Patent ID: 6508671
Filing Date: 2003-01-21
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 arrays 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; a conductive rear shell fittedly engaging and enclosing the block of the housing; a conductive front shell electrically connected to the conductive rear shell and having a front portion enclosing the silos of the housing; a rear cover defining a cavity therein, the rear cover being moveable along the cable so as to receive the block of the housing and the conductive rear shell within the cavity; wherein the conductive rear shell has a flange at a front end thereof and a ferrule at a rear end thereof fixedly cramping the cable to form a strain relief for preventing the cable from rotating and moving forward and rearward; wherein the conductive front shell has a flange engaging with the flange of the conductive rear shell; wherein the flange of the conductive front shell has a plurality of engaging bars engaging with the flange of the conductive rear shell; wherein a plurality of pairs of first ribs is separately formed on outer faces of the block of the housing, a plurality of pairs of first recesses is defined in the side walls of the conductive rear shell, the first ribs can be respectively securely received into the first recesses; wherein a plurality of pairs of second ribs is formed on inner faces of the cavity of the rear cover, a plurality of pairs of second recesses is defined in the side walls of the conductive rear shell adjacent to the first recesses, the second ribs can be respectively securely received into the second.