Electrical connector with additional power terminals

摘要

An electrical connector comprises an insulative housing and a plurality of first conductive terminals retained in the insulative housing. The insulative housing defines a mating frame running through a front face thereof. An L-shaped mating tongue extends forwardly in the mating frame. The mating frame has two opposite inner surfaces facing to the mating tongue and spaced from the mating tongue. The first conductive terminal each includes a contacting portion arranged on a mating face of the mating tongue and a connecting portion extending out of the insulative housing. The electrical connector includes second conductive terminals disposed on both inner surface of the mating frame. The second conductive terminals are used for different-voltage power transmission. Therefore, the electrical connector not only meets the specification of SATA connector, but also provides the function of signal transmission and different-voltage power transmission.

主权项

1. An electrical connector comprising:
an insulative housing having a mating tongue and a mating frame formed around the mating tongue, the mating frame defining a mating cavity running through a front face thereof, and the mating tongue disposed in the mating cavity to be surrounded by the mating frame; a plurality of first conductive terminals retained in the insulative housing and providing stiff contacting portions exposed upon a mating face of the mating tongue; and a pair of second conductive terminals retained in the insulative housing;
wherein the mating frame defines two opposite sidewalls perpendicular to the mating face, and each sidewall defines an inner surface facing to the mating tongue and spaced from the mating tongue, the pair of second conductive terminals each providing a stiff contacting portion exposed upon the inner surface thereof.