Female connector and connector assembly comprising the same

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a female connector for receiving and being fixedly connected to a male connector having a retention groove, the female connector including a housing and a retention clip. The retention clip has a fixed portion and a movable portion, wherein the fixed portion is connected to the housing, and the movable portion is movable between a locked position and a released position along a surface of the housing. The retention clip is configured such that a retention flange can project into the channel and be located in a travel path of the male connector when the movable portion is in the locked position, and the retention flange exits the channel and is out of the travel path of the male connector when the movable portion is in the released position. The fixing portion of the retention clip of the present disclosure is connected to the housing, and thus the retention clip would not be detached from the housing even when an operator applies a large force. Also, the movable portion of the retention clip is movable in a circumferential direction of the housing such that the retention clip is elastically deformed.