Edge card connector

Details Edge card connector Edge card connector

1995-11-09

1998-03-10

Vu, Hien

Electrical connectors

With coupling movement-actuating means or retaining means in...

Coupling part for receiving edge of planar board moving...

439636, H01R 1362

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057253897

ABSTRACT:
An edge connector is provided for a printed circuit board having a mating edge and a plurality of contact pads adjacent the edge. The connector includes an elongated dielectric housing having a board-receiving slot for receiving the mating edge of the printed circuit board. A plurality of spring contact elements are mounted in the housing along at least one side of the slot. The spring contact elements have first spring contact portions extending into the slot for contacting respective ones of the contact pads on the printed circuit board. A surface of the housing at the one side of the slot defines a datum plane beyond which the spring contact portion of at least one of the spring contact elements extends into the slot. Some of the spring contact elements include second spring contact portions formed in a unique arcuate configuration for biasing the printed circuit board against the surface, thereby deflecting the first spring contact portions a predetermined amount. Identical interchangeable board latches are mounted at opposite ends of the housing and include board locks for lockingly engaging opposite sides of the printed circuit board when inserted into the board-receiving slot.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4990107 (1991-02-01), Fortuna
patent: 5203714 (1993-04-01), Tuan
patent: 5203725 (1993-04-01), Brunker et al.
patent: 5340328 (1994-08-01), Lee
patent: 5514002 (1996-05-01), Cheng et al.
patent: 5525071 (1996-06-01), Obara et al.

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