Electrical connector with a metallical supporting member secured thereto

A high-profile electrical connector being mounted onto a printed circuit board, comprising:

• a terminal module having an insulative housing and a plurality of conductive terminals received therein, the insulative housing having a base portion provided with a mounting face and an insulative mating portion extending forwardly from the base portion, the conductive terminals having contacting portions exposed to the insulative mating portion and connecting legs extending out of the base portion;
• a metallic shell shielding around the terminal module, the metallic shell has a metallic mating portion surrounding around the insulative mating portion and a plurality of printed circuit board mounting legs, the metallic mating portion having a lower face higher than the mounting face;
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• a supporting member having a supporting plate supporting the lower face and at least a supporting leg extending downwardly for being fixed to the printed circuit board, and the supporting plate being higher than the mounting face for having the supporting plate spaced from an upper surface of the printed circuit board.

An electrical connector assembly comprising:

• a printed circuit board defining an upper surface on which an electrical connector is mounted, said electrical connector including:
• a terminal module having an insulative housing and a plurality of conductive terminals received therein, the insulative housing having a base portion with a mounting face facing downwardly toward the upper surface of the printed circuit board in a vertical direction, and an insulative mating portion extending forwardly from the base portion along a front-to-back direction perpendicular to said vertical direction, the conductive terminals have contacting portions exposed to the insualtive mating portion and connecting legs extending out of the base portion and mounting to the printed circuit board;
• a metallic shell shielding around the terminal module, the metallic shell having a metallic mating portion surrounding around the insulative mating portion and a plurality of printed circuit board mounting legs mounting to the printed circuit board, the metallic mating portion forming a mating cavity, in which the insulative mating portion is received for snugly receiving a mating plug connector, and having a lower face located below said mating cavity and facing downwardly toward the upper surface of the printed circuit board in said vertical direction;
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• a metallic supporting member having a supporting plate upwardly abutting against the lower face in the vertical direction, and at least a supporting leg extending downwardly mounting upon the printed circuit board so as to have the supporting plate resist a downward force applied upon the supporting member during mating;
• said shell includes an inner shell and an outer shell, the printed circuit board mounting legs unitarily extend from the outer shell, and a front edge of the inner shell is located in front of a front edge of the outer shell.