Electromechanical assembly with socket and card edge connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016226166-A1
Application number	US-201514610724-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 30, 2015
Priority date	Jan 30, 2015
Publication date	Aug 4, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

An electromechanical assembly includes a socket housing having a cavity for seating an integrated circuit and a first plurality of electrical contacts in the cavity to electrically connect an integrated circuit seated in the socket housing with a circuit board upon which the electromechanical assembly is mounted. The socket housing has a supporting body on a different plane than a bottom surface of the cavity. The socket housing has a second plurality of electrical contacts that form a first row across the supporting body and a third plurality of electrical contacts that form a second row across the supporting body. The socket housing has alignment elements. The electromechanical assembly also includes a card edge connector having slots that accept the alignment elements of the socket housing, a fourth plurality of electrical contacts that form a third row, and a fifth plurality of electrical contacts that form a fourth row.

First claim

1 . An electromechanical assembly comprising:
a socket housing having,
a cavity for seating an integrated circuit;
a first plurality of electrical contacts in the cavity to electrically connect an integrated circuit with a circuit board;
a supporting body on a different plane than a bottom surface of the cavity;
a second plurality of electrical contacts that form a first row across the supporting body;
a third plurality of electrical contacts that form a second row across the supporting body;
alignment elements; and
a card edge connector having,
slots adapted to accept the alignment elements of the socket housing;
a fourth plurality of electrical contacts that form a third row; and
a fifth plurality of electrical contacts that form a fourth row.

2 . The electromechanical assembly of claim 1 further comprising a land grid array socket that includes the socket housing.

3 . The electromechanical assembly of claim 1 , wherein:
the alignment elements of the socket housing comprise ribs on opposite outer portions of the socket housing; and the slots are within edge portions of the card edge connector.

4 . The electromechanical assembly of claim 1 further comprising another alignment element adapted to align a circuit card into the cavity.

5 . The electromechanical assembly of claim 1 , wherein the alignment elements are adapted to align the card edge connector to a position with the fourth plurality of electrical contacts facing the second plurality of electrical contacts and the fifth plurality of contacts facing the third plurality of electrical contacts.

6 . The electromechanical assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first plurality of electrical contacts comprise socket contacts, wherein the second, third, fourth, and fifth pluralities of electrical contacts comprise card edge contacts.

7 . The electromechanical assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first row and the second row are parallel to each other on a first plane, wherein the third row and the fourth row are parallel to each other on a second plane.

8 . The electromechanical assembly of claim 1 , wherein the card edge connector is mechanically attached to the socket housing.

9 . An electromechanical assembly comprising:
a socket adapted for seating an integrated circuit, the socket having,
a first plurality of electrical contacts for an integrated circuit seated in the socket,
a second plurality of electrical contacts for an integrated circuit seated in the socket;
a third plurality of electrical contacts for a circuit card;
first card edge connector alignment elements; and
a card edge connector having,
a fourth plurality of electrical contacts adapted for an integrated circuit seated in the socket,
a fifth plurality of electrical contacts adapted for a circuit card inserted into the card edge connector, and
second card edge connector alignment elements.

10 . The electromechanical assembly of claim 9 , wherein the card edge connector comprises a first body that supports the fourth plurality of electrical contacts and a second body that supports the fifth plurality of electrical contacts, wherein the first body and the second body form an angle that is between 0 degrees and 180 degrees.

11 . The electromechanical assembly of claim 9 , wherein the socket comprises at least one of a land grid array socket, a zero insertion force socket, and a pin grid array socket.

12 . The electromechanical assembly of claim 9 , wherein the socket comprises a socket housing and the first card edge connector alignment elements comprise ribs on opposite sides of the socket housing.

13 . The electromechanical assembly of claim 12 , wherein the second card edge connector alignment elements comprise slots in opposite end portions of the card edge connector.

14 . The electromechanical assembly of claim 9 , wherein the card edge connector is coupled with the socket.

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21 . A method comprising:
seating an integrated circuit within a socket of an electromechanical assembly, the socket having:
a first plurality of electrical contacts for the integrated circuit seated in the socket;
a second plurality of electrical contacts for the integrated circuit seated in the socket;
a third plurality of electrical contacts for a circuit card;
first edge connector alignment elements; and
inserting the circuit card into a card edge connector of the electromechanical assembly, the card edge connector having:
a fourth plurality of electrical contacts adapted for the integrated circuit seated in the socket;
a fifth plurality of electrical contacts adapted for the circuit card inserted into the card edge connector; and
second edge connector elements.

22 . The method of claim 21 , further comprising coupling the card edge connector with the socket.

23 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the card edge connector further has a first body that supports the fourth plurality of electrical contacts and a second body that supports the fifth plurality of electrical contacts, wherein the first body and the second body form an angle that is between 0 degrees and 180 degrees.

24 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the socket further has at least one of a land grid array socket, a zero insertion force socket, and a pin grid array socket.

25 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the socket further has a socket housing and the first card edge connector alignment elements comprise ribs on opposite sides of the socket housing.

Assignees

• Lenovo Entpr Solutions Singapore Pte Ltd

Inventors

• Beaman Brian Samuel
• Chen Wen Hsin

Classifications

• H01R13/629

  Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure {electrical locking indicators, manufacturing tolerances (separate tools or apparatus H01R43/26)} · CPC title

• H01R12/73 Primary

  connecting to other rigid printed circuits or like structures · CPC title

• H05K7/1061

  co-operating by abutting · CPC title

• H05K2201/10189

  Non-printed connector · CPC title

• H01R12/721

  cooperating directly with the edge of the rigid printed circuits · CPC title