Connector assembly and structure comprising the same
AssigneeJapan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
InventorSatoru Takizawa
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Abstract
A connector assembly comprises a first connector and a second connector which are mateable with each other along a front-rear direction. The first connector comprises two or more sub-connectors and a housing. The sub-connectors are configured to be connected to two or more branching end portions of a single flexible printed circuits (FPC) board, respectively. The housing holds each of the sub-connectors. Each of the sub-connectors is floatable relative to the housing. The second connector comprises two or more mating portions which correspond to the sub-connectors, respectively. Each of the sub-connectors is mateable with a corresponding one of the mating portions.
Claims12
A connector assembly comprising:
- a first connector;
- and
- a second connector,
- wherein:
- the first connector is a surface-mount connector;
- the first connector and the second connector are mateable with each other along a front-rear direction;
- the first connector comprises two or more sub-connectors and a housing;
- the sub-connectors are configured to be connected to two or more branching end portions of a single flexible printed circuits (FPC) board, respectively;
- the housing holds each of the sub-connectors;
- each of the sub-connectors is floatable relative to the housing;
- the second connector comprises two or more mating portions which correspond to the sub-connectors, respectively;
- and
- each of the sub-connectors is mateable with a corresponding one of the mating portions.
A structure comprising:
- a single flexible printed circuits (FPC) board having two or more branching end portions;
- and
- a connector assembly comprising a first connector and a second connector, wherein:
- the first connector is a surface-mount connector;
- the first connector and the second connector are mateable with each other along a front-rear direction;
- the first connector comprises two or more sub-connectors and a housing;
- the sub-connectors are connected to the end portions of the FPC board, respectively;
- the housing holds each of the sub-connectors;
- each of the sub-connectors is floatable relative to the housing;
- the second connector comprises two or more mating portions which correspond to the sub-connectors, respectively;
- and
- each of the sub-connectors is mateable with a corresponding one of the mating portions.
A connector assembly comprising:
- a first connector;
- and
- a second connector,
- wherein:
- the first connector and the second connector are mateable with each other along a front-rear direction;
- the first connector comprises two or more sub-connectors and a housing;
- the sub-connectors are configured to be connected to two or more branching end portions of a single flexible printed circuits (FPC) board, respectively;
- the housing holds each of the sub-connectors;
- each of the sub-connectors is floatable relative to the housing;
- the second connector comprises two or more mating portions which correspond to the sub-connectors, respectively;
- each of the sub-connectors is mateable with a corresponding one of the mating portions;
- and
- the housing is formed with two or more accommodation portions which correspond to the sub-connectors, respectively.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.