Patent · US Expired

Card connector

US6729909B2 · kind B2 · utility

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9References
8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 11, 2002
Grant dateMay 4, 2004
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Expiry dateSep 11, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S439/946
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A card connector (21) for electrically connecting a card (22) to a circuit board (46), includes a housing (23) having a rear end into or from which the card (22) is inserted or removed, a plurality of terminals (25) provided in the housing, each terminal having a first end connected to a surface of the circuit board (46) and a second end brought into contact with a contact of the card (22), and at least one reinforcing member (27, 65, and 73) installed in a front wall (26 and 64) of the housing (23) within a range between outermost terminals (25) so that the reinforcing member (27, 65 and 73) withstands a force in the forward direction applied to the front wall (26 and 64).

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