Co-edge connector
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1. A connector, comprising:
- a housing with a wall, the housing have slot on a first side of the wall, the slot defined by a top surface, a bottom surface and a rear surface and configured to allow, in operation, insertion of a mating panel into the slot in a first direction toward the wall, and the housing including a support surface extending on a second side of the wall in a second direction, the second direction being opposite the first direction, wherein the support surface is exposed; and
a first and second terminal supported by the housing, each of the first and second terminals having a first contact in the slot and a second contact extending above the support surface, the slot extending around the first contact, the first and second terminals provide signal terminals.
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A co-edge connector (200) is provided that includes a housing (200a) that supports a plurality of terminals (210). One side of the housing includes a slot (230) that is configured to accept a panel (30) and first terminal contacts (213) are positioned in the slot. An exposed support surface (206) extends from a wall (204) on a second side and second terminal contacts (211) extend above the support surface. In operation, if the panel inserted into the slot is inserted in a vertical direction, the second contacts can engage pads of panel where the panel is mounted on the housing by moving the panel in a vertical direction.
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1. A connector, comprising:
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a housing with a wall, the housing have slot on a first side of the wall, the slot defined by a top surface, a bottom surface and a rear surface and configured to allow, in operation, insertion of a mating panel into the slot in a first direction toward the wall, and the housing including a support surface extending on a second side of the wall in a second direction, the second direction being opposite the first direction, wherein the support surface is exposed; and a first and second terminal supported by the housing, each of the first and second terminals having a first contact in the slot and a second contact extending above the support surface, the slot extending around the first contact, the first and second terminals provide signal terminals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An assembly comprising:
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a housing with a wall and a slot on a first side of the wall, the slot defined by a top surface, a bottom surface and a rear surface and configured to receive a panel inserted in a first direction, and the housing including a support surface extending from a second side of the wall, the second side being opposite the first side, wherein the support surface is exposed; a first and second terminal supported by the housing, each of the first and second terminals having a first contact in the slot and a second contact extending above the support surface, the slot extending around the first contact and the first and second terminals providing signal terminals; and a panel mounted in the slot, the panel having a first and second pad mating to the first contacts of the first and second terminal, wherein the housing is configured, in operation, to allow a mating panel to be positioned on the support surface by movement in a second direction, the second direction being perpendicular to the first direction. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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