US 12,294,168 B2
Electrical receptacle connector and electrical connector assembly having the same
Ta-Teh Meng, New Taipei (TW); Mei Shi, New Taipei (TW); Ya-Ping Liang, New Taipei (TW); Meng Liu, New Taipei (TW); Ping Shi, New Taipei (TW); and Man Ge, New Taipei (TW)
Assigned to ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC., New Taipei (TW)
Filed by ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC., New Taipei (TW)
Filed on Oct. 18, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/968,248.
Claims priority of application No. 202122531655.X (CN), filed on Oct. 21, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0127973 A1, Apr. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. H01R 12/71 (2011.01); H01R 13/05 (2006.01); H01R 13/11 (2006.01); H01R 13/516 (2006.01); H01R 13/633 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 12/716 (2013.01) [H01R 13/05 (2013.01); H01R 13/11 (2013.01); H01R 13/516 (2013.01); H01R 13/633 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electrical connector assembly, comprising:
an electrical plug connector comprising a plug insulated housing, a plurality of plug terminals, and two plug fixation members, wherein the plug terminals are on the plug insulated housing, and the two plug fixation members are at two ends of the plug insulated housing; each of the two plug fixation members comprises:
a first main body; and
two first engaging portions respectively connected to two sides of the first main body; and
an electrical receptacle connector comprising a receptacle insulated housing, a plurality of receptacle terminals, and two receptacle fixation members, wherein the receptacle insulated housing has a space and comprises a guiding post, and the guiding post extends along an extension direction of the receptacle insulated housing and in the space; the receptacle insulated housing further has two connection spaces, each of the two connection spaces communicates a top surface of the receptacle insulated housing with a bottom surface of the receptacle insulated housing, and the two connection spaces are at two ends of the guiding post; the receptacle terminals are at two side walls of the receptacle insulated housing and two sides of the guiding post; the two receptacle fixation members correspond to the two plug fixation members and in the two connection spaces; each of the two receptacle fixation members comprises:
a second main body; and
two second engaging portions respectively connected to two sides of the second main body, wherein each of the two second engaging portions comprises a limiting elastic arm, the two second engaging portions are opposite to each other, and a distance is between each of the two second engaging portions and a corresponding one of the two side walls of the receptacle insulated housing;
wherein when the electrical plug connector is mated with the electrical receptacle connector, the two first engaging portions respectively abut against the two second engaging portions, so that each of the two limiting elastic arms is moved from a normal position toward the side wall of the receptacle insulated housing adjacent to the second engaging portion; when each of the two first engaging portions is moved to an engaged position, the two limiting elastic arms are resiliently moved to the normal position to limit movements of the two first engaging portions.