Patent ID: 8066528
Filing Date: 2011-11-29
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A card connector mounted on a printed circuit board, comprising: an insulating housing having a base portion, a top surface of the base portion defining a first inserting groove, a rear end of the base portion defining two soldering openings which are spaced from each other and opened behind the first inserting groove with top ends thereof communicating with the first inserting groove, a supporting portion being formed between the two soldering openings; a plurality of first signal terminals disposed in base portion of the insulating housing, each of the first signal terminals having a contacting portion exposed in the first inserting groove and a soldering tail projecting rearward in the corresponding soldering opening for soldering to the printed circuit board; a main shell enclosing the insulating housing and having a base plate covered on the first inserting groove, the base plate defining a monitoring gap corresponding to the two soldering openings of the insulating housing for monitoring soldering conditions between the soldering tails and the printed circuit board; and an auxiliary shell having a top shielding plate and a rear shielding plate connected with a rear edge of the top shielding plate, wherein the auxiliary shell is mounted to the rear end of the insulating housing to enclose the soldering openings of the insulating housing after the soldering tails are soldered to the printed circuit board, with the top shielding plate being mated with the monitoring gap of the base plate of the main shell to cover tops of the soldering openings, and the rear shielding plate being against a rear side of the supporting portion to cover rears of the soldering openings.