1. Field of the Invention
The present invention generally relates to an electrical cable connector, and more particularly to a miniature electrical cable connector used in connecting peripheral electronic devices with personal computers.
2. Description of Prior Art
FIG. 14 and FIG. 15 show a conventional miniature cable connector comprising an insulative housing 80, a plurality of terminals 90 mounted to the housing 80, a metal shell 70 enclosing the housing 80, a pair of cables connected to the terminals 90 and a cover (not shown) overmolded on the housing 80. The terminals 90 are inserted into the housing 80 from a rear face 801 of the housing 80 through a plurality of passageways 802, respectively. Each terminal 90 has a contacting portion 901 to be connected with a complementary connector, a retaining portion 902 received in a corresponding passageway 802 of the housing 80, and a tail portion 903 resisted by the rear face 801 of the housing 80 to be exposed beyond the housing 80. Thus, a forward movement of the terminals 90 relative to the housing 80 is prevented. However, a hot issue for this kind of connector is that a rearward movement trend of the terminals 90 relative to the housing 80 is inevitable to occur in assembly, especially when soldering conductors of the cable with the tail portions 903 of the terminals 90.
Hence, it is desirable to have an improved structure of the miniature cable connector to overcome the above-mentioned disadvantages of the prior art.