Low profile electrical adaptor
AssigneeMethode Electronics, Inc.
InventorsJohn J. Daly, Daniel S. Poplawski, Jaime Duran
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Abstract
A low profile electrical adaptor having a high density connector press-fit to a first side of a circuit carrying substrate and a low density connector surface mounted to a second side of the circuit carrying substrate providing for a low profile adaptor assembly having the circuit carrying substrate parallel to the base of the adjacent connectors.
Claims19
A low profile electrical adaptor for combining a low density connector with a high density connector having male contacts, said electrical adaptor comprising:
- a circuit carrying substrate formed of insulated material and defining a plurality of holes therethrough;
- a first connector mounted to a first side of said circuit carrying substrate and having a plurality of pairs of opposite facing high density leaf spring contacts for interconnecting with said male contacts, said high density leaf spring contacts including contact tails extending through said holes;
- surface mount conductive pads on a second side of said circuit carrying substrate for providing a low density contact mounting surface;
- a second connector mounted to said second side of said circuit carrying substrate and having a plurality of low density contacts mounted to said surface mount conductive pads;
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- said circuit carrying substrate being parallel to the base of said first and second connector.
A low profile electrical adaptor providing connection between a high density connector having male contacts and a low density connector, said adaptor comprising:
- a circuit carrying substrate formed of insulated material and defining a plurality of holes therethrough;
- a first connector having high density leaf spring contacts for interconnecting with said male contacts, said high density leaf spring contacts having tails which extend through said holes from a first side of said circuit carrying substrate;
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- a second side of said circuit carrying substrate having surface mount conductive pads;
- a second connector having low density contact members mounted to said surface mount conductive pads.
A low profile electrical adaptor for combining a low density connector with a high density connector, said electrical adaptor comprising:
- a circuit carrying substrate formed of insulated material, said circuit carrying substrate having a first side and an opposite second side, said first side having a plurality of holes therethrough and said second side having surface mount conductive pads along a first and a second edge of said second side;
- a first connector mounted to said first side and having a plurality of high density contacts press-fit within said holes;
- a second connector mounted to said second side of said circuit carrying substrate and having a plurality of low density contacts surface mounted to said conductive pads and located outwardly of said holes;
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- said circuit carrying substrate being parallel to the bases of said first and second connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.