Module board socket connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10707602-B2
Application number	US-201515773862-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 22, 2015
Priority date	Dec 22, 2015
Publication date	Jul 7, 2020
Grant date	Jul 7, 2020

Abstract

In one example, a system for a socket connector includes a first alignment feature with a first height to engage with a module board, wherein the first alignment feature horizontally aligns the module board with a socket, and a second alignment feature with a second height to engage with the module board, wherein the second alignment feature vertically aligns the module board with the socket.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. A system for a socket connector, comprising:
a first alignment feature with a first height to engage with a module board and to horizontally align the module board with a socket on the socket connector; and
a second alignment feature with a second height to engage with the module board and to vertically align the module board with the socket;
wherein the first height is greater than the second height,
wherein:
the module board is coupled to the socket connector by a number of recessed connection apertures and
the module board is an embedded module board, and

wherein the recessed connection apertures receive a screw head within the recessed portion of the recessed connection apertures from a number of mounting screws that couple the module board to a module carrier when the module board is a hot-pluggable module board.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the second alignment feature allows the module board to horizontally pass over the second alignment feature; and
the module board is a hot-pluggable module board.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the second alignment feature vertically aligns the hot-pluggable module board when the hot-pluggable module board is vertically lowered on the socket.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the recessed connection apertures receive mounting screws to physically couple the module board to the socket connector.

5. 1 , wherein:
the first alignment feature and second alignment feature vertically align the module board and
the module board is an embedded module board.

6. The system of claim 1 , comprising:
a first number of electrical connections on a first side of the socket to couple to the module board; and
a second number of electrical connections on a second side of the socket to couple to a system board.

7. A socket connector, comprising:
a number of electrical connections to couple a module board to a system board; and
a number of recessed connection apertures to:
receive a number of mounting screws coupled through the module board when the module board is an embedded module board;
receive a screw head within the recessed portion of the recessed connection apertures from the number of mounting screws that couple the module board to a module carrier when the module board is a hot-pluggable module board.

8. The socket connector of claim 7 , comprising a first alignment feature with a first height to engage with the module board, wherein the first alignment feature horizontally aligns the module board with the number of electrical connections.

9. The socket connector of claim 8 , comprising a second alignment feature with a second height to engage with the module board, wherein the second alignment feature vertically aligns the module board with the number of electrical connections.

10. The socket connector of claim 8 , wherein the first alignment feature vertically aligns the module board when the module board is an embedded module board.

11. The socket connector of claim 7 , wherein the second alignment feature allows the module board to horizontally pass over the second alignment feature when the module board is a hot-pluggable module board.

12. The socket connector of claim 9 , wherein the first height is greater than the second height.

Assignees

• Hewlett Packard Entpr Dev Lp

Inventors

• Leigh Kevin B
• Ganta Sunil
• Norton John

Classifications

• H01R12/7005 Primary

  Guiding, mounting, polarizing or locking means; Extractors (for printed circuit boards H05K) · CPC title

• H01R24/005

  requiring successive relative motions to complete the coupling, e.g. bayonet type · CPC title

• H01R13/6215

  using one or more bolts · CPC title

• H01R12/716

  Coupling device provided on the PCB · CPC title

• H01R13/64

  Means for preventing incorrect coupling · CPC title