Flex circuit card elastomeric cable connector assembly

Details Flex circuit card elastomeric cable connector assembly Flex circuit card elastomeric cable connector assembly

1994-06-29

1995-07-18

Abrams, Neil

Electrical connectors

Including or for use with tape cable

For connection to rigid preformed panel circuit arrangement,...

439289, H01R 909

Patent

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054336317

ABSTRACT:
A flex circuit card with an elastomeric cable connector assembly is provided for transmitting high speed signals between two or more printed circuit boards in a high performance computer system. The flex circuit card connects a cable assembly to a printed circuit board. A conductor trace in the flex circuit card extends into an elastomeric end and terminates with a ball shaped contact which is angled to wipe against mating pads on the printed circuit card for making electrical contact. The cable assembly uses multiple wires attached to a plurality of elastomeric connectors. At least one elastomeric connector is attached to each end of the cable assembly and each elastomeric connector has a plurality of contacts which are used to mate with a plurality of pads on the surface of the printed circuit board. The elastomeric connector described in the present invention provides a high density, cable-to-board interconnection that is perpendicular to the surface of the printed circuit board.

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IBM Technical Disclosure; High Density Flexible Connector; vol. 32, No. 7, p. 344, Dec. 1989.

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