Card edge connector with improved grounding member
US10847936B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 27, 2019 |
| Grant date | Nov 24, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 27, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/514
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A card edge connector includes an elongate housing defining a card slot between an upper wall and a lower wall, two rows of terminals disposed in the upper and lower walls, and a retaining part. Each row includes a plurality of signal terminals and a plurality of grounding terminals, the terminals include contacting sections exposed upon the card slot, leg sections extending out the insulating housing and connecting sections joining with the contacting sections and the leg sections. The retaining part includes a grounding member and an insulating base inserting molded with the grounding member, the insulating base are retained with the insulating housing and located between the two rows of the terminals, the grounding member includes two rows of grounding fingers extending out the insulating base and contacting with the grounding terminals one by one.
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