ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING IMPROVED TONGUE PORTION

摘要

An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1), a number of terminals (2), and a stiffener (3). The insulative housing includes a tongue portion (12) defining a number of passageways (121), a first indentation (123) opened upwardly and extending through an upper portion and a side portion of the tongue portion. One outermost terminal (20) has an upper surface and a side surface resisted against by a first mold and partly exposed outwardly via the first indentation and the opening after removal of the first mold. Also disclosed is a compression mount electrical connector including a shell and a grounding member secured to the shell and similarly configured as terminals thereof.

主权项

1. An electrical connector comprising:
an insulative housing including a base portion and a tongue portion extending forwardly from the base portion, said tongue portion having an upper portion, a lower portion, a pair of side portions, and a plurality of passageways at the lower portion, said tongue portion defining a pair of first indentations each exposing upwardly and through the upper portion and the side portion for accommodating a first mold; a plurality of terminals including a pair of outermost terminals, each terminal having a body portion secured in the passageways of the insulative housing; and a stiffener attached to the upper portion of the tongue portion and defining a pair of openings aligning with the first indentations respectively, said body portion of each outermost terminal having an upper surface and a side surface for being resisted against by the first mold and partly exposed outwardly via the first indentation and the opening after the removal of the first mold.