Abstract: A card edge connector includes an elongated housing having an upper face, a lower face and a mating groove defined therebetween and extending along a longitudinal direction. A plurality of terminal grooves are respectively defined between the upper face and lower face and in communication with the mating groove. A plurality of contacts are respectively received in the terminal grooves. Each contact includes a body portion, at least one retaining portion, a contacting portion and a soldering portion. The at least one retaining portion forms at least one barb thereon and is inserted into the terminal groove with the at least one barb interfering with an inner wall of the terminal groove until the at least one barb falls into a through hole defined on the inner wall of the terminal groove.

Abstract: A stacked card-edge connector is provided for fixing and electrically connecting at least one electronic card to a circuit board. The stacked card-edge connector includes two stackable and interchangeable insulating housings, a pair of first card latches, a pair of second card latches, a pair of fasteners. The pair of first card latches are mounted respectively at the two sides of one insulating housing for fixing and/or holding the at least one electronic card. The pair of second card latches are secured respectively at the two sides of the other insulating housing for fixing and/or holding another electronic card. When two electronic cards are secured respectively by the pair of first and second card latches, disengagement of the electronic card secured by pair of first card latches causes a simultaneous disengagement of the electronic card secured by the pair of second card latches.

Abstract: An electrical connector to be disposed on a circuit board includes a housing with two sidewalls, a plurality of first terminals, and a plurality of second terminals. The first terminals and the second terminals are attached to the one and the other of the sidewalls, respectively, and are situated near a bottom portion of the housing. The first terminal has a flexible first elastic arm portion. The first elastic arm portion extends upward. The first elastic arm portion has a first contact section that protrudes toward the flat conductive member. The second terminal has a flexible second elastic arm portion. The second elastic arm portion extends upward further than an upper end of the first elastic arm portion. The second elastic arm portion has a second contact section that protrudes towards the flat conductive member at a position above than the upper end of the first elastic arm portion.

Abstract: A device may include a link configured to transmit signals. The signals may provide at least one network topology, such as a bus. A tapping structure may be connected to the device using, for example, at least one of a snap fit, a friction fit or an interference fit. The tapping structure may be configured to tap in-band signals, out-of-band signals, or both in-band signals and out-of-band signals.

Abstract: A Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card connecting device for a portable electronic device which is adapted to further reduce a thickness of the portable electronic device by limiting the height of the SIM card connecting device. The device includes: a printed circuit board (PCB); one or more patterned contacts provided on the PCB and being coupled with one or more contacts formed on the SIM card; and a housing mounted on the PCB for allowing the SIM card to be inserted into/extracted from the housing. The housing presses the inserted SIM card so that the contacts of the SIM card and the patterned contacts come into substantial pressurized contact and/or pressurized contact with each other, depending on a shape of the patterns. According to the present invention, the SIM card mounting space can be reduced, and the portable electronic device can have a further reduction in thickness.

Abstract: A card edge connector assembly for connecting a pair of electrical cards to a printed circuit board includes an upper connector and a lower connector. The upper connector includes a first housing defining a first elongated mating groove along a longitudinal direction with a plurality of first contacts by two sides thereof, and a recess is defined under the first elongated mating groove. The lower connector is moveably received within said recess and includes a second housing defining a second elongated mating groove with a plurality of second contacts by two sides thereof. A metallic member is attached to the upper connector for preventing the lower connector releasing from said recess.

Abstract: A card connector adapted for receiving a card, comprises an insulating housing defining a card insertion/ejection direction; a plurality of contacts received in the insulating housing, a shell and an ejector. The shell covers the insulating housing and is formed with a receiving portion. The receiving portion comprises an upper portion, a lower portion opposite to the upper portion and a connecting portion connecting the upper portion and the lower portion. The ejector has a front end received and locked in the receiving portion of the shell.

Abstract: A card edge connector for mating with an electronic card includes an elongated housing, a number of contacts and a retainer retained to the housing. The housing has a pair of side walls, a central slot between the side walls and a fitting section upwardly extending at one end thereof. The fitting section defines a first U-shaped cavity downwardly extending from a top end thereof and a mounting slot upwardly extending from a lower end thereof and located at outside of the first cavity. The first cavity communicates with the central slot along a length direction of the housing to receive the electronic card. The retainer is retained in the mounting slot and has a locking projection protruding into the first cavity to lock with the electronic card. The mounting slot does not extend through the fitting section to make the retainer hidden in the fitting section.

Abstract: A connector includes a connector assembly is supported by a moveable member that can move relative to a printed wired board in two directions and is urged to its center position by two oppositely disposed springs that each urge a contact member into a respective recess.

Abstract: A socket connector for receiving an electronic device includes an insulative housing with sidewalls extending upwardly and a plurality of contacts retained in the insulative housing. The sidewalls define a receiving space for the electronic device. At least one side wall is provided with a protrusion. An elastic positioning member is mounted within the protrusion and has an engaging section extending into the receiving space.

Abstract: For reasonably using the space of a printed circuit board (PCB) an electrical connector assembly which is mounted on the PCB is provided and includes an upper an upper connector and a lower connector stacked together. The upper connector includes a plurality of first contacts each having a first horizontal soldering leg are soldered on a top surface of the PCB. The lower connector includes a plurality of second contacts each having a second vertical soldering leg soldered on a bottom surface of the PCB. The bottom surface of the PCB has a plurality of soldering holes which are not running through the top surface thereof for retaining said second vertical soldering legs therein so as to provide an available soldering area for said first horizontal soldering legs on the top surface thereof.

Abstract: A connector for joining together two lengths of FPC or FFC-type cable has a housing (31) and two FPC-cable-receiving slots (33) formed therein, on the same side of the housing. The slots are disposed in the housing on opposite sides of an axis of symmetry, and the slots each contain a plurality of conductive terminals (41). The terminals each have a fixed contact beam (43) spaced apart and aligned with a moveable contact beam (44). The contact beams flank each of the cable-receiving slots and are pressed into contact with contact portions of the FPC cable by actuators (11) that are moved in opposite directions. The actuators spread the contact beams apart in response to movement in one direction and urge them toward each other in the other direction.

Abstract: For connecting multiple PC boards to form a PCB pane, a PCB connector is disclosed include a bearing strip, which has locating grooves spaced along the length, upright pins disposed in the locating grooves and inserted through respective through holes on connection portions of the PC boards to be connected and studs spaced along the length and disposed beyond the locating grooves, and a holding down strip, which has locating grooves corresponding to the locating grooves of the bearing strip for receiving the connection strips of the PC boards, pin holes respectively press-fitted onto the upright pins and sockets respectively fastened to the studs of the bearing strip.

Abstract: A card insertion slot in the card connector through which two types of cards, large and small cards, can be selectively installed in a card accommodation space include first and second guideways in corresponding to the sizes of the cards. The card connector includes first and second contacts, a lock bracket configured to detect the width of the large card, an actuator configured to be rotatable, and a partition member including a partition plate configured to be movable. When the large card is inserted into the card connector, the lock bracket is moved from the first position to the second position. When the large card is further fed into the card connector, the actuator is rotated from the first position to the second position, and the partition plate is moved from the first position to the second position.

Abstract: Electronic devices are provided with ejectable component assemblies that can be substantially flush with the external surfaces of the housings of the devices, despite variations in their manufacture. The ejectable component assemblies may include connectors coupled to circuit boards of the devices, and trays that can be loaded with removable modules, inserted through openings in the housings of the devices, and into the connectors for functionally aligning the removable modules with the circuit boards. The ejectable component assemblies may also include ejectors coupled to the housings of the devices for ejecting the trays from the connectors and, thus, from the devices themselves.

Abstract: For connecting multiple PC boards to form a PCB pane, a PCB connector is disclosed include a bearing strip, which has locating grooves spaced along the length, upright pins disposed in the locating grooves and inserted through respective through holes on connection portions of the PC boards to be connected and studs spaced along the length and disposed beyond the locating grooves, and a holding down strip, which has locating grooves corresponding to the locating grooves of the bearing strip for receiving the connection strips of the PC boards, pin holes respectively press-fitted onto the upright pins and sockets respectively fastened to the studs of the bearing strip.

Abstract: A plate-like connection target is inserted into a connector along a first direction. The connector has a first metal member having a first metal abutment portion, a second metal member having a second metal abutment portion, and an actuator operable to push the second metal abutment portion toward the first metal abutment portion for holding the plate-like connection target between the first metal abutment portion and the second metal abutment portion in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction in a state in which the plate-like connection target has been inserted in the connector.

Abstract: A card edge connector assembly includes a first connector comprising a first insulative housing defining a first central slot expanding along a transverse direction and a pair of first side arms disposed at opposite ends thereof. A plurality of first terminals are arranged at opposite sides of the first central slot. A second connector stacked with the first connector includes a second insulative housing defining a second central slot expanding along the transverse direction and a pair of second side arms disposed at opposite ends thereof. A plurality of second terminals are arranged at opposite sides of the second central slot. An ejecting device has a first and a second ejecting portions thereon for respectively projecting into the first and second central slots, therefore the ejecting device can release two cards at one time.

Abstract: An electrical connector for receiving a card includes an insulating housing, terminals and a metal frame attached to the housing. The housing includes a base having a terminal-location portion, a pair of sidewalls extending a first direction and a rear wall adjacent to the terminal-location portion. The terminals are arranged in the terminal-location portion along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The metal frame is attached to the housing and includes a base portion located above the terminal-location portion to define a receiving slot between the terminal-location portion and the base portion for receiving a mating end of the card, the base portion is not beyond the terminal-location portion in the first direction and the receiving. The metal frame further includes a pair of locking portions adapted for pressing against a top face of the card to lock the card in the insulating housing and moving outwards in the second direction to release the card.

Abstract: An electrical connector for electrically connecting a module to a printed circuit board, comprises an insulative housing receiving the module, a plurality of contacts received in the insulative housing and a cover pivotally assembled to the insulative housing. The cover presses upon the module and extends beyond a rear end of the insulative housing to further limit or press a part of the module exposed outside the insulative housing. The electrical connector can reliably retain the module.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (100) for connecting memory modules (200) to a printed circuit board (PCB) (300), includes a first and second connectors (10, 20) respectively mounted on two opposite surfaces of the PCB. The first and second connectors each defines an insulative housing (11/21) and a plurality of contacts retained in the housing. Each of the housing defines a front face and an inserted slot (13/23) running through the front face along a longitudinal direction. Each of the contacts defines an elastic arm partly projecting into the inserted slot and a soldering leg connecting to the PCB. The housing of the first connector provides a cavity (172) at a bottom portion thereof. A part of the second connector projects beyond the top surface of the PCB, and the soldering legs of the second connector run through the opposite surfaces of the PCB and enter into the cavity.

Abstract: A chip card retaining mechanism includes a first holding frame, a second holding frame and a circuitry. The first holding frame includes a latching portion and a connecting board. The latching portion defines a first receiving room for receiving a first chip card. The second holding frame is attached to the connecting board of the first holding frame, and is perpendicular to the latching portion of the first holding frame. The second holding frame defines a second receiving room for receiving a second chip card. The circuitry is formed on the connecting board and the latching portion. The first chip card is electronically connected to the second chip card via the circuitry.

Abstract: An electrical card connector (100) includes an insulative housing (2, 4, 6) defining a number of passageways, a number of contacts (12) retained in the passageways and the insulative housing and a metal shield (3, 5, 7) covering the insulative housing. The insulative housing has a base portion (20, 40) and a pair of retaining portions (22, 42, 62) extending forwardly from the base portion. Each retaining portion defines a cavity (24, 44, 45, 63). The metal shield includes a main portion (30) and a number of lateral walls (31) for defining a card receiving room. The metal shield integrally forms a locking portion (34, 54, 55, 75) having a stamped portion (341, 543, 553, 751) therefrom. The stamped portion is received in the cavity to pre-loadingly engage with the retaining portion.

Abstract: A DIN rail mounted device that may be mounted to a DIN rail with minimal components and without requiring the use of tools. In some instances, an electrical device is provided that has one or more integrally formed rigid latches and one or more integrally formed flexible latches. The electrical device may be secured to a DIN rail by first engaging the rigid latches along an upper edge of the DIN rail, and then rotating the device downwards to engage the flexible latches along a lower edge of the DIN rail. The electrical device may be removed by pushing the device upwards, thereby bending the flexible latches downward to a degree where the rigid latches disengage the upper edge of the DIN rail, and then rotating the device forward and down. The flexible latches may be adapted to compress sufficiently to permit this downward travel, and a recess or other opening may be provided behind the flexible latches to allow such movement.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing and at least one terminal, the insulative housing having a front face, at least one cavity and at least one receiving slot formed in the front face for receiving a printed circuit board and communicating with the cavity. The terminal retained in the respective cavity has a base portion, a contact portion extending into the receiving slot for resiliently abutting against the printed circuit board and a tail portion extending rearward from the base portion. The insulative housing has at least one lock arm formed integral therewith to fasten the printed circuit board.

Abstract: A card edge connector comprises an insulating housing provided with a plurality of terminals, an actuator, an engaging member and a force transmitter. The insulating housing comprises at least one end tower disposed at an end thereof The actuator includes a push arm substantially linearly movable within the end tower. The engaging member, pivoted to rotate within the end tower, is configured to secure an inserted card and to eject the inserted card. The force transmitter, pivoted to rotate within the end tower, is able to engage with the push arm of the actuator and the engaging member. The force transmitter is actuated by the actuator to apply a force to rotate the engaging member and change a direction of the force in response to rotation of the engaging member.

Abstract: A SIM card fixing assembly is used for fixing a SIM card to an electronic device. The electronic device includes a housing. The SIM card fixing assembly includes a receiving portion defined in the housing, a rotary member and a latching member. The rotary member is rotatable relative to the housing. The latching member is slidably fixed to the rotary member. A side surface of the receiving portion defines a retaining groove to receive an end of the SIM card. The rotary member includes a latching portion. The latching member includes a first plate and a second plate extending from an edge of the first plate. The first plate includes a resilient hook extending toward to the second plate. The second plate defines a latching slot to receive the other end of the SIM card. When the latching member is slid relative to the rotary member, the other end of the SIM card is latched into the latching slot, the resilient hook is engaged with the latching portion.

Abstract: A connector which makes it possible to positively maintain a locked state of an actuator, even if a flat cable is pulled. The actuator is mounted on a housing in a manner pivotally movable between an open position for accommodating a front end of an FPC in an accommodating space and a closed position for pressing the front end of the FPC against contact portions of contacts. Locking members are mounted on the housing in a manner slidable between a locked position for inhibiting the actuator in the closed position from opening and an unlocked position for allowing the actuator to open, along a direction of arrangement of the contacts.

Abstract: A card edge connector for electrically connects a mother board with a daughter board. The card edge connector includes an upper card edge connector with an insulating housing provided with a daughter board receiving recess. Latch arms extend from the insulating housing at both ends of the daughter board receiving recess. Each of the latch arms has a holding arm extending substantially parallel to a support arm. The holding arm is connected to the support arm by a folded portion. At least a portion of the support arm is divided into a first support section and a second support section. The first support section and the second support section each has an inclined portion extending diagonally away from the holding arm.

Abstract: A card mounting apparatus 10 comprises a housing 3 having a card chamber 3f into which a card is inserted through an opening and a card holder 12 having a card facing surface and accommodated in the card chamber so as to be moved forward to be outside of the housing and backward to be inside of the housing. The housing has projected parts projecting into the card chamber from an inner wall of the card chamber, and the card holder has a pull tab exposed through the opening of the housing on one end and a card engagement part 12c contacting with the card by a forward movement of the card holder and moving the card forward on the other end opposite to the end with the pull tab. The housing also has a guide 12e extending in a direction of the forward and backward movements of the card holder on a surface opposite to the facing surface, and the projected parts of the housing engage with the guide and guide the forward and backward movements of the card holder.

Abstract: Provided is a connector for connection to a module board including an eject mechanism selectively ejecting a module from a module accommodating section. The eject mechanism includes a locking member that has a locking nib engageable with a recess of a case of the module. The locking member is rotatably supported by a sidewall section of a guide rail member, and thus can stay in an opening of the sidewall section. An eject button of the connector for connection to a module board has an operation section provided with a flange. The flange is pressed against the inner peripheral surface of a housing of an electronic device by a biasing force of coil springs all the time except for when the operation section is pushed in.

Abstract: An electrical card connector includes an insulating housing (1) with a number of passageways (115), a number of conductive contacts (3) retained in the passageways. Each contact includes a planar retaining portion (31), a solder portion (35) and a resilient arm (37). The solder portion extends from one end of the retaining portion and the resilient arm bends inversely from the opposite end of the retaining portion. The contact further includes a pair of tabs (39) bent inversely from two side ends of the resilient arm and extends between the retaining portion and the resilient arm. The pair of tabs define therebetween a slot space (391) correspondingly to receive the solder portion.

Abstract: A connector capable of preventing a contact portion of a contact from being damaged. The contact is held by a housing having an accommodating portion for accommodating an inserting portion of an inverter board. The contact has a contact portion which is capable of being brought into contact with the inserting portion accommodated in the accommodating portion along the direction of the thickness of the inverter board. A slider which brings the contact portion of the contact into and out of contact with the inserting portion of an inverter board by sliding is slidably mounted on the housing.

Abstract: A chip card retaining mechanism includes a first holding frame, a second holding frame and a circuitry. The first holding frame includes a latching portion and a connecting board. The latching portion defines a first receiving room for receiving a first chip card. The second holding frame is attached to the connecting board of the first holding frame, and is perpendicular to the latching portion of the first holding frame. The second holding frame defines a second receiving room for receiving a second chip card. The circuitry is formed on the connecting board and the latching portion. The first chip card is electronically connected to the second chip card via the circuitry.

Abstract: An electrical card connector has an insulating housing (10) receiving a plurality of terminals (12), a shell (11) mounted on the insulating housing, a guiding portion (15) located at one lateral side of the insulating housing, and a metal plate (4) locking with the guiding portion, wherein the guiding portion comprises a triangle plate (150) having a fastening portion, and the metal plate comprises a fastening section engaging with the fastening portion.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (100) for connecting memory modules (200) to a PCB (300), includes a first connector (10) mounted on a top surface (301) of the PCB and a second connector (200) mounted on a bottom surface (302) of the PCB. The first and second connector each defines an insulative housing (11/21) and a plurality of contacts received and retained in the housing. Each of the housing defines a front face and an inserted slot (13/23) for receiving the memory module running through the front face along a longitudinal direction. Each of the contacts defines an elastic arm partly projecting into the inserted slot and a soldering leg connecting to the PCB. The housing of the first connector defines a raised portion (171) projecting downwards from a bottom face (17) thereof, thereby providing a cavity (172) at a bottom portion of the first connector.

Abstract: One embodiment of an edge connector for a field changeable graphics system includes a right angle edge connector having a plurality of contact pins adapted to engage contacts on a graphics card. The edge connector is adapted to interface the graphics card with the motherboard of a computing device, without directly mounting the graphics card to the motherboard. One advantage of the disclosed edge connector is that it is compatible with a plurality of graphics cards and systems, thereby enabling a computing device user to upgrade the existing device's graphics system. Thus, the user is not forced to purchase an entirely new computing device in order to take advantage of graphics innovations. A further advantage of the disclosed edge connector is that it enables upgrades to low voltage differential signaling (LVDS) features, without the need for additional costly devices capable of operating at LVDS data rates.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a main board (5) with a first card edge connector (1) mounted thereon, a sub-board (6) with a second card edge connector (2) mounted thereon, and a pair of complementary board to board connectors (3, 4) mounted on the main board (5) and the sub-board (6) respectively. The first and second card edge connectors (1, 2) are aligned with each other in a vertical direction and the second card edge connector (2) is on top of the first card edge connector (1).

Abstract: A connector which makes it possible to positively maintain a locked state of an actuator, even if a flat cable is pulled. The actuator is mounted on a housing in a manner pivotally movable between an open position for accommodating a front end of an FPC in an accommodating space and a closed position for pressing the front end of the FPC against contact portions of contacts. Locking members are mounted on the housing in a manner slidable between a locked position for inhibiting the actuator in the closed position from opening and an unlocked position for allowing the actuator to open, along a direction of arrangement of the contacts.

Abstract: A housing mechanism includes a housing, a defending element, and a magnetic unit. The housing has a cavity, and an opening defined in a sidewall of the housing. The opening communicates with the cavity. The defending element is rotatably attached to an inner side of the sidewall adjacent the opening. The magnetic unit is fixed adjacent to the opening and configured for causing the defending element to return to cover the opening by a magnetic force produced by the magnetic unit.

Abstract: An edge connector assembly includes a PCB defining a first face, a second face opposite to the first face thereof and a notch therein, a daughter board defining a front mating portion and a rear retaining portion and an edge connector mounted in the notch of the PCB. The connector includes an insulating housing defining a longitudinal slot for receiving the front mating portion of the daughter board and a mounting face thereof to abut against the first face of the PCB, a plurality of contacts defining contacting portions extending into the slot. The daughter board is inserted into slot from the second face of the PCB in a slant direction and then pivots about the front mating portion and is retained in the notch.

Abstract: An electrical connector is provided for terminating a flat electrical circuit. The connector includes a dielectric housing having an opening at a front portion thereof for receiving an end of the flat circuit, along with a rear terminating portion. A plurality of terminals are mounted on the housing in a side-by-side array spaced along the opening. An actuator is movably mounted relative to the housing for movement between an open position allowing the end of the flat circuit to be inserted into the opening and a closed position to relatively bias the flat circuit against the terminals. The actuator has a dust cover portion for covering the rear terminating portion of the housing when the actuator is in its closed position.

Abstract: An information storage card holding structure and an electric device using the same are provided. The electric device includes a circuit board and an information storage card holding structure. The holding structure, making an information storage card selectively electrically connected to several metallic points placed on a surface of the circuit board, includes a containing element, a crutch, a protrusion and a slide. The containing element contains the information storage card. The crutch supports the containing element. The slide is coupled to the protrusion. The protrusion is disposed on one of the containing element and the crutch. The slide is disposed on the other of the two. When the protrusion is located on a first regain track, the information storage card has a first gap to the surface. When the protrusion is located on a second regain track, the information storage card has a second gap to the surface.

Abstract: A card processor of the present invention has: an insertion slot, into which a card is inserted; a carriage path, along which the card inserted from the insertion slot is carried; and a shutter mechanism driven to make the insertion slot closable, wherein the shutter mechanism includes an oscillating member oscillatably supported by a shaft, the oscillating member having a closing portion, formed on one end side, configured to make the insertion slot closable and a projecting/withdrawing portion, formed on the other end side, configured to be able to project and withdraw from the carriage path, and the oscillating member is bendably formed along a card carrying direction, and the closing portion of the oscillating member in a bent state comes into contact with the surface on the rear end side of the card when the front end side of the card moving along the carriage path presses the projecting/withdrawing portion.

Abstract: A card connector assembly having a card misinsertion preventive structure has: a front cover placed in front of two card connectors double-decked up and down, each having an insertion opening; a shutter pivotally supported by the front cover; and a pivotal shaft. The shutter has two lengthwise parallel planes perpendicularly intersecting each other in L-shaped cross-section. In the absence of a card inserted in any of the card connectors, the shutter allows any one of the two insertion openings to be open to the front of the front cover to enable insertion of a card from outside into any one card connector. When a card is inserted in one card connector, the shutter covers the insertion opening of the other card connector to prevent insertion of a further card from outside into the other card connector. This prevents, in advance, a connection error, thereby preventing discomfort to the user.

Abstract: A card edge connector for electrically connects a mother board with a daughter board. The card edge connector includes an upper card edge connector with an insulating housing provided with a daughter board receiving recess. Latch arms extend from the insulating housing at both ends of the daughter board receiving recess. Each of the latch arms has a holding arm extending substantially parallel to a support arm. The holding arm is connected to the support arm by a folded portion. At least a portion of the support arm is divided into a first support section and a second support section. The first support section and the second support section each has an inclined portion extending diagonally away from the holding arm.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include an apparatus and a method for locking a cam lever, which positions a second card as inserted into a connector on a first card, and activating the second card with a coupling member. In one embodiment, the second card is inserted between a pair of guides secured to the first card into a connector on the first card. A hinged cam lever on either a guide or the second card positions the second card. A coupling member on the cam lever can be moved to lock the cam lever in place and engage a switch on the second card to activate the second card. When removal of the second card is desired, the coupling member on the cam lever can be moved to unlock the cam lever and disengage the switch on the second card to deactivate the second card.

Abstract: A shielded surface mount connector mounted to a PCB includes a housing, a plurality of terminals and a shelter enclosing the housing. The housing provides a first protruding portion and a second protruding portion. The first and second protruding portions extend downwards respectively to form a first pillar and a second pillar. The shelter provides a first shielding portion and a second shielding portion for covering the first and second protruding portions respectively. The edges of the shielding portions extend downwards respectively to form a first inserting portion and a second inserting portion. As mentioned above, by inserting the first and second pillars and the two inserting portions into the corresponding holes of a PCB, the shielded surface mount connector is mounted to the edge of the PCB, which makes the electronic products much thinner due to the present invention, and saves more space of the PCB for other designs.

Abstract: A card edge connector (100) for receiving a module (200), includes an insulative housing (1) having a receiving slot (12) for receiving the module and a pair of arm portions (10) located at opposite ends thereof. Each arm portion has a pair of side walls (15) and a resilient arm (16) with a retaining embossment (162) for locking the module. The side walls are integrally formed on the insulative housing and include a projection (157). A number of terminals (2) are mounted on said insulative housing and extend into the receiving slot thereof. A pair of latches (3) are attached to the arm portions and move with the resilient arms. Each latch includes a base (31) and a stopping plate (37) extending from the base. The stopping plates engage with said projections of the side walls thereby open said resilient arms when the module detaches from the card edge connector.

Abstract: An adapter to be attached to a memory card for changing an external shape such that it can be inserted into a memory card insertion section of specific type equipment is provided. The adapter includes: an adapter body for defining a space housing the memory card; a write protect mechanism including a write enable/disable setting member which is slidable with respect to the adapter body; and a terminal portion located in the adapter body, which is formed so as to be electrically connected to a terminal portion of the memory card when the memory card is housed in the adapter body, and in which the write protect mechanism sets whether to enable or disable writing of data into the memory card in accordance with the position of the write enable/disable setting member.