US 2013/0260591 A1Published application

Card edge connector

AssigneeGiga-Byte Technology Co., Ltd.

InventorsChih Ming Lai, Yung Shun Kao

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Abstract

A card edge connector includes a body and two latches. The body includes a base and two columns. The base includes an insertion slot formed thereon, and the two columns are disposed on the base and located two opposite ends of the base. Each of the columns includes a trench connecting to the insertion slot. Two latches are respectively disposed to the two columns. Each of the fasten portions fixes one of the latches to the corresponding column, such that an elastic arm of the latch suspends in the trench of the corresponding column. The elastic arm includes an engaging portion for moving back and forth relative to the column in the trench. When a circuit board inserts into the insertion slot of the body, the engaging portions of the latches clamp the circuit board, so as to prevent the circuit board from escaping from the card edge connector.

Claims18

Dependent claims

A card edge connector, comprising:

a body, including:
a base, including an insertion slot extending along a first direction;
and
two columns, disposed on the base and located in the first direction, and respectively located at a position corresponding to two opposite ends of the insertion slot of the base;
wherein each of the two columns includes a trench on a lateral surface, corresponding to the slot, of the column, and the trench connects to the insertion slot in a second direction;
and
two latches, respectively disposed on the trenches of the two columns;
wherein each of the latches includes at least one fasten portions and an elastic arm connecting to the fasten portion, the fasten portion is fixed to the column, the elastic arm suspends in the trench, the elastic arm includes an engaging portion on a lateral surface, corresponding to the insertion slot, of the elastic arm, and the engaging is applicable to move back and forth with respect to the column in the first direction.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.