Patent ID: 9673569
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: H01R

Claim:
1. An electrical connector, comprising; a housing assembly; an outer shell surrounding the housing assembly and forming a mating cavity, wherein the housing assembly comprises a first terminal module and a second terminal module, the first terminal module comprising a first body and a group of first terminals fixed to the first body, the first body having a first main body and a first tongue extending forwardly from the first main body, the group of first terminals being exposed to a first mating surface of the first tongue; the second terminal module comprising a second body and a group of second terminals fixed to the second body, the second body having a second main body and a second tongue extending forwardly from the second main body, the group of second terminals being exposed to a second mating surface of the second tongue; a grounding plate supported by the first body and the second body and positioned between the group of first terminals and the group of second terminals, wherein the first body and the second body oppose each other and are fixed together and the first tongue is provided with at least one engagement column protruding from the first tongue toward the second tongue and the second tongue being provided with at least one locking hole passing through along a thickness direction of the second tongue, wherein the at least one engagement column is positioned in the at least one locking hole and is stamped so that the first tongue and the second tongue are engaged together.