Electrical connectors – With insulation other than conductor sheath – Plural-contact coupling part
Reexamination Certificate
2000-09-08
2002-03-12
Paumen, Gary F. (Department: 2833)
Electrical connectors
With insulation other than conductor sheath
Plural-contact coupling part
C439S660000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06354886
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to an electrical connector, more particularly to an electrical connector having rows of terminals and insulative bodies molded over the terminals.
2. Description of the Related Art
FIGS. 1 and 2
illustrate a conventional electrical connector for high frequency data transmission. The connector includes an insulative seat body
10
having a sleeve portion
100
with front and rear open ends
101
,
103
, and a terminal positioning panel
13
extending through the sleeve portion
100
and having a front mating portion
105
projecting frontwardly from the front open end
101
, a pair of opposite rear connecting portions
107
projecting rearwardly from the rear open end
103
, and two opposite rows of terminal passageways
106
formed in two opposite sides thereof and extending from the front mating portion
105
to the rear connecting portions
107
. A plurality of terminals
14
are respectively received in the terminal passageways
106
, and are exposed at the front mating portion
105
and the rear connecting portions
107
. A metal shield
11
is mounted on the sleeve portion
100
, and surrounds the mating portion
105
for protecting the terminals
14
on the terminal positioning panel
13
and for diminishing electromagnetic interference (EMI).
Since each terminal
14
is to be snugly inserted in the respective passageway
106
, there is a tendency for the terminals
14
to be bent during assembly. Moreover, it is laborious and requires lots of manpower to insert the terminals
14
into the passageways
106
.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide an electrical connector that is capable of overcoming the aforementioned drawbacks.
According to the present invention, an electrical connector comprises a first terminal module including a row of first terminals and an insulative first seat body molded over the first terminals, the first terminals having contact portions exposed at one side of the first seat body; a second terminal module including a row of second terminals and an insulative second seat body molded over the second terminals, the second terminals having contact portions exposed at one side of the second seat body, the second seat body being stacked on the first seat body with the sides respectively facing upward and downward; a coupling member disposed on and coupling the first and second seat bodies; an insulative housing having a sleeve portion receiving the first and second terminal modules, the contact portions of the first and second terminals projecting outwardly from the sleeve portion; a retaining member disposed on the housing for positioning the first and second seat bodies to the housing; and a metal shield surrounding the sleeve portion and the contact portions of the first and second terminals.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5975917 (1999-11-01), Wang et al.
patent: 5980325 (1999-11-01), Horchler
patent: 6162068 (1999-11-01), Wu
patent: 6039611 (2000-03-01), Yang
Advanced Connecteck Inc.
Merchant & Gould P.C.
Paumen Gary F.
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