Patent ID: 9039457
Filing Date: 2015-05-26
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An receptacle connector, which can mate with an plug connector having a hook, comprising: a housing with a front end and a tongue extends forwardly from the housing, wherein a first mating cavity is provided around the tongue and a receiving cavity is positioned above and communication to the first mating cavity, wherein a width of the receiving cavity is smaller than a width of the first mating cavity; the first housing being further penetratingly opened with a receiving groove above the receiving cavity; a plurality of terminals, each of the plurality of terminals having a mating portion and a tail, the mating portions of the plurality of terminals being respectively provided at an upper side and a lower side of the tongue, the plurality of terminals comprising two current terminals and a plurality of differential signal terminals, the mating portion of one of the two current terminals being provided on the upper side and the mating portion of the other of the two current terminals being provided on the lower side of the tongue, wherein width of the mating portions of the two current terminals is greater than width of the mating portions of the differential signal terminals; and a first cage which is mounted to an outer periphery of the housing, the first cage being provided with a locking portion for engaging, in operation, a hook of an plug connector, the locking portion protruding downwardly into the receiving groove of the first housing.