Patent ID: 6454589
Filing Date: 2002-09-24
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An I/O connector comprising:a top cover having a hot button and a latch release button, a switch actuator downwardly extending from the hot button, a pair of latch actuators downwardly extending from the latch release button; a bottom cover interlocked with the top cover; a terminal module mounted on the bottom cover and having a housing and a plurality of contacts retained in the housing; a printed circuit board (PCB) soldered to said contacts; a switch soldered on the PCB and having a push pole for being actuated by the switch actuator; a latch having a pair of push arms extending through the terminal module and a pair of push beams exposed above the housing of the terminal module for being actuated by the latch actuators; and a metal plate mounted to the top cover and being extended through by the switch actuator and the push arms of the latch; wherein the push pole of the switch abuts against the switch actuator of the top cover; wherein the push beams of the latch abut against the latch actuators of the top cover; wherein a barrier protrudes from a top surface of the top cover and separates the hot button from the latch release button; wherein at least one projection is formed on the latch release button; wherein the top cover has a plurality of positioning poles and top positioning frames to position the metal plate; wherein the bottom cover has a mounting flat to support the terminal module and a plurality of bottom positioning frames to support the PCB and the latch.