US 12,322,903 B2
Cable connector and cable connector assembly with improved unlocking mechanism
Yung-Chih Hung, Dongguan (CN); and Rongzhe Guo, Dongguan (CN)
Assigned to DONGGUAN LUXSHARE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD, Dongguan (CN)
Filed by DONGGUAN LUXSHARE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD, Dongguan (CN)
Filed on Sep. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/953,742.
Claims priority of application No. 202123234722.8 (CN), filed on Dec. 20, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0198204 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
Int. Cl. H01R 4/28 (2006.01); H01R 13/516 (2006.01); H01R 13/633 (2006.01); H01R 13/639 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 13/6335 (2013.01) [H01R 4/28 (2013.01); H01R 13/516 (2013.01); H01R 13/639 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cable connector, comprising:
an insulating housing comprising a body portion and a locking portion located on one side of the body portion, the locking portion comprising a pivot portion connected with the body portion and a locking plate connected with the pivot portion, the locking plate extending along a mating direction, the locking plate being provided with a middle section connected with the pivot portion, and a first end and a second end respectively extending in opposite directions from two ends of the middle section, the body portion defining a receiving cavity extending through the body portion along the mating direction, a bottom of the body portion being a mating end, and a top of the body portion being a cable connection end;
a metal connecting member received in the receiving cavity, the metal connecting member comprising an inner cavity recessed inwardly from a bottom wall of the metal connecting member;
a conductive terminal installed in the inner cavity of the metal connecting member;
a cable connected to the metal connecting member which is located on the top of the body portion; and
an unlocking mechanism cooperating with the first end, the unlocking mechanism being configured to drive the first end to move in a first direction adjacent to the body portion, and to drive the second end to move in a second direction away from the body portion.