Card edge connector with bendable metal latching means

Abstract

The application provides a card edge connector with a detachable metal locking device, comprising an insulating body with a plurality of terminal slots, a first tower part, a second tower part; a plurality of terminals, which are respectively and correspondingly accommodated in the corresponding terminal slots; an ear buckle, which is pivotally connected at the first tower part of the insulating body; and an elastic metal locking piece, which is fixedly inserted into the second tower part of the insulating body, used for locking an electronic module together with the ear buckle, the elastic metal locking piece has a holding part, a main plate body extending upward from the upper end of the holding part, a guide part extending from the upper end of the main plate body away from the insertion slot, and a detachable part arranged at the end of the guide part, a locking hole is formed in the main plate body, and an operation space for accommodating the detachable part and allowing the detachable part to release the electronic module is formed in the top surface of the second tower part; the card edge connector with the detachable metal locking device can vertically take out the electronic module, and reduces the scratching between the electronic module and the terminals.

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