Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Edge connector that accommodates printed circuit boards of varying thickness
- Patent Title (中): 边缘连接器,适应不同厚度的印刷电路板
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Application No.: US13031759Application Date: 2011-02-22
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Publication No.: US08491340B2Publication Date: 2013-07-23
- Inventor: Tony C. Sass , Paul A. Wormsbecher
- Applicant: Tony C. Sass , Paul A. Wormsbecher
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Biggers & Ohanian, LLP
- Agent H. Barrett Spraggins; Cynthia G. Seal
- Main IPC: H01R24/00
- IPC: H01R24/00

Abstract:
An edge connector is provided that accommodates printed circuit boards (PCB) of varying thickness. Embodiments include a body; a set of card connector engagement pins coupled to the body, the set of card connector engagement pins coupling with a circuit card connector; and the set of PCB engagement pins coupled to the body, the set of PCB engagement pins receiving contact pads of the PCB, wherein each PCB engagement pin includes a contact point that slopes away from the body of the edge connector, wherein the contact point of each PCB engagement pin slopes in an opposite direction from the contact point of the other PCB engagement pin in the set, wherein each PCB engagement pin is flexible inward toward the body of the edge connector.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120214347A1 Edge Connector That Accommodates Printed Circuit Boards Of Varying Thickness Public/Granted day:2012-08-23
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