Patent ID: 8951053
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A receptacle connector, comprising: an insulative housing with a tongue plate; a plurality of conductive terminals arranged in the insulative housing and positioned on tongue plate; a metal shell engaged with the insulative housing to form a first mating space and an entrance for entering into the first mating space, the tongue plate positioned in the first mating space; and a slide mechanism provided in the metal shell, comprising a slide block and a reset resilient element connected to the slide block, the slide block configured to move between a front position adjacent the entrance and a rear position further away from the entrance, the slide block being biased toward the front position by the reset resilient element, wherein the slide block is positioned on one side in the first mating space such that there is a space between the tongue plate and the sliding block and wherein the slide block has an inner side face and the inner side face of the slide block and the metal shell together forming a second mating space, the second mating space being smaller than the first mating space and the slide block configured to translate toward the rear position so as to move out of the first mating space when a force is applied to the sliding block.