CN218070303U

CN218070303U - Electrical connector with improved contact arrangement

Info

Publication number: CN218070303U
Application number: CN202220896693.7U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 何睿; 胡小东; 杨奎; 侯耀华
Original assignee: Amphenol Commercial Products Chengdu Co Ltd
Current assignee: Amphenol Commercial Products Chengdu Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-04-18
Filing date: 2022-04-18
Publication date: 2022-12-16
Anticipated expiration: 2032-04-18

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an electrical connector. The electrical connector includes: the insulating body comprises a seat body and a tower part, wherein the seat body is provided with a butt joint surface and an installation surface which are opposite along the vertical direction, the tower part protrudes from the butt joint surface along the vertical direction, the butt joint surface is provided with a slot which extends along the longitudinal direction and is used for receiving the power adapting and distributing assembly, and the end part of the slot extends into the tower part; and the reinforcing assembly is arranged on the insulating body and comprises a first reinforcing member extending along the vertical direction, one part of the first reinforcing member is inserted into the seat body, and the other part of the first reinforcing member is supported on the tower part so as to reinforce the mechanical strength of the tower part. Through setting up first reinforcement member, can play the reinforcing action to pedestal and tower portion to promote shock resistance. Particularly, the first reinforcing member can reinforce the joint between the base and the tower part, so that the impact resistance of the joint can be greatly improved.

Description

Electrical connector

Technical Field

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an electrical connector.

Background

Card edge connectors (card edge connectors) are widely used as a transmission medium in electronic products such as computers, and can be used to connect electronic cards such as memory cards, video cards, sound cards, etc. to circuit boards, so that the electronic cards provide memory capacity for the electronic products and enhance the operation speed of the electronic products. With the advent of the information age, people have higher and higher requirements on the use frequency and functions of electronic products. New technology electronic cards and card edge connectors are better meeting the needs of people.

The insulating body is provided with a slot. The slot extends into a tower portion on the insulator body. The lower edge of the plate-shaped electronic card can be inserted into the slot. The insulating body is usually made of a plastic material. When the electronic card inserted into the slot is impacted by external force, the insulating body is deformed or even cracked at the tower part, so that the electronic card is in poor contact with the circuit board, and the operation fault of the electronic product is caused.

Disclosure of Invention

To at least partially solve the problems in the prior art, according to one aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, an electrical connector is provided. The electrical connector includes: the insulation body comprises a seat body and a tower part, wherein the seat body is provided with a butt joint surface and an installation surface which are opposite along a vertical direction, the tower part protrudes from the butt joint surface along the vertical direction, the butt joint surface is provided with a slot which extends along the longitudinal direction, the slot is used for receiving an adaptive power assembly, and the end part of the slot extends into the tower part; and the reinforcing assembly is arranged on the insulating body and comprises a first reinforcing member extending along the vertical direction, one part of the first reinforcing member is inserted into the seat body, and the other part of the first reinforcing member is supported on the tower part so as to reinforce the mechanical strength of the tower part.

Illustratively, the first reinforcing member is located at a side of the slot.

Illustratively, the tower portion includes a pair of side walls on both sides of the insertion slot in the transverse direction and an end wall connected between the pair of side walls, the pair of side walls and the end wall enclosing an end of the insertion slot, the other portion of the first reinforcing member being supported in the side walls.

Illustratively, the first reinforcing members are arranged in pairs and are respectively oppositely positioned at two sides of the slot.

Exemplarily, the other part of the first reinforcement member abuts against an outer side face of the tower portion extending in the longitudinal direction.

Illustratively, a first recess extends from the outer side surface to the inside of the seat body, the first recess forms a groove with a notch facing the butt joint surface in the seat body, and the first reinforcing member is arranged in the first recess.

Illustratively, the first reinforcing member is sheet-shaped and extends in the longitudinal direction.

Illustratively, the groove bottom of the groove extends towards the mounting surface to form a plurality of extending concave parts which are arranged at intervals along the longitudinal direction, the first reinforcing member extends towards the mounting surface to form a plurality of first reinforcing member lugs, and the plurality of first reinforcing member lugs are clamped into the plurality of extending concave parts in a one-to-one correspondence mode.

Illustratively, the first depression extends to the top of the column.

The electrical connector further comprises a latch, wherein a seat recess is formed in the seat, a lower end of the latch is in the seat recess and is pivotally connected to the seat between an unlocking position and a locking position, the latch is used for locking and connecting to an adaptive power assembly of the electrical connector in the locking position, and the first reinforcing member is located outside the seat recess along the transverse direction.

Illustratively, the another portion of the first reinforcing member is buried within the tower portion.

Illustratively, the first reinforcing member has a rod shape.

Illustratively, a second recess extends from the top of the tower portion toward the mounting surface, the first reinforcing member being disposed in the second recess.

The electrical connector further includes a latch, the base is provided with a base recess, a lower end of the latch is pivotally connected to the base within the base recess between an unlocking position and a locking position, the latch is used to lock an adaptive power module connected to the electrical connector in the locking position, and the first reinforcing member is located above the base recess.

Illustratively, the transverse width of the tower portion is less than the transverse width of the seat body.

Illustratively, the reinforcement assembly further includes a second reinforcement member disposed on the tower, the second reinforcement member having an opening into which an end of the socket extends.

Illustratively, the second reinforcing member is located on a side of the first reinforcing member away from the seat body.

Illustratively, the tower part is provided with a third recess extending to the top of the tower part, and the second reinforcing member is inserted into the third recess from above the tower part.

Illustratively, the first reinforcing member is mounted to the insulative body via the third recess.

Illustratively, the tower portion includes a pair of side walls on both sides of the insertion slot and an end wall connected between the side walls, the side walls and the end wall surrounding an end of the insertion slot, and the third recess includes a pair of side recesses on the side walls, respectively, and an end recess on the end wall, the end recess being connected between the pair of side recesses.

Illustratively, one or two of the pair of side walls are provided with a first recessed portion extending along the vertical direction, one end of the first recessed portion is communicated with the side recessed portion on the side wall where the first recessed portion is located, the other end of the first recessed portion extends into the seat body, and the first reinforcing member is inserted into the first recessed portion through the third recessed portion.

Illustratively, a first bump is arranged on the side wall where the first recess is located, the first bump extends to the end wall along the longitudinal direction and is located below the side recess on the side wall where the first bump is located, and the first bump forms the first side wall of the first recess.

Illustratively, a second bump is arranged on the side wall where the first concave part is located, one end of the second bump extends to the top of the tower part, the other end of the second bump extends to the base body, and the second bump forms a second side wall of the first concave part.

Illustratively, a slot is formed in the tower top of one or both of the pair of side walls, the slot penetrates through the side wall in the transverse direction, the second reinforcing member includes a reinforcing body and a barb, the reinforcing body is U-shaped, an opening of the U-shape faces the slot, the barb extends from an edge of the opening of the U-shape toward the inner side of the opening of the U-shape, and the barb is arranged in the slot.

Illustratively, a second recessed portion extending in the vertical direction is provided on a side wall where the slot is located, one end of the second recessed portion is communicated to the slot, and the other end of the second recessed portion extends into the seat body, and the first reinforcing member is inserted into the second recessed portion through the slot.

Illustratively, the bottom of the slot is provided with an extended slot, and the barb is provided with a second reinforcing member lug which is clamped into the extended slot.

Illustratively, the first reinforcing member and the second reinforcing member are integrally formed pieces.

According to another aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is also provided an electrical connector. The electrical connector includes: the insulating body comprises a seat body and a tower part, wherein the seat body is provided with a butt joint surface and an installation surface which are opposite in the vertical direction, the tower part protrudes from the butt joint surface in the vertical direction, the butt joint surface is provided with a slot which extends in the longitudinal direction and is used for receiving an adaptive power assembly, and the end part of the slot extends into the tower part; and a reinforcement assembly including a first reinforcement member having one portion inserted into the housing and the other portion supported on the tower, and a second reinforcement member provided on the tower and surrounding an end of the insertion groove.

Illustratively, the first reinforcing member and the second reinforcing member are each embedded in the insulating body, and the first reinforcing member and the second reinforcing member are configured to be inserted into the insulating body in order from a tower top of the tower portion.

Illustratively, the first reinforcing member is located at a side of the slot.

Illustratively, the tower portion has a transverse width less than a transverse width of the socket body.

The provision of the slots results in a reduction in the mechanical strength of the base and tower, especially in the trend of miniaturization of the product. Through setting up first reinforcement member, can play the reinforcing action to pedestal and tower portion to promote shock resistance. Particularly, the first reinforcing member can reinforce the joint between the base and the tower part, so that the impact resistance of the joint can be greatly improved. In addition, because the tower portion protrudes from the base body in the vertical direction, the impact force received on the base body can be effectively shared after the strength of the tower portion is increased, a pair of base bodies can be strengthened, the impact resistance of the base bodies is improved, and particularly the resistance to the impact force along the transverse direction can be improved, so that the insulating body is protected to a certain extent, and the insulating body is prevented from being deformed or even cracked.

A series of concepts in a simplified form are introduced in the summary of the invention, which is described in further detail in the detailed description section. This summary is not intended to identify key features or essential features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended to be used as an aid in determining the scope of the claimed subject matter.

Advantages and features of the present disclosure are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

The following drawings of the present disclosure are included to provide an understanding of the present disclosure. The drawings illustrate embodiments of the disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure. In the drawings, there is shown in the drawings,

fig. 1 is a perspective view of an electrical connector and an adaptive electrical assembly according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure with a latch in a locked position;

fig. 2 is a perspective view of the electrical connector and the adaptive power assembly shown in fig. 1 with the latch in an unlocked position;

fig. 3 is a perspective view of the electrical connector shown in fig. 2;

FIG. 4 is an angled partial perspective view of the insulator body shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a partial perspective view of another angle of the dielectric body shown in FIG. 3;

fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the insulator body shown in fig. 5;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the latch shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the reinforcement assembly shown in FIG. 3;

fig. 9 is a perspective view of an electrical connector according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the reinforcement assembly shown in FIG. 9;

fig. 11 is a perspective view of an electrical connector according to yet another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 12 is a partial perspective view of the insulator body shown in fig. 11;

fig. 13 is a cross-sectional view of the insulator body shown in fig. 12;

fig. 14 is a perspective view of the reinforcement assembly shown in fig. 11.

Wherein the figures include the following reference numerals:

electrical connectors

100, 100', 100";

reinforcement assemblies

200, 200', 200"; a

first reinforcement member

300, 300', 300"; a first reinforcement member lug 310;

second reinforcement members

400, 400"; an opening 401; a reinforcing body 410; a barb 420; chamfering 421; second reinforcement member lug 430; the second reinforcing member-side lug 440; an insulating

body

500, 500"; a butt joint surface 501; a mounting surface 502; a base body 510; the first seat 511; a second seat 512; a recess 513; a tower portion 520; a side wall 521; an end wall 522; a slot 530; an insertion groove 531; a locking groove 532; partition ribs 533; a first recess 540; an extension recess 541; slotting 550; an extension slot 551; a second recess 560; a third recess 570; side recesses 571; end recesses 572; the first bump 581; the second bump 582; a seat body recessed portion 590; a pivot hole 591; a lock catch 600; a pivot 610; a conductive element 700; the electrical assembly 900 is adapted.

Detailed Description

In the following description, numerous details are provided to provide a thorough understanding of the present disclosure. One skilled in the art, however, will understand that the following description merely illustrates preferred embodiments of the disclosure and that the disclosure may be practiced without one or more of these details. In addition, some features that are well known in the art have not been described in detail to avoid obscuring the present disclosure.

Electrical connectors are widely used for interconnection in electrical systems and between mating electrical components. The adapting electric component comprises an electric card such as a display card or a memory card. DDR5 (double data rate generation 5) is a memory specification that is currently widely used in computers. Electronic cards employing DDR5 may be interconnected with the motherboard of a computer via an electrical connector. An electrical connector is secured to the motherboard and conductive elements on the electrical connector interconnect with circuitry on the motherboard. The electronic card can be electrically connected to the electric connector so that the golden fingers on the electronic card are electrically connected with the conductive elements on the electric connector, and therefore the interconnection between the golden fingers on the electronic card and the circuits on the mainboard is achieved.

The insulative housing of the electrical connector is typically made of plastic or the like. The insulating body is provided with the slot. The electronic card can be inserted into the slot. The inventor realizes that when the electronic card is inserted improperly or impacted by external force, the insulating body of the electric connector is deformed and even cracked, so that the performance of the electric connector is reduced, and the market competitiveness is poor. Furthermore, the inventors have recognized that the connection between the body and the tower of the insulator is particularly susceptible to deformation and even cracking.

The present disclosure provides an electrical connector. A reinforcement assembly may be provided within the electrical connector of this configuration. The inventors have realized that the reinforcement assembly contributes to improve the mechanical strength of the insulating body, thereby suppressing the occurrence of deformation and even cracking of the insulating body. Moreover, the reinforcing component can particularly improve the mechanical strength of the connection part between the base body and the tower part of the insulating body, thereby inhibiting the phenomenon that the connection part is deformed and even cracked. The electrical connector of some embodiments is described in detail below with reference to the specific figures.

For clarity and simplicity of description, the vertical direction Z-Z, the longitudinal direction X-X, and the lateral direction Y-Y are defined. The vertical direction Z-Z, the longitudinal direction X-X and the transverse direction Y-Y may be perpendicular to each other. The vertical direction Z-Z generally refers to the height direction of the electrical connector. The longitudinal direction X-X generally refers to the length direction of the electrical connector. The transverse direction Y-Y generally refers to the width direction of the electrical connector.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 1-8, the electrical connector 100 may include a dielectric body 500. Referring preferably to fig. 3, the dielectric body 500 may have a mating face 501 and a mounting face 502. The abutting surface 501 and the mounting surface 502 may be disposed opposite to each other in the vertical direction Z-Z. The docking surface 501 may have a slot 530 disposed thereon. Illustratively, slots 530 may be recessed inwardly from interface 501 in the vertical direction Z-Z. The slot 530 may be used to receive at least a portion of the adaptive electrical component 900. For example, the receptacle 530 may be adapted to receive a lower edge of an electronic card to maintain the position of the electronic card relative to the housing 500. The electronic card may include one or more of a graphics card, a memory card, a sound card, and the like. Thus, the electrical connector 100 may include a card edge connector. The insulative body 500 may be formed of an insulative material, such as plastic, using a molding process. The insulator body 500 is typically a unitary piece.

For example, the insulative housing 500 may have a substantially elongated strip shape. The insulation body 500 may extend in the longitudinal direction X-X. The slot 530 may be an elongated slot extending in the longitudinal direction X-X. The adaptive electrical component 900 may be plugged into the slot 530 of the docking surface 501. The mounting face 502 may engage a circuit board that serves as a motherboard. Specifically, the insulating body 500 may hold a plurality of conductive elements 700 thereon. A plurality of conductive elements 700 may be disposed in the insulative body 500 spaced apart from one another along the longitudinal direction X-X to ensure electrical isolation between adjacent conductive elements 700. A plurality of conductive elements 700 may be distributed on both sides of the slot 530. The compliant electrical assembly 900 may have a plurality of compliant conductive elements, such as gold fingers, thereon. When the adapting electrical assembly 900 is plugged into the slot 530, the plurality of conductive elements 700 can be electrically connected with the adapting conductive elements on the adapting electrical assembly 900. The conductive element 700 may extend beyond the mounting surface 502 and be electrically connected to a circuit board. The compliant electrical assembly 900 and the circuit board can be electrically connected by the electrical connector 100 to thereby interconnect the circuitry on the compliant electrical assembly 900 with the circuitry on the circuit board.

Illustratively, the insulation body 500 may include a seat body 510. The conductive element 700 may be disposed on the seat 510. Generally, the base 510 may include a first base 511 and a second base 512 at both sides of the insertion groove 530. First fastening structure 511 and second fastening structure 512 can be spaced apart along the transverse direction Y-Y, and slot 530 can be formed between first fastening structure 511 and second fastening structure 512. That is, the conductive element 700 can be disposed on both the first base 511 and the second base 512. The conductive elements 700 on both sides may face each other or may be staggered by a certain interval in the longitudinal direction X-X. Typically, the conductive elements 700 on both sides have the same configuration, but are arranged as mirror images of each other. Of course, in other embodiments not shown, the conductive element 700 may be disposed on only one of the first seat 511 and the second seat 512, and the configuration of the conductive element 700 on the two seats may also be different.

The insulator body 500 may also include a tower portion 520. The tower 520 may be located at an end of the insulation body 500 in the longitudinal direction X-X. The tower 520 may be connected to an end of the socket 510. Specifically, the tower 520 may project in the vertical direction Z-Z from the interface 501. Thus, the tower portion 520 may be vertically higher than the base 510 along the vertical direction Z-Z. The tower portions 520 may be arranged in pairs. A pair of tower portions 520 may be respectively connected to both ends of the housing 510.

In the illustrated embodiment, the slots 530 can extend from the base 510 into the pair of towers 520. The slot 530 may include a mating groove 531 and a locking groove 532. The insertion groove 531 may be located in the housing 510. The insertion groove 531 may extend in the longitudinal direction X-X. A partition rib 533 may be provided in the insertion groove 531. The partition rib 533 may divide the insertion groove 531 into a plurality of separate sections. The partition rib 533 can not only increase the mechanical strength of the base 510, but also have a fool-proof function by disposing the partition rib 533 at a non-central position of the insertion groove 531. A locking groove 532 may be provided in each tower 520. A pair of the locking grooves 532 may be located on sides of the pair of tower portions 520 facing each other, respectively, and the pair of locking grooves 532 may extend in the vertical direction Z-Z. The lower portions of the pair of locking grooves 532 are connected to both ends of the insertion groove 531, respectively. Thus, the U-shaped insertion groove 530 is formed.

Illustratively, the electrical connector 100 may further include a pair of latches 600. The latch 600 may be connected to the housing 510. Specifically, the holder body 510 may be provided with a holder body recess 590. The seat recess 590 may be located outside of the locking groove 532. The seat body recess 590 may communicate with the locking groove 532. The seat body recess 590 may be generally located below the tower 520. The lower end of the latch 600 may be pivotally connected to the housing 510 within the housing recess 590 between an unlocked position and a locked position.

In fig. 1, the latch 600 is in the locked position, and the upper portion of the latch 600 may be snapped onto the tower 520. The latch 600 may lockingly connect the adapter electrical assembly 900 to the electrical connector 100. In fig. 2, the latch 600 is in an unlocked position and the upper portion of the latch 600 may be separated from the tower 520. The latch 600 may insert the adapter electrical assembly 900 into the slot 530 or may remove the adapter electrical assembly 900 from the insulator body 500.

In the embodiment shown in the figures, the latch 600 may be provided with a pivot 610 (see fig. 7) and the side wall of the seat recess 590 may be provided with a pivot hole 591 (see fig. 4-6). The latch 600 may be pivoted with respect to the insulative body 500 by inserting the pivot 610 into the pivot hole 591.

Illustratively, the latches 600 may be provided in pairs. The latches 600 disposed in pairs may be respectively connected to both ends of the housing 510. The latch 600 may be formed from an insulating material such as plastic using a molding process. The latch 600 is typically a unitary piece. The materials of the latch 600 and the insulative body 500 may be the same or different.

The electrical connector 100 may also include a stiffener assembly 200. The reinforcing member 200 may be disposed on the insulation body 500.

The reinforcement assembly 200 may include a first reinforcement member 300. The first reinforcing member 300 may be made of a relatively strong material such as plastic, ceramic, metal, etc. Preferably, the first reinforcing member 300 may be made of a metal material. The metal material has higher strength and lower material and processing cost. Preferably, the first reinforcing member 300 is an integral sheet metal part. Thus, the first reinforcing member 300 has high mechanical strength, a simple processing process and low cost.

The first reinforcing member 300 may extend in the vertical direction Z-Z. A portion of the first reinforcing member 300 may be inserted into the holder body 510. Another portion of the first reinforcement member 300 may be supported on the tower 520 to reinforce the mechanical strength of the tower 520. Based on the orientation of the embodiment shown in fig. 3, the lower portion of the first reinforcing member 300 is inserted into the housing 510 and the upper portion is supported on the tower portion 520, which not only enhances the mechanical strength of the tower portion 520, but also enhances the strength of the connection between the tower portion 520 and the housing 510, thereby preventing the tower portion 520 from deforming or even cracking relative to the housing 510.

Alternatively, the first reinforcing member 300 may be provided only at one end of the insulation body 500, i.e., only in one end of the seat 510 and the corresponding tower 520; alternatively, the first reinforcing members 300 may be disposed at both ends of the insulation body 500, that is, the first reinforcing members 300 may be disposed in both ends of the housing 510 and the corresponding two tower portions 520. Preferably, the first reinforcing members 300 are provided at both ends of the insulation body 500.

The provision of the insertion groove 530 may result in a reduction in mechanical strength of the housing 510 and the tower 520, especially in a trend of miniaturization of products. By providing the first reinforcing member 300, the base 510 and the tower 520 can be reinforced to improve the impact resistance. Particularly, the first reinforcing member 300 may reinforce the connection between the base 510 and the tower 520, so as to greatly improve the impact resistance of the connection. In addition, because the tower portion 520 protrudes from the base 510 in the vertical direction, the strength of the tower portion 520 can effectively share the impact force on the base 510, and the tower portion can also reinforce the pair of bases 510, improve the impact resistance, and especially improve the resistance to the impact force along the transverse direction Y-Y, thereby protecting the insulation body 500 to a certain extent and avoiding deformation and even cracking of the insulation body.

Illustratively, the lateral width of the tower 520 may be less than the lateral width of the seat 510. The electrical connector 100 and the mating electrical component 900 generate heat during operation. With this arrangement, even if the plurality of electrical connectors 100 are closely arranged to each other in the transverse direction Y-Y, a gap is formed between the towers 520 of the adjacent electrical connectors 100, so that an air circulation passage can be formed therein, thereby achieving a good heat dissipation effect. Thus, the performance of the electrical connector 100 is more stable. The electrical connector 100 is particularly suitable for use in a scenario with a poor ventilation environment, a scenario with long-term operation of the electrical connector 100, and/or a scenario with a large amount of heat generated by the electrical connector 100.

In the case where the lateral width of the tower part 520 is smaller than that of the seat body 510, the mechanical strength of the connection between the seat body 510 and the tower part 520, and the tower part 520 may be reduced. By providing the first reinforcing member 300, the joint between the base 510 and the tower 520 can be reinforced with mechanical strength, so as to improve the impact resistance.

For example, in the case of a card edge connector, the entire insertion slot 530 has a longitudinal length substantially greater than a transverse width, and when an impact force is applied along the transverse direction Y-Y, the connection between the seat body 510 and the tower 520 is easily deformed and even cracked. Thus, further, the first reinforcement member 300 may be located at a side of the insertion groove 530. The side of the insertion groove 530 refers to any one or both sides of the insertion groove 530 opposite in the lateral direction Y-Y. In this way, when the adaptive electrical assembly 900 is inserted into the insertion slot 530, the first reinforcing member 300 can maintain the shapes of the seat body 510 and the tower portion 520 from the side of the adaptive electrical assembly 900 along the transverse direction Y-Y, so as to avoid the deformation and even the crack of the seat body 510 and the tower portion 520 when the adaptive electrical assembly 900 is impacted by an external force.

For example, the first reinforcing members 300 may be provided in pairs. The first reinforcing members 300 disposed in pairs may be disposed spaced apart in the transverse direction Y-Y. The first reinforcing members 300 disposed in pairs may be respectively located at opposite sides of the insertion groove 530. With such an arrangement, when the adaptive electrical assembly 900 is inserted into the insertion slot 530, the first reinforcing member 300 can maintain the shapes of the base 510 and the tower 520 from the two sides of the adaptive electrical assembly 900 along the transverse direction Y-Y, so as to prevent the base 510 and the tower 520 from being deformed or even cracked when the adaptive electrical assembly 900 is impacted by an external force.

Illustratively, the tower 520 may include an end wall 522 and a pair of side walls 521. A pair of sidewalls 521 may be located on both sides of the slot 530 in the transverse direction Y-Y. The end wall 522 may be connected between a pair of side walls 521. The cross-section of the end wall 522 and the pair of side walls 521 may be U-shaped. The cross section is a cross section formed by cutting the tower portion 520 with a plane perpendicular to the vertical direction Z-Z. The U-shaped opening may surround the end of the slot 530. Another portion of the first reinforcing member 300 may be supported in at least one side wall 521. With such an arrangement, the tower 520 has a simple structure and a low manufacturing cost.

For example, the first reinforcing member 300 may not be located at the side of the insertion groove 530, but may be located outside the insertion groove 530 in the longitudinal direction X-X, and may be disposed in the end wall 522 or abut against the outside or inside of the end wall 522. However, this arrangement increases manufacturing difficulties since the latch 600 is typically located there.

For example, a portion of the first reinforcing member 300 may be inserted into the seat body 510, and another portion of the first reinforcing member 300 may abut against an outer side surface of the tower 520 (i.e., an outer side surface of the side wall 521) extending in the longitudinal direction X-X. So arranged, the first reinforcing member 300 is easy to install. Also, the structure of the tower part 520 does not need to be changed, so that the workload of design can be reduced. In other embodiments, the other portion of the first reinforcing member 300 may also be inserted into the tower portion 520. For example, the first reinforcing member 300 may be embedded in the insulation body 500 by using an over-molding method. It is desirable that the insulation body 500 and the first reinforcing member 300 are assembled together in an insertion manner after they are separately manufactured.

For example, the first reinforcing member 300 may be located outside the seat body recess 590 along the transverse direction Y-Y. Along the vertical direction Z-Z, the first reinforcing member 300 may extend toward the mounting surface 502 to the seat body recessed portion 590, and may even extend below the seat body recessed portion 590. The recessed portion 590 may affect the strength of the seat 510, and the first reinforcing member 300 may improve the mechanical strength of the seat 510, so as to prevent the seat 510 from deforming or even cracking.

Illustratively, the insulation body 500 may further be provided with a first recess 540, as shown in fig. 4-6. The first recess 540 may extend from an outer side surface of the tower 520 extending in the longitudinal direction X-X (i.e., a side surface on which the first protrusion 581 and the second protrusion 582 which will be described later) toward the inside of the seat body 510. The first recess 540 forms a recess 513 in the housing 510, as shown in fig. 4-6. The notch of the recess 513 may face the abutment surface 501. The first reinforcement member 300 may be disposed in the first recess 540. By providing the first recess 540, the first reinforcing member 300 can be positioned, ensuring that the first reinforcing member 300 is located at a desired position. In addition, the size of the electrical connector 100 can be reduced, and the electrical connector 100 is compact.

Illustratively, the first recess 540 may extend to the top of the tower 520. The first reinforcing member 300 may be inserted into the first recess 540 from above the tower 520 in the vertical direction Z-Z. With such an arrangement, the first concave portion 540 is easy to process and has a low manufacturing cost. Also, since the top of the tower part 520 is generally located at a side convenient for handling, the first reinforcing member 300 is easily assembled and the production cost of the electrical connector 100 is low by such an arrangement. Thus, the insulation body 500 and the first reinforcing member 300 can be assembled after being manufactured separately, so that the production, the manufacture and the installation are convenient, and the cost of the electrical connector 100 is reduced. And, the dimension of the first reinforcing member 300 in the vertical direction Z-Z can be extended as much as possible, so as to protect the base 510 and the tower 520 to a greater extent and avoid the deformation and even cracking of the insulating body 500.

Illustratively, the first reinforcing member 300 may have a sheet shape. The first reinforcing member 300 may extend in the longitudinal direction X-X. With this arrangement, the first reinforcing member 300 has a larger dimension in the longitudinal direction X-X, so that a longer protection distance can be provided for the seat body 510 and the tower portion 520.

Illustratively, the bottom of the recess 513 may have a plurality of extending recesses 541 extending toward the mounting surface 502. The plurality of extension recesses 541 may be disposed at intervals along the longitudinal direction X-X. First stiffening member 300 may extend with a plurality of first stiffening member lugs 310 towards mounting face 502. The plurality of first reinforcement member lugs 310 may snap into the plurality of extension recesses 541 in a one-to-one correspondence. Illustratively, the plurality of first reinforcement member tabs 310 may snap into the plurality of extension recesses 541 by way of an interference fit. With this arrangement, the first reinforcing member 300 can be fixed. In addition, the dimension of the first reinforcing member 300 in the vertical direction Z-Z can be extended as much as possible, so as to protect the base 510 and the tower 520 to a greater extent and avoid the deformation and even cracking of the insulation body 500. Moreover, compared with the structure that the bottom of the groove 513 directly extends toward the mounting surface 502, the plurality of extending recesses 541 can reduce the undercut of the housing 510, so as to improve the mechanical strength of the housing 510, and the insulating housing 500 will not deform or even crack during transportation and installation of the insulating housing 500.

Illustratively, the reinforcement assembly 100 may further include a second reinforcement member 400. The second reinforcing member 400 may be made of a strong material such as plastic, ceramic, metal, etc. Preferably, the second reinforcement member 400 may be made of a metal material. The metal material has higher strength and lower material and processing cost. Preferably, the second reinforcement member 400 is an integral sheet metal part. Thus, the second reinforcing member 400 has high mechanical strength, a simple processing process, and low cost. The material of the second reinforcement member 400 may be the same as or different from that of the first reinforcement member 300.

The second reinforcement member 400 may be provided on the tower portion 520 by any means such as adhesion or snap-fitting. In an alternative embodiment, the second reinforcing member 400 may be molded within the tower portion 520 of the insulation body 500 in a two-shot process. However, this may result in higher processing costs for the insulator body 500. Preferably, the second reinforcement member 400 may have an opening 401. Alternatively, the second reinforcement member 400 may have a U-shape or a V-shape in cross section, etc. The cross section is a section formed by cutting the second reinforcing member 400 with a plane perpendicular to the vertical direction Z-Z. The end of the slot 530 may extend into the opening 401.

By providing the second reinforcing member 400 in the tower portion 520, the tower portion 520 can be reinforced to improve the impact resistance. When an impact force along the transverse direction Y-Y is applied, the tower 520 is easily deformed or even cracked, the end of the insertion groove 530 extends into the opening 401 of the second reinforcement member 400, and when the adaptive electrical assembly 900 is inserted into the insertion groove 530, the second reinforcement member 400 can maintain the shape of the tower 520 from both sides of the adaptive electrical assembly 900 along the longitudinal direction X-X, thereby preventing the tower 520 from being deformed or even cracked when the adaptive electrical assembly is impacted by an external force. In addition, because the vertical height of the tower portion 520 can be greater than the vertical height of the seat body 510, the impact force on the seat body 510 can be effectively shared after the strength of the tower portion 520 is increased, and the impact resistance of the tower portion is improved, so that the insulation body 500 is protected to a certain extent, and the deformation and even cracking of the insulation body are avoided.

Alternatively, the second reinforcing member 400 may be provided only on one tower portion 520; alternatively, the second reinforcing member 400 may be provided on both the tower portions 520. Desirably, the second reinforcing member 400 is provided on both of the towers 520, and the two second reinforcing members 400 may surround both ends of the insertion groove 530, respectively.

For example, the second reinforcement member 400 may be located on a side of the first reinforcement member 300 away from the seat 510. For the illustrated embodiment, the second reinforcement member 400 may be disposed above the first reinforcement member 300. Since the tower 520 is also easily deformed or even cracked on the side away from the base 510, the second reinforcing member 400 is disposed at the location, which can effectively suppress the deformation. Further, the second reinforcing member 400 and the first reinforcing member 300 are sequentially disposed in this manner, so that the space on the insulating body 500 can be sufficiently used.

Illustratively, the first reinforcing member 300 and the second reinforcing member 400 may be integrally formed by any suitable means such as welding, bonding, molding, or machining. Illustratively, the first reinforcement member 300 may be connected to a side of a reinforcement body 410 (to be described in detail later) of the second reinforcement member 400 extending in the longitudinal direction X-X. So set up, can reduce the process of installation, improve production efficiency.

In another embodiment, the first and second reinforcement members 300', 400 of the reinforcement assembly 200', as shown in the electrical connector 100' of fig. 9-10, may also be a unitary piece. Exemplarily, the first reinforcement member 300' may be spaced apart from a side of the reinforcement body 410 of the second reinforcement member 400 extending in the longitudinal direction X-X. Thus, the manufacturing is convenient.

Illustratively, referring back to fig. 4-6, a third recess 570 may be provided on the tower portion 520. The third recess 570 may extend to the top of the tower portion 520. The second reinforcing member 400 may be inserted into the third recess 570 from above the tower 520 in the vertical direction Z-Z. By providing the third recess 570, the second reinforcing member 400 can be positioned, ensuring that the second reinforcing member 400 is located at a desired position. In addition, the size of the electrical connector 100 can be reduced, and the electrical connector 100 is compact. With such an arrangement, the first concave portion 540 is easy to process and has a low manufacturing cost. Also, since the top of the tower part 520 is generally located at a side convenient for handling, the second reinforcement member 400 is easily assembled and the production cost of the electrical connector 100 is low by such an arrangement. Thus, the insulating body 500 and the second reinforcing member 400 can be assembled after being manufactured separately, so that the production, the manufacture and the installation are convenient, and the cost of the electrical connector 100 is reduced. And, the dimension of the second reinforcing member 400 in the vertical direction Z-Z can be extended as much as possible, so as to protect the seat body 510 to a greater extent and avoid the seat body 510 from deformation and even cracking.

For example, the first reinforcement member 300 may be mounted to the insulation body 500 via the third recess 570. Since the top of the tower part 520 is generally located at a side convenient for handling, the first reinforcing member 300 is easier to assemble and the production cost of the electrical connector 100 is low by this arrangement. Thus, the insulation body 500 and the first reinforcing member 300 can be assembled after being manufactured separately, so that the production, the manufacture and the installation are convenient, and the cost of the electrical connector 100 is reduced. And, the dimension of the first reinforcing member 300 in the vertical direction Z-Z can be extended as much as possible, so as to protect the base 510 and the tower 520 to a greater extent and avoid the deformation and even cracking of the insulating body 500.

Illustratively, the third recess 570 may include an end recess 572 and a pair of side recesses 571. A pair of side recesses 571 may be respectively located on the pair of side walls 521. A pair of side recesses 571 may be located at both sides of the slot 530 in the transverse direction Y-Y. End recess 572 may be located on end wall 522. The end recess 572 may be connected between a pair of side recesses 571. The end recess 572 and the pair of side recesses 571 may form a U-shape in cross-section. The cross section is formed by cutting the third recess 570 with a plane perpendicular to the vertical direction Z-Z. The U-shaped opening may surround the end of the slot 530. With this arrangement, the second reinforcing member 400 can wrap the tower 520 from the outside of the tower 520 to three sides, and can reinforce the tower 520 in both the longitudinal direction X-X and the transverse direction Y-Y.

Illustratively, one end of the first recess 540 may be connected to the side recess 571 on the sidewall 521 where it is located. The other end of the first recess 540 may extend into the seat body 510. The first reinforcement member 300 may be inserted into the first recess 540 via the third recess 570. So set up, first depressed part 540 and third depressed part 570 are convenient for integrated into one piece machine-shaping to improve production efficiency. Also, the first and second reinforcing

members

300 and 400 of the integrally molded piece may be directly inserted.

For example, the sidewall 521 where the first recess 540 is located may be provided with a first protrusion 581. The first tab 581 may extend in the longitudinal direction X-X to the end wall 522. Also, the first bump 581 may be located under the side recess 571 on the side wall 521 where it is located. The first bump 581 may form a first sidewall of the first recess 540. So configured, the structure of the first bump 581 under the side recess 571 may form a step. The step may serve to support the second reinforcement member 400, thereby serving as a fixing function for the second reinforcement member 400.

For example, the sidewall 521 where the first recess 540 is located may be provided with a second protrusion 582. One end of second nub 582 may extend to the top of column portion 520. The other end of the second protrusion 582 may extend to the seat 510. The second bump 582 may form a second sidewall of the first recess 540. Thus, the first recess 540 has a simple structure and a low manufacturing cost.

Illustratively, a slot 550 may be provided in the top of one or both of the pair of side walls 521. The slot 550 may extend through the sidewall 521 in the transverse direction Y-Y. The slot 550 and the side recess 571 on the side wall 521 where it is located may be adjacent and in communication along the transverse direction Y-Y. The second reinforcement member 400 may include a reinforcement body 410 and barbs 420. The reinforcing body 410 may be U-shaped. The U-shaped opening 401 may face the slot 530. The barb 420 may extend from the edge of the U-shaped opening 401 toward the inside of the U-shaped opening 401. Barbs 420 may be disposed within slots 550. Through such an arrangement, the second reinforcing member 400 may form a structure similar to the structure surrounding the tower portion 520, which may further enhance the strength of the tower portion 520 and improve the shock resistance thereof.

Illustratively, the top of the barb 420 may be provided with a chamfer 421. The chamfer 421 can serve as a guide, and when the adaptive electrical component 900 is inserted into the insertion slot 530 along the vertical direction Z-Z, the chamfer 421 can prevent scratching of the adaptive electrical component 900, thereby ensuring that the adaptive electrical component 900 is inserted into the insertion slot 530.

Illustratively, the bottom of the slot 550 may be provided with an extended slot 551. The barb 420 may be provided with a second reinforcement member tab 430. Second reinforcement member tab 430 can snap into extension slot 551. With this arrangement, the second reinforcing member 400 can be fixed. In addition, the dimension of the second reinforcing member 400 in the vertical direction Z-Z can be extended as much as possible, thereby protecting the tower 520 to a large extent and preventing the insulating body 500 from being deformed or cracked.

In another embodiment, as shown in fig. 11-14, a second recess 560 may be provided in the sidewall 521 where the slot 550 is located. The second recess 560 may extend in the vertical direction Z-Z. One end of the second recess 560 may communicate to the slot 550. The other end of the second recess 560 may extend into the holder body 510. The first reinforcing member 300 "of the reinforcement assembly 200" may be inserted into the second recess 560 via the slot 550. By providing the second recess 560, the first reinforcing member 300 "can be positioned and fixed, and thus the first reinforcing member 300" can be fixed. Also, the second and

third recesses

560 and 570 are easily formed integrally, thereby improving productivity. Also, the first reinforcing member 300 "and the second reinforcing member 400" of the integrally molded piece may be directly inserted.

Note that, in this embodiment, the first reinforcing member 300 ″ may be connected to the second reinforcing member boss 430 of the second reinforcing member 400 ″ to form an integrally molded piece. Alternatively, first reinforcement member 300 "may be spaced apart from second reinforcement member ears 430 of second reinforcement member 400" to form a unitary piece.

Illustratively, another portion of the first reinforcing member 300 ″ may be buried within the tower 520. That is, the tower 520 may wrap around another portion of the first reinforcement member 300 ". Therefore, the first reinforcing member 300 ″ can be prevented from being polluted by external dust and other dirt, the first reinforcing member 300 ″ can be prevented from being oxidized and other problems, the mechanical strength of the first reinforcing member is ensured, and the insulating body 500 can be better protected.

Illustratively, the first reinforcing member 300 ″ may have a rod shape. The rod shape includes, but is not limited to, a round rod shape or a rectangular rod shape, etc. The first reinforcing member 300 ″ having a bar shape is easy to process and low in manufacturing cost. Further, the space inside the tower 520 is relatively small, and the rod-shaped first reinforcing member 300 ″ is more compact in structure, and thus is more suitable for being buried inside the tower 520.

For example, the first reinforcing member 300 ″ may be located above the seat body recess 590. Since the recessed portion 590 affects the strength of the seat 510, the first reinforcement member 300 can improve the mechanical strength of the seat 510, thereby preventing the seat 510 from deforming or even cracking.

Illustratively, the second recess 560 may extend from the top of the tower 520 toward the mounting surface 502. The first reinforcement member 300 "may be disposed within the second recess 560. The second recess 560 is easy to process and low in manufacturing cost. Also, the first reinforcing member 300 ″ may be inserted into the second recess 560 from the top of the tower 520. Thus, the insulation body 500 ' and the first reinforcing member 300' can be assembled after being manufactured separately, so that the production, the manufacture and the installation are convenient, and the cost of the electric connector 100' is reduced. And, the dimension of the first reinforcing member 300 ″ in the vertical direction Z-Z can be extended as much as possible, so as to protect the base 510 and the tower 520 to a greater extent and avoid the deformation and even cracking of the insulation body 500.

Illustratively, the second reinforcing member-side lug 440 may extend downward on the bottom surface of the side surface of the reinforcing body 410 of the second reinforcing member 400 extending in the longitudinal direction X-X. The second reinforcement member side lugs 440 may snap into the side recesses 571. For example, the second reinforcement member side lug 440 may be snap-fitted into the side recess 571 by way of an interference fit. With this arrangement, the second reinforcing member 400 ″ can be fixed. In addition, the dimension of the second reinforcing member 400 ″ in the vertical direction Z-Z can be extended as much as possible, thereby protecting the tower 520 to a large extent and preventing the tower 520 from being deformed or even cracked.

In other embodiments, both the first and second strength members may be embedded within the insulative body. The first reinforcing member and the second reinforcing member may be configured to be inserted into the insulating body in order from the tower top of the tower portion. Therefore, the first reinforcing member and the second reinforcing member are firmly fixed and are convenient to install.

It should be noted that only the differences between the three embodiments are described above, that the same reference numerals are used for the same or similar components of the three embodiments, and that these same or similar components will not be described in detail herein for the sake of brevity.

Thus, the present disclosure has been described in terms of several embodiments, but it will be appreciated that numerous variations, modifications, and improvements will readily occur to those skilled in the art in light of the teachings of the disclosure, and that such variations, modifications, and improvements are within the spirit and scope of the disclosure as claimed. The scope of the disclosure is defined by the appended claims and equivalents thereof. The foregoing embodiments are provided for purposes of illustration and description, and are not intended to limit the disclosure to the described embodiments.

Various changes may be made to the structures illustrated and described herein. For example, the principles of the present disclosure are described above with respect to a card edge connector, but the principles of the present disclosure may also be used with any suitable electrical connector, such as backplane connectors, daughter card connectors, stacking connectors (stacking connectors), mezzanine connectors (mezzanine connectors), I/O connectors, chip sockets (chip sockets), gen Z connectors, and the like. Problems with air flow obstruction may be encountered when these connectors are placed side-by-side in close proximity to each other, and the concepts of the present disclosure may provide advantageous assistance in creating air circulation between adjacent printed circuit board connected connectors.

Moreover, while many of the inventive aspects are described above with respect to a vertical connector, it should be understood that aspects of the disclosure are not so limited. As such, any one of the inventive features, alone or in combination with one or more other inventive features, can also be used with other types of electrical connectors, such as right angle connectors, coplanar electrical connectors, and the like.

In the description of the present disclosure, it is to be understood that the orientation or positional relationship indicated by the orientation words such as "front", "rear", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "lateral", "vertical", "horizontal" and "top", "bottom", etc., are usually based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, and in the case of not making a reverse explanation, these orientation words do not indicate and imply that the device or element being referred to must have a specific orientation or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore, should not be considered as limiting the scope of the present disclosure; the terms "inner" and "outer" refer to the interior and exterior relative to the contours of the components themselves.

For ease of description, spatially relative terms such as "over 8230 \ 8230;,"' over 8230;, \8230; upper surface "," above ", etc. may be used herein to describe the spatial relationship of one or more components or features to other components or features as illustrated in the figures. It is to be understood that the spatially relative terms are intended to encompass not only the orientation of the component as depicted in the figures, but also different orientations of the component in use or operation. For example, if an element in the drawings is turned over in its entirety, the articles "over" or "on" other elements or features will include the articles "under" or "beneath" the other elements or features. Thus, the exemplary terms "at 8230; \8230; 'above" may include both orientations "at 8230; \8230;' above 8230; 'at 8230;' below 8230;" above ". Further, these components or features may also be positioned at various other angles (e.g., rotated 90 degrees or other angles), all of which are intended to be encompassed herein.

It is noted that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of exemplary embodiments according to the present application. As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an", and/or "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, and it should be understood that when the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising" are used in this specification, they specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or combinations thereof, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

It should be noted that the terms "first," "second," and the like in the description and claims of this application and in the drawings described above are used for distinguishing between similar elements and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It is to be understood that the data so used is interchangeable under appropriate circumstances such that the embodiments of the application described herein are capable of operation in other sequences than those illustrated or described herein.

Claims

1. An electrical connector, comprising:

the insulation body comprises a seat body and a tower part, wherein the seat body is provided with a butt joint surface and an installation surface which are opposite along a vertical direction, the tower part protrudes from the butt joint surface along the vertical direction, the butt joint surface is provided with a slot which extends along the longitudinal direction, the slot is used for receiving an adaptive power assembly, and the end part of the slot extends into the tower part; and

a reinforcing assembly disposed on the insulation body, the reinforcing assembly including a first reinforcing member extending in the vertical direction, a portion of the first reinforcing member being inserted into the seat and another portion being supported on the tower to reinforce mechanical strength of the tower.

2. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the first stiffener is located to a side of the socket.

3. The electrical connector of claim 2, wherein the tower portion includes a pair of side walls flanking the slot in the transverse direction and an end wall connected between the pair of side walls, the pair of side walls and the end wall surrounding an end of the slot, the other portion of the first reinforcement member being supported in the side walls.

4. The electrical connector of claim 2, wherein the first reinforcement members are arranged in pairs and are respectively located at two opposite sides of the insertion slot.

5. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the other portion of the first reinforcement member abuts against an outer side face of the tower portion extending in the longitudinal direction.

6. The electrical connector of claim 5, wherein a first recess extends from the outer side surface into the housing body, the first recess forming a groove in the housing body with a notch facing the mating surface, the first reinforcement member being disposed in the first recess.

7. The electrical connector of claim 6, wherein the first reinforcement member is sheet-shaped and extends in the longitudinal direction.

8. The electrical connector of claim 7, wherein the groove bottom of the recess extends toward the mounting face with a plurality of extended recesses spaced apart along the longitudinal direction, the first stiffener extending toward the mounting face with a plurality of first stiffener lugs that snap into the plurality of extended recesses in a one-to-one correspondence.

9. The electrical connector of claim 6, wherein the first recess extends to a top of the tower portion.

10. The electrical connector of claim 5, further comprising a latch, wherein the body is provided with a body recess, a lower end of the latch is pivotally connected to the body within the body recess between an unlocked position and a locked position, the latch is used to latch an electrical component of the electrical connector when in the locked position, and the first reinforcement member is located outside the body recess in the transverse direction.

11. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the other portion of the first reinforcement member is buried within the tower portion.

12. The electrical connector of claim 11, wherein the first reinforcement member is rod-shaped.

13. The electrical connector of claim 11, wherein a second recess extends from a top of the tower portion toward the mounting surface, the first reinforcement member being disposed within the second recess.

14. The electrical connector of claim 11, further comprising a latch, wherein the housing has a housing recess, a lower end of the latch being pivotally connected to the housing between an unlocked position and a locked position within the housing recess, the latch being configured to latch an electrical mating component connected to the electrical connector in the locked position, the first reinforcement member being positioned above the housing recess.

15. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein the transverse width of the tower portion is less than the transverse width of the socket body.

16. The electrical connector of any of claims 1-15, wherein the reinforcement assembly further comprises a second reinforcement member disposed on the tower, the second reinforcement member having an opening into which an end of the socket extends.

17. The electrical connector of claim 16, wherein the second stiffener is located on a side of the first stiffener away from the housing.

18. The electrical connector of claim 16, wherein a third recess is provided in the tower portion, the third recess extending to a top of the tower portion, the second reinforcing member being inserted into the third recess from above the tower portion.

19. The electrical connector of claim 18, wherein the first reinforcement member is mounted to the insulative body via the third recess.

20. The electrical connector of claim 18, wherein the tower includes a pair of side walls on either side of the slot and an end wall connected between the pair of side walls, the pair of side walls and the end wall surrounding an end of the slot, the third recess including a pair of side recesses on the pair of side walls, respectively, and an end recess on the end wall, the end recess connected between the pair of side recesses.

21. The electrical connector according to claim 20, wherein one or both of the pair of side walls is provided with a first recessed portion extending in the vertical direction, one end of the first recessed portion is communicated to the side recessed portion on the side wall with the first recessed portion and the other end thereof extends into the housing, and the first reinforcing member is inserted into the first recessed portion via the third recessed portion.

22. The electrical connector of claim 21, wherein a first protrusion is disposed on a side wall of the first recess, the first protrusion extending along the longitudinal direction to the end wall and being located below a side recess on the side wall, the first protrusion forming a first side wall of the first recess.

23. The electrical connector of claim 21, wherein a second protrusion is disposed on a sidewall of the first recess, one end of the second protrusion extends to the top of the tower, and the other end of the second protrusion extends to the base, and the second protrusion forms a second sidewall of the first recess.

24. The electrical connector of claim 20, wherein a slot is provided in the top of the tower of one or both of the pair of side walls, the slot extending in a transverse direction through the side wall in which the slot is located, the second reinforcement member includes a reinforcement body having a U-shape with an opening of the U-shape facing the slot, and a barb extending from an edge of the opening of the U-shape toward an inner side of the opening of the U-shape, the barb being disposed in the slot.

25. The electrical connector of claim 24, wherein a second recessed portion extending in the vertical direction is provided on a side wall of the slot, one end of the second recessed portion communicates with the slot and the other end extends into the housing, and the first reinforcement member is inserted into the second recessed portion through the slot.

26. The electrical connector of claim 24, wherein the bottom of the slot is provided with an extended slot, and the barb is provided with a second stiffener tab that snaps into the extended slot.

27. The electrical connector of claim 16, wherein the first and second reinforcement members are integrally formed pieces.

28. An electrical connector, comprising:

the insulating body comprises a seat body and a tower part, wherein the seat body is provided with a butt joint surface and an installation surface which are opposite in the vertical direction, the tower part protrudes from the butt joint surface in the vertical direction, the butt joint surface is provided with a slot which extends in the longitudinal direction and is used for receiving an adaptive power assembly, and the end part of the slot extends into the tower part; and

a reinforcement assembly including a first reinforcement member having one portion inserted into the housing and another portion supported on the tower, and a second reinforcement member disposed on the tower and surrounding an end of the insertion groove.

29. The electrical connector of claim 28, wherein the first and second strength members are each embedded within the insulative body, the first and second strength members being configured to be inserted into the insulative body in order from a top of the tower.

30. The electrical connector of claim 28, wherein the first stiffener is located to a side of the socket.

31. The electrical connector of claim 30, wherein the tower portion includes a pair of side walls flanking the slot in the transverse direction and an end wall connected between the pair of side walls, the pair of side walls and the end wall surrounding an end of the slot, the other portion of the first reinforcement member being supported in the side walls.

32. The electrical connector of claim 30, wherein the first reinforcement members are arranged in pairs and are respectively located at two opposite sides of the insertion slot.

33. The electrical connector of claim 28, wherein the other portion of the first reinforcement member abuts against an outer side face of the tower portion extending in the longitudinal direction.

34. The electrical connector of claim 28, wherein the other portion of the first reinforcement member is buried within the tower.

35. The electrical connector of claim 28, wherein the second stiffener is located on a side of the first stiffener away from the housing.

36. The electrical connector of claim 28, wherein the first and second reinforcement members are integrally formed pieces.

37. The electrical connector of claim 28, wherein the transverse width of the tower portion is less than the transverse width of the seat portion.