US 11,888,248 B2
Intermediate electrical connector, electrical connector assembly, and electrical connector assembly equipped with a circuit board
Xingyu Cheng, Kanagawa (JP)
Assigned to Hirose Electric Co., Ltd., Kanagawa (JP)
Filed by Hirose Electric Co., Ltd., Kanagawa (JP)
Filed on Feb. 17, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/178,106.
Claims priority of application No. 2020-025415 (JP), filed on Feb. 18, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0257759 A1, Aug. 19, 2021
Int. Cl. H01R 12/70 (2011.01); H01R 31/06 (2006.01); H01R 13/627 (2006.01); H01R 13/508 (2006.01); H01R 12/71 (2011.01); H01R 12/73 (2011.01); H01R 12/57 (2011.01); H01R 13/6586 (2011.01); H01R 13/11 (2006.01); H01R 13/639 (2006.01); H01R 13/502 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 12/7082 (2013.01) [H01R 12/716 (2013.01); H01R 12/73 (2013.01); H01R 13/508 (2013.01); H01R 13/6273 (2013.01); H01R 31/06 (2013.01); H01R 12/57 (2013.01); H01R 12/70 (2013.01); H01R 13/11 (2013.01); H01R 13/502 (2013.01); H01R 13/639 (2013.01); H01R 13/6586 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An intermediate electrical connector which, upon connection of a first counterpart connect body and a second counterpart connect body each from different sides in a manner permitting plugging and unplugging, mediates between the first and second counterpart connect bodies, and which comprises:
terminals that are enabled to contact, respectively, the first counterpart connect body and the second counterpart connect body;
a housing that directly or indirectly secures the terminals in place; and
locking fittings supported by the housing of the intermediate electrical connector, the locking fittings comprising locking portions enabled to engage lockable portions provided in the first counterpart connect body in a direction of disengagement when the intermediate electrical connector and the first counterpart connect body are connected,
wherein the housing comprises an upper housing and a lower housing coupled by the locking fittings, and
wherein a part of the locking fittings that retains the upper housing and the lower housing extends to a location of the first counterpart connect body to lock the intermediate electrical connector into the first counterpart connect body.