Zero insertion force connector with component card.

摘要

A zero insertion force connector system (10) with a top entry (16) for improved interconnection with a component card (12) and a component card positioner (14) for providing an interconnectable structure that is useable with adjacent apparatus. The zero insertion force connector system (10) includes a housing (20) with a card guide channel (22) having a top entry (16) and a sliding cam system (24) for interlocking the component card positioner (14) and the component card (12) in an improved manner. The component card positioner (14) includes a card positioning structure (30) with a tab cover structure (32) and a card guide channel positioner (34) for interaction with the sliding cam system (24) of the zero insertion force connector system (10) to properly interconnect the component card (12). The component card (12) includes card contact tabs (18) protected by a tab cover structure (32) in the component card positioner (14) and related to connector contacts (28) positioned in the housing (20) of the connector. The sliding cam system (24) includes card retention lobes (26) that mate with the lobe positioners (36) in the card guide channel positioner (34) for positioning the component card (12) in an improved physical manner and structural means (38) to move the connector contacts (28) onto the surface of the card contact tabs (18).