Patent ID: 7175477
Filing Date: 2007-02-13
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A multi-card connector assembly, comprising: a multi-card connector comprising a common seat formed with a plurality of slots into which different electrical cards may be inserted, and a plurality of terminals disposed on the common seat, wherein each of the terminals has a pin extending out of a bottom surface of the common seat; and a circuit board, on which a plurality of traces and a connection interface are formed, wherein each of the traces has a first terminal and a second terminal, both of which are disposed on a plane of the circuit board, the first terminals of the traces are arranged in correspondence with the pins of the terminals of the multi-card connector such that the pins of the terminals are respectively soldered to the first terminals of the traces when the bottom surface of the common seat contacts the circuit board, the connection interface is electrically connected to the second terminals of the traces and may be flexibly connected to an external interface, the circuit board is a flexible printed circuit board, and the connection interface is a flexible printed circuit cable integrally formed with the circuit board.