Insulative wafers for interconnecting a vertical receptacle to a printed circuit board
AssigneeBerg Technology, Inc.
InventorStuart C. Stoner
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Abstract
This invention relates to a connector wafer for interconnecting a vertical receptacle and a printed circuit board and a connector assembly for interconnecting parallel circuit boards. The connector wafer has an insulative block, locating pins providing for an interference fit into the printed circuit board, an attachment fork for receiving a locating pin on the vertical receptacle, passages for receiving terminal tails of the female receptacle, and standoffs providing a space between a side of the connector connector wafer and an opposing mating side of the vertical female receptacle. The connector assembly is an assembly of the connector wafer and the vertical receptacle.
Claims16
A connector wafer for interconnecting a vertical receptacle to a circuit board, comprising:
- an insulative block having a first side and a second side;
- a first set of two locating pins extending from the second side for interference fit in holes through the circuit board;
- an attachment fork extending from the first side, the fork having a slot for receiving another locating pin on the receptacle and for aligning the receptacle on the insulative block;
- steps extending from the first side for contacting a mating opposing side of the receptacle;
- passages extending through the block, each passage for receiving at least two terminal tails to extend therethrough to allow for non-contacting extension of the terminal tails through the passages;
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- standoffs extending from the second side for contacting the circuit board and providing a space between the circuit board and the insulative block for cleaning purposes.
A connector assembly for interconnecting parallel printed circuit boards which comprises:
- a vertical female receptacle comprising an insulative housing having a mating opposing side, an attachment side with a locating pin, passages extending through the insulative housing and terminals in the passages with terminal portions extending from the mating opposing side, the terminals having tails, and
- a connector wafer comprising
- an insulative block with a first side and a second side,
- locating pins extending from the second side for interference fit in holes through one of the printed circuit boards,
- an attachment fork extending from the first side, the fork having a slot for receiving the receptacle locating pin and for aligning the receptacle on the insulative block,
- steps extending from the first side for contacting the mating opposing side of the receptacle,
- passages extending through the block, each passage for receiving at least two of the terminal tails to extend therethrough to allow for non-contacting extension of the terminal tails through the passages, and standoffs extending from the second side for contacting the printed circuit board and providing a space between the printed circuit board and the insulative block for cleaning purposes.
An electrical connector assembly for connecting circuit boards, said connector assembly comprising:
- a male connector located on a first circuit board having a connecting terminal;
- a vertical female receptacle associated with a second circuit board having a first wall and a second wall, said first wall having a locator for anchoring said vertical female receptacle at predetermined orientations with respect to said second circuit board, said second wall accepting said connecting terminal;
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- a connector wafer located between said second circuit board and said vertical female receptacle for positioning said vertical female receptacle at one of said predetermined orientations so as to adapt said vertical female receptacle to connect to said first circuit board in parallel to said second circuit board, said connector wafer having a locator receiving portion projected vertically from said connector wafer for receiving said locator, said connector wafer being positioned inside said male connector when said first circuit board is connected in parallel to said second circuit board.
An adaptable connector assembly system for connecting circuit board in different orientation, comprising:
- a first circuit board;
- a second circuit board;
- an adaptable circuit board connector capable of connecting said first circuit board and said second circuit board at one orientation selected from the group consisting of vertical orientation and parallel orientation;
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- an adaptor located between said first circuit board and said second circuit board for holding said adaptable circuit board connector at a predetermined orientation with respect to said first circuit board so as to allow connection between said first circuit board and said second circuit board positioned in parallel, said adaptor being positioned inside said adaptable circuit board connector.
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