Patent ID: 7578701
Filing Date: 2009-08-25
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector comprising: an insulating housing having a pair of longitudinal side walls and a pair of end walls connecting the side walls thereby defining a receiving cavity there between, a plurality of terminal grooves defining in an inner side of the side wall and exposed to the receiving cavity; a plurality of terminals received in said terminal grooves and comprising signal terminals and grounding terminals; and at least one shell covering on an outer side of the side wall and defining an upper side and a lower side, at least one grounding arm being formed at the lower side of the shell and spaced to the lower side of the shell thereby forming a slot there between, the at least one grounding arm having a first portion abutting against the side wall and a second portion mechanically and electrically contacting with the grounding terminal; wherein the second portion perpendicularly extends from an end of the first portion; wherein the second portion has a curved portion in a free end, the curved portion abuts against the grounding terminal; wherein each terminal has a retention portion secured in said terminal groove and a solder portion extending out of the housing, and the curved portion abuts against the solder portion; wherein the side wall defines at least one aperture adjacent to the solder portion of grounding terminal and the second portion of the grounding arm projects into the aperture to contact with the grounding terminal; wherein the at least one grounding arm comprises a plurality of grounding arms divided into two groups of plurality of grounding arms, first group and second group of plurality of grounding arms, the first group of plurality of grounding arms extends reversely to the second group of plurality of grounding arms.