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US 5,492,479 AGranted
Electrical connector organizer and board stiffener apparatus
AssigneeRobinson Nugent, Inc.
InventorJose L. Ortega
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AssigneeRobinson Nugent, Inc.
InventorJose L. Ortega
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An apparatus (50) is configured to be positioned between an electrical connector (32) and a printed circuit board (14) to strengthen the printed circuit board (14). The electrical connector (32) has at least one location peg (44) extending therefrom for aligning the electrical connector (32) relative to the printed circuit board (14). The apparatus (50) includes a generally L-shaped body member having a first leg (54) configured to abut an end edge (63) of the printed circuit board (14) and a second leg (56) configured to abut a surface of the printed circuit board (14) adjacent the end edge (63). The second leg (56) is formed to include at least one aperture (60) for receiving the at least one location peg (44) of the electrical connector (32) therein to couple electrical connector (32) to the body member. Preferably, the printed circuit board (14) is formed to include a notched portion (52) adjacent the end edge (63). The second leg (56) of the L-shaped body member is configured to lie within the notched portion (52).
An apparatus configured to be positioned between an electrical connector and a printed circuit board to strengthen the printed circuit board, the electrical connector having at least one location peg extending therefrom for aligning the electrical connector relative to the printed circuit board, the apparatus comprising a generally L-shaped body member having a first leg configured to abut an end edge of the printed circuit board and a second leg configured to abut a surface of the printed circuit board adjacent the end edge, the second leg being formed to include at least one aperture for receiving the at least one location peg of the electrical connector therein to couple electrical connector to the body member.
An apparatus configured to be positioned between an electrical connector and a printed circuit board to strengthen the printed circuit board, the printed circuit board having a top surface and being formed to include a notched portion having predetermined depth below the top surface, the electrical connector having at least one location peg extending therefrom to align the connector relative the printed circuit board, the apparatus comprising a body member having a thickness substantially equal to the predetermined depth, the body member being configured to be positioned in the notched portion so that a top surface of the body member is substantially coplanar with the top surface of the printed circuit board, the body member being formed to include at least one aperture for receiving the at least one location peg of an electrical connector therein.
An apparatus for organizing a plurality of modular electrical connectors for attachment to a printed circuit board, the plurality of electrical connectors each having at least one fixing stud for securing the connectors to the printed circuit board and at least one location peg to align the electrical connectors relative the printed circuit board, the apparatus comprising a generally L-shaped body member having a first leg configured to abut an end edge of the printed circuit board and a second leg configured to abut a surface of the printed circuit board adjacent the end edge, the second leg of the body member being formed to include a first set of apertures sized to permit the fixing studs to pass therethrough to secure the electrical connector and the body member to the printed circuit board, and the second leg also being formed to include a second set of apertures configured to engage the location pegs to couple the connectors to the body member, the first and second sets of apertures being arranged in a predetermined pattern to permit a plurality of modular electrical connectors to be mounted end-to-end on the body member prior to coupling the modular electrical connectors and the body member to the printed circuit board.
An apparatus for organizing a plurality of modular electrical connectors for attachment to a printed circuit board, the plurality of electrical connectors each having at least one fixing stud for securing the connectors to the printed circuit board and at least one location peg to align the electrical connectors relative the printed circuit board, the printed circuit board having a top surface formed to include a notched portion adjacent an end edge of the printed circuit board, the notched portion having predetermined depth below the top surface, the apparatus comprising a body member, the body member having a thickness substantially equal to the predetermined depth, the body being configured to be positioned in the notched portion so that a top surface of the body member is substantially coplanar with the top surface of the printed circuit board to strengthen and prevent warpage of the printed circuit board, the body member being formed to include a first set of apertures sized to permit the fixing studs to pass therethrough to secure the electrical connector and the body member to the printed circuit board and a second set of apertures configured to engage the location pegs to couple the connectors to the body member, the first and second sets of apertures being arranged in a predetermined pattern to permit a plurality of modular electrical connectors to be mounted end-to-end on the body member prior to coupling the modular electrical connectors and the body member to the printed circuit board.
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