Patent ID: 9692166
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: H01R

Claim:
1. An electrical receptacle connector, comprising: a metallic shell defining a receptacle cavity; an insulated housing received in the receptacle cavity, wherein the insulated housing comprises a base portion and a tongue portion, the tongue portion is extended from the base portion, and the tongue portion defines an upper surface and a lower surface which are the opposite surfaces of the tongue portion; a plurality of upper-row receptacle terminals comprising a plurality of upper-row signal terminals, at least one upper-row power terminal, and at least one upper-row ground terminal, wherein each of the upper-row receptacle terminals is held in the base portion and disposed at the upper surface of the tongue portion; a plurality of lower-row receptacle terminals comprising a plurality of lower-row signal terminals, at least one lower-row power terminal and at least one lower-row ground terminal, wherein each of the lower-row receptacle terminals is held in the base portion and disposed at the lower surface of the tongue portion; and a grounding plate embedded inside the tongue portion, located between the upper-row receptacle terminals and the lower-row receptacle terminals, and comprising a body portion and a plurality of recessed portions, wherein two sides of the body portion are protruded out of side surfaces of the tongue portion; wherein each of the receptacle terminals comprises: a connecting portion; a flat contact portion extended from one of two ends of the connecting portion, disposed at the tongue portion, and corresponding to one of the recessed portions; and a soldering portion extended from the other end of the connection portion and exposed out of the base portion; wherein the width of the connecting portion is different from the width of the flat contact portion, and the upper-row receptacle terminals and the lower-row receptacle terminals have 180 degree symmetrical design with respect to a central point of the receptacle cavity as the symmetrical center.