plates each including a main body and a foot portion respective located on two neighboring side faces of the housing, whereineach main body is adjacent to the corresponding foot portion of the neighboring side plates on the same corresponding side face of the housing, and each foot portion is adjacent to the corresponding main body of the neighboring side plates on the same corresponding side face of the housing.

10. An electrical connector comprising: an insulative housing having a plurality of upstanding exterior side faces with a receiving space defined therein for receiving the electrical element;each of said faces defining a cutout;a plurality of terminals located around a bottom portion of the receiving space; anda shield comprising a plurality of side plates respectively attached upon the corresponding side faces, each of said side plates defining a resilient arm extending in a non-vertical manner so as to obtain a superior length thereof and a fixing portion located at a free end thereof; whereinsaid fixing portion extends through the corresponding cutout.

11. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 10, wherein said spring arm extends horizontally.

12. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 10, wherein the fixing portion defines a downward L-shaped edge section for locking a camera module thereunder.