Patent ID: 9225118
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A receptacle connector comprising a tongue plate including a plurality of first terminal slots and a plurality of second terminal slots, a first terminal set with a plurality of terminals and each of the terminals includes a first contacting section, a first soldering section and a first connecting section for connecting the first contacting section and the first soldering section, the first terminal set disposed within the first terminal slots, a second terminal set with a plurality of terminals, each of the terminals includes a second contacting section, a second soldering section and a second connecting section for connecting the second contacting section and the second soldering section, wherein the receptacle connector is characterized in that: the first terminal set comprises: a first pair of signal terminals disposed within two of the first terminal slots of the tongue plate to expose the first contacting sections on the tongue plate; a power terminal disposed within one of the first terminal slots of the tongue plate to expose the first contacting section on the tongue plate; and a ground terminal disposed within one of the first terminal slots of the tongue plate to expose the first contacting section on the tongue plate; wherein the power terminal and the ground terminal are disposed at two sides of the first pair of the signal terminals; the second terminal set comprises: a second pair of signal terminals divided into a second internal signal terminal and a second external signal terminal, and the second pair of the signal terminals disposed within two of the second terminal slots of the tongue plate at right side of the ground terminal to expose the second contacting sections on the tongue plate; and a third pair of signal terminals divided into a third internal signal terminal and a third external signal terminal, and disposed within two of the second terminal slots of the tongue plate at left side of the ground terminal to expose the second contacting sections on the tongue plate; wherein the second connecting section of the ground terminal widens at two sides and covers the two first connecting sections of the first pair of the signal terminals.