Cable connector assembly with an improved printed circuit board

• US 7,857,636 B2
• Filed: 12/11/2009
• Issued: 12/28/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/11/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Chen, Jun, Su, Ping-Sheng, Qi, Feng-Jun
• Primary Examiner(s): Hammond; Briggitte R
• Application Number:
  US12/635,715
• Publication Number:
  US 20100151705A1
• Time in Patent Office: 382 Days
• Field of Search: 439/76.1, 439/607.57, 439/362, 439/67
• US Class Current: 439/76.1
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/52 connecting to other rigid printed circuits or like structures
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/502 composed of different pieces H01R13/514 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/582 the cable being clamped between assembled parts of the housing
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6593 the shield being composed of different pieces
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6594 the shield being mounted on a PCB and connected to conductive members
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6658 on printed circuit board H01R13/6666 - H01R13/6691 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 9/03 Connectors arranged to contact a plurality of the conductors of a multiconductor cable , e.g. tapping connections
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/144 Stacked arrangements of planar printed circuit boards
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/148 Arrangements of two or more hingeably connected rigid printed circuit boards, i.e. connected by flexible means
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/10189 Non-printed connector
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/10356 Cables
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 3/361 Assembling flexible printed circuits with other printed circuits

Abstract

A cable connector assembly includes an insulative housing (1) having a plurality of contacts (2) received therein, a shielding (3) enclosing the insulative housing (1), a printed circuit board (4) connected with tail portions (21) of the contacts and a cable (5) connected with the printed circuit board. The printed circuit board (4) has a first printed circuit board (41) and a second printed circuit board (42) located below the first printed circuit board, the first and the second printed circuit boards are electrically connecting with each other by a flexible circuit (43).

Claims

1. A cable connector assembly, comprising:

an insulative housing having a plurality of contacts received therein;

a shielding enclosing the insulative housing;

a printed circuit board assembly connected with tail portions of the contacts, and having a first printed circuit board and a second printed circuit board located below the first printed circuit board, the first and the second printed circuit boards electrically connected with each other by a flexible circuit; and

a cable connected with the printed circuit board assembly.

2. The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein one end of the flexible circuit is soldered to the first printed circuit board, and the other end of the flexible circuit is soldered to the second printed circuit board.

3. The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein the cable is soldered to the second printed circuit board with a front end thereof.

4. The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 3, wherein the tail portions of the contacts are bent downwards and soldered to the second printed circuit board.

5. The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 2, further comprising a cover, and wherein the cover includes a top cover and a bottom cover assembled to each other, each of the top cover and the bottom cover has a locking portion.

6. The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 5, wherein each locking portion defines a slot along a transverse direction.

7. The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 6, wherein a strain relief portion is defined on a front part of the cable and has a rectangular retaining portion, the retaining portion is received in the locking portion.

8. The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the flexible circuit is a flexible flat cable.

9. The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the flexible circuit is a flexible print circuit.

10. A cable connector assembly, comprising:

an insulative housing having a plurality of contacts received therein;

a shielding enclosing the insulative housing;

a printed circuit board assembly connected with tail portions of the contacts, and having a first printed circuit board assembly and a second printed circuit board located below the first printed circuit board, the first and the second printed circuit boards electrically connected with each other by a pair of connectors mating with each other, one of the connectors arranged on a lower surface of the first printed circuit board, and another connector arranged on an upper surface of the second printed circuit board; and

a cable connected with the printed circuit board.

11. The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 10, wherein the cable is soldered to the second printed circuit board with a front end thereof.

12. The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 11, wherein the tail portions of the contacts are bent downwards and soldered to the second printed circuit board.

13. The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 12, further comprising a cover, and wherein the cover includes a top cover and a bottom cover assembled to each other, each of the top cover and the bottom cover has a locking portion.

14. The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 13, wherein each locking portion defines a slot along a transverse direction.

15. The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 14, wherein a strain relief portion is defined on a front part of the cable and has a rectangular retaining portion, the retaining portion is received in the locking portion.

16. A cable connector assembly comprising:

an upper cover and a lower cover assembled to each other and commonly defining an internal space;

an electrical front connector located at a front end of the internal space to forwardly communicate with an exterior;

an upper printed circuit board and a lower printed circuit board spaced from each other in a parallel relation while commonly received in said internal space under condition that the upper printed circuit board is located closer to said upper cover than the lower printed circuit board, and the lower printed circuit board is located closer to said lower cover than the upper printed circuit board;

said front connector being mechanically and electrically connected to one of said upper printed circuit board and said lower printed circuit board; and

at least one cable being mechanically and electrically connected to one of said upper printed circuit board and said lower printed circuit board;

wherein

said upper printed circuit board and said lower printed circuit board are electrically connected to each other via a connection device located therebetween and respectively connected to said upper printed circuit board and said lower printed circuit board.

17. The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 16, wherein said connection device is a flexible printed circuit (FPC).

18. The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 16, wherein said connection device includes upper and lower connectors respectively mechanically and electrically connected to the upper printed circuit board and said lower printed circuit board.

19. The cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 16, wherein said one of the upper printed circuit board and the lower printed circuit board, to which the front connector is electrically and mechanically connected, is different from said one of the upper printed circuit board and said lower printed circuit board, to which the cable is electrically and mechanically connected.