Patent ID: 9653851
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: H01R

Claim:
1. An electrical connector, comprising: an insulating housing having a base portion, and a tongue portion connected to a front surface of the base portion; a plurality of conductive terminals received in the insulating housing, and front ends of the conductive terminals being exposed to the tongue portion; a shielding plate received in the insulating housing; and a ground element for being connected between the shielding plate and ground, the ground element being received in the insulating housing, the ground element having a touch portion contacting the shielding plate; wherein the ground element includes a grounding conductor, the grounding conductor has a rear plate, a front plate facing to the rear plate, and a connecting portion connected between the front plate and the rear plate, the touch portion is shown a bar shape and protruded upward and then slantwise extended upward and rearward from a top of the front plate of the grounding conductor, a bottom of the rear plate of the grounding conductor extends downward to form a grounding portion for connecting with the ground; wherein the ground element includes a dielectric body integrally molded to the grounding conductor, the touch portion projects beyond a top face of the dielectric body, and the grounding portion projects beyond a bottom face of the dielectric body.