Abstract:
An electronics chassis box includes a pair of opposing sidewalls, a pair of opposing end walls, a bottom surface, a top cover, and ring connectors assemblies (44, 46, 48, 50, 52) mounted in selective ones of the walls of the electronic box. Boss members (24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34) extend from the bottom surface at different heights upon which circuit cards (36, 36, 40, 42) are mounted in spatial relationship to each other. A flex interconnect substantially reduces and generally eliminates the need of a motherboard by interconnecting the circuit cards to one another and to external connectors mounted within the ring connector assemblies.
Abstract:
An electrical connector (2) for interconnecting a plurality of printed circuit boards or the like. A circuit board (6) is disposed in a recess (22) in the connector housing such that the circuit board is electrically interconnected to another circuit board (4) on which the connector is mounted. A latch (28) provides a retentive force for maintaining the circuit board in the recess of the connector housing. Actuation of a lever (48) coupled with the latch provides an effective force to disengage the latch from the circuit board such that the circuit board can be removed from the connector housing. A projection (42) can be provided on a latch-forming member for securing the connector on a circuit board or thelike.
Abstract:
A network packaging system can include a circuit board that includes a chip located substantially in a center of the board. A backplane is in communication with the chip and located along on a first edge of the circuit board. A plurality of connector ports are arranged along the perimeter of at least two other edges of the circuit board. A plurality of traces connects the plurality of connector ports to the chip. A support structure houses one or more circuit boards, with at least two sidewall surfaces of the support structure extending substantially orthogonal to and coextensive with each of the at least two edges of the circuit board. The support structure includes a plurality of apertures extending through the one or more surfaces spatially aligned with each of the plurality of connector ports.
Abstract:
Proposed is a socket (1) which forms part of a flat-pin connector designed for 19" racks. Mounted on it by means of soldering tabs (3) is a standard circuit board (2) which is fitted in a housing (9). The housing (9) has two parallel walls (13, 14) and is closed off from the socket by a half-frame (16). The part of the socket (1) facing towards the circuit board (2) has a central section (6) which not only carries the soldering tabs (3) but also acts as a stop for the circuit board (2). The dimensions and position of this central section (6) are such that the housing wall (13) which covers the solder side of the circuit board does not extend out more than a distance RŸ- defined by the distance between the pin array and the side of the socket (1), so that the whole of the rest of the width comprising nŸ- distances RŸ- is available for components and the other wall (14). The space available for components can be further increased by providing over the shoulder (10) as recess (12) which allows the circuit board (2) to be mechanically fixed in place by means of rivets or bolts passing through a hole (11).
Abstract:
A conductive network, which can be flexible or rigid, can have self-aligning conductors (56) which connect with corresponding conductors of other networks (66). The conductive network (44) can be fabricated into densely packed contact clusters (52) for use as electrical interconnectors or circuits. The contact clusters (52), which can be configured to substantially any shape, are the essential components (52, 63) of high density connector assemblies (44). The methods and apparatus for making the conductive network and cluster contacts (52) are also described.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a memory module(1) containing a base printed circuit board (2) which comprises storage elements (22, 24, 26, 28, ...) and containing an expansion printed circuit board (4) which comprises additional storage elements (42, 44, 46, 48, ...), whereby the base printed circuit board (2) and the expansion printed circuit board (4) have contact elements (45, ...) which correspond to one another so that the expansion printed circuit board (4) can be connected to the base printed circuit board (2). This configuration makes it possible to expand the (working) memory of a computer or of another device in a simple and/or economical manner.
Abstract:
A supported conductive network (SCN), which can be flexible or rigid, can have self-aligning conductors (14) which connect with corresponding conductors (6) of other networks. The conductive network (10) can be fabricated into densely packed contact clusters for use as electrical interconnectors or circuits. The method and apparatus for making the conductive network (10) involve forming a sheet of conduct material (22) into ridges (24) and troughs (26) one of which defines the conductive network and the other of which is waste material and then mechanically removing the waste material. The conductive network thus formed is supported by a dielectric layer (12).
Abstract:
The invention concerns a stiffening element (2) for an assembled printed circuit board (4) with at least two plug-in connectors (6, 8). The stiffening element (2) consists of a shaped section (10) with a groove (28) running parallel to the narrow side (30, 32). The width (bN) of the groove is equal to the thickness (dL) of the printed circuit board and the depth (tN) corresponds to the marginal surface of the printed circuit board on which the components are not mounted. The length (1) of the shaped section (10) is equal to the distance (d) between the two plug-in connectors (6, 8). This makes it possible to restraighten bent assembled printed circuit boards (4) in the longitudinal axis of the plug-in connectors. These assembled printed circuit boards (4) can then be plugged in again without difficulty.
Abstract:
A cable assembly (202) comprises a first header connector (222) having electrical contacts and configured to mate with a first module connector (216), and a second header connector (224) having electrical contacts and configured to mate with a second module connector (218). A cable bundle (220) includes communication cables (221) that electrically connect the electrical contacts of the first and second header connectors. The cables are substantially twist-free between the first and second header connectors when the first and second header connectors face in opposite directions and when the first and second module connectors have an orthogonal relationship.