| US 7,588,458 B2 | ||
| Electrical connector assembly | ||
| Jia-Yong He, Kunshan (China); and Qi-Sheng Zheng, Kunshan (China) | ||
| Assigned to Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd., Taipei Hsien (Taiwan) | ||
| Filed on Jul. 01, 2008, as Appl. No. 12/217,189. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2007 2 0040642 (CN), filed on Jul. 10, 2007. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2009/0017695 A1, Jan. 15, 2009 | ||
| Int. Cl. H01R 13/60 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 439—541.5 [439/607] | 12 Claims |
| 1. An electrical connector assembly combining at least two different types of interfaces, comprising:
a first housing having a first mating portion at a front surface, a first inner shell is received in the first mating portion
and a protrusion extending from a bottom surface thereof, the protrusion having an upper portion and a lower portion being
wider than the upper portion;
a plurality of first terminals mounted on said first housing and extending into the first mating portion thereof;
a second housing assembled to the first housing, the second housing having a second mating portion at a front surface and
a recess at a top surface thereof to retain the protrusion therein, the recess having an upper portion and a lower portion
being wider than the upper portion;
a plurality of second terminals mounted on said second housing and extending into the second mating portion thereof; and
a second inner shell enclosing the second mating portion of the second housing, the second inner shell having a top surface
being abutted against by the protrusion;
wherein the second inner shell has a pair of second fingers at the top surface, the protrusion has a pair of grooves to receive
the fingers; and
the electrical connector assembly has a spacer coupled to the second housing, the spacer has a plurality of holes for retaining
the first and the second terminals and the second housing has a receiving chamber to receive the spacer and communicating
with the recess.
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