Abstract: A card edge connector for use with an electronic card, comprises an elongated housing having a pair of opposed side walls along a lengthwise direction, a central slot between the side walls, a tower portion upwardly extending at one end thereof. The central slot extends into the tower portion along the lengthwise direction to define a trench for receiving a side edge of the electronic card. A latch mechanism is retained in the tower portion, and has a locking projection protruding into the trench to lock with the electronic card.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 22, 2010
Date of Patent:
April 17, 2012
Assignee:
Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
Inventors:
Xiao-Zhi Fu, Wen-Jun Tang, Zhuang-Xing Li, Xue-Wu Bu