Adapter device assembly connecting with a hard disk drive and a backplane
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
InventorJerry Wu
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Abstract
An electrical adapter assembly (1) for electrically connecting an electrical connector (52) mounted a backplane (5) to an electrical component (62) of a hard disk drive (6) includes a first adapter subassembly (10) adjacent to and electrically connecting to the electrical connector (52). A second adapter subassembly (20) is placed next to and electrically connecting to the first adapter subassembly. Additionally, a pair of cable assemblies (30, 40) are placed between the second adapter subassembly and the hard disk drive and each has a pair of electrical sockets (34, 44) for electrically connecting a corresponding second receptacle connector (26, 28) of the second adapter subassembly to the electrical component of the hard disk drive.
Claims10
An electrical adapter assembly for electrically connecting a backplane connector (52) mounted on a backplane (5) to a hard disk drive (6), comprising:
- a first adapter subassembly (10) placed next to and electrically connecting to a backplane connector (52);
- a second adapter subassembly (20) placed next to and electrically connecting to the first adapter subassembly (10);
- and
- a pair of cable assemblies (30, 40) placed between and electrically connecting the second adapter subassembly (20) to a hard disk drive (6);
- wherein
- the first adapter subassembly (10) includes a first adapter board (12), a first plug connector (14) for mating with the backplane connector (52) mounted on the backplane (5) and a first receptacle connector (16) mounted on opposite sides of the first adapter board (12).
An electronic assembly comprising:
- a backplane (5) having an electrical connector (52) mounted thereon;
- a hard disk drive (6) having a three-in-one header connector (60) mounted thereon;
- and
- an electrical adapter assembly (1) for electrically connecting the hard disk drive (6) to the backplane (5) and including a first adapter subassembly (10) electrically connecting to the electrical connector (52) mounted on the backplane (5), a second adapter subassembly (20) connecting to the first adapter subassembly (10) and a pair of cable assemblies (30, 40) connecting between the second adapter subassembly (20) and the three-in-one header connector (60) of the hard disk drive (6);
- wherein
- the first adapter subassembly (10) includes a first adapter board (12), a first plug connector (14) mating with the electrical connector (52) mounted on the backplane (5) and a first receptacle connector (16) mounted on opposite sides of the first adapter board (12), the first receptacle connector (16) being a Serial ATA receptacle connector, and the electrical connector (52) mounted on the backplane (5) being an SCA-2 receptacle connector.
An interconnection system between first and second parts, comprising:
- a first connector (60) mounted on the first part (6);
- a second connector (52) mounted on the second part (5);
- an intermediate part (20) with one port (26, 28) electrically connected to the first connector (60) via a flexible cable (32, 42), and another port (24) electrically connected to the second connector (52) via an adaptor (10) which provides one mating port (16) mated with said another port (24) and another mating port (14) mated with said second connector (52);
- wherein
- a pair of connectors (34, 44) attached to two opposite ends of the cable (32, 42), and mechanically and electrically connected to the first connector (60) and said one port (26, 28), respectively;
- wherein
- said first part (6) is a hard disk drive and the second part (5) is a backplane used in a computer;
- wherein
- all the intermediate part (20), the adaptor (10) and the second part (5) are in a parallel relation with one another.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.