Electrical connector having a metal shell

摘要

An electrical connector (1) includes an insulative housing (3), with a plurality of terminals (2) mounted in the housing. A metal shell (4) is disposed about at least a portion of the housing. The shell has a given thickness (t) and opposed ends (6a,6b) forming a joint (6). The opposed ends are overlapped at the joint. Each overlapped end (6a,6b) has a reduced thickness (t/2) less than the given thickness (t) of the metal shell. Preferably, the combined thickness of the overlapped ends (6a,6b) is substantially equal to the given thickness (t) of the metal shell (4).