Patent ID: 9735511
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: H01R

Claim:
1. An electrical receptacle connector, comprising: a metal shell defining a receptacle cavity therein; an insulation housing in the receptacle cavity, wherein the insulation housing comprises a base portion and a tongue portion extending from one side of the base portion, and the tongue portion comprises an upper surface and a lower surface; a plurality of upper-row plate terminals held on the base portion and the tongue portion, wherein the upper-row terminals comprise a plurality of upper-row plate signal terminals, at least one upper-row plate power terminal, and at least one upper-row plate ground terminal, wherein the upper-row plate terminals are on the upper surface; a plurality of lower-row plate terminals held on the base portion and the tongue portion, wherein the lower-row terminals comprise a plurality of lower-row plate signal terminals, at least one lower-row plate power terminal, and at least one lower-row plate ground terminal, wherein the lower-row plate terminals are on the lower surface; and a grounding sheet formed within the insulation housing, wherein the grounding sheet comprises a body portion, a plurality of pins, and a plurality of hook structures, wherein the body portion is located between upper-row contact segments of the upper-row plate terminals on the upper surface and lower contact segments of the lower-row plate terminals on the lower surface, and the two opposite sides of the body portion are exposed on the two opposite lateral sides of the tongue portion respectively, the pins are extending from a rear part of the grounding sheet and exposed out of the base portion, and bent downwardly to contact with a circuit board, the hook structures are held in the insulation housing and each comprises a projecting engaging portion and a projecting abutting portion, the projecting engaging portions are extending from two sides of the front part of the body portion and protruded from two sides of the tongue portion, the projecting abutting portions are extending from two sides of the rear part of the body portion and protruded from two sides of the base portion, the projecting abutting portions are in contact with the metal shell, and bent downward to contact with the circuit board; wherein the upper-row plate terminals are on the upper surface for transmitting first signals, the lower-row plate terminals are on the lower surface for transmitting second signals, the specification for transmitting the first signals is conformed to the specification for transmitting the second signals, the upper-row plate terminals and the lower-row plate terminals are point-symmetrical with a central point of the receptacle cavity as the symmetrical center.