摘要 |
An orthogonal connector system (100) is provided for connecting a first circuit board (106) and a second circuit board (108) oriented orthogonally with respect to the first circuit board. The system comprises a receptacle assembly (102) and a header assembly (104) mated with the receptacle assembly. The receptacle assembly (102) is connected to the first circuit board (106) and the header assembly (104) is connected to the second circuit board (108). The receptacle assembly (102) and the header assembly (104) each have a corresponding housing (112, 122) and contact modules (118, 128) held within the corresponding housing. The contact modules have contact tails extending from a mounting edge thereof. The contact tails of the receptacle assembly (102) are connected to the first circuit board (106), and the contact tails of the header assembly (104) are connected to the second circuit board (108). The contact modules (118, 128) have mating contacts extending from a mating edge thereof, the mating edges being generally orthogonal with respect to the mounting edges. The mating contacts of the receptacle assembly (102) are directly connected to the mating contacts (134) of the header assembly (104), and the mounting edge of the receptacle assembly (102) is generally orthogonal with respect to the mounting edge of the header assembly (104). |