Patent ID: 6116920
Filing Date: 2000-09-12
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
A card connector having a reduced length for interconnecting an inserted electrical card with a printed circuit board on which the card connector is mounted, comprising:a header adapted for accommodating the electrical card;a plurality of terminals retained in the header and arranged in an upper row and a lower row, each terminal including a forwardly extending pin portion for mating with a corresponding contact of the electrical card and a tail portion rearwardly and downwardly extending from the header;a step-like alignment socket having an upper surface and a lower surface each defining a plurality of passages therein, the passages being arranged in a front row and a rear row for receiving the terminals; anda plurality of female terminals retained in the passages of the alignment socket, each female terminal including a contact portion for mating with the tail portion of the corresponding terminal and a solder portion for being soldered to the printed circuit board, wherein the tail portion of each terminal horizontally extends a distance and downwardly extends into a corresponding passage of the alignment socket;further comprising a grounding plate for covering the header and the alignment socket, the grounding plate having a plurality of grounding fingers downwardly extending therefrom, and wherein the alignment socket comprises a plurality of channels formed in the upper surface proximate the rear row of passages and a shielding shell having a plurality of shielding fingers retained in the corresponding channels for engaging with the corresponding grounding fingers of the grounding plate.