Connector assembly

Abstract

A connector assembly includes a receptacle connector and a plug connector. The receptacle connector includes a shield having a receiving slot and a first insulation body disposed in the receiving slot. The first insulation body includes at least one mating cavity and at least one terminal group disposed in the mating cavity. The first insulation body and the shield collectively define at least one adapting structure. The at least one terminal group has a plurality of elastic terminals arranged as at least one row along a first direction. The plug connector includes a paddle board electrically connected to a cable and a second insulation body secured with the paddle board and the cable. At least one adapting element extends from the second insulation body and is adjacently disposed to the paddle board. The adapting element and the adapting structure are mated to each other.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A connector assembly, comprising:
 a receptacle connector, comprising:
 a shield having a receiving slot, wherein the shield is formed by metal plates; and 
 a first insulation body disposed in the receiving slot, wherein the first insulation body is made of insulation plastic material, and the first insulation body comprises:
 at least one mating cavity, wherein the first insulation body and the shield collectively define a plurality of main adapting structures forming an opening on a first surface of the first insulation body; and 
 
 at least one terminal group having a plurality of terminals arranged as at least one row along a first direction, wherein the terminal group is disposed in the mating cavity of the first insulation body; and 
   a plug connector mated with the receptacle connector, the plug connector comprising:
 a paddle board electrically connected to a cable; and 
 a second insulation body secured with the paddle board and the cable, wherein the second insulation body is made of an insulation plastic material and comprises a plurality of main adapting elements extending from a first surface of the second insulation body and are adjacently disposed to the paddle board, the main adapting structures guide the main adapting elements, and the main adapting structures and the main adapting elements are mated collectively. 
   
     
     
         2 . The connector assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the second insulation body comprises a second surface adjacent to the main adapting elements, and the main adapting elements partially protrude from the second surface. 
     
     
         3 . The connector assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the main adapting elements prevent the plug connector and the receptacle connector from connecting along the wrong direction. 
     
     
         4 . The connector assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the main adapting elements and the paddle board protrude from the same surface of the second insulation body along a second direction, and a length of the main adapting elements in the second direction is longer than a length of the paddle board in the second direction. 
     
     
         5 . The connector assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the plug connector further comprises a support adapting element extending from the first surface of the second insulation body, the support adapting element is disposed between the main adapting elements, and the receptacle connector has a support adapting structure corresponding to the support adapting element. 
     
     
         6 . TheA connector assembly of  claim 5 , comprising: a first connector, comprising:
 a shield having a receiving slot; and   a first insulation body disposed in the receiving slot, wherein the first insulation body comprises:
 at least one mating cavity, wherein the first insulation body and the shield collectively define a plurality of main adapting structures, each of the main adapting structures forms an enclosed opening on a first surface of the first insulation body; and 
   at least one first terminal group having a plurality of terminals arranged as at least one row along a first direction, wherein each of the at least one first terminal group is disposed in a corresponding one of the at least one mating cavity of the first insulation body; and a second connector mated with the first connector, the second connector comprising:   at least one second terminal group; and   a second insulation body secured with the at least one second terminal group, wherein the second insulation body comprises a plurality of main adapting elements extending from a first surface of the second insulation body and adjacently disposed to the at least one second terminal group, the main adapting structures guide the main adapting elements, and the main adapting structures and the main adapting elements are mated collectively;   wherein the second connector further comprises a support adapting element extending from the first surface of the second insulation body, the support adapting element is disposed between the main adapting elements, the first connector comprises a support adapting structure collectively defined by the first insulation body and the shield, and the support adapting structure forms another enclosed opening corresponding to the support adapting element, wherein the plug second connector further comprises an elastic element secured to the support adapting element, the elastic element includes a plurality of engaging elements, and the engaging elements protrude from a surface of the elastic element; the shield has a plurality of securing holes corresponding to the engaging elements of the elastic element; the support adapting element comprises a protruding structure extending from an end of the support adapting element, a region surrounded by the protruding structure defines a receiving space, and the elastic element is disposed in the receiving space; the second insulation body comprises a second surface adjacent to the main adapting elements, and the main adapting elements partially protrude from the second surface of the second insulation body; the main adapting elements between the first surface of the second insulation body and the second surface of the second insulation body are L-shaped.   
     
     
         7 . The connector assembly of  claim 6 , wherein the shield has a plurality of securing holes corresponding to the engaging elements of the elastic element. 
     
     
         8 . The connector assembly of  claim 6 , wherein the support adapting element comprises a protruding structure extending from an end of the support adapting element, a region surrounded by the protruding structure defines a receiving space, and the elastic element is disposed in the receiving space. 
     
     
         9 . The connector assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the first insulation body of the receptacle connector further comprises at least one dividing element, the number of the mating cavities is plural, the dividing element and the first insulation body form the mating cavities; and the paddle board of the plug connector comprises at least one notch, the notch separates the paddle board into a plurality of parts, and the dividing element and the notch is mated collectively. 
     
     
         10 . The connector assembly of claim  1   6 , wherein when the plugsecond connector mates with the receptaclefirst connector, the main adapting elements are received between the shield and the first insulation body. 
     
     
         11 . The connector assembly of claim  1   6 , wherein the shield comprises at least one barb extending from an edge of the shield, and the at least one barb bends and extends into the receiving slot of the shield; the first insulation body comprises at least one positioning hole located on the first surface of the first insulation body adjacent to the shield, and each of the at least one barb of the shield is secured in a corresponding one of the at least one positioning hole of the first insulation body. 
     
     
         12 . The connector assembly of  claim 11 , wherein the first insulation body comprises at least one positioning hole located on a first surface of the first insulation body adjacent to the shield, and the barb of the shield is secured in the positioning hole of the first insulation body. 
     
     
         13 . The connector assembly of claim  5   6 , wherein the shield covers the first insulation body such that the support adapting element is confined within the support adapting structure and the main adapting elements are confined within the main adapting structures. 
     
     
         14 . The connector assembly of  claim 5 , wherein the support adapting element and the paddle board are adjacently disposed and are in parallel to each other. 
     
     
         15 . The connector assembly of  claim 2 , wherein the main adapting elements between the first surface and the second surface of the second insulation body are L shaped. 
     
     
         16 . The connector assembly of claim  1   6 , wherein the shield covers the first insulation body so as to increase thean ability of electromagnetic shielding of the first insulation body. 
     
     
         17 . A connector assembly, comprising:
 a receptacle connector, comprising:
 a shield having a receiving slot, wherein the shield is formed by metal plates; and 
 a first insulation body disposed in the receiving slot, wherein the first insulation body is made of insulation plastic material, and the first insulation body comprises:
 at least one mating cavity, wherein the first insulation body and the shield collectively define at least one adapting structure; and 
 at least one dividing element, wherein the number of the mating cavities is plural, and the dividing element and the first insulation body form the mating cavities; and 
 
 at least one terminal group having a plurality of terminals arranged as at least one row along a first direction, wherein the terminal group is disposed in the mating cavity of the first insulation body; and 
   a plug connector mated with the receptacle connector, the plug connector comprising:
 a paddle board electrically connected to a cable, wherein the paddle board comprises at least one notch, the notch separates the paddle board into a plurality of parts, and the dividing element and the notch is mated collectively; and 
 a second insulation body secured with the paddle board and the cable, wherein the second insulation body is made of an insulation plastic material and comprises at least one adapting element, the adapting element extends from the second insulation body and is adjacently disposed to the paddle board, and the adapting element and the adapting structure are mated to each other. 
   
     
     
         18 . The connector assembly of  claim 17 , wherein when the plug connector mates with the receptacle connector, the adapting element is received between the shield and the first insulation body. 
     
     
         19 . The connector assembly of  claim 17 , wherein the adapting element and the paddle board protrude from the same surface of the second insulation body along a second direction, and a length of the adapting element in the second direction is longer than a length of the paddle board in the second direction. 
     
     
       20. The connector assembly of  claim 6 , wherein at least one portion of the main adapting structures overlaps with the terminals of the at least one first terminal group from a top view of the plurality of terminals.  
     
     
       21. The connector assembly of  claim 20 , wherein the main adapting structures are spaced apart from the terminals of the at least one first terminal group along a direction perpendicular to a length direction of the at least one first terminal group.  
     
     
       22. The connector assembly of  claim 6 , wherein the main adapting elements are spaced apart from terminals of the at least one second terminal group along a direction perpendicular to a length direction of the at least one second terminal group.