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Granted Patent B2
US 12,542,386 · App. 18/211,438 · Granted Feb 3, 2026

Plug connector

Inventors: Wei Meng (Kunshan, CN); Ming-Yue Sun (Kunshan, CN); Zheng-Rong Zhu (Kunshan, CN); Jun Chen (Kunshan, CN); Yang-Tsun Hsu (New Taipei, TW)
Assignees: FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD.; FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
H01R12/716H01R13/516H01R13/6272H01R13/639H01R13/6335
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Patent No.
US 12,542,386
App. No.
18/211,438
Granted
Feb 3, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A plug connector for mating with a receptacle connector in a mating direction, includes: an insulative housing; a connecting member accommodated in the insulative housing, the connecting member having a mating portion to be mated with the receptacle connector; and a cable connected to the connecting member, wherein the insulative housing includes a first housing and a second housing integrally formed on the first housing, and the second housing is further integrally formed at a junction between the connecting member and the cable so as to fix the first housing, the cable, and the connecting member together as a whole.

Claims (17)

1 . A plug connector for mating with a receptacle connector in a mating direction, comprising:

an insulative housing;

a connecting member accommodated in the insulative housing, the connecting member having a mating portion to be mated with the receptacle connector;

a cable connected to the connecting member;

a locking elastic member assembled on the insulative housing, the locking elastic member having a locking protrusion for matching with a locking hole of the receptacle connector; and

a drawstring connected with the locking elastic member; wherein

the insulative housing includes a first housing and a second housing integrally formed on the first housing, and the second housing is separately molded at a junction between the connecting member and the cable so as to fix the first housing, the cable, and the connecting member together as a whole; and

the first housing has a through hole through which the connecting member is installed therein, and the second housing is integrally formed in a rear part of the first housing.

2 . The plug connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the connecting member comprises metal conductive terminals.

3 . The plug connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the connecting member comprises a circuit board, and the cable extends out of the insulating housing in a direction perpendicular to the circuit board.

4 . The plug connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the rear part of the first housing has openings, and the second housing is filled into the first housing and further enters into the openings to form a stable connection therebetween.

5 . The plug connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:

the insulating housing has a first drawstring hole extending up and down and a second drawstring hole extending forward and backward, the first drawstring hole penetrates an upper surface of the insulating housing, the second drawstring hole penetrates a rear surface of the insulating housing, and the first drawstring hole communicates with the second drawstring hole;

the first drawstring hole is on the first housing, the second housing forms a groove, and the second drawstring hole is jointly surrounded by the first housing and the groove of the second housing;

the drawstring includes a connection portion connected with an elastic sheet, a handle portion, and a perforated portion therebetween; and

the perforated portion passes through the first drawstring hole and the second drawstring hole.

6 . The plug connector as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the drawstring extends along the up and down direction between the connecting portion and the perforated portion.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 19, 2023
From: MENG, WEI; SUN, MING-YUE; ZHU, ZHENG-RONG; CHEN, JUN; HSU, YANG-TSUN
To: FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD.; FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202221594872.1 · Jun 23, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230420875A1 · Dec 28, 2023
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