Card connector
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
InventorsWei-Cheng Chang, Hsueh Hsiao
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Abstract
A card connector includes an insulating housing (1), a number of contacts including a first set of contacts (4) and a second set of contacts (2), and a third set of contacts (3) retained in the insulating housing (1) and a first holding plate (8′) and a second holding plate (8). The insulating housing (1) defines a card receiving space (130) with a card inserting opening along a card inserting direction. The first holding plate (8′) with the first contacts (4) arranged and a second holding plate (8) with the second contacts (2) arranged are assembled to the housing (1). The soldering portions of the second set of contacts (2) are arranged alternately with the soldering portions of the first set of contacts (4) and the third set of contacts (3) respectively.
Claims20
A card connector, comprising:
- an insulating housing defining a card receiving space with a card inserting opening along a card inserting direction;
- at least a first set of contacts and a second set of contacts retained in the housing, the sets of contacts comprising corresponding contacting portions exposed into the card receiving space and corresponding soldering portions exposed outside the housing;
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- at least a first holding plate with the first contacts arranged thereon and a second holding plate with the second contacts arranged thereon assembled to the housing, and the soldering portions of the second set of contacts arranged alternately with the soldering portions of the first set of contacts respectively.
A card connector comprising:
- an insulative housing defining a card receiving space therein and a rear portion thereof;
- a first set of contacts disposed in the housing and including first contacting portions extending into the card receiving space and first soldering portions located around the rear portion, the first soldering portions being essentially aligned, respectively, with the corresponding first contacting portions in a front-to-back direction;
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- a second set of contacts retained in a first holding plate which is attached to the housing, said first set of contacts including second contacting portions extending into the card receiving space and located in a different position with regard to the first contacting portions in said front-to-back direction, and second soldering portions located around the rear portion and essentially aligned with the first soldering portions in a transverse direction perpendicular to said front-to-back direction;
- wherein
- the second contacting portions are not respectively aligned with the corresponding second soldering portions along said front-to-back direction but in an offset manner.
A card connector comprising:
- an insulative housing defining a card receiving space therein and a rear portion thereof;
- a first set of contacts disposed in a first insulative structure and including first contacting portions extending into the card receiving space and first soldering portions located around the rear portion;
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- a second set of contacts retained in a second insulative structure immoveable relative to said first insulative structure, said first set of contacts including second contacting portions extending into the card receiving space and located in a different position with regard to the first contacting portions in said front-to-back direction, and second soldering portions located around the rear portion and essentially aligned with the first soldering portions in a transverse direction perpendicular to said front-to-back direction;
- a third set of contacts retained in a third insulative structure immoveable to both first and second insulative structure, said third set of contacts including third contacting portions extending into the card receiving space and located in another different position from the first contacting portions and the second contacting portions in said front-to-back direction, and third soldering portions located around the rear portion and essentially aligned with both the first soldering portions and the second soldering portions in the transverse direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.