Electrical connector having separate front and rear shielding shells
An electrical connector includes: a housing having a base and a frontal tongue, the base having a front part and a rear part; an upper and lower rows of contacts arranged in the housing and exposed respectively to two opposite surfaces of the tongue; and a front and rear shielding shells enclosing the housing, the rear part of the base extending rearwardly beyond the front shielding shell; wherein the rear shielding shell has an intermediate part, a front part continuing the intermediate part, a pair of side parts continuing the intermediate part, and a rear part continuing the intermediate part, or the rear shielding shell forwardly abuts the front shielding shell.
1. An electrical connector comprising:
a housing having a base and a frontal tongue, the base having a front part and a rear part;
an upper and lower rows of contacts arranged in the housing and exposed respectively to two opposite surfaces of the tongue; and
a front and rear shielding shells enclosing the housing; wherein
the rear shielding shell has an intermediate part, a front part continuing the intermediate part, a pair of side parts continuing the intermediate part, and a rear part continuing the intermediate part;
the housing includes a metal frame having a main part arranged to shield between the upper row of contacts and the lower row of contacts, a pair of boards arranged at two opposite outer sides of the front part of the base, and a pair of rear mounts;
the upper and lower rows of contacts have respective tails located inwardly of the pair of rear mounts;
the front shielding shell has a pair of rear receptacles engaging the pair of rear mounts;
the front shielding shell includes a first part, a second part, and a protruding wall at a junction of the first and second parts, the rear part of the base extending rearwardly beyond the second part of the front shielding shell; and
the pair of boards abut the protruding wall.
2. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the front part of the rear shielding shell forwardly abuts the front shielding shell.
3. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the front part of the rear shielding shell has a front extension wrapping an upper rear end of the front shielding shell.
4. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the rear shielding shell is made of a metal sheet bent to form the intermediate part, the front part, the pair of side parts, and the rear part.
5. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the rear shielding shell is made of a metal injection molding process to form the intermediate part, the front part, the pair of side parts, and the rear part.
6. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the rear shielding shell is made of a metal film folded to have the intermediate part, the front part, the pair of side parts, and the rear part.
7. An electrical connector comprising:
a housing having a base and a frontal tongue, the base having a front part and a rear part;
an upper and lower rows of contacts arranged in the housing and exposed respectively to two opposite surfaces of the tongue; and
a front and rear shielding shells enclosing the insulative housing; wherein
the rear shielding shell forwardly abuts the front shielding shell;
the housing includes a metal frame having a main part arranged to shield between the upper row of contacts and the lower row of contacts, a pair of boards arranged at two opposite outer sides of the front part of the base, and a pair of rear mounts;
the upper and lower rows of contacts have respective tails located inwardly of the pair of rear mounts;
the front shielding shell has a pair of rear receptacles engaging the pair of rear mounts;
the front shielding shell includes a first part, a second part, and a protruding wall at a junction of the first and second parts, the rear part of the base extending rearwardly beyond the second part of the front shielding shell; and
the pair of boards abut the protruding wall.
8. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the rear shielding shell is made of a metal sheet bent to form the intermediate part, the front part, the pair of side parts, and the rear part.
9. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the rear shielding shell is made of a metal injection molding process to form the intermediate part, the front part, the pair of side parts, and the rear part.
10. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the rear shielding shell is made of a metal film folded to have the intermediate part, the front part, the pair of side parts, and the rear part.
11. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the rear shielding shell includes an intermediate part, a front part continuing the intermediate part, a pair of side parts continuing the intermediate part, and a rear part continuing the intermediate part, and the front part forwardly abuts the front shielding shell.
12. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the front part of the rear shielding shell has a front extension wrapping an upper rear end of the front shielding shell.