A circuit card assembly for a communication system includes a PCB having a slot receiving a second PCB of a second circuit card assembly in a board loading direction. An electrical connector is mounted to the PCB having a receptacle housing and a mating housing movable within the receptacle housing in a connector loading direction along a connector loading axis parallel to the board loading direction. The mating housing is movable in the receptacle housing in a connector mating direction along a connector mating axis perpendicular to the connector loading axis. Contacts of the electrical connector are mated with contacts of the second electrical connector in a contact mating direction parallel to the connector mating axis.

A circuit card assembly for a communication system includes a PCB having a slot receiving a second PCB of a second circuit card assembly in a board loading direction. An electrical connector is mounted to the PCB having a receptacle housing and a mating housing movable within the receptacle housing in a connector loading direction along a connector loading axis parallel to the board loading direction. The mating housing is movable in the receptacle housing in a connector mating direction along a connector mating axis perpendicular to the connector loading axis. Contacts of the electrical connector are mated with contacts of the second electrical connector in a contact mating direction parallel to the connector mating axis.

An electrical connector including a housing, first and second conductive contacts arranged on the housing, and an actuator provided to be rotatable for taking up first and second stations selectively and to have a pressing portion for pressing down a flat circuit device put partially in the housing to contacting portions of the first and second conductive contacts, wherein the actuator has an engaging portion and a projecting portion, the first conductive contact has a supporting portion for engaging with the engaging portion of the actuator so as to support the actuator, and the second conductive contact has a stopper portion for engaging with the projecting portion of the actuator so as to prevent the projecting portion from shifting in a direction opposite to an insertion direction along which the flat circuit device is inserted into the housing to be put partially in the same.

An input device may include a wire element and a moveable substrate coupled to the wire element. The moveable substrate may include various wire alignment features. The input device may further include an input surface disposed above the moveable substrate. The input device may further include various sensor electrodes coupled to the input surface. The input device may further include a haptic actuator coupled to the moveable substrate. The haptic actuator may displace the moveable substrate in a direction substantially parallel to a plane of the input surface. The wire element may return the moveable substrate to an original position. The wire alignment features may allow, in response to an applied force by the haptic actuator and to the moveable substrate, a displacement of the moveable substrate in the direction that is substantially parallel to the plane of the input surface.

A lever type connector includes a housing configured to fit to a mating connector and a lever mounted on the housing and configured to draw the mating connector and the housing to be close to each other when the lever moves from a temporary locking position to a final locking position. The lever includes a temporary locking arm which is elastically deformable in a direction away from a surface of the housing, and rotates between the temporary locking position and the final locking position while the temporary locking arm comes into press-contact with a sliding surface which is part of the surface of the housing.

The subject technology provides a method and apparatus for performing dual track routing. A pair of signal traces is routed in between two rows of contacts and at least one of the signal traces is modified to satisfy a routing restriction. The modification of the signal trace includes three trace segments that deviate the signal trace away from the source of the routing restriction.

An electrical connector used for bearing a chip module includes an insulating body, terminals arranged in the insulating body, a carrying member, for carrying the chip module to the insulating body, disposed at one side of the insulating body and contacting with the terminals, a pressing plate for pressing the carrying member or the chip module, and an elastic member having at least two limiting portions. The pressing plate and the carrying member are separately disposed at two adjacent sides on the periphery of the insulating body. The two limiting portions define a pivoting space, and the carrying member is pivotally connected to the pivoting space. The elastic member and the carrying member are disposed at the same side of the insulating body, the elastic member has a buffer portion, and the buffer portion abuts against the carrying member and is disposed between the insulating body and the carrying member.

An electrical connector used for bearing a chip module includes an insulating body, terminals arranged in the insulating body, a carrying member, for carrying the chip module to the insulating body, disposed at one side of the insulating body and contacting with the terminals, a pressing plate for pressing the carrying member or the chip module, and an elastic member having at least two limiting portions. The pressing plate and the carrying member are separately disposed at two adjacent sides on the periphery of the insulating body. The two limiting portions define a pivoting space, and the carrying member is pivotally connected to the pivoting space. The elastic member and the carrying member are disposed at the same side of the insulating body, the elastic member has a buffer portion, and the buffer portion abuts against the carrying member and is disposed between the insulating body and the carrying member.

An electrical connector used for carrying a chip module includes an insulating body with multiple terminals arranged in the insulating body, a carrying member pivoted to the insulating body and used for carrying the chip module to the insulating body, and a pressing plate located on one side of the insulating body and used for pressing the carrying member or the chip module. The chip module contacts with the multiple terminals. The carrying member is directly pivoted to the insulating body. Each of two ends of a pivoting side of the carrying member is provided with a pivot shaft. Fixing holes are formed on the outer side of the insulating body. The pivoting shafts are pivoted into the fixing holes, so that the carrying member is rotatingly pivoted to the insulating body without the assistance of a pivoting device for pivoting the carrying member.

An input device may include a wire element and a moveable substrate coupled to the wire element. The moveable substrate may include various wire alignment features. The input device may further include an input surface disposed above the moveable substrate. The input device may further include various sensor electrodes coupled to the input surface. The input device may further include a haptic actuator coupled to the moveable substrate. The haptic actuator may displace the moveable substrate in a direction substantially parallel to a plane of the input surface. The wire element may return the moveable substrate to an original position. The wire alignment features may allow, in response to an applied force by the haptic actuator and to the moveable substrate, a displacement of the moveable substrate in the direction that is substantially parallel to the plane of the input surface.