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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2021
Amphenol East Asia Ltd., Taoyuan, TW;
Lo-Wen Lu, Taoyuan, TW;
Amphenol East Asia Ltd., Taoyuan, TW;
Abstract
An electrical connector includes a housing having a wall bounding, at least in part, an opening in which a plurality of terminals are exposed and a shell configured to encircle an outer surface of the wall. The shell may include: guide portions, a plurality of first portions configured to conform with the outer surface of the wall, a plurality of second portions spaced apart from the outer surface of the wall, and a plurality of hook portions configured to engage with an edge of the wall. The hook portions may be opposite the guide portions. Second portions, spaced from the outer surface of the wall, may be distributed around the bounding wall and may have different sizes to receive different projections from the plug, both preventing insertion of the plug in an incorrect orientation and counterbalancing the force on the connector housing during mating of a plug to the connector.