Patent ID: 7883370
Filing Date: 2011-02-08
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A shielded connector comprising: an insulative housing comprising a base portion and an engaging portion protruding upwardly from the base portion along a mating direction; a plurality of contacts disposed in the housing, each of said contacts defining a contacting portion extending into the engaging portion of the housing and a soldering portion extending out of the housing; a metallic shell comprising at least two side walls surrounding the engaging portion thereby forming a mating room for engaging a mating connector and a pair of positioning brackets folding outwards from an upper edge of each of the side walls; and wherein the shielded connector furthermore comprises a pair of insulative supporting sections respectively disposed and supported under the positioning brackets thereby forming a positioning device; wherein each of the positioning brackets comprises a holding leg and a positioning tail which is received and retained in the corresponding insulative supporting section at the mating direction; wherein the insulative supporting sections integrally extend outwards from the insulative housing, or are independently located by both sides of the insulative housing as a side by side manner along a longitudinal direction perpendicular to the mating direction; wherein each of the positioning brackets further comprises a supporting tab pressing against on an upper surface of the insulative supporting section, and each of the positioning tails protrudes from either the corresponding holding leg or the corresponding supporting tab; wherein each of the insulative supporting sections comprises a positioning hole for receiving the positioning tail therein.