Electrical connectors – Preformed panel circuit arrangement – e.g. – pcb – icm – dip,... – Within distinct housing spaced from panel circuit arrangement
Reexamination Certificate
2002-08-22
2003-05-20
Ta, Tho D. (Department: 2833)
Electrical connectors
Preformed panel circuit arrangement, e.g., pcb, icm, dip,...
Within distinct housing spaced from panel circuit arrangement
C439S607070, C439S687000, C439S696000, C439S906000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06565366
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an electrical connector, and particularly to a cable connector having a circuit board with a first end for electrically connecting with a cable and an opposite second end for connecting with a complementary connector.
2. Description of Related Art
As the demand for high bandwidth and low latency in computer technology increases, the emerging InfiniBand™ architecture is being developed by the information industry. InfiniBand architecture de-couples an I/O subsystem from memory by utilizing point-to-point connections rather than a shared bus. InfiniBand products are ideally suited for clustering, I/O extension, and native attachment in many network applications and can be used in high-performance server applications, providing a cost-effective transition from existing technologies.
Referring to
FIG. 9
, an interconnecting part
6
of an InfiniBand electrical connector in accordance with the co-pending application is shown. The connector further comprises a pair of upper and lower base plates (not shown) for enclosing the interconnecting part
6
and a latching member (not shown) for latching/releasing with/from a complementary connector (not shown). The interconnecting part
6
further has a dielectric body
61
forming a mating tongue
62
, a plurality of conductive contacts
64
retained in the mating tongue
62
, and a circuit board
63
attached to the dielectric body
61
. Each contact
64
has a mating portion
65
received in a corresponding passageway
67
defined in the mating tongue
62
for mating with the complementary connector and a soldering portion (not shown) for soldering to a corresponding soldering pad
66
formed on one end
632
of the circuit board
63
. The other end
634
of the circuit board
63
is adopted for electrically connecting with a cable (not shown). However, it is relatively complicated in manufacturing and assembling the contacts
64
to the passageways
67
in the mating tongue
62
, and soldering the contacts
64
to the circuit board
63
.
Hence, an improved InfiniBand electrical connector is required to overcome the disadvantages of the related art.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
A first object of the present invention is to provide an InfiniBand electrical connector having an improved interconnecting part effectively transmitting powers or signals between two electronic components.
A second object of the present invention is to provide an electrical connector having an improved interconnecting part which is simple in manufacturing and assembly.
To fulfill the above-mentioned objects, an InfiniBand electrical connector in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention includes an interconnecting part, a pair of upper and lower base plates enclosing the interconnecting part, and a latching mechanism attached to the lower base plate for latching and releasing a complementary connector. The interconnecting part has a dielectric body and a circuit board attached to the dielectric body. The circuit board forms on opposite ends thereof a plurality of gold fingers for mating with the complementary connector and a plurality of soldering pads for electrically connecting to corresponding conductive wires of a cable. The lower base plate forms upwardly extending posts fitting into the circuit board, thereby preventing the circuit board from moving horizontally. Furthermore, the upper and lower base plates securely sandwich the circuit board therebetween, thereby preventing the circuit board from moving vertically so that the golden fingers of the circuit board can reliably engage with the complementary connector.
Other objects, advantages and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of the present embodiment when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
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patent: 6036507 (2000-03-01), Knighton et al.
patent: 6162068 (2000-12-01), Wu
patent: 6162091 (2000-12-01), Kurotori
patent: 6341964 (2002-01-01), Yu
Chung Wei-Te
Hon Hai - Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
Nguyen Truc
Ta Tho D.
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