Patent ID: 9614333
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: H01R

Claim:
1. An electrical receptacle connector, comprising: a metallic shell, comprising a shell body and a receiving cavity defined by the shell body; an insulated housing received in the receiving cavity, wherein the insulated housing comprises a base portion and a tongue portion extending from one of two sides of the base portion, the tongue portion has a first surface and a second surface, and the first surface is opposite to the second surface; a plurality of first receptacle terminals comprising a plurality of first signal terminals, at least one power terminal, and at least one ground terminal, wherein each of the first receptacle terminals is held in the insulated housing and disposed at the first surface, wherein each of the first receptacle terminals comprises a flat contact portion, a body portion, and a tail portion, wherein the body portion is held in the base portion and disposed at the first surface of the tongue portion, the flat contact portion is extending forward from the body portion in the rear-to-front direction and partly exposed upon the first surface of the tongue portion, the tail portion is extending backward from the body portion in the front-to-rear direction and extending out of the base portion; a plurality of second receptacle terminals comprising a plurality of second signal terminals, at least one power terminal, and at least one ground terminal, wherein each of the second receptacle terminals is held in the insulated housing and disposed at the second surface, wherein each of the second receptacle terminals comprises a flat contact portion, a body portion, and a tail portion, wherein the body portion is held in the base portion and disposed at the second surface of the tongue portion, the flat contact portion is extending forward from the body portion in the rear-to-front direction and partly exposed upon the second surface of the tongue portion, the tail portion is extending backward from the body portion in the front-to-rear direction and extending out of the base portion; a recess structure between the other side of the base portion and the inner wall of the shell body; and a passage structure between the other side of the base portion and the inner wall of the shell body and communicating with the recess structure, wherein the recess structure and the passage structure are at the rear of the receiving cavity of the shell body.