Electrical connector having improved terminals

摘要

A board-mounted electrical connector ( 1 ) includes an insulative housing ( 10 ), a number of first terminals ( 22 ) and a number of second terminals ( 26 ) received in the housing, and a spacer ( 30 ) assembled on the housing. The insulative housing includes a base portion ( 12 ) defining a number of recesses ( 124 ) thereon. Each first terminal includes a contacting portion ( 222 ) and a soldering portion ( 225 ) extending perpendicularly to a printed circuit board ( 50 ). Each second terminal includes a contacting portion ( 262 ), a soldering portion ( 265 ) extending parallel to the PCB and a connecting portion ( 264 ) connecting the contacting portion and the soldering portion. The spacer defines a number of holes ( 33 ) for receiving and organizing the soldering portions of the first terminals and forms a number of protrusions ( 34 ) cooperating with the recesses of the base portion for organizing corresponding connecting portions of the second terminals to thereby precisely position the soldering portions of the second terminals.