Memory module connector
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorWei LU
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Abstract
An electrical connector for connecting a circuit card to a substrate. The connector includes a housing and forklocks. The housing is in an elongated shape and includes a slot for accepting an edge of the circuit card. The forklocks are extended from a bottom surface of the housing on each end of the housing. The forklocks are inserted into through holes formed in the substrate to secure the housing to the substrate. The forklocks are rotated by a predetermined degree of angle (e.g. 45 degrees) about a longitudinal direction of the housing. The circuit card may be a memory module, such as a dual in-line memory module, and the substrate may be a printed circuit board. The circuit card may be a daughter board and the substrate may be a mother board.
Claims14
An electrical connector to connect a circuit card to a substrate, comprising:
- a housing in an elongated shape including a slot to accept an edge of the circuit card;
- and
- forklocks extended from a bottom surface of the housing on each end of the housing, wherein the forklocks are inserted into through holes formed in the substrate to secure the housing to the substrate,
- wherein the forklocks are rotated by a predetermined degree of angle about a longitudinal direction of the housing.
A printed circuit board comprising:
- a substrate board including a printed circuit and through holes;
- and
- a plurality of connectors for one or more memory modules, wherein a set of connectors are mirror-placed on both surfaces of the substrate board at a same location with a same set of through holes.
A memory connector for connecting a memory module to a printed circuit board, comprising:
- a means for housing an edge of the memory module;
- and
- a means for securing the housing means to the printed circuit board, wherein the securing means is configured such that two memory connectors can be installed from both surfaces of the printed circuit board at a same location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.