Computer docking stations and devices slidably inserted therein
    2.
    发明授权
    Computer docking stations and devices slidably inserted therein 失效
    计算机对接站和设备可滑动地插入其中

    公开(公告)号:US5402316A

    公开(公告)日:1995-03-28

    申请号:US56522

    申请日:1993-04-28

    IPC分类号: H01R12/71 H01R12/87 H01R23/68

    CPC分类号: H01R12/714 H01R12/87

    摘要: A docking station (10) slidably receives a device (12) to provide make, break or tap functions, respectively, in a circuit interface. The circuit interface includes a pair of connector housings (17, 18) provided with flexible (or compressible) electrical connectors (19, 20), respectively. A camming member (28, 29; 31, 32; 44) separates the connector housings (17, 18) as the device (12) is slidably inserted into the docking station (10), thereby assuring a substantially zero insertion force on the circuit interface. Preferably, the circuit interface is between the flexible electrical connectors (19, 20), a printed circuit board (13), and a flexible etched circuit (15). The flexible etched circuit (15) is provided with a stiffener (24) resiliently biased by springs (27).

    摘要翻译: 坞站(10)可滑动地接收装置(12),以分别在电路接口中提供制动,断路或分接功能。 电路接口包括分别设置有柔性(或可压缩)电连接器(19,20)的一对连接器壳体(17,18)。 当装置(12)可滑动地插入到对接站(10)中时,凸轮构件(28,29; 31,32; 44)分离连接器壳体(17,18),从而确保电路上的基本上零的插入力 接口。 优选地,电路接口位于柔性电连接器(19,20),印刷电路板(13)和柔性蚀刻电路(15)之间。 柔性蚀刻电路(15)设置有由弹簧(27)弹性偏压的加强件(24)。

    Compressible electrical connectors for large board spacings
    3.
    发明授权
    Compressible electrical connectors for large board spacings 失效
    用于大板间距的可压缩电连接器

    公开(公告)号:US5277593A

    公开(公告)日:1994-01-11

    申请号:US954173

    申请日:1992-09-30

    摘要: A compressible electrical connector (10) includes a rigid molded body (11) having elastomeric caps (19, 20) at the top (12) and bottom (13) thereof. A thin flexible film (21), provided with respective connector elements (22), is wrapped around the rigid molded body (11) and its caps (19, 20) and is retained by a film retaining plate (23). The film retaining plate (23) has a plurality of latching lances (24) received in corresponding mounting holes (30) formed transversely in the rigid molded body (11). A hot melt layer (36) is placed over the film retaining plate (23), and a plurality of compressible electrical connectors (10) are stacked side-by-side to form an array (35). The array (35) is disposed between a pair of PC boards or other electronic assemblies (39, 40) having respective circuit elements (37, 38). The height of the rigid molded body may be changed conveniently to readily accommodate different product applications.

    摘要翻译: 可压缩电连接器(10)包括刚性模制体(11),其在其顶部(12)和底部(13)处具有弹性体帽(19,20)。 设置有相应的连接器元件(22)的薄柔性膜(21)缠绕在刚性模制体(11)及其盖(19,20)周围并由膜保持板(23)保持。 薄膜保持板(23)具有容纳在刚性模制体(11)中横向形成的相应安装孔(30)中的多个闩锁矛杆(24)。 热熔层(36)放置在膜保持板(23)上,多个可压缩电连接器(10)并排堆叠以形成阵列(35)。 阵列(35)设置在具有各个电路元件(37,38)的一对PC板或其他电子组件(39,40)之间。 可以方便地改变刚性成型体的高度以容易地适应不同的产品应用。

    Flexible circuit interface for coplanar printed circuit boards
    4.
    发明授权
    Flexible circuit interface for coplanar printed circuit boards 失效
    用于共面印刷电路板的柔性电路接口

    公开(公告)号:US5263868A

    公开(公告)日:1993-11-23

    申请号:US28059

    申请日:1993-03-08

    摘要: An interface for connecting coplanar printed circuit ("PC") boards (10, 20) using a flexible jumper circuit (50) for bridging the PC boards (10, 20), a base (80) underlying the second PC board and integrally attached thereto, and a support housing (30) with compression plugs (60) which may be tightened against base (80) for securing the two PC boards (10, 20) and for compressing the flexible jumper circuit (50) against the two PC boards (10, 20). The interface is precision aligned by a plurality of guide pins (34) which protrude from support housing (30) and conform to guide holes in the two PC boards (10, 20) and the flexible jumper circuit (50). Guide pins (34) fix the relative positions of the boards (10, 20) and circuit (50) within their respective planes. The resilient compression plugs (60) maintain contact between the flexible jumper circuit (50) and the two PC boards (10, 20) despite irregularities in thickness, and the guide pins 34 maintain precision horizontal alignment between the contact pads (12, 22) on the two PC boards (10, 20) and the conductive traces (52) on the flexible jumper circuit (50).

    摘要翻译: 一种使用柔性跳线电路(50)连接共面印刷电路(“PC”)板(10,20)的接口,用于桥接PC板(10,20),第二PC板下面的基座(80) 以及具有压缩塞(60)的支撑壳体(30),所述压缩塞可以紧靠基座(80)紧固,用于固定两个PC板(10,20)并且用于将柔性跳线电路(50)压靠在两个PC板 (10,20)。 接口由多个从支撑壳体(30)突出并与两个PC板(10,20)和柔性跳线电路(50)中的引导孔一致的多个引导销(34)精确对准。 引导销(34)将板(10,20)和电路(50)的相对位置固定在它们各自的平面内。 尽管厚度不规则,但是弹性压缩塞(60)仍保持柔性跳线电路(50)和两个PC板(10,20)之间的接触,并且引导销34保持接触垫(12,22)之间的精确水平对准 在两个PC板(10,20)和柔性跳线电路(50)上的导电迹线(52)之间。

    Backplane connector utilizing flexible film circuitry
    5.
    发明授权
    Backplane connector utilizing flexible film circuitry 失效
    背板连接器采用柔性薄膜电路

    公开(公告)号:US5308249A

    公开(公告)日:1994-05-03

    申请号:US78665

    申请日:1993-06-16

    摘要: The invention is directed to an electronic assembly, such as a backplane assembly of the type including a mother board, a connector housing mounted on the mother board, and a daughter board slidably insertable into the connector housing for electrical interconnection to the mother board. The assembly comprises an elongated connector housing having a pair of parallelly disposed spaced apart housing members defining at least one slot therebetween for receiving the daughter board. A force generating member is disposed within the slot, where the force generating members comprises a pair of resilient, essentially L-shaped members. One leg of each of the L-shaped members is fixedly disposed between the mother board and the housing members, while the others of the legs upstand within the slot in a spaced apart relationship to receive the daughter board therebetween, the upstanding legs including at least one pair of opposing elastomeric members to apply a compressive pressure to said daughter board. Further, a flexible circuit element is mounted on the force generating member and is operatively disposed to electrically interconnect the daughter board to the mother board. A preferred feature thereof is the provision of a camming means on the upstanding legs to allow insertion of the daughter board without causing damage to the circuitry on the flexible circuit element, preferable in the form of a flat film.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种电子组件,例如背板组件,其类型包括母板,安装在母板上的连接器壳体,以及可滑动地插入到连接器壳体中以与母板电连接的子板。 组件包括细长的连接器壳体,其具有一对平行设置的间隔开的壳体构件,其在其间限定了至少一个狭槽,用于接收子板。 力产生构件设置在槽内,其中力产生构件包括一对弹性的,基本上为L形的构件。 每个L形构件的一条腿固定地设置在母板和壳体构件之间,而其他腿以间隔开的关系在槽内立起,以在其间接纳子板,直立腿至少包括 一对相对的弹性体构件以向所述子板施加压缩压力。 此外,柔性电路元件安装在力产生构件上并且可操作地设置成将子板电连接到母板。 其优选的特征是在直立腿上设置凸轮装置以允许子板的插入,而不会损坏柔性电路元件上的电路,优选为平板形式。

    Pluggable connector systems for flexible etched circuits
    6.
    发明授权
    Pluggable connector systems for flexible etched circuits 失效
    用于柔性蚀刻电路的可插拔连接器系统

    公开(公告)号:US5297968A

    公开(公告)日:1994-03-29

    申请号:US3161

    申请日:1993-01-12

    摘要: A pluggable connector system (10) has a male housing (11, 11', 11", 11"') snapped together with a female housing (12, 12', 12", 12"') thereby providing a quick-disconnect feature. One of the housings, or both, carries a flexible etched circuit (16). The flexible etched circuit (16) may engage another flexible etched circuit (16) or, via a suitable interface, may engage a printed circuit board (17) having at least one circuit pad (19) thereon. One embodiment of a suitable interface is a flexible electrical connector (21) having a plurality of circuit traces on an elastomeric core. In another embodiment, the flexible etched circuit (16) is backed up by resilient means (33, 35) and engages the circuit pad (19) directly. The means for releasably retaining the housings (11, 11', 11", 11"' and 12, 12', 12", 12"') comprises a pair of spring-loaded manually-releasable latches (24, 24', 25) or a pair of bifurcated latching ears (43, 44).

    摘要翻译: 可插拔连接器系统(10)具有与阴壳体(12,12',12“,12”')卡扣的阳壳体(11,11',11“,11”'),从而提供 快速断开功能。 其中一个外壳或两者都带有柔性蚀刻电路(16)。 柔性蚀刻电路(16)可以接合另一个柔性蚀刻电路(16),或者通过合适的接口可以接合其上具有至少一个电路板(19)的印刷电路板(17)。 合适接口的一个实施例是在弹性体芯上具有多个电路迹线的柔性电连接器(21)。 在另一个实施例中,柔性蚀刻电路(16)由弹性装置(33,35)支撑并直接接合电路板(19)。 用于可释放地保持壳体(11,11',11“,11”'和12,12“,12”,12“')的装置包括一对弹簧加载的手动可释放闩锁(24, 24',25)或一对分叉闩锁耳(43,44)。

    Coplanar computer docking apparatus
    8.
    发明授权
    Coplanar computer docking apparatus 失效
    共面电脑对接装置

    公开(公告)号:US5531615A

    公开(公告)日:1996-07-02

    申请号:US372702

    申请日:1995-01-13

    摘要: The invention is directed to an electronic docking connector for edge mounting an electronic device, such as a daughter board, to a mother board. The connector comprises a pair of housing members assembled to define an elongated slot planarly aligned with the edge of the mother board. Mounted therein is a pair of opposed force applying, resilient spring members operatively mounted for receiving and applying a compressive force against the electronic device. A flexible film member, containing electrical circuitry thereon, is also mounted within said housing members for electrically interconnecting corresponding circuitry on the mother board, and the electronic device. As an alternative, a dielectric insert is disposed between each spring member and its corresponding flexible film to reduce or eliminate cross talk therein.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种用于将诸如子板之类的电子设备边缘安装到母板的电子对接连接器。 连接器包括一对壳体构件,其组装成限定与母板的边缘平行排列的细长槽。 安装在其中的是一对相对的力施加的弹性弹簧构件,其可操作地安装用于接收和施加抵靠电子装置的压缩力。 在其上包含电路的柔性膜构件也安装在所述壳体构件内,用于电连接母板上的对应电路和电子装置。 作为替代,电介质插入件设置在每个弹簧构件和其相应的柔性膜之间以减少或消除其中的串扰。

    Combination heat sink and housing for flexible electrical connector used
in an electrical or electronic assembly
    9.
    发明授权
    Combination heat sink and housing for flexible electrical connector used in an electrical or electronic assembly 失效
    用于电气或电子组件的柔性电连接器的组合散热器和外壳

    公开(公告)号:US5353191A

    公开(公告)日:1994-10-04

    申请号:US27969

    申请日:1993-03-08

    IPC分类号: H01R24/00 H01R12/71 H05K7/20

    CPC分类号: H01R12/714

    摘要: A unitary heat sink and connector housing (10, 10', 10", 10"') is disposed between a pair of electrical members, such as printed circuit boards (11, 12, 31) and/or flexible etched circuits (32) in an overall assembly used in a variety of high-performance miniaturized electronic products. One or more flexible electrical connectors (21, 25, 26, 29, 30) are mounted within the unitary heat sink and connector housing (10, 10', 10", 10"') and provide a circuit interface between respective circuit elements or pads (13, 14) on the printed circuit boards (11, 12, 31) and/or flexible etched circuits (32), respectively. The unitary heat sink and connector housing (10, 10', 10", 10"'), which preferably has heat-radiating fins (20), is made from a material which is thermally conductive but electrically non-conductive. Examples of such a material are anodized aluminum, silicon dioxide and beryllium oxide. Any suitable ceramic material could be used.

    摘要翻译: 一体式散热器和连接器壳体(10,10',10“,10”)设置在一对电气部件之间,例如印刷电路板(11,12,31)和/或柔性蚀刻电路 32)在用于各种高性能小型化电子产品的整体组件中。 一个或多个柔性电连接器(21,25,26,29,30)安装在单一散热器和连接器壳体(10,10',10“,10”')内并且在相应电路之间提供电路接口 分别在印刷电路板(11,12,31)和/或柔性蚀刻电路(32)上的元件或焊盘(13,14)。 优选具有散热鳍片(20)的整体散热器和连接器壳体(10,10',10“,10”)由导热但不导电的材料制成。 这种材料的实例是阳极氧化铝,二氧化硅和氧化铍。 可以使用任何合适的陶瓷材料。

    Coplanar computer docking system
    10.
    发明授权
    Coplanar computer docking system 失效
    共面电脑对接系统

    公开(公告)号:US5295852A

    公开(公告)日:1994-03-22

    申请号:US89867

    申请日:1993-07-12

    IPC分类号: H01R12/52 H01R12/72 H01R13/62

    CPC分类号: H01R12/52 H01R12/721

    摘要: The invention hereof relates to electronic apparatus, such as a computer docking connector. More particularly, the invention relates to a docking connector for edge mounting to a "mother" board, where a "daughter" board, memory card, or similar device is inserted into said connector to electrically interconnect the mother board to the inserted device. The apparatus comprises a pair of spring biased, hermaphroditic, resilient housing members, which when assembled define an elongated slot planarly aligned with an edge of the mother board. Opposed camming surfaces are provided with the slot to operatively spread the housing members upon insertion of the electronic device int the slot. Finally a flexible film member containing electrical circuitry thereon is mounted within the housing members for electrically interconnecting corresponding circuitry on the mother board and the electronic device.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及电子设备,例如计算机对接连接器。 更具体地,本发明涉及一种用于边缘安装到“母板”的对接连接器,其中“子”板,存储卡或类似装置被插入到所述连接器中以将母板电连接到插入的装置。 该装置包括一对弹簧偏压的双向弹性壳体构件,当组装时限定与母板的边缘平行地对齐的细长狭缝。 相对的凸轮表面设置有槽,以在电子设备插入槽中时可操作地扩展壳体构件。 最后,在其上包含电路的柔性膜构件安装在壳体构件内,用于电连接母板和电子装置上的对应电路。