Electrical cable connector
An electrical cable connector comprising an insulating housing, a plurality of conductive contacts arranged on the insulating housing to be connected respectively with cables, and an outer shell member attached to the insulating housing, wherein the insulating housing is provided with a cable supporting portion reinforced with an inner shell member for supporting the cables connected respectively with the conductive contacts and the outer shell member includes a concealing portion for covering a portion of the insulating housing on which the conductive contacts are arranged, a strip-shaped portion for surrounding partially the insulating housing for coming into resilient contact with a mate electrical connector and a linking portion extending from the concealing portion to be linked with the inner shell member.
1. An electrical cable connector comprising:
an insulating housing provided to be fitted to a mate insulating housing of a mate electrical connector fixed to a parts-mounting surface of a circuit board,
a plurality of conductive contacts arranged on the insulating housing to be connected respectively with cables and put in contact respectively with mate conductive contacts provided in the mate electrical connector, and
an outer shell member attached to the insulating housing for covering partially the insulating housing,
wherein the insulating housing is provided with a cable supporting portion which is reinforced with an inner shell member made of metal plate material to be provided on the cable supporting portion for supporting the cables connected respectively with the conductive contacts,
wherein the outer shell member includes a concealing portion for concealing a portion of the insulating housing on which the conductive contacts are arranged, a strip-shaped portion linked with the concealing portion to surround partially the insulating housing for coming into resilient contact with the mate electrical connector and a linking portion extending from the concealing portion to be linked with the inner shell member provided on the cable supporting portion,
wherein the outer shell member further includes an extended strip-shaped portion extending from one of end portions of the strip-shaped portion, and
wherein the linking portion has a constraining portion extending along an outer surface of the extended strip-shaped portion from the concealing portion and a covering portion elongating to be bendable from the constraining portion for covering the extended strip-shaped portion and the covering portion is operative to be bent and linked with the inner shell member.
2. An electrical cable connector according to claim 1 , wherein the extended strip-shaped portion extends to be bent from the one of the end portions of the strip-shaped portion so as to have a free end portion and the linking portion is placed for positioning the extended strip-shaped portion.
3. An electrical cable connector according to claim 2 , wherein the extended strip-shaped portion extends each of the end portions of the strip-shaped portion to constitute a pair of extended strip-shaped portions opposite to each other with the cable supporting portion therebetween and the linking portion is provided to correspond to each of the extended strip-shaped portions to constitute a pair of linking portions extending from the concealing portion of the outer shell member.
4. An electrical cable connector according to claim 1 , wherein a cable connecting portion of each of the conductive contacts provided to be connected with a core conductor of the cable is exposed outward on the cable supporting portion of the insulating housing.
5. An electrical cable connector according to claim 4 , wherein the cable supporting portion of the insulating housing is operative to support the cables each having the core conductor connected with the cable connecting portion of the conductive contact and an outer conductor linked with a pair of ground bar members facing each other.
6. An electrical cable connector according to claim 5 , wherein a portion of the inner shell member is connected with one of the ground bar members.
7. An electrical cable connector according to claim 6 , wherein the concealing portion of the outer shell member is connected with the other of the ground bar members.