Patent ID: 9680252
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: H01R

Claim:
1. A connector pair comprising a connector and a mating connector, wherein: a movement of the connector to a first position along a first direction causes the connector to be mated with the mating connector; another movement of the connector from the first position to a second position along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction completes a connection between the connector and the mating connector; the connector comprises a face portion and a magnetic portion; the face portion holds the magnetic portion which includes a north pole portion and a south pole portion arranged in the second direction; the mating connector comprises a mating face portion and a mating magnetic portion; the mating face portion holds the mating magnetic portion which includes a mating north pole portion and a mating south pole portion arranged in the second direction; the face portion and the mating face portion face each other in the first direction not only when the connector is located at the first position but also when the connector is located at the second position; when the connector is located at the first position, the magnetic portion receives a force, which urges the connector to be moved toward the second position, from the mating magnetic portion; when the connector is located at the second position, the magnetic portion receives a force, which binds the connector at the second position, from the mating magnetic portion; the connector comprises a stopped portion; the mating connector comprises a stopping portion; when the connector is located at the second position, the stopping portion faces the stopped portion in the first direction to prevent a removal of the connector from the mating connector only along the first direction; when the connector is forced to be moved forward from the second position along the second direction, the connector is brought into abutment with the mating connector so that the mating connector stops the connector; the second direction is a linearly extending direction; and the movement of the connector from the first position to the second position is a linear movement along the second direction.