US 11,984,689 B2
Conductive housing for connector and connector comprising the same
Chung Nan Pao, New Taipei (CN); Fu Su, Kunshan (CN); Hong Yang Ping, Kunshan (CN); Qing Gu, Kunshan (CN); and Dong Qi Kuang, Kunshan (CN)
Assigned to STARCONN ELECTRONIC (Su Zhou) Co., LTD., Kunshan (CN)
Filed by STARCONN ELECTRONIC (Su Zhou) Co., LTD., Kunshan (CN)
Filed on Feb. 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/678,053.
Claims priority of application No. 202120509430.1 (CN), filed on Mar. 10, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0294161 A1, Sep. 15, 2022
Int. Cl. H01R 13/6594 (2011.01); H01R 12/58 (2011.01); H01R 12/71 (2011.01); H01R 13/648 (2006.01); H01R 13/658 (2011.01); H01R 13/6581 (2011.01)
CPC H01R 13/6594 (2013.01) [H01R 12/58 (2013.01); H01R 12/714 (2013.01); H01R 12/585 (2013.01); H01R 12/71 (2013.01); H01R 12/712 (2013.01); H01R 13/648 (2013.01); H01R 13/658 (2013.01); H01R 13/6581 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A conductive housing for a connector, comprises:
a plurality of side surfaces, at least one of which comprising a plurality of terminal connection portions spaced apart from one another at an edge portion of the side surface, a gap being formed between two adjacent terminal connection portions;
a plurality of terminal pins, each of which being connected to the respective terminal connection portion; and
at least one conductive elastic piece, one of which being connected between the two adjacent terminal connection portions to at least partially cover the gap between the two adjacent terminal connection portions,
wherein a bottom end of each of the plurality of terminal connection portions is connected to the respective terminal pin,
wherein an interference fit is formed between the conductive elastic piece and a printed circuit board (PCB) when the plurality of terminal pins of the conductive housing are installed in the PCB.