Electrical connector and electrical connector assembly

Abstract

To provide an electric connector capable of maintaining a normal operation under a vibration environment so as to be more preferably adapted to an assembly tolerance.SOLUTION: In the case where there is an assembly tolerance between a female connector 4 and a male connector 2a, even if a shaft deviation occurs between the connectors, a floating operation terminal 43 guides a center conductive member 21a by a trumpet-shaped opening of a tip end to be inserted to a fitting part. Also, an elastic fitting piece 442 of a conductive shell 44, the floating operation terminal 43, and an insulation floating operation seat 42 can be tracked and skewed to the center conductive member 21a, and the fitting part can surely maintain a fitting with the center conductive member 21a, and the conductive shell 44 can surely maintain the fitting with a second metal shell 222a of the male connector 2a. The floating operation terminal 43 can be deformed so as to track the vibration to various directions such as a longitudinal direction, a front-back direction, and a vertical direction even under a vibration environment. Since the floating operation terminal 43 even after the deformation can still maintain a secure fitting with the male connector 2a, stability of signal transmission can be secured.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 14

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE The present disclosure relates to the field of electrical connectors, and more particularly to an electrical connector capable of floatingly connecting with another electrical connector. [Background technology]

[0002] Electrical connectors are used to realize connections between electronic devices or between electronic devices and electrical cables. The connections between electrical connectors are generally realized by male and female connectors that are inserted into each other and cooperate with each other. The male connector generally includes an insulating seat, a central conductive member provided in the insulating seat, and a ground shell provided outside the insulating seat. The female connector generally includes a mating terminal used to mate with the central conductive member of the male connector, a conductive shell used to mate with the ground shell of the male connector, and an insulating seat interposed between the mating terminal and the conductive shell. However, due to assembly tolerances, there will often be an axial or radial misalignment between the male connector and the female connector, which makes it difficult to mate between the male connector and the female connector, or even allows the mating between the male connector and the female connector to be achieved under such difficulties, and the misalignment between the central conductive member and the mating terminal will cause insufficient contact between the central conductive member and the mating terminal, which affects the reliability of signal transmission.

[0003] Regarding this problem, the market provides floating type male connectors, and the central conductive member and conductive shell of such male connectors have a certain floating space to accommodate the assembly tolerance between the male connector and the female connector.However, such male connectors have a limited floating range and poor flexibility, and when such male connectors are applied to means of transportation such as vehicles that frequently vibrate under their usage environment, the male connectors are often displaced due to vibration, and even if the male connectors are damaged, the signal transmission in the male connectors is often interrupted, so further improvement is required. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The technical problem to be solved by the present disclosure is to provide an electrical connector and an electrical connector assembly that can better accommodate assembly tolerances and can operate normally even under vibration environments, in order to overcome the deficiencies existing in the prior art mentioned above.

[0005] According to one aspect of the present disclosure, the present disclosure provides an electrical connector, the electrical connector comprising: an insulating fixing seat having a terminal receiving groove therein, the bottom of the terminal receiving groove having a terminal fixing groove extending horizontally; an insulating floating seat capable of being mounted in a floating manner above the insulating fixing seat, the insulating floating seat having an insertion hole penetrating vertically and an annular groove on an outer wall of the insulating floating seat; and a floating terminal fixed to the insulating fixing seat, the floating terminal having a soldering tail portion and a soldering tail portion. The floating terminal includes a horizontal fixing portion connected to and extending horizontally, an engaging portion, and a floating connection portion elastically connected between the engaging portion and the horizontal fixing portion and formed by bending multiple times, the horizontal fixing portion being fixed to the terminal fixing groove, the floating connection portion being floatingly receivable in the terminal receiving groove, and the engaging portion extending upward into an insertion hole of the insulating floating seat, and a conductive shell covering the outside of the insulating fixing seat, the conductive shell having a plurality of elastic engaging pieces extending upward, and tips of the elastic engaging pieces extending into the annular groove.

[0006] In one embodiment, the floating connection portion of the floating terminal includes three linear extension portions that extend in a sequentially bent manner, and any two of the three linear extension portions are perpendicular to each other.

[0007] In one embodiment, the floating connection portion includes a first bent portion connected to the mating portion, a first linear extension portion connected to the first bent portion and extending horizontally, a second bent portion bent 90 degrees downward from the first linear extension portion, a second linear extension portion connected to the second bent portion and extending vertically, a third bent portion bent 90 degrees horizontally from the second linear extension portion, a third linear extension portion connected to the third bent portion and extending vertically, and a fourth bent portion connected to the third linear extension portion, and the horizontal fixing portion is connected to the fourth bent portion.

[0008] In one embodiment, two opposing sides of the first linear extension each have a bent arm extending downwardly, the bent arms having a suspended free end.

[0009] In one embodiment, the horizontal fixing portion of the floating terminal extends horizontally directly below the mating portion, or the horizontal fixing portion of the floating terminal extends horizontally offset directly below the mating portion.

[0010] In one embodiment, the mating portion of the floating terminal includes two mating elastic pieces arranged to face each other, and the cross sections of the two mating elastic pieces are arcs curved toward each other. The corresponding sides of the lower parts of the two mating elastic pieces are connected, the upper parts of the two mating elastic pieces are separated from each other, and the two mating elastic pieces therebetween form an insertion cavity that penetrates from top to bottom, and the two mating elastic pieces at the positions of the two mating elastic pieces near the upper ends of the two mating elastic pieces gather toward the center of the insertion cavity to form a constricted portion.

[0011] In one embodiment, the fitting portion includes, from bottom to top, a straight body portion, a conical body portion formed by tapering the diameter of the straight body portion upward, and a trumpet-shaped insertion guide portion formed upward from the conical body portion. The constriction portion is formed at the boundary between the conical body portion and the insertion guide portion.

[0012] In one embodiment, the mating portion has a first slit and a second slit, the first slit extends downward from the upper end of the insertion guide portion to the straight body portion and cuts through the straight body portion, the second slit extends downward from the upper end of the insertion guide portion to the straight body portion but does not cut through the straight body portion, and the floating connection portion is connected to the lower end of the straight body portion and is located directly below the second slit.

[0013] In one embodiment, the terminal receiving groove and the floating connection portion have a gap therebetween, and the terminal receiving groove has a spacing member extending between various portions of the floating connection portion.

[0014] In one embodiment, the insulating fixing seat includes a main fixing seat and an auxiliary fixing seat, the terminal receiving groove is opened at the side of the main fixing seat and forms a side opening on the side of the main fixing seat, the auxiliary fixing seat is snapped into the side opening, and the auxiliary fixing seat is provided with a spacing block, and the spacing block is interposed between the bending arm of the floating terminal and the horizontal fixing portion of the floating terminal.

[0015] In one embodiment, the terminal receiving groove divides the inner wall of the primary fixing seat into two position limiting walls facing each other, each of which is provided with a snap groove, and the auxiliary fixing seat is provided with a snap block, which snaps into the snap groove.

[0016] In one embodiment, one of the two position limiting walls of the main fixing seat is further provided with a protruding stop wall, which stops under the first bent portion.

[0017] In one embodiment, the terminal receiving groove is provided on a side of the insulating fixing seat and divides the insulating fixing seat into a first position limiting wall and a second position limiting wall opposing each other, the first position limiting wall is provided with a partition wall extending horizontally toward the second position limiting wall, there is a gap between the partition wall and the second position limiting wall, the partition wall extends below the first linear extension portion and there is a space between the partition wall and the first linear extension portion, and the second linear extension portion is inserted into the gap and is capable of floating within the gap.

[0018] In one embodiment, the first position limiting wall and the second position limiting wall are provided with a first insertion groove and a second insertion groove at a position close to the lower end of the first position limiting wall and a position close to the lower end of the second position limiting wall, respectively, the opening of the first insertion groove and the opening of the second insertion groove face each other and together form a terminal fixing groove, and the two side portions of the horizontal fixing portion of the floating terminal are snapped into the first insertion groove and the second insertion groove, respectively.

[0019] In one embodiment, the insulating floating seat comprises a barrel-shaped body, the annular groove is provided at the upper part of the insulating floating seat, and a protruding ring is formed on the outer wall of the body surrounding the barrel and adjacent to the lower part of the annular groove, protruding outwardly.

[0020] In one embodiment, the conductive shell comprises a sleeve portion covering the insulating fixing seat, the elastic mating pieces are distributed spaced apart from each other along the upper end of the sleeve portion to form a cage shape, the upper ends of the elastic mating pieces are bent toward the central axis of the conductive shell to form bent hooks, the tips of the bent hooks extend into the annular groove, and the lower end of the sleeve portion is provided with soldering legs extending outward.

[0021] According to another aspect of the present disclosure, the present disclosure provides an electrical connector assembly, the electrical connector assembly comprising: a male connector; a main mounting housing into which the male connector is inserted; and an electrical connector inserted into and cooperating with the male connector, the male connector comprising a metal shell, a central conductive member received within the metal shell, and an insulating seat, the central conductive member being fixed on the insulating seat, the insulating seat being interposed between the metal shell and the central conductive member, the central conductive member and a mating portion of a floating terminal being in corresponding contact to establish a first electrical connection, and the metal shell covering the conductive shell to establish a second electrical connection.

[0022] Compared with the prior art, the present disclosure has at least the following advantages: The electrical connector and electrical connector assembly of the present disclosure includes a floating terminal, an insulating fixed seat and an insulating floating seat used for mounting the floating terminal, and a conductive shell covering the insulating fixed seat and the insulating floating seat. The floating terminal includes a floating connection part, and the floating connection part has good flexibility and can deform in various directions in three-dimensional space. When the floating terminal floats, the insulating floating seat can also float under the elastic constraint of the elastic mating piece of the conductive shell to follow the deformation of the floating terminal, ensuring that the floating terminal can float in the up-down direction, the left-right direction, and the front-rear direction, making the floating terminal better fit the assembly tolerance between the floating terminal and the electrical connector mated with the floating terminal, and in a vibration environment, the floating terminal also deforms following the vibration, maintaining a secure mating between the floating terminal and the electrical connector mated with the floating terminal, ensuring that the electrical connector operates normally in a vibration environment. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0023] [Figure 1]FIG. 1 is a side view of an electrical connector assembly according to a first preferred embodiment of the present disclosure. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the electrical connector assembly of FIG. 1. [Diagram 3] 2 is a cross-sectional view of the electrical connector assembly taken along line AA of FIG. 1. [Figure 4a] 3 is a perspective view of the female connector of FIG. 2 mounted on a circuit board. [Figure 4b] FIG. 4b is a top view of the female connector of FIG. 4a mounted on a circuit board. [Diagram 5] FIG. 4b is an exploded perspective view of the female connector of FIG. 4a. [Figure 6] 6 is an exploded perspective view of an insulating fixing seat of the female connector of FIG. 5, seen from a certain angle. [Figure 7] 6 is an exploded perspective view of the insulating fixing seat of the female connector of FIG. 5, seen from a different angle. [Figure 8] 6 is an exploded perspective view of an insulating floating seat and an insulating fixed seat of the female connector of FIG. 5. [Figure 9] 6 is a perspective view of the floating terminal of the female connector of FIG. 5 viewed from an angle. [Figure 10] 6 is a perspective view of the floating terminal of the female connector of FIG. 5, seen from another angle. [Figure 11] FIG. 10 is a side view of the floating terminal of FIG. [Figure 12] 6 is an exploded perspective view of an insulating floating seat and a conductive shell of the female connector of FIG. 5. [Figure 13a] FIG. 4b is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 4b. [Figure 13b] FIG. 4b is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 4b. [Figure 14] 4b is a cross-sectional view of the mated state when there is an assembly tolerance between the female connector of FIG. 4a and the mating male connector; [Figure 15] FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the female connector of the second preferred embodiment; [Figure 16] FIG. 16 is an exploded view of the female connector of FIG. [Figure 17] 17 is a perspective view of a floating terminal of the female connector of FIG. 16. [Figure 18]FIG. 17 is a side view of the floating terminal of FIG. [Figure 19] 17 is a perspective view of the floating terminal of the female connector of FIG. 16 assembled to an insulating fixing seat. [Figure 20] 17 is a perspective view of the floating terminal and insulating fixing seat of the female connector of FIG. 16 after assembly, seen from another angle. [Figure 21] FIG. 21 is a side view of the floating terminal and insulating fixing base of FIG. 20 after being assembled. [Figure 22] FIG. 16 is a side view of the female connector of FIG. 15. [Figure 23] FIG. 23 is a cross-sectional view taken along line DD in FIG. 22. [Figure 24] FIG. 23 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 22.

[0024] The reference numbers are represented as follows: 100 Electrical connector assembly 1 Circuit Board 2 Male Connector 21 Central conductive member 22 Metal Shell 23 Insulator 24 Lock Cover 2a male connector 21a Central conductive member 22a Metal Shell 221a First metal shell 222a Second metal shell 23a Insulator 3 Main Mounting Housing 31 Interlocking pillar 311 Installation passage 4 female connector 41 Insulating fixing seat 410 Support stand 411 Main fixed seat 4111 Stop Wall 4112 Snap groove 4113 Receptor groove 412 Auxiliary fixed seat 4121 Spacing Block 4122 Snap Block 413 First Position Restriction Wall 414 Second Position Restriction Wall 4131 First insertion groove 4141 Second insertion groove 41a Terminal receiving groove 41b Terminal fixing groove 42 Insulated floating seat 421 Insertion hole 422 Circular groove 423 Torso 424 Protruding Ring 43 floating terminal 431 Fitting part 4311 First Slit 4312 Second Slit 4313 Interlocking elastic piece 4314 Insertion guide part 4315 Waist 4316 Cone body 4317 Straight body 4318 Insert Cavity 432 Soldering tail 4321 Multilayered section 433 Floating Connection 4331 First bend 4332 First straight extension 4333 Second bend 4334 Second straight extension 4335 Third Bend 4336 Third straight extension 4337 Fourth Bend 4338 Bending Arm 434 Horizontal fixed part 44 Conductive Shell 441 Sleeve section 442 Elastic fitting piece 443 Bent Hook 444 soldering feet 445 Latch 6 female connector 61a Terminal receiving groove 61 Insulating fixing seat 613 First Position Restriction Wall 614 Second Position Restriction Wall 615 Partition wall 616 Gap 617 Stop part 62 Insulated floating seat 63 floating terminal 631 Fitting part 632 Soldering tail 633 Floating Connection 6331 First bend 6332 First straight extension 6333 Second bend 6334 Second straight extension 6335 Third Bend 6336 Third straight extension 6337 Fourth Bend 634 Horizontal fixing part 64 Conductive Shell DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0025] The present disclosure should be considered as an exemplification of the principles of the present disclosure, with the understanding that it is not intended to limit the present disclosure as illustrated, although the present disclosure may be embodied in different forms, of which only specific embodiments have been shown in the drawings and described in detail herein.

[0026] Thus, reference to features is intended to describe a feature of one embodiment of the disclosure and does not imply that all embodiments must have the described feature. Additionally, it should be noted that the description illustrates several features. While certain features may be combined together to illustrate potential system designs, those features may also be used in other combinations not explicitly described. Thus, the described combinations are not intended to be limiting unless otherwise noted.

[0027] In the embodiments illustrated in the figures, directional terms such as up, down, left, right, front, and rear used to describe the structure and movement of various components of the present disclosure are relative, rather than absolute. These terms are appropriate when the components are in the positions shown in the figures. However, if the description of the position of the components changes, these terms will change accordingly.

[0028] 1-3, the electrical connector assembly 100 includes a male connector 2, a main mounting housing 3 that allows the male connector 2 to be inserted therein, and a female connector 4 that is inserted into the male connector 2 and cooperates with the male connector 2. The female connector 4 is mounted on a circuit board 1, and the female connector 4 and the circuit board 1 are both received in the main mounting housing 3. The electrical connector assembly 100 may be adapted for connection between electronic devices or between an electronic device and an electrical cable to realize signal transmission. For example, the electronic device may be a wireless communication device, a tachograph, a vehicle navigation device, a vehicle audio or a vehicle control panel, etc.

[0029] Although the present disclosure is mainly on the structural improvement of the female connector, in order to clearly explain the structure of the various parts of the female connector of the preferred embodiment and the cooperation process between the female connector and the male connector, the present embodiment illustrates generally the male connector 2 and the main mounting housing 3 that enables the male connector 2 to be mounted thereon.

[0030] 3, the male connector 2 includes a metal shell 22, a central conductive member 21 and an insulating seat 23 received in the metal shell 22, and a lock cover 24 covering the metal shell 22. The central conductive member 21 is fixed to the insulating seat 23, which is interposed between the metal shell 22 and the central conductive member 21 to insulate the metal shell 22 and the central conductive member 21 from each other. The metal shell 22 is used to shield the signal in the central conductive member 21, filter noise, and improve the fidelity performance of the transmission signal of the central conductive member 21. The lock cover 24 is used to mate with the main mounting housing 3 so as to lock the male connector 2 onto the main mounting housing 3.

[0031] The main mounting housing 3 is provided with a mating post 31, and a mounting passage 311 is opened in the mating post 31, penetrating in the vertical direction. When the male connector 2 is mounted to the main mounting housing 3, the metal shell 22, the central conductive member 21 and the insulating seat 23 of the male connector 2 are all received in the mounting passage 311, the lock cover 24 covers the outer wall of the mating post 31, and the lock cover 24 and the mating post 31 cooperate to be locked together.

[0032] Below, in combination with the drawings, a preferred embodiment of the female connector will be described in further detail.

[0033] For ease of explanation, the end of the female connector that mates with the male connector is defined herein as "top" and the end of the female connector away from the male connector is defined herein as "bottom."

[0034] 4a, 4b and 5, the female electrical connector 4 of this embodiment includes an insulating fixed seat 41, an insulating floating seat 42, a floating terminal 43 and a conductive shell 44. The floating terminal 43 is received in the insulating fixed seat 41 and the insulating floating seat 42, and the insulating fixed seat 41, the insulating floating seat 42 and the floating terminal 43 are all received in the conductive shell 44. The insulating fixed seat 41 and the insulating floating seat 42 are interposed between the floating terminal 43 and the conductive shell 44 to insulate the floating terminal 43 and the conductive shell 44 from each other.

[0035] 6 and 7, the insulating fixing base 41 includes a main fixing base 411 and an auxiliary fixing base 412.

[0036] The insulating fixing seat 41 has a terminal receiving groove 41a, which is open to a side of the insulating fixing seat 41 and extends into the insulating fixing seat 41. The terminal receiving groove 41a is used to receive a floating terminal 43. Specifically, in this embodiment, the terminal receiving groove 41a divides the inner wall of the main fixing seat 411 into a first position limiting wall 413 and a second position limiting wall 414 facing each other.

[0037] The terminal receiving groove 41a forms a side opening on the side surface of the main fixing seat 411, and the auxiliary fixing seat 412 is snapped into the side opening to close the side opening. The first position limiting wall 413 and the second position limiting wall 414 are respectively provided with snap grooves 4112. The auxiliary fixing seat 412 is respectively provided with snap blocks 4122 that snap into the snap grooves 4112. The main fixing seat 411 and the auxiliary fixing seat 412 are connected to each other by the snap blocks 4122 and the snap grooves 4112 snapping together. The floating terminal 43 is mounted in the terminal receiving groove 41a through the side opening of the main fixing seat 411, and the auxiliary fixing seat 412 is snapped into the side opening to package the floating terminal 43 in the terminal receiving groove 41a. A protruding spacing block 4121 is provided on the auxiliary fixing seat 412, and the spacing block 4121 extends into the terminal receiving groove 41a to provide a positional limit for the floating terminal 43 in the terminal receiving groove 41a.

[0038] The terminal receiving groove 41a has a terminal fixing groove 41b extending horizontally at its bottom. Specifically, in this embodiment, the first position limiting wall 413 and the second position limiting wall 414 have a first insertion groove 4131 and a second insertion groove 4141 opening at a position close to the lower end of the first position limiting wall 413 and a position close to the lower end of the second position limiting wall 414, respectively, and the opening of the first insertion groove 4131 and the opening of the second insertion groove 4141 face each other, and the first insertion groove 4131 and the second insertion groove 4141 together form the terminal fixing groove 41b. The terminal fixing groove 41b is used to fix the floating terminal 43.

[0039] A protruding stop wall 4111 is provided on the first position limiting wall 413 of the main fixing base 411, which is used to form a position limit on the floating terminal 43 (described in detail below), and the outer surface of the insulating fixing base 41 is further provided with at least one recess 4113 used to fix the conductive shell 44.

[0040] 8, the insulating floating seat 42 is mounted on the insulating fixed seat 41 in a floating manner. Specifically, in this embodiment, a horizontal support base 410 is provided on the upper part of the insulating fixed seat 41, and the insulating floating seat 42 is slidably placed on the support base 410, thereby realizing the horizontal floating of the insulating floating seat 42. Since there is no vertical connection constraint between the insulating floating seat 42 and the insulating fixed seat 41, the insulating floating seat 42 can freely float up and down relative to the insulating fixed seat 41. However, the floating range of the insulating floating seat 42 is limited by the insulating fixed seat 41 and the conductive shell 44 covering the insulating floating seat 42 (details will be described later). In addition, in another embodiment not shown, a receiving groove may be provided on the insulating fixed seat 41, and the insulating floating seat 42 is mounted in the receiving groove, and there is a gap between the insulating floating seat 42 and the receiving groove, so that the insulating floating seat 42 can float along the horizontal direction and the vertical direction relative to the insulating fixed seat 41. Alternatively, in another embodiment, a receiving groove or through hole may be provided in the insulating floating seat 42, the insulating fixed seat 41 may be extended partially into the receiving groove or through hole of the insulating floating seat 42, and a gap may be provided between the insulating fixed seat 41 and the receiving groove or through hole of the insulating floating seat 42, so that the insulating floating seat 42 can freely float horizontally and vertically relative to the insulating fixed seat 41.

[0041] The insulating floating seat 42 has an insertion hole 421 penetrating vertically, the lower part of the floating terminal 43 is fixed in the insulating fixed seat 41, and the upper part of the floating terminal 43 extends into the insertion hole 421 of the insulating floating seat 42. The insulating floating seat 42 is provided with an annular groove 422 located at the upper part of the insulating floating seat 42 and surrounding the outer wall of the upper part of the insulating floating seat 42. The insulating floating seat 42 includes a barrel-shaped body 423. The insertion hole 421 penetrates the body 423 vertically. Specifically, the annular groove 422 surrounds the body 423 and is located at a position of the body 423 close to the upper end of the body 423. A protruding ring 424 protruding outward is formed on the outer wall of the body 423 adjacent to the lower part of the annular groove 422.

[0042] 9, the floating terminal 43 is preferably made of a metal conductive material having elasticity, and includes a mating portion 431, a floating connection portion 433, a horizontal fixing portion 434, and a soldering tail portion 432 connected in order. Here, the mating portion 431 and the soldering tail portion 432 are located at two ends of the floating terminal 43, respectively, the floating connection portion 433 is connected between the mating portion 431 and the horizontal fixing portion 434, and the horizontal fixing portion 434 is connected between the floating connection portion 433 and the soldering tail portion 432. The mating portion 431 is used to mate with the central conductive member 21 of the male connector 2, and the soldering tail portion 432 is used to be soldered to the circuit board 1 so as to electrically connect the floating terminal 43 and the circuit board 1. The floating connection portion 433 is used to enable the floating terminal 43 to float up, down, left, right, front, and back, and to enable the floating terminal 43 to float and mate with the male connector 2, and the horizontal fixing portion 434 is used to fix the lower end of the floating terminal 43 to the insulating fixing base 41.

[0043] 6 to 9, the fitting portion 431 extends into the insertion hole 421 of the insulating floating seat 42, and the floating connection portion 433 and the horizontal fixing portion 434 are received in the insulating fixing seat 41. Here, the floating connection portion 433 is received in the terminal receiving groove 41a, and there is a gap between the floating connection portion 433 and the groove wall of the terminal receiving groove 41a, so that the floating connection portion 433 can float in the terminal receiving groove 41a. The horizontal fixing portion 434 is received in correspondence with the terminal fixing groove 41b, and the soldering tail portion 432 is exposed to the outside of the insulating fixing seat 41.

[0044] The horizontal fixing portion 434 extends horizontally just below the fitting portion 431, the horizontal fixing portion 434 is received in the terminal fixing groove 41b, and the thickness of the horizontal fixing portion 434 matches the height of the terminal fixing groove 41b to ensure that the horizontal fixing portion 434 is firmly attached to the groove wall of the terminal fixing groove 41b. Specifically, in this embodiment, the heights of the first insertion groove 4131 and the second insertion groove 4141 constituting the terminal fixing groove 41b match the thickness of the horizontal fixing portion 434 so that the two sides of the horizontal fixing portion 434 are snapped into the first insertion groove 4131 and the second insertion groove 4141, respectively.

[0045] On the other hand, referring to FIG. 9, the soldering tail portion 432 is connected to the tip of the horizontal fixing portion 434, and the soldering tail portion 432 and the horizontal fixing portion 434 are connected with a step portion 4321 therebetween.

[0046] 9, 10 and 11, the mating portion 431 of the floating terminal 43 includes two mating elastic pieces 4313 facing each other, and the two mating elastic pieces 4313 form a slit between them. The corresponding sides of the lower parts of the two mating elastic pieces 4313 are connected to each other, and the upper parts of the two mating elastic pieces 4313 are separated from each other to form an insertion cavity 4318 that penetrates vertically between them. The insertion cavity 4318 is used for inserting the central conductive member 21 of the male connector 2 so that the central conductive member 21 of the male connector 2 and the mating portion 431 of the floating terminal 43 are electrically connected. The horizontal cross section of the two mating elastic pieces 4313 is a circular arc that curves toward each other so that the two mating elastic pieces 4313 have a centripetal force that converges toward the center of the insertion cavity 4318, ensuring that a reliable contact between the constriction portion 4315 and the central conductive member 21 is always maintained. The two mating elastic pieces 4313 converge toward the center of the insertion cavity 4318 at a position of the two mating elastic pieces 431 near the upper ends of the two mating elastic pieces 431 to form a constriction 4315 used to contact the central conductive member 21.

[0047] Specifically, the fitting portion 431 of the floating terminal 43 has a first slit 4311 and a second slit 4312. The first slit 4311 extends from the upper end of the insertion guide portion 4314 to the straight body portion 4317 and cuts through the straight body portion 4317. The second slit 4312 extends from the upper end of the insertion guide portion 4314 to the straight body portion 4317 but does not cut through the straight body portion 4317. The floating connection portion 433 is connected to the lower end of the straight body portion 4317 and is located directly below the second slit 4312.

[0048] The fitting portion 431 has an overall necked bottle shape. The fitting portion 431 includes, from bottom to top, a straight body portion 4317, a conical body portion 4316, a neck portion 4315, and an insertion guide portion 4314. The straight body portion 4317 has a constant diameter from top to bottom and is an incompletely closed body-like structure. The conical body portion 4316 is formed by tapering the diameter of the conical body portion 4316 upward from the straight body portion 4317. The insertion guide portion 4314 is formed by slightly expanding the diameter of the insertion guide portion 4314 upward from the conical body portion 4316. The neck portion 4315 is formed at the boundary position between the conical body portion 4316 and the insertion guide portion 4314.

[0049] 3, 9 and 14, the insertion guide portion 4314 is substantially trumpet-shaped and provides a mating guide for the central conductive member 21 of the male connector 2 to smoothly extend into the insertion cavity 4318 of the mating portion 431. When the central conductive member 21 extends into the insertion cavity 4318, the constricted portion 4315 contacts the outer periphery of the central conductive member 21 so as to envelop it, and the constricted portion 4315 and the central conductive member 21 form two contact zones each having a circular arc shape, which effectively promotes the contact area between the female connector 4 and the central conductive member 21, so that the female connector 4 and the central conductive member 21 can maintain reliable contact even in a vibration environment and establish a first electrical connection for transmitting signals. The metal shell 22 of the male connector 2 covers the outer periphery of the conductive shell 44 of the female connector 4, and the elastic mating piece 442 of the conductive shell 44 elastically abuts against the inner wall of the metal shell 22 to establish a second electrical connection and provide grounding.

[0050] 9 to 11, the floating connection portion 433 is elastically connected between the fitting portion 431 and the horizontal fixing portion 434. Since the floating connection portion 433 is formed by bending multiple times, the floating connection portion 433 can deform in various directions in a three-dimensional space, and therefore it is possible to realize floating of the floating terminal 43 in each of the left-right direction, the front-back direction, and the up-down direction.

[0051] For convenience of explanation, the left-right direction, the front-rear direction, and the up-down direction are defined as the X-axis direction, the Y-axis direction, and the Z-axis direction, respectively.

[0052] This embodiment functions as a mounting method for the floating connection part 433, and includes three linear extension parts that are sequentially bent and extended, and any two of the three linear extension parts are perpendicular to each other. That is, the three linear extension parts extend along the X-axis direction, the Y-axis direction, and the Z-axis direction in the three-dimensional space, respectively, and the three linear extension parts realize rotation by the respective bends.

[0053] Specifically, the floating connection portion 433 includes a first bent portion 4331, a first straight extension portion 4332, a second bent portion 4333, a second straight extension portion 4334, a third bent portion 4335, a third straight extension portion 4336, and a fourth bent portion 4337 connected in sequence.

[0054] The first bent portion 4331 is formed by bending the lower end of the fitting portion 431 90 degrees toward the X-axis direction, the first linear extension portion 4332 is connected to the first bent portion 4331 and formed by extending horizontally from the horizontal tip of the first bent portion 4331 toward the X-axis direction, the second bent portion 4333 is formed by bending the first linear extension portion 4332 90 degrees toward the Z-axis direction, and the second linear extension portion 4334 is connected to the second bent portion 4333 and formed by extending vertically downward from the lower end of the second bent portion 4333 toward the Z-axis direction. The third bend portion 4335 is formed by bending 90 degrees from the second straight extension portion 4334 along the horizontal direction, the third straight extension portion 4336 is formed by being connected to the third bend portion 4335 and extending perpendicularly from the third bend portion 4335 to the second straight extension portion 4334, the fourth bend portion 4337 is formed by bending 90 degrees from the third straight extension portion 4336 toward the Y-axis direction, and the horizontal fixing portion 434 is formed by being connected to the fourth bend portion 4337 and extending from the horizontal tip of the fourth bend portion 4337 toward the Y-axis direction (horizontal direction).

[0055] The three straight extension portions and four bent portions of the floating connection portion 433 form a flexible connection therebetween, so that the floating connection portion 433 and the mating portion 431 can float relative to each other, the floating connection portion 433 and the horizontal fixed portion 434 can float relative to each other, and the three straight extension portions of the floating connection portion 433, which respectively extend in various directions in three-dimensional space, can also float relative to each other, thereby realizing the floating terminal 43 to float in various directions in three-dimensional space.

[0056] 13a to 14, the floating connection portion 433 is received in the terminal receiving groove 41a of the main fixing base 411, and the terminal receiving groove 41a and the floating connection portion 433 have a gap therebetween so that the floating connection portion 433 has a floating space.

[0057] The terminal receiving groove 41a has a spacing member extending between various portions of the floating connecting portion 433. The spacing member can function to limit the elastic deformation of each portion of the floating connecting portion 433, and avoid the floating range of the floating terminal 43 in the terminal receiving groove 41a being too large to affect the mating stability between the floating terminal 43 and the male connector 2.

[0058] 11, specifically, in this embodiment, two opposite sides of the first linear extension 4332 each have a bent arm 4338 extending downward, and the bent arm 4338 has a suspended free end. The two bent arms 4338 facing each other can promote the capacitive reactance of the floating terminal 43 to achieve impedance matching, and can further cooperate with the auxiliary fixing seat 412 to achieve the function of auxiliary fixing.

[0059] 7 and 13b, the auxiliary fixing seat 412 is provided with a spacing block 4121. The spacing block 4121 is interposed between the bent arm 4338 of the floating terminal 43 and the horizontal fixing portion 434 of the floating terminal 43 to realize auxiliary fixing of the floating terminal 43. At the same time, the spacing block 4121 can also function to some extent as a position limit for the elastic deformation of the floating terminal 43, to prevent the floating terminal 43 from floating excessively and affecting the mating stability between the floating terminal 43 and the male connector 2.

[0060] 6 again, the first position limiting wall 413 of the main fixed base 411 is further provided with a protruding stop wall 4111. The stop wall 4111 stops below the first bent portion 4331 of the floating terminal 43 to limit excessive floating of the first bent portion 4331.

[0061] 12, 13a and 13b, the conductive shell 44 is made of a conductive material and covers the insulating fixed seat 41 and the insulating floating seat 42. The conductive shell 44 includes an annular sleeve portion 441 and a plurality of elastic fitting pieces 442 extending upward from the sleeve portion 441. The sleeve portion 441 covers the insulating fixed seat 41, and a lower end of the sleeve portion 441 is provided with a plurality of soldering legs 444 extending outward. The soldering legs 444 are used to fix the conductive shell 44 and the circuit board 1 by soldering.

[0062] The sleeve portion 441 is provided with at least one latch 445 protruding inward, and when the conductive shell 44 covers the insulating fixing seat 41, the latch 445 of the sleeve portion 441 may extend into the groove 4113 of the insulating fixing seat 41 by stamping (as shown in FIG. 7 ) so as to achieve relative fixation between the sleeve portion 441 and the insulating fixing seat 41.

[0063] The tip of each elastic fitting piece 442 extends into and is received in the annular groove 422 of the insulating floating seat 42. Specifically, the multiple elastic fitting pieces 442 are distributed along the upper end of the sleeve portion 441 at intervals in the circumferential direction to form a cage shape. The upper end of the elastic fitting piece 442 is bent toward the central axis of the conductive shell 44 to form a bent hook 443. The bent hook 443 is suspended and engaged with the protruding ring 424 of the insulating floating seat 42, and the tip of the bent hook 443 extends into the annular groove 422 and has a gap between it and the protruding ring 422, preventing the insulating floating seat 42 from coming off the insulating fixed seat 41 and allowing the insulating floating seat 42 to float in a narrow range in the horizontal and vertical directions. The protruding ring 424 can function as a position limit on the bent hook 443 to prevent the bent hook 443 from coming off the annular groove 422.

[0064] Because the elastic mating piece 442 has elasticity, the elastic mating piece 442 can be appropriately deformed to allow the insulating floating seat 42 to float relative to the insulating fixed seat 41, and in the floating process of the insulating floating seat 42, the elastic mating piece 442 can also appropriately restrain the insulating floating seat 42 to ensure that the insulating floating seat 42 is not detached from the insulating fixed seat 41.

[0065] 3 and 14 for comparison, Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the electrical connector assembly 100 of the present disclosure showing a mated state between the female connector 4 and the male connector 2 of the first embodiment (without mating tolerance), and Fig. 14 shows a mated state between the female connector 4 and the male connector 2a of the first embodiment (with mating tolerance).

[0066] The male connector 2 of Fig. 3 has been presented in the above description, so a repeated description is omitted, and the male connector 2a of Fig. 14 is slightly different from the male connector 2 of Fig. 3. The male connector 2a of Fig. 14 includes a central conductor 21a, an insulating seat 23a to which the central conductor 21a is attached, and a metal shell 22a. The metal shell 22a includes a first metal shell 221a and a second metal shell 222a, which are mated and connected to each other to form a mounting passage penetrating the metal shell 22a, and the central conductive member 21a and the insulating seat 23 are received in the mounting passage.

[0067] 3, when the female connector 4 and the male connector 2 are mated with each other, the female connector 4 is received in the main mounting housing 3, the male connector 2 is inserted into the mating posts 31 of the main mounting housing 3, the central conductive member 21 of the male connector 2 is inserted into the mating portion 431 at the upper end of the floating terminal 43 of the female connector 4, the central conductive member 21 is clamped by the two mating elastic pieces 4313 of the mating portion 431 to realize the electrical connection between the floating terminal 43 and the central conductive member 21, the conductive shell 44 of the female connector 4 extends into the metal shell 22 of the male connector 2, and the conductive shell 44 of the female connector 4 contacts the inner wall of the metal shell 22 to realize the electrical connection between the conductive shell 44 and the metal shell 22, in the male connector 2 and the female connector 4, the electrical signal transmission is realized by the conduction between the central conductive member 21 and the floating terminal 43, and the signal shielding is realized by the conduction between the metal shell 22 and the conductive shell 44 to filter noise.

[0068] 14, when there is an assembly tolerance between the female connector 4 and the male connector 2a, an axial misalignment occurs between the male connector 2a and the female connector 4. At this time, the central conductive member 21a of the male connector 2a can still be aligned with the edge of the mating portion 431 of the female connector 4, and the central conductive member 21a is guided using the trumpet-shaped opening of the insertion guide portion 4314 at the upper end of the mating portion 431. The central conductive member 21a is smoothly inserted into the mating portion 431. At the same time, the floating terminal 43, the insulating floating seat 42 and the elastic mating piece 442 of the conductive shell 44 of the female connector 4 also skew following the central conductive member 21a. After the skew, the mating portion 431 can still maintain a secure fit with the central conductive member 21a, and the conductive shell 44 can still maintain a secure fit with the second metal shell 222a of the male connector 2a. Even in a vibrating environment, the floating terminal 43 can deform in response to vibrations in various directions, such as left and right, front and back, and up and down. Even after deformation, the floating terminal 43 still maintains a secure fit with the male connector 2a, thereby ensuring the stability of signal transmission. When the floating terminal 43 floats, the insulating floating seat 42 can also float following the floating terminal 43, which is advantageous for the floating terminal 43 to float in all directions, and at the same time, it is also advantageous for maintaining the deformed state of the floating terminal 43, allowing the floating terminal 43 to better adapt to assembly tolerances, and maintaining normal operation in a vibrating environment.

[0069] 15 and 16, the female connector 6 of the second embodiment of the present disclosure includes an insulating fixed base 61, an insulating floating base 62, a floating terminal 63, and a conductive shell 64. Here, the insulating floating base 62 and the conductive shell 64 have the same structure as the female connector 4 of the first embodiment, so repeated description will be omitted here.

[0070] Specifically, in the second embodiment, the floating terminal 63 also includes a mating portion 631, a floating connection portion 633, a horizontal fixing portion 634, and a soldering tail portion 632, which are connected in sequence.

[0071] The specific structures of the mating portion 631 and the soldering tail portion 632 of the floating terminal 63 are the same as those of the mating portion 431 of the female connector 4 in the first embodiment, and therefore will not be described here.

[0072] The extension direction of the horizontal fixing portion 634 of the floating terminal 63 differs from that of the female connector 4 of the first embodiment. In the first embodiment, the horizontal fixing portion 634 extends horizontally directly below the mating portion 631, whereas in the second embodiment, the horizontal fixing portion 634 extends horizontally, offset directly below the mating portion 631.

[0073] 17 and 18, the floating connection portion 633 of the floating terminal 63 includes three linear extension portions that are bent in sequence, and any two of the three linear extension portions are perpendicular to each other. The three linear extension portions realize rotation by the respective bent portions.

[0074] Specifically, the floating connection portion 633 includes a first bent portion 6331, a first straight extension portion 6332, a second bent portion 63333, a second straight extension portion 6334, a third bent portion 6335, a third straight extension portion 6336, and a fourth bent portion 6337 connected in sequence.

[0075] The first bent portion 6331 is formed by bending the lower end of the fitting portion 631 horizontally by 90 degrees, the first linear extension portion 6332 is connected to the first bent portion 6331 and formed by extending horizontally from the horizontal tip of the first bent portion 6331, the second bent portion 63333 is formed by bending downward from the first linear extension portion 6332, and the second linear extension portion 6334 is connected to the second bent portion 63333 and formed by extending vertically downward from the second bent portion 63333, The third bend 6335 is formed by bending 90 degrees from the second straight extension portion 6334 along the horizontal direction, the third straight extension portion 6336 is formed by being connected to the third bend 6335 and extending vertically downward from the third bend 6335, the fourth bend 6337 is formed by bending from the third straight extension portion 6336 in the horizontal direction, and the horizontal fixing portion 634 is formed by being connected to the fourth bend 6337 and extending horizontally from the fourth bend 6337.

[0076] The first straight extension portion 6332, the second straight extension portion 6334, and the third straight extension portion 6336 of the female connector 6 of the second embodiment have heights that sequentially decrease from top to bottom, and the three straight extension portions and four bent portions form flexible connections therebetween, thereby allowing the floating connection portion 633 and the mating portion 631 to float relative to each other, and the floating connection portion 633 and the horizontal fixed portion 634 to float relative to each other, and the three straight extension portions of the floating connection portion 633, which respectively extend in various directions in three-dimensional space, can deform in the up-down, left-right, and front-back directions in the three-dimensional space, thereby realizing the floating terminal 63 to float in various directions in the three-dimensional space.

[0077] 19 to 21, the insulating fixing seat 61 of the female connector 6 of the second embodiment also has a terminal receiving groove 61a used to receive a floating terminal 63, and the terminal receiving groove 61a divides the inner wall of the insulating fixing seat 61 into a first position limiting wall 613 and a second position limiting wall 614. The terminal receiving groove 61a forms an opening that opens into the side surface of the insulating fixing seat 61, and the floating terminal 63 is attached to the insulating fixing seat 61 through the opening.

[0078] The first position limiting wall 613 of the insulating fixing seat 61 is provided with a partition wall 615 at a position of the first position limiting wall 613 near the upper portion of the first position limiting wall 613, and the partition wall 615 is formed by extending horizontally toward the second position limiting wall 614, and has a gap 616 between the partition wall 615 and the second position limiting wall 614. The partition wall 615 extends below the first linear extension portion 6332 of the floating terminal 63, and the partition wall 615 and the first linear extension portion 6332 have a gap therebetween so that the first linear extension portion 6332 can float up and down, but at the same time, the partition wall 615 also constitutes a position limit when the first linear extension portion 6332 floats, and prevents the first linear extension portion 6332 from floating excessively and affecting the stability of the mating with the male connector.

[0079] The second linear extension portion 6334 is inserted into the gap 616 between the partition wall 615 and the second position limiting wall 614, and can float within the gap 616. At the same time, the partition wall 615 and the second position limiting wall 614 also form a position limit for the horizontal floating of the second linear extension portion 6334, preventing the second linear extension portion 6334 from floating excessively along the horizontal direction.

[0080] The second position limiting wall 614 is provided with a protruding stop portion 617. The stop portion 617 is stopped below the second linear extension portion 6334 and prevents the second linear extension portion 6334 from floating downward excessively.

[0081] 22 to 24, when the female connector 6 of the second embodiment is assembled, the insulating floating seat 62 may be arranged floatingly above the insulating fixing seat 61, the floating connection portion 633 and the horizontal fixing portion 634 of the floating terminal 63 are received in the insulating fixing seat 61, the soldering tail portion 632 is exposed to the outside of the insulating fixing seat 61, the mating portion 631 extends upward into the insulating floating seat 62, and the conductive shell 64 covers the insulating fixing seat 61 and the insulating floating seat 62 to prevent the insulating floating seat 62 from coming off the insulating fixing seat 61.

[0082] The floating terminal 63 of the female connector 6 of the second embodiment also includes three straight extension portions respectively extending along various directions in three-dimensional space, so that the floating terminal 63 can also be deformed in various directions in three-dimensional space, and the floating terminal 63 is realized to float in various directions in three-dimensional space, ensuring that the floating terminal 63 floats in the up-down, left-right, and front-back directions when the floating terminal 63 floats, so that the floating terminal 63 can better adapt to the assembly tolerance between the floating terminal 63 and the electrical connector mated with the floating terminal 63, and maintain normal operation under a vibration environment. The insulating floating seat 62 can also follow and float under the elastic constraint of the mating elastic piece of the conductive shell 64 to follow the floating terminal 63.

[0083] Furthermore, please note that:

[0084] The fitting portion and the horizontal fixing portion of the floating terminal in each of the above embodiments are connected through a floating connection portion. The floating connection portion is connected by three straight extension portions and a bent portion, each extending along different directions in a three-dimensional space, so that the floating connection portion can be deformed in various directions in a three-dimensional space, and thus the floating terminal can be floated in all directions, including up-down, left-right, and front-back. The connection relationship and the bent direction between the bent portion and the straight extension portion are taken only as examples for explanation and are not used as limitations in this specification.

[0085] In other embodiments, the bending direction of the bent portion and the extending direction of the linear extending portion may be changed by substitution.

[0086] In other embodiments, the shape of the floating connection may not be limited to a combination of a straight extension and a bent portion, and the floating connection may further be a wavy line shape with multiple bends, or a spring shape with a spiral coil, or a double helix shape that bends similarly to a DNA structure, which shapes can deform the floating connection in three dimensions in space.

[0087] In each of the above embodiments, the main fixing seat and the auxiliary fixing seat are connected to each other by snapping, but in other embodiments, the main fixing seat and the auxiliary fixing seat may also be connected in other ways, such as by gluing, or the main fixing seat and the auxiliary fixing seat may also be of one-piece structure.

[0088] The above embodiments of the electrical connector are taken only as examples for illustration, and the structures of the various parts of the electrical connector assembly are not combined structures that cooperate with each other in a fixed manner. If there is no contradiction in the structures, the structures of the various parts of the embodiments of the electrical connector can be used in any combination.

[0089] The above is merely a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, and is not intended to limit the implementation of the present disclosure. Those skilled in the art can make reasonable changes or modifications based on the main concept and spirit of the present disclosure, so the scope of protection of the present disclosure should be based on the scope of protection set forth in the claims.

Claims

1. 1. An electrical connector comprising: an insulating fixing seat having a terminal receiving groove therein, the terminal receiving groove having a bottom portion extending horizontally; an insulating floating seat that can be attached in a floating manner above the insulating fixed seat, the insulating floating seat having an insertion hole penetrating vertically and an annular groove on an outer wall of the insulating floating seat; a floating terminal fixed to the insulating fixing seat, the floating terminal comprising: a soldering tail portion; a horizontal fixing portion connected to the soldering tail portion and extending horizontally; a fitting portion; and a floating connection portion elastically connected between the fitting portion and the horizontal fixing portion and formed by bending the fitting portion multiple times, the horizontal fixing portion being fixed to the terminal fixing groove, the floating connection portion being capable of being floatingly received in the terminal receiving groove, and the fitting portion extending upward into the insertion hole of the insulating floating seat; a conductive shell covering an outer side of the insulating fixing seat, the conductive shell having a plurality of elastic fitting pieces extending upward, the tips of the elastic fitting pieces extending into the annular groove; The floating connection portion of the floating terminal includes three linear extension portions that extend while being bent in sequence, and any two of the three linear extension portions are perpendicular to each other; an electrical connector, wherein the floating connection portion comprises a first bent portion connected to the mating portion, a first linear extension portion connected to the first bent portion and extending horizontally, a second bent portion bent 90 degrees downward from the first linear extension portion, a second linear extension portion connected to the second bent portion and extending in an up-down direction, a third bent portion bent 90 degrees horizontally from the second linear extension portion, a third linear extension portion connected to the third bent portion and extending in an up-down direction, and a fourth bent portion connected to the third linear extension portion, and the horizontal fixing portion is connected to the fourth bent portion.

2. 2. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein two opposing sides of the first linear extension each have a bent arm extending downwardly therefrom, the bent arms having a hanging free end.

3. The horizontal fixing portion of the floating terminal extends horizontally directly below the mating portion; or 2. The electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein the horizontal fixing portion of the floating terminal extends horizontally offset directly below the mating portion.

4. 2. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the mating portion of the floating terminal includes two mating elastic pieces arranged opposite each other, the cross sections of the two mating elastic pieces are arcs curved toward each other, the corresponding sides of the lower parts of the two mating elastic pieces are connected and the upper parts of the two mating elastic pieces are separated from each other, the two mating elastic pieces therebetween form an insertion cavity that penetrates vertically, and the two mating elastic pieces come together toward the center of the insertion cavity at a position of the two mating elastic pieces near the upper ends of the two mating elastic pieces to form a constricted portion.

5. The fitting portion is, in order from bottom to top, A straight body portion; a conical body portion formed by tapering the diameter of the straight body portion upward; a trumpet-shaped insertion guide portion formed above the conical body portion, 5. The electrical connector according to claim 4, wherein the constricted portion is formed at a boundary between the conical body portion and the insertion guide portion.

6. The fitting portion has a first slit and a second slit, the first slit extends downward from an upper end of the insertion guide portion to the straight body portion and cuts the straight body portion; the second slit extends downward from the upper end of the insertion guide portion to the straight body portion but does not cut through the straight body portion; 6. The electrical connector according to claim 5, wherein the floating connection portion is connected to a lower end of the straight body portion and is located directly below the second slit.

7. A gap is provided between the terminal receiving groove and the floating connection portion.

2. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein said terminal receiving grooves have spacing members extending between various portions of said floating connection portions.

8. The insulating fixing seat includes a main fixing seat and an auxiliary fixing seat, The terminal receiving groove is open to a side portion of the main fixing seat, and a side opening is formed in a side surface of the main fixing seat, 3. The electrical connector of claim 2, wherein the auxiliary fixing seat is snapped into the side opening, and the auxiliary fixing seat is provided with a spacing block, the spacing block being interposed between the bent arm of the floating terminal and the horizontal fixing portion of the floating terminal.

9. The terminal receiving groove divides an inner wall of the main fixing seat into two position limiting walls facing each other, and the two position limiting walls are each provided with a snap groove, 9. The electrical connector according to claim 8, wherein the auxiliary fixing seats are provided with snap blocks which snap into the respective snap grooves.

10. 10. The electrical connector according to claim 9, wherein one of the two position limiting walls of the main fixing seat is further provided with a protruding stop wall, which stops below the first bent portion.

11. The terminal receiving groove is provided on a side portion of the insulating fixing seat and divides the insulating fixing seat into a first position limiting wall and a second position limiting wall opposed to each other, The first position limiting wall is provided with a partition wall extending horizontally toward the second position limiting wall, a gap is provided between the partition wall and the second position limiting wall, the partition wall extends below the first linear extension portion, and there is a distance between the partition wall and the first linear extension portion; The electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein the second linear extension portion is inserted into the gap and is capable of floating within the gap.

12. a first insertion groove and a second insertion groove are provided in the first position limiting wall and the second position limiting wall at a position close to a lower end of the first position limiting wall and a position close to a lower end of the second position limiting wall, respectively; an opening of the first insertion groove and an opening of the second insertion groove face each other to form the terminal fixing groove; The electrical connector according to claim 11 , wherein two sides of the horizontal fixing portion of the floating terminal are snapped into the first insertion groove and the second insertion groove, respectively.

13. The insulating floating seat has a barrel-shaped body, The annular groove is provided on the upper portion of the insulating floating seat and surrounds the body; 2. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein an outwardly projecting ring is formed on an outer wall of said body adjacent and below said annular groove.

14. The conductive shell includes a sleeve portion that covers the insulating fixing seat, The elastic fitting pieces are spaced apart from each other and distributed along the upper end of the sleeve portion to form a cage shape; an upper end of the elastic fitting piece is bent toward a central axis of the conductive shell to form a bent hook, and a tip of the bent hook extends into the annular groove; 14. The electrical connector of claim 13, wherein a lower end of said sleeve portion is provided with outwardly extending solder legs.

15. 1. An electrical connector assembly comprising: A male connector; a main mounting housing into which the male connector is inserted; and the electrical connector according to any one of claims 1 to 14, which is inserted into the male connector and cooperates with the male connector; The male connector includes: A metal shell; a central conductive member received within the metal shell; an insulator; the central conductive member is fixed on the insulating seat, and the insulating seat is interposed between the metal shell and the central conductive member; an electrical connector assembly, wherein the central conductive member and the mating portion of the floating terminal make corresponding contact to establish a first electrical connection, and the metallic shell covers the conductive shell to establish a second electrical connection.

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