Patent ID: 6371806
Filing Date: 2002-04-16
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A cable end connector comprising:a housing including a base portion and a tubular portion engaged with said base portion, the tubular portion defining a passageway defined therein; a terminal received in said passageway and having a tail portion supported on said base portion; a shell including a planar portion attached to a bottom face of said base portion, and a trunk portion connected to said planar portion and enclosing said tubular portion of said housing, said trunk portion including a pair of arms extending beside said base portion of said housing; and a retainer attached to said planar portion for retaining said arms to said planar portion, said retainer and said arms surrounding but not contacting said tail portion of said terminal; wherein the base portion of the housing comprises an engaging block, a flat portion extending rearwardly from the engaging block, and a pair of retaining walls projecting along two opposite sides of the flat portion; wherein a pair of grooves are respectively defined in an inward lower corner of each retaining wall for securely fixing the tail portion of the terminal therein; wherein at least one mounting leg depends downwardly from the tubular portion, and wherein at least one recess is defined in the base portion of the housing and dimensioned for engaging with the at least one mounting leg; wherein the terminal comprises a bifurcated mating portion consisting of a pair of beams substantially projecting toward each other for mating with a complementary connector; wherein the planar portion of the shell has a front portion for supporting said trunk portion, and a rear portion rearwardly extending from the front portion for supporting both the arms of the shell and the base portion of the housing; wherein a pair of side walls are respectively formed on opposite sides of said front portion for interferentially fitting with an outer periphery of the trunk portion; wherein each arm of the trunk portion comprises an inwardly protruding distal end; wherein the retainer further includes a braiding crimp for grounding a braiding layer of a coaxial cable, and a strain relief for securely clamping the coaxial cable; wherein a pair of locking tabs respectively depends downwardly from opposite sides of the retainer, and wherein a pair of elongated slots are respectively defined in the planar portion for engaging with the locking tabs; wherein the retainer further includes a connection strip forwardly extending from a forward edge thereof, and wherein a notch is defined above the arms of the trunk portion for receiving the connection strip.