US 12,469,993 B2
Card edge connector including a flipped pin foot orientation
Xiang Li, Portland, OR (US); Shaohua Li, Pleasanton, CA (US); Kai Xiao, Portland, OR (US); Mo Liu, Santa Clara, CA (US); and Jingbo Li, Portland, OR (US)
Assigned to Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed by Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 24, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/483,913.
Prior Publication US 2022/0021139 A1, Jan. 20, 2022
Int. Cl. H01R 12/73 (2011.01); H01R 12/57 (2011.01); H01R 12/72 (2011.01)
CPC H01R 12/57 (2013.01) [H01R 12/721 (2013.01); H01R 12/737 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A card edge connector comprising:
a housing comprising a slot to receive a first circuit board;
a first plurality of pins extending from within the slot through a bottom of the housing, each of the first plurality of pins comprising a first end to mate with a corresponding contact of the first circuit board and a second end comprising a respective toe portion and a cylindrical contact coupled to the respective toe portion to mate with a corresponding one of a first plurality of contacts of a second circuit board in a through-hole mount, and a respective heel portion, the respective toe portion extending from the respective heel portion in a direction away from a centerline of the slot; and
a second plurality of pins extending from within the slot through the bottom of the housing, each of the second plurality of pins comprising a first end to mate with a corresponding contact of the first circuit board and a second end comprising a respective toe portion and a cylindrical contact coupled to the respective toe portion to mate with a corresponding one of a second plurality of contacts of the second circuit board in a through-hole mount, and a respective heel portion, wherein the respective toe portion extends from the respective heel portion of each of the second plurality of pins in a direction toward the centerline of the slot, wherein for the first and second pluralities of pins, a stub length of the corresponding contact of the second circuit board extends past the heel portion.