CPC H01R 13/6658 (2013.01) [H01R 12/771 (2013.01)] | 16 Claims |
1. An electrical connector, comprising:
an insulative housing defining a base portion and a receiving portion extending forwards from the base portion, the receiving portion having a cavity opening towards one side thereof;
a pair of contacts accommodated in the insulative housing, each contact defining a retaining portion held in the base portion, a contacting arm provided at one end of the retaining portion and protruding into the cavity, and a mating arm provided at the opposite end of the retaining portion; and
a temperature sensing element electrically connected with the contacts;
wherein the temperature sensing element is at least partially received in the cavity and connecting with the contacting arms of the contacts in the cavity;
wherein the base portion has an open portion opening outward and towards one side in a height direction thereof, the electrical connector further has a cover assembled to the open portion, the cover at least partially covers the contacts.
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