ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR HIGH-SPEED DATA TRANSMISSION

摘要

An electrical connector includes an electrically conductive front and rear shell. The front shell includes a cantilever structure extending from a rear face in an axial direction, the cantilever structure having a catch on a free end thereof. The catch mates with a retention slot located on the rear shell to latch together the front and rear shells of the electrical connector. A contact-receiving cavity formed within the front and rear shells houses an insulating sheath carrying electrical contacts. The electrical connector may further include tangs formed as an integral part of the front shell for bearing against a mating end of a mating connector. The electrical connector may include a retention latch for seating the electrical connector within a separate connector housing.

主权项

1. An electrical connector, comprising:
an electrically conductive rear shell having a first cavity extending in an axial direction, the rear shell further including a retention slot; an electrically conductive front shell having a rear face and an opposite mating end, the front shell including a second cavity extending in the axial direction; a cantilever structure extending from the rear face of the front shell in the axial direction, the cantilever structure having a catch on a free end thereof, wherein, when the front and rear shells are mated, the cantilever structure extends into the first cavity of the rear shell and the catch of the cantilever structure engages the retention slot to latch together the front and rear shells such that the first and second cavities are abutting and together define an elongate contact-receiving cavity; and an insulating sheath housing electrical contacts, the insulating sheath carried in the contact-receiving cavity.