Right angle adaptor
Abstract
An adaptor includes a first and second recess that face in opposing directions and that are configured to receive a first and second connector. A floor in the adaptor can separate the first recess from the second recess. A pin array can be positioned in the floor and the pin array can extend in two directions from the floor so as to extend into the first and second recess. The pin array can include terminals that are configured with first and second contact ends that are respectively positioned in the first and second recess. The first and second contact ends can be respectively configured with a first and second orientation that are at a right angle with respect to each other.
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10 claims: 2 independent, 8 dependent
- 1An adapter includes:a housing having a perimeter wall and a bottom panel, the perimeter wall having a first and a second edge, the bottom panel being positioned between the first and second edges and having a first And the second side, the peripheral wall and the bottom plate define a first and second recess;and an array of terminals supported by the bottom plate, the terminal array including a first and second signal terminals and a ground terminal, The signal terminal includes a plurality of first contact ends and a plurality of second contact ends extending from the first side and positioned in the first recess and the second contact ends are extended and positioned by the second side In the second recess, the first contact ends are positioned in a first row and the second contact ends are positioned in a second row, the first and second rows being perpendicular to each other. M406835 六、申請專利範圍： h 一種配接器，包含： ★ 一殼體，其具有一周邊壁及一底板，該周邊壁具有一第一與 第二邊緣，該底板定位在該第一與第二邊緣之間且具有一第一與 第二側，該周邊壁及該底板界定一第一與第二凹部；及 一端子陣列，其被該底板支持，該端子陣列包括一第一與第 :信號端子及-接地端子’該等信號端子包括多數第一接觸端及 多數第二接觸端’該等第—接觸端由該第—側延伸且定位在該第 凹。卩中並且該等第二接觸端由該第二側延伸且定位在該第二 凹。P中’料第-接觸端定位在ϋ中且該等第二接觸端定 位在一第二排中，該第一與第二排互相垂直。 2. 4. 如申請專利範圍第1項之配接器，其中該周邊壁具有四側。 如申請專利範圍第2項之配接器，其中該等第一接觸端在該第一 排中被定向於-第—方向且該等第二接觸端在該第二排中被定 向於一第二方向’該第一及第二方向互相垂直。 如申叫專利範圍第3項之配接器，其中該端子陣列是—第一端子 陣列且該接地端子是ϋ地端子並域第二凹部小於該第 凹。卩，遺配接器更包含一被該底板支持之第二端子陣列，該第 =銷陣列包括-第三與第四信號端子及—第二接地端子，該第二 销陣列之端子包括由該底板之第_側延伸且定位在該第一凹部 中的夕數第一接觸端及由該底板之第二側延伸的多數尾部，該等 尾部未定位在該第二凹部中。 如申明專利範圍第丨項之配接器，其中該端子陣列更包括在一第 -排中各具有第-接觸端之—第四、第五及第六端子，該第三排 S 22 5. M4U6835 6. 一種配接器，包含：一殼體，其具有一周邊壁及一底板，該周邊壁具有一第一與第二邊緣，該底板定位在該第一與第二邊緣之間且具有一第一與第二側，該周邊壁及該底板界定一第一與第二凹部；及一端子陣列，其被該底板支持，該端子陣列包括一第一與第二信號端子及一接地端子，該等信號端子包括多數第一接觸端及多數第二接觸端，該等第一接觸端由該第一側延伸且定位在該第一凹部中並且該等第二接觸端由該第二側延伸且定位在該第二凹部中，該等第一接觸端定位在一第一排中且該等第二接觸端定位在一第二排中，該第一與第二排互相垂直。 丁〜帛排且疋位在該第1部巾，該第四與海灣端子是信 號端子且該第六端子是—接地端子，該第一、第二、第三、第四、 第五及第六端子之各端子互相不同。 如t請專利範圍第5項之配接器，更包含4位在該底板中之共 用杯’祕用桿與該第三及第六端子電氣地编合。 一種配接器，包含： …一喊其包含具有—第—與第二邊緣之—周邊壁及定位在 4第-與第二邊緣之間之—底板，該底板具有—第—與第二側， 額邊壁及該底板之第_側界定一第一凹部且該周邊壁及該第 一料定—第二凹部，其中該第-凹部大於該第二凹部； -第-銷陣列’其被該底板支持，該第—銷陣列包括一第— =二信號端子及-第—接地端子’該等第—與第二信號端子各 L括多數第-接觸端及多數第二接觸端，該等第—接觸端定位在 _1部_且該等第二接觸㈣位在該第二凹部中，該等第一 接觸端疋位在-第—排中且該等第二接觸端定位在—第 中。玄苐一與第二排互相垂直，·及 -第二銷陣列’其被該底板支持，該第二銷陣列包括—第三 ^第四U虎端子及-第二接地端子，該第二銷陣列之端子包括由 该底板之第-側延伸且定位在該第一凹部中的多數第一接觸端 及，該底板之第二側延伸的多數尾部’該等尾部未定位在該第二 凹部中。 •如申請專利範圍第7項之配接器，其中該周邊壁形狀為矩形。 申請專利範圍第7項之配接器，其中該殼體更包括—由該周邊 延伸出來之凸緣，該凸緣定位在該第一與第二邊緣之間。 23 S M406835 10·如申請專利範圍第7項之配接器，其令 、T4寺弟一接觸端在該第— 中被定向於-第一方向且該等 向於一繁-古△ 寻弟一接觸 在该弟二排中被定 、一向’該第-及第二方向互相垂直。 24 £
- 7An adapter comprising:a housing including a peripheral wall having a first and a second edge and a bottom plate positioned between the first and second edges, the bottom plate having a first and second a first recess, the peripheral wall and the first side of the bottom plate defining a first recess and the second side defining a second recess, wherein the first recess is larger than the second recess;a first pin array Supported by the bottom plate, the first pin array includes a first and second signal terminals and a first ground terminal, and the first and second signal terminals each include a plurality of first contact ends and a plurality of second contact ends, The first contact end is positioned in the first recess and the second contact end is positioned in the second recess, the first contact ends are positioned in a first row and the second contact ends are positioned in the first recess In the second row, the first and second rows are perpendicular to each other;and a second pin array is supported by the bottom plate, the second pin array includes a third and fourth signal terminals and a second ground terminal, a terminal of the second pin array includes a first side extending from the bottom plate and positioned at Most of the first recess first contact end and a plurality of tails extending from the second side of the bottom plate, such tails not positioned in the second recess. 一種配接器，包含：一殼體，其包含具有一第一與第二邊緣之一周邊壁及定位在該第一與第二邊緣之間之一底板，該底板具有一第一與第二側，該周邊壁及該底板之第一側界定一第一凹部且該周邊壁及該第二側界定一第二凹部，其中該第一凹部大於該第二凹部；一第一銷陣列，其被該底板支持，該第一銷陣列包括一第一與第二信號端子及一第一接地端子，該等第一與第二信號端子各包括多數第一接觸端及多數第二接觸端，該等第一接觸端定位在該第一凹部中且該等第二接觸端定位在該第二凹部中，該等第一接觸端定位在一第一排中且該等第二接觸端定位在一第二排中，該第一與第二排互相垂直；及一第二銷陣列，其被該底板支持，該第二銷陣列包括一第三與第四信號端子及一第二接地端子，該第二銷陣列之端子包括由該底板之第一側延伸且定位在該第一凹部中的多數第一接觸端及由該底板之第二側延伸的多數尾部，該等尾部未定位在該第二凹部中。
Independent claims2
106 paragraphs, as filed
Right angle adapter
New field
This new type relates to right angle adapters. This new type relates to the field of connectors, and more particularly to the field of backplane related connectors.
Description of related technology
Backplane connectors are known. They are typically used to couple two separate boards (e.g., between a communication board and a processor board) for high speed communication between different parts of a computer system. Typically, backplane connectors help provide a dense pin area and are configured to achieve high data speeds. For example, recent backplane designs have allowed data rates greater than 10 Gbp and new designs want to allow data rates of 20 Gbp or more.
Typically, the backplane connector is placed in a so-called small mezzanine configuration or an orthogonal configuration. A small backplane connector is used to couple the two parallel plates together, and the orthogonal connectors are coupled to plates that are positioned at right angles (eg, mutually orthogonal plates). Due to the system configuration, sometimes a mid-plane design is also used to couple the two connector configurations on opposite sides of the midplane. For example, a midplane can couple two orthogonal connectors together. However, today's mid-board design creates problems when data speed increases. Therefore, some people will value an improved connector system for high data speeds.
New summary
The present invention proposes a right angle adapter. An adapter system is coupled to couple a first connector and a second connector while providing an angular change between the first and second connectors. The adapter includes a first and a second recess facing in opposite directions and configured to receive the first and second connectors, a bottom plate may be disposed in the adapter to separate the first recess and the second Concave. A pin array can be positioned in the bottom plate and the pin array can be extended from the bottom plate in two directions to extend into the first and second recesses. The pin array includes a plurality of signal terminals and a plurality of ground terminals, the signal terminals being configurable in pairs to provide a differential signal path. The signal terminals are configured to have first and second contact ends respectively positioned in the first and second recesses, and the first and second contact ends can be respectively formed to have a right angle with each other One and second orientation. Thus, a differential pair can have a plurality of first joints on a first line and a plurality of second joints can be on a second line that is at a right angle to the first line. One of the body portions of the signal connectors may be configured to provide a transition between the first contact end and the second contact end, and the body portion may further include a member for engaging the bottom plate. The ground terminal can also be configured to provide a plurality of first joints in a first orientation and a plurality of second joints in a second orientation, and the first and second orientations are separated by 90 degrees. In order to improve the electrical performance of the first connector, a grounding member can be inserted into the bottom plate. The grounding member can be configured to engage a plurality of grounding terminals to share the grounding terminals relative to each other. In an embodiment, the adapter can be configured such that the first recess includes first and second pin arrays. The first pin array can be constructed as described above and the second pin array can include a plurality of tails configured to have a plurality of contact ends in the first recess and a passage extending out of the bottom plate but configured to engage in an intermediate plate.
Simple illustration
The present invention is shown by way of example and not limitation in the accompanying drawings, wherein like symbols represent like elements and in which:
Figure 1 shows a perspective view of one embodiment of a connector system having one of the adapters.
Fig. 2 is a partially exploded perspective view showing the connector system shown in Fig. 1.
Figure 3 shows a partially cutaway perspective view of the connector system shown in Figure 1.
Figure 4 shows another simplified perspective view of the connector system shown in Figure 3.
Figure 5 shows a perspective view of one embodiment of an adapter connector.
Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing a cross section of the adapter connector shown in Fig. 5.
Figure 7 shows a perspective view of the terminals supported by the housing of the adapter connector.
Figure 8 shows a partial perspective view of the embodiment shown in Figure 7.
Figure 9 shows a perspective view of a plurality of terminals suitable for use in a configuration in an adapter.
Fig. 10 is a perspective view showing a plurality of terminals shown in Fig. 9.
Figure 11 shows a perspective view of another embodiment of a connector system having one of the adapters.
Fig. 12 is a partially exploded perspective view showing the embodiment shown in Fig. 11.
Figure 13 shows a perspective view of one embodiment of an adapter suitable for mounting on a midplane.
Fig. 14 is a perspective view showing a cross section of the adapter shown in Fig. 13.
Figure 15 shows a perspective view of another embodiment of a connector system.
Fig. 16 is a partially exploded perspective view showing the embodiment shown in Fig. 15.
Fig. 17 is a partially exploded perspective view showing the embodiment shown in Fig. 15.
Fig. 17A is a simplified partial exploded perspective view showing the embodiment shown in Fig. 15.
Fig. 18 is a partially exploded perspective view showing the embodiment shown in Fig. 17A.
Fig. 19 is a simplified partial exploded perspective view showing the embodiment shown in Fig. 17A.
Figure 20 shows a perspective cross-sectional view of the assembly selected in Figure 15.
Fig. 20A shows an enlarged view of the embodiment shown in Fig. 20.
Fig. 21A shows a partial perspective view of the embodiment shown in Fig. 15.
Fig. 21B shows another perspective view of the embodiment shown in Fig. 21A.
Figure 22 shows a plan side view of the embodiment selected in Figure 21a.
Figure 23 shows a perspective view of the embodiment shown in Figure 21a with a different set of terminals.
Figure 24 shows a perspective view of one of the embodiments of most of the terminals.
Fig. 25 is a perspective enlarged view showing the embodiment shown in Fig. 23.
Fig. 26 shows another perspective simplified view of the embodiment shown in Fig. 25.
Figure 27 shows a perspective view of one of the embodiments of most of the terminals.
Figure 28 shows a perspective view of a ground terminal.
Figure 29A shows a simplified cross-sectional perspective view of one of the embodiments of a header housing.
Fig. 29B is a simplified perspective view showing another cross section of the headstock housing shown in Fig. 29A.
Fig. 29C is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of Fig. 29B.
Figure 30 shows an exploded perspective view of another embodiment similar to the embodiment shown in Figure 29C.
New description
The detailed description below discloses a plurality of exemplary embodiments and is not intended to be limited to such combinations. It will be appreciated that a number of features are disclosed, but it should be noted that the disclosed features are not necessarily used in the configuration shown. Thus, unless otherwise stated, the features disclosed herein may be grouped together to form additional combinations that are not otherwise shown. In addition, some may be combined or separately to provide a connector system that provides a desired balance between performance and cost. Therefore, the features shown have a wide range of applications.
Referring first to Figures 1-4, an embodiment of a connector system 5 including an adapter 100 is shown. The connector system 5 includes a first connector 20 coupled to one of the first sides of the adapter 100 and mounted on a first board 10. The connector system 5 also includes a second connector 60 mounted on a second board 50 and coupled to a second side of the adapter 100.
As shown, the first and second connectors 20, 60 represent orthogonal connectors that are commonly used in backplane construction. In this configuration, the orthogonal connectors include a plurality of terminals that are inserted into a plurality of passages in the plates and can be soldered for permanent mounting on the plate. It should be noted that in both cases (welding configuration and simple press-fit configuration), it is usually necessary to insert only the terminal tails into the passages once, as there may be some plastic deformation that may affect subsequent installations. Therefore, both situations are intended to be permanent, but as a practical way, a press fit pattern is sometimes easier to rework. Of course, if the plate is reworked, the orthogonal connectors may be unwelded, but typically the welded joint is considered permanent. Conversely, the adapter can be considered to be detachably coupled to the first and second connectors because it does not need to be soldered. It should be noted that although such a configuration is contemplated to be the most common system configuration, the adapter is not limited to working with the connector thus constructed. In addition, it should be noted that the adapter may also be configured to be mounted on a center plate (assuming the center plate includes appropriate holes), but the concept of mounting a casing on a circuit board is a novel technology. Those with ordinary knowledge in the field are quite familiar and will therefore not be discussed in detail here.
As a general, the first and second connectors 20, 60 can be configured such that the second connector 60 is shown to include a plurality of frame 62 that are mostly supported by a housing 64. The frame segments 62 can be configured to support a plurality of terminals and in one embodiment can provide differential coupling to edge coupling through an edge between adjacent terminals, the terminal providing the differential coupling being referred to as a signal terminal. In order to provide acceptable crosstalk in a dense terminal configuration (e.g., greater than 50 terminals per square inch), the differential terminal pairs in the same frame are often separated by a ground terminal. As is known, the ground and signal terminals can have different body cross sections but will typically have a more uniform contact interface and are typically configured to align one of the joints with the frame. Thus, one of the tabs in the connector can provide a row of terminals that are staggered between the pair of signal terminals and a ground terminal but that provide a uniform contact interface.
It should be noted that the first and second connectors 20, 60 need not be right angle connectors, in other words, the adapter is also suitable for use with a small backplane (mezzanine) connector.
Figures 4-10 show features of one embodiment of an adapter. As noted above, some features shown may be omitted if less performance is required or if the application is more cost sensitive than performance issues. However, the configuration shown is well suited to provide an adapter suitable for use in systems with data speeds in excess of 15 Gbp and in performance requirements of 20 Gbp or more. Of course, removing certain features (e.g., a shared component) will provide a data speed suitable for more than 10 Gbp, but such connectors will tend to have a lower performance rating.
As shown, the adapter 100 includes a first recess 101 for receiving the first connector 20 and a second recess 102 for receiving the second connector 60. The first and second recesses 101, 102 are defined by an outer wall 105 and a bottom plate 107, and the bottom plate 107 has a first side 107a and a second side 107b. As shown, the outer wall 105 extends around one of the perimeters of the bottom panel 107, however, in other embodiments, the outer wall can include a gap or gap that allows for better air flow through the terminals. An advantage of extending the outer wall around the perimeter is that it can be provided to substantially prevent external dust from entering or not allowing an external object to contact one of the terminals to close the socket. If the adapter is not positioned in one of the holes in a middle plate, this has been determined to cause greater interest. It should be noted that any peripheral shape required for the outer wall (e.g., a non-rectangular peripheral shape) may be used, but the illustrated peripheral shape tends to be more suitable for use with a right angle connector.
The bottom plate 107 supports a terminal array 120. The terminal array 120 includes at least one ground terminal and a pair of terminals configured to form a differential signal pair. For example, the terminal array 120 can include a first terminal 121, a second terminal 122, and a third terminal 123, wherein the first and second terminals 121, 122 are configured to provide a differential signal pair and the terminal 123 provides A grounding terminal. The first, second and third terminals 121, 122 and 123 each have a first joint 124 in a first row 126a. As shown, the first joints 124 have a rectangular shape and are in a first orientation. The first and second terminals 121, 122 also have a second connector 125 in a second row 126b and the first row 126a is perpendicular to the second row 126b. The signal terminals 121, 122 also include coupling. One of the first and second joints 124, 125 has a body portion 128 and the body portion provides a right angle transition between the first and second joints 124, 125. The body portion can be mounted in the bottom plate 107 and thus support the first joints 124 in the first recess 101 and also support the second joints 125 in the second recess 102.
As shown, the third terminal 123 has a grounding terminal of a first leg portion 123a. The first leg portion 123a is coupled to a second leg portion 123b by a body 127. As shown, the first and second legs 123a, 123b and the body 127 form an "H" shaped terminal. Although not required, Figure 9 shows that this configuration helps the body 127 provide isolation between a first differential signal terminal pair and a second differential signal pair. This isolation has been determined to be particularly advantageous in a dense high speed connector as shown (e.g., where the spacing within the rows is no greater than 1.5 mm and the spacing between the rows is no greater than 2.5 mm).
While it is advantageous to electrically isolate a pair of differential signal pair terminals from another pair of differential signal pair terminals, it is generally not necessary to isolate one ground terminal from another. One of the reasons is that if the ground terminals are isolated, the unwanted mode present in the connector places energy on the ground terminal and this energy will tend to occur between the ground terminal and a reference ground. The voltage difference is such that an energy reflection may occur when the ground terminal encounters an impedance interruption (eg, when the ground terminals couple other terminals). Therefore, it has been determined that it would be advantageous to share the ground terminal. This commoning is fairly straightforward in constructing a connector for single-ended signaling, but becomes more complicated in constructing a connector for differential signaling. However, as shown, the sharing of the plurality of ground terminals can be achieved in part by utilizing the first and second legs 123a, 123b joined by the body 127. In order to provide further sharing and thus further reduce any potential difference between a ground and a reference ground, a common rod 140 having a plurality of fingers 141 coupled to one of the legs of the ground terminal may extend between the plurality of rows and In one embodiment, it is possible to position between the rows and at the same time have a plurality of fingers 141 extending in opposite directions. It should be noted that although the rod 140 may be formed of a single piece of metal material in some embodiments, it may be formed as a plurality of members and may be formed of other electrically conductive materials such as electroplated plastic, conductive plastic, energy-reducing conductive material, and the like.
11-14 illustrate another embodiment of a connector system 205 including a connector 300 that will be mounted on a first board 210 with a first connector 220 and mounted on a second board. One of the second connectors 260 on 250 is coupled. As can be appreciated, the connector 300 is also mounted on a midplane 240 and includes a flange 303 that can be secured to the midplane 240. In this regard, it should be noted that the connector 100 can also include an optional flange substantially similar to one of the flanges 303 to allow the connector 100 to couple with a center plate while omitting the terminals mountable to the passage. Of course, since the midplane will be used to assist in the secure attachment of the connector 100, it is not necessary to include such a flange for secure attachment to a board. If a flange is included on one or most sides of the connector 100 to allow the connector to be mounted on the midplane, a guide post may also be provided on one of the flanges to assist in securing the connector. The alignment between the midplane and the connector 100 when mounted on the midplane.
As can be appreciated, although the connector 300 is constructed similarly to the connector 100, a first recess 301 is smaller than a second recess 302. The second recess 302 includes a first terminal array 320a and a second terminal array 320b. However, the second terminal array 320b does not extend into the first recess but terminates in a via array 244. The via array 244 includes A plurality of plating vias 245 from terminals in the second terminal array 320b are housed. The plating vias 245 can then be coupled to the ground plane and signal lines in a conventional manner. Thus, as will be appreciated, the connector 300 can be coupled between two orthogonal connectors that are rotated 90 degrees relative to one another. Allow the middle plate to engage. Thus, a system that includes one or both of the connectors 100, 300 can provide significant architectural flexibility while achieving high data speeds.
It should be noted that in some embodiments of the connector 100, a first recess 101' and a second recess 102' can be configured to receive connectors having different frame configurations. For example, the first recess 101' can be configured to interface with a 3-frame connector, wherein each of the three-frame segments includes eight differential pairs (eg, a 3x8 connector). The second recess 102' can be configured to interface with a 4-frame connector, wherein each of the four-frame pieces includes six differential pairs (eg, a 4x6 connector). Other possible variations include being converted into a 4x10 connector or being converted into a 6x10 connector with a 6x10 connector. Thus, the connector on one side can be configured as a low profile connector and the other side can be more square. As can be appreciated, the ability to modify the shape of the array between the two sides provides significant benefits for architectural flexibility when maintaining the number of differential pairs.
Figures 15-26 illustrate an orthogonal connector system 1010 that allows for a connection between a first board 1120 and a second board 1122 without a midplane. A first connector assembly 1030 is mounted on the first plate 1120 and coupled to a second connector assembly 1050 mounted on the second plate 1122, and the two assemblies are detachably coupled to each other together. The first connector assembly includes a structure supported by a daughter card housing 1040 and is based on a conventional frame 1035. The terminals 1036 supported by the frame 1035 each include a tail portion, a contact portion and an extension. An array of a plurality of contact portions positioned in the daughter card housing 1040 is provided in one of the body portions therebetween.
To allow for detachable docking of the two connector assemblies 1030, 1050, the second connector assembly includes a header housing 1080 having a plurality of tabs 1086 extending from the wall 1084 in a first recess 1081a. (Fig. 29a). When the daughterboard housing is inserted into the first recess 1081a, the terminals 1036 engage the connectors 1086. A plurality of frame sheets 1055 are positioned in a second recess 1081b and support a plurality of terminals 1057, and the terminals 1057 (including a first tail portion 1064, a second tail portion 1065, and a body portion 1066 extending therebetween) are mounted on On coupler 1100, the coupler 1100 can be a conventional circuit board that can be sized to be embedded in the headstock housing 1080. As shown, the coupler 1100 includes a plurality of plated through holes 1102 such that a connector 1086 can be electrically coupled to a terminal 1057 through the plated through hole 1102. However, it should be noted that the coupler 1100 can also have a plurality of pads for SMT-based connections to one of the terminals 1057. The coupling of a terminal to an SMT pad is well known in the art and is common in the field of computer sockets, and thus the techniques associated with such connections need not be discussed further herein. The advantage of utilizing most of the vias and corresponding terminals is that most via terminals can be more easily configured to provide a high degree of resistance to stress, and thus tend to be more robust against stresses caused by vibration and sudden impact.
To assist in supporting the frame members in the corresponding recesses 1081a, 1081b, an alignment member 85 (which may be a groove or protrusion) may be disposed in one of the sides 1083 of the recesses and the alignment member 85 is engaged therein. One of the frame sheets corresponds to a protrusion or a groove.
It should be noted that although FIG. 29A shows one of the first recesses 1081a in the header housing 1080, in another embodiment, the header housing 1080 can be configured to provide a protrusion and the docking connector will There is a recess that can be mounted on the projection. In other words, the mechanical connection of the daughter card housing 1040 and the header housing 1080 can be interchanged. Therefore, unless otherwise stated, it is not intended to be limited to this feature.
Therefore, the first connector assembly 1030 can be fixed on the first board 1120 and the second connector assembly 1050 can be fixed on the second board 1122, while the two connector assemblies 1030, 1050 can be The daughter card housing 1040 is inserted into the headstock housing 1080 to be butted. Since the header housing is fixed to the frame 1055 that is reattached to the second panel 1122, the system shown can only be achieved by previously using only one of the two separable butt joints and at least three different welding operations. One connection. However, the illustrated configuration allows for the use of a single separable butt joint and two welding operations (assuming each panel is considered a different welding operation) relative to previous designs.
As can be appreciated, for a common plane formed by coupler 1100, the terminals 1036 are rotated 90 degrees relative to the terminals 1057. As has been known since the long term, when two sets of terminals with an orientation component of 90 degrees are joined through a common plane, the transition through the common plane must handle the transition. For systems in which the terminals on both sides are in a special mode (for example in a row with a conventional reset ground, signal, signal pattern), this can be achieved by having the terminals on both sides The point at which the coupler 1100 is coupled is rotated 90 degrees to most easily be achieved. Of course, other angles such as 40/50 or 30/60 are also effective. Additionally, the plated through hole can internally handle the 90 degree angular change (although this will tend to slightly increase the distance that the plated through hole will pass).
As understood by Figures 21A and 21B, the terminals and connectors are coupled through a plated through hole 1102 in the coupler 1100. One effect of the design is two on the opposite side of the coupler 1100. The frame will only share a limited number of signal paths. In the illustrated design, each frame will share two signal paths, which has the potential benefit of allowing both a transmit channel and a receive channel to be set simultaneously. As shown, a ground connector 1093a is coupled to the ground terminal 1063a, and signal connectors 1091a, 1092b are coupled to the signal terminals 1061a, 1062b, respectively.
Figures 27 and 28 show features of an exemplary embodiment of a joint and help provide the required separation between pairs of signal connectors, a ground joint may include tabs T1 and T2 and joined by body B1, which is bound to body B1 Extend between the two inserts. As shown, the tabs T1 and T2 are aligned in two rows R1 and R2 and the body B1 extends between the two rows but at an angle to the row R1<i>Φ</i>. In an embodiment, the angle<i>Φ</i>Can be about 45 degrees.
To support the joints, the wall 1084 includes a plurality of joint passages 1088 that include a plurality of signal joint passages 1088a and a plurality of ground joint passages 1088b. As can be appreciated, if the ground terminals include the body B1, the ground connector channel 1088b will include a corresponding design.
It should be further noted that in another embodiment, as shown by the exploded cross-section shown in Fig. 30, a conventional pin header 1080' can be mounted on a circuit board such as a midplane in a conventional manner while The illustrated ground terminal having two tabs T1 and T2 is also provided, and the tabs T1 and T2 are positioned in two different rows and coupled by the body B1 to provide a grounding joint having a goal post shape. The body helps provide additional electrical isolation between the majority of the signal terminals in the transition region where other states are difficult to control, and thus can help reduce crosstalk.
The disclosures of the present invention are intended to be understood by the appended claims. Variety.
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Figure 1 shows a perspective view of one embodiment of a connector system having one of the adapters.
Fig. 2 is a partially exploded perspective view showing the connector system shown in Fig. 1.
Figure 3 shows a partially cutaway perspective view of the connector system shown in Figure 1.
Figure 4 shows another simplified perspective view of the connector system shown in Figure 3.
Figure 5 shows a perspective view of one embodiment of an adapter connector.
Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing a cross section of the adapter connector shown in Fig. 5.
Figure 7 shows a perspective view of the terminals supported by the housing of the adapter connector.
Figure 8 shows a partial perspective view of the embodiment shown in Figure 7.
Figure 9 shows a perspective view of a plurality of terminals suitable for use in a configuration in an adapter.
Fig. 10 is a perspective view showing a plurality of terminals shown in Fig. 9.
Figure 11 shows a perspective view of another embodiment of a connector system having one of the adapters.
Fig. 12 is a partially exploded perspective view showing the embodiment shown in Fig. 11.
Figure 13 shows a perspective view of one embodiment of an adapter suitable for mounting on a midplane.
Fig. 14 is a perspective view showing a cross section of the adapter shown in Fig. 13.
Figure 15 shows a perspective view of another embodiment of a connector system.
Fig. 16 is a partially exploded perspective view showing the embodiment shown in Fig. 15.
Fig. 17 is a partially exploded perspective view showing the embodiment shown in Fig. 15.
Fig. 17A is a simplified partial exploded perspective view showing the embodiment shown in Fig. 15.
Fig. 18 is a partially exploded perspective view showing the embodiment shown in Fig. 17A.
Fig. 19 is a simplified partial exploded perspective view showing the embodiment shown in Fig. 17A.
Figure 20 shows a perspective cross-sectional view of the assembly selected in Figure 15.
Fig. 20A shows an enlarged view of the embodiment shown in Fig. 20.
Fig. 21A shows a partial perspective view of the embodiment shown in Fig. 15.
Fig. 21B shows another perspective view of the embodiment shown in Fig. 21A.
Figure 22 shows a plan side view of the embodiment selected in Figure 21a.
Figure 23 shows a perspective view of the embodiment shown in Figure 21a with a different set of terminals.
Figure 24 shows a perspective view of one of the embodiments of most of the terminals.
Fig. 25 is a perspective enlarged view showing the embodiment shown in Fig. 23.
Fig. 26 shows another perspective simplified view of the embodiment shown in Fig. 25.
Figure 27 shows a perspective view of one of the embodiments of most of the terminals.
Figure 28 shows a perspective view of a ground terminal.
Figure 29A shows a simplified cross-sectional perspective view of one of the embodiments of a header housing.
Fig. 29B is a simplified perspective view showing another cross section of the headstock housing shown in Fig. 29A.
Fig. 29C is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of Fig. 29B.
Figure 30 shows an exploded perspective view of another embodiment similar to the embodiment shown in Figure 29C.
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