Electrical connector assembly having a metal plate for mounting a connector to a housing

1. An electrical connector assembly comprising:

a housing having a base, a body extending rearward from the base, and a hole through the base and the body, the hole including a first part of a first diameter, a second part of a second diameter greater than the first diameter, and a step portion between the first part and the second part;

a connector received by the housing, the connector having an insulating member, an inner conductor, and an outer conductor received by the first part of the hole, the outer conductor having a plurality of tabs received by the second part of the hole; and

a metal plate confining the plurality of tabs to the second part of the hole.

2. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the metal plate presses the plurality of tabs against the step portion of the hole.

3. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the hole includes a third part and a step section between the second part and the third part thereof, and the metal plate is secured to the step section.

4. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 3 , further comprising a sealing member formed in the third part of the hole.

5. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of tabs has a front face and a rear face in contact with the metal plate and the step portion of the hole, respectively.

6. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein both the insulating member and the inner conductor of the connector extend rearward beyond the outer conductor.

7. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the body of the housing has an inserting chamber and an inner cylindrical wall extending rearward in the inserting chamber.