Connector system for mating multiple variant circuit cards with a fixed circuit board
US7255569B1 · kind B1 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 16, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 14, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 16, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K2201/10189
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for coupling a variety of circuit cards to a circuit board, each circuit card having a respective function, the system comprising: a sequence of connectors mounted on the circuit board, each connector in the sequence of connectors having a respective function; and, one or more connectors mounted on a circuit card for mating with respective ones of the sequence of connectors mounted on the circuit board to thereby couple the circuit card to the circuit board, the respective function of the circuit card determining which ones of the sequence of connectors mounted on the circuit board that the one or more connectors mounted on the circuit card mates with; whereby space on the circuit card opposite ones of the sequence of connectors mounted on the circuit board that the one or more connectors mounted on the circuit card do not mate with is available for mounting components.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.