Female connector and connector assembly

Abstract

This disclosure provides a female connector for receiving a male connector. The female connector includes a female connector housing, a support ring, a clamp, and a clamp stop. The clamp stop is located outside the female connector housing and has a pair of stopping surfaces facing the distal ends of two clamp legs, respectively. The male connector is capable of at least partially inserting into the internal space of the support ring located in a fluid passage of the female connector. When the recess of the male connector is aligned with a pair of housing openings and a pair of support ring openings, the pair of clamp legs enter the recess of the male connector, and the operating portion of the clamp can reach the end-of-stroke position. The pair of stopping surfaces are configured such that when the recess of the male connector is not aligned with the pair of housing openings and the pair of support ring openings, and the pair of clamp legs abut against the outer surface of the male connector, the pair of stopping surfaces prevent the operating portion from reaching the end-of-stroke position by abutting against the distal ends of the pair of clamp legs.

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