Patent ID: 8162691

Claim:
A modular electrical connector, configured to be electrically connected to a plug of a flat cable comprising: a base provided with at least one first assembling port and an insertion port, an insertion element being provided between the first assembling port and the insertion port, the insertion element having a plurality of insertion holes, each of the plurality of insertion holes being provided with an electrical-conductive pin extending into the insertion port, the insertion port allowing the plug of the flat cable to be inserted therein and electrically connected to the electrical-conductive pins; and at least one adaptor, the adaptor having a rear end with an insertion pin and a front end with a connecting port, the connecting port having a tongue therein, the tongue being provided with a plurality of electrical-conductive terminals, one end of each of the electrical-conductive terminals being electrically connected with the insertion pin, the adaptor being assembled in the first assembling port, the insertion pin being inserted into the plurality of the insertion holes and electrically connected to the electrical-conductive pin, wherein the front end of the adaptor is provided with a baffle through which the connecting port is exposed, and the adaptor is configured to be inserted into the first assembling port with only the baffle exposed outside the assembling port.