Connector and connector assembly
A connector body includes mating guide parts having mating recesses into which counterpart mating guide parts are inserted, the reinforcing bracket includes a body part attached to end wall parts of the mating guide parts, and a pair of left and right connection arms connected to both ends of the body part, the connection arms extending to the longitudinal center of the connector body and being attached to side wall parts of the mating guide parts, the connection arm includes a side plate part and a side wall upper cover part connected to an upper end of the side plate part, at least a part of the outside of the side plate part is covered with an outside part of the side wall part, and the side wall upper cover part is curved such that a tip faces the mating recess and covers at least a part of the upper surface of the inside part of the side wall part.
1. A connector comprising:
a connector body
including first and second mating guide parts formed on opposite longitudinal ends thereof, each mating guide part having side wall parts coupled together by an end wall part which define a mating recess, the mating recesses being configured to receive counterpart mating guide parts formed at opposite longitudinal ends of a counterpart connector body of a counterpart connector;
a reinforcing bracket attached to the first mating guide part, the reinforcing bracket including first and second connection arms which are connected to each other, each connection arm including a side plate part extending at least partially through the respective side wall part of the first mating guide part thereby being positioned within a slit-shaped intermediate recess of the respective side wall part of the first mating guide part, wherein an inner part of the respective side wall part extends along an inner side of the respective slit-shaped intermediate recess and is proximate to the mating recess of the first mating guide part and an outer part of the respective side wall part extends along an outer side of the respective slit-shaped intermediate recess; and
a terminal attached to the connector body.
2. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein a lower end of each side plate part is exposed below each respective side wall part of the first mating guide part.
3. The connector according to claim 2 , wherein each side plate part of the first mating guide part includes a through-hole, and each side wall part of the first mating guide part further includes a wall part therein which is within the through-hole and which connects the outer part of the side wall part of the first mating guide part and the inner part of the respective side wall part of the first mating guide part.
4. The connector according to claim 3 , wherein all of the wall parts of the connector body are integrally formed.
5. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein each side plate part of the first mating guide part includes a through-hole, and each side wall part of the first mating guide part further includes a wall part therein which is within the through-hole and which connects the outer part of the respective side wall part of the first mating guide part and the inner part of the respective side wall part of the first mating guide part.
6. The connector according to claim 5 , wherein all of the wall parts of the connector body are integrally formed.
7. The connector according to claim 1 , further comprising a second reinforcing bracket attached to the second mating guide part.
8. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein each connection arm of the reinforcing bracket further comprises a side wall upper cover part extending from an upper end of the side plate part and which further extends over the inner part of the side wall part of the first mating guide part and into the mating recess of the first mating guide part.
9. The connector according to claim 8 , wherein a lower end of each side plate part is exposed below each respective side wall part of the first mating guide part.
10. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein all of the wall parts of the connector body are integrally formed.
11. The connector according to claim 1 , further comprising a counterpart connector having counterpart mating guide parts formed at opposite longitudinal ends of a counterpart connector body thereof which are configured to be received within the mating recesses.
12. A connector comprising:
a connector body
including first and second mating guide parts formed on opposite longitudinal ends thereof, each mating guide part having side wall parts coupled together by an end wall part which define a mating recess, the mating recesses being configured to receive counterpart mating guide parts formed at opposite longitudinal ends of a counterpart connector body of a counterpart connector, each side wall part defining a slit-shaped intermediate recess, wherein an inner part of the respective side wall part extends along an inner side of the respective slit-shaped intermediate recess and is proximate to the respective mating recess and an outer part of the respective side wall part extends along an outer side of the respective slit-shaped intermediate recess;
a reinforcing bracket attached to the first mating guide part, the reinforcing bracket including first and second connection arms which are connected to each other, each connection arm including a side plate part and a side wall upper cover part which is connected to an upper end of the side plate part and extends therefrom, wherein the side wall covers are exposed above the side wall parts of the first mating guide part; and
a terminal attached to the connector body.
13. The connector according to claim 12 , wherein a lower end of each side plate part is exposed below each respective side wall part of the first mating guide part.
14. The connector according to claim 12 , wherein the side wall upper covers further extend over the respective side plate part of the first mating guide part and into the mating recess of the first mating guide part.
15. The connector according to claim 12 , wherein all of the wall parts of the connector body are integrally formed.
16. The connector according to claim 12 , further comprising a second reinforcing bracket attached to the second mating guide part.
17. The connector according to claim 12 , further comprising a counterpart connector having counterpart mating guide parts formed at opposite longitudinal ends of a counterpart connector body thereof which are configured to be received within the mating recesses.