High density electrical card connector system

Patent · Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2000

OSTI ID:872872

Haggard, J Eric ^[1]; Trotter, Garrett R ^[2]

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1. Elgin, IL
2. Aurora, IL

An electrical circuit board card connection system is disclosed which comprises a wedge-operated locking mechanism disposed along an edge portion of the printed circuit board. An extrusion along the edge of the circuit board mates with an extrusion fixed to the card cage having a plurality of electrical connectors. The connection system allows the connectors to be held away from the circuit board during insertion/extraction and provides a constant mating force once the circuit board is positioned and the wedge inserted. The disclosed connection system is a simple solution to the need for a greater number of electrical signal connections.

• Research Organization: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH03000
• Assignee: Universities Research Association, Inc. (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 6030232
• OSTI ID: 872872
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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