Electrical connectors – With coupling movement-actuating means or retaining means in... – Coupling part for receiving edge of planar board moving...
Reexamination Certificate
1998-07-15
2001-05-15
Gandhi, Jayprakash N. (Department: 2841)
Electrical connectors
With coupling movement-actuating means or retaining means in...
Coupling part for receiving edge of planar board moving...
C439S570000, C439S062000, C439S157000, C439S328000, C361S801000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06231364
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a memory module connector installed in a mother board and adapted to receive a memory module, and more particularly to such a memory module connector which has metal reinforcing members attached to latches thereof for protection.
A regular memory module connector adapted for mounting on a mother board to receive a memory module is generally comprised of a connector body having an elongated insertion slot and two latches at two opposite ends of the insertion slot, and two rows of terminals mounted in the insertion slot at two opposite sides and respectively soldered to the mother board. When installing a memory module in the insertion slot of the connector body, the latches are respectively bent outwards for permitting the memory module to be inserted into position. After the installation of the inserted memory module in the insertion slot of the connector body, the latches automatically return to their former shape and hold down the inserted memory module. When to remove the inserted memory module from the connector body, the latches must be bent outwards. This structure of memory module connector is not durable in use because frequently bending the latches causes the latches to be broken or excessively deformed.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention provides a memory module connector which eliminates the aforesaid problem. According to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the memory module connector comprises a connector body mounted on a mother board, the connector body comprising an elongated insertion slot longitudinally disposed at one side; two rows of terminals symmetrically mounted in the elongated insertion slot of the connector body at two opposite sides and soldered to the electric circuit of the mother board and adapted for electrically connecting an inserted memory module to the mother board; two latches integrally molded on the connector body and respectively extended from two opposite ends of the connector body at right angles in one direction, the latches each comprising a receptacle integral with one end of the connector body, and an inwardly extended and smoothed curved retainer block adapted for engaging into a respective retaining notch of a memory module being inserted into the insertion slot of the connector body; and two reinforcing members respectively fastened to the latches, the reinforcing members each comprising a plug strip plugged into the receptacle of one latch, an upwardly extended stop strip hooked on one latch at an inner side, a springy pressure strip pressed on one latch at an outer side against the stop strip, and a mounting strip soldered to the mother board.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5514002 (1996-05-01), Cheng et al.
patent: 5863213 (1999-01-01), Enomoto et al.
Gandhi Jayprakash N.
Pro-Techtor Inter-national Services
Tran Thanh Y.
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