Low profile electrical assembly
First Claim
1. An electrical assembly, comprising:
- a guiding frame comprising a pair of spaced guiding beams and a pair of vertically spaced transverse plates interconnecting the guiding beams to define a mating port therebetween;
an electrical connector comprising;
an insulative housing comprising a mating tongue having a mating face and a plurality of passageways defined in the mating face;
a plurality of contacts retained in the insulative housing, each contact comprising a resilient arm received in a corresponding passageway, the resilient arm having a contact portion extending beyond the mating face of the mating tongue; and
a shield member surrounding the insulative housing; and
a module comprising a daughter card having a mating edge and a plurality of conductive pads arranged on one side of the mating edge, the daughter card and the electrical connector being inserted into the guiding frame and the mating edge and the mating tongue stackedly received in the mating port, the contact portions of the contacts resiliently abutting against corresponding conductive pads of the daughter card, the transverse plates tightly holding the mating edge and the mating tongue in the mating port to ensure a proper normal force between the contact and the conductive pad, wherein the guiding frame is formed with a strengthening rib interconnecting the transverse plates, and the mating tongue of the electrical connector and the mating edge of the daughter card respectively define a keyway and a gap for receiving the strengthening rib.
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Abstract
An electrical assembly comprises a guiding frame, an electrical connector and a module. The guiding frame comprises a pair of guiding beams and a pair of transverse plates interconnecting the guiding beams to define a mating port thereamong. The electrical connector comprises an insulative mating tongue having a mating face and a plurality of passageways defined in the mating face, and a plurality of contacts each comprising a resilient arm received in corresponding passageway and having a contact portion extending beyond the mating face of the mating tongue. The module comprises a daughter card having a mating edge with a plurality of conductive pads on one side thereof. The daughter card and the electrical connector are inserted into the guiding frame with the mating tongue and the mating edge stackedly received in the mating port. The contact portions of the contacts electrically abut against corresponding conductive pads of the daughter card.
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9 Claims
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1. An electrical assembly, comprising:
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a guiding frame comprising a pair of spaced guiding beams and a pair of vertically spaced transverse plates interconnecting the guiding beams to define a mating port therebetween;
an electrical connector comprising;
an insulative housing comprising a mating tongue having a mating face and a plurality of passageways defined in the mating face;
a plurality of contacts retained in the insulative housing, each contact comprising a resilient arm received in a corresponding passageway, the resilient arm having a contact portion extending beyond the mating face of the mating tongue; and
a shield member surrounding the insulative housing; and
a module comprising a daughter card having a mating edge and a plurality of conductive pads arranged on one side of the mating edge, the daughter card and the electrical connector being inserted into the guiding frame and the mating edge and the mating tongue stackedly received in the mating port, the contact portions of the contacts resiliently abutting against corresponding conductive pads of the daughter card, the transverse plates tightly holding the mating edge and the mating tongue in the mating port to ensure a proper normal force between the contact and the conductive pad, wherein the guiding frame is formed with a strengthening rib interconnecting the transverse plates, and the mating tongue of the electrical connector and the mating edge of the daughter card respectively define a keyway and a gap for receiving the strengthening rib. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An electrical assembly comprising:
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a card shaped structure defining a mating port in a front portion;
a rib formed in said mating port and extending along a front-to-back direction;
a horizontal printed circuit board defining conductive pads and a first notch on a front edge section thereof in compliance with said rib;
an electrical connector defining a mating portion in compliance with said mating port and a second notch in compliance with said rib; and
a plurality of contacts disposed in the connector;
whereinthe printed circuit board is forwardly assembled to the structure under a condition that the front edge section is located in the mating port and the first notch receives said rib at one level, and the connector is rearwardly assembled to the structure under a condition that the mating portion is received in the mating port and the second notch receives said rib at another level, wherein the contacts are mechanically and electrically engaged with the corresponding pads, respectively.
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