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Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026

Filed:

Jun. 30, 2023
Applicant:

Amphenol Commercial Products (Chengdu) Co., Ltd., Chengdu, CN;

Inventors:

Kui Yang, Chengdu, CN;

Xiaodong Hu, Chengdu, CN;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/627 (2006.01); H01R 12/72 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/6275 (2013.01); H01R 12/721 (2013.01);
Abstract

A card edge connector that is robust under various operating conditions of a system in which the connector is used. The connector has a housing holding terminals. The housing has a slot extending from a body to a tower disposed at an end of the body. The tower has an outer chamber and an inner chamber joining the out chamber and the slot. The outer and inner chambers comprising joined side walls. The side walls of the inner chamber are thicker than that of the outer chamber. A latch is pivotably disposed in the tower between a locked position and an unlocked position for retaining and releasing an electronic card inserted in the slot. The latch has a body and protrusions protruding from the body toward the slot. The latch body engages the side walls of the outer chamber. The protrusions engage the side walls of the inner chamber.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Yang, Kui. (2026). Robust card edge connector (U.S. Patent No. 12640517). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12640517

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