Card-edge connector
AssigneeFCI Americas Technology, Inc.
InventorHung Viet Ngo
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Abstract
A card-edge connector may provide a physically secure attachment to a substrate without the use of removable hardware. The card-edge connector may include a straddle-mount card-edge connector housing and a retention assembly that extends from the connector housing. The retention assembly configured to releasably secure the connector to the substrate.
Claims15
A card-edge connector configured to be mounted to a substrate along an insertion direction, the card-edge connector comprising:
- a connector housing that carries a plurality of electrical contacts;
- and
- at least one latch member including a latch arm that is connected to the connector housing at a first location, and a latch body extending from the latch arm at a second location that is spaced from the first location along a direction opposite to the insertion direction, wherein the latch body is configured to be inserted into an aperture that extends through the substrate so as to secure the card-edge connector to the substrate.
A card-edge connector configured to be mounted to a substrate along an insertion direction, the substrate having a mounting aperture, the card-edge connector comprising:
- a connector housing that carries a plurality of electrical contacts;
- a latch body supported by the connector housing, the latch body defining an engagement surface that includes a leading end and an opposed trailing end along the insertion direction, wherein the engagement surface is tapered such that the trailing end is configured to ride along the substrate until the latch body is biased into the mounting aperture, thereby securing the electrical connector to the substrate.
A card-edge connector configured to be mounted to a substrate along an insertion direction, the substrate having a mounting aperture and a leading edge, the card-edge connector comprising:
- a connector housing that carries a plurality of electrical contacts;
- and
- a retention assembly supported by the connector housing, the retention assembly including a platform defining a platform surface configured to abut a surface of the substrate, and a latch member having a latch body that is configured to fit inside the mounting aperture, the latch body defining an engagement surface that is configured to be displaced by the leading edge of the substrate as the card-edge connector is mounted to the substrate, and subsequently biased from the surface of the substrate into the mounting aperture of the substrate when the card-edge connector is mounted to the substrate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.