Patent ID: 9490585
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: H01R

Claim Text:
1. An electrical connector, comprising: an insulative housing extending along a longitudinal direction and defining a base seat and a mating portion extending from the base seat along a mating direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, the mating portion defining a mating surface and a plurality of terminal slots recessed on the mating surface; a plurality of conductive terminals retained in the terminal slots and comprising a plurality of differential signal terminal pairs and a plurality of grounding terminals located between the plurality of differential signal terminal pairs, each conductive terminal defining a contacting portion disposed on the mating surface, a retaining portion fixed to the base seat and a connecting portion extending outside of the base seat, the contacting portion of each grounding terminal having a free end extending toward the inside of the mating portion; a first grounding bar facing to the contacting portions of the conductive terminals, and free ends of the grounding terminals abutting against the first grounding bar; and a second grounding bar facing to the retaining portions of the conductive terminals and defining a base portion and a plurality of abutting portions extending from the base portion and abutting against the retaining portions of the grounding terminals; wherein the first grounding bar and the second grounding bar are connected by a bridging portion thereof, the bridging portion defines a first arcuate portion and a second arcuate portion connected to each other and extending in an opposite manner in a vertical direction, and a free end of the second arcuate portion abuts against the first grounding bar.