Patent ID: 8523593

Claim:
A receptacle connector with plug detecting functions, the receptacle connector comprising: an insulating housing having a base having a front, a rear, a top, a bottom and two opposite sides; and a tongue formed on and protruding forward from the front of the base; multiple first terminals mounted on the insulating housing and capable of implementing USB 2.0 protocol; a plug detecting terminal mounted on the insulating housing and having a mounting segment mounted on the base of the insulating housing and having two side ends; and two embedding tabs formed respectively on and protruding upward from the side ends of the mounting segment and embedded in the base; a resilient detecting arm formed on and protruding forward from the mounting segment; and a soldering segment formed on and protruding down from the mounting segment; and a shell having a cavity defined through the shell and covering the insulating housing and the multiple first terminals.