US 12,334,662 B2
Card edge connector having a connector sleeve
Randall Robert Henry, Lebanon, PA (US); Michael John Phillips, Camp Hill, PA (US); Brandon Michael Matthews, McAlisterville, PA (US); Sandeep Patel, Littleton, CO (US); and Christopher William Blackburn, Bothell, WA (US)
Assigned to TE CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS GMBH, Schaffhausen (CH)
Filed by TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH, Schaffhausen (CH)
Filed on Jan. 25, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/159,124.
Prior Publication US 2024/0250460 A1, Jul. 25, 2024
Int. Cl. H01R 12/72 (2011.01); H01R 12/73 (2011.01); H01R 12/89 (2011.01); H01R 13/422 (2006.01); H01R 13/631 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 12/727 (2013.01) [H01R 12/721 (2013.01); H01R 12/732 (2013.01); H01R 12/89 (2013.01); H01R 13/4226 (2013.01); H01R 13/631 (2013.01); H01R 2201/04 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A card edge connector for mating with a pluggable module comprising:
a connector housing including a top and a bottom, the housing having a front and a rear, the housing having a first side and a second side, the connector housing including a cavity extending between the front and the rear;
a contact assembly received in the cavity, the contact assembly having a contact positioner holding contacts in a contact array, each contact including a mating end, a terminating end, and an intermediate portion between the mating end and the terminating end, the intermediate portion held by the contact positioner; and
a connector sleeve coupled to the connector housing, the connector sleeve movable relative to the connector housing between a retracted position and an advanced position, the connector sleeve including an insert received in the cavity, the insert including a card slot configured to receive a module circuit board of the pluggable module, the insert including press anvils configured to engage the intermediate portions of the contacts, the press anvils being pressed against the intermediate portions when the connector sleeve is moved to the advanced position to move the mating ends of the contacts toward the module circuit board to mate with corresponding contact pads on the module circuit board.