EP0729206A3 - PCMCIA input/output card connector - Google Patents

PCMCIA input/output card connector Download PDF

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Publication number: EP0729206A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: card connector; output card; pcmcia; input; pcmcia input
Prior art date: 1995-02-22
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP96300459A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP0729206A2 (en

EP0729206B1 (en

Inventor

Randy Gray Simmons

Ronald Dillon Sizemore

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Whitaker LLC

Original Assignee

Whitaker LLC

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1995-02-22

Filing date

1996-01-24

Publication date

1997-10-08

1996-01-24 Application filed by Whitaker LLC filed Critical Whitaker LLC

1996-08-28 Publication of EP0729206A2 publication Critical patent/EP0729206A2/en

1997-10-08 Publication of EP0729206A3 publication Critical patent/EP0729206A3/en

2000-08-09 Application granted granted Critical

2000-08-09 Publication of EP0729206B1 publication Critical patent/EP0729206B1/en

2016-01-24 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
- H01R12/70—Coupling devices
- H01R12/71—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures
- H01R12/72—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures
- H01R12/722—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures coupling devices mounted on the edge of the printed circuits
- H01R12/725—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures coupling devices mounted on the edge of the printed circuits containing contact members presenting a contact carrying strip, e.g. edge-like strip
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
- H01R13/40—Securing contact members in or to a base or case; Insulating of contact members
- H01R13/405—Securing in non-demountable manner, e.g. moulding, riveting
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
- H01R13/648—Protective earth or shield arrangements on coupling devices, e.g. anti-static shielding
- H01R13/658—High frequency shielding arrangements, e.g. against EMI [Electro-Magnetic Interference] or EMP [Electro-Magnetic Pulse]
- H01R13/6581—Shield structure
- H01R13/6582—Shield structure with resilient means for engaging mating connector
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
- H01R13/648—Protective earth or shield arrangements on coupling devices, e.g. anti-static shielding
- H01R13/658—High frequency shielding arrangements, e.g. against EMI [Electro-Magnetic Interference] or EMP [Electro-Magnetic Pulse]
- H01R13/6591—Specific features or arrangements of connection of shield to conductive members
- H01R13/6594—Specific features or arrangements of connection of shield to conductive members the shield being mounted on a PCB and connected to conductive members
- H01R13/6595—Specific features or arrangements of connection of shield to conductive members the shield being mounted on a PCB and connected to conductive members with separate members fixing the shield to the PCB

EP96300459A 1995-02-22 1996-01-24 PCMCIA input/output card connector Expired - Lifetime EP0729206B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date
US392435		1989-08-11
US39243095A	1995-02-22	1995-02-22
US39243595A	1995-02-22	1995-02-22
US392430		1995-02-22

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0729206A2 EP0729206A2 (en)	1996-08-28
EP0729206A3 true EP0729206A3 (en)	1997-10-08
EP0729206B1 EP0729206B1 (en)	2000-08-09

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP96300459A Expired - Lifetime EP0729206B1 (en)	1995-02-22	1996-01-24	PCMCIA input/output card connector

Country Status (4)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP0729206B1 (en)
JP (1)	JPH08250217A (en)
BR (1)	BR9600710A (en)
DE (1)	DE69609644T2 (en)

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JPH11119861A (en) *	1997-10-09	1999-04-30	Molex Inc	Connector device for card with eject mechanism
JPH11111405A (en) *	1997-10-03	1999-04-23	Japan Aviation Electron Ind Ltd	Connector for mounting on substrate
EP0908977A3 (en) *	1997-10-09	2000-06-21	Molex Incorporated	Card connector with improved grounding terminal
EP0908978A3 (en) *	1997-10-09	2000-06-21	Molex Incorporated	Card connector assembly
EP0908980A3 (en) *	1997-10-09	2000-06-21	Molex Incorporated	Card connector with improved grounding terminal
US6116962A (en) *	1997-11-17	2000-09-12	Xircom Inc	Type III PCMCIA card with integrated receptacles for receiving standard communications plugs
US5984731A (en) *	1997-11-17	1999-11-16	Xircom, Inc.	Removable I/O device with integrated receptacles for receiving standard plugs
JP4615646B2 (en) *	1999-07-21	2011-01-19	オリンパス株式会社	Printer
DE10227602B4 (en) *	2002-06-20	2017-06-22	Lisa Dräxlmaier GmbH	Method for producing a connector for flat conductors
JP3778555B2 (en) *	2002-11-14	2006-05-24	日本航空電子工業株式会社	Board mounting connector
CN101015095B (en) *	2004-07-07	2012-05-09	莫莱克斯公司	Keyed housing for use with small size plug connectors
KR20100048200A (en) *	2008-10-30	2010-05-11	삼성전자주식회사	Connector and connector assembly and display device having the same
DE102008054724A1 (en) *	2008-12-16	2010-06-17	Robert Bosch Gmbh	Electrical connector
JP5827574B2 (en) *	2012-01-23	2015-12-02	ヒロセ電機株式会社	Electrical connector with shield plate

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GB2233596A (en) *	1989-07-06	1991-01-16	Desbury Ltd	An injection mould for moulding a cable connector housing, having replaceable shape defining mould parts
US5201883A (en) *	1991-08-30	1993-04-13	Kel Corporation	Method of making in-molded plug connector
US5330360A (en) *	1992-08-21	1994-07-19	The Whitaker Corporation	Memory card and connector therefor

1996
- 1996-01-24 EP EP96300459A patent/EP0729206B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1996-01-24 DE DE69609644T patent/DE69609644T2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1996-02-13 BR BR9600710A patent/BR9600710A/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1996-02-22 JP JP8060207A patent/JPH08250217A/en active Pending

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
GB2233596A (en) *	1989-07-06	1991-01-16	Desbury Ltd	An injection mould for moulding a cable connector housing, having replaceable shape defining mould parts
US5201883A (en) *	1991-08-30	1993-04-13	Kel Corporation	Method of making in-molded plug connector
US5330360A (en) *	1992-08-21	1994-07-19	The Whitaker Corporation	Memory card and connector therefor

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Publication number	Publication date
EP0729206A2 (en)	1996-08-28
DE69609644D1 (en)	2000-09-14
JPH08250217A (en)	1996-09-27
EP0729206B1 (en)	2000-08-09
DE69609644T2 (en)	2000-12-28
BR9600710A (en)	1997-12-30

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