Patent ID: 6454574
Filing Date: 2002-09-24
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical card connector adapted for interconnecting an electrical card with a printed circuit board, comprising:a dielectric housing comprising a front mating face and a plurality of upper and lower vertical mounting holes; a plurality of first terminals each having a horizontal contact portion extending forwardly beyond the mating face for engaging with an electrical card and a first vertical mounting portion extending downwardly from the horizontal contact portion, the first vertical mounting portion being secured in the upper vertical mounting hole of the dielectric housing; and a plurality of second terminals each having a horizontal contact portion extending forwardly beyond the mating face and being parallel to the horizontal contact portion of the first terminal for engaging with the electrical card and a second vertical mounting portion extending upwardly from the horizontal contact portion thereof, the second vertical mounting portion being secured in the lower mounting hole of the dielectric housing; wherein the first and the second terminals each comprise a solder portion extending downwardly from the contact portion for soldering to a printed circuit board; wherein the dielectric housing defines a rear face opposite to the front mating face, a bottom face facing the printed circuit board, and a receiving channel in the rear face, and the solder portion of the first terminal comprises a vertical portion engaged with the channel; wherein the dielectric housing defines a bottom face facing the printed circuit board, and a receiving channel in the bottom face, and a section of the solder portion of the second terminal engages with the channel.