CARD EDGE CONNECTOR WITH FLEXIBLE FILM CIRCUITRY

摘要

A zero insertion force card edge connector (10) incorporates a flexible film circuit (18) providing an interconnection between a mother board (12) and a daughter board (14). Slidable cam means (22) are arranged to drive the flexible film circuitry against a face of the daughter board (14) after insertion and include keying means (40) arranged to register in apertures of the daughter board (14). A cam follower (24) is disposed between the cam means (22) and flexible film circuitry (18) which is inhibited against sliding movement with the cam by cooperating means (94, 34). Cooperating means acting between the cam (22) and follower (24) being adapted on movement of the follower (24) towards the daughter board (14) to effect a double wiping action between contact (10) of the flexible film circuitry (18) and complementary contacts on the daughter board.