Circuit card assemblies for a communication system
First Claim
1. A communication system comprising:
- a first circuit card assembly having a first printed circuit board (PCB) and a first electrical connector, the first electrical connector having a first housing, the first PCB including a first slot extending rearward from a first mating edge of the first PCB, the first electrical connector being mounted to the first PCB along the first slot, the first electrical connector having a first mating end, the first electrical connector having first contacts held by the first housing and being provided at the first mating end, the first contacts being terminated to the first PCB; and
a second circuit card assembly having a second PCB and a second electrical connector, the second electrical connector having a second housing extending from the second PCB, the second PCB having a second mating edge, the second electrical connector being mounted to the second PCB proximate to the mating edge, the second electrical connector having a second mating end, the second electrical connector having second contacts held by the second housing and being provided at the second mating end, the second contacts being terminated to the second PCB;
wherein the first and second circuit card assemblies are mated along a board mating axis parallel to the first slot with the first PCB oriented perpendicular to the second PCB, the first and second mating ends of the first and second electrical connectors being oriented parallel to the board mating axis, the second mating edge of the second PCB being received in the first slot to align the second mating end of the second electrical connector with the first mating end of the first electrical connector for mating the second electrical connector with the first electrical connector.
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Abstract
A communication system includes a first circuit card assembly having a first PCB including a first slot and a first electrical connector mounted to the first PCB along the first slot and having a first mating end. The communication system includes a second circuit card assembly having a second PCB and a second electrical connector mounted to the second PCB and having a second mating end. The first and second circuit card assemblies are mated along a board mating axis parallel to the first slot with the first PCB oriented perpendicular to the second PCB. The first and second mating ends are oriented parallel to the board mating axis. The second PCB is received in the first slot to align the second mating end with the first mating end.
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30 Claims
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1. A communication system comprising:
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a first circuit card assembly having a first printed circuit board (PCB) and a first electrical connector, the first electrical connector having a first housing, the first PCB including a first slot extending rearward from a first mating edge of the first PCB, the first electrical connector being mounted to the first PCB along the first slot, the first electrical connector having a first mating end, the first electrical connector having first contacts held by the first housing and being provided at the first mating end, the first contacts being terminated to the first PCB; and a second circuit card assembly having a second PCB and a second electrical connector, the second electrical connector having a second housing extending from the second PCB, the second PCB having a second mating edge, the second electrical connector being mounted to the second PCB proximate to the mating edge, the second electrical connector having a second mating end, the second electrical connector having second contacts held by the second housing and being provided at the second mating end, the second contacts being terminated to the second PCB; wherein the first and second circuit card assemblies are mated along a board mating axis parallel to the first slot with the first PCB oriented perpendicular to the second PCB, the first and second mating ends of the first and second electrical connectors being oriented parallel to the board mating axis, the second mating edge of the second PCB being received in the first slot to align the second mating end of the second electrical connector with the first mating end of the first electrical connector for mating the second electrical connector with the first electrical connector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A circuit card assembly for a communication system comprising:
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a printed circuit board (PCB) having a first surface and a second surface extending along a primary axis and a secondary axis, the PCB having a mating edge between the first and second surfaces generally parallel to the secondary axis, the PCB having a slot between the first and second surfaces, the slot open at the mating edge and extending a length generally along the primary axis, the PCB having a mounting area on the first surface adjacent the slot; and an electrical connector mounted to the first surface at the mounting area, the electrical connector having a front and a rear opposite the front, the front being provided proximate to the mating edge, the electrical connector having a mounting end extending between the front and the rear being mounted to the mounting area, the electrical connector including a mating housing, the mating housing of the electrical connector having a mating end extending between the front and the rear generally parallel to the primary axis, the mating end being movable relative to the PCB for mating to a mating electrical connector, the electrical connector having contacts including mating ends at the mating end of the mating housing being movable with the mating house and the contacts including terminating ends at the mounting end terminated to the PCB. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A communication system comprising:
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a first circuit card assembly having a first printed circuit board (PCB) and a first electrical connector mounted to the first PCB, the first PCB having a first surface and a second surface extending along a primary axis and a secondary axis, the first PCB having a first mating edge between the first and second surfaces generally parallel to the secondary axis of the first PCB, the first PCB having a first slot between the first and second surfaces open at the first mating edge and extending a length generally along the primary axis of the first PCB, the first PCB having a first mounting area on the first surface adjacent the first slot with the first electrical connector mounted to the first mounting area, the first electrical connector having a front and a rear opposite the front, a mounting end extending between the front and the rear being mounted to the mounting area, and a mating end extending between the front and the rear generally parallel to the primary axis of the first PCB, the first electrical connector having first contacts including mating ends at the mating end of the first electrical connector and terminating ends at the mounting end of the first electrical connector terminated to the first PCB; and a second circuit card assembly having a second PCB and a second electrical connector mounted to the second PCB, the second PCB having a first surface and a second surface extending along a primary axis and a secondary axis, the second PCB having a second mating edge between the first and second surfaces generally parallel to the secondary axis of the second PCB, the second PCB having a second mounting area on the first surface proximate to the second mating edge with the second electrical connector mounted to the second mounting area, the second electrical connector having a front and a rear opposite the front, a mounting end extending between the front and the rear being mounted to the mounting area, and a mating end extending between the front and the rear generally parallel to the primary axis of the second PCB, the second electrical connector having second contacts including mating ends at the mating end of the second electrical connector and terminating ends at the mounting end of the second electrical connector terminated to the second PCB; wherein the second mating edge of the second PCB is received in the first slot to align the mating end of the second electrical connector with the mating end of the first electrical connector. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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