Patent ID: 8075324
Filing Date: 2011-12-13
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A connector assembly comprising: a first connector; and a second connector matable with the first connector along a mating direction, the second connector including a lock activation portion movable between a lock position and an unlock position along an activation direction perpendicular to the mating direction under a mating state of the first connector and the second connector, the first connector including a switch holder provided adjacent to the lock operation portion along the activation direction, wherein the detection switch is provided within the switch holder, and the lock activation portion presses the detection switch provided within the switch holder when the lock activation portion is located at the lock position, wherein the lock operation portion comprises a member having a hole extending therethrough along the activation direction, and wherein the lock activation portion presses the detection switch through the hole of the lock operation portion when the lock activation portion is located at the lock position.