Patent ID: 9722362
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: H01R

Claim:
1. An electrical connector with an improved shielding shell, including: an insulating body comprising a base, and a tongue plate provided on an end surface of the base; a terminal set comprising multiple terminals provided on two surfaces of a tongue plate, a tail end of each of the terminals being extended out of the base; a shielding shell joined with the base of the insulating body, the shielding shell comprising an opening portion and a chamber in communication with the opening portion and accommodating the tongue plate, a top surface and a bottom surface of the shielding shell being provided with corresponding engagement units thereon, respectively, two ends for each of the engagement units being connected integrally with the shielding shell, and each of the engagement units being provided with a buckling portion and a grounding portion extending into the chamber, respectively, each of the engagement units comprises an inclined plate in connection with a surface of the shielding shell and extending into the chamber, a straight plate connecting the surface of the shielding shell and the inclined plate, and a bulge provided on the straight plate and extending into the chamber for a buckling portion to be formed between the inclined plate and the straight plate, and the bulge on the straight plate performs as the grounding portion, the shielding shell has a notch portion provided across a surrounding rim of the securing portion provided on the base, each of two sides of the notch portion is provided with a first withholding sheet abutting in the groove provided on the base, while each of two sides of the shielding shell is provided with a rabbet abutting with the respective bump, each of two sides of the shielding shell is provided with a respective retention foot and a respective welding foot extending downwardly, each retention foot is provided with a respective second withholding sheet thereon, and two sides and the top surface of the shielding shell adjacent to the opening portion are provided with clamping elastic sheets, respectively; and a rear cover joining with the base of the insulating body and the shielding shell, a top of the rear cover is provided with a first engagement portion abutting with a securing portion provided on the base, and each of two sides of the rear cover is provided with a respective second securing portion abutting with a second withholding sheet provided on a retention foot.