Patent ID: 9124036
Filing Date: 2015-09-01
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector comprising: a housing member comprising a first tongue plate and a second tongue plate parallel to the first tongue plate, the first tongue plate and the second tongue plate being located one above the other along a height direction of the electrical connector; a first contact group associated to the first tongue and comprising a plurality of first contacts and a plurality of second contacts, each first contact comprising a first contacting portion and a first mounting portion perpendicular to the first contacting portion, each second contact comprising a second contacting portion and a second mounting portion, the first contacting portions and the second contacting portions being arranged in two rows along a mating direction of the electrical connector, the first mounting portions and the second mounting portions being respectively arranged in first and second rows along the mating direction of the electrical connector; a second contact group associated to the second tongue and comprising a plurality of third contacts and a plurality of fourth contacts, each third contact comprising a third contacting portion and a third mounting portion perpendicular to the third contacting portion, each fourth contact comprising a fourth contacting portion and a fourth mounting portion, the third contacting portions and the fourth contacting portions being arranged in two rows along the mating direction of the electrical connector, the third mounting portions and the fourth mounting portions being respectively arranged in third and fourth rows along the mating direction of the electrical connector; a metallic shell shielding the housing member, the first contact group and the second contact group; and a grounding member electrically and mechanically connected to the metallic shell, the grounding member comprising a body portion located between the second mounting portions of the first contact group and the third mounting portions of the second contact group; a spacer located between the first mounting portions and the fourth mounting portions, the second mounting portions and the third mounting portions being regulated by the spacer, the body portion of the grounding member being fixed by the spacer; wherein the spacer comprises a base and a retaining wall extending upwardly from the base, the base defining a plurality of slots through which the second mounting portions extend, the third mounting portions being integrally molded with the retaining wall.