# US 2026/0074451 A1 · Electrical connector > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2026/0074451 A1 - Document ID: US20260074451A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 19/324,478 - Filed: 2025-09-10 - Published: 2026-03-12 - Earliest claimed: 2024-09-11 - Assignees: Foxconn (Kunshan) Computer Connector Co., Ltd.; Foxconn Interconnect Technology Limited - Applicants: Foxconn (Kunshan) Computer Connector Co., Ltd.; Foxconn Interconnect Technology Limited - Inventors: TING ZHU; FU-JIN PENG - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20260074451A1 ## CPC - H01R 12/714: {with contacts abutting directly the printed circuit; Button contacts therefore provided on the printed circuit} - H01R 13/2435: {with opposite contact points, e.g. C beam} - H01R 13/41: by frictional grip in grommet, panel or base - H01R 13/50: formed as an integral body (H01R13/514 takes precedence) - H01R 13/6471: by special arrangement of ground and signal conductors, e.g. GSGS [Ground-Signal-Ground-Signal] - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS ## Abstract An electrical connector includes: an insulating housing having opposite first and second faces and a plurality of accommodation and fixing slots; and at least one row of terminals arranged in a first direction and extending forward along a second direction, each terminal having: a base portion fixed in one of the fixing slots; a first resilient arm protruding from the first face; and a second resilient arm protruding from the second face, wherein the at least one row of terminals includes first terminals and second terminals alternately arranged, the base portions of the first terminals are inserted from the first face into corresponding fixing slots, and the base portions of the second terminals are inserted from the second face into corresponding fixing slots. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electrical connector comprising: an insulating housing having a first face and a second face opposite each other, and a plurality of accommodation slots and a plurality of fixing slots in fluid communication with the accommodating slots passing through the first face and the second face; and at least one row of terminals arranged in a first direction and extending forward along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, each terminal comprising: a base portion fixed in one of the fixing slots; a first resilient arm extending from the base portion, passing through a corresponding accommodation slot, and protruding from the first face; and a second resilient arm extending from the base portion, passing through a corresponding accommodation slot, and protruding from the second face; wherein the at least one row of terminals comprises first terminals and second terminals alternately arranged, the base portions of the first terminals are inserted from the first face into corresponding fixing slots, and the base portions of the second terminals are inserted from the second face into corresponding fixing slots. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein each of the terminals has a pair of strip connecting ribs extending from the base portion and a pair of guide ribs extending from the base portion, a length of the strip connecting ribs is greater than a length of the guide ribs, the strip connecting ribs of each of the first terminals extend from the base portion toward the first face and are positioned at two sides of the first resilient arm, the guide ribs of each of the first terminals extend from the base portion toward the second face and are positioned at two sides of the second resilient arm, the strip connecting ribs of each of the second terminals extend from the base portion toward the second face and are positioned at two sides of the second resilient arm, and the guide ribs of each of the second terminals extend from the base portion toward the first face and are positioned at two sides of the first resilient arm. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The electrical connector according to claim 2, wherein an outer edge of each of the base portions and an outer edge of each of the strip connecting ribs each have a respective hook. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein the fixing slots comprise first fixing slots for accommodating the base portions of the first terminals and second fixing slots for accommodating the base portions of the second terminals; the first terminals and the second terminals are elongated structures extending along the first direction; viewing in the first direction the first fixing slots are arranged in a row, the second fixing slots are arranged in a row, and the first fixing slots and the second fixing slots are offset from each other along the second direction; and viewing in the second direction, the first fixing slots and the second fixing slots overlap. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The electrical connector according to claim 4, wherein the first resilient arms and the second resilient arms each have a curved contact portion, and a gap along the second direction between one of the first fixing slots and a neighboring second fixing slot is less than 0.16 millimeters. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The electrical connector according to claim 4, wherein the first terminals are ground terminals aligned and arranged along the second direction, the second terminals are signal terminals aligned and arranged along the second direction, and the terminals form an array. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The electrical connector according to claim 6, wherein each of the signal terminals is offset forward along the second direction relative to the ground terminals at two sides thereof, and the base portion of the signal terminal is positioned between the resilient arms of neighboring ground terminals. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The electrical connector according to claim 7, wherein along the second direction, the resilient arms of each of the signal terminals are positioned behind the base portion of the ground terminal in the neighboring row in front of the signal terminal. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein neighboring first terminals and second terminals arranged in a row of terminals along the first direction are offset from each other along the second direction, and a gap along the first direction between two of the neighboring terminals and a gap along the second direction between two of the neighboring terminals are each less than 0.8 millimeters. ### Claim 10 An electrical connector comprising: an insulating housing having a first face, an opposite second face, and terminal slots passing through the first face and the second face; and a plurality of terminals arranged in an array and comprising one row of ground terminals and one row of signal terminals; wherein the signal terminals and the ground terminals are alternately arranged along the first direction, each of the terminals comprises a base portion fixed in one of the terminal slots, a first resilient arm extending from the base portion and out of the first face, a second resilient arm extending from the base portion and out of the second face, and guide ribs extending from the base portion for facilitating installation of the terminal, the guide ribs of each of the signal terminals extend from the base portion toward the first face and are positioned at two sides of the first resilient arm, the guide ribs of each of the ground terminals extend from the base portion toward the second face and are positioned at two sides of the second resilient arm, and the signal terminal and the ground terminal are installed to the insulating housing through the first face and the second face. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The electrical connector according to claim 10, wherein the signal terminals and the ground terminals are offset along a second direction along which the resilient arms extend, and when viewing in the second direction, the base portions of the signal terminals and the base portions of neighboring ground terminals overlap along the first direction.