Anti-loosening electric connector mounting structure
US9466933B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 7, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 11, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 7, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R27/02
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data storage device mounting structure includes a housing having electric connector mounting slots located in the peripheral wall thereof, electric connectors respectively detachably mounted in the electric connector mounting slots and electrically connected to a circuit board inside the housing by respective electrical wires, each electric connector having two retaining arms suspended from two opposite lateral walls thereof and a retaining space defined between each lateral wall and one respective retaining arm, and retainers respectively set in the retaining spaces to lock up the electric connectors in the respective electric connector mounting slots, each retainer having a C-shaped retainer body engaged into one respective retaining space and two finger tips respectively extended from two opposite ends of the C-shaped retainer body and stopped at the outer surface of the peripheral wall of the housing around the respective electric connector mounting slot.
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