Electrical connector with high reliability

摘要

An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (2), a number of contacts (3) retained in the insulative housing, a metal shield (4) covering the insulative housing for defining a receiving space, an insulative cover (5) insert-molded outside of the metal shield, and a metal frame (6) retained in the insulative cover. The metal frame includes a transverse arm (61) and a pair of vertical arms (62) extending downwardly from two distal ends of the transverse arm for reinforcing the metal shield from three sides of the metal shield.

主权项

1. An electrical connector comprising:
an insulative housing; a plurality of contacts retained in the insulative housing; a metal shield covering the insulative housing for defining a receiving space; an insulative cover insert-molded outside of the metal shield; and a metal frame retained in the insulative cover, the metal frame comprising a transverse arm and a pair of vertical arms extending downwardly from two distal ends of the transverse arm; wherein the insulative cover comprises an upper face, a lower face opposite to the upper face, and a pair of lateral faces connecting with the upper face and the lower face, and the transverse arm is retained in the upper face and the vertical arms are retained in the lateral face; wherein the insulative cover comprises a front portion, a rear portion extending rearwardly from the front portion, and a stepped portion formed on the rear portion with a height lower than other parts of the rear portion, and wherein the metal frame comprises a plurality of pin members coplanar with the stepped portion to expose out of the insulative cover; wherein the pin members comprises at least one pair of pin members respectively located at two opposite sides of the vertical arm; wherein each vertical arm comprises a lower wider portion, an upper narrower portion connecting the lower wider portion with the transverse arm, and a shoulder portion formed between each side of the lower wider portion and the upper narrower portion.