Patent ID: 9209574
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector adapted for being mounted on an opening defined on a metal shell of an electrical device, comprising: an insulative housing; a plurality of contacts mounted on the insulative housing; a first metal shell comprising a plurality of side walls and a receiving room formed by the side walls, the insulative housing received in the receiving room, one of the side walls comprising a spring beam extending forwardly; a second metal shell disposed at an outer side of the first metal shell, the second metal shell comprising a body portion, a supporting beam extending forwardly from the body portion and flanking the spring beam, and a cantilever portion extending from the body portion and offsetting with respect to the supporting beam; and an insulative member attached on the cantilever portion and spaced apart from the spring beam to prevent the spring beam from touching the metal shell of the electrical device; wherein there are a pair of spring beams and a pair of supporting beams corresponding to the spring beams; wherein there are a pair of cantilever portions, each cantilever portion and a corresponding supporting beam being separated by punching a metal sheet; wherein there are a plurality of insulative members spaced apart from each other and mounted on the cantilever portions, respectively; wherein the second metal shell and the first metal shell are connected by laser welding or latching; wherein the spring beam comprises a curved portion adjacent to a free end of the spring beam and extending into the receiving room, and a hollow portion formed on an opposite side of the curved portion, a free end of the supporting beam extending into the hollow portion.