Electrical connector

摘要

An electrical connector (1) straddle-mounted on an edge (20) of a printed circuit board (2) includes an insulative housing (10) having an elongated groove (11) for mating. A plurality of receiving channels (13) each used to receive a support subassembly (3) is formed adjacently to and communicated with the mating groove (11). The support subassembly (3) includes a base (30) with signal contacts (5) and a ground member (4) attached thereon. Every contact (5) includes an engaging end (51) exposed to the mating groove (11) and a tail end (52) extending out of the receiving channel (13) in a suspended status. And the ground member (4) includes a plurality of contacting legs (42) extending from the ground member (4) and being arranged to stagger with the tail end (52) of every contact (5) along the lengthwise of the connector (1). Several holding elements (43) are formed in a hook shape on one edge side of the ground member (4) to hook and be partially inserted into the apertures (22) formed on the housing (10) to stop further insertion of the support subassembly (3), and the holding elements (43) of the neighboring ground member (4) are inserted in the same apertures (22) so that they can establish a common ground path to reduce their needed contacting legs (42) to the printed circuit board (2).