Shielded memory card connector
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
InventorHsueh-Lung Hsiao
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Abstract
An electrical card connector (100) adapted for receiving an electrical card comprises an insulative housing (1), a plurality of terminals (3) received in the insulative housing, and a shell (2) assembled on the insulative housing. The insulative housing comprises a front wall (12) and a pair of lateral walls (18) extending from the opposite ends of the front wall. The insulative housing defines a card inserting opening (101) opposite to the front wall along a card inserting direction. The shell comprises a main portion (21) and a pair of lateral portions (22) extending downwardly from the opposite sides of the main portion, each lateral portion only defines a soldering plate (226) extending inwardly therefrom at the distal end thereof adjacent to the card inserting opening.
Claims19
An electrical card connector adapted for receiving an electrical card, comprising:
- an insulative housing comprising a front wall and a pair of lateral walls extending from the opposite ends of the front wall, the insulative housing defining a card inserting opening opposite to the front wall along a card inserting direction;
- a plurality of terminals received in the insulative housing;
- and
- a shell assembled on the insulative housing and comprising a main portion and a pair of lateral portions extending downwardly from the opposite sides of the main portion, each lateral portion defining a single soldering plate extending inwardly therefrom at the distal end thereof adjacent to the card inserting opening;
- wherein at least one of the single soldering plates cooperates with the corresponding lateral portion and the main portion to form a rectangular receiving section adjacent to the card inserting opening;
- wherein the shell is initially assembled to the insulative housing in a first direction perpendicular to the card inserting direction to lock with the insulative housing temporarily, then, the shell slides on the insulative housing in a second direction along the card inserting direction to lock with the insulative housing.
An electrical card connector comprising:
- an insulative housing;
- a plurality of terminals disposed in the housing;
- and
- a metallic shielding covering said housing and cooperating with the housing
- to define a card receiving cavity;
- wherein
- said shield includes a horizontal main portion covering said card receiving cavity and two downward side walls, at least one of said side wall includes unitarily a horizontal solder pad extending inward toward the card receiving cavity around a front edge of the shield;
- wherein said horizontal solder pad cooperates with the corresponding side wall and the main portion to form a rectangular receiving section adjacent to the card inserting opening;
- wherein the metallic shielding is initially assembled to the housing in a first direction perpendicular to a card inserting direction to lock with the housing temporarily, then, the metallic shielding slides on the housing in a second direction along the card inserting direction to lock with the housing.
An electrical card connector comprising:
- an insulative housing;
- a plurality of terminals disposed in the housing;
- and
- a metallic shield covering said housing and cooperating with the housing to define a card receiving cavity;
- wherein
- said shield includes a horizontal main portion covering said receiving cavity and two downward side walls, at least one of said side wall includes unitarily a horizontal solder pad extending inward toward the card receiving cavity, a vertical piece extending from the horizontal main portion close to said horizontal solder pad;
- wherein said horizontal solder pad cooperates with said vertical piece, the corresponding side wall and the main portion to wrap a side portion of the housing for circumferentially restraining both vertical and lateral movements of said side portion of the housing relative to the shield.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.