US 11,688,966 B1
Electric power connector with latching function
Sheng-Cheng Shen, Taoyuan (TW); Qing Chen, Wuxi (CN); and Jiajia Yao, Wuxi (CN)
Assigned to YFC-BONEAGLE ELECTRIC CO., LTD., Taoyuan (TW)
Filed by YFC-BONEAGLE ELECTRIC CO., LTD., Taoyuan (TW)
Filed on Jan. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/584,355.
Int. Cl. H01R 13/193 (2006.01); H01R 13/115 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 13/193 (2013.01) [H01R 13/115 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electric power connector for a connective terminal to be plugged in, the electric power connector comprising:
a carrier;
at least one clamping member, disposed in the carrier, and configured to clamp the connective terminal;
at least one driven element, movably disposed in the carrier, and arranged correspondingly to the clamping member;
a sliding element, slidably connected in the carrier, and comprising a rack and a pushing portion; and
a gear, rotatably connected to the carrier, and engaged with the rack;
wherein the sliding element is configured to slide relative to the carrier by controlling the gear to rotate, and the pushing portion is configured to move with the sliding element to push the driven element to shift to force the clamping member to latch the connective terminal.