Abstract: A micro coaxial cable connector assembly (1) includes a micro coaxial cable connector (10), a plurality of wire cables (20), an upper grounding shield (30), a lower grounding shield (40), a top grounding bar (60) and a bottom grounding bar (62). The micro coaxial cable connector includes a mating portion (101), a plurality of signal and grounding terminals (102) received in the mating portion and a base (103) perpendicular to the mating portion. The upper grounding shield is assembled to the mating portion. The lower grounding shield is assembled to the base. The bottom grounding bar electrically connecting metal braiding of the wires and includes a plurality of grounding fingers (623) soldered to the grounding terminals.

Abstract: An electrical connector (1) comprises an insulative housing (12), a latch member (20) and an actuator member (30) integrally formed on a top face (15) of the housing. The housing defines a plurality of cavities (14) for receiving a plurality of terminals therein. The latch member has a deflectable portion in spaced relationship to the top face for latching and detaching a complementary connector. The actuator member is located above the latch member. The actuator member has a pair of arced ribs (32) extending from the top face, an anti-overstress bar (34) connected between the arced ribs for limiting deflection of the deflectable portion of the latch member relative to the top face of the insulative housing, and a handle (36) extending from the anti-overstress bar.

Abstract: A micro coaxial cable connector assembly (1) includes a connector (10), a plurality of wires (20, 22), an upper grounding shield (30) and a lower grounding shield (40). The connector includes a mating portion (101), a plurality of terminals (102) received in the mating portion and a base (103) perpendicular to the mating portion. The upper grounding shield is assembled to the mating portion in a first direction. The lower grounding shield is assembled to the base in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and electrically connecting with the upper grounding shield.

Abstract: A cable end connector includes an insulative housing (10), a terminal (40) received in the housing, a metal shell (50) enclosing the housing, and an independent thin layer insulator (1). The independent thin layer insulator is located between the housing and the metal shell for insulating the terminal from the metal shell, whereby the cable end connector achieves a good insulation function between the terminal and the metal shell.

Abstract: A micro coaxial cable connector comprises a dielectric housing (40), a metal shield (10) enclosing the housing, a grounding plate (30) and a terminal block (20) received in the housing. The housing has a transverse portion (411) and a pair of lateral portions (413) extending rearwardly from a pair of lateral sides of the transverse portion. Side sections (418) of the housing serve as handles to allow a user to firmly grasp the connector when plugging and unplugging the connector with a mating connector. Each lateral portion further defines a split (419). The metal shield has an upper flap (11), a lower flap (12) and a pair of side flaps (14) upwardly extending from opposite side edges of the lower flap. The pair of side flaps extend into the splits of the housing to ensure contact between a grounding tab (123) of the shield and a grounding beam (33) of the grounding plate.

Abstract: An electrical system includes a printed circuit board (PCB, 3), a receptacle (2) and a complementary plug (1). The PCB has a top face (31) and a cutout (32) defined therein. The receptacle includes an insulative base (21), an outer contact (22) and an inner contact (23). The outer contact has a second mating portion (25) and a pair of grounding pads (24) extending from a bottom edge of the second mating portion. The inner contact is located in the outer contact and has a center pin (231) and a signal pad (26) extending from a bottom edge of the center pin. The grounding pads and the signal pad are soldered on the top face of the PCB, and the plug and the receptacle are partly located in the cutout of the PCB.

Abstract: A cable end connector includes a dielectric housing (10), a terminal (30) received in the housing, a shell (50) enclosing the housing, and a retainer (60) attached to the shell for holding a coaxial cable (70) therein. An inner conductor (71) of the coaxial cable is directly soldered to a lower surface of a bottom portion (31) of the terminal. Two locking tabs (63) of the retainer achieves two functions: keeping integrity of the cable end connector and grounding a braiding layer (73) of the coaxial cable.

Abstract: A cable connector assembly (100) includes a connector (90) and a coaxial cable subassembly (80). The coaxial cable subassembly has a plurality of wires (81), and a grounding bar (82) electrically contacting with braidings (811) of the wires. The connector includes a housing (10), an insert (20) defining a plurality of channels (201) for receiving contacts (30) and a slot (202) communicating with the channels for retaining the grounding bar, a shield (50) having a pair of tabs (53) extending therefrom, and a grounding plate (40) having two resilient pads (42). The two resilient pads are sandwiched between the tabs of the shield and the grounding bar to establish a grounding path.

Abstract: A connector assembly (1) mounted on a printed circuit board for mating with the network cable includes a housing (11) configured to two mating ports (10) to receive their complementary connector. A conditioning unit (3) is installed into the housing (11) and disposed between these mating ports (10), and includes a circuit board (30) having conditioning components (31) and two terminal modules (32) surface mounted thereon. A pair of flexible latching portions (14) is formed on two side edges of the rear side of the housing (11) respectively. And a stopping portion (16) is formed underneath every latching portion (14) and extending a predetermined distance longer than the length of the latching portion. A notch (37) is formed at one edge of the circuit board (30) to be engaged with the latch (14) to fix the conditioning unit (3) in position.

Abstract: An RF connector assembly comprises a receptacle (10), a complementary plug (20), and a printed circuit board (PCB) (30). The receptacle includes a substrate (12), an outer contact (14), a central contact (16), and three solder pads (18, 19) disposed on the substrate. A through hole (36) is defined in a middle of the PCB. The outer and central contacts are accommodated in the through hole. The solder pads are soldered to a bottom face of the PCB. The plug is electrically connected with the receptacle within the through hole. Thus an overall profile of the RF connector assembly above a top face of the PCB is reduced in height.

Abstract: A power cable assembly (100″)comprises a cable and an electrical connector. The connector includes an insulative housing (10″), a plurality of terminals secured in the housing, a conductive rear shell (52″), a conductive front shell (51″), and a rear cover (60″). The housing comprises a block, a plurality of silos (14″) formed in arrays. The conductive rear shell fittedly engages with the block of the housing. The conductive front shell is attached to the conductive rear shell and has a front portion (513″) enclosing the silos of the housing. The rear cover defines a cavity moveable receiving the block of the housing and the conductive rear shell therein.

Abstract: A cable end connector includes a dielectric housing (10), a terminal (30) received in the housing, a shell (50) shielding the housing, and a cover (60) attached to the shell for holding a coaxial cable (70) therein. The housing includes a tubular portion (20) and a base portion (40) engaged with the tubular portion. The shell has a trunk portion (51) and an inner periphery of the trunk portion interferentially engages with the tubular portion. The trunk portion has a pair of converging free portions (516) in a upper portion thereof and a pair of arms (513) rearwardly extending from a lower portion thereof, a shoulder (517) formed on each arm has a determined distance to the corresponding free portion. The cover attaches to the shoulders to hold a coaxial cable therein and interferes against the free portions.

Abstract: A cable end connector includes a dielectric housing (10), a terminal (30) received in the housing, a shell (50) shielding the housing, and a retainer (60) attached to the shell for holding a coaxial cable (70) therein. The housing includes a tubular portion (20) and a base portion (40). The terminal has a mating portion (33), and a tail portion (31) perpendicular to the mating portion. The shell comprises a planar portion (53) supporting the housing, and a trunk portion (51) bendably connected to the planar portion and enclosing the tubular portion of the housing. The retainer has a braiding crimp (65) at an end thereof extending rearwardly beyond arms (513) of the trunk portion, for grounding a braiding layer (75) of the coaxial cable.

Abstract: A cable end connector includes a dielectric housing (10), a terminal (30) received in the housing, a shell (50) shielding the housing, and a retainer (60) attached to the shell for holding a coaxial cable (70) therein. The housing includes a tubular portion (20) and a base portion (40). The terminal has a mating portion (33), and a tail portion (31) perpendicular to the mating portion. The shell comprises a planar portion (53) supporting the housing, and a trunk portion (51) bendably connected to the planar portion and enclosing the tubular portion of the housing. The retainer has a braiding crimp (65) at an end thereof extending rearwardly beyond arms (513) of the trunk portion, for grounding a braiding layer (75) of the coaxial cable.

Abstract: A dielectric housing (10) of a cable end connector includes abase portion (40) and a tubular portion (20) engaged with the base portion. The tubular portion has a cutout (22) and defines a passageway (21) therein. The tubular portion further includes a pair of opposing wings (27) on its outer periphery. The base portion has a dam (47) formed thereon.

Abstract: A radio frequency transmitting system comprises first and second cable connector assemblies. The first cable connector assembly includes a first plug connector (8) having a spacer (1) mounted therearound, and a first receptacle connector (22). The first receptacle connector has a ground shell (24), and two tabs (26) depending from opposite sides of the ground shell. The second cable connector assembly includes a second plug connector mechanically identical to the first plug connector, and a second receptacle connector (16). The second receptacle connector is mechanically identical to the first receptacle connector except that two tabs (20) depending from opposite sides of a ground shell (18) of the second receptacle connector depend further than the tabs of the first receptacle connector. Therefore the second receptacle connector cannot be electrically engaged with the first plug connector, due to interference between the tabs of the second receptacle connector and the spacer.

Abstract: An electrical connector comprising a housing and a plurality of contacts, the housing having a mating end, a wire-receiving end, an upper and a lower sidewalls, two end walls, a plurality of passageways extending from the mating end to the wire-receiving end, and a plurality of tongue portions formed on the housing each corresponding with one passageway, each tongue portion comprising a cavity formed thereon, a window being formed between each passageway and an associated tongue portion, wherein two tongue portion are formed on the two end walls respectively, the contacts each being received in one passageway and having a spring finger extending through the window into the cavity.

Abstract: A cable end connector includes a dielectric housing (10), a terminal (30) received in the housing, a shell (50) shielding the housing, and a retainer (60) attached to the shell for holding a coaxial cable (70) therein. The housing includes a tubular portion (20) and a base portion (40) engaged with the tubular portion. A pair of arms (513) rearwardly extend from the trunk portion for accommodating a tail portion (31) of the terminal therebetween. The retainer (60) is conductive and comprises a body portion (61), a braiding crimp (63) rearwardly extending from a rear end of the body portion (61) for grounding a braiding layer (76) of the coaxial cable (70), and a strain relief (64) rearwardly extending from the braiding crimp (63) for securely clamping the coaxial cable (70). A offset portion (65) is formed between the braiding crimp (63) and the strain relief (64) for reducing the whole height of the retainer (60).