INTERPOSERS FOR CONNECTING RECEPTACLE TONGUES TO PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS

摘要

Connecting structures to mechanically connect to a connector receptacle tongue and a printed circuit board and to electrically connect contacts on the connector receptacle tongue to traces on the printed circuit board. One example may provide an interposer having a housing and a plurality of contacts to connect a vertical tongue to a horizontal printed circuit board. The contacts may have a side or tongue connecting portion extending beyond a side of the housing and a bottom or board contacting portion extending beyond a bottom of the housing. The contacts may form a ninety-degree bend. A shield may at least substantially surround a vertical side of the housing.

主权项

1. An electronic device comprising:
a device enclosure having a connector receptacle, the connector receptacle comprising:
a recess in the device enclosure, the recess having an opening in a rear surface; anda tongue formed of a first printed circuit board and supporting a first plurality of contacts plated on a first side of the tongue and a second side of the tongue, the tongue supporting a first plurality of traces connected to the plurality of contacts, the tongue emerging from the opening in the recess, the tongue positioned substantially vertically; a second printed circuit board supporting a second plurality of traces, the second printed circuit board positioned substantially horizontally; and an interposer to mechanically attach the tongue to the first printed circuit board and to form electrical connections between the first plurality of traces supported by the first printed circuit board and the second plurality of traces supported by the second printed circuit board, the interposer positioned substantially vertically, the tongue attached to a first vertical side of the interposer.