Interchangeable adapter module for electronic devices
US4936785A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 19, 1988 |
| Grant date | Jun 26, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K2201/10446
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An interchangeable adapter module allows a circuit board, tape cartridge system, or other add-on device to be readily interfaced with any of a variety of different computer systems. A number of pins extend perpendicularly outward from the device circuit board. An adapter circuit board having a pin connector attached thereto engages these pins to removably secure the adapter module in a plane parallel to the device circuit board. One or more external connectors attached to the adapter circuit board are then plugged into corresponding connectors of the external electronic system. Electrical interface circuitry on the adapter circuit board provides electrical interconnections between a predetermined set of the pins attached to the device, and a predetermined set of the electrical contacts of the external connectors.
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