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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2021
Te Connectivity Services Gmbh, Schaffhausen, CH;
Christopher William Blackburn, Bothell, WA (US);
John Eugene Westman, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Michael Eugene Shirk, Grantville, PA (US);
Michael David Herring, Apex, NC (US);
Zachary Galbraith, Hummelstown, PA (US);
TE CONNECTIVITY SERVICES GmbH, Schaffhausen, CH;
Abstract
A card edge connector includes a housing having upper and lower card slots receiving upper and lower module circuit cards of a pluggable module. The card edge connector includes a contact assembly having a contact positioner holding upper and lower contacts. A guide feature guides mating of the contact assembly in the housing. A latching feature latchably secures the contact assembly to the housing. The upper contacts are arranged in first and second upper contact arrays. The lower contacts are arranged in first and second lower contact arrays. Contact tails of the upper and lower contacts are positioned at the bottom of the housing for surface mounting to the host circuit board.