Patent ID: 8632365
Filing Date: 2014-01-21
Classification: H01R,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A card-edge connector configured to be mounted to a first printed circuit board along a direction of insertion, the card-edge connector comprising: a connector housing including a housing body that defines first and second side walls and carries a plurality of electrical contacts that are arranged between the first and second side walls, the electrical contacts defining respective mounting ends configured to contact the first printed circuit board at respective connection locations, and opposed respective mating ends configured to be electrically connected to a second printed circuit board when the electrical connector is mated to the second printed circuit board, wherein the electrical contacts are arranged in first and second rows and define a gap between the mounting ends of the first and second rows, and the gap is less than a thickness of the first printed circuit board such that the electrical contacts straddle the first printed circuit board when the electrical connector is mounted to the first printed circuit board; and at least one mounting guide carried by a respective at least one of the first and second side walls, the at least one mounting guide configured to slidably receive a side of the first printed circuit board as the card-edge connector is mounted to the first printed circuit board along the direction of insertion, wherein at least a portion of forces that are generated when the second printed circuit board is misaligned with the electrical connector as the electrical connector is mated with the second printed circuit board is communicated from the connector housing to the received side of the first printed circuit board at a location spaced from the connection locations.