Computer backpanel inversion coupler
AssigneeNCR Corporation
InventorWarren W. Porter
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Abstract
An inversion coupler for use in a computer system is disclosed. The computer system has a backpanel with a front side for the mounting of printed circuit boards each with a plurality of rows of connector pins. The inversion coupler mounts one of the printed circuit boards to the back side of the backpanel. The inversion coupler comprises first and second connector bodies. The first body is engageable with the pins of the board mountable to the back side and the second body is connectable to the pins of a board mountable to the front side. Each of the connector bodies has a plurality of IC pins arranged in a plurality of mutually corresponding rows. The pins in each row are connected to the pins in the corresponding row in inverse order.
Claims19
In a computer system the improvement comprising:
- a plurality of printed circuit boards, each having a PCB connector attached to one end thereof, said connector having a plurality of PCB pins extending oppositely away from said board, said pins being configured in a plurality of rows;
- a plurality of backpanel connectors, each having a socket on one side engageable with the PCB pins of a circuit board and having a plurality of BP pins on the opposite side extending away from the PCB pins, wherein said BP pins have the same configuration as said PCB pins;
- a backpanel with a front and back side and having a plurality of holes extending therethrough for receiving said BP pins from the front side, wherein said BP pins extend through said backpanel and their ends extend out the back side of said backpanel;
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- an inversion coupler for connecting said BP pin ends to a printed circuit board and mounting said board to the back side of said backpanel.
In a computer system having a backpanel with a front side for the mounting of printed circuit boards each with a plurality of rows of connector pins, and inversion coupler for mounting one of said printed circuit boards to the back side of said backpanel, wherein said inversion coupler comprises first and second connector bodies, said first body being engageable with the pins of the board mountable to the back side and said second body being connectable to said backpanel, wherein each of said connector bodies has a plurality of IC pins arranged in a plurality of mutually corresponding rows, and wherein the pins in each row are connected to the pins in the corresponding row in inverse order.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.