Patent ID: 9059543
Filing Date: 2015-06-16
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A cable connector assembly comprising: an insulative housing; a plurality of contacts received in the insulative housing and having signal contacts and grounding contacts; a printed circuit board electrically connected with the contacts, the printed circuit board defining a plurality of first conductive pads soldering with the contacts and a plurality of second conductive pads; a metallic shell enclosing the insulative housing and having a bottom shell and a top shell assembled to each other, the bottom shell having a front sleeve portion and a U-shaped receiving portion, the insulative housing received in the sleeve portion, the U-shaped receiving portion extending rearwards from a lower surface and lateral sides of the sleeve portion, the printed circuit board received in the U-shaped receiving portion; a cable soldering with the second conductive pads of the printed circuit board; wherein the printed circuit board further has at least one third conductive pad electrically connected with the grounding contact, and the metallic shell has at least one extension portion connected with the third conductive pad, the extension portion being curved and extending into the U-shaped receiving portion of the metallic shell, the extension portion being bent and extending from a lateral side of the U-shaped receiving portion.