Abstract: An electrical interconnection system includes a stationary board (20, 20?), a removable board (30, 30?), an electrical connector (1, 1?) interconnecting the two boards, and an actuator (90, 90?). The electrical connector has a plurality of contacts (11) received in a dielectric housing (10), each comprising a first contact end (11a) contacting with the stationary board and a second contact end (11b) contacting with the removable board. The actuator includes an actuation plate (12, 12?) assembled on the connector and a driving member (31, 31?) mounted on the removable board. The driving member cooperates with and exerts a force on the actuation plate to drive the contacts move to electrically interconnect the two boards.

Abstract: An electrical interconnection system includes a stationary board (20, 20?), a removable board (30, 30?), an electrical connector (1, 1?) interconnecting the two boards, and an actuator (90, 90?). The electrical connector has a plurality of contacts (11) received in a dielectric housing (10), each comprising a first contact end (11a) contacting with the stationary board and a second contact end (11b) contacting with the removable board. The actuator includes an actuation plate (12, 12?) assembled on the connector and a driving member (31, 31?) mounted on the removable board. The driving member cooperates with and exerts a force on the actuation plate to drive the contacts move to electrically interconnect the two boards.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing (12) and circuit boards (13) carried by the housing. The circuit boards extend parallel to each other in spaced-apart relationship. The circuit boards include signal tracks (14) that provide electrical paths through the connector. The electrical paths extend from a mating interface (16) at one end of the connector to a mounting interface (17) at another end of the connector. The circuit boards include a first type (1) and a second type (2), the first type having circuitry arranged in a first pattern, and the second type having circuitry arranged in a second pattern which is different than the first pattern.

Abstract: A printed circuit board includes a bore having a perimeter and a total depth. An electrically conductive barrel extends around at least a portion of the perimeter of the bore and along a predetermined depth of the bore, the predetermined depth being less than the total depth of the bore. The barrel has an end that terminates at a countersunk portion of the bore. A contact includes a body having first and second ends. The first end includes a compliant section that is positioned in the barrel, thereby forming a separable interface between the contact and the circuit board. The second end extends out of the barrel and interfaces with an electrical component. Protrusion of the first end out of the barrel is minimized. The above relationships are used to decrease capacitive loading.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing (12) and circuit boards (13) carried by the housing. The circuit boards extend parallel to each other in spaced-apart relationship. The circuit boards include signal tracks (14) that provide electrical paths through the connector. The electrical paths extend from a mating interface (16) at one end of the connector to a mounting interface (17) at another end of the connector. The circuit boards include a first type (1) and a second type (2), the first type having circuitry arranged in a first pattern, and the second type having circuitry arranged in a second pattern which is different than the first pattern.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing (12) including a front housing portion (20) having a front wall (21) and a plurality of parallel apertures (22) extending through the front wall. A plurality of circuit boards (13) extend through respective ones of the apertures. Each of the circuit boards has a mating edge (42), and the mating edges are aligned forwardly of the front wall for connection with a mating electrical connector. The housing includes a separate organizer (30) attached to the front housing portion. The organizer has a plurality of slots (33) that are spaced-apart in correspondence with the plurality of apertures, and the circuit boards have mounting edges that are received in respective ones of the slots. The front housing portion comprises upper and lower grooved shrouds extending forwardly from the front wall. The circuit boards comprise a notch in the top edge which receives a corresponding projection.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing (12) that carries a plurality of circuit boards (13) in a parallel, spaced-apart array. The circuit boards are of two different types. One type has a keying recess (60) that is keyed to a land (39) in the housing, and the other type has a keying recess (62) that is keyed to a web (40) in the housing.