CN115864081A

CN115864081A - Connector assembly and electronic device

Info

Publication number: CN115864081A
Application number: CN202211178467.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 冉懋良
Original assignee: XFusion Digital Technologies Co Ltd
Current assignee: Henan Kunlun Technology Co.,Ltd.
Priority date: 2022-09-26
Filing date: 2022-09-26
Publication date: 2023-03-28

Abstract

The application provides a connector assembly and electronic equipment, wherein the electronic equipment comprises a circuit board, an expansion card and the connector assembly, and the expansion card is connected with the circuit board through the connector assembly; the connector assembly comprises a circuit board connecting end, a cable and an expansion card connecting end, wherein the cable extends from the circuit board connecting end to the expansion card connecting end, the circuit board connecting end is connected with the circuit board, and the expansion card connecting end is connected with the expansion card. According to the electronic equipment, the connector assembly is electrically connected with the expansion card, PCIe slot positions in the electronic equipment are saved, and IO expansion capacity of the electronic equipment is improved.

Description

Connector assembly and electronic device

Technical Field

The present application relates to the field of electronic devices, and in particular, to a connector assembly and an electronic device.

Background

Electronic devices are often provided with expansion cards for expanding the functionality of the electronic device. Expansion cards, such as RAID cards (Redundant Arrays of Independent Disks) in servers, are usually installed in PCIe (peripheral Component Interconnect Express) slots provided on a motherboard. Because the area of the motherboard is limited, the space available for setting the PCIe slot on the motherboard is limited, and therefore the IO (Input/Output) expansion capability of the electronic device is limited.

Disclosure of Invention

The connector component is electrically connected with the expansion card, so that PCIe slot positions in the electronic equipment are saved, and IO expansion capacity of the electronic equipment is improved.

The application provides an electronic device, including: the expansion card is connected with the circuit board through the connector assembly; wherein, the first and the second end of the pipe are connected with each other,

the connector assembly comprises a circuit board connecting end, a cable and an expansion card connecting end, wherein the cable extends from the circuit board connecting end to the expansion card connecting end, the circuit board connecting end is connected with the circuit board, and the expansion card connecting end is connected with the expansion card.

In the electronic equipment that this application provided, utilize expansion card link in the connector subassembly to be connected with the expansion card to realize the signal transmission between connector subassembly and the expansion card, utilize the circuit board link in the connector subassembly to be connected with the circuit board simultaneously, with the signal transmission between realization circuit board and the connector subassembly, thereby realize the signal transmission between circuit board and the expansion card. According to the electronic equipment, the connector assembly is arranged to connect the circuit board with the expansion card, PCIe slot positions in the electronic equipment can be saved, and therefore the IO expansion capability of the electronic equipment can be improved. In addition, the installation position of the expansion card connected with the connector assembly in the electronic equipment can be adjusted according to the internal layout of the case of the electronic equipment by utilizing the bendable property of the cable in the connector assembly, so that the constraint that the conventional expansion card is required to be installed in a fixed PCIe slot position is eliminated, and the flexibility of the layout of the expansion card is improved.

The circuit board is connected with the expansion card to realize signal transmission between the circuit board and the expansion card, and in a possible implementation mode through adjusting the cable, the cable comprises a high-speed cable, a low-speed cable and a power supply cable, and the high-speed cable, the low-speed cable and the power supply cable all extend from the circuit board connecting end to the expansion card connecting end.

In one possible embodiment, the connector assembly further includes a cable sheath that encases the high-speed cable, the low-speed cable, and the power cable. Utilize cable sheath parcel high-speed cable, low-speed cable and power cable to merge into one with three kinds of cables, promoted electronic equipment's quick-witted incasement and walked the clean and tidy nature of line.

In one possible embodiment, the circuit board connection end includes a high speed connector connected with the high speed cable, a low speed connector connected with the low speed cable, and a power connector connected with the power cable.

In one possible embodiment, the electronic device further includes a first connector, a second connector, and a third connector, the first connector, the second connector, and the third connector are mounted on the circuit board and electrically connected to the circuit board, the first connector is electrically connected to the high-speed connector, the second connector is electrically connected to the low-speed connector, and the third connector is electrically connected to the power connector.

In a possible implementation mode, the first connector, the second connector and the third connector are all installed at the edge of the circuit board, so that the high-speed connector, the low-speed connector and the power connector in the connector assembly can be conveniently plugged, and the high-speed cable, the low-speed cable and the power cable are prevented from occupying the space of the circuit board.

In one possible embodiment, the high-speed connector is a male plug connector and the first connector is a female receptacle connector; or the high-speed connector is a female plug connector, and the first connector is a male socket connector.

In one possible embodiment, the electronic device further includes a processor, a low-speed output device, and a power supply, the processor and the low-speed output device are mounted on the circuit board and electrically connected to the circuit board, the processor is configured to output a high-speed signal to the first connector, the low-speed output device is configured to output a low-speed signal to the second connector, and the power supply is electrically connected to the circuit board and configured to output a power supply signal to the third connector.

In one possible embodiment, the expansion card connection end is a slot connector.

In one possible embodiment, the socket connector includes a plurality of conductive terminals, each of the plurality of conductive terminals is electrically connected to the expansion card, and the plurality of conductive terminals includes a first conductive terminal, a second conductive terminal, and a third conductive terminal, the first conductive terminal is electrically connected to the high-speed cable, the second conductive terminal is electrically connected to the low-speed cable, and the third conductive terminal is electrically connected to the power cable. The high-speed signal transmitted by the high-speed cable is transmitted to the expansion card through the first conductive terminal so as to realize the transmission of the high-speed signal between the expansion card and the connector assembly, the low-speed signal transmitted by the low-speed cable is transmitted to the expansion card through the second conductive terminal so as to realize the transmission of the low-speed signal between the expansion card and the connector assembly, and the power signal transmitted by the power cable is transmitted to the expansion card through the third conductive terminal so as to realize the transmission of the power signal between the expansion card and the connector assembly.

In a possible embodiment, the slot connector further includes an insulating body, the insulating body is provided with a slot, the plurality of conductive terminals are embedded in a slot wall of the slot, and the slot is inserted with the expansion card.

In a possible implementation manner, the expansion card comprises a card body and a plurality of connecting terminals, the connecting terminals are embedded in the card body and are arranged at intervals, and the connecting terminals are electrically connected with the connection end of the expansion card.

In one possible embodiment, the slot connector is a CEM connector and the expansion card is a RAID card.

The application further provides a connector assembly, which comprises a high-speed connector, a low-speed connector, a power connector, a slot connector, a high-speed cable, a low-speed cable and a power cable, wherein the high-speed connector, the low-speed connector and the power connector are all used for electrically connecting a circuit board, the slot connector is used for inserting an expansion card, the high-speed cable extends to the slot connector from the high-speed connector, the low-speed cable extends to the slot connector from the power connector, and the power cable extends to the slot connector from the power cable.

In the connector assembly that this application provided, adopt high-speed cable, low-speed cable and power cable transmission signal simultaneously to utilize slot connector to carry signal transmission to expansion card, need not set up the keysets alone and carry out signal switching, guaranteed signal transmission's quality. Meanwhile, the PCIe slot position in the electronic equipment is saved and the IO expansion capability of the electronic equipment is improved by electrically connecting the slot connector with the expansion card. And through buckling high-speed cable, low-speed cable and power cable to realize adjusting slot connector in the fixed position of quick-witted case, removed the constraint that the expansion card was installed in fixed PCIe slot trench, thereby realized can requiring the mounted position of adjustment expansion card according to the inside layout of quick-witted case, promoted the flexibility of expansion card overall arrangement.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic top view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a connector assembly of the electronic device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the connector assembly of FIG. 2 without the cable jacket shown;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a slot connector of the connector assembly of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a schematic front view of the high speed connector of the connector assembly of FIG. 2 mated with a first connector mounted to a circuit board in a first embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a schematic front view of a second embodiment of a high speed connector of the connector assembly of FIG. 2 mated with a first connector mounted to a circuit board;

FIG. 7 is a schematic top view of a third embodiment of a high speed connector of the connector assembly of FIG. 2 mated with a first connector mounted to a circuit board;

fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of an expansion card in the electronic device shown in fig. 1.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present application, and not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 illustrates a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device 1000 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The electronic device 1000 may be a server, a computer, a switch, etc. In the embodiment of the present application, the electronic device 1000 is described by taking a server as an example. Electronic device 1000 includes chassis 100, processor 200, low-speed output device 300, power supply 400, circuit board 500, connector assembly 600, and expansion card 700. The processor 200, the low-speed output device 300, the power supply 400, the circuit board 500, the connector assembly 600, and the expansion card 700 are all mounted inside the chassis 100. The processor 200 and the low-speed output device 300 are both mounted to the circuit board 500, and are both electrically connected to the circuit board 500. The power supply 400 is electrically connected to the circuit board 500. The connector assembly 600 is electrically connected between the circuit board 500 and the expansion card 700 to enable signal transmission between the expansion card 700 and the circuit board 500, and thus between the expansion card 700 and the processor 200, the low speed output device 300 and the power supply 400.

Specifically, the processor 200 may be a Central Processing Unit (CPU). The processor 200 is used to output high-speed signals and transmit the high-speed signals to the expansion card 700 through the circuit board 500 and the connector assembly 600 for data transmission with the expansion card 700. Illustratively, the high speed signal is a PCIe high speed signal.

The low-speed output device 300 is used to output a low-speed signal and transmit a low-speed signal such as a control signal to the expansion card 700 through the circuit board 500 and the connector assembly 600 to output a command or the like to the expansion card 700. Illustratively, the low-speed output Device 300 may be a Complex Programmable Logic Device (CPLD).

The power supply 400 is used to output a power signal to supply power to the expansion card 700 through the circuit board 500 and the connector assembly 600. Illustratively, the power signals include a 12V power signal, a 3.3V power signal, and a 3.3V Standby (STBY) power signal. In this embodiment, the power supply 400 includes a power supply unit 410 and a transformer 420, the power supply unit 410 is spaced apart from the circuit board 500, and the transformer 420 is mounted on the circuit board 500 and electrically connected to the circuit board 500 and the power supply unit 410. The 12V power signal may be directly output by the power supply unit 410, and the 3.3V power signal and the 3.3V \\stbypower signal may be output by the power supply unit 410 and then transformed by the transformer 420.

The circuit board 500 may be a main board (Mainboard) of the electronic apparatus 1000 for transmitting a high-speed signal output from the processor 200, a low-speed signal output from the low-speed output device 300, and a power signal output from the power supply 400 to the connector assembly 600. In addition, the electronic device 1000 further includes a first connector 510, a second connector 520, a third connector 530, and an expansion slot 540. The first connector 510, the second connector 520 and the third connector 530 are all mounted on the circuit board 500, such as at the edge of the circuit board, and are spaced apart from each other, so as to be conveniently electrically connected to the connector assembly 600, and prevent the connector assembly 600 from occupying the space of the circuit board. The expansion slot 540 is mounted on the circuit board 500 and spaced apart from the processor 200 for receiving an expansion card. Illustratively, the expansion slot 540 is a PCIe slot. The first connector 510 is electrically connected to the processor 200 through traces on the circuit board 500, so that the high-speed signal output by the processor 200 can be input to the first connector 510 through the traces on the circuit board 500. The first connector 510 is electrically connected to the connector assembly 600 for transmitting high-speed signals to the connector assembly 600. The second connector 520 is electrically connected to the low-speed output device 300 through traces on the circuit board 500, so that the low-speed signal output by the low-speed output device 300 is input to the second connector 520 through the traces of the circuit board 500. The second connector 520 is electrically connected to the connector assembly 600 for transmitting a low-speed signal to the connector assembly 600. The third connector 530 is electrically connected to the transformer 420 and the power supply unit 410 through traces on the circuit board 500, and power signals output by the power supply unit 410 and the transformer 420 are input to the third connector 530 through the traces on the circuit board 500. The third connector 530 is electrically connected with the connector assembly 600 for transmitting the power signal to the connector assembly 600.

The connector assembly 600 may transmit high-speed signals, low-speed signals, and power signals to enable transmission of the high-speed signals, the low-speed signals, and the power signals to the expansion card 700, thereby enabling signal transmission between the processor 200, the low-speed output device 300, and the power supply 400 and the expansion card 700. In this embodiment, the expansion card 700 is a RAID tag card. Illustratively, the RAID standard Card may be a standard Card that meets the PCIe form of the pci 3.0/4.0/5.0CEM (connector) specification. In other embodiments, the expansion card 700 may also be an expansion card such as other video cards and sound cards.

In the electronic device 1000 provided in the embodiment of the application, the expansion card 700 may be connected to the circuit board 500 through the connector component 600, and therefore, a slot position of the expansion slot 540 in the electronic device 1000, such as a PCIe slot position, does not need to be occupied, the PCIe slot position in the electronic device 1000 may be saved, and an IO (Input/Output) expansion capability of the electronic device 1000 is improved. Meanwhile, the connector assembly 600 is electrically connected between the expansion card 700 and the circuit board 500 to electrically connect the circuit board 500 and the expansion card 700, so that the constraint that the expansion card 700, such as a RAID card, must be installed in a PCIe slot fixed in the electronic device 1000 is removed, the installation position of the expansion card 700 can be adjusted according to the internal layout requirement of the chassis 100, and the flexibility of the layout of the expansion card 700 is improved.

In addition, the connector assembly 600 can directly transmit high-speed signals, control signals and power signals to the expansion card 700, so that signal switching by using other circuit boards (such as a back board) is avoided, the signal quality of transmission is improved, meanwhile, the space occupation of the switching board in the case 100 is saved due to the fact that the switching board does not need to be arranged independently, and the cost of the electronic equipment 1000 is reduced.

In addition, the existing RAID cards have basically two forms, one is a RAID label card, and the other is a MEZZ (Mezzanine) RAID card customized by each server manufacturer. The MEZZ RAID card is installed in a MEZZ card form, does not support standard cards, and is poor in universality. The connector assembly 600 provided by the application can also support the RAID label card form, and the universality is good.

Referring to fig. 2 and fig. 3, fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of the connector assembly 600 in the electronic device 1000 shown in fig. 1, and fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of the connector assembly 600 shown in fig. 2 without the cable sheath 680.

Connector assembly 600 includes circuit board connection end 601, cable 602, expansion card connection end and cable jacket 680. The cable 602 extends from the circuit board connection end 601 to the expansion card connection end and the cable sheath 680 encases the cable 602. In this embodiment, the circuit board connection end 601 includes a high-speed connector 610, a low-speed connector 620, and a power connector 630. Cable 602 includes high-speed cable 640, low-speed cable 650, and power cable 660. The expansion card connection end is a slot connector 670.

Specifically, the high-speed cable 640 extends from the high-speed connector 610 to the slot connector 670, so as to realize electrical connection between the high-speed connector 610 and the slot connector 670, and thus realize transmission of high-speed signals between the circuit board connection end 601 and the expansion card connection end. In particular, high-speed cable 640 includes a plurality of cores. A plurality of cores of the high-speed cable 640 are electrically connected between the high-speed connector 610 and the slot connector 670, so as to realize the electrical connection between the high-speed connector 610 and the slot connector 670, so as to realize the transmission of high-speed signals to the slot connector 670, and further realize the transmission of high-speed signals to the expansion card 700.

The low-speed cable 650 extends from the low-speed connector 620 to the slot connector 670 to electrically connect the low-speed connector 620 and the slot connector 670, thereby transmitting low-speed signals between the circuit board connection end 601 and the expansion card connection end. Specifically, low speed cable 650 includes a plurality of cores. A plurality of cores of the low-speed cable 650 are electrically connected between the low-speed connector 620 and the socket connector 670 to realize electrical connection between the low-speed connector 620 and the socket connector 670, so as to realize transmission of a low-speed signal to the socket connector 670, and further realize transmission of a low-speed signal to the expansion card 700.

The power cable 660 extends from the power connector 630 to the socket connector 670 to realize electrical connection between the power connector 630 and the socket connector 670, so as to realize transmission of power signals between the circuit board connection end 601 and the expansion card connection end. Specifically, power cable 660 includes a plurality of cores. A plurality of cores of the power cable 660 are electrically connected between the power connector 630 and the socket connector 670 to realize electrical connection between the power connector 630 and the socket connector 670, so as to realize transmission of a power signal to the socket connector 670, and further realize transmission of the power signal to the expansion card 700.

The high-speed Cable 640 (Direct Attach Cable, DAC for short) is a high-speed differential Cable, and the constituent structure uses silver-plated conductors and foamed insulating core wires as materials, and adopts a wire pair shielding and total shielding manner, thereby forming the high-speed Cable. Low-speed cable 650 is low-speed data cable, can adopt the superfine copper wire transposition mode of stranded, and the kink rate is a little less than the high-speed cable, and the shielding layer can adopt the tinned copper wire and have the aluminium foil parcel. The power cable 660 mainly comprises an outer sheath, an inner sheath and a conductor, wherein the conductor can be a metal wire made of copper and aluminum. Illustratively, high-speed cable 640, low-speed cable 650, and power cable 660 have lengths of 200mm to 500mm to facilitate adjustment of the fixed position of socket connector 670 within chassis 100.

The slot connector 670 is used to plug the expansion card 700 to electrically connect the expansion card connection terminal and the expansion card 700, so as to transmit high-speed signals, control signals and power signals to the expansion card 700. The cable sheath 680 wraps the high-speed cable 640, the low-speed cable 650 and the power cable 660, so that the high-speed cable 640, the low-speed cable 650 and the power cable 660 are combined into one cable, wiring inside the case 100 is reduced, and neatness of wiring inside the case 100 is improved. When the cable sheath 680 is made of hard material, the cable 602 can extend substantially along a straight line to the expansion card connecting end, and when the cable 602 is made of soft material, the cable 602 can be bent and extend along a curved line to the expansion card connecting end. In some embodiments, shielding may be added or removed between high speed cable 640, low speed cable 650, and power cable 660 to reduce interference between signals.

The application utilizes the circuit board connection end 601 in the connector assembly 600 to be connected with the circuit board 500 so as to realize the signal transmission between the circuit board 500 and the connector assembly 600, and utilizes the expansion card connection end to be connected with the expansion card 700 so as to realize the signal transmission between the connector assembly 600 and the expansion card 700, thereby realizing the signal transmission between the circuit board 500 and the expansion card 700. By providing the connector assembly 600 to connect the circuit board 500 and the expansion card 700, PCIe slot positions in the electronic device 1000 can be saved, so that IO expansion capability of the electronic device 1000 can be improved. In addition, by utilizing the bendable property of the cable 602 in the connector assembly 600, the installation position of the expansion card 700 connected with the connector assembly 600 in the electronic device 1000 can be adjusted according to the internal layout of the chassis of the electronic device 1000, so that the constraint that the existing expansion card must be installed in a fixed PCIe slot position is removed, and the flexibility of the layout of the expansion card 700 is improved.

Referring to fig. 4, fig. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating a slot connector 670 of the connector assembly 600 shown in fig. 2.

The socket connector 670 includes an insulative body 671 and a plurality of conductive terminals 672. The insulating body 671 is provided with a slot 673, and the slot 673 is used for inserting the expansion card 700. The conductive terminals 672 are embedded in the walls of the slot 673 and are electrically connected to the expansion card 700 to electrically connect the slot connector 670 and the expansion card 700, so as to transmit signals between the slot connector 670 and the expansion card 700. In this embodiment, the slot connector 670 is a CEM (Card electrical) connector, the slot 673 is a PCIe slot, and the PCIe slot may be plugged with a RAID tag Card. In other embodiments, the slot 673 may be a PCI (Peripheral Component interface) slot or other type of expansion slot.

Specifically, the plurality of conductive terminals 672 includes a first conductive terminal 672a, a second conductive terminal 672b and a third conductive terminal 672c. The first conducting terminal 672a is used for transmitting high-speed signals, the second conducting terminal 672b is used for transmitting low-speed signals, and the third conducting terminal 672c is used for transmitting power signals. Specifically, the first conductive terminal 672a is electrically connected to a plurality of cores of the high-speed cable 640, and is configured to transmit a high-speed signal to the expansion card 700. The second conductive terminal 672b is electrically connected to a plurality of cores of the low-speed cable 650 for transmitting a low-speed signal to the expansion card 700. The third conductive terminal 672c is electrically connected to a plurality of cores of the power cable 660 for transmitting a power signal to the expansion card 700.

Referring to fig. 1, when the connector assembly 600 is mounted, the circuit board connecting terminals 601 in the connector assembly 600 are electrically connected to the first connector 510, the second connector 520 and the third connector 530. Specifically, the high-speed connector 610 of the circuit board connection end 601 is electrically connected to the first connector 510, the low-speed connector 620 is electrically connected to the second connector 520, and the power connector 630 is electrically connected to the third connector 530, so as to electrically connect the connector assembly 600 and the circuit board 500, thereby implementing signal transmission between the circuit board 500 and the expansion card 700 through the connector assembly 600. The slot connector 670 of the connector assembly 600 is fixed to a structure inside the chassis 100, and the slot connector 670 may be fixed to an air guiding cover covering the processor 200. The high-speed cable 640, the low-speed cable 650 and the power cable 660 are bent to adjust the fixing position of the slot connector 670 in the chassis 100, so as to adjust the installation position of the expansion card 700, and further improve the flexibility of the layout of the expansion card 700.

Specifically, the high-speed connector 610 is plugged with the first connector 510 to enable the circuit board 500 to transmit the high-speed signal to the expansion card 700 through the first connector 510, the high-speed connector 610, the high-speed cable 640 and the slot connector 670 in sequence. The connector assembly 600 is implemented to transmit high speed signals by defining PINs (PIN PINs) of either the high speed connector 610 or the first connector 510. In this embodiment, the high-speed connector 610 and the first connector 510 are MCIO connectors (Mini Cool Edge IO, card Edge connectors). In other embodiments, the high-speed connector 610 and the first connector 510 may be other connectors capable of transmitting high-speed signals.

The low-speed connector 620 is plugged with the second connector 520 to enable the circuit board 500 to transmit the low-speed signal to the expansion card 700 through the second connector 520, the low-speed connector 620, the low-speed cable 650 and the slot connector 670 in sequence. The low-speed connector 620 may be a board-to-board connector, or other connector capable of transmitting low-speed signals.

The power connector 630 is plugged with the third connector 530 to enable the circuit board 500 to transmit the power signal to the expansion card 700 through the third connector 530, the power connector 630, the power cable 660 and the socket connector 670 in sequence.

In the connector assembly 600 provided in the embodiment of the present application, the high-speed connector 610 is electrically connected to the first connector 510 mounted on the circuit board 500, the low-speed connector 620 is electrically connected to the second connector 520 mounted on the circuit board 500, and the power connector 630 is electrically connected to the third connector 530 mounted on the circuit board 500, so as to achieve electrical connection between the circuit board 500 and the circuit board connection end 601, thereby achieving signal transmission between the circuit board 500 and the connector assembly 600. Meanwhile, the high-speed connector 610, the low-speed connector 620 and the power connector 630 are respectively connected with the slot connector 670 through the high-speed cable 640, the low-speed cable 650 and the power cable 660 to respectively transmit a high-speed signal, a low-speed signal and a power signal to the slot connector 670 and transmit the signal to the expansion card 700 through the slot connector 670, so that signal transmission between the connector assembly 600 and the expansion card 700 is realized, and further signal transmission between the circuit board 500 and the expansion card 700 through the connector assembly 600 is realized.

In addition, in the connector assembly 600 according to the embodiment of the present application, the high-speed cable 640, the low-speed cable 650, and the power cable 660 are electrically connected to the plurality of conductive terminals 672 of the slot connector 670, so that the high-speed signal, the low-speed signal, and the power signal can be transmitted to the expansion card 700 through the slot connector 670, thereby realizing signal transmission between the connector assembly 600 and the expansion card 700. Meanwhile, the high-speed cable 640, the low-speed cable 650 and the power cable 660 are wrapped by the cable sheath 680, so that the three cables are combined into a whole, and the neatness of wiring in the case 100 is improved. Meanwhile, the high-speed cable 640 is adopted to transmit high-speed signals, the low-speed cable 650 is adopted to transmit low-speed signals, and the power supply cable 660 is adopted to transmit power supply signals, so that the high-speed signals, the low-speed signals and the power supply signals cannot interfere with each other, and the transmission quality of the signals is improved.

In this embodiment, the high-speed connector 610 is a male plug connector, and the first connector 510 is a female receptacle connector. In other embodiments, the high-speed connector 610 may also be a female plug connector and the high-speed connector 610 may be a male receptacle connector. The following description will be given by taking the plugging manner of the high-speed connector 610 and the first connector 510 as an example, and the plugging manner between the low-speed connector 620 and the second connector 520, and the plugging manner between the power connector 630 and the third connector 530 are similar to the plugging manner between the high-speed connector 610 and the first connector 510, and will not be repeated herein.

Specifically, referring to fig. 5, fig. 6 and fig. 7, fig. 5 is a front view of the connector assembly 600 shown in fig. 3, in which a high speed connector 610A is plugged with a first connector 510A mounted on a circuit board 500 in a first embodiment, fig. 6 is a front view of a high speed connector 610B is plugged with a first connector 510B mounted on the circuit board 500 in a second embodiment, and fig. 7 is a top view of a high speed connector 610C is plugged with a first connector 510C mounted on the circuit board 500 in a third embodiment.

In the first embodiment, as shown in fig. 5, the high-speed connector 610A is a straight male plug connector and the first connector 510A is a bent female receptacle connector. Specifically, the female socket connector is mounted to the circuit board 500 and electrically connected to the processor 200. The straight male plug connector is plugged with the bent female socket connector, and the high-speed cable 640A is electrically connected with the straight male plug connector and can be led out from the tops of the second connector 520A and the third connector 530A.

In the second embodiment, as shown in fig. 6, the high-speed connector 610B is an elbow male plug connector and the first connector 510B is a straight female receptacle connector. Specifically, the straight female socket connector is mounted on the circuit board 500 and electrically connected to the processor 200. The bent male plug connector is plugged with the straight female socket connector, and the high-speed cable 640B is electrically connected with the bent female plug connector and can be led out from the tops of the second connector 520B and the third connector 530B.

In a third embodiment, as shown in fig. 7, the high-speed connector 610C is an elbow male plug connector and the first connector 510C is a straight female receptacle connector (not shown). The third embodiment is different from the second embodiment in that the high-speed cable 640C is electrically connected to the bent female plug connector and can be led out from between the high-speed connector 610C and the second connector 520C or from between the high-speed connector 610C and the third connector 530C.

Referring to fig. 8, fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of an expansion card 700 in the electronic device 1000 shown in fig. 1. The expansion card 700 includes a card body 710 and a plurality of connection terminals 720, and the plurality of connection terminals 720 are disposed at intervals on the card body 710. The connection terminal 720 may be a gold finger. The connection terminals 720 of the expansion card 700 are inserted into the slots 673 of the slot connector 670 and are electrically connected to the conductive terminals 672 of the slot connector 670, so as to electrically connect the expansion card 700 and the slot connector 670, thereby realizing signal transmission between the expansion card 700 and the expansion card connection terminals.

The high-speed signal output by the processor 200 is transmitted to the socket connector 670 through the high-speed connector 610 and the high-speed cable 640, the low-speed signal transmitted by the low-speed output device 300 is transmitted to the socket connector 670 through the low-speed connector 620 and the low-speed cable 650, the power signal output by the power supply 400 is transmitted to the socket connector 670 through the power supply connector 630 and the power supply cable 660, and the socket connector 670 transmits the transmitted high-speed signal, low-speed signal and power signal to the expansion card 700 through the conductive terminal 672, so as to realize signal transmission to the expansion card 700.

In the electronic device 1000 provided by the present application, the processor 200 is used to output a high-speed signal, the low-speed output device 300 is used to output a low-speed signal, the power supply 400 is used to output a power supply signal, and the first connector 510, the second connector 520, and the third connector 530 mounted on the circuit board 500 are respectively electrically connected to the circuit board connection end 601 in the connector assembly 600, so as to transmit the high-speed signal, the low-speed signal, and the power supply signal to the connector assembly 600 through the cable 602 via the circuit board 500. The high-speed signal is transmitted to the socket connector 670 through the high-speed cable 640 of the cable 602, the low-speed signal is transmitted to the socket connector 670 through the low-speed cable 650, and the power signal is transmitted to the socket connector 670 through the power cable 660. Meanwhile, a plurality of conductive terminals 672 of the slot connector 670 are electrically connected to the expansion card 700, so as to transmit high-speed signals, low-speed signals and power signals to the expansion card 700.

Adopt high-speed cable 640, low-speed cable 650 and power cable 660 transmission signal simultaneously among the connector assembly 600 that this application used to utilize slot connector 670 to carry signal to expansion card 700, need not set up the keysets alone and carry out signal switching, guaranteed signal transmission's quality. Meanwhile, the slot connector 670 is electrically connected to the expansion card 700, thereby saving PCIe slot positions in the electronic device 1000 and improving IO expansion capability of the electronic device 1000. In addition, the fixed position of the slot connector 670 in the chassis 100 is adjusted by bending the high-speed cable 640, the low-speed cable 650 and the power cable 660, and the constraint that the expansion card 700 is installed in a fixed PCIe slot position is removed, so that the installation position of the expansion card 700 can be adjusted according to the internal layout requirement of the chassis 100, and the flexibility of the layout of the expansion card 700 is improved.

While the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail, it will be understood that those skilled in the art will be able to make various changes, substitutions and alterations to the described embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising: the expansion card is connected with the circuit board through the connector assembly; wherein, the first and the second end of the pipe are connected with each other,

the connector component comprises a circuit board connecting end, a cable and an expansion card connecting end, wherein the cable extends from the circuit board connecting end to the expansion card connecting end, the circuit board connecting end is connected with the circuit board, and the expansion card connecting end is connected with the expansion card.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the cable includes a high speed cable, a low speed cable, and a power cable, the high speed cable, the low speed cable, and the power cable each extending from the circuit board connection end to the expansion card connection end.

3. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the connector assembly further comprises a cable sheath that encases the high-speed cable, the low-speed cable, and the power cable.

4. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the circuit board connection end comprises a high speed connector, a low speed connector and a power connector, the high speed connector is connected with the high speed cable, the low speed connector is connected with the low speed cable, and the power connector is connected with the power cable.

5. The electronic device of claim 4, further comprising a first connector, a second connector, and a third connector, the first connector, the second connector, and the third connector all mounted to the circuit board and electrically connected to the circuit board, the first connector electrically connected to the high-speed connector, the second connector electrically connected to the low-speed connector, and the third connector electrically connected to the power connector.

6. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the first connector, the second connector, and the third connector are all mounted to an edge of the circuit board.

7. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the high-speed connector is a male plug connector and the first connector is a female receptacle connector; or, the high-speed connector is a female plug connector, and the first connector is a male socket connector.

8. The electronic device of claim 5, further comprising a processor, a low-speed output device, and a power supply, wherein the processor and the low-speed output device are mounted on the circuit board and electrically connected to the circuit board, the processor is configured to output a high-speed signal to the first connector, the low-speed output device is configured to output a low-speed signal to the second connector, and the power supply is electrically connected to the circuit board and configured to output a power signal to the third connector.

9. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the expansion card connection end is a slot connector.

10. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the socket connector includes a plurality of conductive terminals, each of the plurality of conductive terminals electrically connected to the expansion card, the plurality of conductive terminals including a first conductive terminal, a second conductive terminal, and a third conductive terminal, the first conductive terminal electrically connected to the high-speed cable, the second conductive terminal electrically connected to the low-speed cable, and the third conductive terminal electrically connected to the power cable.

11. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the slot connector further comprises an insulative housing, the insulative housing defines a slot, the conductive terminals are embedded in a wall of the slot, and the slot is adapted to receive the expansion card.

12. The electronic device of any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the expansion card comprises a card body and a plurality of connection terminals, the connection terminals are embedded in the card body and spaced apart from each other, and the connection terminals are electrically connected to the expansion card connection terminals.

13. The electronic device of any of claims 9-11, wherein the slot connector is a CEM connector and the expansion card is a RAID card.

14. A connector assembly is characterized by comprising a high-speed connector, a low-speed connector, a power connector, a slot connector, a high-speed cable, a low-speed cable and a power cable, wherein the high-speed connector, the low-speed connector and the power connector are all used for electrically connecting a circuit board, the slot connector is used for plugging an expansion card, the high-speed cable extends from the high-speed connector to the slot connector, the low-speed cable extends from the power connector to the slot connector, and the power cable extends from the power cable to the slot connector.