Interposer for Vertical Connector to PCB Translation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing connector receptacles often face challenges in connecting to printed circuit boards at different heights or angles, requiring adaptable interposers to ensure proper electrical contact.
Innovation Solution
The development of interposers with through-hole and surface-mount contacts, along with housing designs that provide height and angle translation, allowing for flexible connection of connector receptacle tongues to printed circuit boards, including right-angle translations and mechanical stability features.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the receptacle tongue is located at a different height or Z position from the printed circuit board, then the receptacle can be positioned at a mid-height level while the board is at a lower-height level, but the electrical connection between the tongue and the board becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
An interposer is introduced as an intermediary component between the receptacle tongue and the printed circuit board. The interposer includes a first interface that couples to the tongue and a second interface that couples to the board, thereby mediating the connection between components at different heights. This allows the tongue to be positioned at a mid-height level while the board remains at a lower level, without requiring direct complex wiring between them.
Solution Approach 2:
The solution transitions from a two-dimensional planar connection to a three-dimensional vertical connection by introducing the interposer at a different Z position. The interposer enables height translation, allowing signals to be transmitted vertically between different levels within the device housing, thus resolving the height mismatch between the tongue and board.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the connector receptacle is rotated relative to the printed circuit board, then the connection orientation can be adjusted, but the electrical connection path becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The interposer serves as an intermediary that handles the rotational transformation between the receptacle tongue and the printed circuit board. The first interface of the interposer couples to the tongue in one orientation, while the second interface couples to the board in a different orientation, allowing the interposer to internally manage the rotational complexity rather than requiring complex external wiring.
Solution Approach 2:
The interposer introduces a rotational dimension to the connection, enabling the tongue to be oriented at an angle relative to the board. This angular or rotational offset is accommodated within the interposer structure itself, allowing flexible orientation adjustment without creating complex external connection paths.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the tongue and printed circuit board are formed as separate structures, then they can be positioned at different heights, but additional interposer components are required
Solution Approach 1:
The interposer is introduced as a necessary intermediary component that enables the tongue and printed circuit board to be formed as separate structures at different heights. The interposer includes the first interface for coupling to the tongue and the second interface for coupling to the board, thereby facilitating the separated structure configuration without requiring direct integration of the tongue and board.
Data Source
AI summary
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.