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US 10,305,207 B2Granted
Connector design for high density platforms
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsXiang Li, George Vergis
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Abstract
A surface mount connector includes a housing including inner surfaces surrounding a card edge region, and outer surfaces defining an exterior region. The connector also includes a recess in at least one of the outer surfaces, the recess sized to accept a removably engageable arm therein. The connector also defines a cross-sectional width that is smaller in the recess than at a position adjacent to the recess. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
Claims20
A surface mount connector comprising:
- a housing including inner surfaces surrounding a card edge region and outer surfaces defining an exterior region;
- and
- a recess in at least one of the outer surfaces, the recess sized to extend a distance into the housing without reaching any of the inner surfaces, the recess sized to accept a removably engageable arm therein;
- wherein each of the outer surfaces includes no more than one recess sized to accept a removably engageable arm therein;
- and
- wherein the surface mount connector defines a cross-sectional width that is smaller in the recess than at a position adjacent to the recess.
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A surface mount connector comprising:
- a housing including inner surfaces surrounding a card edge region and outer surfaces defining an exterior region;
- and
- wherein the housing includes one or more recesses configured to accept a removably engageable arm therein on only a first side of the connector;
- and
- wherein the housing includes a second side of the connector opposite the first side of the connector, the second side being configured to engage a removably engageable arm, the second side being free of any recesses configured to accept the removably engageable arm therein.
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An electronic device comprising:
- a substrate comprising a circuit board;
- and
- a surface mount connector on the circuit board, the surface mount connector including inner surfaces defining a card edge region and outer surfaces defining an exterior region, the exterior region including a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the first side including a recess configured to accept a removably engageable arm therein, the recess extending downward from an upper surface of the surface mount connector a distance that is less than a height of the surface mount connector adjacent to the recess;
- and
- wherein each of the outer surfaces includes no more than one recess sized to accept a removably engageable arm therein.
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A method for processing a substrate, comprising:
- providing a connector formed to include recesses on opposite surfaces thereof;
- positioning arms of a pick and place machine in the recesses;
- applying a gripping force to the arms in the recesses to grip and fully support the connector;
- positioning the connector on the substrate while fully supported by the arms of the pick and place machine;
- and
- disengaging the arms of the pick and place machine from the connector.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.