Electronic card connector

• US 9,876,294 B2
• Filed: 11/01/2016
• Issued: 01/23/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/03/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Molex LLC (KOCH Industries Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Molex LLC (KOCH Industries Incorporated)
• Inventors: Tan, Han Guan
• Primary Examiner(s): Abrams, Neil
• Application Number:
  US15/340,774
• Publication Number:
  US 20170162962A1
• Time in Patent Office: 448 Days
• Field of Search: 439630, 439682, 439736, 439862
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/0021 for reading/sensing record carriers having surface contacts
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/57 surface mounting terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/712 co-operating with the surface of the printed circuit or with a coupling device exclusively provided on the surface of the printed circuit H01R12/72 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/2407 characterized by the resilient means
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/405 Securing in non-demountable manner, e.g. moulding, riveting

Abstract

An electronic card connector is provided which has an insulative body and a plurality of terminals. The body is provided with a plurality of terminal grooves, each having first and second opposite sides. Each groove penetrates the body from a top surface thereof to a lower surface thereof. The terminals are respectively provided to the grooves. Each terminal has a transverse base portion, first and second elastic arms, and a contact portion. Two ends of the base portion are fixed in the groove at the first side. The base portion is exposed in the groove. A distal end of the second arm is a fixed end portion fixed at the second side. The contact portion protrudes from the top surface of the body. The first arm comprises two reverse bent elastic portions and a connecting portion which connects the bent elastic portions.

Claims

1. An electronic card connector, comprising:

an insulative body provided with a plurality of terminal grooves, each terminal groove comprising a first side and a second side which are opposite, each terminal groove penetrating the insulative body from a top surface of the insulative body to a lower surface of the insulative body; and

a plurality of terminals respectively provided to the plurality of terminal grooves, each terminal comprising;

a transverse base portion positioned at the first side of the terminal groove;

a first elastic arm reversely bent from a side of the transverse base portion toward the first side and extending toward the second side;

a contact portion extending from a distal end of the first elastic arm toward the second side; and

a second elastic arm extending from the contact portion toward the second side;

two ends of the transverse base portion being fixed in the terminal groove at the first side, the transverse base portion being exposed in the terminal groove;

a distal end of the second elastic arm being a fixed end portion fixed at the second side;

the contact portion protruding from the top surface of the insulative body;

the first elastic arm comprising two reverse bent elastic portions and a connecting portion which connects the two reverse bent elastic portions, the two reverse bent elastic portions being spaced apart from each other and being reversely bent from the side of the transverse base portion toward the first side and extending toward the second side.

2. The electronic card connector according to claim 1, wherein the second elastic arm comprises an upper arm portion, a lower arm portion and a step portion, the step portion connects the upper arm portion and the lower arm portion.

3. The electronic card connector according to claim 1, wherein each terminal further comprises a fixed portion connecting the transverse base portion, the fixed portion is embedded in the insulative body.

4. The electronic card connector according to claim 1, wherein each terminal further comprises a soldering portion connecting the transverse base portion, the soldering portion extends downwardly from a side of the transverse base portion toward the second side.

5. The electronic card connector according to claim 1, wherein the fixed end portion is formed as a T-shape and is embedded in the insulative body.

6. The electronic card connector according to claim 1, wherein the first elastic arm and the second elastic arm are not higher than the top surface of the insulative body.

7. The electronic card connector according to claim 1, wherein the insulative body defines a front end and a rear end, the insulative body is provided with two rows of terminal grooves, the two rows extend along a front-rear direction, all the first sides of all the terminal grooves in the front row face toward the front end of the insulative body and all the openings of all the terminal grooves in the front row are positioned at the front end, all the first sides of all the terminal grooves in the rear row face toward the rear end of the insulative body and all the openings of all the terminal grooves in the rear row is positioned at the rear end.