Electrical connector and electrical connector assembly

An electrical connector, configured to mate with a mating connector, the electrical connector comprising:

• an insulating body, having a main body and a mating portion protruding forward out of the main body;
• a plurality of conductors, respectively received in the mating portion;
• a plurality of cables, electrically connected to the conductors and protruding backward out of a rear end of the main body;
• an assisting member, fixed to the main body, wherein the assisting member has a top wall and two side walls, the top wall is coupled to the main body and shields a top surface of the mating portion, the two side walls are coupled to the main body and shield a left side and a right side of the mating portion, a first upper position limiting slot is formed between the top wall and the top surface of the mating portion, a first side position limiting slot is formed between each of the side walls and a corresponding side surface of the mating portion, a size of the first side position limiting slot in a left-right direction is smaller than a size of the first upper position limiting slot in a vertical direction;
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• a metal latch member, mounted on the main body portion and provided with a latch portion configured to latch the mating connector, wherein the latch portion is upward exposed out of the top wall.

An electrical connector assembly, comprising an electrical connector and a mating connector being inserted with each other, the mating connector comprising a socket and a metal shell covering the socket, and the electrical connector comprising:

• an insulating body, having a main body and a mating portion, wherein the main body comprises a base and an insertion portion extending forward from the base, and the mating portion protrudes forward out of the insertion portion;
• a metal latch member, mounted on the main body and provided with a latch portion latching the metal shell;
• a plurality of conductors, respectively received in the mating portion and mated with the socket;
• a plurality of cables, electrically connected to the conductors and protruding backward out of a rear end of the base;
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• an assisting member, fixed to the base, wherein the assisting member has two side walls coupled to the base, the two side walls are located at a left side and a right side of the metal latch member and respectively shield a left side and a right side of the mating portion and a left side and a right side of the insertion portion, a first side position limiting slot is formed between each of the side walls and a corresponding side surface of the mating portion, a second side position limiting slot is formed between each of the side walls and a corresponding side surface of the insertion portion, the first side position limiting slot receives the socket, the second side position limiting slot only receives the metal shell, and the latch portion is upward exposed out of the assisting member.