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. 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 top and the other three sides 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 near a rear of the recess; anda tongue including a plurality of contacts, the tongue emerging from the opening in the recess; a printed circuit board supporting a plurality of traces; and an interposer to mechanically attach to the tongue and the printed circuit board and to form electrical connections between the plurality of contacts and the plurality of traces supported by the printed circuit board.