Electrical connector and shell thereof

Abstract

A shell for fitting onto an insulating housing of an electrical connector includes a top plate, two side plates, and two first end plates. The top plate is located at a top of the insulating housing and has a slot. Opposite of the slot on the top plate has pins. The pins are bent perpendicularly relative to the top plate and inserted into corresponding limiting holes at a top of the insulating housing. The side plates are connected to both sides of the top plate vertically. Each of the side plates has multiple tabs that insert into corresponding limiting grooves of the insulating housing. Each of the two first end plates is connected to a same side of corresponding side plate. The connection between the two first end plates has interlocking first teeth to restrict the movement of the two side plates relative to the insulating housing in a width direction. The shell prevents cracking caused by the outward expansion of the side plates.

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