US 11,688,975 B2 · Plug connector and connector assembly

Abstract

The present invention provides a plug connector engaged with a socket. The plug connector includes an insulating body and a metal limiter. The insulating body has a mating port and a space for accommodating a circuit board, and the mating port is connected with the space. The metal limiter includes a metal bottom plate and a pair of metal side structures. The metal bottom plate is arranged under the opening of the mating port. The pair of metal side structures are respectively connected to the two sides of the metal bottom plate and arranged on the left and right sides of the opening to form a limiting space. When the plug connector is matched with the socket, the metal shell of the socket is sheathed with the front end of the insulating body, and the metal shell is located in the limiting space to restrict the plug connector from shaking.

Claims10

Dependent claims

A plug connector, configured to be connected with a socket, the socket comprising a metal shell, the plug connector comprising:

an insulating body, comprising an accommodating space and a mating port, the mating port being connected to the accommodating space;
a circuit board, disposed in the accommodating space and comprising a terminal disposed in the mating port;
and
a metal limiter, further comprising:
a metal bottom plate, disposed under the mating port;
and
a pair of metal side structures, comprising a first side structure and a second side structure respectively connected to two sides of the metal bottom plate and disposed on the left and right sides of the mating port, to form a limiting space for the mating port;
wherein, when the plug connector cooperates with the socket, the metal shell is sleeved on a front end of the insulating body, and the metal shell is disposed between the metal bottom plate, the first side structure, and the second side structure for restricting the position of the plug connector.

5 more elements

A plug connector manufacturing method, comprising the following steps:

providing an insulating body, the insulating body comprising an accommodating space and a mating port, the mating port being connected to the accommodating space;
providing a metal limiter, the metal limiter comprising a metal bottom plate and a pair of metal side structures, the pair of metal side structures being respectively connected to two sides of the metal bottom plate;
injecting an insulating layer on an outward facing bottom side of the metal bottom plate of the metal limiter;
and
assembling the metal limiter to the insulating body to make the pair of metal side structures to be disposed on the left and right sides of the mating ports to form a limiting space for the mating port.

2 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Plug connector and connector assembly

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Abstract

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