Electrical connectors – With insulation other than conductor sheath – Plural-contact coupling part
Reexamination Certificate
1999-06-21
2001-05-15
Nguyen, Khiem (Department: 2839)
Electrical connectors
With insulation other than conductor sheath
Plural-contact coupling part
C439S079000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06231399
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a connector assembly, and particularly to a connector assembly which stacks at least two card edge connectors together thereby promoting an efficient use of space of a mother board to which the connector assembly is connected.
Card edge connectors are commonly used in computers for providing electrical connection between a mother board and a daughter board. Conventional card edge connectors are usually individually mounted on the mother board. However, due to the miniaturization trend of computers, space on a mother board is limited. Furthermore, the daughter board is horizontally inserted into or ejected out of a card edge connector proximate the mother board to which the connector is mounted. Such a low position of the daughter board interferes with an efficient layout of components on the mother board. Thus, an assembly of two or more card edge connectors which engage daughter boards at an elevated position is desirable.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Accordingly, a primary object of the present invention is to provide a card edge connector assembly which stacks two or more card edge connectors together.
A second object of the present invention is to provide a card edge connector assembly which engages daughter boards at an elevated position for promoting an efficient layout of components on a mother board.
To fulfill the above-mentioned objects, a card edge connector assembly comprises a dielectric bracket for retaining at least two card edge connectors. The bracket forms two receiving spaces for retaining two card edge connectors on opposite sides thereof. The card edge connectors received in the bracket are distanced from a mother board to which the card edge connector assembly is connected; therefore, a daughter board received in the card edge connector will not interfere with a layout of electronic components on the mother board.
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Chung Wei Te
Hon Hai - Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
Nguyen Khiem
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