Patent ID: 7470150
Filing Date: 2008-12-30
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A cable connector assembly, comprising: an insulative housing adapted for mating with a complementary connector; a plurality of conductive terminals held in the housing; a plurality of wires arrayed in a row along a longitudinal direction and electrically connecting corresponding terminals, said wires comprising at least two signal wires each comprising one or more conductive cores at the innermost thereof and a grounding layer surrounding and shielding said cores; and a conductive shell including a base portion shielding said housing and a soldering portion formed integral with said base portion and extending along said longitudinal direction to mechanically connect all the plurality of wires, each of the grounding layers of said at least two signal wires abutting against and soldered with said soldering portion of the conductive shell; wherein the soldering portion of the shell locates behind the insulative housing.