US 12,191,590 B2
Plug connector for board-to-board connector and connector assembly including the same
Suk Min Kim, Seoul (KR); and Jin Hyup Chang, Ansan-si (KR)
Assigned to Molex, LLC, Lisle, IL (US)
Filed by Molex, LLC, Lisle, IL (US)
Filed on Mar. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/703,995.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0043266 (KR), filed on Apr. 2, 2021; and application No. 10-2021-0070753 (KR), filed on Jun. 1, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0320766 A1, Oct. 6, 2022
Int. Cl. H01R 12/71 (2011.01); H01R 12/70 (2011.01); H01R 13/405 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 12/707 (2013.01) [H01R 13/405 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A plug connector for a board-to-board connector, the plug connector comprising:
a connector main body which comprises one pair of first sidewalls extending in a first direction and facing each other, and one pair of second sidewalls extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and facing each other;
a plurality of plug terminals which are over-molded on the one pair of second sidewalls; and
one pair of fitting nails which are over-molded in the plug connector, wherein each fitting nail comprises:
an upper surface extending over and covering an upper end of the respective first sidewall of the connector main body;
a central reinforcement portion extending downward from the upper surface, the central reinforcement portion contacting at least a portion of an outer surface of the respective first sidewall of the connector main body;
one pair of lateral reinforcement portions, the respective lateral reinforcement portion extending downward from a respective end of the upper surface, the respective lateral reinforcement portion contacting at least a portion of an outer surface of the respective second sidewall;
a central solder portion extending downward from a lower end of the central reinforcement portion and enclosing at least a portion of a lower surface of the respective first sidewall;
one pair of arm portions, the respective arm portion extending in the second direction from a respective end of the central reinforcement portion, the arm portions being spaced inwardly of the lateral reinforcement portions; and
one pair of lateral solder portions, the respective lateral solder portion extending downward from the respective arm portion, and encloses at least a portion of a lower surface of the respective second sidewall.