Card edge connector with improved engagement of ground contacts and ground plate

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PATENT NO 11239588
APP PUB NO 20200343661A1
SERIAL NO

16857656

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A card edge connector includes an elongated housing comprising opposite long walls and defining a card slot between the long walls, two rows of contacts retained in the long walls respectively and a ground member including two long plates retained in the long walls respectively. Each row of contacts includes ground contacts and signal contacts, the ground contacts comprises retaining sections retained in the housing, elastic sections extending upward from the retained sections with mating portions exposed to the card slot and leg sections extending downward from the retaining sections. Each of the ground contacts further comprises an engaging portion curved from the elastic section and touching corresponding long plate.

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FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDCRICKET SQUARE HUTCHINS DRIVE P O BOX 2681 GRAND CAYMAN KY1-1111 CAYMAN ISLANDS GRAND CAYMAN
FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO LTDNO 999 BEIMEN ROAD YUSHAN TOWN KUNSHAN CITY JIANGSU PROVINCE CHINA KUNSHAN

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Niu, Guo-Xiang Huaian, CN 12 40
Tang, Wen-Jun Kunshan, CN 51 377
Wu, Kui Kunshan, CN 23 132
Yin, Xiao-Hu Huaian, CN 8 36

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