Patent ID: 9647396
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: H01R

Claim:
1. A standing-type electrical receptacle connector, comprising: a metallic shell comprising a receptacle cavity; a first terminal module, received in the receptacle cavity of the metallic shell, wherein the first terminal module comprises a first insulated member and a plurality of first receptacle terminals, wherein the first receptacle terminals are held at the first insulated member and at least comprise a plurality of first ground terminals each having a first tail portion, and wherein the first tail portions of the first ground terminals are extending out of the first insulated member; a second terminal module, received in the receptacle cavity of the metallic shell and combined with the first terminal module, wherein the second terminal module comprises a second insulated member and a plurality of second receptacle terminals, wherein the second receptacle terminals are held at the second insulated member and at least comprise a plurality of second ground terminals each having a second tail portion, wherein the second tail portions of the second ground terminals are extending out of the second insulated member, and wherein an assembling space is formed between each of the first tail portions and the corresponding second tail portion; and a grounding plate between the first terminal module and the second terminal module, wherein the grounding plate comprises a plate body and a plurality of legs, the plate body is between the first receptacle terminals and the second receptacle terminals, the legs are extending outward from a rear of the plate body and extending out of the second insulated member, each of the legs is positioned in the corresponding assembling space, wherein a first leg surface of each of the legs is adjacent to the corresponding first tail portion, and a second leg surface of each of the legs is adjacent to the corresponding second tail portion, and wherein a cross section portion of each of the legs, a cross section portion of the corresponding first tail portion, and a cross section portion of the corresponding second tail portion are aligned along a vertical line.