Patent ID: 6231378
Filing Date: 2001-05-15
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector comprising:an insulative housing having a mating face and a mounting opening on opposite sides of the housing, a receptacle and a slot extending through the housing from the mating face to the mounting opening, a baffle separating the receptacle from the slot, a plurality of channels defined in the receptacle, and a plurality of passageways defined in the slot;a plurality of terminals each having an upper positioning portion and a contact portion both received in corresponding channels and a lower positioning portion received in a corresponding passageway of the insulative housing;a metal shield being of a unitary construction and having a top panel, a bottom panel, a pair of front panels connected between the top panel and the bottom panel, the top panel, the bottom panel and the front panels together defining a space for enclosing the housing, and a grounding panel extending from the top panel and entering into the receptacle of the housing between the upper positioning portions and the contact portions of the plurality of terminals; anda stuffer having a main body movably received within the receptacle to downwardly press against the grounding panel to firmly clamp an inserted flexible printed circuit between the contact portions of the terminals and the grounding panel;wherein a groove is defined in a top wall of the housing and a clipping portion is correspondingly formed in the top panel of the shield for engaging with the groove;wherein a flange is formed at a rear edge of the top panel of the shield for engaging with a rear edge of the top wall of the housing;wherein the shield further comprises a pair of lateral panels extending upwardly from the bottom panel;wherein a camming portion is formed at an edge of the main body of the stuffer, a pair of notches being defined in the camming portion, and wherein a pair of connect portions are provided to connect the grounding panel with the top panel of the shield, the connect portions alignedly engaging with the notches.