Patent ID: 6276951
Filing Date: 2001-08-21
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A latching device for a card edge connector, the connector comprising a plastic receptacle body and two latching devices, the receptacle body being provided with a slot for receiving an auxiliary card and two mounting holes located on two sides of the receptacle body for respectively receiving a part of the latching device, each of the two latching devices being extended in a direction vertical to a longitudinal direction of the receptacle body, and being characterized by comprising:a movable part comprising an elongated flat plate having a fixed end and a free end, and a latching member located near to the free end for detachably latching the auxiliary card to be inserted and rotated to its installation position; anda fixed part comprising an elongated flat plate, an inserting portion extending from the flat plate for inserting into the mounting hole of the receptacle body, and an inserting/rotating stop extending from the flat plate for limiting depth with respect to the auxiliary card being inserted and angle with respect to the auxiliary card being rotated;wherein the fixed part further comprises an abutting member for abutting against, along with the inserting/rotating stop, a lower surface of the auxiliary card when it is located in its installation position; andwherein the movable part and the fixed part are made of metallic material integrally, the inserting portion being configured in a U-shaped section extending from the flat plate, and the movable part being extended from one of the side walls of the U-shaped sectional inserting portion.