Connector assembly for electrically coupling a module card to a circuit board

摘要

Connector assembly including a board connector configured to be mounted to a circuit board. The board connector includes a connector housing having a reception slot. The reception slot opens in a vertical direction that is parallel to an elevation axis. The elevation axis is perpendicular to the circuit board when the board connector is mounted thereto. The board connector also includes electrical contacts that are positioned along the reception slot. The electrical contacts are configured to engage corresponding contacts of a module card. The connector assembly also includes a coupling mechanism attached to the board connector. The coupling mechanism includes a support frame that extends away from the board connector along the elevation axis. The coupling mechanism also includes a latch body that is attached to the support frame and faces the reception slot to define a module-receiving space therebetween that is configured to receive the module card.

主权项

1. A connector assembly comprising:
a board connector configured to be mounted to a circuit board and including a connector housing having a reception slot, the reception slot opening in a vertical direction that is parallel to an elevation axis, the elevation axis being perpendicular to the circuit board when the board connector is mounted thereto, the board connector also including electrical contacts that are positioned along the reception slot, the electrical contacts configured to engage corresponding contacts of a module card; and a coupling mechanism including a support frame that is directly attached to the board connector and extends away from the board connector along the elevation axis, the coupling mechanism also including a latch body that is attached to the support frame and faces the reception slot to define a module-receiving space therebetween that is configured to receive the module card; wherein the support frame includes a vertical wall that extends parallel to the elevation axis, the connector housing of the board connector and the vertical wall of the support frame being part of a single unitary structure, the vertical wall being directly attached to and extending away from the connector housing.