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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 17, 1997
Tsuyoshi Sakata, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Watanabe, Tokyo, JP;
Hirose Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A circuit board electrical connector includes a connector housing ( ) having a front edge holding section ( ) with a receiving groove ( ) for receiving a leading edge of a circuit board ( ) having a plurality of contact pads ( ) on the leading edge and an aperture or notch ( ) therein, and a pair of guiding sections ( ) extending upward from opposite ends of the front edge holding section for guiding the circuit board; a plurality of contact elements ( ) provided in the receiving groove for contact with the contact pads of the circuit board; a pair of insertion slots ( ) provided in the guiding sections and having a width slightly greater than a thickness of the circuit board; at least one pair of pressure portions ( A) provided on opposed faces of one of the insertion slots such that a distance between the pressure portions is slightly less than the thickness of the circuit board so as to hold the circuit board between them; and at least one pair of engaging projections ( B) provided on the pressure portions for engagement with the notch or aperture of the circuit board when the circuit board is inserted in the receiving groove.