Electrical receptacle connector
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1. An electrical receptacle connector, comprising:
- a terminal module comprising a base portion, a tongue portion extended outwardly from the base portion, and a plurality of receptacle terminals held in the base portion, wherein one of two ends of each of the receptacle terminals extends toward the tongue portion, and the other end of each of the receptacle terminals protrudes out of the base portion, wherein the receptacle terminals comprise a plurality of first receptacle terminals and a plurality of second receptacle terminals, the first receptacle terminals and the second receptacle terminals are held in the base portion and the tongue portion, first flat contact portions of the first receptacle terminals at one ends of the first receptacle terminals are at the first surface of the tongue portion, and second flat contact portions of the second receptacle terminals at one ends of the second receptacle terminals are at the second surface of the tongue portion;
a metallic shell receiving the terminal module, wherein each of two sides of the metallic shell extends outwardly at least one first leg, and each of the first legs forms a first slot, wherein each of the first legs comprises a first main body and the first slot is defined through the first main body from two opposite surfaces to the other surface, and the first slot is a closed space; and
a shielding plate held inside the base portion and the tongue portion, wherein the shielding plate comprises a plate body and at least one shielding leg, the plate body is between the first flat contact portions and the second flat contact portions, the at least one shielding leg extends outwardly from one of two sides of the plate body, the at least one shielding leg is near an inner side of the corresponding first leg and aligned with the corresponding first leg.
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Abstract
An electrical receptacle connector includes a metallic shell and a terminal module in the metallic shell. One or more first leg extends outwardly from two sides of the metallic shell. A first slot is formed on the first leg. When the electrical receptacle connector is soldered to a circuit board, the first slot increases the space for receiving the solders to prevent solder wicking.
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1. An electrical receptacle connector, comprising:
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a terminal module comprising a base portion, a tongue portion extended outwardly from the base portion, and a plurality of receptacle terminals held in the base portion, wherein one of two ends of each of the receptacle terminals extends toward the tongue portion, and the other end of each of the receptacle terminals protrudes out of the base portion, wherein the receptacle terminals comprise a plurality of first receptacle terminals and a plurality of second receptacle terminals, the first receptacle terminals and the second receptacle terminals are held in the base portion and the tongue portion, first flat contact portions of the first receptacle terminals at one ends of the first receptacle terminals are at the first surface of the tongue portion, and second flat contact portions of the second receptacle terminals at one ends of the second receptacle terminals are at the second surface of the tongue portion; a metallic shell receiving the terminal module, wherein each of two sides of the metallic shell extends outwardly at least one first leg, and each of the first legs forms a first slot, wherein each of the first legs comprises a first main body and the first slot is defined through the first main body from two opposite surfaces to the other surface, and the first slot is a closed space; and a shielding plate held inside the base portion and the tongue portion, wherein the shielding plate comprises a plate body and at least one shielding leg, the plate body is between the first flat contact portions and the second flat contact portions, the at least one shielding leg extends outwardly from one of two sides of the plate body, the at least one shielding leg is near an inner side of the corresponding first leg and aligned with the corresponding first leg. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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