Electrical card
First Claim
1. An electrical card for providing a computer system with a signal processing module, comprising:
- a metallic top cover and a bottom cover;
an insulative supporting frame attached between the top and bottom covers and forming at least an interlocking extension extending from an end thereof and defining an L-shaped interlocking recess therein;
a first connector including an insulative housing having a mating face and a mounting face, a plurality of contact receiving passages defined through the housing between the mating and mounting faces, and at least an interlocking member projecting from an end of the housing, each interlocking member having an outwardly extending portion and a laterally extending portion for being snugly received in the corresponding interlocking recess of the supporting frame for restricting both lateral and longitudinal movement of inner components of the card with respect to the covers;
a grounding plate attached to the first connector, having an elongate main body and a plurality of grounding fingers extending forward therefrom; and
a circuit board attached to the supporting frame;
wherein a top surface of the grounding plate abuts against either of the covers, and the grounding fingers of the grounding plate are soldered to corresponding grounding pads formed on a bottom surface of the circuit board.
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Abstract
An electrical card for providing a computer system with a signal processing module, includes metallic top and bottom covers, an insulative supporting frame, a circuit board, a first connector, a second connector and a grounding plate. The grounding plate is securely attached to the first connector by engagement between attachment plates of the grounding plate and extension arms of the first connector. The first connector together with the grounding plate are attached to the supporting frame by means of engagement between L-shaped interlocking members of the first connector and L-shaped interlocking recesses of the supporting frame. The supporting bracket is attachably received in the bottom cover, the second connector is mounted to one end of the circuit board, and the circuit board is received within the supporting bracket whereby the grounding plate forms a grounding path from grounding pads of the circuit board to the bottom cover. Finally, the top cover is engaged with the bottom cover to complete assembly of the electrical card.
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8 Claims
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1. An electrical card for providing a computer system with a signal processing module, comprising:
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a metallic top cover and a bottom cover; an insulative supporting frame attached between the top and bottom covers and forming at least an interlocking extension extending from an end thereof and defining an L-shaped interlocking recess therein; a first connector including an insulative housing having a mating face and a mounting face, a plurality of contact receiving passages defined through the housing between the mating and mounting faces, and at least an interlocking member projecting from an end of the housing, each interlocking member having an outwardly extending portion and a laterally extending portion for being snugly received in the corresponding interlocking recess of the supporting frame for restricting both lateral and longitudinal movement of inner components of the card with respect to the covers; a grounding plate attached to the first connector, having an elongate main body and a plurality of grounding fingers extending forward therefrom; and a circuit board attached to the supporting frame; wherein a top surface of the grounding plate abuts against either of the covers, and the grounding fingers of the grounding plate are soldered to corresponding grounding pads formed on a bottom surface of the circuit board.
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2. An electrical card for providing a computer system with a signal processing module, comprising:
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a metallic top cover and a bottom cover; an insulative supporting frame attached between the top and bottom covers; a first connector firmly attached to the supporting frame and including an insulative housing having a mating face and a mounting face, a plurality of contact receiving passages defined through the housing between the mating and mounting faces, and an extension arm forwardly extending from each distal end of the housing, each extension arm including an upper portion and a lower portion with an opening defined therebetween; a grounding plate having an elongate main body, a pair of attachment plates extending forward from distal ends thereof, and a plurality of grounding fingers extending forward therefrom between the attachment plates, the attachment plates being inserted into the corresponding openings of the first connector; and a circuit board attached to the supporting frame; wherein a top surface of the grounding plate abuts against either of the covers, and the grounding fingers of the grounding plate are soldered to corresponding grounding pads formed on a bottom surface of the circuit board. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An electrical card for providing a computer system with a signal processing module, comprising:
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a metallic top cover and a bottom cover; an insulative supporting frame attached between the top and bottom covers and forming at least an interlocking extension extending from an end thereof and defining an interlocking recess therein; a first connector including an insulative housing having a mating face and a mounting face, a plurality of contact receiving passages defined through the housing between the mating and mounting faces, at least an interlocking member projecting from an end of the housing, and an extension arm forwardly extending from each distal end of the housing and including an upper portion and a lower portion with an opening defined therebetween; and a grounding plate having an elongate main body, a pair of attachment plates extending from distal ends thereof, and a plurality of grounding fingers extending forward therefrom between the attachment plates, the attachment plates being inserted into the corresponding openings of the first connector.
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Specification