Abstract: An electrical contact has a pair of arms extending generally parallel to and spaced apart transversely of an insertion direction and defining a slot open outward in the insertion direction. Each arm outer end has an end face extending at an acute angle to the direction. The end faces diverge outward from each other in the direction, and a bight interconnects the arm inner ends. The arms are limitedly elastically deformable for elastic displacement of the arm outer ends perpendicular to the direction so that a part can be pressed against the end faces to elastically spread the arm outer ends. An inner contact bump projects on each arm between the respective end face and the bight transversely of the direction into the slot. An outer bump projects on each arm from between the respective inner bump and the respective end face transversely of the direction into the slot.

Abstract: A connector including a housing (10) having a pair of opposing walls (110, 120) defining a mating slot (100) therebetween; a shell (20) enclosing the housing and having at least a grounding leg (211) for being grounded to a printed circuit board (PCB); a plurality of signal terminals (40) each having a retaining portion (410) retained in the housing, a deflectable contact beam (420) formed with a contact point (421) and extending into the mating slot along one of said opposing walls (110), and a solder tail (430) to be soldered to the PCB; and a conductive means (30) retained in the housing and having at least a deflectable contact finger (320) partly accommodated in the other of said opposing walls (120) and formed with a first contact point (321) protruding towards the contact point of said signal terminal and a second contact point (322) protruding for contacting the shell.

Abstract: An electrical connector for mating with a plurality of contacts separated from one another by a nominal pitch value includes an array of contact surfaces having a first dimension measured in a direction perpendicular to a mating direction between the plurality of contacts and the array of contact surfaces. The first dimension is greater than the nominal pitch value, thereby assuring electrical contact between the contacts and the contact surfaces despite an actual deviation from the nominal pitch.

Abstract: A fully buffered memory module is disclosed having a two piece housing comprised of a primary housing portion and an alignment plate. An array of terminals is included having at least two terminal configurations where the terminals are trapped between the primary housing portion and the alignment plate. A printed circuit board tine of the electrical terminals extend through the alignment plate while a contact portion protrudes into a slot which receives the memory module.

Abstract: A surface mount connector for high speed data transfer application has an insulative housing with a circuit card-receiving slot disposed along a front face thereof. A plurality of conductive terminals are supported by the housing so that contact portions of the terminals extend into the card slot. The terminals are supported on opposite faces of the connector housing, specifically the top and bottom faces thereof, and each of the terminals includes a tail portion, a contact portion and a retention portion that engages the connector housing so that the contact portions are cantilevered in their extent within the housing. The housing includes a hollow recess formed on its bottom that opens to the front of the connector housing. This recess serves as a keyway that may receive a male portion of an opposing mating connector to ensure the mating connector is oriented properly before engagement.

Abstract: A coupler for an electrical connector assembly includes first and second holding members that mate to fix a flexible flat cable therebetween. At least one of the first or second holding members has an inner surface provided with a metallic shell that contacts an exposed grounding member of the flexible flat cable. The metallic shell has a contact member extending therefrom that engages a metallic shielding shell on a housing of an electrical connector.

Abstract: An edge connector, system, printed circuit board and electronic module are described, which include an edge connector comprised of a substrate, including a first major exterior surface, a second major exterior surface, and a minor exterior surface. The edge connector further includes at least one of a first conductive contact affixed to the first major exterior surface and one of a second conductive contact affixed to the second major exterior surface. Additionally, the edge connector includes at least one third conductive contact conductively coupled to at least a portion of any internal conductive layer of the substrate and the third conductive contact is configured off-plane from the minor exterior surface.

Abstract: A female side connector for high current includes at least one contact unit including a contact, a contact support section, and a connection terminal: and a connector housing for placing the contact support section. The contact is provided by superposing a plurality of L-shaped and thin plate-like contact elements in the plate thickness direction, the contact element has a rectangular base end and a pair of elastically deformable arms that extend from the upper part of the rectangular base end and that respectively have opposing contact points at the neighborhood of the tip end. The contact support section supports the contact. The connection terminal is integrated with the contact support section and electrically contacts with outside. The contact is provided such that at least two or more contact elements having respectively different distances from the arm tip end to the contact point are superposed in the plate thickness direction.

Abstract: Termination assemblies for terminating high-frequency data signal transmission lines include housings with one or more cavities that receive ends of the transmission line therein. The transmission line typically includes a dielectric body and a plurality of conductive elements disposed thereon, with the plurality of conductive elements being arranged in pairs for differential signal transmission. The termination assemblies, in one embodiment include hollow end caps that are formed from a dielectric and which have one or more conductive contacts or plated surfaces disposed on or within the cavity so that they will frictionally mate with the conductive traces on the transmission line. In another embodiment, a connector housing is provided with a center slot and a plurality of dual loop contacts to provide redundant circuit paths and low inductance to the termination assembly. A coupling element may be utilized in the slot to achieve a desired level of coupling between the termination contacts.

Abstract: A socket connector for connecting a card edge module to a circuit board includes a base extending along a longitudinal axis between opposed ends. The base includes a mounting face configured to be received on the circuit board. Support towers are integrally formed with the base and located at the opposed ends of the base. The support towers extend upward from the base away from the mounting face. Each of the base and the towers includes open sided mating surfaces that collectively define a mating plane. The open sided mating surfaces are configured to receive the card edge module from a lateral direction with respect to the mating plane when the card edge module is loaded into the connector. Electrical contacts are held in the base. The contacts have mating ends extending laterally from the open-sided mating surface of the base. The contacts have mounting ends that extend from the mounting face.

Abstract: A memory module includes a plurality of memory units and an assembling holder. Each of the memory units includes a memory substrate, at least a memory chipset having a predetermined memory capacity mounted on the memory substrate, and an electric terminal provided at a lower edge portion of the memory substrate. The assembling holder includes an elongated unit housing having an elongated receiving slot extended therealong and a signal terminal provided along the unit housing, wherein the electric terminals of the memory substrates are detachably inserted into the receiving slot of the unit housing to electrically connect the electric terminals with the signal terminal, such that the memory units are alignedly and detachably mounted along the receiving slot in an edge to edge manner.

Abstract: Embodiments of a connector (which may also be also referred to as a connector unit) are described. In accordance with one embodiment, the connector may comprise a case, first and second connectors, at least one stiffener bar, and at least one flexible circuit. The first connector may be located in a first opening of the case and the second connector may be located in a second opening of the case. The stiffener bar may be disposed in the case. The first connector may receive a first end of the flexible circuit while a second end of the flexible circuit may be interposed between the stiffener bar and the second connector.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a dielectric housing and a number of contacts. One side of the dielectric housing defines a number of passageways for receiving the contacts. The contact includes a retention portion to secure the contact in the dielectric housing. The retention portion defines at least one through hole in the center. The housing is stamped and a corresponding number of projecting portions are extruded into the through holes after the contacts are inserted into the housing, thereby securing the contacts in the housing.

Abstract: An integrated socket has a first slot and a second slot. The first slot has a structure and electric specifications in compliance with a first bus interface, and the second slot has a structure and electric specifications in compliance with a second bus interface. In addition, the first slot and the second slot are integrated into one in an efficient and a length manner, the first slot is used to support a printed circuit board with the first bus interface and the second slot is used to support a printed circuit board with the second bus interface. Because the integrated socket only occupies a length space of a computer motherboard, the space utilization of the computer motherboard is improved.

Abstract: A female connector comprises an insulating body having a socket inside and a rib positioned along a long direction of the socket. A gap is formed on the socket opposite to that rib, and a slot is positioned under the gap. A plurality of electrical leads protrude out of the insulating body. A metal housing enclosing the insulating body has a discontinuous portion. The discontinuous portion has a latch disposed on a first end of the discontinuous portion and a wing extending and inwardly hooking from a second end of said discontinuous portion. The latch is inserted into and engages with the slot.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (1) includes a card edge connector (20) used to be mounted on a mother board (10) and defining a slot (210), a daughter card (30), and a board hold down (40) for being mounted on the mother board. The daughter card includes a mating edge (31) inserted into the slot of the card edge connector, and a rear edge (32) opposite to the mating edge and defining an engaging hole (320). The board hold down is separated from the card edge connector and includes a pivot bracket (42) engaged with the engaging hole of the daughter card, and a pin latch (44) pivoted on the pivot bracket and having a latch portion (442) abutting against the rear edge of the daughter card for preventing the rear edge from rising upwardly.

Abstract: A memory module electrical connector is comprised of an insulative housing and a plurality of electrical terminals. The terminals are stamped and formed from conductive material to include resilient contact portions for interconnection to the module, and compliant pin portions for interconnection to the printed circuit board. The compliant pin portions of the connector are laterally staggered, with some compliant pin portions being positioned adjacent to a slot in the housing for receiving the memory module, and alternate contacts are positioned distant from the slot, thereby staggering the compliant pin portions. The compliant pin sections include an upstanding, rigidifying section to rigidify the compliant pin portion during the insertion of the electrical connector and the plurality of compliant pin portions into the printed circuit board.

Abstract: A memory card adaptor includes a cartridge of a same size as a memory card. A slot of a profile equivalent to a size of a mini memory card is formed at one end inside the cartridge, whereas conduction terminals are pre-embedded at the other end thereof. Contact sections are extended toward an interior of the slot from the conduction terminals, for providing a linking of electric signals upon inserting the mini SD card therein. Lead slopes are formed in the slot and are protruded toward an interior from an exterior of the slot, so as to insert the mini SD card in a slant angle, thereby preventing malfunction caused by the mini SD card from being directly pushed against the contact sections in a front of the conduction terminals in the slot, providing a sufficient flexible offsetting to the contact sections.

Abstract: An electrical connector system includes a connector mounted on a printed circuit board and mateable with a mating connector in a mating direction at an acute angle to the circuit board. A connector housing mounts at least two sets of first and second terminals. The connector housing is mountable on the circuit board in a mounting direction generally perpendicular to the board. The first terminals have tail portions extending in the mounting direction generally perpendicular to the circuit board. The second terminals have tail portions extending at an acute angle to the mounting direction. The printed circuit board has holes for receiving the tail portions of the first terminals and elongated slots for receiving the angled tail portions of the second terminals. The slots are sufficiently long to accommodate distal ends of the angled tail portions which extend at the acute angle to the mounting direction.

Abstract: A card connector mounting apparatus includes a base including a card coupler and having a plurality of electrical coupling members positioned on a bottom surface of the base, a first base side positioned along the length of the base, and a first board mounting member extending from the first base side and positioned adjacent the bottom surface. A board may be provided which includes a board surface having a connector coupling section defined by a plurality of electrical connector couplers positioned on the board surface, a first section side positioned along the length of the connector coupling section, and a plurality of spaced apart first connector mounting members positioned adjacent the first section side and outside the connector coupling section. A plurality of different sized card connectors may then be mounted to the board by coupling their first board mounting members to the first connector mounting member.

Abstract: The invention provides arrangements to facilitate surface mounting of subassembly boards on a motherboard with reliable, high conductivity interconnection. In accordance with the invention, the subassembly interconnection arrangement is composed of separate power and sense connector arms formed on one or more base headers. The arrangement interconnects and supports the subassembly board on the motherboard surface. Each power arm advantageously comprises a plurality of split-based mounting lugs secured to the arm in a coplanar configuration. Each sense connector arm preferably comprises a plurality of connector pins secured to the arm in a coplanar configuration. Embodiments are disclosed for vertical and horizontal surface mounting.

Abstract: A device module may be used to carry a plurality of devices, such as memory devices or other components. The device module may include a board, a first set of contact points, and a second set of contact points. A plurality of signal paths may be provided on the board, where each signal path extends between a contact point in the first set and a contact point in the second set. Each of the plurality of signal paths has substantially an identical length and a same number of turns on the board.

Abstract: The present invention provides a connector capable of being easily and reliably coupled to a printed circuit board. A connector (10) comprises two sets of a plurality of lead parts (31) and a plurality of lead parts (41) extending from one side surface (11) of a housing (1) to be opposite to each other. A printed circuit board (20) includes slot (21) abutting on the side surfaces (11) to (13) of the housing (1), and edge connectors (22A) and (22B) are formed on both surfaces of an edge abutting on the one side surface (11). The edge connectors (22A) and (22B) are inserted between the lead parts (31) and (41), and the lead parts (31) and (41) are soldered to the edge connectors (22A) and (22B), respectively.

Abstract: An electrical contact (2) comprises a mating portion (23), a preload portion (24) extending away from the mating portion, a retention portion (22) extending from the mating portion and a solder portion (21) for soldering the electrical contact to a printed circuit board. The mating portion has a tab resiliently abutting against the housing. The preload portions and the tabs of the electrical contacts ensure a reliable electrical connection between the electrical contacts and electrical elements mating with the electrical contacts.

Abstract: Termination assemblies for terminating high-frequency data signal transmission lines include housings with one or more cavities that receive ends of the transmission line therein. The transmission line typically includes a dielectric body and a plurality of conductive elements disposed thereon, with the plurality of conductive elements being arranged in pairs for differential signal transmission. The termination assemblies, in one embodiment include hollow end caps that are formed from a dielectric and which have one or more conductive contacts or plated surfaces disposed on or within the cavity so that they will frictionally mate with the conductive traces on the transmission line. In another embodiment, a connector housing is provided with a center slot and a plurality of dual loop contacts to provide redundant circuit paths and low inductance to the termination assembly. A coupling element may be utilized in the slot to achieve a desired level of coupling between the termination contacts.

Abstract: A method and system are provided for reducing impedance discontinuities which occur when two expansion connectors are located very close to one another on a bus in an information handling system. An interconnect is situated between the two expansion connectors and exhibits an impedance which is selected to be sufficiently low to compensate for the amount by which the impedance of the expansion bus connectors exceeds the impedance of the expansion bus connected thereto.

Abstract: An electrical connector (1) includes a housing (2), a number of contacts (3) received in the housing, and a shell (4) retained to the housing. The housing includes a main body (21), a first and a second tongues (22, 24) extending forwardly from the main body, and a mounting portion (23) extending rearwardly form the main body. The first and the second tongues define a number of passageways extending rearwardly throughout the main body. The mounting portion has a first and a second faces (2311,2312) on a first side (231), a third and a fourth faces (2321, 2322) on a second side (232), and a number of channels on the first, the second, the third and the fourth faces and communicating with the passageways. The second and the fourth faces are behind and offset from the first face and the third faces respectively.

Abstract: A multiconductor connector for high-speed transmission signal for connecting a plurality of paired cables includes an insulator plate having signal contacts on its upper and lower surfaces. The signal contacts are arranged in a row on each of the upper and lower surfaces to form pairs of the two signal contacts aligned with each other above and below across the insulator plate. The insulator plate has a thickness so determined that when a pair of terminal of each of the paired cables are exposed at their one ends by removing their insulating coverings and then fitted on the insulator plate without changing the initial spacing between the pair of terminals in a manner embracing the insulator plate by the pair of terminals on the upper and lower surfaces, the pair of terminals are electrically connected to a pair of the signal contacts on the upper and lower surfaces of the insulator plate. With this arrangement, good impedance characteristics at the one ends of the paired cables can be maintained.

Abstract: A Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) connector (40) for being mounted to a printed circuit board (PCB) (200) includes an insulative housing (70) and a plurality of compliant contacts (80). The housing has a pair of side walls (700), a pair of end walls (701), and a bottom wall (702) which together defining a mating space (703), an L-shaped tongue extending from the bottom wall into the mating space. Each contact having an engaging portion (802) retained in the L-shaped tongue and a press-fit tail (803) vertically extending beyond the bottom wall adapted for being mounted to the PCB. The housing further comprises a pair of pegs (706) is integrally formed on the bottom wall of the housing adapted for guiding the press-fit tails mounted into the PCB without damaged.

Abstract: An electrical connector (1) includes a longitudinal insulative housing (10) and a number of contacts (20). The insulative housing includes a first side wall (13) and a second side wall (14) opposed to the first side wall. The first side wall includes first and second longitudinally arranged thicker portions (131, 132) and a transitional portion (133) having a lateral dimension less than and spacing the first and the second thicker portions. The second side wall includes a third thicker portion. Each of the first, the second and the third thicker portions defines a number of passageways (134) therein. The contacts comprise a number of first, second and third contacts (21, 22, 23) received in the passageways of the first, the second and the third thicker portions, respectively.

Abstract: A connector assembly includes a substrate assembly and a receptacle. The substrate assembly includes a first substrate layer having a conductive trace that is accessible for direct electrical interconnection with a first conductor associated with another device. A second substrate layer on the assembly includes an electrical contact for electrical interconnection with a second conductor associated with the other device. The electrical contact on the second substrate layer is disposed such that when the substrate assembly is inserted into the receptacle, the electrical contact is electrically connected with the second conductor, a direct electrical interconnection between the conductive trace and the first conductor is maintained. The arrangement is advantageous in that the connector assembly is capable of transmitting low frequency signals through electrical connections that also serve to maintain a high frequency direct electrical interconnection.

Abstract: An electrical connector (1) includes a dielectric housing (10) defining a passageway (11), an electrical contact (12) moveably received in the passageway and defining a first and a second ends (12a, 12b), a biasing spring (14) arranged in the housing to abut against the first end of the contact and an actuator (15) coupled with the second end of the contact. The actuator applies a force to the contact so as to move the first and the second ends of the contact.

Abstract: Contact elements of a plug-in mount are connected in an electrically conducting manner to conductive contact zones on a surface of a substrate after the plug-in mount has been loaded with a switching assembly and are electrically isolated from the signal lines in the unloaded state. Therefore, higher clock rates for the signals transmitted on the signal lines are made possible in not completely expanded systems having empty mounting locations.

Abstract: This invention provides an improved terminal and a connector using the terminal. The connector includes an insulating housing and at least one conductive terminal. The insulating housing has an insert end, a connecting end opposite to the insert end, and at least one terminal passage extending through the insert end and the connecting end. The conductive terminal is received correspondingly in the terminal passage of the insulating housing, and has a securing portion that generates interference positioning with the insulating housing, a coupling portion connected to the securing portion and located proximate to the connecting end of the insulating housing, and at least two contact portions connected to the securing portion and located proximate to the insert end of the insulating housing such that the coupling portion connects electrically with an end portion of a corresponding lead wire, and the contact portions contact electrically corresponding terminals of a matching electrical connector.

Abstract: A memory socket, particularly a detachable memory card (DIMM), in which equal-length wiring can be obtained in a wiring design, is provided. A memory socket for mounting a detachable memory card on a circuit board is comprised of a first memory socket in which a first memory card is inserted, with a surface facing upward and a second memory socket in which a second memory card is inserted, with the other surface facing upward. The first memory socket and the second memory socket are arranged adjacent each other on said circuit board. The first and second memory cards are inserted from the outside of the first and second memory sockets, in opposite directions.

Abstract: A connector that can couple a flexible circuit board of a head gimbal assembly to driving circuits of an apparatus coupled to a hard disk. The connector includes a pair of spring biased plates that push the flexible circuit into contact with a printed circuit board. The circuit board is coupled to the driving circuits. The pressure plates can be manually pushed into an open position to allow an operator to insert or remove the flexible circuit board from the connector.

Abstract: An electrical interconnection system includes a first printed circuit board (20) defining a receiving slot (22), a second printed circuit board (30) assembled to the first printed circuit board and having an edge (30a) received in the receiving slot, and an electrical connector (1) electrically connecting with the first and the second printed circuit boards. The connector includes contacts (12) having first ends (12a) moveably contacting with the first printed circuit board, and second ends (12b) moveably contacting with the second printed circuit board. A method of interconnecting the first and the second printed circuit boards is also disclosed.

Abstract: An electrical connector (1) adapted for electrically receiving a daughter PCB (6) includes an insulative housing (2, 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d), a signal terminal (3, 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d) and a power contact (4, 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d). The insulative housing includes a receiving slot (200) for receiving the daughter PCB and a tower (22, 22a, 22b, 22c, 22d). The signal terminal is retained in the insulative housing for electrically connecting with the PCB. The power contact is retained in the tower electrically connecting with the daughter PCB.

Abstract: A connector for receiving a plug-in card comprises a carrier which defines a receiving space for the plug-in card, at least one guide hole which is formed in the carrier and which opens in the receiving space, a contact element which is movably arranged in the guide hole, a spring which urges the contact element towards the receiving space, and a conductor path which is electrically connected with the contact element.

Abstract: When the memory board is not mounted onto the contact terminal group in the body section, the upper portion of the connecting section in the contact terminals located in a midportion of the contact terminal group abut, respectively, to the upper periphery of the gap-adjustment wall section at a predetermined pressure, and the upper portions of the connecting sections of the contact terminals located at the opposite ends of the contact terminal group abut, respectively, to the outer periphery of the adjustment end sections of the hook members.

Abstract: A connector for connecting with a digital card includes a card receiver and a plurality of contact pins. The card receiver has an opening at the front side thereof to receive the digital card and the contact pins are arranged as upper contact pins and lower contact pins being opposite to each other disposed in the card receiver. The distance between the upper contact pins and the lower contact pins is set being smaller than the thickness of the digital card. The card receiver at the rear side thereof provides a row of upper through holes for being inserted with the upper contact pins and the bottom of card receiver is provided with a row of lower through hole with a row of grooves extending to the rear side of the card receiver for being inserted with the lower contact pins. Hence, the digital card can be held in place tightly and digital signal can be transmitted via the contact pins effectively and steadily.

Abstract: An electrical connector (1) includes a dielectric housing (2) and a number of first and second contacts (3, 4) received in the housing. Each first contact includes an intermediate portion (30), an engaging portion (32) extending upwardly from a top end of the intermediate portion and a compliant portion (34) extending downwardly from a bottom end of the intermediate portion for connecting to a printed circuit board. The intermediate portion is coplanar with the compliant portion and is formed with a tab (300) substantially perpendicular to the compliant portion. The tab abuts against the housing for resisting an upward force exerted on the first contact.

Abstract: Termination assemblies for terminating high-frequency data signal transmission lines include housings with one or more cavities that receive ends of the transmission line therein. The transmission line typically includes a dielectric body and a plurality of conductive elements disposed thereon, with the plurality of conductive elements being arranged in pairs for differential signal transmission. The termination assemblies, in one embodiment include hollow end caps that are formed from a dielectric and which have one or more conductive contacts or plated surfaces disposed on or within the cavity so that they will frictionally mate with the conductive traces on the transmission line. In another embodiment, a connector housing is provided with a center slot and a plurality of dual loop contacts to provide redundant circuit paths and low inductance to the termination assembly. A coupling element may be utilized in the slot to achieve a desired level of coupling between the termination contacts.

Abstract: In wideband filter installations and connections it is proposed to replace the conventional connection assembly for connecting the filter card (1′) to the corresponding wiring (7), by a single strip (8) with closed contacts. This allows the size of the frame (5′) to be significantly reduced and also allows the contact between the voice input and the corresponding output to be maintained in the event of a failure at the data input. In addition, the filter cards (1′) preferably are individual cards, for a single user, allowing to install them one-by-one on a multiple strip as the number of users increases.

Abstract: A card edge connector (1) comprises an elongated dielectric housing (10) having a card-receiving face (11), a plurality of terminals, a plurality of board locks (15), and at least one conductive wire (30). An elongated central slot (12) is defined in the card-receiving face generally along a longitudinal axis of the housing for receiving a card edge therein. The terminals comprise a plurality of signal terminals (40) and power terminals (20). The signal and power terminals are received in the housing in a predetermined pattern for electrically connecting with contact pads on the card edge. The at least one wire is received in the housing and interconnects the power terminals. The at least one wire contacts the board locks which are to be connected with power circuitry of the printed circuit board, whereby power of the printed circuit board can be transmitted to the power terminals through the board locks and the wire.

Abstract: An electrical connector (1) includes a longitudinal insulative housing (10) and a number of contacts (20). The insulative housing includes a first side wall (13) and a second side wall (14) opposed to the first side wall. The first side wall includes first and second longitudinally arranged thicker portions (131, 132) and a transitional portion (133) having a lateral dimension less than and spacing the first and the second thicker portions. The second side wall includes a third thicker portion. Each of the first, the second and the third thicker portions defines a number of passageways (134) therein. The contacts comprise a number of first, second and third contacts (21, 22, 23) received in the passageways of the first, the second and the third thicker portions, respectively.

Abstract: An electrical connector (10) includes an insulative housing (20) and a number of terminals (30, 40) retained in the insulative housing. The insulative housing defines a number of receiving passageways (24) for respectively receiving the terminals. The terminals each include a mating arm (308, 408) at a bottom end thereof for electrically connecting with a mating PCB (50) and a locking arm extending upwardly from the bottom end thereof. At least one locking arm engages with a bottom surface (501) of the PCB to prevent the terminals from moving upwardly.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus that proactively ensures alignment (parallelism) of the connectors on the circuit board during the solder assembly of the connectors to the circuit board. The apparatus includes an alignment fixture that has been specifically designed to ensure parallelism of straddle-mounted connectors during the solder reflow assembly process. The fixture has connector slots and a circuit board slot. The slots help to detect whether the connectors meet the X- and Y-axis alignment requirements after the insertion process (after the connectors have been placed onto the circuit board). That is, if the X- and Y-axis alignment specifications are met, the circuit board with its attached connectors can be completely fitted into the slots of the alignment fixture.

Abstract: A contact slidable structure is formed between a resilient terminal and a terminal electrode. The terminal electrodes and are disposed on the ceramic element. The resilient terminals and are resiliently deformed and forced to press the terminal electrodes and. The ceramic element has the ceramic body, inner leads and formed inside the ceramic body, terminal electrodes and disposed on the outer surfaces and, and conductive through holes and electrically connecting the inner leads and with the terminal electrodes and, respectively. In the ceramic element, the resilient terminals and are placed slidably on the outer surfaces and of the terminal electrodes and to form the contact slidable structure, and the conductive through holes and are not formed within the contact slidable areas and to the terminal electrodes and, respectively.

Abstract: The present invention discloses methods and apparatus for installing printed circuit boards within an electronic assembly. One embodiment is a riser card bracket assembly for an electronic system. The riser card bracket comprises an adjustable card retainer disposed within the riser card bracket assembly; the retainer is capable of movement within the riser card bracket assembly to secure cards of various lengths. Another embodiment of the invention is a method for installing cards within a computer housing having a motherboard. The method comprises providing a riser card bracket assembly having an adjustable card retainer. At least one card is inserted within the riser card bracket assembly. The riser card bracket assembly is inserted within the computer housing whereby the at least one card is positioned parallel to the motherboard.