Electrical connector assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10128604-B2
Application number	US-201715655514-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 20, 2017
Priority date	Aug 1, 2016
Publication date	Nov 13, 2018
Grant date	Nov 13, 2018

Abstract

The present disclosure provides an electrical connector assembly which comprises: a mounting frame having a connector mounting space and at least one mating opening; a protective cover which can cover and latch with and uncover the mounting frame and comprises an outer cover made of a hard material and an inner cover made of a soft material, an inner surface of the outer cover is engaged with an outer surface of the inner cover, the protective cover is further provided with a strap, the strap connects with the mounting frame so as to allow the protective cover to move between an open position and a close position; and at least one connector having a connector mating portion, the connector is received and fixed in the connector mounting space, and the connector mating portion is exposed via the mating opening. The protective cover of the electrical connector assembly of the present disclosure has the advantage of being easy to operate, feel good and beautiful in appearance.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electrical connector assembly, comprising:
a mounting frame having a connector mounting space and at least one mating opening;
a protective cover which can cover and latch with and uncover the mounting frame, the protective cover being provided with a strap, the strap connecting with the mounting frame so as to allow the protective cover to move between an open position and a close position, the open position being a position where the protective cover uncovers the mounting frame and the close position is a position where the protective cover covers and latches with the mounting frame; and
at least one connector having a connector mating portion, the connector being received and fixed in the connector mounting space, and the connector mating portion exposing via the mating opening, wherein the protective cover comprises an outer cover and an inner cover which are engaged with each other, the outer cover is formed by a material which is hard and the inner cover is formed by a material which is soft, and wherein one end of the inner surface of the outer cover has a recessed portion, and a side of the recessed portion is exposed to the outside.

2. The connector assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the mounting frame further comprises: a through hole communicating the inside and the outside of the mounting frame; and a connecting block positioned in the inside of the mounting frame, the strap has an elongated rail groove, the strap passes through the through hole and sheathes onto the connecting block by means of the rail groove, the connecting block is able to move relative to the rail groove.

3. The connector assembly according to claim 2 , wherein when the protective cover is in the open position, the rail groove is not exposed outside the mounting frame.

4. The connector assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the inner cover further has a latching protrusion, the mounting frame further has a latching groove, the latching protrusion is the same as the latching groove in number and the latching protrusion corresponds to the latching groove in position, the latching between the protective cover and the mounting frame is achieved by the latching protrusion being latched with the latching groove.

5. The connector assembly according to claim 4 , wherein the strap and the latching protrusion are integrally formed on the inner cover.

6. The connector assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the inner cover has a protruding block corresponding to the mating opening, and when the protective cover is in the close position, the protruding block extends into the mating opening.

7. The connector assembly according to claim 1 , wherein an outer surface of the outer cover is formed with a mark indicating a type of the connector.

Assignees

• Molex Llc

Inventors

• Li Yue-You
• Wang Xiao-An

Classifications

• H01R13/518

  for holding or embracing several coupling parts, e.g. frames · CPC title

• H01R13/5213 Primary

  Covers · CPC title

• H01R13/447 Primary

  Shutter or cover plate · CPC title

• H01R13/743

  integral with the housing · CPC title