Abstract: A card edge connector includes an elongated insulative housing extending in a longitudinal direction and defining at least one tower portion extending upwardly from a longitudinal end thereof, a plurality of contacts retained in the insulative housing, and an ejector received in the at least one tower portion for latching with or ejecting a memory card. The ejector has a base portion rotatably attached to the tower portion and a locking portion rotatably attached to the base portion, the at least one tower portion has a slot, the locking portion is rotatable inward to face towards the top surface of the insulative housing in order to reduce a height of the card edge connector, the base portion has a lower ejecting section, and the locking portion has an upper locking section.

Abstract: A card edge connector includes an elongated insulative housing, a number of contacts retained in the insulative housing, and an ejector received in the insulating housing for locking with a memory card. The insulative housing includes a passageway and at least one tower portion extending upwardly from an end thereof. The tower portion has a two opposite side walls, and a middle wall located between two side walls. The ejector has a base portion defining a lower ejecting section, a locking portion defining a locking section, and a narrowed reinforcing portion formed between the base portion and the locking portion. The narrowed reinforcing portion being thinner than the base portion and the locking portion, and the middle wall has a narrowed slot communicating with the elongated passageway to permit the narrowed reinforcing portion to rotate inward to lower a height of the card edge connector.

Abstract: A card edge connector includes an insulative housing, first terminals and a terminal module embedded with second terminals. The housing defines a front face and a rear face, and a card receiving slot recessed from the front face to divided the housing to a first side wall and a second side wall. The first terminals are inserted in the first side wall from the rear face, the first terminals include retaining portions fixed in the first side wall, contacting portions protruding into the card receiving slot and board connecting portions. The second terminals include retained portions embedded in the terminal module, contacting portions and board connecting portions. The terminal module is assembled to the front face of the housing, the contacting portions of the second terminals are arranged along the second side wall and project in the card receiving slot.

Abstract: A card edge connector includes an insulative housing, first terminals and a terminal module embedded with second terminals. The housing defines a front face and a rear face, and a card receiving slot recessed from the front face to divided the housing to a first side wall and a second side wall. The first terminals are inserted in the first side wall from the rear face, the first terminals include retaining portions fixed in the first side wall, contacting portions protruding into the card receiving slot and board connecting portions. The second terminals include retained portions embedded in the terminal module, contacting portions and board connecting portions. The terminal module is assembled to the front face of the housing, the contacting portions of the second terminals are arranged along the second side wall and project in the card receiving slot.

Abstract: An electrical card connector (100) for receiving a card (7) with conductive traces (711) formed on a top side thereof includes a first insulative housing (1) having a base portion (11) and a tongue portion (12) extending forwardly from the base portion; a contact module (4) having an insulator (42) and a plurality of contacts (41) combined with an insulator; and a card receiving space (10) formed between the insulator and the tongue portion, with contacting portions (411) of the contacts extending into the card receiving space from an upper direction for mating with the conductive traces.

Abstract: An electrical card connector (100) for receiving a card (7) with conductive traces (711) formed on a top side thereof includes a first insulative housing (1) having a base portion (11) and a tongue portion (12) extending forwardly from the base portion; a contact module (4) having an insulator (42) and a plurality of contacts (41) combined with an insulator; and a card receiving space (10) formed between the insulator and the tongue portion, with contacting portions (411) of the contacts extending into the card receiving space from an upper direction for mating with the conductive traces.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing and a set of first terminals for eSATA and a set of second terminals for USB. The housing defines a mating cavity with a front opening and a mating tongue in the mating cavity, the mating tongue defines a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. Each of the first terminals includes a first contacting section disposed on the first mating face, a second contacting section bending from the first contacting section to be in the second mating face and a leg portion. Each of the second contacts includes a contacting section disposed on the second mating face and a leg portion.

Abstract: An electrical contact made from a metal sheet includes a contacting portion for mating with a mating contact, a terminal portion for connecting with a printed circuit board and a retaining portion connecting the contacting portion and the terminal portion. The contacting portion defines first and second contacting pieces made from the metal sheet and folded to abut against each other, and the terminal portion extends from one of the contacting pieces, which can reduced the cost of the electrical contact.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing defining a mating cavity, two parallel and stacked mating portions respectively forwards extending into the mating cavity, sets of contact retained in the housing and a grounding member retained in the housing. The first mating portion defines thereon a first surface; the second mating portion spaces from the first mating portion and defines thereon a second surface opposite to the first surface. The sets of contact include a first set of contacts each defining a contacting section exposed upon the first surface and a second set of contacts each defining a deflectable cantilevered beam accessible from the second face. The grounding member is disposed between the first and second mating portions to reduce the cross-talk between the first and second sets of contacts.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating housing and contacts, the insulating housing defines a mating cavity and a tongue portion in the cavity, the tongue portion defines a first and a second mating face. A set of first contacts each defines a first contacting section disposed on the first mating face and a leg portion. A set of second contacts each defines a first contacting section disposed on the first mating face and a second contacting section bending from the first contacting section to be in the second mating face, a leg portion and a retention section connecting with the first contacting section and a the leg portion. A set of third contacts each defines a contacting section disposed on the second mating face and a leg section. The contacting portions of the third contacts are disposed at two sides of the second contacting sections of the second contact.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing defining a mating cavity, a tongue portion forwards extending into the mating cavity and defining thereon first and second faces opposite to each other, and first and second sets of contacts retained to the housing. The first set of contacts includes pairs of differential pairs and grounding contacts arranged at opposite sides of the differential pairs, and each of the differential pairs defines a first contacting section disposed in the first face and a soldering section. The second set of contacts each defines a deflectable cantilevered beam accessible from the second face. At least one of the grounding contacts defines a main section retained in the tongue portion and further extending into the mating cavity along the tongue portion, and the main section is disposed in a plane perpendicular to the first face.

Abstract: An electrical contact made from a metal sheet includes a contacting portion for mating with a mating contact, a terminal portion for connecting with a printed circuit board and a retaining portion connecting the contacting portion and the terminal portion. The contacting portion defines first and second contacting pieces made from the metal sheet and folded to abut against each other, and the terminal portion extends from one of the contacting pieces, which can reduced the cost of the electrical contact.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing defining a mating cavity, a tongue portion forwards extending into the mating cavity and defining thereon first and second faces opposite to each other, and first and second sets of contacts retained to the housing. The first set of contacts includes pairs of differential pairs and grounding contacts arranged at opposite sides of the differential pairs, and each of the differential pairs defines a first contacting section disposed in the first face and a soldering section. The second set of contacts each defines a deflectable cantilevered beam accessible from the second face. At least one of the grounding contacts defines a main section retained in the tongue portion and further extending into the mating cavity along the tongue portion, and the main section is disposed in a plane perpendicular to the first face.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing defining a mating cavity, two parallel and stacked mating portions respectively forwards extending into the mating cavity, sets of contact retained in the housing and a grounding member retained in the housing. The first mating portion defines thereon a first surface; the second mating portion spaces from the first mating portion and defines thereon a second surface opposite to the first surface. The sets of contact include a first set of contacts each defining a contacting section exposed upon the first surface and a second set of contacts each defining a deflectable cantilevered beam accessible from the second face. The grounding member is disposed between the first and second mating portions to reduce the cross-talk between the first and second sets of contacts.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing and a set of first terminals for eSATA and a set of second terminals for USB. The housing defines a mating cavity with a front opening and a mating tongue in the mating cavity, the mating tongue defines a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. Each of the first terminals includes a first contacting section disposed on the first mating face, a second contacting section bending from the first contacting section to be in the second mating face and a leg portion. Each of the second contacts includes a contacting section disposed on the second mating face and a leg portion.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating housing and contacts, the insulating housing defines a mating cavity and a tongue portion in the cavity, the tongue portion defines a first and a second mating face. A set of first contacts each defines a first contacting section disposed on the first mating face and a leg portion. A set of second contacts each defines a first contacting section disposed on the first mating face and a second contacting section bending from the first contacting section to be in the second mating face, a leg portion and a retention section connecting with the first contacting section and a the leg portion. A set of third contacts each defines a contacting section disposed on the second mating face and a leg section. The contacting portions of the third contacts are disposed at two sides of the second contacting sections of the second contact.

Abstract: An electrical card connector assembly (100) comprising: a first electrical card connector (1); a second electrical card connector (2) disposed below the first electrical card connector; a third electrical card connector (3); a fourth electrical card connector (4) arranged abreast with the third electrical card connector; a PCB (5) defining an upper surface (50) and a lower surface (51), the upper and lower surface having a plurality of traces, respectively; wherein the combined first and second card connector are disposed on the upper surface (50) of the PCB and electrically connected with the corresponding traces of the upper surface, and the third and fourth electrical card connector are arranged abreast on the lower surface of the PCB (5) and electrically connecting with the corresponding traces of the lower surface (51).

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrical card connector comprising: a first connector with a plurality of first contacts; a second connector located at the lateral side of the first connector and with a plurality of second contacts; a PCB located at the bottom of the first connector and the second connector; a shell covering the first connector; a bottom plate mounted at the bottom of the shell; the first connector and the second connector are held on the same side of the PCB, a first receiving room is defined between the shell and the bottom plate, and the second receiving room is defined between the bottom plate and the PCB.

Abstract: An electrical card connector for receiving at least two different cards, comprises: an insulative housing; a plurality of contacts received in the housing; an L-shaped shell assembled on the housing defining a receiving space for receiving the card; and a guide member assembled on the shell with a spring plate extending into the receiving space. When an L-shaped electrical card inserts into the connector, it could be keep in the connector steadily because of the friction between the card and the spring plate.

Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulating housing (30), a plurality of terminals (32) received in the insulating housing, an L-shaped metal shield (10), a base portion (20) and an ejector (40). The metal shield covers the insulating housing for defining a card receiving space. The base portion comprises a guide rail (21) and a cam plate (22) integral with the guide rail. A pair of arms (not labeled) extends upwardly from the cam plate to define a receiving channel (225) and the receiving channel defines a heart-shaped slot (220) at a front end thereof. The ejector is received in the receiving channel of the base portion and comprises a slider piece (41), a pin member (42) and a resilient element (43). The slider piece is being moveable to drive the pin member to move in the heart-shaped slot.