# US 2026/0100537 A1 · Electrical connector and electrical connector assembly > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2026/0100537 A1 - Document ID: US20260100537A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 19/086,855 - Filed: 2025-03-21 - Published: 2026-04-09 - Earliest claimed: 2024-10-08 - Assignees: Fci USA LLC - Applicants: Fci USA LLC - Inventors: Yong Zhang; Hualin Hu - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20260100537A1 ## CPC - H01R 13/6275: {Latching arms not integral with the housing (H01R13/6276, H01R13/6277, H01R13/6278 take precedence)} - H01R 13/50: formed as an integral body (H01R13/514 takes precedence) - H01R 13/629: Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure {electrical locking indicators, manufacturing tolerances (separate tools or apparatus H01R43/26)} - H01R 24/20: Coupling parts carrying sockets, clips or analogous contacts and secured only to wire or cable - H01R 12/7047: {with a fastener through a screw hole in the coupling device} - H01R 12/724: {containing contact members forming a right angle} - H01R 13/111: {co-operating with pins having a circular transverse section} - H01R 13/621: Bolt, set screw or screw clamp - H01R 13/6456: {comprising keying elements at different positions along the periphery of the connector} - H01R 2107/00: Four or more poles - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS ## Abstract The present application provides an electrical connector and electrical connector assembly. The electrical connector may comprise: an insulating housing comprising an insulating housing main body and a plurality of insulating tubular members which are configured to protrude from the insulating housing main body and arranged in one or more rows on the insulating housing main body, each row of insulating tubular members constituting an insulating tubular members group; a securing structure disposed on at least one end of at least one of the insulating tubular members groups in an extending direction thereof; a plurality of mating contacts accommodated in each of the insulating tubular members. ## Claims ### Claim at position 1 -12. (canceled) ### Claim 13 A receptacle electrical connector, comprising: an insulating housing comprising an insulating housing main body and a plurality of insulating tubular members protruding from the insulating housing main body, the plurality of insulating tubular members being arranged in a single row, wherein a quantity of the plurality of insulating tubular members arranged in the single row is seven, wherein at least one insulating tubular member of the plurality of insulating tubular members has a guiding projection extending along a plugging and unplugging direction of the receptacle electrical connector at an outer surface of the at least one insulating tubular member; a plurality of mating contacts disposed in respective insulating tubular members of the plurality of insulating tubular members, wherein each of the plurality of mating contacts comprises a cup-shaped metal structural member; and at least one securing structure disposed on at least one end of the insulating housing, wherein the at least one securing structure comprises a first latch at a first end of the insulating housing. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The receptacle electrical connector of claim 13, wherein the cup-shaped metal structural member comprises a plurality of protrusions at an inside surface of the cup-shaped metal structural member. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The receptacle electrical connector of claim 13, wherein the at least one securing structure further comprises a second latch at a second end of the insulating housing. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The receptacle electrical connector of claim 13, wherein the guiding projection extends from an outside of an insulating tubular member in a direction perpendicular to a row direction in which the plurality of insulating tubular members are arranged. ### Claim 17 A plug electrical connector, comprising: an insulating housing comprising a plurality of insulating tubular members, the plurality of insulating tubular members being arranged in a row, wherein a quantity of the plurality of insulating tubular members arranged in the row is seven, and wherein at least one insulating tubular member of the plurality of insulating tubular members has a guiding recess extending along a plugging and unplugging direction of the plug electrical connector at an inner surface of the at least one insulating tubular member; a plurality of mating contacts disposed in respective insulating tubular members of the plurality of insulating tubular members, wherein each mating contact of the plurality of mating contacts comprises an elongate metal structural member; and at least one securing structure disposed on at least one end of the insulating housing, wherein each mating contact of the plurality of mating contacts comprises an insulating cover member at an end of the mating contact. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The plug electrical connector of claim 17, wherein the plurality of mating contacts include a plurality of mating components that include tubular members. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The plug electrical connector of claim 17, wherein the at least one securing structure comprises a latch fastener. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The plug electrical connector of claim 17, wherein the guiding recess extends into an inside of an insulating tubular member in a direction perpendicular to a row direction in which the plurality of insulating tubular members are arranged. ### Claim 21 (canceled) ### Claim 22 (depends on 17) The plug electrical connector of claim 17, wherein the insulating cover member is wider toward the end of the mating contact. ### Claim 23 (depends on 17) The plug electrical connector of claim 17, wherein insulating tubular members of the plurality of insulating tubular members adjacent to one another in a row direction are joined together. ### Claim 24 (depends on 23) The plug electrical connector of claim 23, wherein the insulating housing has a recess at locations where the insulating tubular members adjacent to one another in the row direction are joined together. ### Claim 25 A plug electrical connector, comprising: an insulating housing comprising a plurality of insulating tubular members, the plurality of insulating tubular members being arranged in a single row, wherein a quantity of the plurality of insulating tubular members arranged in the single row is seven, and wherein at least one insulating tubular member of the plurality of insulating tubular members has a guiding recess extending along a plugging and unplugging direction of the plug electrical connector at an inner surface of the at least one insulating tubular member; a plurality of mating contacts disposed in respective insulating tubular members of the plurality of insulating tubular members, wherein each mating contact of the plurality of mating contacts comprises an elongate metal structural member; and at least one securing structure disposed on at least one end of the insulating housing, wherein each mating contact of the plurality of mating contacts comprises an insulating cover member at an end of the mating contact. ### Claim 26 (depends on 25) The plug electrical connector of claim 25, wherein the plurality of mating contacts include a plurality of mating components that include tubular members. ### Claim 27 (depends on 25) The plug electrical connector of claim 25, wherein the at least one securing structure comprises a latch fastener. ### Claim 28 (depends on 25) The plug electrical connector of claim 25, wherein the guiding recess extends into an inside of an insulating tubular member in a direction perpendicular to a row direction in which the plurality of insulating tubular members are arranged. ### Claim 29 (depends on 25) The plug electrical connector of claim 25, wherein the insulating cover member is wider toward the end of the mating contact. ### Claim 30 (depends on 25) The plug electrical connector of claim 25, wherein insulating tubular members of the plurality of insulating tubular members adjacent to one another in a row direction are joined together. ### Claim 31 (depends on 30) The plug electrical connector of claim 30, wherein the insulating housing has a recess at locations where the insulating tubular members adjacent to one another in the row direction are joined together. ### Claim 32 (depends on 25) The plug electrical connector of claim 25, each of the plurality of mating contacts comprises an elongate metal structural member, and wherein at least one of the plurality of mating contacts is recessed from an end of a corresponding insulating tubular member.