Card edge connector assembly
First Claim
1. A card edge connector assembly comprising:
- a card edge connector having a housing defining a card slot configured to receive a pluggable module in a mating direction, the housing holding contacts in the card slot to electrically connect to the pluggable module, the contacts being configured to be electrically connected to a host circuit board;
a card guide module having a main body having a cavity configured to receive the pluggable module, the card guide module having support beams extending from the main body configured to be secured to the host circuit board, the card guide module having a window defined between the support beams under the main body receiving the card edge connector; and
a latch coupled to the main body movable between a latched position and an unlatched position, the latch including a latching member and an actuator operably coupled to the latching member, the latch latchably coupled to the pluggable module in the latched position to secure the pluggable module in the cavity, the latch being decoupled from the pluggable module in the unlatched position to allow the pluggable module to be removed from the cavity.
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Abstract
A card edge connector assembly includes a card edge connector having a housing defining a card slot receiving a pluggable module and a card guide module coupled to the housing. The card guide module has a main body having a cavity receiving the pluggable module and support beams secured to the host circuit board with a window defined between the support beams under the main body receiving the card edge connector. A latch is coupled to the main body being latchably coupled to the pluggable module in a latched position to secure the pluggable module in the cavity and being decoupled from the pluggable module in an unlatched position to allow the pluggable module to be removed from the cavity. An actuator with a ramp surface may be pressed downwardly to drive the latch to the unlatched position.
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20 Claims
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1. A card edge connector assembly comprising:
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a card edge connector having a housing defining a card slot configured to receive a pluggable module in a mating direction, the housing holding contacts in the card slot to electrically connect to the pluggable module, the contacts being configured to be electrically connected to a host circuit board; a card guide module having a main body having a cavity configured to receive the pluggable module, the card guide module having support beams extending from the main body configured to be secured to the host circuit board, the card guide module having a window defined between the support beams under the main body receiving the card edge connector; and a latch coupled to the main body movable between a latched position and an unlatched position, the latch including a latching member and an actuator operably coupled to the latching member, the latch latchably coupled to the pluggable module in the latched position to secure the pluggable module in the cavity, the latch being decoupled from the pluggable module in the unlatched position to allow the pluggable module to be removed from the cavity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A card edge connector assembly comprising:
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a card edge connector having a housing defining a card slot configured to receive a pluggable module in a mating direction, the housing holding contacts in the card slot to electrically connect to the pluggable module, the contacts being configured to be electrically connected to a host circuit board; a card guide module having a main body having a cavity configured to receive the pluggable module, the card guide module having support beams extending from the main body configured to be secured to the host circuit board, wherein the support beams support the main body independent of the card edge connector on the host circuit board, the card guide module having a window defined between the support beams under the main body receiving the card edge connector; and a latch coupled to the main body movable between a latched position and an unlatched position, the latch latchably coupled to the pluggable module in the latched position to secure the pluggable module in the cavity, the latch being decoupled from the pluggable module in the unlatched position to allow the pluggable module to be removed from the cavity. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A card edge connector assembly comprising:
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a card guide module having a main body, the main body including a first side and a second side, the main body including a first end and a second end between the first side and the second side with the first and second sides being wider than the first and second ends, the main body including a top and a bottom between the first and second sides and between the first and second ends, the main body having a cavity open at the top and at the bottom for receiving a pluggable module, the card guide module having support beams extending from the main body at the first and second ends configured to be secured to a host circuit board proximate to a card edge connector, the card guide module having a window defined between the support beams below the bottom of the main body receiving the card edge connector with the card edge connector aligned with the cavity to receive the pluggable module; and a latch coupled to the first side of the main body, the latch being movable between a latched position and an unlatched position, the latch being configured to be latchably coupled to the pluggable module in the latched position to secure the pluggable module in the cavity, the latch being configured to be decoupled from the pluggable module in the unlatched position to allow the pluggable module to be removed from the cavity. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A card edge connector assembly comprising:
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a card guide module having a main body, the main body including a first side and a second side, the main body including a first end and a second end between the first side and the second side, the main body including a top and a bottom between the first and second sides and between the first and second ends, the main body having a cavity open at the top and at the bottom for receiving a pluggable module, the card guide module having support beams extending from the main body at the first and second ends configured to be secured to a host circuit board proximate to a card edge connector, the card guide module having a window defined between the support beams below the bottom of the main body receiving the card edge connector with the card edge connector aligned with the cavity to receive the pluggable module, the card guide module including a latch frame extending from the first side having a latch pocket; and a latch receiving in the latch pocket of the latch frame at the first side of the main body, the latch having a latching member being movable between a latched position and an unlatched position and an actuator being movable between an actuated position and a released position, the actuator moving the latching member from the latched position to the unlatched position as the actuator is moved from the released position to the actuated position, the latching member having a latching finger passing through the first side of the main body into the cavity to latchably engage the pluggable module in the latched position to secure the pluggable module in the cavity, the latching finger being at least partially removed from the cavity to disengage from the pluggable module in the unlatched position to allow the pluggable module to be removed from the cavity.
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