Patent ID: 6551131
Filing Date: 2003-04-22
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A stacked electrical card connector assembly mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB), comprising:an upper connector having a metallic upper frame, the upper frame including a pair of flanges, each flange defining a solder portion thereof, an opening and a plurality of spring arms exposed in the opening; a lower connector having an insulative lower header, a metallic lower frame assembled to the lower header, a plurality of signal contacts received in the lower header, and a shield covering the lower header and having a plurality of grounding pins extending from an edge thereof; the solder portions of the upper frame being soldered on the lower frame; and a transition device having a first contacting and a second contacting portion, the first contacting portion being urged by the spring arms of the upper connector, the second contacting portion being connected with the signal contacts and the grounding pins of the lower connector.