Electrical connector with reinforcing members
An electrical connector includes: an insulative housing comprising two side walls extending along a longitudinal direction thereof and two end walls connecting with the two side walls to together define a mating slot; plural conductive terminals arranged on the side walls and having contacting portions protruding into the mating slot; a metallic shell surrounding the insulative housing and having two side plates covering the side walls and two end plates covering the end walls; and a pair of reinforcing members retained in the end walls, respectively, wherein the end wall defines a recess accommodating the reinforcing member, an inside of the reinforcing member directly faces the mating slot, and an outside of the reinforcing member is attached with the end plate.
1 . An electrical connector comprising:
an insulative housing comprising two side walls extending along a longitudinal direction thereof and two end walls connecting with the two side walls to together define a mating slot;
a plurality of conductive terminals arranged on the side walls and comprising contacting portions protruding into the mating slot;
a metallic shell surrounding the insulative housing and comprising two side plates covering the side walls and two end plates covering the end walls; and
a pair of reinforcing members retained in the end walls, respectively;
wherein the end wall defines a recess accommodating the reinforcing member, an inside of the reinforcing member directly faces the mating slot, and an outside of the reinforcing member is attached with the end plate;
wherein the end wall defines a first resisting face, the end plate seats on the first resisting face, the recess defines a second resisting face, the reinforcing member seats on the second resisting face, and the second resisting face is disposed higher than the first resisting face; and
wherein the mating slot defines a bottom face, and the bottom face is disposed lower than the first resisting face.
2 . The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing member and the end plate are fixed together by welding.
3 . The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the insulative housing defines a mating face from which the mating slot is recessed, and a top edge of the reinforcing member is higher than the mating face.
4 . The electrical connector as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the top edge of the reinforcing member defines a guide face facing the mating slot and extending obliquely downward.
5 . The electrical connector as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the recess defines inclined faces extending obliquely downward away from the mating face.
6 . The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the recess extends in an upper-lower direction and a transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and the recess exceeds the mating slot in the transverse direction.
7 . The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the metallic shell defines buckling tabs, and the insulative housing defines buckling holes to be locked with the buckling tabs.
8 . The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing member is made of stainless steel.
9 . An electrical connector comprising:
an insulative housing defining a mating face and a longitudinal mating slot recessed from the mating face;
a plurality of conductive terminals arranged on the insulative housing and comprising contacting portions extending into the mating slot;
a metallic shell surrounding the insulative housing; and
a pair of reinforcing members located at two opposite ends of the mating slot in a longitudinal direction;
wherein each of the reinforcing members directly borders the mating slot and is directly attached with an inside of the metallic shell;
wherein a top edge of the reinforcing member is higher than the mating face;
wherein the reinforcing members exceed the mating slot in a transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction; and
wherein the reinforcing member overlaps the side walls in the transverse direction.
10 . The electrical connector as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the top edge of the reinforcing member defines a guide face facing the mating slot and extending obliquely downward.
11 . The electrical connector as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the reinforcing member and the end plate are fixed together by welding.
12 . An electrical connector comprising:
an insulative housing comprising two side walls extending along a longitudinal direction thereof and two end walls connecting with the two side walls to together define a mating slot;
a plurality of conductive terminals arranged on the side walls and comprising contacting portions protruding into the mating slot;
a metallic shell surrounding the insulative housing and comprising two side plates covering the side walls and two end plates covering the end walls; and
a pair of reinforcing members retained in the end walls, respectively;
wherein the end wall defines a recess accommodating the reinforcing member, an inside of the reinforcing member directly faces the mating slot, and an outside of the reinforcing member is attached with the end plate;
wherein the insulative housing defines a mating face from which the mating slot is recessed, and a top edge of the reinforcing member is higher than the mating face;
wherein the top edge of the reinforcing member defines a guide face facing the mating slot and extending obliquely downward; and
wherein the recess defines inclined faces extending obliquely downward away from the mating face.