Connector with contact spacer plate providing greater lateral force on rear contacts

摘要

There is disclosed an electrical connector (20) having a mating face (26) and a rear housing face (28) and a plurality of contact receiving passages (32) extending therebetween. A spacer plate (22) extends rearwardly from proximate the rear housing face (28) to a rear face (52) and extends laterally between first and second flanges (202,302). The spacer plate (22) has a plurality of solder tail receiving channels (42) extending forward from the rear face (52) toward the rear housing face (28) for receiving one or more solder tails (40) of contacts (34). A plurality of contacts (34) secured in the housing (24) with each contact (34) having a solder tail (40) defining side profile edges (90,92). The channels (42) extend through the spacer plate (22) from a first surface (76) to a second surface (404) and are further defined by opposed sidewalls (400,402) having portions in the region where solder tails are positioned that are substantially the same width.