US 11,855,380 B2
Adapter, plug connector assembly and connector assembly
Liqiang (Gino) Yao, Shanghai (CN); Yong (Chris) Wang, Shanghai (CN); Renzhong (Andy) Lin, Xiamen (CN); and Qiang Yuan, Xiamen (CN)
Assigned to Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Shanghai (CN); and Sibas Electronics (Xiamen) Co., Ltd., Xiamen (CN)
Filed by Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., Shanghai (CN); and SIBAS Electronics (Xiamen) Co. Ltd., Xiamen (CN)
Filed on Nov. 16, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/527,603.
Claims priority of application No. 202011296571.6 (CN), filed on Nov. 18, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0158379 A1, May 19, 2022
Int. Cl. H01R 13/422 (2006.01); H01R 31/06 (2006.01); H01R 13/24 (2006.01); H01R 13/627 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 13/4226 (2013.01) [H01R 13/2442 (2013.01); H01R 13/6273 (2013.01); H01R 31/06 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A plug connector assembly, comprising:
a plug connector having an elastic locking structure for locking to a socket connector, the elastic locking structure includes an elastic arm provided on a housing of the plug connector and a pair of locking protrusions provided on both sides of the elastic arm and is movable between a locking position engaged with the socket connector and an unlocking position separated from the socket connector; and
an adapter having a pressing structure and a pull stop structure, the plug connector received within the adapter to mate with the socket connector slidably inserted into the adapter, when the plug connector is received within the adapter, the pressing structure presses and holds the elastic locking structure in the unlocking position, and the pull stop structure abuts the elastic locking structure for preventing the plug connector from being pulled out of the adapter.