Patent ID: 6012952
Filing Date: 2000-01-11
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A slanted card edge connector mounted above a PC board, comprising:an insulative housing defining a central slot for receiving a module therein;upper row passageways and lower row passageways disposed by two sides of said central slot;a plurality of upper row contacts respectively inserted into the corresponding upper row passageways from a rear side of the housing;a plurality of lower row contacts respectively inserted into the corresponding lower row passageways from a front side of the housing opposite to said front side;the central slot extending upward and forward at an angle in a range more than zero degree and less than ninety degrees with respect to the PC board to have the upper and lower row passageways configured in the same direction along said angle; andthe lower row contacts inserted into the corresponding lower row passageways from the front side of the housing in an insertion direction along said angle; whereina first dimension of the upper row passageway is substantially smaller than that of the lower row passageway in a lateral direction perpendicular to said insertion direction.