Electrical connector assembly
AssigneeFoxconn Interconnect Technology Limited
InventorsJian-Kuang Zhu, Xiao-Juan Lin
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Abstract
An electrical connector assembly includes a receptacle connector and a plug connector mateable with each other at least in the front-to-back direction. The receptacle connector includes an insulative receptacle housing with a plurality of receptacle contacts therein, and a pair of deflectable metal latches. The plug connector includes an insulative plug housing with a plurality of plug contacts therein, and a pair of immovable metal locking pieces having corresponding locking protrusions to be engaged with the corresponding locking heads of the latches during mating.
Claims20
An electrical connector assembly comprising:
- a receptacle connector and a plug connector mateable with each other at least in a front-to-back direction,
- the receptacle connector for mounting to a printed circuit board, including:
- an insulative receptacle housing having a base extending along a transverse direction perpendicular to the front-to-back direction, and a pair of side arms extending forwardly from two opposite ends of the base in the front-to-back direction and spaced from each other in said transverse direction, a receiving space formed among the base and the pair of side arms;
- a plurality of receptacle contacts retained in the base of the receptacle housing;
- a pair of deflectable metal latches retained to the corresponding side arms with corresponding locking heads extending into the receiving space in the transverse direction;
- the plug connector including:
- an insulative plug housing with a front face and two opposite side faces;
- a plurality of plug contacts retained in the plug housing;
- a pair of immovable metal locking pieces located around upon the two opposite side faces of the plug housing, each locking piece forming a locking protrusion with opposite guiding face and locking face in said front-to-back direction;
- wherein
- during mated, the plug housing is received within the receiving space with the front face of the plug housing confronting the base of the receptacle housing, and the locking faces of the locking pieces of the plug connector engage the locking heads of the corresponding latches of the receptacle connector in a metal-to-metal relation.
A receptacle connector for mounting to a printed circuit board and mating with a plug connector having a pair of immoveable locking protrusions on two sides thereof, comprising:
- an insulative receptacle housing having a base extending along a transverse direction perpendicular to the front-to-back direction, and a pair of side arms extending forwardly from two opposite ends of the base in the front-to-back direction and spaced from each other in said transverse direction, a receiving space formed among the base and the pair of side arms for receiving the plug connector therein;
- a plurality of receptacle contacts retained in the base of the receptacle housing;
- and
- a pair of deflectable metal latches retained to the corresponding side arms with corresponding locking heads extending into the receiving space in the transverse direction for engagement with the locking protrusions in the front-to-back direction during mating.
A plug connector for mating with a receptacle connector defining a receiving space with a pair of deflectable metal latches located by two sides of the receiving space and equipped with respective locking heads, comprising:
- an insulative plug housing forming opposite front face and rear face in a front-to-back direction, and two opposite side faces in a transverse direction perpendicular to the front-to-back direction;
- a pair of protrusions formed on the side faces, respectively;
- a plurality of plug contacts retained in the plug housing;
- and
- a pair of immovable metal locking pieces located around upon the two opposite side faces of the plug housing, each locking piece forming a locking protrusion compliantly covering the corresponding protrusion in a supported manner, wherein
- each locking protrusion forms opposite guiding face and locking face in said front-to-back direction, the locking faces of the locking pieces of the plug connector engaging the locking heads of the latches of the receptacle connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.