US 12,334,676 B2
Plug connector and electrical connector assembly including the plug connector
Li-Nien Hsu, New Taipei (TW); and Sheng-Nan Yu, New Taipei (TW)
Assigned to CHENGDU UEI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., New Taipei (TW)
Filed by Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., LTD., New Taipei (TW)
Filed on Feb. 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/114,217.
Claims priority of application No. 202221163121.4 (CN), filed on May 13, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0369803 A1, Nov. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. H01R 13/639 (2006.01); H01R 13/629 (2006.01); H01R 103/00 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 13/62938 (2013.01) [H01R 13/639 (2013.01); H01R 2103/00 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electrical connector assembly, comprising:
a socket connector including:
a base body;
two socket terminals mounted in the base body; and
two buckling blocks disposed at two outer side surfaces of the base body;
a plug connector cooperated with the socket connector, the plug connector being connected with the socket connector, the plug connector including:
a main body which is configured to be connected with the base body;
two plug terminals mounted in the main body;
a buckling lever having a grip and two buckling portions, the grip being connected between the two buckling portions, the two buckling portions being rotatably connected to two outer side surfaces of the main body;
two buckling slots disposed at two inner surfaces of the two buckling portions which are adjacent to two sides of the socket connector, each buckling slot including a straight slot and an arc slot, a tail end of each straight slot being arched opposite to the grip to form the arc slot, a top of each buckling slot being defined as the straight slot extending to a front surface of one buckling portion, and the straight slot being connected to a front edge of the one buckling portion, the two straight slots being aligned with the two buckling blocks, when the socket connector is connected to the plug connector, the two buckling blocks of the socket connector being accommodated in the two straight slots;
two blocking slots disposed at two sides of an outer surface of the main body;
two limiting blocks rotatably connected to the two buckling portions, each limiting block having an abutting end and a blocking end, a part of the abutting end being accommodated in one buckling slot, so each limiting block being pushed to rotate by one buckling block; and
two torsion springs, each torsion spring being connected between one limiting block and the one buckling portion, the two torsion springs exerting two forces on the two blocking ends of the two limiting blocks to make the two blocking ends of the two limiting blocks be blocked in the two blocking slots, when the two abutting ends of the two limiting blocks are pushed by the two buckling blocks, the two blocking ends of the two limiting blocks rotating to move out of the two blocking slots.