Patent ID: 11901656
Assignee: FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. An electrical connector comprising:
a longitudinal insulative housing defining a mating face and comprising two side walls extending along the longitudinal direction and two end walls connecting with opposite longitudinal ends of the side walls, the side walls and the end walls commonly defining a mating slot;
a plurality of conductive terminals arranged on the side walls and extending into the mating slot;
a metallic shell surrounding the insulating housing and defining a respective outward bulge portion near each of the two end walls, the outward bulge portion having a recess on a back thereof; and
a respective reinforcing member retained on each of the two end walls of the insulative housing;
wherein the reinforcing member comprises a guide portion slanting beyond the mating face and away from the mating slot in the longitudinal direction, and the guide portion abuts against the recess of the outward bulge portion.