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Electrical connector assembly having board hold down

US7077678B1 · kind B1 · utility

11Cited by
5References
20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 18, 2005
Grant dateJul 18, 2006
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Expiry dateJan 18, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K3/301
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electrical connector assembly (1) includes a mother board (10) defining a pair of retention holes (13), a card edge connector (20) mounted on the mother board, a daughter card (30) including a mating edge (31) inserted into the card edge connector and a rear edge (32) defining a pair of engaging holes (320) vertically aligned with the pair of retention holes of the mother board, and a board hold down (40). The board hold down includes a pair of supporting portions (44) supporting the rear edge of the daughter card, a pair of retaining portions (42), and an operating portion (43) between the pair of retaining portions and having a spring tab (434) locking the rear edge of the daughter card. Each of the retaining portions includes a mounting portion (422) soldered in a corresponding retention hole and a positioning portion (421) engaged with a corresponding engaging hole.

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