Connector Assembly and Connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016240944-A1
Application number	US-201615044738-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 16, 2016
Priority date	Feb 16, 2015
Publication date	Aug 18, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A connector assembly is provided and includes a first connector and a second connector. The first connector includes a first housing and a pair of first support metal fittings provided at both end portions of the first housing. Each of the pair of first support metal fittings include a pair of first bent portions positioned along sides of the first housing, a second bent portion positioned between the pair of first bent portions, and a pair of third bent portions extending between the pair of first bent portions and the second bent portion. The second connector includes a second housing with first support metal fittings receiving portions and a pair of second support metal fittings. The pair of second support metal fittings are disposed at both end portions of the second housing. Each of the pair of second support metal fitting includes a pair of first reinforcement portions.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A connector assembly comprising:
a first connector having a first housing and a pair of first support metal fittings provided at both end portions of the first housing, each of the pair of first support metal fittings having a pair of first bent portions positioned along sides of the first housing, a second bent portion positioned between the pair of first bent portions and about one of both ends of the first housing, and a pair of third bent portions extending between the pair of first bent portions and the second bent portion; and a second connector corresponding with the first connector and having a second housing with first support metal fittings receiving portions and a pair of second support metal fittings disposed at both end portions of the second housing, each of the pair of second support metal fitting having pair of first reinforcement portions positioned about side portions of the second housing and a second reinforcement portion positioned between the pair of first reinforcement portions and about one of both end portions of the second housing.

2 . The connector assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the pair of first reinforcement portions includes angled sections having downward slopes extending toward a receiving portion positioned between the pair of first reinforcement portions.

3 . The connector assembly according to claim 2 , wherein the second reinforcement portion includes an end angled section having a downward slope extending toward the receiving portion.

4 . The connector assembly according to claim 1 , wherein each of the pair of first reinforcement portions extends about an outer and inner wall of the second housing.

5 . The connector assembly according to claim 4 , wherein the second support metal fitting includes a plurality of contacts extending inwardly thereof.

6 . A connector comprising:
a housing; and a pair of support metal fittings provided at both end portions of the housing, each of the pair of support metal fittings having a pair of first bent portions along sides of the housing with respect to a width thereof, a second bent portion positioned between the pair of first bent portion and about one of both ends of the housing, and a pair of third bent portions extending between the pair of first bent portions and the second bent portion and connecting the pair of first bent portions to the second bent portion.

7 . A connector assembly comprising:
a connector having a housing with support metal fittings receiving portions and a pair of support metal fittings disposed at both end portions of the housing, each of the pair of support metal fittings having pair of first reinforcement portions positioned about side portions of the housing and a second reinforcement portion positioned between the pair of first reinforcement portions and about one of both end portions of the housing.

8 . The connector assembly according to claim 7 , wherein the pair of first reinforcement portions includes angled sections having downward slopes extending toward a receiving portion positioned between the pair of first reinforcement portions.

9 . The connector assembly according to claim 8 , wherein the second reinforcement portion includes an end angled section having a downward slope extending toward the receiving portion.

10 . The connector assembly according to claim 7 , wherein each of the pair of first reinforcement portions extends about an outer and inner wall of the housing.

11 . The connector assembly according to claim 10 , wherein the support metal fitting includes a plurality of contacts extending inwardly thereof.

Assignees

• Tyco Electronics Japan G K

Inventors

• Kodaira Yoshihiko

Classifications

• H01R12/716 Primary

  Coupling device provided on the PCB · CPC title

• H01R24/60

  Contacts spaced along planar side wall transverse to longitudinal axis of engagement · CPC title

• H01R13/73

  Means for mounting coupling parts to apparatus or structures, e.g. to a wall · CPC title

• H01R12/771

  Details · CPC title

• H01R12/707

  Soldering or welding · CPC title