Patent ID: 6341986
Filing Date: 2002-01-29
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A cable assembly for mating with a complementary connector, comprising:a cable having a plurality of conductive wires therein; and an electrical connector electrically connected to an end of said cable, said connector including: an insulative housing comprising a block, a plurality of silos formed in rows at a front face of the block, a passageway defined in each silo and extending through the block; a plurality of terminals each correspondingly electrically connected to a conductive wire of the cable and securely received within a corresponding passageway of the housing; EMI means fittedly engaging with the block of the housing; a pre-molded rear cover defining a cavity receiving the block of the housing and the EMI means therein; and interlocking means for securely assembling the pre-molded rear cover, the EMI means and the housing together. wherein the EMI means comprises a conductive front shell and a conductive rear shell, the front shell comprises a flange formed at a front end thereof and an opening defined at a rear end thereof and the rear shell comprises a flange formed at a front end thereof, wherein the interlocking means comprises a plurality of pairs of first ribs separately formed on outer faces of the block of the housing, a plurality of pairs of tongues punched from side walls of the front shell, a plurality of pairs of recesses defined in the side walls of the front shell by the tongues, and a plurality of pairs of second ribs being respectively formed on inner faces of the cavity of the rear cover, the first ribs of the housing abut against the tongues of the front shell and the second ribs of the rear cover are received in the recesses of the front shell when the housing, the EMI means and the rear cover are assembled together; wherein said rear shell of the EMI means further includes a ferrule fixedly clamping the cable to form a strain relief for preventing the cable from rotating and moving forwardly and rearwardly; wherein two outermost silos in an upper row each have a key for ensuring the silos correctly mate with the complementary connector.