Low-profile cable assembly with good function EMI prevention

1. A cable assembly, comprising:

an insulative housing having a mating port;

a plurality of conductive terminals received in the insulative housing;

a cable having a shielding braid and a number of wires connected electrically respectively to the conductive terminals;

a metal shell enclosing the insulative housing; and

a grounding flake made of metal material, connected to the shielding braid of the cable and attached to the inner surface of the metal shell;

wherein the metal shell comprises a front shell with no-joint-line surface enclosing the insulative and a rear shell with no-joint-line surface assembled on the front shell;

wherein the grounding flake is U-shaped and comprises a pair of cutouts located respectively on the two sides thereof and a pair of springs respectively received in the cutouts and attaching to inner surface of the rear shell;

wherein the grounding flake comprises also a gap to provide a passing through for the cable and a ring extending backwardly from the middle rear thereof and retaining the shielding braid of the cable; and

wherein the cable assembly comprises also a strain relief enclosing the grounding flake and the cable.

2. The cable assembly as recited in claim 1 , wherein the strain relief includes a rectangular first portion and a cylindrical second portion.

3. The cable assembly as recited in claim 2 , wherein the first portion clamps the grounding flake and the second portion encloses the cable.

4. The cable assembly as recited in claim 3 , wherein the front shell comprises a mating portion located on the rear therein, the rear shell comprises a receiving groove receiving and interference with the mating portion.

5. The cable assembly as recited in claim 4 , wherein the cable assembly comprises also a PCB installed on the rear end of the insulative housing, a pair of fixed holes are formed on the PCB, a pair of through holes are formed on the front shell.

6. The cable assembly as recited in claim 5 , wherein the cable assembly comprises also a pair of fixed columns run through the fixed holes and the through holes for retaining the PCB.

7. The cable assembly as recited in claim 6 , wherein the fixed columns don't exceed the outer surface of the mating portion.

8. The cable assembly as recited in claim 7 , wherein the rear shell defines a receiving room receiving the strain relief, the grounding flake and fixed columns.

9. The cable assembly as recited in claim 8 , wherein the receiving groove located in the receiving room.

10. The cable assembly as recited in claim 1 , wherein the metal shell is made of Zinc Alloy.

11. The cable assembly as recited in claim 1 , wherein the upper and lower wall of the front shell and the rear shell are aligned.

12. A cable connector assembly comprising:

an insulative housing defining a mating port;

a plurality of contacts disposed in the housing;

a cable defining an insular skin enclosing a shielding braid which further encloses therein a plurality of wires electrically connected to the corresponding contacts, respectively;

a strain relief integrally overmolded upon the cable;

a metallic shell located behind the mating port of the housing; and

a grounding flake integrally formed with the strain relief;

wherein said grounding flake mechanically and electrically contacts an interior of the shell;

wherein the grounding flake is U-shaped and comprises a pair of cutouts located respectively on the two sides thereof and a pair of springs respectively received in the cutouts and attaching to inner surface of the metallic shell;

wherein said grounding flake defines a ring embedded within a cylindrical section of the strain relief, and the U-shaped section located in front of the ring;

wherein the U-shaped section is embedded in a rectangular section of the strain relief which is located in front of the cylindrical section.

13. The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the grounding flake further contacts the shielding braid in the strain relief.

14. The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the shielding braid is folded backward upon the insular skin and inwardly pressed by the ring.