US 12,272,892 B2
Electrical connector assembly with larger contact surface areas
Heng-Chao Chen, Taoyuan (TW)
Assigned to Delta Electronics, Inc., Taoyuan (TW)
Filed by Delta Electronics, Inc., Taoyuan (TW)
Filed on Jun. 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/837,967.
Claims priority of application No. 202210224141.6 (CN), filed on Mar. 9, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0291138 A1, Sep. 14, 2023
Int. Cl. H01R 13/04 (2006.01); H01R 13/10 (2006.01); H01R 13/11 (2006.01); H01R 13/20 (2006.01); H01R 13/22 (2006.01); H01R 13/24 (2006.01); H01R 13/652 (2006.01); H01R 12/57 (2011.01); H01R 13/213 (2006.01); H01R 13/26 (2006.01); H01R 13/648 (2006.01); H01R 24/60 (2011.01); H01R 31/06 (2006.01); H01R 107/00 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 13/04 (2013.01) [H01R 13/10 (2013.01); H01R 13/11 (2013.01); H01R 13/20 (2013.01); H01R 13/22 (2013.01); H01R 13/24 (2013.01); H01R 13/652 (2013.01); H01R 12/57 (2013.01); H01R 13/113 (2013.01); H01R 13/213 (2013.01); H01R 13/245 (2013.01); H01R 13/26 (2013.01); H01R 13/648 (2013.01); H01R 24/60 (2013.01); H01R 31/06 (2013.01); H01R 2107/00 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electric connector assembly, comprising:
a socket having a first casing, a base and a first pin assembly, wherein the first pin assembly is arranged on the base and received in the first casing, and the first pin assembly has a plurality of ground terminals and a plurality of signal terminals, each of the ground terminals has a specific height, and a first coupling portion is disposed on a first end of the corresponding ground terminal; and
a plug having a second casing, a receiving base and a second pin assembly, wherein the second pin assembly is arranged on the receiving base and received in the second casing, and the second pin assembly has a plurality of connecting terminals, each of the connecting terminals has a second coupling portion disposed on a second end;
wherein each of the ground terminals has an upper surface and a lower surface, and the first coupling portions are respectively disposed on the upper surface and the lower surface, wherein each of the first coupling portions has two concave portions and a first connecting portion, and the first connecting portion is coupled and disposed between the two concave portions, and the plurality of connecting terminals include a plurality of upper row connecting terminals and a plurality of lower row connecting terminals, which are symmetrically arranged, wherein the second coupling portion of each connecting terminal of the upper row connecting terminals and the lower row connecting terminals has two curved portions and a second connecting portion, the second connecting portion is coupled and disposed between the two curved portions, when the plug is correspondingly coupling with the socket, the plurality of connecting terminals of the plug respectively clamp the plurality of ground terminals and the plurality of signal terminals of the socket, wherein the second coupling portion of each connecting terminal of the upper row connecting terminals couples with the first coupling portion of the upper surface of the corresponding ground terminal, the two curved portions respectively are in corresponding contact with the two concave portions of the upper surface, and the first connecting portion is in corresponding contact with the second connecting portion to form an electrical connection, so that the plurality of second coupling portions of the plurality of connecting terminals are respectively engaged with the plurality of first coupling portions of the plurality of ground terminals to increase contact areas.