Cable assembly for positioning and assembling the module's edge interface.

Abstract

Techniques for precisely locating signal contacts on the card edge interface are described. An example cable assembly includes a housing with a data pillar positioned along a side wall of the housing. The data pillar includes a locating ridge extending from the outer surface of the data pillar. The printed circuit board (PCB) in the cable assembly includes an interlocking groove. The housing's data pillar occupies the open space within the PCB's interlocking groove, and the data pillar's locating ridge establishes or defines the PCB's position relative to the housing. The locating ridge positions the PCB based on the mechanical interference between the locating ridge and the outer edge of the PCB's interlocking groove. The locating ridge also positions the leading contact edge of the signal contact on the front edge of the PCB.

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