Edge mount connector

摘要

Connector receptacles that have a reduced height when combined with a printed circuit board and reduce wasted space inside an electronic device. One example provides a connector receptacle having contacts that may connect to edge contacts along an edge of a printed circuit board. This edge may be formed along a side of printed circuit board, by a hole or opening in a printed circuit board, or by a notch in a printed circuit board. Edge contacts may have straight surfaces, rounded surfaces, or they may have other types of surfaces. Connector receptacle contacts may have a “U,” fishhook, or other shape.

主权项

1. A connector receptacle assembly comprising:
a printed circuit board having an opening, the opening having a first inside edge, a plurality of edge contacts along the first inside edge, each of the plurality of edge contacts having a semicircular concave shape and formed at the first inside edge of the opening, and a via near at least one of the edge contacts, wherein the via and the at least one edge contact are connected by a trace on at least one layer of the printed circuit board; and a connector receptacle having a plurality of signal contacts, each soldered to a corresponding one of the plurality of edge contacts at the first inside edge of the opening.