Patent ID: 6338652
Filing Date: 2002-01-15
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical cable connector for connecting a flat ribbon coaxial multiconductor cable set with a mating connector, the flat ribbon coaxial multiconductor cable set having a flat ribbon coaxial multiconductor cable with a length of its core conductors and associated braidings bared and a conductive grounding bar electrically connected to the braidings, comprising:an insulative housing having a body including a front wall, a pair of sidewalls, a top wall, and an opening therebetween, and a mating tongue extending forwardly from the front wall and defining in one side thereof a plurality of depressions communicating with the opening; an insert including a dielectric base received in the opening and a plurality of conductive terminals secured to the base, the grounding bar of the coaxial multiconductor cable set being fit in the insert and the terminals electrically connecting with corresponding core conductors of the coaxial multiconductor cable set; and a conductive grounding member received in the opening of the housing and including a mating portion and a contacting portion, the contacting portion contacting with the grounding bar, the mating portion extending into the depressions in the mating tongue for connection with an external grounding circuit of the mating connector; wherein the grounding member defines a space between the contacting portion and the mating portion, the space functioning to avoid inadvertent short circuits between the core conductors and the grounding member; wherein the contacting portion provides an embossment on a free end thereof for engaging with the grounding bar; wherein the housing defines at least a notch in the top wall thereof corresponding to the location of the contacting portion; further comprising a metal shield enclosing the housing, the shield providing at least a finger extending through the notch for touching with the contacting portion of the grounding member thereby establishing an electrical connection with the grounding member and the grounding bar; wherein a bottom side of the base is coplanar with a bottom side of the sidewalls of the housing whereby the bottom side of the base acts as a bottom wall of the housing and a height of the housing is thus reduced.