Foxconn Interconnect Technology Limited

Foxconn (Kunshan) Computer Connector Co., Ltd.

Zhuang Chen

Guo-Xiang Niu

Xin-Wei Wang

Jian Qiang Zhang

A card edge connector with an insulative housing includes opposite longitudinal side walls along a longitudinal direction with a receiving slot therebetween in a transverse direction. Each side wall forms a plurality of passageways. A plurality of contacts are respectively received within the corresponding passageways. Each contact includes a retaining section, a contacting section extending from the retaining section into the receiving slot, and a leg extending downwardly from the retaining section out of the housing. Each contact is further equipped with an auxiliary spring beam with an additional contacting section extending into the receiving slot. The contacts are initially linked to a single contact carrier strip so as to be simultaneously inserted into the corresponding passageways, respectively.

Connector contact with dual contact beams derived from different contact strips

An electrical card edge connector for receiving an electronic card with a bottom notch therein, includes an insulative housing, a plurality of terminals and an alignment key. The housing includes two opposite side walls, a bottom wall and a central slot among the side walls and the bottom wall. The terminals are disposed in the corresponding side walls and extend into the central slot for mating with the electronic card. The alignment key includes a body received within the central slot, a pair of extension sections covering the two side walls, and a pair of securing sections attached to the bottom wall wherein the body is adapted to be received within the bottom notch of the electronic card.

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