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US 6,855,009 B2Granted
Card-edge connector containing latch mechanism
AssigneeYamaichi Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorYoshiaki Nishiyama
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Abstract
When the memory board is not mounted onto the contact terminal group in the body section, the upper portion of the connecting section in the contact terminals located in a midportion of the contact terminal group abut, respectively, to the upper periphery of the gap-adjustment wall section at a predetermined pressure, and the upper portions of the connecting sections of the contact terminals located at the opposite ends of the contact terminal group abut, respectively, to the outer periphery of the adjustment end sections of the hook members.
Claims11
A card-edge connector comprising:
- a first contact terminal group configured to connect with a second terminal group provided at one end of a removable board by selectively nipping respective contacts of said second terminal group, said first contact terminal group comprising a plurality of individual first contact terminals arranged in two rows;
- a body section disposed on a mother board, for supporting said first contact terminal group and guidingly supporting said removable board in an attachable and detachable manner;
- a gap-adjustment wall section provided between said rows of first contact terminals, for forming a gap between interior ones of said first contact terminals;
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- a latch mechanism disposed in the vicinity of each opposite end of said gap-adjustment wall section in said body section, for holding one end of said removable board with said first contact terminal group engaged with said second terminal group;
- wherein said latch mechanism comprises hook members rotatably mounted on said body section, each having an adjustment end section for adjusting a gap between said first contact terminals at the ends of said rows.
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A card-edge connector comprising:
- a first contact terminal group configured to connect with a second terminal group provided at one end of a removable board by selectively nipping respective contacts of said second terminal group, said first contact terminal group comprising a plurality of individual first contact terminals arranged in two rows;
- a body section disposed on a board, for supporting said first contact terminal group and guidingly supporting said removable board in an attachable and detachable manner;
- a gap-adjustment wall section provided between said rows of first contact terminals, for forming a gap between interior ones of said first contact terminals;
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- a latch mechanism disposed in the vicinity of each opposite end of said gap-adjustment wall section in said body section, for holding one end of said removable board with said contact terminal group engaged with said second terminal group;
- wherein said latch mechanism comprises hook members which are rotably mounted on said body section and each of which is biased by a spring provided in said body section, each having an adjustment end section for adjusting a gap between said first contact terminals at the ends of said rows, said adjustment end section having a step.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.