Stacked electrical connector assembly
AssigneeMolex Incorporated
InventorsHazelton P. Avery, Emanuel G. Banakis, Eric Scharping
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Abstract
A system is provided for mounting a plurality of electrical connectors to a printed circuit board in a stacked array. At least a pair of electrical connectors include at least a top connector and a bottom connector adapted for mating with a pair of complementary mating connectors. At least one dual-function ESD frame member mounts the top connector to the printed circuit board above the bottom connector. The frame member also is conductive for grounding to the printed circuit board and includes an integral ESD portion for engaging an appropriate ground portion of a respective one of the mating connectors mateable with the top connector.
Claims22
A system for mounting a plurality of electrical connectors on a printed circuit board in a stacked array with one connector mounted above another connector, comprising:
- at least a pair of electrical connectors including at least a top connector and a bottom connector independent of and separate from the top connector, the connectors being mateable with a pair of complementary mating connectors, each top and bottom connector including a plurality of terminals for engagement with appropriate terminal means of the respective mating connector and for connection to the printed circuit board;
- an outer EMI casing about said connectors;
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- at least one dual-function electrostatic discharge (ESD) frame member inside said casing for mounting the top connector to the printed circuit board with the top connector positioned above the bottom connector, the frame member also being conductive for grounding to the printed circuit board and including an integral ESD portion for engaging an appropriate ground portion of a respective one of the mating connectors mateable with the top connector.
A system for mounting a plurality of electrical connectors on a printed circuit board in a stacked array with one connector mounted above another connector, comprising:
- at least a pair of elongated electrical connectors including at least a top connector and a bottom connector independent of and separate from the top connector, the connectors being mateable with a pair of complementary mating connectors, each top and bottom connector including a plurality of terminals for engagement with appropriate terminal means of the respective mating connector and for connection to the printed circuit board;
- an outer EMI casing about said connectors;
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- a pair of dual-function electrostatic discharge (ESD) frame members inside said casing at opposite ends of the elongated connectors for mounting the connectors to the printed circuit board with the top connector positioned above the bottom connector, the frame members also being conductive for grounding to the printed circuit board and including integral ESD portions for engaging appropriate ground portions of the mating connectors mateable with the top and bottom connectors.
A system for mounting a plurality of electrical connectors on a printed circuit board in a stacked array with one connector mounted above another connector, comprising:
- at least a pair of electrical connectors including at least a top connector and a bottom connector independent of and separate from the top connector, the connectors being mateable with a pair of complementary mating connectors, each top and bottom connector including a plurality of terminals for engagement with appropriate terminal means of the respective mating connector and for connection to the printed circuit board;
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- a lead frame independent of said connectors for connecting the terminals of the top connector to the printed circuit board, including a housing separate from said connectors and a plurality of leads having contact ends in the housing engageable with the terminals of the top connector and terminating ends engageable with the printed circuit board.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.