Patent ID: 9472898
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: H01R

Claim Text:
1. A small form-factor pluggable connector with a locking and unlocking mechanism, comprising: a base having an inserting portion located in the front thereof and a retaining portion located in the rear thereof; the retaining portion including a retaining passage located a top surface of the retaining portion, a spring seat disposed on the bottom of the retaining passage, a spring retaining hole formed on the bottom of the retaining passage and located at rear of the spring seat, and a first shaft hole passing through a left and right surfaces of the retaining portion and being cut into two sections by the retaining passage; a cover having a front portion corresponding to the inserting portion and a rear portion corresponding to the retaining portion; the rear portion including an opening corresponding to the retaining passage of the base, a second shaft hole corresponding to the first shaft hole, and a bottom groove located at rear of the second shaft hole; the front portion including a receiving chamber concaved downward from a top surface of the front portion and communicated with the opening; when the cover being mounted on the base, the retaining passage, the spring seat and the spring retaining hole being exposed in the opening, the second shaft hole being aligned with the first shaft hole, the bottom groove being closed by the top surface of the retaining portion, and the receiving chamber being communicated with the retaining passage of the base; and a locking and unlocking mechanism including a torsion spring, an actuator, a rotating member and a fastening shaft; the torsion spring being mounted on the spring seat of the base; the torsion spring having a cylindrical spring body, a vertical pin extending from one end of the cylindrical spring body and being inserted into the spring retaining hole, and a horizontal pin extending from the other end of the cylindrical spring body and entering into the receiving chamber; the actuator being rotatably mounted on the cover; the actuator including a horizontal rod rotatably held in the bottom groove, a handle connected with the horizontal rod and located outside the base and the cover, and an arc-shaped protrusion protruding backward on the horizontal rod and being exposed in the opening; the rotating member being rotatably mounted on the cover and the base; the rotating member having a main body received in the retaining passage and the opening, a receiving cavity formed on the bottom of the main body and used to cover the cylindrical spring body of the torsion spring, a third shaft hole that passes through two sides of the main body to be divided into two sections by the receiving cavity and is aligned with the first and second shaft holes, a latch arm located in front of the third shaft hole and protruding forward from the front of the main body to enter into the receiving chamber, a hook located on the top of the latch arm and protruding out of the top surface of the front portion, a spring-pressing portion located on the bottom of the latch arm and pressed unto the horizontal pin of the torsion spring, a driving surface located in rear of the third shaft hole and pressed unto the arc-shaped protrusion, and a vertical wall located in rear of the driving surface and extending downward over the driving surface to stand on the top surface of the retaining portion; and the fastening shaft being inserted into the first shaft hole, the second shaft hole, the third shaft hole and the cylindrical spring body of the torsion spring, and the rotating member being pivoted on the base and the cover.