EDGE CONNECTOR FOR PRINTED CIRCUIT CARD

摘要

An electrical connector (10) includes a spring contact member (50) mounted in a housing (18) which has an opening (20) for receiving an edge (56) of a printed circuit card (52). The spring contact member has a contact area (64a) urged into electrical connection with a contact pad (14) on the printed circuit card as the edge of the board is inserted into the opening. The spring contact member has a dog-legged portion (64c, 64d, 64e) extending from the contact area in the direction (B) of insertion of the printed circuit card to define a recessed area (64e) of the spring contact member facing the board in the opening. The recessed area of the spring contact member is aligned with the contact pad when the printed circuit card is fully inserted into the opening in the housing.