Patent ID: 8480411
Filing Date: 2013-07-09
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector, adapted to be installed on a circuit board, the circuit board having a front surface and a rear surface opposite to the front surface, a plurality of pin holes, an accommodating opening and a positioning opening, the electrical connector comprising: a body adapted to be accommodated in the accommodating opening of the circuit board and having a plug hole and a positioning block; and a plurality of pins extending from the body and adapted to pass through the pin holes respectively so as to be soldered to the circuit board, wherein when the pins are inserted from the front surface and pass through the pin holes respectively, the positioning block is accommodated in the positioning opening so that a distance between the plug hole and the front surface of the circuit board is a predetermined distance, and when the pins are inserted from the rear surface and pass through the pin holes respectively, the positioning block is propped against the rear surface so that a distance between the plug hole and the front surface of the circuit board is the predetermined distance.