Patent ID: 6296491
Filing Date: 2001-10-02
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical card edge connector comprising:an elongated insulative housing defining a mating face, a mounting face opposite to the mating face, a card receiving slot defined from the mating face toward the mounting face and terminating at a slot bottom face in the housing, and a module cavity positioned in the housing in a selected one of two longitudinal sides of the card receiving slot and communicating with the card receiving slot;a plurality of electrical engaging terminals received in the housing and each defining a contact portion exposed in the card receiving slot, the contact portions of the engaging terminals being spaced from the slot bottom face a first distance; anda switching module received in the module cavity, the switching module comprising a printed circuit board portion retained in the module cavity and a plurality of switching terminals retained in the printed circuit board portion, each switching terminal comprising a contact portion exposed in the card receiving slot, the contact portions of the switching terminals being spaced from the slot bottom face a second distance.