Patent ID: 7267580
Filing Date: 2007-09-11
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A card edge connector mountable on a mother circuit board, the card edge connector comprising: an elongated insulative housing comprising a bottom wall and a pair of parallel sidewalls each defining a plurality of passages therein, the bottom wall and the sidewalls jointly enclosing a central slot to receive a daughter circuit card therein; and a plurality of conductive terminals residing in corresponding passages, respectively, the conductive terminals each comprising a contacting section projecting to the central slot to electrically and mechanically mate with the daughter circuit board and a mounting section to be mounted to the mother circuit board, and wherein the bottom wall of the housing defines a plurality of airways in communication with the central slot; wherein the airways are aligned with a pair of opposing conductive terminals; and wherein the side walls define a plurality of passageways along a lengthwise direction, and the terminals are respectively disposed in the corresponding passageways, under a condition that the airways does not laterally communicate with the corresponding passageways.