Patent ID: 9077136
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector comprising: an insulating housing defining a front face and a rear face, and a receiving space running through the front face and the rear face; a contact module with a plurality of first contacts loaded thereon, the contact module being received in the receiving space, the each first contact comprising a board connecting tail exposed to the rear face of the housing; a metal shell received in the receiving space and surrounding the contact module; wherein the insulating housing and the metal shell are configured to allow the metal shell be inserted and retained with the insulating housing only from the front face; the contact module and the insulating housing are configured to allow the contact module to be inserted and retained with the insulating housing only from the rear face; wherein the metal shell defines a stopping lug at a rear edge thereof, and the stopping lug is bent into a corresponding recess defined in a rear side of the contact module.