Patent ID: 11894636
Assignee: FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 10:
11. An electrical connector comprising:
an insulative housing comprising a first wall and a second wall spaced from and parallel with each other and two side walls connecting with opposite ends of the first wall and the second wall and defining a mating slot between the first wall and the second wall and opening forwards;
a plurality of contacts arranged on the insulative housing and comprising contacting sections extending into the mating slot; and
an outer metallic shield enclosing the insulative housing and comprising a main plate located on an outer side of the first wall while separated from the first wall by a distance and a pair of side plates fittingly attached to outer sides of the side walls, respectively;
wherein the insulative housing has a groove extending forwardly at each end of the second wall proximal to a corresponding side wall, and each of the side plates comprises a first hook portion bending inward and fittingly retained in the corresponding groove on the second wall;
wherein the main plate comprises a partitioning plate and an abutting plate behind the partitioning plate, the partitioning plate is separated from the first wall, the abutting plate comprises an inclined portion extending rearwards from the partitioning plate and a limiting portion extending rearward from the inclined portion, and the limiting portion is attached to an outer side of the first wall to limit a movement of the main plate in a front and rear direction; and
wherein the first wall is recessed from the outer side thereof to form a first stepped surface facing forwards and a second stepped surface facing rearwards, the limiting portion is accommodated in the recess and abuts against the first stepped surface backward, and the limiting portion defines protruding tabs extending forward and forwardly to abut against the second stepped surface.