Electrical connector with an improved shell having a vertical blade to perform a shielding function

Abstract

An electrical connector () includes an insulative body () comprising a rear part (), a front widened tongue (), and a front narrowed tongue (), a plurality of contacts () received in the insulative body, a metallic shell () enclosing the insulative body, a spacer () assembled to the insulative body for supporting the contacts, and a cable connected with the contacts and comprising two STP (Shielded Twisted Pair) wires () for high speed signal transmission, each of the two STP wires having a front section without aluminum foil. The metallic shell comprises a front shell () and a rear shell () assembled with each other, the rear shell defines a vertical blade () bent downwards from a top wall thereof, and the vertical blade extends downwards and is located between the front sections of the STP wires.