Patent ID: 8052436
Filing Date: 2011-11-08
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector, comprising: an insulating body, having a plurality of receiving slots running through the insulating body; a plurality of terminals, wherein each of the terminals is correspondingly disposed in one of the receiving slots, and each of the terminals has a base, a first retaining portion formed by extending downwards the base, a second retaining portion and a third retaining portion formed by respectively extending and bending two side surfaces of the first retaining portion, a groove formed at one end of the first retaining portion away from the base, wherein one end of the groove away from the base is in an opening configuration, the groove runs through the first retaining portion from back to front, and a highest point of the groove is higher than a lowest point at junctions of the first retaining portion with the second retaining portion or the third retaining portion, and a retaining space formed together by the first retaining portion, the second retaining portion, and the third retaining portion; and a plurality of solder balls, wherein each of the solder balls is correspondingly disposed in one of the retaining spaces and abuts against the second retaining portion and the third retaining portion.