Patent ID: 6299455
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A stacked electrical card connector assembly mounted on a printed circuit board for interconnecting inserted electrical cards with the printed circuit board, comprising:first and second headers stacked together;a plurality of rows of first and second terminals respectively extending through the first and second headers, each terminal having a downwardly extending connecting end;a first grounding plate attached to the first header and including a pair of first grounding legs downwardly extending therefrom in alignment with the connecting ends of the first terminals;a second grounding plate attached to the second header and including a pair of second grounding legs downwardly extending therefrom in alignment with the connecting ends of the second terminals;a male transition connector defining two rows of passageways to receive the connecting ends of the terminals and a pair of receiving holes respectively on opposite ends of and in alignment with each row of the passageways to receive corresponding grounding legs; anda female transition connector connected with the male transition connector and mounted on a printed circuit board, the female transition connector comprising two rows of signal contacts for connecting with the connecting ends of the terminals and a pair of grounding contacts situated at each of two distal ends of each row of the signal contacts for contacting a corresponding grounding leg; whereineach grounding leg has a width substantially equal to that of the receiving hole of the male transition connector and larger than that of a corresponding pair of grounding contacts of the female transition connector.