Circuit board assembly, backplane interconnection system, and electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12224512-B2
Application number	US-202217680659-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 25, 2022
Priority date	Aug 26, 2019
Publication date	Feb 11, 2025
Grant date	Feb 11, 2025

Abstract

A circuit board assembly, a backplane interconnection system, and an electronic device are disclosed. The circuit board assembly includes a bracket and a circuit board, the circuit board is formed with a fastened part and a free part, the fastened part is connected to the bracket, the free part is suspended, a surface on which the free part and the fastened part are co-located is a first plane, the free part has an amplitude of swing in a first direction, the first direction is perpendicular to the first plane, the circuit board is configured to plug-connect to a front sub-circuit board, a first connector plug-connected to a first plug-connection end on the front sub-circuit board is disposed on the free part, and the amplitude of swing is capable of enabling the first connector to plug-connect to the first plug-connection end.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A circuit board assembly, comprising:
a bracket; and
a circuit board, wherein the circuit board is formed with a fastened part and a free part, the fastened part is connected to the bracket, the free part is suspended, a surface on which the free part and the fastened part are co-located is a first plane, the free part has an amplitude of swing in a first direction, the first direction is perpendicular to the first plane, the circuit board is configured to plug-connect to a front sub-circuit board, a first connector is plug-connected to a first plug-connection end on the front sub-circuit board and is disposed on the free part, and the amplitude of swing of the free part is capable of enabling the first connector to plug-connect to the first plug-connection end,
wherein the circuit board is connected to the bracket by using a fastener, a first positioning structure is disposed at a location at which the fastener cooperates with the bracket, and/or a second positioning structure is disposed at a location at which the fastener cooperates with the circuit board, the first positioning structure is configured to prevent the circuit board and the fastener from moving relative to the bracket in a direction perpendicular to the circuit board, and the second positioning structure is configured to prevent the circuit board from moving relative to the fastener in a direction parallel to the circuit board,
wherein the first positioning structure comprises a first positioning column disposed on the fastener and a first positioning hole provided on the bracket, an axial direction of the first positioning column is parallel to the circuit board, the second positioning structure comprises a second positioning column disposed on the fastener and a second positioning hole provided on the circuit board, and an axial direction of the second positioning column is perpendicular to the circuit board.

2. The circuit board assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the fastened part is formed on a first end of the circuit board, the free part is formed on a second end of the circuit board, and the first end is opposite to the second end.

3. The circuit board assembly according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of first connectors is disposed at intervals along an outer edge of the free part, and the circuit board has a slot between two adjacent first connectors of the plurality of first connectors.

4. The circuit board assembly according to claim 3 , wherein the slot is provided at an outer edge of the circuit board, and the slot is a through slot in a thickness direction of the circuit board.

5. The circuit board assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the fastener comprises a first fastening plate and a second fastening plate, the first fastening plate and the second fastening plate are connected to form an L-shaped structure, the first fastening plate is detachably connected to the bracket by using a first connecting piece, and the second fastening plate is detachably connected to the circuit board by using a second connecting piece.

6. A backplane interconnection system, comprising:
a circuit board assembly; and
a front sub-circuit board, wherein the circuit board assembly comprises a bracket and a circuit board, wherein the circuit board is formed with a fastened part and a free part, the fastened part is connected to the bracket, the free part is suspended, a surface on which the free part and the fastened part are co-located is a first plane, the free part has an amplitude of swing in a first direction, the first direction is perpendicular to the first plane, the circuit board is configured to plug-connect to the front sub-circuit board, a first connector is plug-connected to a first plug-connection end on the front sub-circuit board and is disposed on the free part, and the amplitude of swing of the free part is capable of enabling the first connector to plug-connect to the first plug-connection end,
wherein the circuit board comprises a first circuit board and a second circuit board that are stacked, the first circuit board and the second circuit board each is disposed with at least one first connector, the front sub-circuit board comprises a first front sub-circuit board, both the first circuit board and the second circuit board are connected to the first front sub-circuit board, the first plug-connection end is disposed at a location that is on the first front sub-circuit board and that is opposite to the at least one first connector of the first circuit board, and the first plug-connection end is disposed at a location that is on the first front sub-circuit board and that is opposite to the at least one first connector of the second circuit board,
the backplane interconnection system further comprises a rear sub-circuit board, wherein the rear sub-circuit board comprises a first rear sub-circuit board and a second rear sub-circuit board that are stacked, a direction in which the first rear sub-circuit board and the second rear sub-circuit board are stacked is parallel to the direction in which the first circuit board and the second circuit board are stacked, the first rear sub-circuit board is connected to the first circuit board, the second rear sub-circuit board is connected to the second circuit board, and second connectors correspondingly connected to the first rear sub-circuit board and the second rear sub-circuit board are disposed on the fastened part of the first circuit board and the fastened part of the second circuit board.

7. The backplane interconnection system according to claim 6 , wherein the front sub-circuit board further comprises a second front sub-circuit board stacked with the first front sub-circuit board, a direction in which the first circuit board and the second circuit board are stacked is perpendicular to a direction in which the first front sub-circuit board and the second front sub-circuit board are stacked, both the first circuit board and the second circuit board are connected to the second front sub-circuit board, a slot exists between two first connectors of the first circuit board that are configured to connect to the first front sub-circuit board and the second front sub-circuit board, and a slot exists between two first connectors of the second circuit board that are configured to connect to the first front sub-circuit board and the second front sub-circuit board respectively.

8. The backplane interconnection system according to claim 6 , further comprising a centrally mounted connector, wherein the centrally mounted connector is configured to connect the first rear sub-circuit board and the second rear sub-circuit board.

9. The backplane interconnection system according to claim 8 , wherein the centrally mounted connector is further configured to connect the first circuit board and the second circuit board.

10. The backplane interconnection system according to claim 9 , wherein the centrally mounted connector comprises a centrally mounted board, the centrally mounted board is disposed between the first circuit board and the first rear sub-circuit board, or is disposed between the second circuit board and the second rear sub-circuit board, second ports correspondingly connected to the first rear sub-circuit board and the second rear sub-circuit board are disposed on a side of the centrally mounted board facing the first rear sub-circuit board and the second rear sub-circuit board, and first ports correspondingly connected to the first circuit board and the second circuit board are disposed on a side of the centrally mounted board facing the first circuit board and the second circuit board.

11. The backplane interconnection system according to claim 10 , wherein an avoid

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Xu Huahua
• Gong Xinhu
• Tang Yinzhong

Classifications

• H05K7/1452

  Mounting of connectors; Switching; Reinforcing of back panels · CPC title

• H05K7/1441 Primary

  with a segmented structure · CPC title

• H01R12/722

  coupling devices mounted on the edge of the printed circuits · CPC title

• H01R12/737

  Printed circuits being substantially perpendicular to each other (for printed connections H05K3/366) · CPC title

• H05K7/18

  Construction of rack or frame · CPC title