Circuit board contact guide pattern
AssigneeAugat Inc.
InventorsJerry A. Kendall, Gary L. Morse, David M. Webb
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Abstract
A circuit pattern on the surface of a printed circuit board is used as a guide and connection circuit for closely spaced contacts of a connector to be connected to the circuit board. The contacts of the connector are closely spaced and possibly would not contact the connection pads or might be located between connection pads because of the close spacing of the contacts. The guides formed from circuit patterns accurately guide the connector to the connector pads on the circuit board and place each contact over its respective circuit connection pad.
Claims18
A guide and interconnection pattern for a printed circuit board for guiding contacts of a connector along guide paths to contact pads to which the connector contacts are connected, characterized by a plurality of first parallel circuit patterns spaced approximately the width of a connector contact to form a plurality of guide paths, a second plurality of parallel circuit patterns forming second guide paths, and a plurality of contact pads, the first and second parallel circuit patterns aligned such that when a connector is to be mounted on the printed circuit board, the contacts of the connector are placed in the guide paths between the parallel circuit patterns and as the connector is mounted on the printed circuit board, the contacts move along the guide paths to and upon the contact pads.
A printed circuit pattern on a printed circuit board for guiding connector contacts to connecting pads on the printed circuit board, characterized by first and second guide patterns and a contact pad, said guide patterns forming guide paths, each guide path extending from one edge of the printed circuit board to a connecting pad, whereby the contacts of a connector are guide to and upon the connecting pad when the connector is mounted on said one edge of the printed circuit board.
An etched pattern on a printed circuit board, for use with a connector having closely spaced contact terminals, comprised of a plurality of parallel guides and contact pads, the parallel guides directing said closely spaced connector terminals to and upon the contact pads as the connector is mounted on the edge of the printed circuit board.
The combination of an etched pattern on a printed circuit board and guide pins, for use with a connector having closely spaced contact terminals, comprised of a plurality of parallel guides and contact pads, the parallel guides directing said closely spaced connector terminals to and upon the contact pads as the connector is mounted on the edge of the printed circuit board and the guide pins maintaining the alignment of the connector contacts with the etched pattern on the printed circuit board by preventing lateral movement of the connector and the contacts thereon as the connector is guided onto the printed circuit board.
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