Patent ID: 6663428
Filing Date: 2003-12-16
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
An electrical connector comprising:a bottom housing; an upper housing assembled to the bottom housing together to define a space and a mating port positioned near the space; and a terminal module received in the space defined by the upper and bottom housings, the module having a base, a tongue extending in the mating port from the base, and a plurality of signal terminals and grounding buses therein, said signal terminals being disposed opposite sides of the tongue in pairs, a plurality of holes being formed in the tongue and parallel to said signal terminals, wherein the grounding buses consist of first grounding terminals for engaging with a mating connector and second grounding terminals for shielding the signal terminals and every first grounding terminal and two corresponding second grounding terminals are received in a same passageway of the base and wherein the terminal module further comprises a circuit board for engaging with the second grounding terminals and signal terminals.