Multi-Sector Electrical Connector for Multiple IC Packages
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electrical connectors are limited to interconnecting a single IC package, failing to meet the increasing demand for multiple IC packages in computer systems.
Innovation Solution
A planar insulative housing with multiple passageways and grouped contacts, incorporating positioning members and elastic ribs to securely mount and position multiple IC packages, along with ear sections and locating holes for alignment and assembly with a printed circuit board.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the electrical connector is designed for a single IC package, then the structure is simple, but it cannot meet the requirement for multiple IC packages to work together
Solution Approach 1:
The connector is divided into multiple discrete interconnecting sectors (first sector, second sector, etc.), each capable of receiving an individual IC package. The housing is partitioned into separate receiving spaces with partition walls, allowing each sector to independently accommodate and connect with an IC package while maintaining overall structural integrity.
2Quantity of substance
If multiple contacts are arranged in the housing, then multiple IC packages can be connected, but the positioning accuracy of each IC package may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The contacts are divided into multiple groups, with each group assigned to a specific interconnecting sector. Each group of contacts is positioned within its own receiving space, ensuring that contacts for different IC packages do not interfere with each other and that each IC package can be accurately positioned and connected to its designated contacts.
Solution Approach 2:
Each interconnecting sector is equipped with its own set of positioning members (such as positioning ribs or protrusions) that are specifically configured to engage with corresponding features on the IC package. This localized positioning ensures that each IC package is accurately positioned within its sector, maintaining manufacturing precision even as the number of connected packages increases.
Data Source
AI summary
An electrical connector for receiving more than one IC packages (3) includes an insulative housing (1) having a planar interface with a plurality of passageways (10) defined therein; and a plurality of contacts (2) retained in the passageways (10) respectively and arranged in more than one groups. Each group of the contacts (2) is incorporated with positioning members (111) that jointly position the IC package upon the group of the contacts (2).