Shielded high density card connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9929511-B2
Application number	US-201615074094-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 18, 2016
Priority date	Mar 18, 2016
Publication date	Mar 27, 2018
Grant date	Mar 27, 2018

Abstract

An example electronic assembly for securing an electronic card. In some forms, the electronic assembly further includes a printed circuit board. The electronic assembly includes a housing having a first set of electrical contacts and a second set of electrical contacts. The housing is configured to receive the electronic card between the first and second set of electrical contacts. The housing further includes a third set of electrical contacts and a fourth set of electrical contacts. The housing is configured to receive the electronic card between the third and fourth set of electrical contacts. A ground shield is positioned between at least one of the first and third set of electrical contacts and the second and fourth set of electrical contacts. In some forms, the ground shield may be positioned between both the first and third set of electrical contacts and the second and fourth set of electrical contacts.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic assembly for securing an electronic card comprising:
a housing that includes a first set of electrical contacts and a second set of electrical contacts, wherein the housing is configured to receive the card between the first and second set of electrical contacts, wherein the housing further includes a third set of electrical contacts and a fourth set of electrical contacts, wherein the housing is configured to receive the card between the third and fourth sets of electrical contacts;
a ground shield embedded within the housing and positioned between at least one of the first and third sets of electrical contacts and the second and fourth sets of electrical contacts, wherein the ground shield includes a first portion between the first and third sets of electrical contacts and a second portion between the second and fourth sets of electrical contacts; and
a printed circuit board, wherein the first, second, third and fourth sets of contacts are mounted to conductive pads on the printed circuit board and the first and second portions of the ground shield are mounted to ground pads on the printed circuit board, and wherein the first, second, third and fourth sets of contacts are each mounted to separate rows of conductive pads on the printed circuit board, wherein the rows of conductive pads include opposing ends such that the ground pads on the printed circuit board are adjacent to the opposing ends of the rows of conductive pads.

2. The electronic assembly of claim 1 wherein the first and second sets of electrical contacts are configured to corn press the card when the card is positioned between the first and second sets of electrical contacts.

3. The electronic assembly of claim 2 wherein the third and fourth sets of electrical contacts are configured to compress the card when the card is positioned between the third and fourth sets of electrical contacts.

4. An electronic assembly for securing an electronic card comprising:
an outer housing that includes a first member having a first set of electrical contacts and a second member having a second set of electrical contacts, wherein the outer housing is configured to receive the card between the first and second sets of electrical contacts;
an inner housing that includes a third set of electrical contacts and a fourth set of electrical contacts, wherein the inner housing is configured to receive the card between the third and fourth sets of electrical contacts;
a ground shield embedded within at least one of the inner housing and the outer housing, wherein the ground shield is positioned between at least one of the first and third sets of electrical contacts and the second and fourth sets of electrical contacts, wherein the ground shield includes a first portion between the first and third sets of electrical contacts and a second portion between the second and fourth sets of electrical contacts; and
a printed circuit board, wherein the first, second, third and fourth sets of contacts are mounted to conductive pads on the printed circuit board and the first and second portions of the ground shield are mounted to ground pads on the printed circuit board, and wherein the first second, third and fourth sets of contacts are each mounted to separate rows of conductive pads on the printed circuit board, wherein the rows of conductive pads include opposing ends such that the ground pads on the printed circuit board are adjacent to the opposing ends of the rows of conductive pads.

5. The electronic assembly of claim 4 wherein the first and second sets of electrical contacts are configured to compress the card when the card is positioned between the first and second sets of electrical contacts, and wherein the third and fourth sets of electrical contacts are configured to compress the card when the card is positioned between the third and fourth sets of electrical contacts.

6. The electronic assembly of claim 5 wherein the first member of the inner housing is secured with the outer housing and the second member of the inner housing is secured with the outer housing.

7. The electronic assembly of claim 6 wherein the first member of the inner housing is molded to the first member of the outer housing and the second member of the inner housing is molded to the second member of the outer housing.

Assignees

• Intel Corp

Inventors

• Lynch John M
• Zhao Chong Richard
• Li Xiang
• Tran Donald T

Classifications

• H01R23/6873

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01R13/6586

  for separating multiple connector modules · CPC title

• H01R13/6461 Primary

  Means for preventing cross-talk · CPC title

• H01R12/75

  connecting to cables except for flat or ribbon cables · CPC title

• H01R12/737 Primary

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