EP1175712A1 - Connecteur enfichable pour cartes de circuits imprimes - Google Patents

Connecteur enfichable pour cartes de circuits imprimes

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EP1175712A1
EP1175712A1 EP00931110A EP00931110A EP1175712A1 EP 1175712 A1 EP1175712 A1 EP 1175712A1 EP 00931110 A EP00931110 A EP 00931110A EP 00931110 A EP00931110 A EP 00931110A EP 1175712 A1 EP1175712 A1 EP 1175712A1
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Prior art keywords
circuit board
printed circuit
connector
electrical connectors
board connector
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German (de)
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EP1175712B1 (fr
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Eric Gillenberg
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TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
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Tyco Electronics Logistics AG
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
    • H01R12/70—Coupling devices
    • H01R12/7082—Coupling device supported only by cooperation with PCB

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to a device according to the preamble of claim 1, i.e. a printed circuit board connector for connecting a first printed circuit board and a second printed circuit board which can be plugged substantially perpendicularly thereto, the printed circuit board connector being mounted on the first printed circuit board, and the printed circuit board connector being designed such that it mates with on opposite sides of the second Printed circuit board provided electrical connectors can be brought into contact.
  • Printed circuit board connectors which are designed to be brought into contact with electrical connectors provided on opposite sides of a printed circuit board are required because the number of contacts which printed circuit board connectors must have is always increasing; With regard to the length of the electrical connector (the circuit board), more contacts can be accommodated via electrical connectors provided on both sides of a circuit board than if an electrical connector were provided only on one side of the circuit board.
  • the present invention is therefore based on the object of further developing the printed circuit board connector in accordance with the preamble of patent claim 1 in such a way that it can be manufactured and handled relatively easily, even with the highest quality and reliability requirements.
  • the part of the printed circuit board connector to be connected to the electrical connector provided on one side of the second printed circuit board and the part of the printed circuit board connector which is to be connected to the other side of the second printed circuit board electrical connectors are to be connected by separate electrical connectors.
  • Such a division of the printed circuit board connector into several separate sub-units proves to be advantageous in several respects: on the one hand, this makes it easier to comply with the required tolerances (for example, the coplanarity of the connections required in SMT processes), and on the other hand, variable parameters (for example, different thicknesses of the on the printed circuit board connector) can be taken into account with less effort, and finally the smaller subunits (for example of automatic assembly machines) are easier to handle.
  • the claimed circuit board connector is therefore relatively easy to manufacture and handle, even with the highest quality and reliability requirements.
  • FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of an arrangement in which two circuit boards are connected to one another via the circuit board connector described in more detail below, and
  • Figure 2 is a perspective view of one of the sub-units from which the circuit board connector according to Figure 1 is made.
  • the printed circuit board connector described in more detail below serves to connect a first printed circuit board and a second printed circuit board which can be plugged perpendicularly onto it.
  • the first circuit board is, for example, a so-called backplane circuit board or - more generally - a
  • the second circuit board is, for example, a plug-in card to be plugged onto a backplane or, more generally, a module to be plugged onto a rack.
  • the circuit board connector under consideration is mounted on the first circuit board and is designed to come into contact with electrical connectors provided on opposite sides of the second circuit board.
  • REPLACEMENT BLADE (RULE 26) are connected is shown in Figure 1.
  • the first printed circuit board is designated by the reference number 1, the printed circuit board connector mounted thereon by the reference number 2, the second printed circuit board by the reference number 3, and the electrical connectors provided thereon by the reference numbers 4 and 5.
  • the circuit board connector 2 is characterized in that it consists of several separate sub-units.
  • the separate sub-units are separate electrical connectors 21 and 22, one of which (the electrical connector 21) is designed to be brought into contact with the electrical connector (the electrical connector 4) provided on one side of the second printed circuit board 3 and the other (the electrical connector 22) is designed to be brought into contact with the electrical connector (the electrical connector 5) provided on the other side of the second circuit board 3.
  • These electrical connectors 21 and 22 are separate individual parts which can be mounted on the first printed circuit board 1 independently of one another.
  • the electrical connectors 21, 22 have an identical structure and are opposed to one another rotated by 180 °.
  • FIG. 2 One of the electrical connectors 21, 22 is shown in FIG. 2.
  • the electrical connectors 21, 22 consist of a housing 211, first contact elements 212 for connecting them to the first printed circuit board 1, and second contact elements 213 for connecting them to the electrical connectors 4, 5 of the second printed circuit board 3.
  • the electrical connectors 21, 22 are surface-mountable connectors in the example considered. In other words, the first
  • REPLACEMENT BLADE (RULE 26) Clock elements 212 are designed to be connected (soldered) to the first printed circuit board using an SMT method. However, it should be pointed out at this point that there is no restriction. The connection between the electrical connectors 21, 22 and the first printed circuit board can also be made in any other way.
  • the second contact elements 213 are contact blades arranged in two adjacent rows. That is, the electrical connectors 21, 22 are double row male connectors. Accordingly, the electrical connectors 4, 5 of the second printed circuit board 3 are double-row female connectors. However, there is no restriction on this either.
  • the second contact elements 213 of the electrical connectors 21, 22 can also be configured and arranged in any other way.
  • the electrical connectors 21, 22 of the type shown in FIG. 2 can be mounted independently of one another on the first printed circuit board. In particular, it is easily possible to vary the distance at which they are arranged parallel to one another. As a result, the printed circuit board connector 2 of the first printed circuit board 1 can be easily adapted to the respective thickness of the second printed circuit board 3. To adapt the printed circuit board connector 2 to the thickness of the second printed circuit board 3, only the soldering pads, to which the first contact elements 212 of the electrical connectors are soldered, have to be positioned accordingly. If the printed circuit board connector were designed as a coherent (one-piece) unit as before, different printed circuit board connectors would have to be provided for different thicknesses of the second printed circuit board 3.
  • circuit board connector into separate sub-units also proves to be advantageous in other respects.
  • REPLACEMENT BLADE (RULE 26)
  • the sub-units, more precisely the electrical connectors 21, 22 each have a smaller number of contact elements (in the example considered only half as many contact elements) than the circuit board connector 2. This proves to be an advantage in particular with the first contact elements 212. These can (due to their comparatively small number) be aligned coplanar with relatively little effort, which is of great importance when using SMT methods for connection to the first printed circuit board 1; As is known, the connections of components to be assembled using an SMT process must be coplanar.
  • circuit board connectors are much easier to handle than a circuit board connector designed as a coherent unit.
  • the subunits (the electrical connectors 21, 22) of the printed circuit board connector are identical components. This proves to be particularly advantageous because then only a minimal number of different types of parts have to be manufactured and assembled, but is not absolutely necessary.
  • the electrical connectors 21, 22 can also be various electrical connectors.
  • the first electrical connector 21 can be a two-row knife bar and the second electrical connector can be a four-row knife bar.
  • the printed circuit board connector described is relatively easy to manufacture and handle, regardless of the details of the practical implementation, even with the highest quality and reliability requirements.

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  • Coupling Device And Connection With Printed Circuit (AREA)
  • Combinations Of Printed Boards (AREA)
  • Details Of Connecting Devices For Male And Female Coupling (AREA)
EP00931110A 1999-05-06 2000-05-04 Connecteur enfichable pour cartes de circuits imprimes Expired - Lifetime EP1175712B1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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DE19921021 1999-05-06
DE19921021A DE19921021A1 (de) 1999-05-06 1999-05-06 Leiterplatten-Steckverbinder
PCT/EP2000/003992 WO2000069028A1 (fr) 1999-05-06 2000-05-04 Connecteur enfichable pour cartes de circuits imprimes

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EP1175712A1 true EP1175712A1 (fr) 2002-01-30
EP1175712B1 EP1175712B1 (fr) 2003-07-30

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US (1) US6736647B1 (fr)
EP (1) EP1175712B1 (fr)
JP (1) JP2002544651A (fr)
AT (1) ATE246409T1 (fr)
AU (1) AU4916400A (fr)
CA (1) CA2368141A1 (fr)
DE (2) DE19921021A1 (fr)
DK (1) DK1175712T3 (fr)
WO (1) WO2000069028A1 (fr)

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DK1175712T3 (da) 2003-10-06
CA2368141A1 (fr) 2000-11-16
AU4916400A (en) 2000-11-21
EP1175712B1 (fr) 2003-07-30
DE50003114D1 (de) 2003-09-04
DE19921021A1 (de) 2000-12-07
WO2000069028A1 (fr) 2000-11-16
US6736647B1 (en) 2004-05-18
ATE246409T1 (de) 2003-08-15

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