Electrical connector assembly having improved protecting means
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorsSu-Feng LIU, Chin-Te LAI, Bin XU
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Abstract
An electrical connector assembly (100) for mating with a complementary connector and connecting with a cable includes an electrical connector (2) and a protecting means (4). The electrical connector includes an insulative housing (20) formed with a latch (206), and a number of contact terminals (22) mounted in the insulative housing. The protecting means partially accommodates the insulative housing and is formed with a resilient beam (440). The latch of the electrical connector is disposed beneath the resilient beam. The protecting means is formed with a blocking portion (424), and the insulative housing defines a notch (204). The blocking portion is confined in the notch.
Claims20
An electrical connector assembly for mating with a complementary connector and connecting with a cable, comprising:
- an electrical connector comprising an insulative housing formed with a latch, and a plurality of contact terminals mounted in the insulative housing;
- and
- a protecting means partially accommodating the insulative housing and formed with a resilient beam, said latch of the electrical connector disposed beneath the resilient beam,
- one of the insulative housing and the protecting means being formed with a blocking portion, and the other one of the insulative housing and the protecting means defining a notch, said blocking portion being confined in the notch.
An electrical plug connector for coupling to a complementary connector, comprising:
- an insulative housing defining a front mating port;
- a resilient latch providing upon one exterior face of the housing and defining a latching section on a front portion and a releasing section on a rear portion thereof;
- a plurality of contacts disposed in the housing with contacting sections exposed in the mating port;
- and
- a protecting device mounted upon the housing behind the resilient latch, said protecting device defining a resilient segment abutting against the releasing section of the resilient latch;
- wherein
- the housing and the protecting device are configured with a space therebetween in a front-to-back direction to allow the protecting device to back and forth move relative to the housing in said front-to-back direction so as to facilitate operation of mating/un-mating when pressing the resilient segment of the protecting device against the resilient latch for deflecting the resilient latch.
An electrical plug connector for coupling to a complementary connector, comprising:
- an insulative housing defining a front mating port;
- a resilient latch providing upon one exterior face of the housing and defining a latching section on a front portion and a releasing section on a rear portion thereof;
- a plurality of contacts disposed in the housing with contacting sections located in the mating port;
- and
- a protecting device mounted upon the housing behind the resilient latch, said protecting device defining a resilient segment abutting against the releasing section of the resilient latch;
- wherein
- one of the housing and the protecting device defines a blocking portion and the other defines a notch corresponding to receive said blocking portion therein under condition that the blocking portion and the notch are located around another exterior face of the housing opposite to sad exterior face.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.