Card-type connector having heat conductive members extending over terminals thereof
A base of a connector defines an accommodation portion for accommodating a card-type device. The base has holding portions with surfaces directed to the accommodation portion. The holding portions hold held portions of terminals 40 . Heat conductive members are provided on the surfaces of the holding portions. The heat conductive members are sandwiched between the card-type device and the holding portions when the card-type device is connected to the connector 10 . In this way, heat conductive paths, which include the conductive members, are formed between the card-type device and held portions of the terminals 40.
1. A connector connectable to a card-type device, wherein:
the connector is mounted on a circuit board when used;
the connector comprises a base, a cover, a plurality of terminals and a heat conductive member;
the base defines a card accommodation portion which accommodates the card-type device;
the base has a holding portion made of insulation;
the holding portion has a surface directed to the accommodation portion;
the cover is arranged so as to cover the card-type device in an up-down direction when the card-type device is connected to the connector in the accommodation portion;
the terminals are arranged in a pitch direction perpendicular to the up-down direction;
each of the terminals has a held portion, a contact point and a fixed portion;
the held portion is held by the holding portion;
the contact point is located in a position different from that of the held portion in a front-rear direction perpendicular to both of the up-down direction and the pitch direction;
the contact point comes into contact with the card-type device when the card-type device is connected to the connector;
the fixed portion is fixed to the circuit board when the connector is mounted on the circuit board;
the heat conductive member is provided on the surface of the holding portion;
the heat conductive member is arranged so as to extend over two or more of the terminals in the pitch direction; and
the heat conductive member is sandwiched between the card-type device and the holding portion when the card-type device is connected to the connector.
2. The connector as recited in claim 1 , wherein:
in each of the terminals, the held portion has an exposed portion;
the exposed portion is exposed on the surface of the holding portion;
the exposed portion is in contact with the heat conductive member at least when the card-type device is connected to the connector.
3. The connector as recited in claim 1 , wherein the heat conductive member has elasticity.
4. The connector as recited in claim 3 , wherein the heat conductive member is made of thermal rubber.
5. The connector as recited in claim 1 , wherein:
the connector has a hinge mechanism; and
the cover is attached to the base by means of the hinge mechanism.