公开(公告)号：US06884106B2

公开(公告)日：2005-04-26

申请号：US10072038

申请日：2002-02-07

申请人： Aaron J. Shuman ,  John R. Shuey ,  Neena Sooch ,  Guy Willems

发明人： Aaron J. Shuman ,  John R. Shuey ,  Neena Sooch ,  Guy Willems

IPC分类号： H01R13/639 ,  H01R13/627 ,  H01R13/64 ,  H01R13/645

CPC分类号： H01R13/6272 ,  H01R13/6456

摘要： An electrical connector assembly includes a plug having front end including a mating interface and a receptacle having an opening configured to receive the mating interface of the plug. A deflectable latch includes a beam having a front end secured with the front end of the plug housing and a rear, free-standing end which is biasable towards the plug to permit the plug and receptacle to be mated with one another. The latch includes first and second latching projections extending from opposite sides of the beam. First and second latch mating elements are positioned within the receptacle opening to securely engage the first and second latching projections when the plug and receptacle housings are fully mated with one another. The plug and receptacle include first and second mating keying features. One of the keying features is configured to prevent other plugs with mating interfaces of the same size from being inserted into the receptacle. The other keying feature being configured to prevent smaller plugs from being inserted into the receptacle. The overall envelope of the plug's mating interface is reduced by defining one of the keying features in a side wall of the plug opposite that of the latch, while defining the other keying feature in one of the top and bottom walls of the mating interface.

摘要翻译： 电连接器组件包括具有包括配合接口的前端的插头和具有接收插头的配合接口的开口的插座。 可偏转闩锁包括具有固定在插头壳体的前端的前端的梁和一个可向插头偏置以允许插头和插座互相配合的后自由端。 闩锁包括从梁的相对侧延伸的第一和第二闩锁突起。 当插头和插座壳体彼此完全配合时，第一和第二闩锁配合元件定位在插座开口内以牢固地接合第一和第二闩锁突起。 插头和插座包括第一和第二匹配键控功能。 其中一个键控功能被配置为防止具有相同尺寸的配合接口的其他插头插入插座。 另一个键控功能被配置为防止较小的插头插入插座。 通过将插头的侧壁中的一个键控特征定义为与闩锁相对的插塞的整体外壳，同时在配合接口的顶壁和底壁之一中限定另一个键控功能。