Electrical connector with securely assembled spacer

摘要

An electrical connector includes a housing (1), conductive terminals (3) retained in the housing, a shielding shell (2) assembled onto the housing, and a spacer (5) defining positioning holes (51) for retaining tail ends of the terminals in position. The housing has two pairs of guiding posts (14) and the spacer has a pair of hollow posts (54) extending upwardly at each elongated end thereof for cooperating with a corresponding pair of the guiding posts of the housing. The spacer is assembled onto the housing by the engagement between the guiding posts and the hollow posts. Each guiding post defines a circumferential recess (141) in the periphery (140) thereof. Each hollow post has a loop-shaped protrusion (541) formed on an inner side thereof. Each guiding post is received in a corresponding hollow post by the engagement between the protrusion and the recess.