Patent ID: 8154470
Filing Date: 2012-04-10
Classification: H01Q,H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector assembly comprising: an electrical connector including an insulative housing enclosed in a metallic shell, said shell including at least one mounting leg for mounting to a printed circuit board; a plurality of contacts disposed in the housing and including mounting legs for mounting to the printed circuit board; and a metal patch positioned beside the connector and defining a connecting element electrically and mechanically connecting to the shell for grounding, at least one radiating element and one feeding element cooperating with said shell to commonly form an antenna unit; wherein the shell is configured to essentially intimately and compliantly shield the housing while substantial portions of said metal patch essentially extend away from the shell; wherein said metal patch defines first and second planes perpendicular to each other under a condition that the feeding element is located in the first plane, and the radiating element and the connecting element are located in the second plane; and wherein said metal patch further defines a third plane perpendicular to both said first and second planes under a condition another radiating element is located in the third plane.