Board connector
View Patent ↗A card connector that allows a card to be at least partially coplanar with a logic board is described herein. A system having a card at least partially coplanar with a logic board is also disclosed. A card connector that allows at least one longitudinal plane through the logic board to intersect at least a point of the card is also disclosed. The card may be a memory module.
1. A system, comprising:
a logic board extending substantially in a first plane;
a card extending substantially in a second plane; and
a connector, attached to the logic board and configured to receive the card, wherein the connector comprises an attachment element, the card adapted to be angularly moveable to a first position and the card adapted to be angularly moveable to a second position, wherein the attachment element receives the card and supports the card such that at least a portion of the card is coplanar with the logic board and the first plane and the second plane are substantially coplanar.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the card comprises an auxiliary logic board.
3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the auxiliary logic board comprises a memory module.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein an angle between the first position of the attachment element and the second position of the attachment element is from 0 to 90°.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein an angle between the first position of the attachment element and the second position of the attachment element is 25°.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the connector comprises a board conforming portion.
7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the logic board comprises an opening adapted to receive at least a portion of the card, and wherein the board conforming portion is adapted to connect to the logic board to lock the card such that at least a portion of the card is coplanar with the logic board.
8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the board conforming portion comprises a first conforming wall and the second conforming wall, the first conforming wall adapted to contact a top surface of the logic board and the second conforming wall adapted to contact a side surface of the logic board.
9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the attachment element comprises a connector slot to receive the card, and wherein the connector slot comprises an opening having a slanted wall to allow the card to rotate within the connector slot.
10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the connector comprises a connector body, the connector body having a top surface that is shorter than a bottom surface of the connector body to allow the card to rotate within the connector slot.
11. A system, comprising:
a logic board extending substantially in a first plane;
a card extending substantially in a second plane; and
a connector, attached to the logic board and configured to receive the card, wherein the connector comprises an upper planar portion, a lower planar portion, and an attachment element, the attachment element being adapted to be moveable to a first position and adapted to be moveable to a second position, wherein the attachment element receives the card, at least a portion of the attachment element is coplanar with at least a portion of the logic board when the attachment element is moved to the second position, such that at least a portion of the card is coplanar with the logic board when the attachment element is moved to the second position, the first plane and the second plane are substantially coplanar, and at least a portion of the attachment element is placed between the upper planar portion and the lower planar portion, wherein at least one of the upper planar portion and the lower planar portion is not movable while the attachment element moves from the first position to the second position to receive the card.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the attachment element is at an angle from 0 to 90° with respect to a longitudinal plane of the logic board.
13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the attachment element is at an angle of 25° with respect to a longitudinal plane of the logic board.
14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the card comprises an auxiliary logic board.
15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the auxiliary logic board comprises a memory module.
16. A system, comprising:
means for connecting an auxiliary logic board having circuitry to a logic board extending substantially in a first plane such that the auxiliary logic board is rotatable from a first position to a second position wherein the auxiliary logic board extending substantially in a second plane is coplanar with the logic board and the first and second plane are substantially coplanar.
17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the auxiliary logic board comprises a memory module.
18. A method, comprising:
inserting an auxiliary logic board into a connector at a first position; and
rotating the auxiliary logic board in the connector to a second position wherein the auxiliary logic board extending in a second plane is coplanar in the second position with a logic board extending in a first plane, and the first plane and second plane are coplanar.