US 12,255,422 B2
Connector and connector assembly
Jianxiong Li, Shanghai (CN); Yuchen Yang, Shanghai (CN); and Haomai Yin, Shanghai (CN)
Assigned to Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Shanghai (CN)
Filed by Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Shanghai (CN)
Filed on Jun. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/840,676.
Claims priority of application No. 202121361427.6 (CN), filed on Jun. 18, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0407264 A1, Dec. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. H01R 13/639 (2006.01); H01R 13/502 (2006.01); H01R 13/631 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 13/639 (2013.01) [H01R 13/5025 (2013.01); H01R 13/631 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A connector, comprising:
a housing adapted to be inserted into a mating housing of a mating connector;
an elastic latch provided on an outer wall of the housing and having a locking part for locking the mating housing and an unlocking part for unlocking the locking part; and
a connection position safety mounted on the outer wall of the housing and adapted to be moved between a safety position to prevent the elastic latch from being unlocked and a pre locking position to allow the elastic latch to be unlocked,
wherein when the locking part is locked to the mating housing and the connection position safety is in the pre locking position, the unlocking part is hidden inside the connection position safety, so that a human finger cannot contact the unlocking part.