US 12,394,924 B2
Board-to-board connector assembly with metal members allowing larger current transmission
Ta-Teh Meng, New Taipei (TW); Mei Shi, New Taipei (TW); Ya-Ping Liang, New Taipei (TW); Ping Shi, New Taipei (TW); Meng Liu, New Taipei (TW); Man Ge, New Taipei (TW); and Hao Xie, New Taipei (TW)
Assigned to Advanced Connectek Inc., New Taipei (TW)
Filed by Advanced Connectek Inc., New Taipei (TW)
Filed on Jun. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/852,373.
Claims priority of application No. 202110728194.7 (CN), filed on Jun. 29, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0416455 A1, Dec. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. H01R 12/71 (2011.01); H01R 12/70 (2011.01); H01R 13/02 (2006.01); H01R 13/40 (2006.01); H01R 13/422 (2006.01); H01R 12/51 (2011.01); H01R 12/52 (2011.01); H01R 12/73 (2011.01); H01R 13/53 (2006.01); H01R 24/00 (2011.01)
CPC H01R 12/716 (2013.01) [H01R 12/7064 (2013.01); H01R 12/71 (2013.01); H01R 13/02 (2013.01); H01R 13/40 (2013.01); H01R 13/422 (2013.01); H01R 13/4223 (2013.01); H01R 13/4226 (2013.01); H01R 12/51 (2013.01); H01R 12/52 (2013.01); H01R 12/70 (2013.01); H01R 12/7005 (2013.01); H01R 12/707 (2013.01); H01R 12/712 (2013.01); H01R 12/73 (2013.01); H01R 13/53 (2013.01); H01R 24/00 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A board-to-board connector assembly, comprising:
a receptacle connector, comprising:
a first body, comprising an island structure and a first receiving slot surrounding the island structure;
a plurality of first terminals, respectively disposed on a first side and a second side of the first receiving slot, wherein the first side and the second side are opposite to each other; and
a pair of first metal members, respectively disposed on a third side and a fourth side of the first receiving slot, wherein the third side and the fourth side are opposite to each other, wherein the first metal member comprises a base extending to a bottom on the third side or a bottom on the fourth side, and a pair of first elastic arms extending from the base and facing away from each other; and
a plug connector, configured to be mated with the receptacle connector,
wherein the plug connector has a pair of second metal members oppositely, each of the second metal members has three L-shaped parts adjacent to each other to form a U-shaped outline, and the three L-shaped parts form a structurally continuous slope along an inner edge of the U-shaped outline.