Patent ID: 8137128
Filing Date: 2012-03-20
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A SATA electrical connector comprising: an insulator defining a lateral slot and a longitudinal guiding slot extending from the lateral slot, wherein the lateral slot has a first sidewall, a second sidewall and a third sidewall, both of the second and third sidewalls are oppositely spaced from the same first sidewall only by the lateral slot in a first direction, and both of the second and third sidewalls are oppositely spaced from each other only by the longitudinal guiding slot in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; a signal terminal group having a plurality of signal terminals, the signal terminals being inserted into signal terminal holes of the insulator; a power supply terminal group having a plurality of power supply terminals, the power supply terminals being inserted into power supply terminal holes of the insulator, wherein the signal terminal holes are arranged on the second sidewall and the power supply terminal holes are arranged on the third sidewall so that the guiding slot is located between the signal terminal holes and the power supply terminal holes; and a metallic housing covering around the insulator, the metallic housing having a supporting portion, wherein resilient portions of the signal terminals protrude beyond internal signal terminal slots formed beside the second sidewall of the insulator, resilient portions of the power supply terminal protrude beyond internal power supply slots formed beside the third sidewall of the insulator.