Systems and methods for stacking compression connectors

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9350098-B2
Application number	US-201414467807-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 25, 2014
Priority date	Aug 25, 2014
Publication date	May 24, 2016
Grant date	May 24, 2016

Abstract

In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a circuit board comprising may include a substrate, a primary compression connector, and a second compression connector. The substrate may have a first side and a second side and may have formed therein a substrate retention channel. The primary compression connector may be coupled to the first side and have formed thereon a primary connector retention channel aligned with the substrate retention channel. The second compression connector may be coupled to the second side opposite from the first compression connector and may have formed thereon a secondary connector retention channel aligned with the substrate retention channel and the primary connector retention channel to define a circuit board retention channel.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A circuit board comprising:
a substrate having a first side and a second side and having formed therein a substrate retention channel;
a primary compression connector coupled to the first side having formed thereon a primary connector retention channel aligned with the substrate retention channel; and
a second compression connector coupled to the second side opposite from the first compression connector and having formed thereon a secondary connector retention channel aligned with the substrate retention channel and the primary connector retention channel to define a circuit board retention channel.

2. The circuit board of claim 1 , wherein the primary compression connector and second compression connector are substantially directly aligned in a direction perpendicular to the first side.

3. The circuit board of claim 1 , wherein:
the primary compression connector is configured to couple to a corresponding primary connector of a first component other than the circuit board, the first component having a first component retention channel;
the second compression connector is configured to couple to a corresponding secondary connector of a second component other than the circuit board and the first component, the second component having a second component retention channel; and
the circuit board retention channel, the first component retention channel, and the second component retention channel are configured to align and receive a retention element to:
mechanically couple the circuit board, the first component, and the second component to one another;
electrically couple the primary compression connector to the corresponding primary connector; and
electrically couple the second compression connector to the corresponding secondary connector.

4. The circuit board of claim 3 , wherein at least one of the first component and the second component comprises a second circuit board.

5. The circuit board of claim 3 , wherein at least one of the first component and the second component comprises a cabling system.

6. A system comprising:
a first component having a first component connector and a first component retention channel;
a second component comprising:
a substrate having a first side and a second side and having formed therein a substrate retention channel;
a primary compression connector coupled to the first side having formed thereon a primary connector retention channel aligned with the substrate retention channel; and
a second compression connector coupled to the second side opposite from the first compression connector and having formed thereon a secondary connector retention channel aligned with the substrate retention channel and the primary connector retention channel to define a second component retention channel aligned with the first component retention channel;

a third component having a third component connector and a third component retention channel aligned with the first component retention channel and the second component retention channel; and
a retention element configured to be received in the first component retention channel, the second component retention channel, and the third component retention channel, and further configured to:
mechanically couple the first component, the second component, and the third component to one another;
electrically couple the primary compression connector to the first component connector; and
electrically couple the second compression connector to the third component connector.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the primary compression connector and second compression connector are substantially directly aligned in a direction perpendicular to the first side.

8. The system of claim 6 , wherein at least one of the first component, the second component, and the third component comprises a circuit board.

9. The system of claim 6 , wherein at least one of the first component and the third component comprises a cabling system.

10. A method for coupling information handling resources, comprising:
providing a first component having a first component connector and a first component retention channel;
providing a second component comprising:
a substrate having a first side and a second side and having formed therein a substrate retention channel;
a primary compression connector coupled to the first side having formed thereon a primary connector retention channel aligned with the substrate retention channel; and
a second compression connector coupled to the second side opposite from the first compression connector and having formed thereon a secondary connector retention channel aligned with the substrate retention channel and the primary connector retention channel to define a second component retention channel aligned with the first component retention channel;

providing a third component having a third component connector and a third component retention channel aligned with the first component retention channel and the second component retention channel;
coupling a retention element within the first component retention channel, the second component retention channel, and the third component retention channel configured to:
mechanically couple the first component, the second component, and the third component to one another;
electrically couple the primary compression connector to the first component connector; and
electrically couple the second compression connector to the third component connector.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the primary compression connector and second compression connector are substantially directly aligned in a direction perpendicular to the first side.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein at least one of the first component, the second component, and the third component comprises a circuit board.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein at least one of the first component and the third component comprises a cabling system.

Assignees

• Dell Products Lp

Inventors

• Farkas Sandor
• Hartman Corey Dean
• Brocklesby Brandon Joel
• Tarantolo Joseph

Classifications

• H05K2201/10189

  Non-printed connector · CPC title

• H05K1/189

  characterised by the use of flexible or folded printed circuits · CPC title

• H01R12/7011

  Locking or fixing a connector to a PCB · CPC title

• H01R43/00

  Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors (of trolley lines B60M1/28) · CPC title

• H01R2201/06

  for computer periphery · CPC title