Connector assembly having an improved latch member

摘要

A cable connector assembly includes a connector and a cable. The connector includes: a housing including a mating portion and a body portion, a latch mechanism mounted on the housing, and a metal casing enclosing the housing. The body portion includes a receiving slot at a front end thereof and a post projecting upwardly. The latch mechanism includes a latch member received in the receiving slot and a pulling member coupled to the latch member. The latch member includes a locking portion extending beyond the body portion and above the mating portion, a holding portion held on the body portion, and a connecting portion. The connecting portion of the latch member includes a first opening mating with the post. The first opening extends from a middle line of the mating portion sidewardly to both sides of the mating portion.

主权项

1. A cable connector assembly comprising a connector and a cable connected with the connector, the connector comprising:
a housing comprising a mating portion and a body portion, the body portion comprising a receiving slot at a front end thereof and a post projecting upwardly from a bottom wall of the receiving slot; a latch mechanism mounted on the housing, the latch mechanism comprising a latch member received in the receiving slot and a pulling member coupled to the latch member and moveable along a horizontal direction, the latch member comprising a locking portion extending beyond the body portion and above the mating portion, a holding portion held on the body portion, and a connecting portion connecting the locking portion and the holding portion, the pulling member being actuatable to release the locking portion from a locking state, the connecting portion of the latch member comprising a first opening mating with the post, the first opening extending from a middle line of the mating portion sidewardly to both sides of the mating portion; and a metal casing enclosing the housing; wherein the connecting portion of the latch member comprises a second opening extending along a front-to-back direction; wherein the first opening is communicated with the second opening; wherein a width of the first opening is larger than the width of the second opening; and the connecting portion of the latch member comprises a projection extending along the two sides thereof beside the first and second openings.