Receptacle connector with alignment features
US10826214B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 16, 2019 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 16, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/2442
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A receptacle connector includes a housing having a mating end for mating with a plug connector and a mounting end for mounting to a circuit board. The housing has side walls and end walls with contacts in contacts arrays along both side walls. The contacts have mating ends and terminating ends. The housing has a card slot open at the mating end for receiving plug connector defined by interior surfaces of the side walls. The mating ends of the contacts are exposed in the card slot for mating electrical connection with the plug connector. The housing has alignment tabs extending inward into the card slot from the interior surface for aligning the plug connector within the card slot.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.