Solder-less printed circuit board edge connector having a common ground contact for a plurality of transmission lines
US6468089B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 20, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 20, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R2103/00
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A solder-less printed circuit board edge connector (10) translates construction and impedance characteristics associated with a coaxial cable (20) to construction and impedance characteristics associated with a micro-strip transmission line formed on a printed circuit board (22). The solder-less printed circuit board edge connector (10) comprises a first edge connector (16), a second edge connector (16), and a “C-shaped” ground contact (30). The first edge connector (16) receives a first coaxial cable (20) having a first signal potential and a first ground potential, and has a first slot formed therein having the first ground potential. The second edge connector (16) receives a second coaxial cable (20) having a second signal potential and a second ground potential. The second edge connector (16) has a second slot formed therein having the second ground potential. The “C-shaped” ground contact (30) is electrically and mechanically coupled to the first slot having the first ground potential and the second slot having the second ground potential. The “C-shaped” ground contact (30) has multiple “V-shaped” spring members (32) for contacti…
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