Card edge connector, method of manufacturing same, electronic card and electronic equipment
AssigneeFujitsu Limited
InventorsSusumu Eguchi, Hiroshi Shimamori
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Abstract
A card edge connector comprises a connector body and a conductive pad, and is constructed such that the conductive pad terminates at a predetermined distance from the end of the tip portion of the connector body, and that there is further provided a protective pad, adjacent to the terminating portion of the conductive pad, which is formed at the same time with the formation of a wiring pattern in a post-fabrication step of the wiring pattern. Using the card edge connector, an electric card and an electric equipment are also provided.
Claims23
A card edge connector used for inserting and fitting an electronic card into a connector of an electronic equipment, comprising:
- a connector body having a tip portion with shape and dimension corresponding to a card receiving port of said connector of the electronic equipment;
- and a conductive pad formed in a predetermined pattern on at least one major surface of the connector body;
- wherein said conductive pad has a terminating portion at a predetermined distance from the end of said tip portion of the connector body, and wherein, adjacent to said terminating portion of said conductive pad, there is further provided a protective pad consisting of a cured resin or resist material which is formed along with a wiring pattern for said electronic card in the post-fabrication step of the wiring pattern.
A card edge connector used for inserting and fitting an electronic card with an electronic device packaged thereon into a connector of an electronic apparatus, comprising:
- a connector body having a tip portion with shape and dimension corresponding to a card receiving port of said connector of the electronic apparatus;
- and a conductive pad formed in a predetermined pattern on at least one major surface of the connector body;
- wherein said conductive pad terminates at a predetermined distance from the end of said tip portion of the connector body, and wherein, adjacent to said terminating portion of said conductive pad, there is further provided a protective pad consisting of a cured resin or resist material.
A method of manufacturing a card edge connector used for inserting and fitting an electronic card into a connector of an electronic equipment, comprising the steps of:
- making a connector body having a tip portion with shape and dimension corresponding to a card receiving port of the connector of said electronic equipment;
- forming a conductive pad in a predetermined pattern on at least one major surface of said connector body, wherein said conductive pad is shaped to terminate at a predetermined distance from the end of said tip portion of said connector body;
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- forming a protective pad consisting of a cured resin or resist material adjacent to the terminating portion of said conductive pad along with a wiring pattern for said electronic card in the post-fabrication step of the wiring pattern.
A method of manufacturing a card edge connector used for inserting and fitting an electronic card into a connector of an electronic equipment, comprising the steps of:
- making a connector body having a tip portion with a shape and a dimension corresponding to a card receiving port of the connector of said electronic equipment;
- forming a conductive pad in a predetermined pattern on at least one major surface of said connector body, wherein said conductive pad is shaped to terminate it at a predetermined distance from the end of said tip portion of said connector body;
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- removing a prismatic corner edge of the terminating portion of said conductive pad by press working to crush said terminating portion.
An electronic card comprising a card edge connector used for inserting and fitting the electronic card into a connector of an electronic equipment, the card edge connector comprising:
- a connector body having a tip portion with a shape and a dimension corresponding to a card receiving port of said connector of the electronic equipment;
- and a conductive pad formed in a predetermined pattern on at least one major surface of the connector body;
- wherein said conductive pad has a terminating portion at a predetermined distance from the end of said tip portion of the connector body, and wherein, adjacent to said terminating portion of said conductive pad, there is further provided a protective pad consisting of a cured resin or resist material which is formed along with a wiring pattern for said electronic card in the post-fabrication step of the wiring pattern.
An electronic card comprising a card edge connector used for inserting and fitting an electronic card with an electronic device packaged thereon into a connector of an electronic apparatus, the card edge connector comprising:
- a connector body having a tip portion with shape and dimension corresponding to a card receiving port of said connector of the electronic apparatus;
- and a conductive pad formed in a predetermined pattern on at least one of major surfaces of the connector body;
- wherein said conductive pad terminating at a predetermined distance from the end of said tip portion of the connector body, and wherein, adjacent to said terminating portion of said conductive pad, there is further provided a protective pad consisting of a cured resin or resist material.
An electronic equipment having an electronic card comprising a card edge connector used for inserting and fitting the electronic card into a connector of the electronic equipment, the card edge connector comprising:
- a connector body having a tip portion with shape and dimension corresponding to a card receiving port of said connector of the electronic equipment;
- and a conductive pad formed in a predetermined pattern on at least one of major surfaces of the connector body;
- wherein said conductive pad terminates at a predetermined distance from the end of said tip portion of the connector body, and wherein, adjacent to said terminating portion of said conductive pad, there is further provided a protective pad consisting of a cured resin or resist material which is formed along with a wiring pattern for said electronic card in the post-fabrication step of the wiring pattern.
An electronic equipment having an electronic card comprising a card edge connector used for inserting and fitting an electronic card with an electronic device packaged thereon into a connector of an electronic apparatus, the card edge connector comprising:
- a connector body having a tip portion with shape and dimension corresponding to a card receiving to a card receiving port of said connector of the electronic apparatus;
- and a conductive pad formed in a predetermined pattern on at least one major surface of the connector body;
- wherein said conductive pad has a terminating portion at a predetermined distance from the end of said tip portion of the connector body, and wherein, adjacent to said terminating portion of said conductive pad, there is further provided a protective pad consisting of a cured resin or resist material.
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