Patent ID: 6561816
Filing Date: 2003-05-13
Classification: G06K,H01R

Abstract:
A card connector for connecting a printed circuit board and a card having an integrated circuit comprisingan insulating housing including a connector section for receiving a mating connector section of the card, a pair of guide sections on opposite lateral sides of the connector section to guide the card rearwardly into mating engagement with the connector section of the card connector, each guide section including an insertion slot and a guide slot formed therein, and a resilient grounding contact mounted in each guide section for grounding the card to a grounding circuit of the printed circuit board, characterized in that the resilient grounding contact comprises a generally planar base section mounted in the insertion slot of the guide section of the insulating housing, a contact arm formed integrally with a forward side of and extending generally parallel to and forward from the base section and located in the guide slot of the guide section, wherein opposite guide slots face toward each other to accommodate opposite sides of the card in guiding the mating connector section of the card rearwardly into mating engagement with the connector section of the card connector; and a grounding section formed generally perpendicular to the base section and the contact arm for connection to the grounding circuit of the printed circuit board.