Low-profile right-angle electrical connector assembly
View Patent ↗A low-profile, right angle connector assembly comprises six cable connectors and six board-mount connectors housed within a PCIe bracket and EMI shell. The PCIe bracket and EMI shell are braced to a low profile PCIe card. Each board-mount connector is designed to receive a cable connector and allows for the transmission and processing of high-speed data with lower latency.
1. An electrical connector assembly affording a right angle electrical connection to a low profile PCIe printed circuit board, said connector assembly comprising:
six board-mount connectors;
six cable connectors each detachably coupled to one of said board-mount connectors;
a PCIe bracket; and
an EMI shell;
wherein each board-mount connector comprises seven lead frame assemblies disposed within a housing;
wherein the board-mount connectors are housed within the EMI shell, which is braced by the PCIe bracket to the PCIe printed circuit board; and
wherein each cable connector houses the terminal ends of eight cable members.
2. The electrical connector assembly of claim 1 wherein the board-mount connectors are male connectors having pin contacts.
3. The electrical connector assembly of claim 1 wherein the board-mount connectors are female connectors having socket contacts.
4. The electrical connector assembly of claim 1 wherein the cable connectors are male connectors having pin contacts.
5. The electrical connector assembly of claim 1 wherein the cable connectors are female connectors having socket contacts.
6. The electrical connector assembly of claim 1 wherein each one of the seven lead frame assemblies comprises a lead frame and a pin wafer.
7. The electrical connector assembly of claim 1 wherein each one of the seven lead frame assemblies comprises a lead frame and a socket contact.
8. The electrical connector assembly of claim 7 wherein said lead frames further comprise a depression.
9. The electrical connector assembly of claim 1 wherein each board-mount connector comprises an LED.
10. The electrical connector assembly of claim 1 wherein each cable connector comprises a latch.
11. The electrical connector assembly of claim 1 wherein each cable connector comprises a ground strap having three ground pins and securing two cable members together.