Patent ID: 6227874
Filing Date: 2001-05-08
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electronic card connection system comprising:a connector adapted to engage with an electronic card and retaining at least a first row of first contacts, each first contact extending beyond a face of the connector and forming an L-shaped tail section;a spacer attached to the connector and defining a plurality of holes in a top face thereof and a chamber in a bottom face thereof, the chamber being in communication with the holes wherein the tail sections of the first contacts extend into the chamber through the corresponding holes and are entirely supported by an inner surface of a first side wall of the chamber;a mounting member adapted to be fixed on a circuit board and electrically connected thereto, the mounting member defining a first slot corresponding to and receiving the first side wall of the spacer therein, a plurality of second contacts being arranged in the first slot for electrically engaging with the tail sections of the first contacts to establish electrical engagement therebetween; anda shielding member attached to the connector and comprising grounding pins extending into the chamber of the spacer through the holes thereof and being alternately arranged with the tail sections of the first row of first contacts, wherein the second contacts of the mounting member engage with both the grounding pins of the shielding member and the tail sections of the first contacts, the second contacts engaged with the grounding pins being connected to grounding paths of the circuit board.