Edge connector for a printed circuit board or the like

摘要

An edge connector (10) is adapted for use with a printed circuit board (11) having a mating edge (41) and a plurality of contact pads (40) on opposite sides of the board adjacent the edge. The connector includes an elongated dielectric housing (12) having a slot (20) for receiving the mating edge of the printed circuit board. A plurality of terminals (26) are mounted on the housing along the slot. Each terminal includes a pair of side support portions (28a, 28b) fixed to the housing generally near opposite sides of the slot, a cross brace portion (30) extending between the side support portions, a terminating portion (32) projecting below the cross brace portion and a spring contact portion (34) projecting above the cross brace portion for engaging one of the contact pads on the printed circuit board. The spring contact portion extends from one side of the board across the slot for engaging a contact pad on an opposite side of the printed circuit board. The terminals are oriented in an alternating array along the slot whereby the spring contact portions alternatingly engage contact pads on opposite sides of the printed circuit board. The housing includes an area (44) supportingly engaging the underside of the cross brace portion to resist rotational movement of the terminal as the printed circuit board biases the spring contact portion transversely of the slot.