System for electrical connection of printed circuit boards and backplanes in server enclosure
US10111356B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K13/00
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Utilities (e.g., apparatuses, systems, methods, etc.) for reducing or eliminating gaps between the tips of male pins and the bottoms of corresponding female sockets of interfaced connectors (e.g., daughtercard and backplane connectors) of a computing module and a backplane of a server enclosure under a variety of differing mechanical tolerances in the lengths of the server enclosure and the computing module (e.g., along a dimension that is parallel to the longitudinal axes of the male pins and female sockets). The disclosed utilities allow for increased signal quality and data rates through interfaced connectors while reducing strain on the PCB, solder joints, and the like during the interfacing of the connectors.
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