Patent ID: 8262420
Filing Date: 2012-09-11
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector, comprising: a first housing having a mating surface and a mounting surface at two sides thereof; and a second housing having a joint surface to joint with the mounting surface; wherein the first housing defines a locking slot recessed from the mounting surface, and the second housing is formed with a pair of spring arms extending out of the joint surface to resist opposed two inner walls of the locking slot; and a plurality of contacts retained to the first housing, the first housing has a body portion and a tongue upwardly extending from the body portion and position slots, and the tongue defines a plurality of passageways at two sides thereof and extending through the body portion to retain the contacts, the position slots are located at two outer sides of the passageways, and the locking slot upwardly extends through the body portion, wherein the second housing defines a receiving cavity extending along a width direction thereof and a plurality of through holes extending therethrough and communicating with the receiving cavity, wherein the adjacent two through holes define a distance which is larger than that of adjacent two passageways, and each contact has a retaining portion retained in the body portion, a contact portion extending to the tongue from one end of the retaining portion, a bending portion obliquely extending from another end of the retaining portion to be received in the receiving cavity, and a tail portion extending through the through holes, the adjacent tail portions define a distance which is larger than that between adjacent contact portions.