公开(公告)号：US20230208079A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-29

申请号：US17992795

申请日：2022-11-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Noell G. JOHNSON ,  David R. CRAMER ,  Sina BIGDELI ,  Edward S. HUO ,  Jeremy C. FRANKLIN ,  Jason C. SAUERS

IPC: H01R13/639 ,  H01R12/77 ,  H05K1/18

CPC classification number: H01R13/639 ,  H01R12/771 ,  H05K1/18 ,  H01R12/79

Abstract: Cowlings described herein for board-to-board connectors can provide high stiffness, low weight, and low total cost. Such cowlings can provide ribs with increased thickness for targeted stiffness to resist bowing in a given direction. The layers of the cowlings can include carbon fiber extending in directions parallel to the ribs in some layers and transverse to the ribs in other layers. The layers can be formed together within a mold tool that shapes the fibers into the ribs.