Surface mount electrical connector with anti-wicking terminals

摘要

An electrical connector 1 includes an insulative housing 10 and a number of terminals 20 received in the housing 10. Each terminals 20 has a vertically upwardly extended engaging portion 22 which has an inner face 224 for electrically engaging with a pin of a complementary connector and a horizontally extended solder tail 212 which has a bottom face 2121 for surface mounting to a printed circuit board 3. The terminals 20 are formed by stamping a metal sheet, wherein the inner face 224 of the engaging portion 22 and the bottom face 2121 of the solder tail 212 are formed by opposite faces of the metal sheet. A step portion 213 is formed by the terminal 20 between the engaging portion 22 and the solder tail 212. Thus, solder wicking during surface mounting the connector 1 to the printed circuit board 3 can be effectively prevented.