Patent ID: 8535087

Claim:
An electrical connector, comprising: an insulative housing with a plurality of conductive terminals mounted thereon; a metallic shell surrounding the insulative housing thereby defining a mating cavity therein for receiving a mating plug, a spring plate being formed on one side wall of the metallic shell and projecting into the mating cavity; and a terminal module, attached to said side wall of the metallic shell and separated from the insulative housing by said side wall, the terminal module comprising a body section and a conductive terminal; wherein the spring plate together with the conductive terminal form a detection switch under condition that the spring plate is separated from the conductive terminal before the mating plug is inserted into the mating cavity, while the spring plate will move outwardly to get into contact with the conductive terminal when the mating plug is inserted into the mating cavity; wherein the body section of the terminal module forms a retaining bar thereon for inserting into an elongated passageway defined on said side wall along a rear-to-front direction; wherein an opening is formed on a front edge of said side wall for receiving a locking portion formed on a front end of the body section; wherein the metallic shell comprises a top wall, a bottom wall, side walls connecting with said top and bottom walls, and a rear wall extending rearward and downward from said top wall, a wing section is formed on one side of the rear wall to buckle an outer side of the terminal module; wherein another wing section is also formed on the other side of the rear wall and directly attached to the corresponding side wall.