Patent attributes
An electrical connector used for mating a mating connector includes an insulation body having a base portion and a tongue extending from the base portion, terminals fixedly disposed in the base portion and grouped into an upper row and a lower row, and a middle shielding sheet embedded in the tongue and located between the upper and lower rows. The tongue has upper and lower surfaces arranged opposite to each other, and a front surface connected to the upper and lower surfaces. The upper and lower rows of terminals are exposed on the upper and lower, respectively. The middle shielding sheet has a front end surface extending out of the front surface, a slot formed on the front end surface, and a first projection portion extending into the slot, overlapping a central line of the middle shielding sheet along a longitudinal direction, and located behind the front surface.