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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2001
Joel J. Yeh, San Ganrie, CA (US);
Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd., Taipei Hsien, TW;
Abstract
An I/O connector ( ) has a top cover ( ), a bottom cover ( ), a terminal module ( ), a printed circuit board (PCB, ), a switch ( ), a latch ( ), and a metal plate ( ). The switch is soldered on the PCB while the PCB is soldered to contacts of the terminal module. The latch extends through the terminal module with a pair of pawls ( ) and a pair of push beams ( ) respectively exposed ahead and above the terminal module. The top cover has a latch release button ( ) and a hot button ( ), and a barrier ( ) is disposed therebetween. A pair of latch actuators ( ) downwardly extends from the latch release button to actuate the push beams. A switch actuator ( ) downwardly extends from the hot button to actuate a push pole ( ) of the switch. The metal plate is mounted to the top cover and being extended through by the switch actuator and a pair of push arms ( ) of the latch.