阅读说明：本技术 插座连接器 (Socket connector ) 是由 朱建矿 林小娟 于 2019-03-26 设计创作，主要内容包括：一种插座连接器,包括插座本体及插座端子；所述插座本体包括后壁、设置后壁左右两端的两个侧壁以及收容空间,所述插座端子固持于后壁并突伸入收容空间内,所述两侧壁设有安装槽,所述安装槽设有第一凹口；所述插座连接器还包括自前向后组装至所述安装槽的金属锁扣件,所述金属锁扣件设有收容在所述安装槽内的弹性臂以及凸伸出所述第一凹口并进入所述收容空间内的锁扣凸部。该金属锁扣件不仅组装方便,也可以增强锁扣凸部的结构强度,延长插座连接器的使用寿命。(A socket connector comprises a socket body and a socket terminal; the socket terminal is fixedly held on the rear wall and extends into the accommodating space in a protruding mode, mounting grooves are formed in the two side walls, and first notches are formed in the mounting grooves; the socket connector further comprises a metal locking piece assembled to the mounting groove from front to back, and the metal locking piece is provided with an elastic arm accommodated in the mounting groove and a locking convex part protruding out of the first notch and entering the accommodating space. The metal locking part is convenient to assemble, the structural strength of the locking convex part can be enhanced, and the service life of the socket connector is prolonged.)

1. A socket connector for mounting on a circuit board, the socket connector comprising a socket body and socket terminals provided on the socket body; the socket body includes that extend and be located the lengthwise rear wall at rear along left and right directions, set up in both ends and two lateral walls that extend along the fore-and-aft direction about the lengthwise of rear wall and by rear wall and two lateral walls enclose the accommodation space who establishes and form, the socket terminal is fixed in the rear wall and forward the projection go into in the accommodation space, its characterized in that: mounting grooves which are concavely arranged from the front end surface to the rear are formed in the two side walls of the socket body, and first notches which penetrate through the side walls inwards and are communicated with the accommodating space are formed in the mounting grooves; the socket connector further comprises a metal locking piece assembled to the mounting groove from front to back, and the metal locking piece is provided with an elastic arm accommodated in the mounting groove and a locking convex part protruding out of the first notch and entering the accommodating space.

2. The receptacle connector of claim 1, wherein: the mounting groove is provided with a second notch which downwards penetrates through the side wall, and the lock catch piece further comprises a mounting part which downwards protrudes out of the second notch to be mounted on the circuit board.

3. The receptacle connector of claim 2, wherein: the first notch and the second notch penetrate through the front end face of the side wall forwards.

4. The receptacle connector of claim 3, wherein: the elastic arm is arranged in a U shape and comprises a pair of first and second support arms extending along the front-back direction and a connecting arm connected to the rear ends of the first and second support arms; the hasp convex part sets up on the first support arm, the installation department certainly the lower surface downwardly extending of second support arm forms.

5. The receptacle connector of claim 4, wherein: the lock catch convex part is formed by vertically bending and extending from the front end of the first support arm into the accommodating space, and guide inclined planes are arranged on the periphery of the tail end of the lock catch convex part.

6. The receptacle connector of claim 5, wherein: the side wall is provided with a first blocking wall positioned on the inner side of the first support arm and a second blocking wall positioned on the outer side of the second support arm.

7. The receptacle connector of claim 4, wherein: the lock catch convex part is a circular convex hull which integrally protrudes from the inner side surface of the first support arm.

8. The receptacle connector of claim 7, wherein: the first supporting arm extends below the locking convex part to form an extending part, the side wall is provided with a groove for accommodating the extending part and providing a space for the extending part to deform, and the side wall forms a convex block between the groove and the second notch.

9. The receptacle connector of claim 4, wherein: the first support arm can swing and deform in the mounting groove along the left-right direction, and at least one side of the second support arm along the up-down direction is provided with a plurality of stabs in interference fit with the mounting groove.

10. The receptacle connector of claim 2, wherein: the lower surface front end of lateral wall is equipped with the depressed part that upwards concave was established, the installation department is the downwardly convex stretch into in the depressed part, just the lower surface of installation department is equipped with upwards concave and establishes and control the breach that runs through.

[ technical field ] A method for producing a semiconductor device

The present invention relates to a receptacle connector, and more particularly, to a receptacle connector mountable to a circuit board.

[ background of the invention ]

The prior art related to the present invention refers to a socket connector disclosed in U.S. patent No. 7118424B2 issued on 10.2006, which is used for plugging and matching line end connectors to form a connector assembly. The socket connector comprises an insulating body and a plate-shaped conductive terminal fixedly held on the insulating body, the insulating body is provided with a rear wall, side walls and a bottom wall, the side walls and the bottom wall are positioned on two sides of the rear wall, an accommodating space for accommodating the wire end connector is defined by the rear wall, the side walls and the bottom wall, a locking part protruding into the accommodating space is integrally formed on the side walls, and protruding parts protrude outwards from two sides of a wire end body of the wire end connector. When the line end connector is in butt joint with the socket connector, the line end connector outwards presses the lock catch part to enable the lock catch part to be elastically deformed to enter the accommodating space, and the lock catch part and the protruding part are in clamping fit to fix the line end connector in the accommodating space.

However, since the locking portion is integrally formed on the sidewall of the plastic insulating body, in the process of mating, the locking portion and the protruding portion are easily rubbed and elastically deformed in the process of clamping and matching, so that the locking portion of the socket connector is easily worn in the process of using, and the service life of the socket connector is further affected.

Therefore, there is a need to provide an improved socket connector to solve the above problems.

[ summary of the invention ]

The invention mainly aims to provide a socket connector which can increase the structural strength and prolong the service life.

In order to achieve the purpose, the invention adopts the following technical scheme: a socket connector for mounting on a circuit board, the socket connector comprising a socket body and socket terminals provided on the socket body; the socket body comprises a longitudinal rear wall, two side walls and an accommodating space, wherein the longitudinal rear wall extends in the left-right direction and is positioned at the rear part, the two side walls are arranged at the left end and the right end of the longitudinal rear wall and extend in the front-rear direction, the accommodating space is formed by the rear wall and the two side walls in an enclosing manner, the socket terminal is fixedly held on the rear wall and protrudes forwards into the accommodating space, mounting grooves are formed in the two side walls of the socket body, the mounting grooves are concavely formed in the front end face backwards, and first notches penetrate through the side walls inwards and are communicated with the accommodating space; the socket connector further comprises a metal locking piece assembled to the mounting groove from front to back, and the metal locking piece is provided with an elastic arm accommodated in the mounting groove and a locking convex part protruding out of the first notch and entering the accommodating space.

Furthermore, the mounting groove is provided with a second notch which downwards penetrates through the side wall, and the locking piece further comprises a mounting part which downwards protrudes out of the second notch so as to be mounted on the circuit board.

Further, the first notch and the second notch both penetrate the front end surface of the side wall forwards.

Furthermore, the elastic arm is arranged in a U shape and comprises a pair of first and second support arms extending along the front-back direction and a connecting arm connected to the rear ends of the first and second support arms; the hasp convex part sets up on the first support arm, the installation department certainly the lower surface downwardly extending of second support arm forms.

Furthermore, the locking convex part is formed by vertically bending and extending from the front end of the first support arm into the accommodating space, and guide inclined planes are arranged around the tail end of the locking convex part.

Furthermore, the side wall is provided with a first blocking wall positioned on the inner side of the first support arm and a second blocking wall positioned on the outer side of the second support arm.

Furthermore, the locking convex part is a circular convex hull which integrally protrudes from the inner side surface of the first support arm.

Furthermore, the first supporting arm extends below the locking convex part to form an extending part, the side wall is provided with a groove for accommodating the extending part and providing a space for the extending part to deform, and the side wall forms a bump between the groove and the second notch.

Furthermore, the first support arm can swing and deform in the mounting groove along the left-right direction, and at least one side of the second support arm along the up-down direction is provided with a plurality of protruding thorns in interference fit with the mounting groove.

Furthermore, the lower surface front end of lateral wall is equipped with the depressed part that upwards concave was established, the installation department is the downwardly protruding income in the depressed part, just the lower surface of installation department is equipped with upwards the concave breach of establishing and controlling the running through.

Compared with the prior art, the socket connector has the advantages that the metal locking part is assembled into the mounting groove of the socket body from front to back, so that the assembly is convenient, the structural strength of the locking convex part can be enhanced, and the service life of the socket connector is prolonged.

[ description of the drawings ]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a receptacle connector and a wire end connector according to a first embodiment of the present invention after mating.

Fig. 2 is a schematic perspective cross-sectional view of fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a schematic view of the receptacle connector of fig. 1 in mating engagement with a wire end connector in a front-to-rear direction.

Fig. 4 is a schematic view of the receptacle connector of fig. 1 in a vertical mating relationship with the wire end connector.

Fig. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the receptacle connector of fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is an exploded perspective view from another angle of fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the wire end connector of fig. 3.

Fig. 8 is an exploded perspective view from another angle of fig. 7.

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the receptacle connector and the wire end connector according to the second embodiment of the present invention after mating.

Fig. 10 is a schematic perspective cross-sectional view of fig. 9.

Fig. 11 is an exploded perspective view of the receptacle connector of fig. 9.

Fig. 12 is an exploded perspective view of fig. 10 from another angle.

[ description of main element symbols ]

Connector assembly 1000, 1000' left and right direction X

Longitudinal direction Y and back and forth direction Z

Socket connectors 100, 100 'socket bodies 1, 1'

Rear wall 11 terminal groove 111

Positioning groove 112 boss 113

Side walls 12, 12 'mounting slots 120, 120'

First notch 121 second notches 122, 122'

Recess 123 first blocking wall 124

Groove 126 'of second baffle wall 125'

Accommodating spaces 13, 13 'of bump 127'

First opening 131 and second opening 132

Bottom wall 14 socket terminal 2

Retaining portion 21 barb 211

Shoulder 212 contact 22

Tail 23 catch piece 3, 3'

Guiding slope 311 of locking protrusion 31, 31

Mounting portion 32 notch 321

First arms 331, 331 'of elastic arms 33, 33'

Second arm 332 connects arm 333

Extension part 34 'of spur 334'

Terminal connector 200, 200' terminal body 4

Abutting block 41 of abutting groove 40

Positioning block 42 latch slot 43

Receding groove 44 line terminal 5

Protrusion 511 of fixing part 51

Contact portion 52 gripping arm 521

Front guide portion 523 of bump 522

Lower guide 524 wire fixing part 53

Cable 6

The following detailed description will further illustrate the invention in conjunction with the above-described figures.

[ detailed description ] embodiments

For a better understanding of the objects, structure, features, and functions of the invention, reference should be made to the drawings and detailed description that follow.

Referring to fig. 1-4, the receptacle connector 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention can be mounted on a circuit board (not shown) and mated with a wire connector 200 to form a connector assembly 1000. In this embodiment, the X direction is defined as the left-right direction, the Y direction is defined as the up-down direction, and the Z direction is defined as the front-back direction, in the present invention, the wire end connectors 200 can be inserted into the receptacle connector 100 for mating in two different ways, i.e., the front-back direction Z and the up-down direction Y.

Referring to fig. 1-6, the receptacle connector 100 includes a receptacle body 1, a receptacle terminal 2 disposed on the receptacle body 1, and a metal locking member 3, in this embodiment, the locking member 3 is made of a metal material and then assembled to the receptacle body 1, and the metal locking member 3 can enhance the structural strength and prolong the service life of the receptacle connector 100. The socket body 1 includes a longitudinal rear wall 11 extending in the left-right direction X and located at the rear, two side walls 12 disposed at the left and right longitudinal ends of the rear wall 11 and extending in the front-rear direction Z, an accommodating space 13 defined by the rear wall 11 and the two side walls 12, and a bottom wall 14 located below the accommodating space 13 and connecting the rear wall 11 and the two side walls 12. In this embodiment, the two sidewalls 12 are integrally formed with the rear wall 11, but in other embodiments, the sidewalls 12 and the rear wall 11 may be formed separately and then assembled together. The receiving space 13 is provided with a first opening 131 penetrating forward and a second opening 132 penetrating upward, and the receptacle terminal 2 is held by the rear wall 11 and projects forward into the receiving space 13. The front end surfaces of the bottom wall 14 are flush with the front end surfaces of the two side walls 12, and when the receptacle connector 100 is mounted on a circuit board, the bottom wall 14 can upwardly support the inserted line-end connector 200 and prevent friction between the line-end connector and the circuit board. Of course, in other embodiments, the socket body 1 may not have the bottom wall 14, that is, the receiving space 13 also extends downward through the socket body 1, so as to reduce the overall height of the socket connector 100.

Two side walls 12 of the socket body 1 are provided with mounting grooves 120 recessed from the front end surface to the rear, and the locking member 3 is assembled to the mounting grooves 120 from the front to the rear. The mounting groove 120 is provided with a first notch 121 penetrating the side wall 12 inward and communicating with the accommodating space 13 and a second notch 122 penetrating the side wall 12 downward, and the locking member 3 includes a locking protrusion 31 protruding out of the first notch 121 and into the accommodating space 13, a mounting portion 32 protruding out of the second notch 122 downward to be mounted on the circuit board, and a U-shaped elastic arm 33 connecting the locking protrusion 31 and the mounting portion 32 and accommodated in the mounting groove 120. The first recess 121 and the second recess 122 both extend forward through the front end surface of the side wall 12 for the locking protrusion 31 and the mounting portion 32 to be mounted backward into the corresponding first recess 121 and the second recess 122. The locking protrusion 31 is formed by bending and extending from the front end of the elastic arm 33 into the accommodating space 13, and the periphery of the end of the locking protrusion 31 is provided with a guiding inclined surface 311 to correspondingly guide the wire end connector 200 to be inserted into the accommodating space 13 along the vertical direction and the front-back direction. The elastic arm 33 is U-shaped to increase the elastic deformation force of the locking element 3, specifically, the elastic arm 33 includes a pair of first and second arms 331 and 332 extending in the front-back direction and a connecting arm 333 connected to the rear ends of the first and second arms 331 and 332, in this embodiment, the connecting arm 333 is bent and extends in an arc shape; the locking protrusion 31 is formed by vertically bending and extending from the front end of the first arm 331 into the accommodating space 13, and the mounting portion 32 is formed by downwardly extending from the lower surface of the second arm 332. The side wall 12 is provided with a first blocking wall 124 located inside the first supporting arm 331 and a second blocking wall 125 located outside the second supporting arm 332, and the first blocking wall 124 and the second blocking wall 125 can well limit the elastic arm 33 in the mounting groove 120 so as to prevent the elastic arm 33 from being excessively deformed. The first arm 331 can swing and deform in the mounting groove 120 in the left-right direction to provide a sufficient elastic space for the left-right movement of the locking protrusion 31, and the second arm 332 is provided with a plurality of protrusions 334 in interference fit with the mounting groove 120 on at least one side in the up-down direction to better fix the elastic arm 33 in the mounting groove 120.

The lower surface front end of both sides wall 12 is equipped with the depressed part 123 that upwards concave was established, installation department 32 is the protruding income downwards in the depressed part 321, just the lower surface of installation department 32 is equipped with upwards concave and establishes and control the breach 335 that runs through, and will installation department 32 passes through tin material welding to the circuit board time, the welding reliability of installation department 32 can be held more tin materials and then increase in the setting of depressed part 123 and breach 335. The rear wall 11 is provided with a plurality of front and rear penetrating terminal slots 111 and a pair of positioning slots 112 recessed from front to rear and not penetrating the rear wall 11, and the positioning slots 112 are located between the terminal slots 111 and communicated with the accommodating space 13. The socket terminals 2 are assembled into the corresponding terminal slots 111 from the back to the front, and each socket terminal 2 includes a holding portion 21 held in the terminal slot 111, a contact portion 22 protruding forward from the holding portion 21 into the receiving space 13, and a tail portion 23 extending horizontally from the holding portion 21 to the back for mounting to a circuit board. The upper surface of the holding portion 21 is provided with a plurality of barbs 211 interfering with the terminal grooves 111 and a shoulder 212 forwardly abutting against the rear wall 11. Each positioning groove 112 is located between two corresponding adjacent socket terminals 2. The left and right ends of the rear wall 11 are provided with bosses 113 protruding into the receiving space 13 to abut against the rear end face of the terminal connector 200.

Referring to fig. 1 to 8, the terminal connector 200 includes a longitudinal terminal body 4, a terminal 5 fixed to the terminal body 4, and a cable 6 connected to the terminal 5 and extending out of the terminal body 4. In the present invention, the wire end connector 200 can enter the receiving space 13 in two different ways, namely, in the front-back direction and the up-down direction, so as to be mated with the receptacle connector 100; when the wire end connector 200 enters the receiving space 13 along the front-back direction Z, the wire end connector 200 is horizontally inserted into the receiving space 13 from the first opening 131 backwards to be mated with the socket connector 100; when the wire end connector 200 enters the receiving space 13 along the vertical direction Y, the front end of the wire end connector 200 is firstly tilted downward from the second opening 132 to enter the receiving space 13 and fixedly engaged with the rear end of the socket connector 100, and then the front end of the wire end connector 200 is rotated downward to enter the receiving space 13, so that the wire end connector 200 is in butt engagement with the socket connector 100. When the terminal connector 200 is removed from the receptacle connector 100, the terminal connector 200 can also be removed from the receiving space 13 in two different manners, namely, a front-back direction and an up-down direction, the removal manner is similar to the insertion and engagement manner, except that the two manners are in reverse order, and the description is omitted here.

The line end terminal 5 has a fixing portion 51 fixed in the line end body 4, and a contact portion 52 and a line fixing portion 53 located at the front and rear ends of the fixing portion 51, the contact portion 52 is a pair of elastic clamping arms 521 formed at the front side of the fixing portion 51, and the line fixing portion 53 is surrounded into a ring shape for receiving and fixing the cable 6. The wire end body 4 is provided with a pair of engaging grooves 40 through the front side and the bottom surface thereof for exposing the pair of elastic clipping arms 521 so that the contact portion 22 of the receptacle terminal 2 can be inserted along the front-back direction Y or the up-down direction Z, a pair of front guide portions 523 which are folded outwards and can allow the wire end connector 200 to be directly engaged with the conductive terminal 2 along the horizontal direction are formed on the front side of the pair of clipping arms 521, and a pair of lower guide portions 524 which have guide slopes and can allow the wire end connector 200 to be directly engaged with the conductive terminal 2 along the up-down direction are formed on the end surfaces of the lower sides of the pair of clipping arms 521. The opposite inner sides of the pair of clipping arms 521 further protrude with hemispherical bumps 522 for enhancing the contact performance of the elastic clipping arms 521 and the conductive terminal 2. The upper surface of the fixing portion 51 is provided with a protrusion 511 protruding upward, a plurality of cantilever-shaped holding blocks 41 extending forward and backward are provided above the line terminal body 4, and when the line terminal 5 is assembled to the line terminal body 4, the holding blocks 41 hold forward in front of the protrusion 511 to prevent the line terminal 5 from loosening.

The both sides of line end body 4 are equipped with the groove of stepping down 44 and the hasp groove 43 that the front and back separation set up, work as line end connector 200 is followed first opening 131 is located the level insert backward in the accommodating space 13, the hasp convex part 31 of hasp piece 3 passes through behind the groove of stepping down 44, line end connector 200 supports behind and presses the guide inclined plane 311 in hasp convex part 31 the place ahead to make the elastic arm 33 take place elastic deformation to the outside for line end connector 200 to pass through hasp convex part 31, finally hasp convex part 31 gets into in the hasp groove 13 and with the cooperation is held to hasp groove 13 card.

The rear end of the wire end body 4 is provided with a pair of positioning blocks 42 protruding backwards, when the wire end connector 200 enters the accommodating space 13 along the vertical direction, the positioning blocks 42 at the rear end of the wire end connector 200 are firstly fixed in the corresponding positioning grooves 112 in a downward inclined manner, then the front end of the wire end connector 200 is rotated downwards by taking the positioning blocks 42 as the axial direction and enters the accommodating space 13, the wire end connector 200 presses the guide inclined plane 311 below the locking convex part 31 downwards, so that the elastic arm 33 elastically deforms outwards to allow the wire end connector 200 to pass through, the locking part 3 elastically deforms towards the left and right sides under the pressing action of the wire end connector 200, and finally the locking convex part 31 of the locking part 3 enters the locking groove 13 and is matched with the locking groove 13 in a clamping manner. The positioning slot 112 is larger than the corresponding positioning block 42 for the positioning block 42 to be inserted obliquely, and the peripheral size of the corresponding rear end of the positioning block 42 is smaller than that of the front end. In the present embodiment, the positioning block 42 is a hemispherical protrusion and is disposed at the middle position of the rear end of the line end body 4 along the up-down direction Y, and the positioning groove 112 extends downward to the upper surface of the bottom wall 14.

Referring to fig. 9-12, a second embodiment of a receptacle connector 100 'according to the present invention is shown, the receptacle connector 100' is mated with a wire end connector 200 'to form a connector assembly 1000', and the second embodiment of the receptacle connector 100 'is different from the first embodiment of the receptacle connector 100' in that: the latch protrusion 31' of the latch member 3' of the receptacle connector 100' is a circular protrusion protruding from the inner side of the first arm 331' of the resilient arm 33', and the inner side of the protrusion is a spherical arc; the first arm 331' of the elastic arm 33' extends below the locking protrusion 31' to form an extending portion 34', the sidewall 12' of the socket body 1' is provided with a groove 126' for receiving the extending portion 34' and providing a space for the movement or deformation thereof, the sidewall 12' forms a protrusion 127' between the groove 126' and the second recess 122' of the mounting groove 120', and a certain space is formed between the protrusion 127' and the extending portion 34', so that the extending portion 34' can be ensured to move left and right, and the extending portion 34' can be prevented from moving or deforming excessively to the right. The sidewall 12 'is not provided with the first blocking wall structure on the inner side of the first arm 331' as in the first embodiment, and the structure of the locking protrusion 31 'of the circular convex hull does not cause the first arm 331' to be excessively deformed into the receiving space 13 'during the use of the line connector 200'. The other structures of the second embodiment are substantially the same as those of the first embodiment, and therefore, the description thereof is omitted.

The socket connector of the invention has the following beneficial effects:

(1) the socket connector 100 of the present invention assembles the metal locking member 3 into the mounting groove 120 of the socket body 1 from front to back, which not only facilitates assembly, but also enhances the structural strength of the locking protrusion 31 and prolongs the service life of the socket connector 100.

(2) The locking element 3 of the present invention is provided with the mounting portion 32 to be mounted on the circuit board in addition to the locking protrusion 31, so that the locking element 3 can be fixed on the socket body 1 and the circuit board at the same time, thereby not only better fixing the socket body 1 on the circuit board, but also improving the stability of the locking element 3.

(3) The first recess 121 and the second recess 122 of the present invention both extend forward through the front end surface of the sidewall 12, so that the locking protrusion 31 and the mounting portion 32 of the locking device 3 can be mounted into the corresponding first recess 121 and the second recess 122 from front to back, and the assembly is convenient.

(4) The structure of the U-shaped elastic arm 33 of the latch member 3 of the present invention enhances the elastic deformation capability of the latch member 3, and the U-shaped elastic arm 33 is hidden in the mounting groove 120 of the sidewall, thereby saving the space occupied by the latch member 3 and contributing to the miniaturization trend of the socket connector 100.

(5) The periphery of the end of the locking protrusion 31 of the present invention is provided with a guiding inclined surface 311 to correspondingly guide the wire end connector 200 to be inserted into the accommodating space 13 along the vertical direction and the front-back direction.

(6) The sidewall 12 of the present invention is provided with a first blocking wall 124 located inside the first supporting arm 331 and a second blocking wall 125 located outside the second supporting arm 332, and the first blocking wall 124 and the second blocking wall 125 can well limit the position of the elastic arm 33 in the mounting groove 120 so as to prevent the elastic arm 33 from being excessively deformed.

(7) The invention sets the locking convex part 31' as a circular convex hull which integrally protrudes from the side surface of the elastic arm 33', further enhances the structural strength of the locking convex part 31', and the side wall 12' of the socket body 1' is provided with a groove 126' which accommodates the extension part 34' and provides a space for the movement or deformation of the extension part, and a certain interval is formed between the projection 127' and the extension part 34', so the arrangement can ensure the left and right movement of the extension part 34' and can prevent the extension part 34' from excessively moving or deforming towards the right side.

(8) The receptacle connector 100 of the present invention allows the wire end connector 200 to enter the receiving space 13 in two different ways, i.e. in the front-back direction and the up-down direction, for mating with the receptacle connector 100, so that a user can select a proper insertion way to operate according to the field conditions and the actual requirements when using the connector assembly 1000, and when selecting to insert the wire end connector 200 into the receptacle connector 100 in the up-down direction, the operation way of rotating up and down is not only convenient to operate, but also can ensure the wire end connector 200 and the receptacle connector 100 to be reliably combined.

The above description is only for the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and should not be taken as limiting the scope of the present invention. All such modifications and variations are intended to be included herein within the scope of this disclosure and the present invention and protected by the following claims.