FEMALE CONNECTOR AND CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY

• Main Authors: HAN, Zhiming, GU, Yue
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 28.10.2021
• Subjects: BLASTING; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEATING; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; LIGHTING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; WEAPONS

The present disclosure provides a female connector for receiving a male connector. The female connector includes a housing, a support ring, a clip having legs, and a clip blocking member having blocking faces. The male connector includes a groove and can be at least partially inserted into an internal space of the support ring located in a fluid channel of the female connector. When the groove is aligned with housing openings and support ring openings, the clip legs can enter the groove, and an operation portion of the clip can get into a travel end position. When the groove is not aligned with the housing openings and the support ring openings, and the clip legs abut against an outer surface of the male connector, the blocking faces can prevent the operation portion from getting into the travel end position by abutting against distal ends of the clip legs.