Abstract:
A camera modular connector ( 100 ) includes an insulative housing ( 1 ), a plurality of terminals ( 2 ) received therein, a shell ( 3 ) encircling the housing  1,  and at least one pair of tab ( 312 ) extends upwardly from the shell ( 3 ) higher than the other parts of the shell ( 3 ), by curving the tab ( 312 ) the shell can be removed conveniently.

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
       [0001]    1. Field of the Invention 
         [0002]    The present invention relates to a camera modular connector, and more particularly to a camera modular connector with having metal shell having deformable tab facilitating removal of connector assembled therein. 
         [0003]    2. Description of Related Art 
         [0004]    Pub. No. US 2006/0051986 A1 filed by Asai et al and published on Mar. 9, 2006 (hereinafter referred to as the Asai &#39;986 application) discloses an electronic module socket provided into which camera modules of different shapes can be securely inserted. The electronic modular socket includes a socket body with an insertion portion into which an electronic module is engageably inserted and a socket engagement portion that securely engages the electronic module on inner sidewalls of the insertion portion. The electronic module has a shape suitable for securely engaging with the socket engagement portion. An electronic module smaller than the insertion portion of the socket body is engageably secured via a spacer. The spacer has an inner shape that allows the electronic module to be inserted therein and an outer shape capable of being fitted into the insertion portion of the socket body. The spacer is also provided with spacer engagement portions to engage the socket engagement portions. 
         [0005]    Referring to FIG. 4 of the Asai &#39;986, the fingers ( 23 ,  24 ) lean abut the camera modular (M). But when camera modular (M) received in the connector abatement of action needs to be removed from the connector, the shell ( 3 ) having no structure of arrangement to facilitate the removal, and thereby making the process of rework complex and difficult. 
         [0006]    Hence, an improved connector is required to overcome the disadvantages of the prior art. 
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
       [0007]    It is an object of the present invention to provide a camera modular connector comprising a shell which has a structure of arrangement to facilitate the removal. 
         [0008]    In order to achieve the objective above, a camera modular connector in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises a metallic shell assembling an insulative housing therein. The insulative housing has a plurality of terminals disposed therein. The metallic shell includes four lateral walls, two of the four lateral walls provide arms for holding a camera module therein, a deformable tab is arranged on the lateral wall between the arms. Carrying the tab, the shell can be removed from the housing easily. 
         [0009]    Other objects, advantages and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of the present embodiment when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0010]      FIG. 1  is a perspective view of an camera modular connector of a preferred embodiment of the present invention; 
           [0011]      FIG. 2  is exploded view of the present invention of  FIG. 1 ; and 
           [0012]      FIG. 3  is another perspective view of the camera modular connector as shown in  FIG. 1 , when the tab is curved. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
       [0013]    Reference will now be made to the drawings to describe the present invention in detail. 
         [0014]    Referring to  FIG. 1  to  FIG. 3 , the connector  100  adapt for a camera modular (not shown) includes an insulative housing  1 , a plurality of conductive terminals  2  disposed in the housing  1 , and a shell  3  surrounding the housing  1 . 
         [0015]    The housing  1  includes a bottom wall  11  which has a mating face  111  and a mounting face  112  opposite to the mating face  111 . Two pairs of side walls  12 ,  13  extend from the four edges of the bottom wall  11 . The four side walls  12 , 13  include a plurality of terminal grooves  113  disposed therein, each groove  113  respectively receives a single one of the terminals  2  therein. Each side wall  13  includes two holes  131 , and each side wall  12  contains two cutouts  121  at the corner shaped by the side walls  12 , 13 . 
         [0016]    A plurality of terminals  2  can be positioned in the terminal grooves  113 . Each terminal  2  contains a soldering portion  21 , a connecting portion  22  and a contact portion  23 . The soldering portion  21  can be soldered to a substrate such as a flexible flat circuit board or a flexible print circuit board, and the contact portion  23  contacts the camera modular. The terminals  2  have agnail  221  in the connecting portion  22 . 
         [0017]    The shell  3  is made of an elongate metal sheet, the two tip ends of metal sheet is combined together. The shell  3  mainly assumes to be a square frame, correspondingly to the four walls  12 , 13  of the housing  1 , the shell  3  forms four lateral walls  31 , 32 . The four lateral walls  31 , 32  define a receiving space  30  in the centre. Each lateral wall  31  has a pair of arms  313  extending inwardly to the receiving space  30 . The end of the arms  313  incline upwardly, and a leading face  314  is positioned at the end of the arm  313 . Each lateral wall  32  has anchor  322 , the anchor  322  is inserted into the hole  131  of the housing  1  so that the housing  1  and the shell  3  could combine firmly. The leading face  314  makes the camera modular be mounted smoothly, and the arm  313  holds the camera modular in the receiving space  30 . In the middle of the two arms  313 , a tab  312  is located. When the shell  3  needs to be removed from the housing  1 , curving the tab  312  makes the process of removing simply. 
         [0018]    When the connector  100  is assembled, fix the terminals  2  in the terminal grooves  113  of the housing  1 . Encircle the housing  1  with the shell  3 , the anchor  322  of the shell is inserted into the hole  131 , and the arms  313  extend inwardly through the cutout  121 . 
         [0019]    Referring to  FIG. 3 , when disassembled, vertically curving the tab  312 , you can use your fingers or other instruments to take the shell  3  apart from the housing  1 . 
         [0020]    It will be understood that the invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or central characteristics thereof. 
         [0021]    The present examples and embodiments, therefore, are to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, and the invention is not to be limited to the details given herein.