Female connector and connector assembly

A female connector configured to receive and be fixedly connected to a male connector, the male connector comprising a recess in an outer side thereof, the female connector comprising:

• a female connector shell defining a receiving channel extending in an axial direction and configured to receive the male connector, the female connector shell further comprising a retaining channel and a locking channel in communication with the receiving channel and located on opposite sides of the receiving channel;
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• a snap-fit fastener movably connected to the female connector shell and comprising a retaining portion and a locking portion, the retaining portion being elastically deformable, wherein the retaining portion comprises a connecting end and a free end, the free end being movable about the connecting end in a direction away from the receiving channel to elastically deform the retaining portion and extending into the receiving channel through the retaining channel;
• wherein the retaining portion comprises an engaging portion, and the female connector shell comprises a mating portion, the engaging portion being configured to engage the mating portion to retain the snap-fit fastener in a first position when the female connector has not yet received the male connector;
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• wherein the retaining portion is configured to elastically deform under an action of the male connector to drive the snap-fit fastener from the first position to a second position.

A female connector configured to receive and be fixedly connected to a male connector, the male connector comprising a recess in an outer side thereof, the female connector comprising:

• a female connector shell defining a receiving channel and comprising a connecting base;
• wherein the connecting base comprises a snap-fit slot, a retaining channel, and a locking channel in communication with the receiving channel;
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• a snap-fit fastener movably connected to the female connector shell via the snap-fit slot and comprising a retaining portion and a locking portion, the retaining portion being elastically deformable and comprising an engaging portion,
• wherein the retaining portion and the locking portion are configured to enter the receiving channel through the retaining channel and the locking channel, respectively;
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• wherein the retaining portion is configured to elastically deform under an action of the male connector to drive the snap-fit fastener from a first position to a second position.