Patent Publication Number: US-7717730-B2

Title: Camera module connector with disassembling structure

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
   1. Field of the Invention 
   The present invention relates to camera module connector, and more particularly to a camera module connector with disassembling structure. The connector includes a lid with disassembling structure for taking the lid away from the connector easily. 
   2. Description of Related Art 
   Pub. No. US 2006/0189183 A1 discloses: a camera module connector includes an insulative housing, a plurality of terminals received therein, a shell encircling the housing, and a lid covering the housing. 
   Referring to FIG. 1 and 2 of the Pat US 2006/0189183 A1, the lid cover almost every portion of the housing, the shell, and the terminals. Because the material of the lid is metal, the lid can prevent the camera module received in the connector from electromagnetic interference. But when camera module received in the connector abatement of action needs to take away from the connector, the lid having no structure to disassemble makes the process of repairing complex and difficult. 
   Hence, an improved connector is required to overcome the disadvantages of the prior art. 
   SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
   Accordingly, the present invention is to provide a camera module connector, the connector includes a lid, a disassemble structure is located in the lid. 
   A camera module connector ( 100 ) includes an insulative housing ( 1 ), a plurality of terminals ( 2 ) received therein, a shell ( 3 ) encircling the housing  1 , and a lid  4  covering the housing ( 1 ), there are ears ( 411 ) located in the lid ( 4 ). When the connector ( 100 ) disassembled, carry the ears ( 411 ) will make disassembling easily. 

   
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       FIG. 1  is a perspective view of an electrical connector of a preferred embodiment of the present invention; 
       FIG. 2  is exploded view of the present invention of  FIG. 1 ; and 
       FIG. 3  is a perspective view of the electrical connector as shown in  FIG. 1 , a lid is disassembled; and 
       FIG. 4  is a view in cross-section on the line  4 - 4  in  FIG. 1 ; and 
       FIG. 5  is the other one view in cross-section on the line  4 - 4  in  FIG. 1  when the ears were curved. 
   

   DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
   Reference will now be made to the drawings to describe the present invention in detail. 
   Referring to  FIG. 1  to  FIG. 3 , the connector  100  includes an insulative housing  1 , a plurality of conductive terminals  2  disposed in the housing  1 , a shell  3  encircling the housing  1  and a lid  4  covering the housing  1 . 
   The housing  1  includes a bottom wall  11 , the bottom wall  11  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 , and a receiving space  10  is cooperatively defined by the bottom and four side walls  11 , 12 , 13 . The four side walls  12 , 13  include a plurality of terminal grooves  114  disposed therein, each groove  114  respectively receives a single one of the terminals  2  therein, the bottom wall  11  has four openings  113  located near the four edge sides, and the grooves  114  extend to the openings  113 . Each side wall  13  includes two slots  131  set at the corner formed by the side walls  12 , 13  where the side wall  12 , 13  meet together. A number of inserting holes  132  positioned on the upper face of the side walls  13 . 
   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 . A number of brims  312  extend from the top end of the lateral walls  31 , 32 , and the brims  312  vertically bent inwardly attaching to the upper face of the side walls  12 , 13  of housing  100 . Several anchors  322  spread from the top end of the lateral walls  32 . The anchors  322  are bent downwardly and inserted into the inserting holes  132 . A few of blocks  313  located on the lateral walls  31  are pressed to the final state. At least one riveting portion is located on the lateral wall  31 , 32 . A plurality of arms  323  extend from the top end of the lateral walls  31 , 32  inwardly to the receiving space  10 . 
   The lid  4  assumes to be a box without bottom, includes a roof  40  and a number of plates  41  extend from the edges of the roof  40 . A through hole is located in the centre of the roof  40 , a plurality of fingers  401  extend from the roof  40  inwardly to the receiving space  10 . Correspondingly to the blocks  313 , there are recesses  412  positioned on the plates  41 . At least one ear  411  is located on the plate  41 . 
   When the connector  100  is assembled, fix the terminals  2  in the grooves  114  through the opening  113 . The contact portion  23  of the terminals  2  are in the receiving space  10 , and the soldering leg  21  extend outside of the receiving space  10  from the bottom of the side walls  12 , 13  of the housing  1 , the prickles  221  secure the terminals  2  in the housing  1 . Encircle housing  1  with the shell  3 , the arms  323  are positioned in the slots  131 , insert the anchors  322  into the inserting holes  132 , and the brims  312  attach to the top surface of the side walls  12 , 13 . Cover housing  1  receiving the terminals  2  therein and shell  3  encircling the housing  1  with the lid  4 , the blocks  313  of the shell  3  match the recesses  412  of the lid  4 , the fingers  401  extend inwardly to hold the camera module received therein. When the workers disassemble the connector  100 , what he need do is carrying the lid  4  with the ears  411  located on the plate  41  via instrument or his hand. 
   The state of disassembling is illustrated by the  FIG. 4  and  FIG. 5 , the ears  411  be curve by the force F into the state of the  FIG. 5 , thus we can hold the ears  411  by fingers or other instrument. 
   It will be understood that the invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or central characteristics thereof. 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.