阅读说明：本技术 电连接器及具有该电连接器的连接器组合 (Electric connector and connector combination with same ) 是由 杨启晓 张文昌 温燕纯 梁楚君 于 2020-04-29 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明公开了一种电连接器,包括：绝缘座,包括后壁以及位于后壁的左右两侧的两个侧壁,后壁与两个侧壁围成个对接空间,每个侧壁包括延伸臂以及相对延伸臂靠近对接空间设置的弹性臂,弹性臂具有自延伸臂向前延伸形成的第一臂以及自第一臂反向弯折且向后延伸形成的第二臂,第二臂向后连接后壁,第一臂与延伸臂之间形成向前贯穿的开槽,第二臂与第一臂之间形成通槽,在第二臂背离第一臂的一侧设有卡扣部,卡扣部在左右方向上对应通槽与开槽设置；至少一导电端子,设于绝缘座,导电端子具有显露于对接空间的接触部,即通过弹性臂的这种“n”字型结构,增加了弹性臂发生形变的整体长度,使得弹性臂弹性变好,增加弹性臂的使用寿命。(The invention discloses an electric connector, comprising: the insulating seat comprises a rear wall and two side walls positioned on the left side and the right side of the rear wall, the rear wall and the two side walls enclose a butt joint space, each side wall comprises an extension arm and an elastic arm arranged close to the butt joint space relative to the extension arm, the elastic arm is provided with a first arm formed by extending the extension arm forwards and a second arm formed by bending the first arm reversely and extending the first arm backwards, the second arm is connected with the rear wall backwards, a groove penetrating forwards is formed between the first arm and the extension arm, a through groove is formed between the second arm and the first arm, a clamping part is arranged on one side of the second arm, which is far away from the first arm, and the clamping part corresponds to the through groove and is arranged with the groove in the left-right direction; the conductive terminal is provided with a contact part exposed in the butt joint space, namely, the whole length of the elastic arm which deforms is increased through the n-shaped structure of the elastic arm, so that the elasticity of the elastic arm is improved, and the service life of the elastic arm is prolonged.)

1. An electrical connector, comprising:

the insulating seat comprises a rear wall and two side walls positioned on the left side and the right side of the rear wall, the rear wall and the two side walls enclose a butt joint space, each side wall comprises an extension arm and an elastic arm which is arranged close to the butt joint space relative to the extension arm, the elastic arm is provided with a first arm formed by extending forwards from the extension arm and a second arm formed by bending reversely from the first arm and extending backwards, the second arm is connected with the rear wall backwards, a slot penetrating forwards is formed between the first arm and the extension arm, a through slot is formed between the second arm and the first arm, a clamping part is arranged on one side of the second arm, which is far away from the first arm, and the clamping part corresponds to the through slot and the slot in the left-right direction;

at least one conductive terminal, which is arranged on the insulating seat and is provided with a contact part exposed in the butt joint space.

2. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein: the through slot extends rearwardly beyond the slot.

3. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein: the rear end of the slot is located forward of the rear wall.

4. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein: the distance between the buckling part and the front end face corresponding to the side wall is smaller than the distance between the buckling part and the front end face of the rear wall.

5. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein: the slotted structure comprises a side wall, a slotted groove and a plurality of slots, wherein the slotted groove comprises a first groove and a second groove connected with the rear end of the first groove, the first groove penetrates through the side wall forwards, and the width of the front end of the first groove in the left-right direction is larger than that of the rear end of the first groove in the left-right direction.

6. The electrical connector of claim 5, wherein: the second arm is provided with a guide inclined plane which is connected with the front end face of the second arm and faces the butt joint space, the first arm is provided with an inclined plane which is connected with the front end face of the first arm and faces the groove, and the rear end of the inclined plane exceeds the guide inclined plane backwards.

7. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein: the through groove comprises a front through groove and a rear through groove, the width of the front through groove in the left-right direction is larger than that of the rear through groove in the left-right direction, and the buckling part corresponds to the front through groove in the left-right direction.

8. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein: each extension arm is fixed with a mounting, the mounting is equipped with a holding portion and an installation department, holding portion is in slotted rear interference is fixed in the lateral wall, the installation department is used for installing in a circuit board.

9. The electrical connector of claim 8, wherein: the fixing member protrudes rearward beyond the front end face of the rear wall.

10. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein: each extension arm is fixed with a fixing piece, the fixing piece is used for being fixed on a circuit board, and one side of the fixing piece is exposed out of the corresponding slot.

11. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein: the insulating seat further comprises a top wall connected with the rear wall, the top wall is located above the butt joint space, the left side and the right side of the front end of the top wall are respectively provided with a groove in a backward concave mode, the grooves are adjacent to the corresponding second arms, and the rear ends of the grooves are located behind the corresponding buckling parts.

12. The electrical connector of claim 11, wherein: the groove is provided with a side edge which is arranged at an interval with the corresponding second arm in the left-right direction, the buckling part is formed by protruding the second arm to the butt joint space, and the side edge of the corresponding groove is not exceeded in the left-right direction.

13. A connector assembly, comprising;

an electric connector, including an insulating seat and at least one conductive terminal arranged on the insulating seat, the insulating seat includes a back wall and two side walls located at the left and right sides of the back wall, the back wall and the two side walls enclose a butt joint space, each side wall includes an extension arm and an elastic arm arranged close to the butt joint space relative to the extension arm, the elastic arm has a first arm extending forward from the extension arm and a second arm bending reversely from the first arm and extending backward, the second arm is connected with the back wall backward, a slot penetrating forward is formed between the first arm and the extension arm, a through slot is formed between the second arm and the first arm, a buckling part is arranged at one side of the second arm departing from the first arm, the buckling part is arranged corresponding to the through slot and the slot in the left and right directions, the conductive terminal is provided with a contact part exposed in the butt joint space;

the butt connector is inserted into the butt joint space of the electric connector backwards and comprises an insulating body and at least one butt joint terminal contained in the insulating body, buckling parts correspondingly buckled with the buckling parts are respectively arranged on the left side and the right side of the insulating body, and the butt joint terminal is provided with a guide connection part in guide connection with the contact part.

14. The connector assembly of claim 13, wherein: the through slot extends rearwardly beyond the slot.

15. The connector assembly of claim 13, wherein: the distance between the buckling part and the front end face corresponding to the side wall is smaller than the distance between the buckling part and the front end face of the rear wall.

16. The connector assembly of claim 13, wherein: the slotted structure comprises a side wall, a slotted groove and a plurality of slots, wherein the slotted groove comprises a first groove and a second groove connected with the rear end of the first groove, the first groove penetrates through the side wall forwards, and the width of the front end of the first groove in the left-right direction is larger than that of the rear end of the first groove in the left-right direction.

17. The connector assembly of claim 13, wherein: each extension arm is fixed with a mounting, the mounting is equipped with a holding portion and an installation department, holding portion is in slotted rear interference is fixed in the lateral wall, the installation department is used for installing in a circuit board.

18. The connector assembly of claim 13, wherein: the insulating seat further comprises a top wall connected with the rear wall, the top wall is located above the butt joint space, a groove is formed in the left side and the right side of the front end of the top wall in a backward concave mode respectively, the groove is adjacent to the corresponding second arm, the buckling portion is located behind the buckling portion, and the buckling portion is exposed out of the corresponding groove.

19. The connector assembly of claim 13, wherein: the insulating body is provided with a main body part and a lock arm, the left side and the right side of the main body part are respectively provided with the buckling parts, the lock arm is provided with a first elastic arm and a second elastic arm, the first elastic arm extends upwards and backwards from the top surface of the main body part, the second elastic arm is formed by extending forwards from the first elastic arm, the second elastic arm is positioned above the first elastic arm, the front end of the second elastic arm forwards passes through the first elastic arm, a separation groove is formed between the first elastic arm and the second elastic arm, the first elastic arm is provided with a lock part facing downwards for locking the electric connector, the second elastic arm is provided with a first blocking part positioned in front of the lock part and a second blocking part positioned in front of the first blocking part, the lock arm is provided with a pressing part on the second arm for pressing the pressing part downwards, the first blocking part is downwards abutted to the first elastic arm before the second blocking part is downwards abutted to the top surface of the main body part, the first blocking part is downwards abutted to the first elastic arm and then continuously presses the pressing part downwards, so that the locking part and the buckling part are mutually released after the locking part continuously moves upwards, and the second blocking part is downwards abutted to the top surface of the main body part to inhibit the second elastic arm from being excessively pressed downwards.

20. The connector assembly of claim 19, wherein: the locking part and the second blocking part are both positioned below the second blocking part.

21. The connector assembly of claim 19, wherein: the pressing part is formed by upward protruding from the front end of the second elastic arm, a protruding part is formed by downward protruding from the second elastic arm, the second blocking part is formed at the bottom end of the protruding part, and the pressing part and the second blocking part are arranged in an up-and-down alignment mode.

22. The connector assembly of claim 19, wherein: the main body part is provided with at least one accommodating hole for accommodating at least one butt-joint terminal and at least one through hole penetrating through the top surface of the main body part, the main body part penetrates through the accommodating holes from front to back, each through hole is communicated with one of the accommodating holes, each butt-joint terminal is provided with a blocking part, the blocking part protrudes into the through hole to prevent the butt-joint terminal from exiting the accommodating hole, and the front end surface of the second arm is positioned behind the through hole.

23. The connector assembly of claim 22, wherein: the left side and the right side of the main body part are respectively provided with a yielding groove corresponding to the buckling parts, the yielding grooves are corresponding to the buckling parts and provide deformation spaces, and the yielding grooves are communicated with one of the through holes.

24. The connector assembly of claim 13, wherein: the insulating body is provided with at least one accommodating hole for accommodating the at least one butting terminal correspondingly and a lug corresponding to each accommodating hole, and the lug is positioned in front of the corresponding conductive terminal and used for limiting the conductive terminal from being excessively inserted into the corresponding accommodating hole forwards.

25. The connector assembly of claim 13, wherein: the left side and the right side of the insulating body are respectively provided with a guide part which is positioned below the corresponding buckling part, the guide parts respectively exceed the buckling parts forwards and backwards, and in the butt joint process of the electric connector and the butt joint connector, the guide parts guide the insulating body to be inserted into the butt joint space backwards below the corresponding buckling parts.

26. The connector assembly of claim 13, wherein: the insulating seat is provided with a top wall formed by protruding forwards from the rear wall, the top wall is positioned above the butt joint space, the front end of the top wall is recessed backwards to form a notch, and the top wall is provided with two buckling parts positioned at the left side and the right side of the notch; the insulating body is provided with a main body part and a lock catch arm formed by extending the top surface of the main body part, the lock catch arm is accommodated in the notch, the left side and the right side of the front end of the lock catch arm respectively extend in a protruding mode to form a lock catch part, the lock catch part is located correspondingly, the rear part of the buckling part enables the lock catch part and the lock catch arm to be mutually locked, the front end of the lock catch arm extends upwards in a protruding mode to form the pressing part, the pressing part is located between the lock catch parts, and the pressing part is aligned with the lock catch parts in the left-right direction.

27. The connector assembly of claim 26, wherein: the top surface of the pressing part is higher than the top surface of the buckling part.

28. The connector assembly of claim 26, wherein: the lock catch arm comprises a first elastic arm and a second elastic arm, the first elastic arm extends upwards and backwards from the top surface of the main body part, the second elastic arm extends forwards from the first elastic arm, the second elastic arm is located above the first elastic arm, the lock catch part is formed by protruding the front end of the second elastic arm in the left-right direction, and the lock catch part is located in front of the first arm.

29. The connector assembly of claim 28, wherein: the top surface of the lock catch part is flush with the top surface of the second elastic arm.

30. The connector assembly of claim 26, wherein: every detain and hold the portion and be equipped with a first inclined plane of leading downwards facing, first lead the inclined plane certainly the setting of just downward sloping is backward detained to the preceding terminal surface of holding the portion, every the hasp portion is equipped with an ascending second and leads the inclined plane, the second is led the inclined plane certainly the setting of just upward sloping is forward just to the rear end face of hasp portion, the second is led the inclined plane and is received the guide on first lead the inclined plane, makes hasp portion remove to corresponding the rear of detaining the portion.

[ technical field ] A method for producing a semiconductor device

The present invention relates to an electrical connector and a connector assembly having the same, and more particularly, to an electrical connector with a spring arm for latching a mating connector.

[ background of the invention ]

An existing connector assembly includes an electrical connector and a mating connector mated therewith, where the electrical connector includes an insulating base, a plurality of conductive terminals disposed on the insulating base, and two metal fixing members. The insulating seat is provided with a rear wall and two side walls connected with the left side and the right side of the rear wall, and an inserting space is arranged between the rear wall and the two side walls. The conductive terminals are arranged on the rear wall and exposed in the insertion space, and each side wall is provided with a fixed arm and an elastic arm which is arranged close to the insertion space relative to the fixed arm. Each of the metal fixing pieces is in interference fit with one of the fixing arms and is soldered to a circuit board. The elastic arm extends backwards from the front end of the fixed arm to form a back end, the back end of the elastic arm is connected with the back wall, a through groove is formed between the elastic arm and the fixed arm, a buckling part is arranged on the elastic arm and corresponds to the through groove, the butting connector is inserted into the splicing space backwards, the butting connector is provided with an insulating body and a plurality of butting terminals arranged on the insulating body, the left side and the right side of the insulating body are respectively provided with a buckling part, the butting terminals are in conductive connection with the conductive terminals, and the buckling parts are buckled on the corresponding buckling parts to be used for buckling the butting connector and the electric connector, so that signal transmission is realized.

The elastic arm is a force arm connected to the front end of the fixed arm and the rear wall, so that the elastic arm is relatively short, the elasticity ratio is relatively weak, the rigidity is high, and the butting connector needs to overcome a relatively large interference force to ensure that the clamping block part passes over the buckling part and then the clamping block part and the buckling part are mutually locked, so that the elastic arm is easy to fatigue, the service life of the elastic arm is influenced, and the requirement on the plugging and unplugging times of the electric connector and the butting connector cannot be met.

Therefore, there is a need to design a new electrical connector and a connector assembly having the same to overcome the above problems.

[ summary of the invention ]

In view of the problems encountered in the background art, it is an object of the present invention to provide an electrical connector and a connector assembly having the same, in which the length of the elastic arm is increased to ensure its elasticity.

In order to achieve the purpose, the invention adopts the following technical means:

an electrical connector, comprising: the insulating seat comprises a rear wall and two side walls positioned on the left side and the right side of the rear wall, the rear wall and the two side walls enclose a butt joint space, each side wall comprises an extension arm and an elastic arm which is arranged close to the butt joint space relative to the extension arm, the elastic arm is provided with a first arm formed by extending forwards from the extension arm and a second arm formed by bending reversely from the first arm and extending backwards, the second arm is connected with the rear wall backwards, a slot penetrating forwards is formed between the first arm and the extension arm, a through slot is formed between the second arm and the first arm, a clamping part is arranged on one side of the second arm, which is far away from the first arm, and the clamping part corresponds to the through slot and the slot in the left-right direction; at least one conductive terminal, which is arranged on the insulating seat and is provided with a contact part exposed in the butt joint space.

Further, the through slot extends rearwardly beyond the slot.

Further, a rear end of the slot is located forward of the rear wall.

Further, the distance between the buckling part and the front end face corresponding to the side wall is smaller than the distance between the buckling part and the front end face of the rear wall.

Further, the open slot comprises a first slot and a second slot connected with the rear end of the first slot, the first slot penetrates through the side wall forwards, and the width of the front end of the first slot in the left-right direction is larger than that of the rear end of the first slot in the left-right direction.

Further, the second arm is provided with a guide inclined plane which is connected with the front end face of the second arm and faces the butt joint space, the first arm is provided with an inclined plane which is connected with the front end face of the first arm and faces the groove, and the rear end of the inclined plane exceeds the guide inclined plane backwards.

Further, the through groove comprises a front through groove and a rear through groove, the width of the front through groove in the left-right direction is larger than that of the rear through groove in the left-right direction, and the buckling part corresponds to the front through groove in the left-right direction.

Furthermore, each extension arm is fixed with a mounting, the mounting is equipped with a holding portion and an installation department, holding portion is in slotted rear interference is fixed in the lateral wall, the installation department is used for installing in a circuit board.

Further, the fixing member protrudes rearward beyond the front end face of the rear wall.

Furthermore, each extension arm is fixed with a fixing piece, the fixing piece is used for being fixed on a circuit board, and one side of the fixing piece is exposed out of the corresponding slot.

Furthermore, the insulating seat further comprises a top wall connected with the rear wall, the top wall is located above the butt joint space, the left side and the right side of the front end of the top wall are respectively provided with a groove in a backward concave mode, the grooves are adjacent to the corresponding second arms, and the rear ends of the grooves are located behind the corresponding buckling parts.

Furthermore, the groove is provided with a side edge which is arranged at an interval with the corresponding second arm in the left-right direction, the buckling part is formed by protruding the second arm to the butt joint space, and the side edge of the corresponding groove is not exceeded in the left-right direction.

A connector assembly comprising; an electric connector, including an insulating seat and at least one conductive terminal arranged on the insulating seat, the insulating seat includes a back wall and two side walls located at the left and right sides of the back wall, the back wall and the two side walls enclose a butt joint space, each side wall includes an extension arm and an elastic arm arranged close to the butt joint space relative to the extension arm, the elastic arm has a first arm extending forward from the extension arm and a second arm bending reversely from the first arm and extending backward, the second arm is connected with the back wall backward, a slot penetrating forward is formed between the first arm and the extension arm, a through slot is formed between the second arm and the first arm, a buckling part is arranged at one side of the second arm departing from the first arm, the buckling part is arranged corresponding to the through slot and the slot in the left and right directions, the conductive terminal is provided with a contact part exposed in the butt joint space; the butt connector is inserted into the butt joint space of the electric connector backwards and comprises an insulating body and at least one butt joint terminal contained in the insulating body, buckling parts correspondingly buckled with the buckling parts are respectively arranged on the left side and the right side of the insulating body, and the butt joint terminal is provided with a guide connection part in guide connection with the contact part.

Further, the through slot extends rearwardly beyond the slot.

Further, the distance between the buckling part and the front end face corresponding to the side wall is smaller than the distance between the buckling part and the front end face of the rear wall.

Further, the open slot comprises a first slot and a second slot connected with the rear end of the first slot, the first slot penetrates through the side wall forwards, and the width of the front end of the first slot in the left-right direction is larger than that of the rear end of the first slot in the left-right direction.

Furthermore, each extension arm is fixed with a mounting, the mounting is equipped with a holding portion and an installation department, holding portion is in slotted rear interference is fixed in the lateral wall, the installation department is used for installing in a circuit board.

Furthermore, the insulating seat further comprises a top wall connected with the rear wall, the top wall is located above the butt joint space, a groove is formed in the left side and the right side of the front end of the top wall in a backward concave mode respectively, the groove is adjacent to the corresponding second arm, the buckling portion is located behind the buckling portion, and the buckling portion is exposed out of the corresponding groove.

Further, the insulating body is provided with a main body part and a latch arm, the left side and the right side of the main body part are respectively provided with the buckling parts, the latch arm is provided with a first elastic arm and a second elastic arm, the first elastic arm and the second elastic arm extend upwards and backwards from the top surface of the main body part, the second elastic arm is positioned above the first elastic arm, the front end of the second elastic arm forwards passes through the first elastic arm, a separation groove is formed between the first elastic arm and the second elastic arm, the first elastic arm is provided with a downward latch part for latching the buckling part of the electric connector, the second elastic arm is provided with a first blocking part positioned in front of the latch part and a second blocking part positioned in front of the first blocking part, the latch arm is provided with a pressing part on the second arm for pressing the pressing part downwards, the first blocking part is downwards abutted to the first elastic arm before the second blocking part is downwards abutted to the top surface of the main body part, the first blocking part is downwards abutted to the first elastic arm and then continuously presses the pressing part downwards, so that the locking part and the buckling part are mutually released after the locking part continuously moves upwards, and the second blocking part is downwards abutted to the top surface of the main body part to inhibit the second elastic arm from being excessively pressed downwards.

Further, the locking part and the second blocking part are both located below the second blocking part.

Furthermore, the pressing part is formed by upward protruding from the front end of the second elastic arm, a protruding part is formed by downward protruding from the second elastic arm, the second blocking part is formed at the bottom end of the protruding part, and the pressing part and the second blocking part are arranged in an up-and-down alignment manner.

Furthermore, the main body part is provided with at least one accommodating hole for accommodating at least one butt-joint terminal and at least one through hole penetrating through the top surface of the main body part, the accommodating hole penetrates through the main body part from front to back, each through hole is communicated with one of the accommodating holes, each butt-joint terminal is provided with a blocking part, the blocking part protrudes into the through hole to prevent the butt-joint terminal from exiting the accommodating hole, and the front end surface of the second arm is positioned behind the through hole.

Further, the left side and the right side of the main body part are respectively provided with a yielding groove corresponding to the buckling parts, the yielding grooves are corresponding to the buckling parts and provide deformation spaces, and the yielding grooves are communicated with one of the through holes.

Furthermore, the insulating body is provided with at least one accommodating hole for accommodating the at least one butting terminal correspondingly and a lug corresponding to each accommodating hole, and the lug is positioned in front of the corresponding conductive terminal and used for limiting the conductive terminal from being excessively inserted into the corresponding accommodating hole forwards.

Furthermore, the left side and the right side of the insulating body are respectively provided with a guide part which is positioned below the corresponding buckling part, the guide parts respectively exceed the buckling parts forwards and backwards, and in the butt joint process of the electric connector and the butt joint connector, the guide parts guide the insulating body to be inserted into the butt joint space backwards below the corresponding buckling parts.

Furthermore, the insulating base is provided with a top wall formed by protruding forwards from the rear wall, the top wall is positioned above the butt joint space, the front end of the top wall is recessed backwards to form a notch, and the top wall is provided with two buckling parts positioned at the left side and the right side of the notch; the insulating body is provided with a main body part and a lock catch arm formed by extending the top surface of the main body part, the lock catch arm is accommodated in the notch, the left side and the right side of the front end of the lock catch arm respectively extend in a protruding mode to form a lock catch part, the lock catch part is located correspondingly, the rear part of the buckling part enables the lock catch part and the lock catch arm to be mutually locked, the front end of the lock catch arm extends upwards in a protruding mode to form the pressing part, the pressing part is located between the lock catch parts, and the pressing part is aligned with the lock catch parts in the left-right direction.

Further, the top surface of the pressing part is higher than the top surface of the buckling part.

Furthermore, the latch arm comprises a first elastic arm and a second elastic arm, wherein the first elastic arm extends upwards and backwards from the top surface of the main body part, the second elastic arm extends forwards from the first elastic arm, the second elastic arm is positioned above the first elastic arm, the latch part is formed by protruding the front end of the second elastic arm along the left-right direction, and the latch part is positioned in front of the first arm.

Further, the top surface of the locking part is flush with the top surface of the second elastic arm.

Further, every detain the portion of holding and be equipped with a first inclined plane of leading that faces down, first lead the inclined plane certainly the preceding terminal surface of detaining the portion of holding is backward and the downward sloping setting, every the hasp portion is equipped with an ascending second and leads the inclined plane, the second lead the inclined plane certainly the back terminal surface of hasp portion is forward and the upward sloping setting, the second leads the inclined plane and receives the guide of first lead the inclined plane, makes the hasp portion remove to corresponding the rear of detaining the portion of holding.

Compared with the prior art, the electric connector and the connector combination with the same have the following beneficial effects:

the elastic arm is provided with a first arm extending forwards from an extension arm and a second arm extending backwards from the first arm in a reverse bending mode, the second arm is connected backwards with the rear wall, the groove penetrating forwards is formed between the first arm and the extension arm, the through groove is formed between the second arm and the first arm, the buckling part is arranged on one side, deviating from the first arm, of the second arm, the buckling part corresponds to the through groove and the groove in the left-right direction, namely the n-shaped structure of the elastic arm increases the overall length of the elastic arm in deformation, the elasticity of the elastic arm is improved, the plugging times of the electric connector and the butting connector are increased, the use requirement is met, the service life of the elastic arm is prolonged, and the processing cost is saved.

[ description of the drawings ]

Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an electrical connector and a connector assembly having the same according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a perspective assembly view of FIG. 1;

fig. 3 is a perspective view of the electrical connector of fig. 2 from another perspective;

FIG. 4 is a top view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of C in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the electrical connector and the mating connector of FIG. 5 before incomplete mating;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view taken along line A-A of FIG. 2;

fig. 8 is a side view of the docking connector of fig. 2;

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the connector assembly and circuit board of FIG. 2 taken along line B-B;

fig. 10 is a schematic view of the mating connector of fig. 9 being disengaged from the electrical connector;

fig. 11 is a schematic view of the docking connector and the electrical connector of fig. 9 after being disengaged from each other;

FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view of an electrical connector and a connector assembly having the same according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 13 is a perspective assembly view of FIG. 12;

fig. 14 is a perspective view of the electrical connector of fig. 13 from another perspective;

FIG. 15 is a top view of FIG. 13;

FIG. 16 is a perspective view taken along line D-D of FIG. 13;

fig. 17 is a side view of the docking connector of fig. 13;

FIG. 18 is a front view of FIG. 13;

FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view of the connector assembly and circuit board of FIG. 18 taken along line E-E;

fig. 20 is a schematic view of the mating connector of fig. 19 during insertion into the electrical connector, but before the mating connector is snapped into the electrical connector;

fig. 21 is a schematic view of the docking connector of fig. 20 further inserted into the electrical connector but not engaged with the electrical connector.

Detailed description of the embodiments reference is made to the accompanying drawings in which: