A hot pluggable connector
CA 2244455 C · Owner: Nec Corporation · Inventors: Kamiyamane, Shin
Overview
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A hot pluggable connector of the invention accompanies no phisical shock when a circuit package (9) is plugged or unplugged. When the circuit package (9) is inserted, board-side terminals (34) and package-side terminals (52) of the hot pluggable connector are not put in contact. By rotating a rotary body (32) having pads (33A to 33C) of different lengths, sequential connection/disconnection between the board-side side terminals (34) and the package-side terminals (52) are performed by way of the pads (33A to 33C). Therefore it is not necessary to, plugging or unplugging the circuit package (9) within a time limit enabling to insert or remove the circuit package (9) quietly. The timings of …
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- Filed August 4, 1998 and granted February 19, 2002. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 4, 2018.
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