Plug connector having an improved releasing mechanism
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorsChien-Chiung Wang, Qing-Man Zhu, Peng Zhai
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Abstract
A plug connector (100) mating with a complementary connector has a housing (1) defining a latching recess (117), a cover (3) and a releasing mechanism including a puller (5) and a latch (4) operable by the puller. The latch has a latching portion (42). The latching portion includes a resisting portion (423) for engaging the cover and a claw (424) in front of the resisting portion and projecting toward a first direction. The resisting portion, in response to a rearward movement of the puller, is movable to engage the cover and to pivot the claw from a latched position to a released position where the claw is received in the latching recess along a second direction opposite to the first direction.
Claims20
A plug connector adapted for mating with a complementary connector, comprising:
- a housing comprising a base and a tongue portion extending forwardly from the base for fitting with the complementary connector, said tongue portion defining at least one latching recess;
- a cover attached to the housing;
- and
- a releasing mechanism assembled to the base and comprising:
- a puller and a latch operable by the puller, the latch having a latching portion, the latching portion including a resisting portion for engaging the cover and the at least one claw in front of the resisting portion and projecting toward a first direction, the resisting portion, in response to a rearward movement of the puller, being movable to engage the cover and to pivot said at least one claw from a latched position to a released position where the at least one claw is received in said at least one latching recess along a second direction opposite to the first direction.
A plug connector comprising:
- a housing defining a mating port forwardly communicating with an exterior in a front-to-back direction;
- a latch located upon an exterior surface of the housing behind the mating port and back and forth moveable along said front-to-back direction, said latch defining on a front end region a claw outwardly facing away from the mating port in a vertical direction perpendicular to said front-to-back direction, and on a rear end region a pulling section, and a connection section located between the claw and a pulling section in the front-to-back direction and moveably in an outward oblique direction;
- and
- an abutting portion inwardly confronting a resisting portion located on the front end region behind the claw;
- wherein
- upon rearwardly moving the pulling section, the connection section moves outwardly away from the mating port so as to have the claw move inwardly via a lever effect with a fulcrum formed between the abutting portion and the resisting portion.
A plug connector comprising:
- a housing defining a mating port forwardly communicating with an exterior in a front-to-back direction;
- a latch located upon an exterior surface of the housing behind the mating port and back and forth moveable along said front-to-back direction, said latch defining on a front end region a claw outwardly facing away from the mating port in a vertical direction perpendicular to said front-to-back direction, and on a rear end region a pulling section;
- alignment means formed between the latch and the housing to assure said latch to move relative to the housing in the front-to-back direction without tilting;
- and
- an abutting portion inwardly confronting a resisting portion located on the front end region behind the claw;
- wherein
- upon rearwardly moving the pulling section, the claw moves inwardly via a lever effect with a fulcrum formed between the abutting portion and the resisting portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.