Patent ID: 6089915
Filing Date: 2000-07-18
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
A card connector system, comprising:a card connector having front end for receiving a card, and an adapter located at a rear end of the card connector for engaging with the card connector, the card connector system comprising:a first dielectric housing having a bottom face being mounted on a printed circuit board and an upper face opposite the bottom face;a plurality of first contacts fixed in the first housing, the first contacts having first contact portions and first tail portions forwardly and rearwardly extending from the first housing, respectively;a guiding frame fixed to the front end of the first housing for guiding said card into the connector to electrically connect with the first contact portions of the first contacts; anda first metallic shielding attached to the upper face of the first housing; andan ejector reciprocally and movably mounted to the frame and the first housing for ejecting said card inserted into the connector;the adapter comprising:a second dielectric housing having a plurality of contact passageways with a plurality of second contacts received therein, the second contacts having second contact portions electrically engaged with the first tail portions of the first contacts of the card connector and second tail portions for being soldered to the printed circuit board; anda second metallic shielding covering the second housing of the adapter and engaged with the first shielding of the card connector for shielding the first tail portions of the first contacts of the card connector, whereinthe second shielding of the adapter forms a ridge fittingly received in a recess defined in the first shielding of the card connector.