Card edge connector with combined shielding and voltage drain protection
US5478259A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 28, 1994 |
| Grant date | Dec 26, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 28, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/658
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A card edge connector having a housing, an electromagnetic shield, and a voltage drain contact directly fixedly attached to the shield. The voltage drain contact has a contact area located above the top of a center section of the housing. Electrical contact is made between the voltage drain contact and a voltage drain pad on a daughter board before the daughter board makes electrical contact with signal contacts in the housing. This avoids undesired surges of current.
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