US 11,942,732 B2
Electrical connector and electrical connector assembly
Wangi Yu, New Taipei (TW)
Assigned to ALLTOP TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., New Taipei (TW)
Filed by ALLTOP TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., New Taipei (TW)
Filed on Jan. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/579,589.
Claims priority of application No. 110132781 (TW), filed on Sep. 3, 2021; and application No. 110210427 (TW), filed on Sep. 3, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0076234 A1, Mar. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. H01R 13/66 (2006.01); H01R 12/77 (2011.01)
CPC H01R 13/6658 (2013.01) [H01R 12/771 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electrical connector, comprising:
an insulative housing defining a base portion and a receiving portion extending forwards from the base portion, the receiving portion having a cavity opening towards one side thereof;
a pair of contacts accommodated in the insulative housing, each contact defining a retaining portion held in the base portion, a contacting arm provided at one end of the retaining portion and protruding into the cavity, and a mating arm provided at the opposite end of the retaining portion; and
a temperature sensing element electrically connected with the contacts;
wherein the temperature sensing element is at least partially received in the cavity and connecting with the contacting arms of the contacts in the cavity;
wherein the base portion has an open portion opening outward and towards one side in a height direction thereof, the electrical connector further has a cover assembled to the open portion, the cover at least partially covers the contacts.